Reports, Forms and Recordkeeping Requirements Agency Information Collection Activity Under OMB Review

Topics:  National Highway Traffic Safety Administration

Christopher J. Bonanti
Federal Register
September 15, 2011

[Federal Register Volume 76, Number 179 (Thursday, September 15, 2011)]
[Notices]
[Pages 57103-57104]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2011-23632]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

National Highway Traffic Safety Administration


Reports, Forms and Recordkeeping Requirements Agency Information 
Collection Activity Under OMB Review

AGENCY: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, DOT.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: In compliance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44 
U.S.C. 3501 et seq.), this notice announces that the Information 
Collection Request (ICR) abstracted

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below has been forwarded to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) 
for review and comment. The ICR describes the nature of the information 
collections and their expected burden. The Federal Register Notice with 
a 60-day comment period was published on June 16, 2011 (76 FR 35270). 
The agency received no comments.

DATES: Comments must be submitted on or before October 17, 2011.

ADDRESSESS: Send comments, within 30 days, to the Office of Information 
and Regulatory Affairs, Office of Management and Budget, 725-17th 
Street, NW., Washington, DC 20503, Attention NHTSA Desk Officer.
    Comments are invited on: Whether the proposed collection of 
information is necessary for the proper performance of the functions of 
the Department, including whether the information will have practical 
utility; the accuracy of the Department's estimate of the burden of the 
proposed information collection; ways to enhance the quality, utility 
and clarity of the information to be collected; and ways to minimize 
the burden of the collection of information on respondents, including 
the use of automated collection techniques or other forms of 
information technology. A comment to OMB is most effective if OMB 
receives it within 30 days of publication.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ms. Deborah Mazyck at the National 
Highway Traffic Safety Administration, Office of International Policy, 
Fuel Economy and Consumer Programs, 1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE., West 
Building, Room W43-443, Washington, DC 20590. Ms. Mazyck's telephone 
number is (202-366-4139).

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

National Highway Traffic Safety Administration

    Title: Consolidated Labeling Requirements for 49 CFR Parts 541, 565 
and 567.
    OMB Number: 2127-0510.
    Type of Request: Request for public comment on a reinstatement of a 
previously approved collection of information.
    Abstract: For Parts 541, 565 and 567.

Part 541

    The Motor Vehicle Information and Cost Savings Act was amended by 
the Anti-Car Theft Act of 1992 (Pub. L. 102-519). The enacted Theft Act 
requires specified parts of high-theft vehicle to be marked with 
vehicle identification numbers. In a final rule published on April 6, 
2004, the Federal Motor Vehicle Theft Prevention Standard was extended 
to include all passenger cars and multipurpose passenger vehicles with 
a gross vehicle weight rating of 6,000 pounds or less, and to light 
duty trucks with major parts that are interchangeable with a majority 
of the covered major parts of multipurpose passenger vehicles. Each 
major component part must be either labeled or affixed with the VIN and 
its replacement component part must be marked with the DOT symbol, the 
letter (R) and the manufacturers' logo. The final rule became effective 
September 1, 2006. Due to expansion of the Federal Motor Vehicle Theft 
Prevention Standard (Part 541), all passenger cars, and multipurpose 
passenger vehicles with a gross vehicle weight rating of 6,000 pounds 
or less, and light duty trucks with major parts that are 
interchangeable with a majority of the covered major parts of 
multipurpose passenger vehicles, are required to be parts marked.
    NHTSA estimates an hour burden of 550,339 hours and a cost burden 
of $108,790,000 million for Part 541.

Parts 565 and 567

    The provision of the Part 565 regulation requires vehicle 
manufacturers to assign a unique VIN to each new vehicle and to inform 
NHTSA of the code used in forming the VIN. These regulations apply to 
all vehicles: Passenger cars, multipurpose passenger vehicles, trucks, 
buses, trailers, incomplete vehicles, and motorcycles.
    NHTSA has amended Part 565 to revise certain sections in order to 
extend the existing VIN system for another thirty years, and to ensure 
a sufficient supply of unique available VINs and manufacturer 
identifiers for that time period (73 FR 23367, April 30, 2008). The 
agency required information to be provided in a slightly different way 
(e.g., vehicle make being transferred from the first to the second 
section of the VIN), the scope of the overall reporting requirement of 
Part 565 will not change.
    Part 567 specifies the content and location of, and other 
requirements for, the certification label or tag to be affixed to motor 
vehicles and motor vehicle equipment. Specifically, the VIN is required 
to appear on the certification label. Additionally, this certificate 
will provide the consumer with information to assist him or her in 
determining which of the Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standards are 
applicable to the vehicle or equipment, and its date of manufacturer.
    NHTSA estimates an hour burden of 247,708 hours and a cost burden 
of $13,348,000 for Parts 565 and 567.
    Affected Public: Vehicle manufacturers.
    Estimated Total Annual Burden: The overall total estimated annual 
hour burden for this collection is 798,047. The overall total estimated 
cost burden for this collection is $122,138,000 million.
    Comments are invited on: Whether the proposed collection of 
information is necessary for the proper performance of the functions of 
the Department, including whether the information will have practical 
utility; the accuracy of the Department's estimate of the burden of the 
proposed information collection; ways to enhance the quality, utility 
and clarity of the information to be collected; and ways to minimize 
the burden of the collection of information on respondents, including 
the use of automated collection techniques or other forms of 
information technology. A comment to OMB is most effective if OMB 
receives it within 30 days of publication.

    Issued on: September 12, 2011.
Christopher J. Bonanti,
Associate Administrator for Rulemaking.
[FR Doc. 2011-23632 Filed 9-14-11; 8:45 am]
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