[Federal Register: April 1, 2008 (Volume 73, Number 63)]
[Notices]
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
Reports, Forms, and Record Keeping Requirements
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 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 October 2, 2007 (72 FR 56027). The agency received no
comments.
DATES: Comments must be submitted on or before May 1, 2008.
ADDRESSES: 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
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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, NVS 131, 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 565,
541, and 567.
OMB Number: 2127-0510.
Type of Request: Request for public comment on a previously
approved collection of information.
Abstract:
Parts 565 and 567
NHTSA's statute at 15 U.S.C. 1392, 1397, 1401, 1407, and 1412 of
the National Traffic and Motor Vehicle Safety Act of 1966 authorizes
the issuance of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard (FMVSS) and the
collection of data which support their implementation. The agency, in
prescribing an FMVSS, is to consider available relevant motor vehicle
safety data and to consult with other agencies as it deems appropriate.
Further, the Act mandates, that in issuing any FMVSS, the agency should
consider whether the standard is reasonable, practicable and
appropriate for the particular type of motor vehicle or item of motor
vehicle equipment for which it is prescribed, and whether such
standards will contribute to carrying out the purpose of the Act. The
Secretary is authorized to revoke such rules and regulations as deemed
necessary to carry out this subchapter. Using this authority, the
agency issued the initial FMVSS No. 115, Vehicle Identification Number,
specifying requirements for vehicle identification numbers to aid the
agency in achieving many of its safety goals.
The standard was amended in August 1978 by extending its
applicability to additional classes of motor vehicles and by specifying
the use of a 30-year, 17-character Vehicle Identification Number (VIN)
for worldwide use. The standard was amended in May 1983 by deleting
portions of FMVSS No. 115 and reissuing those portions as a general
agency regulation, Part 565. Subsequently, the standard was amended
again in June 1996 transferring the text of the FMVSS No. 115 to Part
565, without making any substantive changes to the VIN requirements as
a result of the proposed consolidation. The provision of the Part 565
(amended) 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 proposed amendments to 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 (72 FR 56027, October 2,
2007). The agency may require 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. The agency does not anticipate
an increase or decrease in the collection of information requirements
if these proposals are adopted.
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 FMVSS are applicable to the vehicle or
equipment, and its date of manufacture.
NHTSA estimates the vehicle manufacturers will incur a decrease in
total annual hour burden of 423,333. The recordkeeping hour burden for
Part 565 and 567 represents a decrease in hour burden because of a
decrease in the number of respondents.
NHTSA estimates an increase in cost burden of $3,400.00. Due to the
fluctuation of the U.S. economy, there was an increase in cost to
comply with the reporting requirements. The change in cost burden
reflects the 2007 Consumer Price Index as compared to that of 1987.
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 vehicles 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. On May 19, 2005, in response to
petitions for reconsideration, NHTSA amended the final rule. The final
rule became effective September 1, 2006. Due to expansion of the 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 to light duty trucks with major parts that are
interchangeable with a majority of the covered major parts of
multipurpose passenger vehicles, are required them to be parts marked.
This creates a program change for this collection.
Part 541 shows an increase in recordkeeping costs because there
will be a greater number of vehicles required to be parts marked
resulting in an additional cost of affixing labels or stamping the VIN
on motor vehicles and startup costs for the manufacturers. NHTSA
estimates the vehicle manufacturers will incur a total cost burden of
$87,550,100 million. NHTSA estimates a decrease in reporting and
recordkeeping hours because current estimates are based on fewer
vehicles complying with the Theft Prevention Standard. However, there
is an increase in the number of target area submissions per vehicle
required by vehicle manufacturers. NHTSA estimates the vehicle
manufacturers will incur a net decrease for a total annual hour burden
of 502,519.
Affected Public: Motor vehicle manufacturers.
Estimated Total Annual Burden: NHTSA estimates that the overall
total estimated annual hour burden for this collection is 925,852. The
overall total estimated cost burden for this collection is $87,553,500
million.
Issued on: March 26, 2008.
Stephen R. Kratzke,
Associate Administrator for Rulemaking.
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