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Approximately 120 conformity
packages can be stored in a cubic foot
of space. Based on projected imports of
109,000 nonconforming vehicles per
year, 908.33 cubic feet of space will be
needed on an industry-wide basis to
store one year’s worth of conformity
packages. Assuming an annual cost of
$20 per cubic foot to store the
information, NHTSA estimates the
aggregate cost to industry for storing a
year’s worth of conformity packages to
be $18,167 per year.
RIs are also required under 49 CFR
592.6(b) to retain a copy of the HS–7
Declaration Form furnished to Customs
at the time of entry for each
nonconforming vehicle for which they
submit a conformity package to NHTSA.
Paper HS–7 Declaration Forms are only
filed for a small fraction of the
nonconforming vehicles imported into
the United States. Customs brokers file
entries for most nonconforming vehicles
electronically by using the Automated
Broker Interface (ABI) system. For
example, in Calendar year 2010, 17,645
ABI entries were made for
nonconforming vehicles imported into
the United States under Box 3, and only
365 paper HS–7 Declaration Forms
(representing just two percent of the
total) were filed for such vehicles.
Because HS–7 Declaration Forms are
filed for only a small fraction of the
nonconforming vehicles that are
imported by RIs, the storage
requirement for those records can have
no more than a negligible cost impact on
the industry. Because the remaining
records that RIs are required to retain
under 49 CFR 592.6(b) may be stored
electronically, the costs incident to the
storage of those records should also be
negligible.
RIs who conduct recall campaigns to
remedy a safety-related defect or a
noncompliance with an FMVSS
determined to exist in a vehicle they
import must report the progress of those
campaigns to NHTSA. The agency
estimates that it should take each RI that
is required to conduct a safety recall
campaign approximately one hour to
compile information for, and prepare
each of the two reports it would be
required to submit to the agency
detailing the progress of the recall
campaign. Since vehicle manufacturers
in most cases include vehicles imported
by RIs in their own recall campaigns, it
is likely that very few of these reports
would have to be prepared or submitted
by RIs.
Description of the Need for the
Information and Proposed Use of the
Information— The information
collection detailed above is necessary to
ensure that motor vehicles and items of
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motor vehicle equipment subject to the
Federal motor vehicle safety, bumper
and theft prevention standards are
lawfully imported into the United
States. To be lawfully imported, the
vehicle or equipment item must be
covered by one of the boxes on the HS–
7 Declaration form and the importer
must declare, subject to penalty for
making false statements, that the vehicle
or equipment item is entitled to entry
under the conditions specified on the
form, including the provision of any
supporting information or materials that
may be required.
NHTSA relies on the information
provided by RIs and applicants for RI
status to obtain and renew their
registrations so that it can better ensure
that RIs are meeting their obligations
under the statutes and regulations
governing the importation of
nonconforming vehicles and can make
more informed decisions in conferring
RI status on applicants and in
permitting RI status to be retained by
those currently holding registrations. In
this manner, those lacking the capability
to responsibly provide RI services, or
who have committed or are associated
with those who have committed past
violations of the vehicle importation
laws, can be more readily denied
registration as an RI, or if they already
hold such a registration, have that
registration suspended or revoked when
circumstances warrant such action.
Description of the Likely Respondents
(Including Estimated Number and
Proposed Frequency of Responses to the
Collection of Information)— With regard
to the HS–7 Declaration form, likely
respondents include any private
individual or commercial entity
importing into the United States a
vehicle or item of motor vehicle
equipment subject to the Federal motor
vehicle safety standards. It is difficult to
estimate, with reliability, the absolute
number of such respondents; however,
that number would include:
• The 87 RIs who are currently
registered with NHTSA and import
nonconforming vehicles under Boxes 3
and 13;
• the roughly 1,629 individuals who
import each year Canadian-certified
vehicles for personal use under Box 2B;
• the several hundred original
manufacturers who import conforming
motor vehicles and equipment items
under Box 2A; nonconforming vehicles
or equipment intended for export under
Box 4; nonconforming vehicles and
equipment on a temporary basis for
purposes of research, investigations, or
other reasons specified under Box 7;
vehicles and equipment requiring
further manufacturing operations under
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Box 9; and equipment subject to the
Theft Prevention Standard under Box
11.
• the several hundred dealers,
distributors, and individuals who
import off-road vehicles such as dirt
bikes and all-terrain vehicles or ATVs,
as well as other vehicles that are not
primarily manufactured for on-road use
under Box 8.
• the several hundred nonresidents of
the United States and foreign diplomatic
and military personnel who temporarily
import nonconforming vehicles for
personal use under Boxes 5, 6, and 12.
Estimate of the Total Annual
Reporting and Recordkeeping Burden of
the Collection of Information— Adding
together the burden hours detailed
above yields a total of 252,263 hours
expended on an annual basis for all
paperwork associated with the filing of
the HS–7 Declaration form and other
aspects of the vehicle importation
program.
Estimate of the Total Annual Costs of
the Collection of Information— Other
than the cost of the burden hours, the
only additional costs associated with
this information collection are the
$18,167 cost to the industry, per year for
the storage of records pertaining to the
nonconforming vehicles that each RI
imports into the United States.
Authority: 44 U.S.C. 3506(c); delegation of
authority at 49 CFR 1.50 and 501.8(f).
Jeffrey M. Giuseppe,
Director, Office of Vehicle Safety Compliance.
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
National Highway Traffic Safety
Administration
[Docket Number NHTSA–2016–0134]
Reports, Forms, and Record Keeping
Requirements
National Highway Traffic
Safety Administration (NHTSA),
Department of Transportation.
ACTION: Request for public comment on
a proposed collection of information.
AGENCY:
Before a Federal agency can
collect certain information from the
public, it must receive approval from
the Office of Management and Budget
(OMB). Under procedures established
by the Paperwork Reduction Act of
1995, before seeking OMB approval,
Federal agencies must solicit public
comment on proposed collections of
information, including extensions and
SUMMARY:
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reinstatement of previously approved
collections.
This document describes one
collection of information for which
NHTSA intends to seek OMB approval.
DATES: Comments must be received on
or before March 6, 2017.
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments
[identified by DOT Docket No. NHTSA–
2016–0134] by any of the following
methods:
• Federal eRulemaking Portal: Go to
https://www.regulations.gov. Follow the
online instructions for submitting
comments.
• Mail: Docket Management Facility:
U.S. Department of Transportation, 1200
New Jersey Avenue SE., West Building
Ground Floor, Room W12–140,
Washington, DC 20590–0001.
• Hand Delivery or Courier: West
Building Ground Floor, Room W12–140,
1200 New Jersey Avenue SE., between
9 a.m. and 5 p.m. ET, Monday through
Friday, except Federal holidays.
Telephone: 1–800–647–5527.
• Fax: 202–493–2251.
Instructions: All submissions must
include the agency name and docket
number for this proposed collection of
information. Note that all comments
received will be posted without change
to https://www.regulations.gov, including
any personal information provided.
Please see the Privacy Act heading
below.
Privacy Act: Anyone is able to search
the electronic form of all comments
received into any of our dockets by the
name of the individual submitting the
comment (or signing the comment, if
submitted on behalf of an association,
business, labor union, etc.). You may
review DOT’s complete Privacy Act
Statement in the Federal Register
published on April 11, 2000 (65 FR
19477–78) or you may visit https://
DocketInfo.dot.gov.
Docket: For access to the docket to
read background documents or
comments received, go to https://
www.regulations.gov and follow the
online instructions for accessing the
dockets. Alternately, you may visit in
person the Docket Management Facility
at the street address listed above.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Coleman Sachs, Office of Vehicle Safety
Compliance (NEF–230), National
Highway Traffic Safety Administration,
West Building—4th Floor—Room W45–
205, 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE.,
Washington, DC 20590. Mr. Sachs’
telephone number is (202) 366–3151.
Please identify the relevant collection of
information by referring to its OMB
Control Number.
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Under the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995,
before an agency submits a proposed
collection of information to OMB for
approval, it must first publish a
document in the Federal Register
providing a 60-day comment period and
otherwise consult with members of the
public and affected agencies concerning
each proposed collection of information.
The OMB has promulgated regulations
describing what must be included in
such a document. Under OMB’s
regulation (at 5 CFR 1320.8(d)), an
agency must ask for public comment on
the following:
i. Whether the proposed collection of
information is necessary for the proper
performance of the functions of the
agency, including whether the
information will have practical utility;
ii. The accuracy of the agency’s
estimate of the burden of the proposed
collection of information, including the
validity of the methodology and
assumptions used;
iii. How to enhance the quality,
utility, and clarity of the information to
be collected;
iv. How to minimize the burden of the
collection of information on those who
are to respond, including the use of
appropriate automated, electronic,
mechanical, or other technological
collection techniques or other forms of
information technology, e.g. permitting
electronic submission of responses.
In compliance with these
requirements, NHTSA asks for public
comments on the following proposed
collection of information:
Title: 49 CFR part 566 Manufacturer
Identification.
Type of Request: Extension of a
currently approved collection.
OMB Control Number: 2127–0043.
Affected Public: New manufacturers
of motor vehicles and motor vehicle
equipment subject to the Federal motor
vehicle safety standards.
Requested Expiration Date of
Approval: July 31, 2020.
Form Number: None.
Abstract: If a motor vehicle or item of
replacement motor vehicle equipment
contains a defect related to motor
vehicle safety or fails to comply with an
applicable Federal motor vehicle safety
standard (FMVSS), the manufacturer is
required under 49 U.S.C. 30118 to
furnish notification of the defect or
noncompliance to the Secretary of
Transportation, as well as to owners,
purchasers, and dealers of the motor
vehicle or replacement equipment, and
to remedy the defect or noncompliance
without charge to the owner. To ensure
that manufacturers are meeting these
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and other responsibilities under the
statutes and regulations administered by
NHTSA, the agency issued 49 CFR part
566, Manufacturer Identification. The
regulations in part 566 require
manufacturers of motor vehicles or
motor vehicle equipment to which a
FMVSS applies, to submit to NHTSA,
on a one-time basis, identifying
information on themselves and a
description of the products that they
manufacture to those standards. With
changes implemented in 2015,
manufacturers have been able to make
these submissions using an online
portal on the agency’s Web site at
https://vpic.nhtsa.dot.gov/.
The information that must be
submitted includes: (a) The full
individual, partnership, or corporate
name of the manufacturer; (b) the
business name of the manufacturer
commonly known to the public; (c) the
residence address of the manufacturer
and State of incorporation if applicable;
(d) full contact information for the
manufacturer and the submitting
official; and (e) a description of each
type of motor vehicle or of covered
equipment manufactured by the
manufacturer, including, for motor
vehicles, the approximate ranges of
gross vehicle weight ratings (GVWR) for
each vehicle type. The regulations
specify that the description may be of a
general type, such as ‘‘passenger cars’’
or ‘‘brake fluid,’’ but that in the case of
multipurpose passenger vehicles,
trucks, and trailers, the description shall
be specific enough to indicate the types
of use for which the vehicles are
intended, such as ‘‘tank trailer,’’ ‘‘motor
home,’’ or ‘‘cargo van.’’ See 49 CFR
566.5(c)(1) and (2).
The regulations further specify that in
the case of motor vehicles produced in
two or more stages, if the manufacturer
is an incomplete vehicle manufacturer,
the description shall so state and
include a description indicating the
stage of completion of the vehicle and,
where known, the types of use for
which the vehicles are intended, such as
‘‘Incomplete vehicle manufacturer—
Chassis-cab intended for completion as
a van-type truck.’’ See 49 CFR
566.5(c)(3). The regulations also specify
that if the manufacturer is an
intermediate manufacturer, or a final
stage manufacturer of a vehicle
manufactured in two or more stages, the
description shall so state and include a
brief description of the work performed,
such as ‘‘Multipurpose passenger
vehicles: Motor homes with GVWR from
8,000 to 12,000 pounds. Final-stage
manufacturer—add body to bare
chassis.’’ Ibid.
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The information must be submitted
no later than 30 days after the
manufacturer begins to manufacture
motor vehicles or motor vehicle
equipment subject to the FMVSS. No
specific form need be used for the
submission of this information. NHTSA
provides an online portal with a fillable
web-based format for use in submitting
the required information. This is
described in a handbook entitled
Requirements for Manufacturers of
Motor Vehicles and Motor Vehicle
Equipment that can be accessed on the
agency’s Web site at https://
vpic.nhtsa.dot.gov/. A description of the
reporting requirement is included on
pages 8 and 9 of the handbook.
Manufacturers who have previously
submitted identifying information must
ensure that the information on file is
accurate and complete by submitting
revised information no later than 30
days after a change in the business that
affects the validity of that information
has occurred.
In 2013, NHTSA received
submissions of manufacturer identifying
information under 49 CFR part 566 from
523 manufacturers. In 2014, the agency
received 507 such submissions. In 2015,
the agency received 540. Based on this
volume of submissions, the agency
projects that it will receive
approximately 523 part 566 submissions
from manufacturers in each of the next
three years. Assuming that it will take
a manufacturer on average 15 minutes to
prepare an online submittal, the agency
estimates that 131 hours will be
expended on an annual basis by all
manufacturers required to submit part
566 identifying information.
Description of the Likely Respondents
(Including Estimated Number and
Proposed Frequency of Responses to the
Collection of Information): The agency
estimates that it will receive new
submissions of manufacturer identifying
information under part 566 from
approximately 523 manufacturers of
motor vehicles and regulated items of
motor vehicle equipment per year. The
manufacturers need only submit the
required information on a one-time
basis, with the proviso that they refile
their information through the online
portal in the event of any changes in the
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information on file within 30 days from
the date that any change in that
information occurs.
Estimate of the Total Annual
Reporting and Recordkeeping Burden of
the Collection of Information: 131
hours.
Estimate of the Total Annual Costs of
the Collection of Information: Assuming
that the part 566 information that needs
to be submitted through the online
portal is entered by company officers or
employees compensated at an average
rate of $30.00 per hour, the agency
estimates that $3,930 will be expended
on an annual basis by all manufacturers
required to submit that information.
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.
Jeffrey M. Giuseppe,
Director, Office of Vehicle Safety Compliance.
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DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY
Fiscal Service
Prompt Payment Interest Rate;
Contract Disputes Act
Bureau of the Fiscal Service,
Treasury.
ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:
For the period beginning
January 1, 2017 and ending on June 30,
2017, the prompt payment interest rate
is 21⁄2 per centum per annum.
ADDRESSES: Comments or inquiries may
be mailed to: E-Commerce Division,
Bureau of the Fiscal Service, 401 14th
Street SW., Room 306F, Washington, DC
SUMMARY:
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20227. Comments or inquiries may also
be emailed to PromptPayment@
fiscal.treasury.gov.
Effective January 1, 2017, to June
30, 2017.
DATES:
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Thomas M. Burnum, E-Commerce
Division, (202) 874–6430; or Thomas
Kearns, Attorney-Advisor, Office of the
Chief Counsel, (202) 874–7036.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: An agency
that has acquired property or service
from a business concern and has failed
to pay for the complete delivery of
property or service by the required
payment date shall pay the business
concern an interest penalty. 31 U.S.C.
3902(a). The Contract Disputes Act of
1978, Sec. 12, Public Law 95–563, 92
Stat. 2389, and the Prompt Payment Act,
31 U.S.C. 3902(a), provide for the
calculation of interest due on claims at
the rate established by the Secretary of
the Treasury.
The Secretary of the Treasury has the
authority to specify the rate by which
the interest shall be computed for
interest payments under section 12 of
the Contract Disputes Act of 1978 and
under the Prompt Payment Act. Under
the Prompt Payment Act, if an interest
penalty is owed to a business concern,
the penalty shall be paid regardless of
whether the business concern requested
payment of such penalty. 31 U.S.C.
3902(c)(1). Agencies must pay the
interest penalty calculated with the
interest rate, which is in effect at the
time the agency accrues the obligation
to pay a late payment interest penalty.
31 U.S.C. 3902(a). ‘‘The interest penalty
shall be paid for the period beginning
on the day after the required payment
date and ending on the date on which
payment is made.’’ 31 U.S.C. 3902(b).
Therefore, notice is given that the
Secretary of the Treasury has
determined that the rate of interest
applicable for the period beginning
January 1, 2017, and ending on June 30,
2017, is 21⁄2 per centum per annum.
David A. Lebryk,
Fiscal Assistant Secretary.
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
[Docket Number NHTSA-2016-0134]
Reports, Forms, and Record Keeping Requirements
AGENCY: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA),
Department of Transportation.
ACTION: Request for public comment on a proposed collection of
information.
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SUMMARY: Before a Federal agency can collect certain information from
the public, it must receive approval from the Office of Management and
Budget (OMB). Under procedures established by the Paperwork Reduction
Act of 1995, before seeking OMB approval, Federal agencies must solicit
public comment on proposed collections of information, including
extensions and
[[Page 909]]
reinstatement of previously approved collections.
This document describes one collection of information for which
NHTSA intends to seek OMB approval.
DATES: Comments must be received on or before March 6, 2017.
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments [identified by DOT Docket No. NHTSA-
2016-0134] by any of the following methods:
Federal eRulemaking Portal: Go to https://www.regulations.gov. Follow the online instructions for submitting
comments.
Mail: Docket Management Facility: U.S. Department of
Transportation, 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE., West Building Ground Floor,
Room W12-140, Washington, DC 20590-0001.
Hand Delivery or Courier: West Building Ground Floor, Room
W12-140, 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE., between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m. ET,
Monday through Friday, except Federal holidays. Telephone: 1-800-647-
5527.
Fax: 202-493-2251.
Instructions: All submissions must include the agency name and
docket number for this proposed collection of information. Note that
all comments received will be posted without change to https://www.regulations.gov, including any personal information provided.
Please see the Privacy Act heading below.
Privacy Act: Anyone is able to search the electronic form of all
comments received into any of our dockets by the name of the individual
submitting the comment (or signing the comment, if submitted on behalf
of an association, business, labor union, etc.). You may review DOT's
complete Privacy Act Statement in the Federal Register published on
April 11, 2000 (65 FR 19477-78) or you may visit https://DocketInfo.dot.gov.
Docket: For access to the docket to read background documents or
comments received, go to https://www.regulations.gov and follow the
online instructions for accessing the dockets. Alternately, you may
visit in person the Docket Management Facility at the street address
listed above.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Coleman Sachs, Office of Vehicle
Safety Compliance (NEF-230), National Highway Traffic Safety
Administration, West Building--4th Floor--Room W45-205, 1200 New Jersey
Avenue SE., Washington, DC 20590. Mr. Sachs' telephone number is (202)
366-3151. Please identify the relevant collection of information by
referring to its OMB Control Number.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Under the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995,
before an agency submits a proposed collection of information to OMB
for approval, it must first publish a document in the Federal Register
providing a 60-day comment period and otherwise consult with members of
the public and affected agencies concerning each proposed collection of
information. The OMB has promulgated regulations describing what must
be included in such a document. Under OMB's regulation (at 5 CFR
1320.8(d)), an agency must ask for public comment on the following:
i. Whether the proposed collection of information is necessary for
the proper performance of the functions of the agency, including
whether the information will have practical utility;
ii. The accuracy of the agency's estimate of the burden of the
proposed collection of information, including the validity of the
methodology and assumptions used;
iii. How to enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the
information to be collected;
iv. How to minimize the burden of the collection of information on
those who are to respond, including the use of appropriate automated,
electronic, mechanical, or other technological collection techniques or
other forms of information technology, e.g. permitting electronic
submission of responses.
In compliance with these requirements, NHTSA asks for public
comments on the following proposed collection of information:
Title: 49 CFR part 566 Manufacturer Identification.
Type of Request: Extension of a currently approved collection.
OMB Control Number: 2127-0043.
Affected Public: New manufacturers of motor vehicles and motor
vehicle equipment subject to the Federal motor vehicle safety
standards.
Requested Expiration Date of Approval: July 31, 2020.
Form Number: None.
Abstract: If a motor vehicle or item of replacement motor vehicle
equipment contains a defect related to motor vehicle safety or fails to
comply with an applicable Federal motor vehicle safety standard
(FMVSS), the manufacturer is required under 49 U.S.C. 30118 to furnish
notification of the defect or noncompliance to the Secretary of
Transportation, as well as to owners, purchasers, and dealers of the
motor vehicle or replacement equipment, and to remedy the defect or
noncompliance without charge to the owner. To ensure that manufacturers
are meeting these and other responsibilities under the statutes and
regulations administered by NHTSA, the agency issued 49 CFR part 566,
Manufacturer Identification. The regulations in part 566 require
manufacturers of motor vehicles or motor vehicle equipment to which a
FMVSS applies, to submit to NHTSA, on a one-time basis, identifying
information on themselves and a description of the products that they
manufacture to those standards. With changes implemented in 2015,
manufacturers have been able to make these submissions using an online
portal on the agency's Web site at https://vpic.nhtsa.dot.gov/.
The information that must be submitted includes: (a) The full
individual, partnership, or corporate name of the manufacturer; (b) the
business name of the manufacturer commonly known to the public; (c) the
residence address of the manufacturer and State of incorporation if
applicable; (d) full contact information for the manufacturer and the
submitting official; and (e) a description of each type of motor
vehicle or of covered equipment manufactured by the manufacturer,
including, for motor vehicles, the approximate ranges of gross vehicle
weight ratings (GVWR) for each vehicle type. The regulations specify
that the description may be of a general type, such as ``passenger
cars'' or ``brake fluid,'' but that in the case of multipurpose
passenger vehicles, trucks, and trailers, the description shall be
specific enough to indicate the types of use for which the vehicles are
intended, such as ``tank trailer,'' ``motor home,'' or ``cargo van.''
See 49 CFR 566.5(c)(1) and (2).
The regulations further specify that in the case of motor vehicles
produced in two or more stages, if the manufacturer is an incomplete
vehicle manufacturer, the description shall so state and include a
description indicating the stage of completion of the vehicle and,
where known, the types of use for which the vehicles are intended, such
as ``Incomplete vehicle manufacturer--Chassis-cab intended for
completion as a van-type truck.'' See 49 CFR 566.5(c)(3). The
regulations also specify that if the manufacturer is an intermediate
manufacturer, or a final stage manufacturer of a vehicle manufactured
in two or more stages, the description shall so state and include a
brief description of the work performed, such as ``Multipurpose
passenger vehicles: Motor homes with GVWR from 8,000 to 12,000 pounds.
Final-stage manufacturer--add body to bare chassis.'' Ibid.
[[Page 910]]
The information must be submitted no later than 30 days after the
manufacturer begins to manufacture motor vehicles or motor vehicle
equipment subject to the FMVSS. No specific form need be used for the
submission of this information. NHTSA provides an online portal with a
fillable web-based format for use in submitting the required
information. This is described in a handbook entitled Requirements for
Manufacturers of Motor Vehicles and Motor Vehicle Equipment that can be
accessed on the agency's Web site at https://vpic.nhtsa.dot.gov/. A
description of the reporting requirement is included on pages 8 and 9
of the handbook.
Manufacturers who have previously submitted identifying information
must ensure that the information on file is accurate and complete by
submitting revised information no later than 30 days after a change in
the business that affects the validity of that information has
occurred.
In 2013, NHTSA received submissions of manufacturer identifying
information under 49 CFR part 566 from 523 manufacturers. In 2014, the
agency received 507 such submissions. In 2015, the agency received 540.
Based on this volume of submissions, the agency projects that it will
receive approximately 523 part 566 submissions from manufacturers in
each of the next three years. Assuming that it will take a manufacturer
on average 15 minutes to prepare an online submittal, the agency
estimates that 131 hours will be expended on an annual basis by all
manufacturers required to submit part 566 identifying information.
Description of the Likely Respondents (Including Estimated Number
and Proposed Frequency of Responses to the Collection of Information):
The agency estimates that it will receive new submissions of
manufacturer identifying information under part 566 from approximately
523 manufacturers of motor vehicles and regulated items of motor
vehicle equipment per year. The manufacturers need only submit the
required information on a one-time basis, with the proviso that they
refile their information through the online portal in the event of any
changes in the information on file within 30 days from the date that
any change in that information occurs.
Estimate of the Total Annual Reporting and Recordkeeping Burden of
the Collection of Information: 131 hours.
Estimate of the Total Annual Costs of the Collection of
Information: Assuming that the part 566 information that needs to be
submitted through the online portal is entered by company officers or
employees compensated at an average rate of $30.00 per hour, the agency
estimates that $3,930 will be expended on an annual basis by all
manufacturers required to submit that information.
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.
Jeffrey M. Giuseppe,
Director, Office of Vehicle Safety Compliance.
[FR Doc. 2016-31888 Filed 1-3-17; 8:45 am]
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