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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
National Highway Traffic Safety
Administration
[Docket Number NHTSA–2018–0015]
Reports, Forms and Record Keeping
Requirements
National Highway Traffic
Safety Administration (NHTSA),
Department of Transportation (DOT).
ACTION: Notice and request for
comments.
AGENCY:
The Department of
Transportation invites public comments
about our intention to request approval
from the Office of Management and
Budget (OMB) to reinstate an
information collection. Before a Federal
agency can collect certain information
from the public, it must receive
approval from the 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 reinstatement
of previously approved collections.
DATES: Written comments should be
submitted by July 15, 2019.
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments
(identified by DOT Docket No. NHTSA–
2018–0015) through one of the
following methods:
• Federal eRulemaking Portal: https://
www.regulations.gov. Follow
instructions for submitting comments.
• Fax: 202–493–2251.
• Mail or Hand Delivery: Docket
Management Facility, U.S. Department
of Transportation, 1200 New Jersey
Avenue SE, West Building, Room W12–
140, Washington, DC 20590, between 9
a.m. and 5 p.m., Monday through
Friday, except on Federal holidays.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Hisham Mohamed, NHTSA 1200 New
Jersey Ave. SE, West Building, Room
W43–437, NVS–131, Washington, DC
20590. Mr. Mohamed’s telephone
number is 202–366–0307. Please
identify the relevant collection of
information by referring to its OMB
Control Number.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Title: 49 CFR 575—Consumer
Information Regulations (sections 103
and 105).
OMB Control Number: 2127–0049.
Type of Request: Request for
Reinstatement of a Previously Approved
Collection of Information.
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Abstract: This information collection
pertains to 49 CFR part 575. Part
575.103, ‘‘Truck-camper loading,’’
requires manufacturers of light trucks
that are capable of accommodating
slide-in campers to provide information
on the cargo weight rating and the
longitudinal limits within which the
center of gravity for the cargo weight
rating should be located. Section 103
also requires manufacturers of slide-in
campers to affix to each camper a label
that contains information relating to
identification and proper loading of the
camper and to provide more detailed
loading information in the owner’s
manual.1 49 CFR part 575.105, ‘‘Vehicle
rollover,’’ requires manufacturers of
certain utility vehicles to affix a label in
a prominent location alerting drivers
that the handling and maneuvering
characteristics of utility vehicles require
special driving practices when these
vehicles are operated.2 Also, as required
by 49 CFR part 575.6(d)(1)(i), vehicle
manufacturers must submit to NHTSA’s
Administrator, prior to new model
introduction, two copies of the
information specified Part 575.103 and
Part 575.105 that is applicable to the
vehicles offered for sale. The
information must be submitted at least
90 days before information on such
vehicles is first provided for
examination by prospective purchasers.
NHTSA estimates there are currently
17 slide-in camper manufacturers and
seven manufacturers of trucks capable
of accommodating slide-in campers
complying with Part 575.103 and 18
utility vehicle manufacturers complying
with Part 575.105 annually. There is
overlap between the truck manufactures
that must comply with section 103 and
the utility vehicles that must comply
with section 105. Therefore, NHTSA
estimates there are only 35 annual
respondents. This consists of a total of
18 manufacturers that comply with the
requirement to label trucks capable of
accommodating slide-in camper units
and/or the requirement to label utility
vehicles with a wheelbase of 110 inches
or less and special features for
occasional off-road operation. The
additional 17 respondents are the
manufacturers of slide-in campers.
While NHTSA estimates there to be 35
annual respondents, only a small
fraction would be required to submit
information to NHTSA.
Based on prior years’ manufacturer
submissions, NHTSA estimates that it
will receive 15 submissions from
manufacturers of trucks capable of
accommodating slide-in campers and
manufacturers of utility vehicles that are
required to comply with Part 575.105
annually. Manufacturers are not
required to submit a response to NHTSA
every year. Instead, they are only
required to submit information to
NHTSA when they introduce a new
model or make changes to the
information they provide in compliance
with Part 575.103 and Part 575.105. Of
the 15 submissions, NHTSA estimates
12 of the submissions will be for the
introduction of new model vehicles.
Manufacturers rarely make changes to
the information provided to consumers,
but we estimate at least three
manufacturers will submit revised
information each year. To satisfy the
requirement to submit information to
NHTSA, the light truck manufacturers
and utility vehicle manufacturers gather
only pre-existing data for the purposes
of this regulation. Based on previous
years’ manufacturer information, the
agency estimates it takes a light truck
manufacturer a total of 20 hours to
gather and arrange data in its proper
format. The estimated annual burden for
data gathering, arranging data in its
proper format and distributing it to
dealerships would be 300 hours (15
submissions × 20 hours per submission
= 300 hours). Manufacturer information
indicates it takes an average of $37.00
per hour for professional and clerical
staff to gather the data and, distribute
and print material. Therefore, the
agency estimates the annual cost
associated with the burden hours is
$11,100 ($37.00 per hour × 300 burden
hours).
NHTSA estimates it will take an
average of 18 seconds (0.005 hours) to
affix a label to each slide-in camper unit
that is required to comply with Part
575.103 and each utility vehicle that is
required to comply with Part 575.103.3
NHTSA estimates that in each of the
next three years 11,000 slide-in camper
units and 3,000,000 4 utility vehicles
1 The requirement to provide information in the
owners’ manuals of trucks capable of
accommodating slide-in campers and the owners’
manuals for slide-in campers is covered by
NHTSA’s information collection clearance with
OMB Control No. 2127–0541.
2 The requirements to provide information in the
owners’ manuals of utility vehicles with wheelbases
of 110 inches or less and special features for
occasional off-road operation is covered by
NHTSA’s information collection clearance with
OMB Control No. 2127–0541.
3 This is based on the estimated time to affix
certification labels pursuant to 49 CFR 567. For
more information, see the information collection
clearance with OMB Control No. 2127–0510.
4 NHTSA’s data shows there were approximately
2,430,392 utility vehicles manufactured in 2016
with a wheelbase of 110 inches or less and special
features for occasional off-road use. NHTSA’s data
from its Corporate Average Fuel Economy program
shows that this figure is increasing each year. To
account for this upward trend, NHTSA estimates
3,000,000 utility vehicles will be manufactured in
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will be labeled pursuant to Part 575.103
and 105, respectively, and labeling will
take approximately 1,5055 hours
(3,011,000 truck camper units and
utility vehicles × 0.005 hours = 15,055
hours). At a cost of $20 per hour, the
total burden hours for affixing labels is
estimated to be $301,100 annually
(15,055 hours × $20.00 = $301,100).
NHTSA estimates each label costs
$0.35 to print. Therefore, the total
printing costs for the 3,011,000 labels
would be $1,053,850 ($0.35 per label ×
3,011,000 units). Therefore, NHTSA
estimates the total cost to label each
slide-in camper and utility vehicle to be
$1,354,950 ($301,100 cost to affix labels
+ $1,053,850 printing costs). The total
cost of this information collection is
$1,366,050 ($1,354,950 for labeling +
$11,100 for submissions).
The total estimated annual cost to
manufacturers to comply with Part
575.103 and Part 575.105 requirements
including label costs is $1,366,050. The
annual reporting and recordkeeping cost
burden decreased because the previous
information collection clearance
overestimated the number of utility
vehicles manufactured that require
labels pursuant to Part 575.105. Thus,
the total annual cost decreased from
$2,904,336 to $1,366,050. This
represents an adjustment of
(¥$1,538,286). The total number of
burden hours increased from 300 hours
to 15,355 because this reinstatement
counts labor hours for labeling each
utility vehicle and slide-in camper.
Affected Public: Motor vehicle and
equipment manufacturers.
Estimated Number of Respondents: 35
(18 utility vehicle and truck
manufacturers and 17 slide-in camper
manufacturers).
Frequency: Intermittently.
Number of Responses: 15 submissions
to NHTSA and 3,011,000 labeling
responses.
Estimated Total Annual Burden
Hours: 15,850.
Estimated Total Annual Burden Cost:
$1,366,050.
Public Comments Invited: You are
asked to comment on any aspect of this
information collection, including (a)
whether the proposed collection of
information is necessary for the
Department’s performance; (b) the
accuracy of the estimated burden; (c)
ways for the Department to enhance the
quality, utility and clarity of the
information collection; and (d) ways the
burden could be minimized without
reducing the quality of the collected
information. The Agency will
the next three years that will be required to comply
with section 575.105.
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summarize and/or include your
comments in the request for OMB’s
clearance of this information collection.
Authority: The Paperwork Reduction Act
of 1995, 44 U.S.C. chapter 35.
Issued in Washington, DC, under authority
delegated in 49 CFR 1.95 and 501.8.
Raymond R. Posten,
Associate Administrator for Rulemaking.
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Pipeline and Hazardous Materials
Safety Administration
[Docket No. PHMSA–2019–0098; Notice No.
2019–05]
Hazardous Materials; Lithium Battery
Safety Advisory Committee
Nominations
Pipeline and Hazardous
Materials Safety Administration
(PHMSA), Department of Transportation
(DOT).
ACTION: Request for Member
Nominations for the Lithium Battery
Safety Advisory Committee.
AGENCY:
PHMSA is seeking
nominations for individuals to serve as
members on the Lithium Battery Safety
Advisory Committee (the Committee).
This is a safety advisory committee
mandated by section 333(d) of the FAA
Reauthorization Act of 2018 and
established in accordance with the
Federal Advisory Committee Act
(FACA) of 1972. The committee will
facilitate communication among
manufacturers of lithium ion and
lithium metal cells and batteries,
manufacturers of products incorporating
both large and small lithium ion and
lithium metal batteries, air carriers, and
the Federal Government. This
communication will promote the safe
transportation of lithium ion and
lithium metal cells and batteries and
improve the effectiveness and economic
and social impacts of related regulation.
No later than 180 days after the
establishment of the Committee, the
Committee shall submit to the Secretary
and the appropriate committees of
Congress a report that describes and
evaluates the steps being taken in the
private sector and by international
regulatory authorities to implement and
enforce requirements relating to the safe
transportation of bulk shipments of
lithium ion cells and batteries. The
Committee will also identify any areas
of regulatory requirements for which
there is consensus that greater attention
is needed.
SUMMARY:
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Nominations must be received
on or before June 4, 2019.
ADDRESSES: All nomination material
should be emailed to the Advisory
Committee’s Program Manager, Lindsey
Constantino, at lithiumbatteryFACA@
dot.gov or mailed to the Pipeline and
Hazardous Materials Safety
Administration, 1200 New Jersey
Avenue SE, PHH–4, E23– 442,
Washington, DC 20590, to the attention
of Lindsey Constantino, Advisory
Committee Program Manager, PHH–4.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Lindsey Constantino, International
Transportation Specialist (PHH–4), U.S.
Department of Transportation, Pipeline
and Hazardous Materials Safety
Administration, 1200 New Jersey
Avenue SE., East Building, 2nd Floor,
Washington, DC 20590–0001,
Telephone 202–366–0665,
lithiumbatteryFACA@dot.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
DATES:
I. Advisory Committee Background
The Committee is a statutorily
mandated advisory committee that
provides a mechanism for:
(a) Facilitating communication among
manufacturers of lithium ion and
lithium metal cells and batteries,
manufacturers of products incorporating
both large and small lithium ion and
lithium metal batteries, air carriers, and
the Federal Government, regarding the
safe transportation of lithium ion and
lithium metal cells and batteries and the
effectiveness and economic and social
impacts of the regulation of such
transportation.
(b) Providing the Secretary, the
Federal Aviation Administration (FAA),
and PHMSA with timely information
about new lithium ion and metal battery
technology and transportation safety
practices and methodologies.
(c) Providing a forum for the Secretary
to distribute information on this topic,
as well as engage Committee members
in discussions concerning the related
activities of the Department of
Transportation.
A complete list of duties for the
Committee is outlined in section
333(d)(2) of the FAA Reauthorization
Act of 2018. This committee is
established in accordance with the
Federal Advisory Committee Act, 5
U.S.C. App. 2.
II. Membership
The Committee will consist of
representatives from:
(a) Large volume manufacturers of
lithium ion and lithium metal cells and
batteries;
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
[Docket Number NHTSA-2018-0015]
Reports, Forms and Record Keeping Requirements
AGENCY: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA),
Department of Transportation (DOT).
ACTION: Notice and request for comments.
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SUMMARY: The Department of Transportation invites public comments about
our intention to request approval from the Office of Management and
Budget (OMB) to reinstate an information collection. Before a Federal
agency can collect certain information from the public, it must receive
approval from the 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 reinstatement of previously approved
collections.
DATES: Written comments should be submitted by July 15, 2019.
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments (identified by DOT Docket No. NHTSA-
2018-0015) through one of the following methods:
Federal eRulemaking Portal: https://www.regulations.gov.
Follow instructions for submitting comments.
Fax: 202-493-2251.
Mail or Hand Delivery: Docket Management Facility, U.S.
Department of Transportation, 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE, West Building,
Room W12-140, Washington, DC 20590, between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m., Monday
through Friday, except on Federal holidays.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Hisham Mohamed, NHTSA 1200 New Jersey
Ave. SE, West Building, Room W43-437, NVS-131, Washington, DC 20590.
Mr. Mohamed's telephone number is 202-366-0307. Please identify the
relevant collection of information by referring to its OMB Control
Number.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Title: 49 CFR 575--Consumer Information Regulations (sections 103
and 105).
OMB Control Number: 2127-0049.
Type of Request: Request for Reinstatement of a Previously Approved
Collection of Information.
Abstract: This information collection pertains to 49 CFR part 575.
Part 575.103, ``Truck-camper loading,'' requires manufacturers of light
trucks that are capable of accommodating slide-in campers to provide
information on the cargo weight rating and the longitudinal limits
within which the center of gravity for the cargo weight rating should
be located. Section 103 also requires manufacturers of slide-in campers
to affix to each camper a label that contains information relating to
identification and proper loading of the camper and to provide more
detailed loading information in the owner's manual.\1\ 49 CFR part
575.105, ``Vehicle rollover,'' requires manufacturers of certain
utility vehicles to affix a label in a prominent location alerting
drivers that the handling and maneuvering characteristics of utility
vehicles require special driving practices when these vehicles are
operated.\2\ Also, as required by 49 CFR part 575.6(d)(1)(i), vehicle
manufacturers must submit to NHTSA's Administrator, prior to new model
introduction, two copies of the information specified Part 575.103 and
Part 575.105 that is applicable to the vehicles offered for sale. The
information must be submitted at least 90 days before information on
such vehicles is first provided for examination by prospective
purchasers.
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\1\ The requirement to provide information in the owners'
manuals of trucks capable of accommodating slide-in campers and the
owners' manuals for slide-in campers is covered by NHTSA's
information collection clearance with OMB Control No. 2127-0541.
\2\ The requirements to provide information in the owners'
manuals of utility vehicles with wheelbases of 110 inches or less
and special features for occasional off-road operation is covered by
NHTSA's information collection clearance with OMB Control No. 2127-
0541.
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NHTSA estimates there are currently 17 slide-in camper
manufacturers and seven manufacturers of trucks capable of
accommodating slide-in campers complying with Part 575.103 and 18
utility vehicle manufacturers complying with Part 575.105 annually.
There is overlap between the truck manufactures that must comply with
section 103 and the utility vehicles that must comply with section 105.
Therefore, NHTSA estimates there are only 35 annual respondents. This
consists of a total of 18 manufacturers that comply with the
requirement to label trucks capable of accommodating slide-in camper
units and/or the requirement to label utility vehicles with a wheelbase
of 110 inches or less and special features for occasional off-road
operation. The additional 17 respondents are the manufacturers of
slide-in campers. While NHTSA estimates there to be 35 annual
respondents, only a small fraction would be required to submit
information to NHTSA.
Based on prior years' manufacturer submissions, NHTSA estimates
that it will receive 15 submissions from manufacturers of trucks
capable of accommodating slide-in campers and manufacturers of utility
vehicles that are required to comply with Part 575.105 annually.
Manufacturers are not required to submit a response to NHTSA every
year. Instead, they are only required to submit information to NHTSA
when they introduce a new model or make changes to the information they
provide in compliance with Part 575.103 and Part 575.105. Of the 15
submissions, NHTSA estimates 12 of the submissions will be for the
introduction of new model vehicles. Manufacturers rarely make changes
to the information provided to consumers, but we estimate at least
three manufacturers will submit revised information each year. To
satisfy the requirement to submit information to NHTSA, the light truck
manufacturers and utility vehicle manufacturers gather only pre-
existing data for the purposes of this regulation. Based on previous
years' manufacturer information, the agency estimates it takes a light
truck manufacturer a total of 20 hours to gather and arrange data in
its proper format. The estimated annual burden for data gathering,
arranging data in its proper format and distributing it to dealerships
would be 300 hours (15 submissions x 20 hours per submission = 300
hours). Manufacturer information indicates it takes an average of
$37.00 per hour for professional and clerical staff to gather the data
and, distribute and print material. Therefore, the agency estimates the
annual cost associated with the burden hours is $11,100 ($37.00 per
hour x 300 burden hours).
NHTSA estimates it will take an average of 18 seconds (0.005 hours)
to affix a label to each slide-in camper unit that is required to
comply with Part 575.103 and each utility vehicle that is required to
comply with Part 575.103.\3\ NHTSA estimates that in each of the next
three years 11,000 slide-in camper units and 3,000,000 \4\ utility
vehicles
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will be labeled pursuant to Part 575.103 and 105, respectively, and
labeling will take approximately 1,5055 hours (3,011,000 truck camper
units and utility vehicles x 0.005 hours = 15,055 hours). At a cost of
$20 per hour, the total burden hours for affixing labels is estimated
to be $301,100 annually (15,055 hours x $20.00 = $301,100).
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\3\ This is based on the estimated time to affix certification
labels pursuant to 49 CFR 567. For more information, see the
information collection clearance with OMB Control No. 2127-0510.
\4\ NHTSA's data shows there were approximately 2,430,392
utility vehicles manufactured in 2016 with a wheelbase of 110 inches
or less and special features for occasional off-road use. NHTSA's
data from its Corporate Average Fuel Economy program shows that this
figure is increasing each year. To account for this upward trend,
NHTSA estimates 3,000,000 utility vehicles will be manufactured in
the next three years that will be required to comply with section
575.105.
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NHTSA estimates each label costs $0.35 to print. Therefore, the
total printing costs for the 3,011,000 labels would be $1,053,850
($0.35 per label x 3,011,000 units). Therefore, NHTSA estimates the
total cost to label each slide-in camper and utility vehicle to be
$1,354,950 ($301,100 cost to affix labels + $1,053,850 printing costs).
The total cost of this information collection is $1,366,050 ($1,354,950
for labeling + $11,100 for submissions).
The total estimated annual cost to manufacturers to comply with
Part 575.103 and Part 575.105 requirements including label costs is
$1,366,050. The annual reporting and recordkeeping cost burden
decreased because the previous information collection clearance
overestimated the number of utility vehicles manufactured that require
labels pursuant to Part 575.105. Thus, the total annual cost decreased
from $2,904,336 to $1,366,050. This represents an adjustment of (-
$1,538,286). The total number of burden hours increased from 300 hours
to 15,355 because this reinstatement counts labor hours for labeling
each utility vehicle and slide-in camper.
Affected Public: Motor vehicle and equipment manufacturers.
Estimated Number of Respondents: 35 (18 utility vehicle and truck
manufacturers and 17 slide-in camper manufacturers).
Frequency: Intermittently.
Number of Responses: 15 submissions to NHTSA and 3,011,000 labeling
responses.
Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 15,850.
Estimated Total Annual Burden Cost: $1,366,050.
Public Comments Invited: You are asked to comment on any aspect of
this information collection, including (a) whether the proposed
collection of information is necessary for the Department's
performance; (b) the accuracy of the estimated burden; (c) ways for the
Department to enhance the quality, utility and clarity of the
information collection; and (d) ways the burden could be minimized
without reducing the quality of the collected information. The Agency
will summarize and/or include your comments in the request for OMB's
clearance of this information collection.
Authority: The Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, 44 U.S.C.
chapter 35.
Issued in Washington, DC, under authority delegated in 49 CFR
1.95 and 501.8.
Raymond R. Posten,
Associate Administrator for Rulemaking.
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