Agency Information Collection Activities; Notice and Request for Comment; Compliance Labeling of Retroreflective Materials for Heavy Trailer Conspicuity, 40735-40736 [2020-14570]
Download as PDF
Federal Register / Vol. 85, No. 130 / Tuesday, July 7, 2020 / Notices
Estimated Annual Labor Cost for This Information
Collection: ..................................................................
Public comments invited: The agency
seeks 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
that 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; and delegation
of authority at 49 CFR 1.95 and 501.8.
Raymond R. Posten,
Associate Administrator for Rulemaking.
[FR Doc. 2020–14569 Filed 7–6–20; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 4910–59–P
DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
National Highway Traffic Safety
Administration
[Docket Number NHTSA–2011–0084]
Agency Information Collection
Activities; Notice and Request for
Comment; Compliance Labeling of
Retroreflective Materials for Heavy
Trailer Conspicuity
National Highway Traffic
Safety Administration (NHTSA),
Department of Transportation (DOT).
ACTION: Request for public comment on
the reinstatement of a previously
approved collection of information.
AGENCY:
The Department of
Transportation (DOT) invites public
comments about our intention to request
the Office of Management and Budget
(OMB) approval on the reinstatement of
a previously approved collection of
information on Federal Motor Vehicle
Safety Standard (FMVSS) No. 108.
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
jbell on DSKJLSW7X2PROD with NOTICES
SUMMARY:
VerDate Sep<11>2014
16:59 Jul 06, 2020
Jkt 250001
Average wage
Percent
of total
compensation
Total
compensation
rate
Annual hours
........................
........................
........................
........................
of previously approved collections. This
document describes a collection of
labeling information on FMVSS No.
108, for which NHTSA intends to seek
OMB approval (OMB Control number
2127–0569). The labeling requirement is
for retroreflective sheeting material.
DATES: Comments must be received on
or before September 8, 2020.
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments
[identified by Docket No. NHTSA–
2011–0084] 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; M–30, U.S. Department of
Transportation, West Building Ground
Floor, Rm. W12–140, 1200 New Jersey
Avenue SE, Washington, DC 20590.
• Hand Delivery or Courier: West
Building Ground Floor, Room W12–140,
1200 New Jersey Avenue SE,
Washington, DC 20590 between 9 a.m.
and 5 p.m. Eastern Time, Monday
through Friday, except Federal holidays.
• Fax: (202) 493–2251.
Regardless of how you submit your
comments, please be sure to mention
the docket number of this document and
identify the proposed collection of
information for which a comment is
provided, by referencing its OMB
clearance number.
Note: All comments received will be
posted without change to https://
www.regulations.gov, including any
personal information provided. 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).
Docket: For access to the docket to
read background documents or
comments received, go to https://
www.regulations.gov or the street
address listed above. Follow the online
instructions for accessing the dockets.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Complete copies of each request for
collection of information may be
obtained at no charge from Andrei
Denes, U.S. Department of
PO 00000
Frm 00116
Fmt 4703
Sfmt 4703
40735
Annual labor
cost
127,035
Transportation, NHTSA, 1200 New
Jersey Avenue SE, Washington, DC
20590. Mr. Denes’s telephone number is
(202) 366–1810, and fax number is (202)
366–7002.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Under the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995,
before a proposed collection of
information is submitted to OMB for
approval, Federal agencies 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. In compliance with these
requirements, NHTSA asks for public
comments on the following proposed
collection of information:
Title: 49 CFR 571.108, Standard No.
108; Lamps, reflective devices, and
associated equipment; Compliance
Labeling of Retroreflective Materials
Heavy Trailer Conspicuity.
OMB Control Number: 2127–0569.
Type of Request: Reinstatement of a
previously approved collection.
Type of Review Requested: Regular.
Length of Approval Requested: Three
Years.
Abstract: 49 U.S.C. 30111, 30112, and
30117 of the National Traffic and Motor
Vehicle Safety Act of 1966 authorize the
issuance of Federal Motor Vehicle
Safety Standards (FMVSS). The agency,
in prescribing a FMVSS, considers
available relevant motor vehicle safety
data and consults with other agencies,
as it deems appropriate. Further, the
statute mandates that, in issuing any
FMVSS, the agency considers whether
the standard is ‘‘reasonable, practicable
and appropriate for the particular type
of motor vehicle or motor vehicle
equipment for which it is prescribed,’’
and whether such a standard will
contribute to carrying out the purpose of
the Act. The Secretary is authorized to
issue such rules and regulations as
deemed necessary to carry out these
requirements. Under this authority, the
agency issued FMVSS No. 108,
specifying labeling requirements to aid
the agency in achieving many of its
safety goals.
This notice requests comments on the
labeling requirements of FMVSS No.
108, ‘‘Lamp, reflective devices and
E:\FR\FM\07JYN1.SGM
07JYN1
40736
Federal Register / Vol. 85, No. 130 / Tuesday, July 7, 2020 / Notices
jbell on DSKJLSW7X2PROD with NOTICES
associated equipment,’’ which requires
that the inscription ‘‘DOT–C2’’, ‘‘DOT–
C3’’, or ‘‘DOT–C4’’, as appropriate,
constituting a certification that the
retroreflective sheeting conforms to the
requirements of the standard, appear at
least once on the exposed surface of
each white or red segment of
retroreflective sheeting, and at least
once every 300 mm on retroreflective
sheeting that is white only. The
characters must be not less than 3 mm
high, and must be permanently
stamped, etched, molded, or printed in
indelible ink.
Affected Public: Manufacturers of
conspicuity grade retroreflective
materials.
Estimated Number of Respondents: 3.
The respondents are likely to be
manufacturers of the conspicuity
material. The agency estimates that
currently there are three manufacturers
producing conspicuity material.
Frequency: As needed.
Number of Responses: 190,000,000.
It is estimated that there are 2.34
million trailers and 0.54 million truck
tractors that require new conspicuity
tape annually. On average, a trailer
requires approximately 60 ft. of
reflective tape and a truck tractor
requires about 4 ft. The labels are to be
placed at intervals varying between 150
mm and 300 mm on rolls of
retroreflective conspicuity tape.
Considering the length of tape required
per trailer and truck tractor, and that the
labeling is applied on average every 9
in. (225 mm), a total number of 80 labels
per trailer and 6 labels per truck tractor
are required. Therefore, it is estimated
that 190 million labels will be required
annually (2.34 million trailers × 80
labels + 0.54 million truck tractors × 6
labels).
Estimated Total Annual Burden
Hours: 3 hours.
The compliance symbol labeling
program imposes only a minor hour
burden per respondent, or three total
hours, for the collection or reporting
based on a maximum time required to
ensure that the correct inscription is
being applied to the sheeting by the
printing presses. The application of
symbols is performed by automated
equipment incorporated in the
production process of the retroreflective
sheeting.
Estimated Total Annual Burden Cost:
$4,000.
The cost to respondents is estimated
based on information that was supplied
by the respondents regarding the cost of
supplying or modifying printing rollers
to apply the label. The cost to
manufacturers of applying the label
requirement is the maintenance and
amortization of printing rollers and the
additional dye or ink consumed. The
labels are printed during the normal
course of steady flow manufacturing
operations and do not add additional
time to the production process.
Two methods of printing the label are
in use. One method uses the same roller
that applies the dye to the red segments
of the material pattern. The roller is
resurfaced annually using a
computerized etching technique. The
label was incorporated in the software
to drive the roller resurfacing in 1993,
and there is no additional cost to
continue the printing of the label. In
fact, costs would be incurred to
discontinue the label.
The second method uses a separate
roller and dye to apply the label. The
manufacturer using this technique
reported that the rollers have been in
service for five years without detectable
wear and predicted a service life of at
least fifteen years. Four rollers costing
about $2,500 each are used for a total of
$10,000. If all three manufacturers chose
to use this method, a total of 12 rollers
would be used for a total cost of
$30,000. A straight-line depreciation of
the rollers over 15 years ($30,000
divided by 15 years) equals $2,000 per
year. The total cost of the dye required
is derived from the number of labels
required to be printed yearly and the
dye required for each label. The total
number of labels printed annually is
about 190 million. Therefore, at a cost
of approximately $40 per gallon of dye
and using about 0.001 milliliters of dye
per label, the total cost of dye to print
all the labels is estimated to be $2,000
(190 million labels × $40/gal × 0.001 ml
× 0.000264172 ml/gal). With the yearly
cost to replace the rollers of $2,000 and
an annual allowance of $2,000 for dye,
the annual total industry cost of
maintaining the label is about $4,000.
Estimated annual cost burden:
Additional cost of maintaining printing
rollers with added label—$0
Annual cost of separate printing rollers
for label (where used)—$2,000
Annual cost of additional dye or ink—
$2,000
Total annual respondent cost—$4,000
Number of rollers
Cost of
each roller
Total
cost rollers
Depreciation
over 15 years
Total annual
labels
(million)
Annual
additional dye
allowance
Est. total
annual cost to
maintain label
12 .......................................................
$2,500
$30,000
$2,000
190
$2,000
$4,000
Public Comments Invited: You are
asked to comment on any aspects of this
information collection, including (a)
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;
(b) the accuracy of the Department’s
estimate of the burden of the proposed
information collection; (c) ways to
enhance the quality, utility and clarity
of the information to be collected; and
(d) 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.
VerDate Sep<11>2014
16:59 Jul 06, 2020
Jkt 250001
(Authority: The Paperwork Reduction Act of
1995; 44 U.S.C. chapter 35; and delegation of
authority at 49 CFR 1.95 and 501.8)
Raymond R. Posten,
Associate Administrator for Rulemaking.
[FR Doc. 2020–14570 Filed 7–6–20; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 4910–59–P
DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS
AFFAIRS
National Research Advisory Council;
Notice of Meeting
The Department of Veterans Affairs
(VA) gives notice under the Federal
Advisory Committee Act, that the
National Research Advisory Council
PO 00000
Frm 00117
Fmt 4703
Sfmt 4703
will hold a meeting on Wednesday,
September 2, 2020, by teleconference.
The teleconference number is 1–404–
397–1596. The meeting will convene at
11:00 a.m. and end at 2:00 p.m. Eastern
daylight time. This meeting is open to
the public.
The purpose of the National Research
Advisory Council is to advise the
Secretary on research conducted by the
Veterans Health Administration,
including policies and programs
targeting the high priority of Veterans’
health care needs.
On September 2, 2020, the agenda
will include a discussion of concrete
steps to address minority representation
in research; follow-up discussion of the
mental health research portfolio related
E:\FR\FM\07JYN1.SGM
07JYN1
Agencies
[Federal Register Volume 85, Number 130 (Tuesday, July 7, 2020)]
[Notices]
[Pages 40735-40736]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2020-14570]
-----------------------------------------------------------------------
DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
[Docket Number NHTSA-2011-0084]
Agency Information Collection Activities; Notice and Request for
Comment; Compliance Labeling of Retroreflective Materials for Heavy
Trailer Conspicuity
AGENCY: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA),
Department of Transportation (DOT).
ACTION: Request for public comment on the reinstatement of a previously
approved collection of information.
-----------------------------------------------------------------------
SUMMARY: The Department of Transportation (DOT) invites public comments
about our intention to request the Office of Management and Budget
(OMB) approval on the reinstatement of a previously approved collection
of information on Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard (FMVSS) No.
108. 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. This document describes a collection
of labeling information on FMVSS No. 108, for which NHTSA intends to
seek OMB approval (OMB Control number 2127-0569). The labeling
requirement is for retroreflective sheeting material.
DATES: Comments must be received on or before September 8, 2020.
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments [identified by Docket No. NHTSA-
2011-0084] 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; M-30, U.S. Department of
Transportation, West Building Ground Floor, Rm. W12-140, 1200 New
Jersey Avenue SE, Washington, DC 20590.
Hand Delivery or Courier: West Building Ground Floor, Room
W12-140, 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE, Washington, DC 20590 between 9 a.m.
and 5 p.m. Eastern Time, Monday through Friday, except Federal
holidays.
Fax: (202) 493-2251.
Regardless of how you submit your comments, please be sure to
mention the docket number of this document and identify the proposed
collection of information for which a comment is provided, by
referencing its OMB clearance number.
Note: All comments received will be posted without change to https://www.regulations.gov, including any personal information provided.
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).
Docket: For access to the docket to read background documents or
comments received, go to https://www.regulations.gov or the street
address listed above. Follow the online instructions for accessing the
dockets.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Complete copies of each request for
collection of information may be obtained at no charge from Andrei
Denes, U.S. Department of Transportation, NHTSA, 1200 New Jersey Avenue
SE, Washington, DC 20590. Mr. Denes's telephone number is (202) 366-
1810, and fax number is (202) 366-7002.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Under the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995,
before a proposed collection of information is submitted to OMB for
approval, Federal agencies 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. In compliance with
these requirements, NHTSA asks for public comments on the following
proposed collection of information:
Title: 49 CFR 571.108, Standard No. 108; Lamps, reflective devices,
and associated equipment; Compliance Labeling of Retroreflective
Materials Heavy Trailer Conspicuity.
OMB Control Number: 2127-0569.
Type of Request: Reinstatement of a previously approved collection.
Type of Review Requested: Regular.
Length of Approval Requested: Three Years.
Abstract: 49 U.S.C. 30111, 30112, and 30117 of the National Traffic
and Motor Vehicle Safety Act of 1966 authorize the issuance of Federal
Motor Vehicle Safety Standards (FMVSS). The agency, in prescribing a
FMVSS, considers available relevant motor vehicle safety data and
consults with other agencies, as it deems appropriate. Further, the
statute mandates that, in issuing any FMVSS, the agency considers
whether the standard is ``reasonable, practicable and appropriate for
the particular type of motor vehicle or motor vehicle equipment for
which it is prescribed,'' and whether such a standard will contribute
to carrying out the purpose of the Act. The Secretary is authorized to
issue such rules and regulations as deemed necessary to carry out these
requirements. Under this authority, the agency issued FMVSS No. 108,
specifying labeling requirements to aid the agency in achieving many of
its safety goals.
This notice requests comments on the labeling requirements of FMVSS
No. 108, ``Lamp, reflective devices and
[[Page 40736]]
associated equipment,'' which requires that the inscription ``DOT-C2'',
``DOT-C3'', or ``DOT-C4'', as appropriate, constituting a certification
that the retroreflective sheeting conforms to the requirements of the
standard, appear at least once on the exposed surface of each white or
red segment of retroreflective sheeting, and at least once every 300 mm
on retroreflective sheeting that is white only. The characters must be
not less than 3 mm high, and must be permanently stamped, etched,
molded, or printed in indelible ink.
Affected Public: Manufacturers of conspicuity grade retroreflective
materials.
Estimated Number of Respondents: 3.
The respondents are likely to be manufacturers of the conspicuity
material. The agency estimates that currently there are three
manufacturers producing conspicuity material.
Frequency: As needed.
Number of Responses: 190,000,000.
It is estimated that there are 2.34 million trailers and 0.54
million truck tractors that require new conspicuity tape annually. On
average, a trailer requires approximately 60 ft. of reflective tape and
a truck tractor requires about 4 ft. The labels are to be placed at
intervals varying between 150 mm and 300 mm on rolls of retroreflective
conspicuity tape. Considering the length of tape required per trailer
and truck tractor, and that the labeling is applied on average every 9
in. (225 mm), a total number of 80 labels per trailer and 6 labels per
truck tractor are required. Therefore, it is estimated that 190 million
labels will be required annually (2.34 million trailers x 80 labels +
0.54 million truck tractors x 6 labels).
Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 3 hours.
The compliance symbol labeling program imposes only a minor hour
burden per respondent, or three total hours, for the collection or
reporting based on a maximum time required to ensure that the correct
inscription is being applied to the sheeting by the printing presses.
The application of symbols is performed by automated equipment
incorporated in the production process of the retroreflective sheeting.
Estimated Total Annual Burden Cost: $4,000.
The cost to respondents is estimated based on information that was
supplied by the respondents regarding the cost of supplying or
modifying printing rollers to apply the label. The cost to
manufacturers of applying the label requirement is the maintenance and
amortization of printing rollers and the additional dye or ink
consumed. The labels are printed during the normal course of steady
flow manufacturing operations and do not add additional time to the
production process.
Two methods of printing the label are in use. One method uses the
same roller that applies the dye to the red segments of the material
pattern. The roller is resurfaced annually using a computerized etching
technique. The label was incorporated in the software to drive the
roller resurfacing in 1993, and there is no additional cost to continue
the printing of the label. In fact, costs would be incurred to
discontinue the label.
The second method uses a separate roller and dye to apply the
label. The manufacturer using this technique reported that the rollers
have been in service for five years without detectable wear and
predicted a service life of at least fifteen years. Four rollers
costing about $2,500 each are used for a total of $10,000. If all three
manufacturers chose to use this method, a total of 12 rollers would be
used for a total cost of $30,000. A straight-line depreciation of the
rollers over 15 years ($30,000 divided by 15 years) equals $2,000 per
year. The total cost of the dye required is derived from the number of
labels required to be printed yearly and the dye required for each
label. The total number of labels printed annually is about 190
million. Therefore, at a cost of approximately $40 per gallon of dye
and using about 0.001 milliliters of dye per label, the total cost of
dye to print all the labels is estimated to be $2,000 (190 million
labels x $40/gal x 0.001 ml x 0.000264172 ml/gal). With the yearly cost
to replace the rollers of $2,000 and an annual allowance of $2,000 for
dye, the annual total industry cost of maintaining the label is about
$4,000.
Estimated annual cost burden:
Additional cost of maintaining printing rollers with added label--$0
Annual cost of separate printing rollers for label (where used)--$2,000
Annual cost of additional dye or ink--$2,000
Total annual respondent cost--$4,000
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Total annual Annual Est. total annual
Number of rollers Cost of each Total cost Depreciation labels additional dye cost to maintain
roller rollers over 15 years (million) allowance label
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
12............................................. $2,500 $30,000 $2,000 190 $2,000 $4,000
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Public Comments Invited: You are asked to comment on any aspects of
this information collection, including (a) 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; (b) the accuracy of the Department's estimate
of the burden of the proposed information collection; (c) ways to
enhance the quality, utility and clarity of the information to be
collected; and (d) 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.
(Authority: The Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995; 44 U.S.C. chapter
35; and delegation of authority at 49 CFR 1.95 and 501.8)
Raymond R. Posten,
Associate Administrator for Rulemaking.
[FR Doc. 2020-14570 Filed 7-6-20; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 4910-59-P