[Federal Register Volume 85, Number 130 (Tuesday, July 7, 2020)]
[Notices]
[Pages 40733-40735]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2020-14569]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

National Highway Traffic Safety Administration

[Docket No. NHTSA-2019-0113]


Agency Information Collection Activities; Notice and Request for 
Comment; Vehicle Information for the General Public

AGENCY: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), 
Department of Transportation (DOT).

ACTION: Notice and request for comments on a reinstatement of a 
previously approved collection of information.

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SUMMARY: The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) 
seeks public comment about our intention to request the Office of 
Management and Budget's approval on the reinstatement of a previously 
approved information collection. 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 reinstatement of previously 
approved collections. This document describes one collection of 
information concerning vehicle safety features for consumer information 
purposes for which NHTSA intends to seek OMB approval (OMB Control 
number 2127-0629).

DATES: Comments should be submitted on or before September 8, 2020.

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments [identified by Docket No. NHTSA-
2019-0113] through one of the following methods:
     Federal eRulemaking Portal: Go to http://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 http://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 http://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 Ms. Johanna 
Lowrie, U.S. Department of Transportation, NHTSA, Room W43-410, 1200 
New Jersey Ave. SE, Washington, DC 20590. Ms. Lowrie's telephone number 
is (202) 366-5269. 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. In compliance with these requirements, NHTSA asks for 
public comment on the following proposed collection of information:
    Title: Vehicle Information for the General Public.
    OMB Control Number: 2127-0629.
    Type of Request: Reinstatement of a previously approved collection.
    Type of Review Requested: Regular.
    Length of Approval Requested: Three Years.
    Abstract: NHTSA's mission is to save lives, prevent injury, and 
reduce motor vehicle crashes. Consumer information programs are an 
important tool for improving vehicle safety through market forces. 
Pursuant to 49 U.S.C. 32302, the Secretary of Transportation (NHTSA by 
delegation) is directed to provide to the public the following 
information about passenger motor vehicles: Damage susceptibility; 
crashworthiness, crash avoidance, and any other areas the Secretary 
determines will improve safety of passenger motor vehicles; and the 
degree of difficulty of diagnosis and repair of damage to, or failure 
of, mechanical and electrical systems. For more than 40 years, under 
its New Car Assessment Program (NCAP), NHTSA has been providing 
consumers with vehicle safety information such as frontal and side 
crash results, crash avoidance performance test results, rollover 
propensity, and the availability of a wide array of safety features 
provided on new model year vehicles. Additionally, the agency uses this 
safety feature information when responding to consumer inquiries and 
analyzing rulemaking petitions and the regulatory

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impacts of Congressional Acts that require the agency to issue or 
consider issuing new rules that would mandate certain vehicle safety 
features.
    NHTSA has another information collection to obtain data related to 
motor vehicle compliance with the agency's Federal motor vehicle safety 
standards. Although the consumer information collection data (requested 
by NCAP) is distinct and unique from the compliance data, respondents 
to both collections are similar. Thus, the consumer information 
collection is closely coordinated with the compliance collection to 
enable responders to assemble the data more efficiently. The burden is 
further reduced by sending electronic files to the respondents so that 
they can enter the data and return it to the agency electronically.
    Affected Public: Manufacturers that sell passenger cars and light 
truck vehicles (including sport utility vehicles, pickup trucks, and 
vans) that have a Gross Vehicle Weight Rating (GVWR) of 10,000 pounds 
or less in the United States.
    Estimated Number of Respondents: 21.
    Frequency: Annually.
    Number of Responses: 21.
    The consumer information collected will be used to disseminate 
vehicle safely information via the agency's www.nhtsa.gov website, in 
the ``Purchasing with Safety in Mind: What to look for when buying a 
new vehicle'' brochure, and in other consumer publications, as well as 
for internal agency analyses and responses to consumer inquiries.
    There are approximately 21 vehicle manufacturers that sell 
passenger cars and light truck vehicles (including sport utility 
vehicles, pickup trucks, and vans) in the United States with a Gross 
Vehicle Weight Rating of 10,000 pounds or less, that NHTSA requests 
annually to respond to this information request. These 21 vehicle 
manufacturers produce an aggregate of approximately 400 vehicle models 
each year. Estimates are based on an expected 5 hours to prepare the 
request for each vehicle model. In addition, the estimate on total 
annual burden hours for each task is based on a proportion of the job 
function (e.g., 50 percent for data entry; 40 percent for technical 
information validation; 10 percent for technical content approval).
    Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 2,000 hours.
    Number of vehicle models: 400.
    Number of hours per vehicle model: 5.
    Total annual burden hours: 2,000 = (5 hours/model x 400 models).

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                                                                                                 Estimated total
                                                               Vehicle models   Estimated hours   annual burden
                                                                  per year        per  vehicle        hours
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Preparation of Response.....................................              400                5            2,000
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    A breakdown of the total annual burden hours (2,000) for this 
collection of information by labor type is as follows:
    Burden hours for data entry = 2,000 hours x 50 percent = 1,000 
hours.
    Burden hours for technical information validation = 2,000 hours x 
40 percent = 800 hours.
    Burden hours for technical content approval = 2,000 hours x 10 
percent = 200 hours.

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                                                Hours by labor type
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                                           Percentage of     Number of
                                            total hours        hours
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Data Entry..............................              50           1,000
Technical Information Validation........              40             800
Technical Content Approval..............              10             200
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    Estimated Annual Labor Costs: $127,035.
    Cost associated with data entry = 1,000 hours x $36.51 \1\ per 
hour/0.701 \2\ = $52,083.
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    \1\ ``Motor Vehicle Manufacturing--May 2016 OES Industry-
Specific Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates.'' March 31, 
2017. Business Operations Specialists, Occupation Code 13-1000; Mean 
Hourly Wage = $36.51. https://www.bls.gov/oes/2016/may/naics4_336100.htm. Accessed Dec. 9, 2019.
    \2\ See Table 1 at https://www.bls.gov/news.release/pdf/ecec.pdf 
for the total compensation rate for the employer for private 
workers.
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    Cost associated with technical information validation = 800 hours x 
$50.27 \3\ per hour/0.701 = $57,369.
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    \3\ ``Motor Vehicle Manufacturing--May 2016 OES Industry-
Specific Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates.'' March 31, 
2017. Operations Specialties Managers, Occupation Code 11-3000; Mean 
Hourly Wage = $50.27. https://www.bls.gov/oes/2016/may/naics4_336100.htm. Accessed Dec. 9, 2019.
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    Cost associated with technical content approval = 200 hours x 
$61.63 \4\ per hour/0.701 = $17,583.
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    \4\ ``Motor Vehicle Manufacturing--May 2016 OES Industry-
Specific Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates.'' March 31, 
2017. Advertising, Marketing, Promotions, Public Relations, and 
Sales Managers, Occupation Code 11-2000; Mean Hourly Wage = $61.63. 
https://www.bls.gov/oes/2016/may/naics4_336100.htm. Accessed Dec. 9, 
2019.
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    Cost associated with total annual burden hours is $127,035 = 
($52,083 + $57,369 + $17,583).

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                                                    Percent  of        Total
                                   Average wage        total       compensation    Annual hours    Annual labor
                                                   compensation        rate                            cost
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Data Entry......................          $36.51            70.1          $52.08           1,000         $52,083
Vehicle Info. Validation........           50.27            70.1           71.71             800          57,369
Tech. Content Approval..........           61.63            70.1           87.92             200          17,583
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    Estimated Annual Labor Cost   ..............  ..............  ..............  ..............         127,035
     for This Information
     Collection:................
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    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]
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