[Federal Register Volume 87, Number 198 (Friday, October 14, 2022)]
[Notices]
[Pages 62489-62494]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2022-22298]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

National Highway Traffic Safety Administration

[Docket No. NHTSA-2021-0032]


Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to the 
Office of Management and Budget for Review and Approval; Consolidated 
Vehicles' Owner's Manual Requirements for Motor Vehicles and Motor 
Vehicle Equipment

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

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

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SUMMARY: In compliance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (PRA), 
this notice announces that the Information Collection Request (ICR) 
summarized below will be submitted to the Office of Management and 
Budget (OMB) for review and approval. The ICR describes the nature of 
the information collection and its expected burden. This document 
describes a collection of information for which NHTSA intends to seek 
OMB approval on Vehicle Owner's Manual Requirements for Motor Vehicles 
and Motor Vehicle Equipment.

DATES: Comments must be submitted on or before November 14, 2022.

ADDRESSES: Written comments and recommendations for the proposed 
information collection, including suggestions for reducing burden, 
should be submitted to the Office of Management and Budget at 
www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain. To find this particular information 
collection, select ``Currently under Review--Open for Public Comment'' 
or use the search function.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For additional information or access 
to background documents, contact James Myers, NHTSA, 1200 New Jersey 
Avenue SE, West Building, Room W43-320, NRM-100, Washington, DC 20590. 
Mr. Myers' telephone number is 202-493-0031. Please identify the 
relevant collection of information by referring to its OMB Control 
Number.

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SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Under the PRA (44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq.), a 
Federal agency must receive approval from the Office of Management and 
Budget (OMB) before it collects certain information from the public and 
a person is not required to respond to a collection of information by a 
Federal agency unless the collection displays a valid OMB control 
number. In compliance with these requirements, this notice announces 
that the following information collection request will be submitted 
OMB.
    A Federal Register notice with a 60-day comment period soliciting 
public comments on the following information collection was published 
on February 22, 2022.
    Title: Consolidated Vehicle Owner's Manual Requirements for Motor 
Vehicles and Motor Vehicle Equipment.
    OMB Control Number: 2127-0541.
    Form Number: N/A.
    Type of Request: Request for reinstatement with modification of a 
previously approved collection of information.
    Type of Review Requested: Regular.
    Length of Approval Requested: Three years from date of approval.
    Summary of the Collection of Information: The National Traffic and 
Motor Vehicle Act, authorizes the Secretary of Transportation (NHTSA by 
delegation), at 49 U.S.C. 30111, to issue Federal Motor Vehicle Safety 
Standards (FMVSS) that set performance standards for motor vehicles and 
items of motor vehicle equipment. Further, the Secretary (NHTSA by 
delegation) is authorized, at 49 U.S.C. 30117, to require manufacturers 
to provide information to first purchasers of motor vehicles or items 
of motor vehicle equipment related to performance and safety in printed 
materials that are attached to or accompany the motor vehicle or item 
of motor vehicle equipment. NHTSA has exercised this authority to 
require manufacturers to provide certain specified safety information 
to be readily available to consumers and purchasers of motor vehicles 
and items of motor vehicle equipment. This information is most often 
provided in vehicle owners' manuals and the requirements are found in 
49 CFR parts 563, 571, and 575. This information collection request 
only covers requirements or requests to provide information that is not 
provided verbatim in the regulation or standard. The information 
requirements or requests are included in: Part 563, ``Event data 
recorders;'' FMVSS No. 108, ``Lamps, reflective devices, and associated 
equipment;'' FMVSS No. 110, ``Tire selection and rims;'' FMVSS No. 138, 
``Tire Pressure Monitoring Systems;'' FMVSS No. 202a, ``Head 
restraints;'' FMVSS No. 205, ``Glazing materials;'' FMVSS No. 208, 
``Occupant crash protection;'' FMVSS No. 210, ``Seat belt assembly 
anchorages;'' FMVSS No. 213, ``Child restraint systems;'' FMVSS No. 
225, ``Child restraint anchorage systems;'' FMVSS No. 226, ``Ejection 
mitigation;'' FMVSS No. 303, ``Fuel System Integrity of Compressed 
Natural Gas Vehicles;'' section 575.103, ``Truck-camper loading;'' 
section 575.104, ``Uniform tire quality grading standards;'' and 
section 575.105, ``Vehicle rollover.''
    Part 563--Event data recorders. Section 563.11 requires 
manufacturers of vehicles equipped with event data recorders (EDRs) to 
provide a prescribed statement (provided verbatim) in the owner's 
manual,\1\ which is not an information collection. Section 563.11 also 
states that the owner's manual may include additional information about 
the form, function, and capabilities of the EDR, in supplement to the 
required statement. This voluntary disclosure of information is an 
information collection for which NHTSA is seeking approval. There is a 
slight burden for respondents to include the voluntary additional 
information in their owner's manuals. The vehicle manufacturers which 
provide this additional information in the owner's manual incur minimal 
burden. We conservatively estimate that half of the 406 vehicle models 
for light duty vehicles will have owner's manuals that contain this 
supplemental information and that the burden for updating and reviewing 
this information will be 1 hour per model line. This would result in 
203 annual burden hours (203 vehicle model lines x 1 hour of time x 1 
manual per model).
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    \1\ 49 CFR 563.11(a).
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    It is estimated that the word content in the owner's manual 
required by Part 563 would be 100 text words. Hence, the cost burden to 
vehicle manufacturers is estimated to be $30,566.25 (17,100,939 total 
vehicles x 50% of vehicles including added language in the owner's 
manuals x 100 text words x 1.1 production factor x 0.25 printing factor 
x $0.00013 per word). Cost burdens for this regulation were not 
included in the previous information collection request.
    FMVSS No. 108, ``Lamps, reflective devices, and associated 
equipment.'' This standard requires that certain lamps and reflective 
devices with certain performance levels be installed on motor vehicles 
to assure that the roadway is properly illuminated, that vehicles can 
be readily seen, and the signals can be transmitted to other drivers 
sharing the road during day, night, and inclement weather. In addition 
to establishing performance requirements for those lamps and reflective 
devices, FMVSS No. 108 also contains provisions requiring manufacturers 
to provide instructions or information on the lighting device. FMVSS 
No. 108, S10.18.8.2 requires manufacturers to provide instructions for 
proper aiming of a vehicle's Vehicle Headlamp Aiming Device (VHAD) 
headlamps. FMVSS No. 108, S9.4.1.1 requires manufacturers to provide 
information regarding how to operate semiautomatic beam switching 
devices.
    NHTSA estimates 50% of vehicle models will offer adaptive driving 
beam headlighting systems on at least one trim level that will include 
a VHAD. Further, NHTSA estimates manufacturers will require 4 hours per 
each new vehicle model and 1 hour for carry-over vehicle models to 
gather the necessary VHAD aiming instructions for the owner's manual. 
FMVSS No. 108 permits each manufacturer a choice in placing headlamp 
aiming instruction in the owner's manual or on a label affixed to the 
vehicle. We estimate about half of the VHAD aiming applications would 
be on labels attached to the VHAD, with the remainder (50%) using 
information in the owner's manual to convey the necessary information. 
The annual burden hours required by FMVSS No. 108`s VHAD section in the 
owner's manual is 383 hours ((438 models x 0.5 use VHAD x 0.25 new 
models x 4 hours/model) + (438 models x 0.5 use VHAD x 0.75 non-new 
models x 1 hour/model)).
    We estimate that approximately 80% of new vehicle models include a 
semiautomatic beam switching device (SAB) on at least one trim level 
for the U.S. market. For new model vehicles the time to collect, 
prepare, and review the required information is estimated to be 4 hours 
per manual. For carry-over vehicles, we estimate 1 hour to review the 
required information for continued accuracy. The annual burden hours 
required by FMVSS No. 108's semiautomatic beam switching device section 
in the owner's manual is 613 hours ((438 models x 0.8 offer SABs x 0.25 
new models x 4 hours/model) + (438 models x 0.8 offer SABs x 0.75 non-
new models x 1 hour/model)).
    The annual printing annual cost burden to the respondents to 
include the information required by FMVSS No. 108's VHAD section in the 
owner's manual is $38,208 (17,100,000 vehicles x 0.5 use VHAD x 0.5 
provide info in manual x 250 words of text x 1.1 production factor x 
0.25 printing factor

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x $0.00013 per word). The annual printing cost burden to the 
respondents to include the information required by FMVSS No. 108's 
semiautomatic beam switching device section in the owner's manual is 
$244,530 (17,100,000 vehicles x 0.8 use SABs x 500 words of text x 1.1 
production factor x 0.25 printing factor x $0.00013 per word).
    FMVSS No. 110, ``Tire selection and rims.'' This standard specifies 
requirements for tire selection to prevent tire overloading. The 
vehicle's normal load and maximum load on the tire shall not be greater 
than applicable specified limits. The standard requires a permanently 
affixed vehicle placard specifying vehicle capacity weight, designated 
seating capacity, manufacturer-recommended cold tire inflation 
pressure, and manufacturer's recommended tire size. The standard 
further specifies rim construction requirements, load limits of non-
pneumatic spare tires, and labeling requirements for non-pneumatic 
spare tires, including a required placard. Owner's manual information 
is required for non-pneumatic spare tires.
    Currently, manufacturers do not equip current passenger vehicles, 
trucks, buses, trailers, or motorcycles with non-pneumatic spare tires. 
If vehicles were equipped with non-pneumatic spare tires, the number of 
annual burden hours imposed on manufacturers who choose to equip their 
vehicles with this equipment would be determined from the number of 
model lines produced annually (of which an estimated 25% are new and 
75% are on-new, a repeat of previous years' model lines) multiplied by 
the portion of vehicle models equipped with non-pneumatic spare tires 
multiplied by the estimated number of hours required to assemble the 
required information (estimated to be 4 hours of review for new 
vehicles and 1 hour to review the information for non-new vehicles). 
The product of these factors would provide the number of hours required 
by manufacturers to produce necessary information to place into an 
owner's manual ``master'' for printing. The printing cost burden for 
these owner's manuals would be the number of vehicles produced annually 
multiplied by the portion of vehicles equipped with non-pneumatic spare 
tires, multiplied by certain printing factors (an estimated 500 text 
words required per owner's manual, a 1.1 multiplier to account for 
aftermarket manuals, a 0.25 printing factor, and a $0.00013 cost per 
word). Because manufacturers do not equip current passenger vehicles, 
trucks, buses, trailers, or motorcycles with non-pneumatic spare tires, 
NHTSA estimates the hour burden as 0 hours, and the printing cost at 
$0.
    FMVSS No. 138, ``Tire pressure monitoring systems.'' This standard 
specifies requirements for a tire pressure monitoring system to warn 
the driver of an under-inflated tire condition. Its purpose is to 
reduce the likelihood of a vehicle crash resulting from tire failure 
due to operation in an under-inflated condition. The standard requires 
the owner's manual to include specific information on the low-pressure 
warning telltale and the malfunction indicator telltale.
    The information required by FMVSS No. 138 to be included in the 
owner's manual is provided verbatim and may be taken from the Federal 
regulation in its entirety. FMVSS No. 138, also states that the owner's 
manual may include additional information about the low-pressure 
telltale and the malfunction indicator telltale. NHTSA estimates the 
burden to be 1 hour for the respondents to format their owner's manuals 
to include the text and additional information. There is an average of 
438 model lines each year that include tire pressure monitoring 
information in the owner's manual. Therefore, NHTSA estimates the total 
annual burden hours for Sec.  571.138 to be 438 hours (438 model lines 
x 1 manual per model x 1 hour).
    It is estimated that the information required by FMVSS No. 138 in 
the owner's manual is equivalent to 400 words of text. This would 
result in $244,530 in cost burden to the respondents (17,100,000 
vehicles x 400 words of text x 1.1 production factor x 0.25 printing 
factor x $0.00013 per word).
    FMVSS No. 202a, ``Head restraints.'' This standard specifies 
requirements for head restraints. The standard, which seeks to reduce 
whiplash injuries in rear collisions, currently requires head 
restraints for front outboard designated seating positions in passenger 
cars and in light multipurpose passenger vehicles, trucks and buses 
with a gross vehicle weight rating of 4,536 kg or less and specifies 
requirements for optionally provided rear outboard seat head restraints 
in the same vehicles. The standard requires that vehicle manufacturers 
include information in owner's manuals for vehicles manufactured on or 
after September 1, 2008. The owner's manual must clearly identify which 
seats are equipped with head restraints. If the head restraints are 
removable, the owner's manual must provide instructions on how to 
remove the head restraint by a deliberate action distinct from any act 
necessary for adjustment, and how to reinstall the head restraints. The 
owner's manual must warn that all head restraints must be reinstalled 
to properly protect vehicle occupants. Finally, the owner's manual must 
describe, in an easily understandable format, the adjustment of the 
head restraints and/or seat back to achieve appropriate head restraint 
position relative to the occupant's head.
    It is estimated that 438 model lines need to be reviewed annually, 
but only a fraction (25 percent) need major revision each year. It is 
further estimated that it would take 5 hours to complete the major 
revisions. The remaining fraction of model lines (75 percent) only 
require reverification of existing information. The total annual burden 
hours are estimated to be 876 hours (438 model lines x 0.25 needing 
revision x 5 hours plus 438 model lines x 0.75 needing revision x 1 
hour).
    The word count required to disclose the required head restraint 
information in the owner's manual is estimated to be 1,200 words. The 
annual cost burden to the respondents to include the information 
required by FMVSS No. 202a in the owner's manual is $733,590 
(17,100,000 vehicles x 1,200 words of text x 1.1 production factor x 
0.25 printing factor x $0.00013 per word).
    FMVSS No. 205, ``Glazing materials.'' This standard specifies 
requirements for all glazing material used in windshields, windows, and 
interior partitions of motor vehicles. Its purpose is to reduce 
injuries resulting from impact to glazing surfaces, to ensure a 
necessary degree of transparency in motor vehicle windows for driver 
visibility, and to minimize the possibility of occupants being thrown 
through the vehicle windows in collisions. More detailed information 
regarding the care and maintenance of plastic glazing items, such as a 
glass-plastic windshield, is required to be placed in the vehicle 
owner's manual.
    It is estimated that the burden to provide information in the 
owner's manual for detailed care and maintenance is minimal because 
manufacturers already provide this type of information in the vehicle 
cleaning and maintenance section of the owner's manual. NHTSA estimates 
a burden for each manual of 1 hour because manufacturers would need to 
verify that detailed care and maintenance information has been included 
in their cleaning and maintenance section of the owner's manual. The 
annual estimated burden from Sec.  571.205 is 176.0 hours (176 model 
lines x 1 manual per model x 1 hour).
    The word count required in the owner's manual is estimated to be 
210 words. Only buses and low speed vehicles currently use plastic type 
glazing, so NHTSA estimates there are

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17,400 new vehicles each year that include glazing information in the 
owner's manual. The annual cost burden to the respondents to include 
the information required by FMVSS No. 205 is $130.15 (17,400 vehicles x 
210 words of text x 1.1 production factor x 0.25 printing factor x 
$0.00013 per word).
    FMVSS No. 208, ``Occupant crash protection.'' This standard 
specifies requirements for both active and passive occupant crash 
protection systems for passenger cars, multipurpose passenger vehicles, 
trucks, and small buses. Certain safety features, such as air bags, or 
the care and maintenance of air bag systems, are required to be 
explained to the owner by means of the owner's manual. For example, the 
owner's manual must describe the vehicle's air bag system and provide 
precautionary information about the proper positioning of the 
occupants, including children. The owner's manual must also warn that 
no objects should be placed over or near the air bag covers. There is 
also required information about the operation of seat belt assemblies 
and other information that could total up to about 20 pages in the 
owner's manual. This material would also need to be kept current with 
the latest technical information on an annual basis.
    A conservative estimated burden to produce the required text and 
information is 16 hours (or 2 days). It is also estimated that a 
fraction (25 percent) of the model lines would require updates 
annually. The remaining fraction of model lines (75 percent) only 
require reverification (1-hour burden) of existing information. This 
would result in 2,750 annual burden hours (579 vehicle model lines x 
0.25 percent that need updating x 16 hours of time plus 579 model lines 
x 0.75 needing revision x 1 hour).
    It is estimated that the word content in the owner's manual 
required by FMVSS No. 208 would be 5,400 text words. Hence, the cost 
burden to vehicle manufacturers is estimated to be $3,397,680 
(17,600,000 total vehicles x 5,400 text words x 1.1 production factor x 
0.25 printing factor x $0.00013 per word).
    FMVSS No. 210, ``Seat belt assembly anchorages.'' This standard 
specifies requirements for seat belt assembly anchorages to ensure 
effective occupant restraint and to reduce the likelihood of failure in 
a crash. FMVSS No. 210 requires that manufacturers place the following 
information in the vehicle owner's manual: (a) an explanation that 
child restraints are designed to be secured by means of the vehicle's 
seat belts, and (b) a statement alerting vehicle owners that children 
are always safer in the rear seat.
    It is estimated that it would take a vehicle manufacturer no more 
than 1 hour per vehicle model line to assemble all of the FMVSS No. 210 
information for inclusion in the owner's manual. This would result in 
438 annual burden hours (438 vehicle model lines x 1 manual per model x 
1 hour).
    It is estimated that the word content in the owner's manual 
required by FMVSS No. 210 would be 400 text words. Hence, the cost 
burden to vehicle manufacturers is estimated to be $244,530 (17,100,000 
total vehicles x 400 text words x 1.1 production factor x 0.25 printing 
factor x $0.00013 per word).
    FMVSS No. 213, ``Child restraint systems.'' This standard specifies 
requirements for child restraint systems and requires that 
manufacturers provide consumers with detailed information relating to 
child safety in air bag-equipped vehicles. The vehicle owner's manual 
must include information about the operation and do's and don'ts of 
built-in child seats. NHTSA estimates that there are no more than 20 
vehicle models that are equipped with built-in child restraints. 
However, as stated in FMVSS No. 213, the information must be made 
available on strategically placed labels within the vehicles, in 
addition to the vehicle's owner's manual. Thus, it is assumed that the 
burden hours would be minimal since the information is already 
available from the information required to produce the labels. This 
would result in 20 annual burden hours (20 vehicle model lines x 1 
manual per model x 1 hour).
    It is estimated that the recurring information required for child 
safety in the owner's manual would be 500 text words. NHTSA estimates 
that 5% of vehicles may be in lines that offer built in child 
restraints. Hence, the cost burden to vehicle manufacturers is 
estimated to be $15,730 (17,600,000 total vehicles x 5% x 500 text 
words x 1.1 production factor x 0.25 printing factor x $0.00013 per 
word).
    FMVSS No. 225; ``Child restraint anchorage systems.'' This standard 
establishes requirements for child restraint anchorage systems to 
ensure their proper location and strength for the effective securing of 
child restraints, to reduce the likelihood of the anchorage systems' 
failure, and to increase the likelihood that child restraints are 
properly secured and thus more fully achieve their potential 
effectiveness in motor vehicles. The vehicle owner's manual must 
provide written instructions, in English, for using the tether 
anchorages and the child restraint anchorage system in the vehicle. 
Instructions must at a minimum indicate which seating positions in the 
vehicle are equipped with tether anchorages and child restraint 
anchorage systems, explain the meaning of markings provided to locate 
the lower anchorages, and include instructions that provide a step-by-
step procedure (including diagrams) for properly attaching a child 
restraint system's tether strap to the tether anchorages.
    NHTSA estimates that it takes a vehicle manufacturer no more than 5 
hours to compile the required material and that only a fraction (25 
percent) would need major revisions each year. The remaining fraction 
of model lines (75 percent) only require reverification (1-hour burden) 
of existing information. This would result in 876 annual burden hours 
((438 vehicle model lines x 1 manual per model x 0.25 (percent 
requiring major revisions) x 5 hours of time) + (438 model lines x 1 
manual per model x 0.75 (percent requiring reverification) x 1 hour)).
    NHTSA estimates that the word content in the owner's manual 
required by FMVSS No. 225 would be 1,500 text words. Hence, the cost 
burden to vehicle manufacturers is estimated to be $943,800 (17,600,000 
total vehicles x 1,500 text words x 1.1 production factor x 0.25 
printing factor x $0.00013 per word).
    FMVSS No. 226, ``Ejection mitigation.'' This standard establishes 
vehicle requirements intended to reduce the partial and complete 
ejection of vehicle occupants through side windows in crashes, 
particularly rollover crashes. The standard applies to passenger cars, 
and to multipurpose passenger vehicles, trucks, and buses with a gross 
vehicle weight rating of 4,536 kg (10,000 pounds) or less. Written 
information must be provided that describes any ejection mitigation 
countermeasure that deploys in the event of a rollover and a discussion 
of the readiness indicator with a list of the elements of the system 
being monitored by the indicator, a discussion of the purpose and 
location of the telltale, and instructions to the consumer on the steps 
to take if the telltale is illuminated.
    It is estimated that it would take a vehicle manufacturer no more 
than 8 hours to compile the required material and it is estimated that 
a fraction (25 percent) would need major revisions each year. The 
remaining fraction of model lines (75 percent) only require 
reverification (1-hour burden) of existing information. This would 
result in 1,204.5 annual burden hours (438

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vehicle model lines x 1 manual per model x 0.25 (percent that need 
updating) x 8 hours of time plus 438 model lines x 1 manual per model x 
0.75 (percent needing revision) x 1 hour).
    It is estimated that the word content in the owner's manual 
required by FMVSS No. 226 would be 3,000 text words. Hence, the cost 
burden to vehicle manufacturers is estimated to be $1,833,975 
(17,100,000 total vehicles x 3,000 text words x 1.1 production factor x 
0.25 printing factor x $0.00013 per word).
    FMVSS No. 303, ``Fuel System Integrity of Compressed Natural Gas 
Vehicles.'' This standard specifies requirements for the integrity of 
motor vehicle fuel systems using compressed natural gas (CNG), 
including the CNG fuel systems of bi-fuel, dedicated, and dual fuel CNG 
vehicles. This regulation requires manufacturers to permanently label 
CNG vehicles, near the vehicle refueling connection, with service 
pressure information and the statement ``See instructions on fuel 
container for inspection and service life.'' Manufacturers of CNG 
vehicles shall also provide a first purchaser this information in 
either an owner's manual or a one-page document. The service pressure 
information required for the owner's manuals under FMVSS No. 303 is 
developed by manufacturers as part of their routine engineering 
development for their vehicles. Therefore, there is a slight burden of 
1 hour for respondents to include this information in their owner's 
manuals. This would result in 18 annual burden hours (18 vehicle model 
lines x 1 manual per model x 1 hour of time).
    It is estimated that no more than 50 words are required in the 
owner's manual to comply with the requirements in FMVSS No. 303. There 
are conservatively 20,000 CNG vehicles produced annually. Hence, the 
cost burden to CNG vehicle manufacturers is estimated to be $35.75 
(20,000 total units x 50 text words x 1.1 production factor x 0.25 
printing factor x $0.00013 per word). Cost burdens for this regulation 
were not included in the previous information collection request.
    Section 575.103, ``Truck-camper loading.'' This regulation 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. This regulation also requires manufacturers of trucks 
that would accommodate slide-in campers to specify the cargo weight 
ratings and the longitudinal limits within which the center of gravity 
for the cargo weight rating should be located. The information required 
for the owner's manuals under section 575.103 is developed by 
manufacturers as part of their routine engineering development for 
their vehicles. The figures to include in truck and slide-in camper 
owner's manuals are provided in the regulation. Therefore, there is a 
slight 1-hour burden for respondents to include this information in 
their owner's manuals. This would result in 35 annual burden hours (35 
vehicle model lines x 1 manual per model x 1 hour of time).
    It is estimated that 480 words are minimally required in the 
owner's manual to comply with Sec.  575.103. There are approximately 
2,300,000 pickup trucks and 11,000 truck camper units produced 
annually. These total to an annual production of 2,311,000 units. 
Hence, the cost burden to vehicle manufacturers is estimated to be 
$39,656.76 (2,311,000 total units x 480 text words x 1.1 production 
factor x 0.25 printing factor x $0.00013 per word).
    Section 575.104, ``Uniform tire quality grading standards.'' This 
regulation requires manufacturers of motor vehicles to inform the 
drivers of the type and quality of the tires with which their vehicles 
are equipped. A statement, which manufacturers shall include in the 
owner's manual, is provided in the regulation in its entirety or 
equivalent form. Hence there is a slight 1-hour burden on the 
respondents for inclusion of this information into their owner's 
manuals. This would result in 579 annual burden hours (579 vehicle 
model lines x 1 manual per model x 1 hour of time).
    It is estimated that 390 words are minimally required in the 
owner's manual to comply with Sec.  575.104. There are approximately 
13,857,300 vehicles covered by this regulation. Hence, the cost burden 
to vehicle manufacturers is estimated to be $193,205.41 (13,857,300 
total vehicles x 390 text words x 1.1 production factor x 0.25 printing 
factor x $0.00013 per word). Cost burdens for this regulation were not 
included in the previous information collection request.
    Section 575.105, ``Vehicle rollover.'' This regulation requires 
manufacturers of utility vehicles \2\ to alert the drivers of those 
vehicles that they have a higher possibility of rollover than other 
vehicle types and to advise them of steps that can be taken to reduce 
the possibility of rollover and/or to reduce the likelihood of injury 
in a rollover. A statement, which manufacturers shall include in the 
owner's manual, is provided in the regulation in its entirety or 
equivalent form. Hence there is a slight 1-hour burden on the 
respondents for inclusion of this information into their owner's 
manuals. This would result in 18 annual burden hours (18 vehicle model 
lines x 1 manual per model x 1 hour of time).
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passenger vehicles (other than those which are passenger car 
derivatives) which have a wheelbase of 110 inches or less and 
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    It is estimated that 117 words are minimally required in the 
owner's manual to comply with Sec.  575.105. There are approximately 
2,700,000 utility vehicles with 4-wheel drive and a wheelbase of 110 
inches or less. Therefore, the cost burden to vehicle manufacturers is 
estimated to be $11,293.43 (2,700,000 total vehicles x 117 text words x 
1.1 production factor x 0.25 printing factor x $0.00013 per word). Cost 
burdens for this regulation were not included in the previous 
information collection request.
    Description of the Need for the Information and Proposed Use of the 
Information:
    The purpose of requiring certain information to be provided in 
manuals is to ensure owners and operators are provided with readily 
accessible important information about critical components of their 
vehicles, such as the performance of their vehicle or instructions for 
proper operation. The Federal program for reducing highway fatalities, 
injuries and crashes is likely to be adversely affected if the 
information is not collected, since consumers would not be made readily 
aware of certain important safety provisions that apply to critical 
components of their vehicles and would not have a readily accessible 
source of information when circumstances require such information.
    Earlier 60-Day Notice:
    A Federal Register Notice, 87 FR 9787, with a 60-day comment period 
soliciting comments on the following information collection was 
published on February 22, 2022. No comments were received for that 
notice.
    Affected Public: Vehicle manufacturers.
    Estimated Number of Respondents: 52.
    Frequency: On Occasion.
    Number of Responses: 52.
    Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 8,628.
    Estimated Total Combined Annual Burden Costs: $8,406,632.
    The table below summarizes the total hour burden, associated labor 
costs, and printing cost estimates.

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                            Table 1--Estimated Hour Burden and Associated Labor Costs
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                 Part/section                              Brief title             total annual   labor costs at
                                                                                   burden hours     $50.44/hour
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563...........................................  Event Data Recorders............             203         $10,239
571.108.......................................  Lighting-VHAD...................             383          19,319
571.108.......................................  Lighting-SABs...................             613          30,920
571.110.......................................  Tire Selection and Rims.........               0               0
571.138.......................................  Tire Pressure Monitoring........             438          22,093
571.202a......................................  Head Restraints.................             876          44,185
571.205.......................................  Glazing.........................             176           8,877
571.208.......................................  Crash Protection................           2,750         138,710
571.210.......................................  Seat Belt Anchors...............             438          22,093
571.213.......................................  Child Restraints................              20           1,009
571.225.......................................  Child Restraint Anchorages......             876          44,185
571.226.......................................  Ejection Mitigation.............           1,205          60,755
571.303.......................................  CNG Fuel Systems................              18             908
575.103.......................................  Truck-Camper Loading............              35           1,765
575.104.......................................  Tire Quality....................             579          29,205
575.105.......................................  Utility Vehicles................              18             908
                                                                                 -------------------------------
    Totals....................................  ................................           8,628         435,171
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                    Table 2--Estimated Printing Costs
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                                                             Estimated
          Part/section                 Brief title        total costs to
                                                            respondents
------------------------------------------------------------------------
563............................  Event Data Recorders...         $30,566
571.108........................  Lighting-VHAD..........          38,208
571.108........................  Lighting-SABs..........         244,530
571.110........................  Tire Selection and Rims               0
571.138........................  Tire Pressure                   244,530
                                  Monitoring Systems.
571.202a.......................  Head Restraints........         733,590
571.205........................  Glazing................             131
571.208........................  Occupant Crash                3,397,680
                                  Protection.
571.210........................  Seat Belt Assembly              244,530
                                  Anchors.
571.213........................  Child Restraints                 15,730
                                  Systems.
571.225........................  Child Restraint                 943,800
                                  Anchorage Systems.
571.226........................  Ejection Mitigation....       1,833,975
571.303........................  Fuel System Integrity                36
                                  of Compressed Natural
                                  Gas Vehicles.
575.103........................  Truck-Camper Loading...          39,657
575.104........................  Uniform Tire Quality            193,205
                                  Grading Standards.
575.105........................  Vehicle Rollover.......          11,293
                                                         ---------------
    Total Printing Costs.......  .......................       7,971,461
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    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 agency, including whether the information will have practical 
utility; (b) 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; (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 appropriate automated, electronic, mechanical, or 
other technological collection techniques or other forms of information 
technology, e.g., permitting electronic submission of responses.
    Authority: The Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995; 44 U.S.C. Chapter 
35, as amended; 49 CFR 1.49; and DOT Order 1351.29.

Raymond R. Posten,
Associate Administrator for Rulemaking.
[FR Doc. 2022-22298 Filed 10-13-22; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 4910-59-P


