Reports, Forms and Record Keeping Requirements; Agency Information Collection Activity Under OMB Review

David M. Hines
National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
August 5, 2014

[Federal Register Volume 79, Number 150 (Tuesday, August 5, 2014)]
[Notices]
[Pages 45586-45587]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2014-18440]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

National Highway Traffic Safety Administration


Reports, Forms and Record Keeping Requirements; Agency 
Information Collection Activity Under OMB Review

AGENCY: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, U.S. Department 
of Transportation.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: In compliance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44 
U.S.C. 3501 et seq.), this notice announces that the Information 
Collection Request (ICR) abstracted below has been forwarded to the 
Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review and comment. The ICR 
describes the nature of the information collections and their expected 
burden. The Federal Register Notice with a 60-day comment period was 
published on May 6, 2014 (79 FR 25984). The 60-day comment period ended 
on July 7, 2014. The agency received no comments.

DATES: Comments must be submitted on or before September 4, 2014.

ADDRESSES: Send comments, within 30 days, to the Office of Information 
and Regulatory Affairs, Office of Management and Budget, 725-17th 
Street NW., Washington, DC 20503, Attention NHTSA Desk Officer.
    Comments are invited on: Whether the proposed collection of 
information is necessary for the proper performance of the functions of 
the Department, including whether the information will have practical 
utility; the accuracy of the Department's estimate of the burden of the 
proposed information collection; ways to enhance the quality, utility 
and clarity of the information to be collected; and ways to minimize 
the burden of the collection of information on respondents, including 
the use of automated collection techniques or other forms of 
information technology. A comment to OMB is most effective if OMB 
receives it within 30 days of publication.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ms. Deborah Mazyck at the National 
Highway Traffic Safety Administration, Office of International Policy, 
Fuel Economy and Consumer Programs, 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE., West 
Building, Room W43-443, Washington, DC 20590. Ms. Mazyck's telephone 
number is (202) 366-4139.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
    Title: Consolidated Federal Motor Vehicle Theft Prevention 
Standard, 49 CFR Part 541 and Procedures for Selecting Lines to be 
Covered by The Theft Prevention Standard, 49 CFR Part 542 (OMB 
Clearance Number 2127-0539).
    OMB Number: 2127-0539.
    Type of Request: Extension of a currently approved information 
collection
    Abstract: The Motor Vehicle Information and Cost Savings Act was 
amended by the Anti-Car Theft Act of 1992 (Pub. L. 102-519). The 
enacted Theft Act requires specified parts of high-theft vehicle to be 
marked with vehicle identification numbers. In a final rule published 
on April 6, 2004, the Federal Motor Vehicle Theft Prevention Standard 
(49 CFR Part 541) was extended to include all passenger cars, 
multipurpose passenger vehicles and light duty trucks (LDTs) determined 
to be high-theft (with a gross vehicle weight rating of 6,000 pounds or 
less) and light duty trucks having major parts that are interchangeable 
with a majority of the covered major parts of a passenger motor vehicle 
subject to the theft prevention standard. Each major component part 
must be either labeled or affixed with the VIN, and its replacement 
component part must be marked with the DOT symbol, the letter (R) and 
the manufacturers' logo.
    The final rule became effective September 1, 2006.
    The 1984 Theft Act, as amended by ACTA, requires NHTSA to 
promulgate a theft prevention standard for the designation of high-
theft vehicle lines. The specific lines are to be selected by agreement 
between the manufacturer and the agency. If there is a disagreement of 
the selection, the statute states that the agency shall select

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such lines and parts, after notice to the manufacturer and an 
opportunity for written comment. NHTSA's procedures for selecting high 
theft vehicle lines are contained in 49 CFR Part 542.
    As a result of the April 2004 amendment, determination of high 
theft status is required only for new LDTs manufactured on or after 
September 1, 2006. There are seven vehicle manufacturers who produce 
LDTs. Generally, these manufacturers would not introduce more than one 
new LDT line in any year.
    Affected Public: Vehicle manufacturers.
    Estimated Total Annual Burden: The overall total estimated cost 
burden for this collection is approximately $82 million. The overall 
total estimated annual hour burden for this collection is 267, 356.
    Under authority delegated in 49 CFR part 1.95.

David M. Hines,
Acting Associate Administrator for Rulemaking.
[FR Doc. 2014-18440 Filed 8-4-14; 8:45 am]
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