[Federal Register Volume 77, Number 53 (Monday, March 19, 2012)]
[Notices]
[Page 16115]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2012-6534]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

National Highway Traffic Safety Administration

[Docket No. NHTSA-2012-0029]


Reports, Forms, and Recordkeeping Requirements

AGENCY: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, DOT.

ACTION: Notice and request for comments.

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SUMMARY: 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 for which 
NHTSA intends to seek OMB approval.

DATES: Written comments should be submitted by May 18, 2012.

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments [identified by Docket No. NHTSA-
2012-0029] through one of the following methods:
     Federal eRulemaking Portal: http://www.regulations.gov. 
Follow the online instructions for submitting comments.
     Fax: 1-(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: Michael Pyne, 202-366-4171, Office of 
Rulemaking (NVS-123), 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE., W43-457, Washington, 
DC, 20590.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
    OMB Control Number: 2127-0621.
    Title: 49 CFR 571.403, Platform lift systems for motor vehicles and 
49 CFR 571.404, Platform lift installations in motor vehicles.
    Form Numbers: None.
    Type of Review: Renewal of a previously approved information 
Collection.

Background

    FMVSS No. 403, Platform lift systems for motor vehicle, establishes 
minimum performance standards for platform lifts designed for 
installation on motor vehicles. Its purpose is to prevent injuries and 
fatalities to passengers and bystanders during the operation of 
platform lifts that assist wheelchair users and other persons with 
limited mobility in entering and leaving a vehicle. FMVSS No. 404, 
Platform lift installations in motor vehicles, places specific 
requirements on vehicle manufacturers or alterers who install platform 
lifts in new vehicles. Under these regulations, lift manufacturers must 
certify that their lifts meet the requirements of FMVSS No. 403 and 
must declare the certification on the owner's manual insert, the 
installation instructions and the lift operating instruction label. 
Certification of compliance with FMVSS No. 404 is on the certification 
label already required of vehicle manufacturers and alterers under 49 
CFR part 567. Therefore, lift manufacturers must produce an insert that 
is placed in the vehicle owner's manual, installation instructions and 
one or two labels that are placed near the controls of the lift. The 
requirements and our estimates of burden and cost to the lift 
manufacturers are given below. There is no burden to the general 
public.
    Respondents: Platform lift manufacturers and vehicle manufacturers/
alterers that install platform lifts in new motor vehicles before first 
vehicle sale.
    Estimated Number of Respondents: 10.

Estimated Total Annual Burden

    Estimated burden to lift manufacturers to produce an insert for the 
vehicle owner's manual stating the lift's platform operating volume, 
maintenance schedule, and instructions regarding the lift operating 
procedures:

--10 manufacturers x 24 hrs. amortized over 5 yrs. = 48 hrs. per year.

    Estimated burden to lift manufacturers to produce lift installation 
instructions identifying the vehicles on which the lift is designed to 
be installed:

--10 manufacturers x 24 hrs. amortized over 5 yrs. = 48 hrs. per year.

    Estimated burden to lift manufacturers to produce two labels for 
operating and backup lift operation:

--10 manufacturers x 24 hrs. amortized over 5 yrs. = 48 hrs. per year.

    Estimated burden to lift manufacturers to produce two labels for 
operating and backup lift operation:

--10 manufacturers x 24 hrs. amortized over 5 yrs. = 48 hrs. per year.

    Estimated cost to lift manufacturers to produce:

--Label for operating instructions--27,398 lifts x $0.13 per label = 
$3,561.74.
--Label for backup operations--27,398 lifts x $0.13 per label = 
$3,561.74.
--Owner's manual insert--27, 398 lifts x $0.04 per page x 1 page = 
$1,095.92.
--Installation instructions--27,398 lifts x $0.04 per page x 1 page = 
$1,095.92.

    Note: Although lift installation instructions are considerably 
more than one page, lift manufacturers already provide lift 
installation instructions in the normal course of business and one 
additional page should be adequate to allow the inclusion of FMVSS 
specific information.

    Total estimated annual cost = $9,315.32.
    Total estimated hour burden per year = 144 hours.
    Estimated Number of Respondents: 10.
    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 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, as amended; and 49 CFR 1.48.

    Issued on: March 13, 2012.
Nathaniel Beuse,
Director, Office of Crash Avoidance Standards.
[FR Doc. 2012-6534 Filed 3-16-12; 8:45 am]
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