[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 161 (Monday, August 20, 2018)]
[Notices]
[Pages 42201-42202]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2018-17939]
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
[Docket No. NHTSA-2018-0019; Notice 2]
Reports, Forms, and Record Keeping Requirements Agency
Information Collection Activity Under OMB Review
AGENCY: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA),
Department of Transportation (DOT).
ACTION: Request for public comment on proposed collection of
information.
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SUMMARY: In compliance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, 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.
DATES: Comments must be submitted on or before September 19, 2018.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Coleman Sachs, Office of Vehicle
Safety Compliance (NEF-230), National Highway Traffic Safety
Administration, West Building 4th Floor, Room W45-205, 1200 New Jersey
Avenue SE, Washington, DC 20590. Mr. Sachs' telephone number is (202)
366-3151.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
Title: Consolidated Labeling Requirements for 49 CFR parts 565
Vehicle Identification Number (VIN) Requirements, and 567
Certification.
OMB Number: 2127-0510.
Type of Request: Reinstatement of a Previously Approved Collection.
The Federal Register Notice soliciting public comment on the ICR,
with a 60-day comment period was published on February 28, 2018, at 83
FR 8732.
Abstract:
Part 565
The regulations in part 565 specify the format, contents, and
physical requirements for a vehicle identification number (VIN) system
and its installation to simplify vehicle identification information
retrieval and to increase the accuracy and efficiency of vehicle recall
campaigns. The regulations require each vehicle manufactured in one
stage to have a VIN that is assigned by the vehicle's manufacturer.
Each vehicle manufactured in more than one stage is to have a VIN
assigned by the incomplete vehicle manufacturer. Each VIN must consist
of 17 characters, including a check digit, in the ninth position, with
the purpose of verifying the accuracy of any VIN transcription. The VIN
must also incorporate the world manufacturer identifier (WMI) assigned
to the manufacturer by the competent authority in the country where the
manufacturer is located. The WMI occupies the first three characters of
the VIN for manufacturers that produce 1,000 or more vehicles of a
specified type within a model year, and positions 1, 2, 3, 12, 13, and
14 of VINs assigned by manufacturers that produce less than 1,000
vehicles of a specified type per model year. The remaining characters
of the VIN describe various vehicle attributes, such as make, model,
and type, which vary depending on the vehicle's type classification
(i.e. passenger car, multipurpose passenger vehicle, truck, bus,
trailer, motorcycle, low-speed vehicle), and identify the vehicle's
model year, plant code, and sequential production number. NHTSA has
contracted with SAE International of Warrendale, Pennsylvania, to
coordinate the assignment of WMIs to manufacturers in the United
States. Each manufacturer of vehicles subject to the requirements of
part 565 must submit, either directly or through an agent, the unique
identifier for each make and type of vehicle it manufactures at least
60 days before affixing the first VIN using the identifier.
Manufacturers are also required to submit to NHTSA, information
necessary to decipher the characters contained in their VINs, including
amendments to that information, at least 60 days prior to offering for
sale the first vehicle identified by a VIN containing that information
or if information concerning vehicle characteristics sufficient to
specify the VIN code is unavailable to the manufacturer by that date,
then within one week after that information first becomes available.
With changes implemented in 2015, manufacturers have been able to make
these submissions using an online portal on the agency's website at
https://vpic.nhtsa.dot.gov.
Part 567
The regulations in part 567 specify the content and location of,
and other requirements for, the certification label to be affixed to a
motor vehicle, as required by the National Traffic and Motor Vehicle
Safety Act, as amended (the Vehicle Safety Act) (49 U.S.C. 30115) and
the Motor Vehicle Information and Cost Savings Act, as amended (the
Cost Savings Act) (49 U.S.C. 30254 and 33109), to address
certification-related duties and liabilities, and to provide the
consumer with information to assist him or her in determining which of
the Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standards (FMVSS) (as found in 49 CFR
part 571), Bumper Standards (as found in 49 CFR part 581), and Federal
Theft Prevention Standards (as found in 49 CFR part 541) are applicable
to the vehicle. The regulations pertain to manufacturers of motor
vehicles to which one or more standards are applicable, including
persons who alter such vehicles prior to their first retail sale, and
to Registered Importers of vehicles not originally manufactured to
comply with all applicable FMVSS that are determined eligible for
importation by NHTSA, based on the vehicles' capability of being
modified to conform to those standards. The regulations require each
manufacturer to affix to each vehicle, in a prescribed location, a
label that, among other things, identifies the vehicle's manufacturer
(defined as the
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person who actually assembles the vehicle), the vehicle's date of
manufacture, and the statement that the vehicle complies with all
applicable FMVSS and, where applicable, Bumper and Theft Prevention
Standards in effect on the date of manufacture. The label must also
include the vehicle's gross vehicle and gross axle weight ratings (GVWR
and GAWRs), vehicle identification number, and vehicle type
classification (i.e., passenger car, multipurpose passenger vehicle,
truck, bus, trailer, motorcycle, low-speed vehicle). The regulations
specify other labeling requirements for incomplete vehicle,
intermediate, and final-stage manufacturers of vehicles built in two or
more stages, such as commercial trucks that are built by adding work
performing components, such as a cargo box or cement mixer, to a
previously manufactured chassis or chassis-cab, and to persons who
alter previously certified vehicles, other than by the addition,
substitution, or removal of readily attachable components such as
mirrors or tire and rim assemblies, or minor finishing operation such
as painting, before the first purchase of the vehicle for purposes
other than resale.
Affected Public: Motor vehicle manufacturers, including incomplete
vehicle manufacturers and intermediate and final-stage manufacturers of
vehicles built in two or more stages, vehicle alterers, and Registered
Importers of motor vehicles that are not originally manufactured to
comply with all applicable FMVSS.
Estimated Total Annual Burden: 733 hours and $21,990 for supplying
required VIN-deciphering information to NHTSA under part 565; 88,000
hours and $1,760,000 for meeting the labeling requirements of part 567.
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 Agency, including whether the information will have practical
utility; the accuracy of the Agency'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.
Jeffrey M. Giuseppe,
Associate Administrator for Enforcement.
[FR Doc. 2018-17939 Filed 8-17-18; 8:45 am]
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