[Federal Register Volume 84, Number 47 (Monday, March 11, 2019)]
[Notices]
[Pages 8762-8763]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2019-04275]
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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE
[OMB Number 1121-0335]
Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposed eCollection
eComments Requested; Extension, Without Change, of a Currently Approved
Collection
AGENCY: National Motor Vehicle Title Information System (NMVTIS),
Office of Justice Programs, Department of Justice.
ACTION: 30-Day notice.
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SUMMARY: The Department of Justice, Office of Justice Programs, Bureau
of Justice Assistance, has submitted the following information
collection request for review and clearance in accordance with the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995.
DATES: The Department of Justice encourages public comment and will
accept input until April 10, 2019.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: If you have additional comments,
suggestions, or need a copy of the proposed information collection
instrument with instructions or additional information, please contact
Todd Brighton at 1-202-532-5105, Bureau of Justice Assistance, Office
of Justice Programs, U.S. Department of Justice, 810 7th Street NW,
Washington, DC 20531 or by email at [email protected].
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Written comments and suggestions from the
public and affected agencies concerning the proposed collection of
information are encouraged. Your comments should address one or more of
the following four points:
--Evaluate whether the proposed collection of information is necessary
for the proper performance of the functions of the National Motor
Vehicle Title Information System (NMVTIS), including whether the
information will have practical utility;
--Evaluate 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;
--Evaluate whether and if so how the quality, utility, and clarity of
the information to be collected can be enhanced; and
--Minimize the burden of the collection of information on those who are
to respond, including through 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.
Overview of This Information Collection
1. Type of Information Collection: Extension of currently approved
collection.
2. The Title of the Form/Collection: National Motor Vehicle Title
Information System (NMVTIS).
3. The agency form number, if any, and the applicable component of
the Department sponsoring the collection: None. Bureau of Justice
Assistance, Office of Justice Programs, United States Department of
Justice.
4. Affected public who will be asked or required to respond, as
well as a brief abstract:
Primary: Auto recyclers, junk yards and salvage yards are required
to report information into NMVTIS. The Anti-Car
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Theft Act, defines junk and salvage yards ``as individuals or entities
engaged in the business of acquiring or owning junk or salvage
automobiles for resale in their entirety or as spare parts or for
rebuilding, restoration, or crushing.'' Included in this definition are
scrap-vehicle shredders and scrap-metal processors, as well as ``pull-
or pick-apart yards,'' salvage pools, salvage auctions, and other types
of auctions, businesses, and individuals that handle salvage vehicles
(including vehicles declared a ``total loss'').
Abstract: Reporting information on junk and salvage vehicles to the
National Motor Vehicle Title Information System (NMVTIS)--supported by
the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ)--is required by federal law. Under
federal law, junk and salvage yards must report certain information to
NMVTIS on a monthly basis. This legal requirement has been in place
since March 2009, following the promulgation of regulations (28 CFR
part 25) to implement the junk- and salvage-yard reporting provisions
of the Anti-Car Theft Act (codified at 49 U.S.C. 30501--30505).
Accordingly, a junk or salvage yard within the United States must, on a
monthly basis, provide an inventory to NMVTIS of the junk or salvage
automobiles that it obtained (in whole or in part) in the prior month.
28 CFR 25.56(a).
An NMVTIS Reporting Entity includes any individual or entity that
meets the federal definition, found in the NMVTIS regulations at 28 CFR
25.52, for a ``junk yard'' or ``salvage yard.'' According to those
regulations, a junk yard is defined as ``an individual or entity
engaged in the business of acquiring or owning junk automobiles for--
(1) Resale in their entirety or as spare parts; or (2) Rebuilding,
restoration, or crushing.'' The regulations define a salvage yard as
``an individual or entity engaged in the business of acquiring or
owning salvage automobiles for--(1) Resale in their entirety or as
spare parts; or (2) Rebuilding, restoration, or crushing.'' These
definitions include vehicle remarketers and vehicle recyclers,
including scrap vehicle shredders and scrap metal processors as well as
``pull- or pick-apart yards,'' salvage pools, salvage auctions, used
automobile dealers, and other types of auctions handling salvage or
junk vehicles (including vehicles declared by any insurance company to
be a ``total loss'' regardless of any damage assessment). Businesses
that operate on behalf of these entities or individual domestic or
international salvage vehicle buyers, sometimes known as ``brokers''
may also meet these regulatory definitions of salvage and junk yards.
It is important to note that industries not specifically listed in the
junk yard or salvage yard definition may still meet one of the
definitions and, therefore, be subject to the NMVTIS reporting
requirements.
An individual or entity meeting the junk yard or salvage yard
definition is subject to the NMVTIS reporting requirements if that
individual or entity handles 5 or more junk or salvage motor vehicles
per year and is engaged in the business of acquiring or owning a junk
automobile or a salvage automobile for--``(1) Resale in their entirety
or as spare parts; or (2) Rebuilding, restoration, or crushing.''
Reporting entities can determine whether a vehicle is junk or salvage
by referring to the definitions provided in the NMVTIS regulations at
28 CFR 25.52. An NMVTIS Reporting Entity is required to report specific
information to NMVTIS within one month of receiving such a vehicle, and
failure to report may result in assessment of a civil penalty of $1,000
per violation.
5. An estimate of the total number of respondents and the amount of
time estimated for an average respondent to respond: There are
currently approximately 8,000 businesses that report on a regular basis
into NMVTIS. The estimate for the average amount of time for each
business to report varies: 30-60 minutes (estimated). The states and
insurance companies already are capturing most of the data needed to be
reported, and the reporting consists of electronic, batch uploaded
information. So, for those automated companies the reporting time is
negligible. For smaller junk and salvage yard operators who would enter
the data manually, it is estimated that it will take respondents an
average of 30-60 minutes per month to respond.
6. An estimate of the total public burden (in hours) associated
with the collection: An estimate of the total public burden (in hours)
associated with the collection is 48,000 to 96,000 hours
Total Annual Reporting Burden:
8,000 x 30 minutes per month (12 times per year) = 48,000
8,000 x 60 minutes per month (12 times per year) = 96,000
If additional information is required contact: Melody Braswell,
Department Clearance Officer, United States Department of Justice,
Justice Management Division, Policy and Planning Staff, Two
Constitution Square, 145 N Street NE, 3E.405A, Washington, DC 20530.
Dated: March 5, 2019.
Melody Braswell,
Department Clearance Officer for PRA, U.S. Department of Justice.
[FR Doc. 2019-04275 Filed 3-8-19; 8:45 am]
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