[Federal Register Volume 84, Number 56 (Friday, March 22, 2019)]
[Notices]
[Pages 10886-10888]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2019-05449]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

National Highway Traffic Safety Administration

[Docket No. NHTSA-2019-0012]


Notice and Request for Comments

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

ACTION: Notice and request for comments.

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SUMMARY: The DOT invites public comments about our intention to request 
the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) approval to reinstate an 
information collection. Before a Federal agency can collect certain 
information from the public, it must receive approval from 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.

DATES: Written comments should be submitted by May 21, 2019.

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments identified by Docket No. NHTSA-2019-
0012 through one of the following methods:
     Federal eRulemaking Portal: http://www.regulations.gov. 
Follow 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: Hisham Mohamed, NHTSA 1200 New Jersey 
Ave. SE, West Building, Room W43-437, NVS-131, Washington, DC 20590. 
Mr. Mohamed's telephone number is 202-366-0307. Please identify the 
relevant collection of information by referring to its OMB Control 
Number.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 
    Title: 49 CFR part 569 & 574, Compliance and Labeling of Motor 
Vehicle Tires and Rims.

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    OMB Control Number: 2127-0503.
    Type of Request: Reinstatement of a previously approved collection 
of information.
    Abstract: The labeling of motor vehicle tires and rims with the 
information required by regulations and standards benefits motor 
vehicle manufacturers and consumers. Primarily, these labeling 
requirements help ensure tires are mounted on appropriate rims and the 
rims and tires are mounted on vehicles for which they were intended. If 
tires and rims were not labeled, mismatching of tire and rim sizes 
would likely occur, often resulting in poor tire performance. The 
absence of the vehicle label specifying vehicle loads, axle loads, and 
recommended tire inflation pressure would likely result in improper 
tire selection by a tire dealer or vehicle owner. Mismatching of rims 
and tires can greatly reduce the performance of tires, may cause tire 
and rim failure, and may result in vehicle handling and stability 
problems, which could result in loss of vehicle control.
    Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard (FMVSS) Nos. 109, 117, 119, 
129, and 139 establish a fixed format for the labeling requirements to 
be placed into or onto both sidewalls of tires manufactured for use on 
motor vehicles. Each new tire manufacturer, brand name owner, and 
retreader must label each tire manufactured by engraving tire and 
retreaded tire molds with the appropriate labeling information.
    FMVSS Nos. 110 and 120 specify a fixed format for the placard 
labeling requirements to be placed on each motor vehicle. In addition, 
FMVSS Nos. 110 and 120 require additional information be labeled onto 
the finished rim used on vehicles covered by this standard.
    Affected Public: New tire manufacturers, manufacturers of retreaded 
tires, and manufacturers of motor vehicles.
    Frequency: Once.
    Number of Respondents: 1,800.
    The agency estimates the number of respondents to be 1,800. This 
corresponds to approximately 20 new tire manufacturers and 780 
manufacturers of retreaded tires, both domestically and internationally 
located, that must label motor vehicle tires they manufacture in 
accordance with FMVSS Nos. 109, 117, 119, 129, 139, and Regulations 
Part 569 and 574. Additionally, the agency estimates approximately 
1,000 manufacturers of motor vehicles (trucks, buses, automobiles, 
motorcycles, and trailers), both domestically and internationally, that 
must provide placard labeling for the vehicles they manufacture. NHTSA 
estimates about 142,555,506 annual responses.
    Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 274,491.
    The estimated total annual burden of the collection of information 
for new tire manufacturers, retreaders, and rim manufacturers to label 
the motor vehicle tires and rims is 274,491 hours. This estimate is the 
sum of the total yearly burden from Tables 1 and 2 (190,463 hours + 
84,028 hours = 274,491 hours).

                                   Table 1-Burden Hours Associated With Tires
                                               [New and retreaded]
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                                                                            Rate of burden/      Annual burden
                 FMVSS or regulation                    Molds per year       mold (hours)           (hours)
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109/139.............................................              7,906                 5.0              39,530
117.................................................              6,117                 5.0              30,585
119/139.............................................              4,313                 5.0              21,565
129.................................................                  1                 5.0                   5
569.................................................                150                 5.0                 750
574.................................................             15,560                 6.3              98,028
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    Total Yearly burden hours:......................  ..................  ..................            190,463
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                                   Table 2--Burden Hours Associated With Rims
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                                                                            Rate of burden/      Total annual
                        FMVSS                         Number of vehicles    vehicle (hours)     burden (hours)
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110/120.............................................         19,000,000           0.0044225              84,028
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    Estimated Total Annual Burden Cost: $970,620.
    The estimated total annual burden cost of the collection of 
information is $970,620. This is the sum of the yearly costs in Tables 
3 and 4 ($267,620 + $703,000 = $970,620).

                         Table 3--Annual Costs for Record Keepers Associated With Tires
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                                   Manufacturers or
       FMVSS or regulation            retreaders        Number of molds    Cost per mold ($)  Cost per FMVSS ($)
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109/139.........................                 20              10,000                  10             100,000
117.............................                 50                 500                  10               5,000
119/139.........................                780               3,000                  20              60,000
129.............................                  1                   1                 120                 120
569.............................                 20                 250                  10               2,500
574.............................                780              10,000                  10             100,000
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    Total yearly cost:..........  ..................  ..................  ..................            267,620
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                                              Table 4--Annual Costs for Record Keepers Associated With Rims
                                                                   [New and retreaded]
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                        FMVSS                         Number of vehicles    Number of rims      Cost per label       Cost per rim         Yearly cost
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110/120.............................................         19,000,000          95,000,000             $0.0074                  NA            $703,000
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    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 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; and delegation of authority at 49 CFR 1.95 and 501.8.

Raymond R. Posten,
Associate Administrator for Rulemaking.
[FR Doc. 2019-05449 Filed 3-21-19; 8:45 am]
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