[Federal Register Volume 87, Number 108 (Monday, June 6, 2022)]
[Notices]
[Pages 34300-34301]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2022-12027]
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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE
[OMB Number 1121-0335]
Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposed eCollection
eComments Requested; Extension Without Change, of a Previously Approved
Collection
AGENCY: 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 is submitting the following information
collection request to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for
review and approval in accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of
1995.
DATES: The Department of Justice encourages public comment and will
accept input until July 6, 2022.
ADDRESSES: Written comments and recommendations for the proposed
information collection should be sent within 30 days of publication of
this notice to www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain. Find this particular
information collection by selecting ``Currently under 30-day Review--
Open for Public Comments'' or by using the search function.
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 Bureau of
Justice Assistance, 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: Reinstatement without change of
a previously approved collection.
2. The Title of the Form/Collection: National Motor Vehicle Title
Information System (NMVTIS).
3. The agency form number: There is no form number associated with
this information collection. 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: Auto recyclers, junk yards and salvage yards
are required to report information into NMVTIS. The Anti-Car 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
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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 50,383
in JSI (meaning entities issued a reporting ID number), of which 21,612
have submitted at least one report. 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 approximately 129,000 to 259,000
hours.
Total Annual Reporting Burden:
21,612 x 30 minutes per month (12 times per year) = 648,360
21,612 x 60 minutes per month (12 times per year) = 1,296,720
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: May 31, 2022.
Melody Braswell,
Department Clearance Officer for PRA, U.S. Department of Justice.
[FR Doc. 2022-12027 Filed 6-3-22; 8:45 am]
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