80 FR 8943 - Reports, Forms, and Recordkeeping Requirements

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
National Highway Traffic Safety Administration

Federal Register Volume 80, Issue 33 (February 19, 2015)

Page Range		8943-8944
FR Document		2015-03413

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 an existing collection of information for 49 CFR part 574, Tire Identification and Recordkeeping, for which NHTSA intends to seek renewed OMB approval. The Federal Register notice with a 60-day comment period was published on November 25, 2014 (79 FR 70271).

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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

National Highway Traffic Safety Administration

[U.S. DOT Docket Number NHTSA-2014-0116]


Reports, Forms, and Recordkeeping Requirements

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

ACTION: Request for public comment on extension of a currently approved 
collection of information.

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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 an existing collection of information for 49 CFR 
part 574, Tire Identification and Recordkeeping, for which NHTSA 
intends to seek renewed OMB approval. The Federal Register notice with 
a 60-day comment period was published on November 25, 2014 (79 FR 
70271).

DATES: Comments must be received on or before March 23, 2015.

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.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Dr. Abigail Morgan, NHTSA, 1200 New 
Jersey Avenue SE., Room W43-467, NVS-122, Washington, DC 20590. 
Telephone: (202) 366-1810.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Under the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, 
before an agency submits a proposed collection of information to OMB 
for approval, it must first publish a document in the Federal Register 
providing a 60-day comment period and otherwise consult with members of 
the public and affected agencies concerning each proposed collection of 
information. The OMB has promulgated regulations describing what must 
be included in such a document. Under OMB's regulation (at 5 CFR 
1320.8(d)), an agency must ask for public comment on the following 
topics:
    (1) Is the proposed collection of information necessary for the 
proper performance of the functions of the agency? Does the information 
collection have practical utility?
    (2) Is the agency's estimate of the burden of the proposed 
collection of information accurate? Is the methodology valid (including 
the assumptions used)?
    (3) How can the agency enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of 
the information that we plan to collect?
    (4) How can the agency minimize the burden of collecting this 
information on those who are to respond? Are there appropriate 
automated, electronic, mechanical, or other technological collection 
techniques (or other forms of information technology) that would be 
suitable for this collection (e.g. permitting electronic submission of 
responses)?
    In compliance with these requirements, NHTSA published a notice in 
the Federal Register providing a 60-day comment period, and we received 
no public comments on the renewal of this information collection (79 FR 
70271). Today's notice provides a 30-day comment period in which public 
comments on the renewal of this information collection may be submitted 
to OMB.
    Title: Tire Identification and Recordkeeping.
    OMB Control Number: 2127-0050.
    Form Number: This collection of information uses no standard form.
    Type of Request: Extension of a currently approved collection of 
information.
    Summary of the Collection of Information: 49 U.S.C. 30117(b) 
requires each tire manufacturer to collect and maintain records of the 
first purchasers of new tires. To carry out this mandate, 49 CFR part 
574, Tire Identification and Recordkeeping, requires tire dealers and 
distributors to record the names and addresses of retail purchasers of 
new tires and the identification numbers(s) of the tires sold. A 
specific form is provided to tire dealers and distributors by tire 
manufacturers for recording this information. The completed forms are 
returned to the tire manufacturers where they are retained for not less 
than five years. Part 574 requires independent tire dealers and 
distributors to provide a registration form to consumers with the tire 
identification number(s) already recorded and information identifying 
the dealer/distributor. The consumer can then record his/her name and 
address and return the form to the tire manufacturer via U.S. mail, or 
alternatively, the consumer can provide this information electronically 
on the tire manufacturer's Web site if the tire manufacturer provides 
this capability. Additionally, motor vehicle

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manufacturers are required to record the names and addresses of the 
first purchasers (for purposes other than resale), together with the 
identification numbers of the tires on the new vehicle, and retain this 
information for not less than five years.
    Description of the Need for the Information and the Use of the 
Information: The information is used by a tire manufacturer after it or 
the agency determines that some of its tires either fail to comply with 
an applicable safety standard or contain a safety related defect. With 
the information, the tire manufacturer can notify the first purchaser 
of the tire and provide them with any necessary information or 
instructions to remedy the non-compliance situation or safety defect.
    Without this information, efforts to identify the first purchaser 
of tires that have been determined to be defective or nonconforming 
pursuant to sections 30118 and 30119 of title 49 U.S.C. would be 
impeded. Further, the ability of the purchasers to take appropriate 
action in the interest of motor vehicle safety may be compromised.
    Description of the Likely Respondents (Including Estimated Number 
and Proposed Frequency of Response to the Collection of Information): 
We estimate that the collection of information affects 10 million 
respondents annually. This group consists of approximately 20 tire 
manufacturers, 59,000 new tire dealers and distributors, and 10 million 
consumers who choose to register their tire purchases with tire 
manufacturers. A response is required by motor vehicle manufacturers 
upon each sale of a new vehicle and by non-independent tire dealers 
with the each sale of a new tire. A consumer may elect to respond when 
purchasing a new tire from an independent tire dealer.
    Estimate of the Total Annual Reporting and Recordkeeping Burden 
Resulting from the Collection of Information: The estimated burden is 
as follows:
    New tire dealers and distributors: 59,000.
    Consumers: 10,000,000.
    Total tire registrations (manual): 54,000,000.
    Total tire registration hours (manual): 225,000.
    Recordkeeping hours (manual): 25,000.
    Total annual tire registration and recordkeeping hours: 250,000.
    Comments are invited on: Whether the proposed collection of 
information is necessary for the proper performance of the functions of 
the Department, including whether the information will have practical 
utility; the accuracy of the Department'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 of this notice.

Raymond R. Posten,
Associate Administrator for Rulemaking.
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information, the agency estimates that DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION agency? Does the information collection
light truck manufacturers use a total of have practical utility?
20 hours. Specifically, manufacturers National Highway Traffic Safety (2) Is the agency’s estimate of the
use 9 hours to gather and arrange the Administration burden of the proposed collection of
data in its proper format, 4 hours to information accurate? Is the
[U.S. DOT Docket Number NHTSA–2014–
distribute the information to its 0116] methodology valid (including the
dealerships and attach labels to light assumptions used)?
Reports, Forms, and Recordkeeping (3) How can the agency enhance the
trucks that are capable of
Requirements quality, utility, and clarity of the
accommodating slide-in campers, and 7 information that we plan to collect?
hours to print the labels and utility AGENCY: National Highway Traffic (4) How can the agency minimize the
vehicle information in the owner’s Safety Administration (NHTSA), burden of collecting this information on
manual or in a separate document Department of Transportation. those who are to respond? Are there
included with the owner’s manual. The ACTION: Request for public comment on appropriate automated, electronic,
estimated annual burden hour is 300 extension of a currently approved mechanical, or other technological
hours. This number reflects the total collection of information. collection techniques (or other forms of
responses (15) times the total hours (20). information technology) that would be
Prior years’ manufacturer information SUMMARY: Before a Federal agency can suitable for this collection (e.g.
indicates that it takes an average of collect certain information from the permitting electronic submission of
$37.00 per hour for professional and public, it must receive approval from responses)?
clerical staff to gather data, distribute the Office of Management and Budget In compliance with these
and print material. Therefore, the (OMB). Under procedures established requirements, NHTSA published a
agency estimates that the cost associated by the Paperwork Reduction Act of notice in the Federal Register providing
with the burden hours is $11,100 1995, before seeking OMB approval, a 60-day comment period, and we
($37.00 per hour × 300 burden hours). Federal agencies must solicit public received no public comments on the
comment on proposed collections of renewal of this information collection
Estimated Annual Cost: $2,432,924. information, including extensions and (79 FR 70271). Today’s notice provides
The annual cost is based on light reinstatement of previously approved a 30-day comment period in which
truck production. In model year 2013, collections. This document describes an public comments on the renewal of this
light truck manufacturers produced existing collection of information for 49 information collection may be
about 8,298,102 units. By assuming that CFR part 574, Tire Identification and submitted to OMB.
all light truck manufacturers (both large Recordkeeping, for which NHTSA Title: Tire Identification and
and small volume manufacturers) incur intends to seek renewed OMB approval. Recordkeeping.
the same cost, the total annual cost to The Federal Register notice with a 60- OMB Control Number: 2127–0050.
day comment period was published on Form Number: This collection of
comply with statutory requirements,
November 25, 2014 (79 FR 70271). information uses no standard form.
§ 575.103 and § 575.105 is equal to Type of Request: Extension of a
$2,904,336 (or $0.35 each unit). DATES: Comments must be received on
or before March 23, 2015. currently approved collection of
Comments Are Invited On: information.
ADDRESSES: Send comments within 30 Summary of the Collection of
• Whether the proposed collection of days to the Office of Information and
information is necessary for the proper Information: 49 U.S.C. 30117(b) requires
Regulatory Affairs, Office of each tire manufacturer to collect and
performance of the functions of the Management and Budget, 725 17th maintain records of the first purchasers
Department, including whether the Street NW., Washington, DC 20503. of new tires. To carry out this mandate,
information will have practical utility. Attention: NHTSA Desk Officer. 49 CFR part 574, Tire Identification and
• Whether the Department’s estimate FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Dr. Recordkeeping, requires tire dealers and
for the burden of the proposed Abigail Morgan, NHTSA, 1200 New distributors to record the names and
information collection is accurate. Jersey Avenue SE., Room W43–467, addresses of retail purchasers of new
• Ways to minimize the burden of the NVS–122, Washington, DC 20590. tires and the identification numbers(s)
Telephone: (202) 366–1810. of the tires sold. A specific form is
collection of information on
respondents, including the use of SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Under the provided to tire dealers and distributors
automated collection techniques or Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, by tire manufacturers for recording this
other forms of information technology. before an agency submits a proposed information. The completed forms are
collection of information to OMB for returned to the tire manufacturers where
A comment to OMB is most effective approval, it must first publish a they are retained for not less than five
if OMB receives it within 30 days of document in the Federal Register years. Part 574 requires independent tire
publication. providing a 60-day comment period and dealers and distributors to provide a
Raymond R. Posten, otherwise consult with members of the registration form to consumers with the
public and affected agencies concerning tire identification number(s) already
Associate Administrator for Rulemaking.
each proposed collection of information. recorded and information identifying
[FR Doc. 2015–03411 Filed 2–18–15; 8:45 am] the dealer/distributor. The consumer
The OMB has promulgated regulations
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BILLING CODE 4910–59–P describing what must be included in can then record his/her name and
such a document. Under OMB’s address and return the form to the tire
regulation (at 5 CFR 1320.8(d)), an manufacturer via U.S. mail, or
agency must ask for public comment on alternatively, the consumer can provide
the following topics: this information electronically on the
(1) Is the proposed collection of tire manufacturer’s Web site if the tire
information necessary for the proper manufacturer provides this capability.
performance of the functions of the Additionally, motor vehicle

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Category		Regulatory Information
Collection		Federal Register
sudoc Class		AE 2.7: GS 4.107: AE 2.106:
Publisher		Office of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Administration
Section		Notices
Action		Request for public comment on extension of a currently approved collection of information.
Dates		Comments must be received on or before March 23, 2015.
Contact		Dr. Abigail Morgan, NHTSA, 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE., Room W43-467, NVS-122, Washington, DC 20590. Telephone: (202) 366-1810.
FR Citation		80 FR 8943

80 FR 8943 - Reports, Forms, and Recordkeeping Requirements

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATIONNational Highway Traffic Safety Administration

Federal Register Volume 80, Issue 33 (February 19, 2015)

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
National Highway Traffic Safety Administration