83 FR 22744 - Reports, Forms, and Recordkeeping Requirements

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
National Highway Traffic Safety Administration

Federal Register Volume 83, Issue 95 (May 16, 2018)

Page Range		22744-22749
FR Document		2018-10427

This document solicits public comments on continuation of the requirements for the collection of information entitled ``Consolidated Child Restraint System Registration, Labeling and Defect Notifications'' (OMB Control Number: 2127-0576) and the accuracy of the revised agency's estimate of the burden of the proposed information collection. 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.

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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

National Highway Traffic Safety Administration

[Docket No. NHTSA-2018-0063]

Reports, Forms, and Recordkeeping Requirements

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

ACTION: Reinstatement of a previously approved collection of
information.

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SUMMARY: This document solicits public comments on continuation of the
requirements for the collection of information entitled ``Consolidated
Child Restraint System Registration, Labeling and Defect
Notifications'' (OMB Control Number: 2127-0576) and the accuracy of the
revised agency's estimate of the burden of the proposed information
collection.
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.

DATES: You should submit your comments early enough to ensure that
Docket Management receives them no later than July 16, 2018.

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments (identified by the DOT Docket ID
Number above) by any of the following methods:
Federal eRulemaking Portal: Go to http://www.regulations.gov. Follow the online instructions for submitting
comments.
Mail: Docket Management Facility: U.S. Department of
Transportation, 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE, West Building Ground Floor,
Room W12-140, Washington, DC 20590-0001.
Hand Delivery or Courier: West Building Ground Floor, Room
W12-140, 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE, Washington, DC, 20590-0001 between
9 a.m. and 5 p.m. ET, Monday through Friday, except Federal holidays.
Fax: 202-493-2251.
Regardless of how you submit your comments, you should mention the
docket number of this document. You may call the Docket at 202-366-
9324. Please identify the proposed collection of information for which
a comment is provided, by referencing its OMB clearance number. It is
requested, but not required, that two copies of the comment be
provided.
Note that all comments received will be posted without change to
http://www.regulations.gov, including any personal information
provided. Anyone is able to search the electronic form of all comments
received into any of our dockets by the name of the individual
submitting the comment (or signing the comment, if submitted on behalf
of an association, business, labor union, etc.). You may review DOT's
complete Privacy Act Statement in the Federal Register published on
April 11, 2000 (65 FR 19477-78).
Docket: For access to the docket to read background documents or
comments received, go to http://www.regulations.gov or the street
address listed above. Follow the online instructions for accessing the
dockets.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Complete copies of each request for
collection of information may be obtained at no charge from Cristina
Echemendia, U.S. Department of Transportation, NHTSA, 1200 New Jersey
Avenue SE, West Building Room W43-447, NRM-130, Washington, DC 20590.
Cristina Echemendia's telephone number is 202-366-6345 and fax number
is 202-366-7002. Please identify the relevant collection of information
by referring to its OMB Control Number.

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:
(i) 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;
(ii) 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;
(iii) How to enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the
information to be collected;
(iv) How to minimize the burden of the collection of information on
those who are to respond, including 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.
In compliance with these requirements, NHTSA asks for public
comments on the following proposed collection of information:
Title: ``Consolidated Child Restraint System Registration, Labeling
and Defect Notifications.''
OMB Control Number: 2127-0576.
Requested Expiration Date of Approval: Three years from the
approval date.
Type of Request: Reinstatement of a previously approved collection.
Affected Public: Businesses, Individuals and Households.
Summary of the Collection of Information: Child restraint
manufacturers are required to provide an owner's registration card for
purchasers of child safety seats in accordance with title 49 of the
Code of Federal Regulation (CFR), part 571-section 213, ``Child
restraint systems.'' The registration card is perforated into two-parts
(see Figures 1 and 2). The top part contains a message and suitable
instructions to be retained by the purchaser. The bottom part is to be
returned to the manufacturer by the purchaser. The bottom part includes
prepaid return postage, the pre-printed name/address of the
manufacturer, the pre-printed model and date of manufacture, and spaces
for the purchaser to fill in his/her name and address. Optionally,
child restraint manufacturers are permitted to add to the registration
form: (a) Specified statements informing child restraint system (CRS)
owners that they may register online; (b) the internet address for
registering with the company; (c) revisions to statements reflecting
use of the internet to register; and (d) a space for the consumer's
email address. For those CRS owners with access to the internet, online
registration may be a preferred method of registering a CRS.
In addition to the registration card supplied by the manufacturer,
NHTSA has implemented a CRS registration system to assist those
individuals who have either lost the registration card that came with
the CRS or purchased a previously owned CRS. Upon the owner's request,
NHTSA provides a substitute registration form that can be obtained
either by mail or from the internet \1\ (see Figure 3). When the
completed registration is returned to the agency, it is then submitted
to the CRS manufacturers. In the absence of a substitute registration
system, many owners of child passenger safety seats, especially any
second-hand owners, might not be notified of safety defects and non-
compliances, and would not have the defects and non-compliances
remedied.
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Child seat owner registration information is retained in the event
that owners need to be contacted for defect recalls or replacement
campaigns. Chapter 301 of title 49 of the United States Code specifies
that if either NHTSA or a manufacturer determines that motor vehicles
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vehicle equipment contain a defect that relates to motor vehicle safety
or fail to comply with an applicable Federal Motor Vehicle Safety
Standard, the manufacturer must notify owners and purchasers of the
defect or noncompliance and must provide a remedy without charge. In
title 49 of the CFR, part 577, defect and noncompliance notification
for equipment items, including child restraint systems, must be sent by
first class mail to the most recent purchaser known to the
manufacturer.
Child restraint manufacturers are also required to provide a
printed instructions brochure with step-by-step information on how the
restraint is to be used. Without proper use, the effectiveness of these
systems is greatly diminished. Each child restraint system must also
have a permanent label. A permanently attached label gives
``quicklook'' information on whether the restraint meets the safety
requirements, recommended installation and use, and warnings against
misuse. CRSs equipped with internal harnesses to restrain children, and
with components to attach to a child restraint anchorage system, are
also required to be labeled with a child weight limit for using the
lower anchors to attach the child restraint to the vehicle. The child
weight limit depends upon the weight of the CRS.
Estimated Annual Burden: 99,330 hours.
The total burden hours for this collection consist of: (1) The
hours spent by consumers filling out the registration form, (2) the
hours spent collecting registration information and (3) the hours spent
determining the maximum allowable child weight for lower anchor use and
adding the information to the existing label and instruction manual.
NHTSA estimates that 14,500,000 CRSs are currently sold each year
by 29 CRS manufacturers. Of the CRSs sold each year, NHTSA estimates
that 2,147,504 are registered using registration cards and 421,895 are
registered online. A consumer spends approximately 60 seconds (1
minute) filling out the registration form. The estimated annual number
of burden hours for consumers to fill out the registration form is
42,823 hours (= 2,569,400 x (60 seconds/3,600 seconds/hour)).
Manufacturers must spend about 90 seconds (1.5 min) to enter the
information from each returned registration card; while, online
registrations are considered to have no burden for the manufacturer, as
the information is entered by the purchaser. Therefore, the estimated
annual number of burden hours for CRS registration information
collection is 53,688 hours (= 2,147,504 x (90 seconds/3,600 seconds/
hour)).
About 10,150,000 of the CRSs sold each year are equipped with
internal harnesses. About half of the CRSs equipped with internal
harnesses sold annually (5,075,000 = 10,150,000 x 0.5) would require a
label with the maximum allowable child weight for using the lower
anchors. Manufacturers must spend about 2 seconds to determine the
maximum allowable child weight for lower anchor use and to add the
information to the existing label and instruction manual. Therefore,
the total annual burden hours for the information on the maximum
allowable child weight in the existing label and instruction manual is
2,819 hours (= 5,075,000 x (2 seconds/3,600 seconds/hour)).
The estimated total annual number of burden hours is 99,330 (=
42,823 + 53,688 + 2,819) hours. The total estimated hour burden
increased from 40,497 hours in the 2015 information collection notice
to 99,330 burden hours (a 58,833 burden hour increase). The increase in
burden is due to the inclusion of the burden hours to consumers for
filling the registration form and due to an increase in CRS sales. In
2015, NHTSA estimated that approximately 10,600,000 CRSs are sold each
year while NHTSA's estimate in 2018 increased to 14,500,000 CRSs.
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.
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Issued in Washington, DC, under authority delegated in 49 CFR
1.95 and 501.8.
Raymond R. Posten,
Associate Administrator for Rulemaking.
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safety as ‘‘the performance of a motor without a finding of a defect due to the be available in the near future at https://
vehicle or motor vehicle equipment in low safety risk associated with the www.NHTSA.gov.
a way that protects the public against alleged defect condition. Further details ODI’s complaint analysis of the
unreasonable risk of accidents occurring of the investigation are available at alleged defect, completed in March
because of the design, construction, or https://www.NHTSA.gov. 2017, identified 39 post-refueling engine
performance of a motor vehicle, and stall incidents in approximately 29,573
against unreasonable risk of death or Prior ODI Petition DP14–002
vehicles. Similar to the LX Car analysis
injury in an accident, and includes In response to ODI’s information in PE13–016, and 2007 Chrysler
nonoperational safety of a motor request letter for DP14–002, FCA Minivans analysis in DP14–002, the
vehicle.’’ In this instance, the risk indicated that the RS Minivan may engine stalls occurred immediately after
involved is a low speed engine stall experience MFCV float sticking similar refueling when the vehicle was stopped
happening immediately after the fuel to that investigated in PE13–016 and or coasting to a stop at low speed. There
tank is overfilled. NHTSA considers described above. Further details of the were no allegations of significant
several factors when assessing the safety investigation are available at https:// difficulty restarting the engines
risk posed by conditions that may result www.NHTSA.gov. immediately after the stalls occurred.
in engine stall while driving. These As part of its evaluation of DP14–002, None of the complaints alleged any
include the speeds at which stalling NHTSA’s Vehicle Research and Test crash or injury. Based upon the above
may occur, the ability of the driver to Center (VRTC) tested a 2005 Chrysler facts and the conditions in which any
restart the vehicle, the warning available Town & Country LMT (3.6L SFI, 20 gal. stall occurs, ODI concludes that further
to the driver prior to stalling, the effects fuel tank) that was the subject of an ODI investigation is unlikely to result in a
of engine stall on vehicle controllability, complaint (VOQ 10641603) and proved finding that a defect related to motor
when and where the stalling may occur the vehicle was affected by the sticking vehicle safety exists.
and the effects of the condition on other in-tank fuel valve. VRTC’s examination
safety systems of the vehicle. In general, Conclusion
assessed engine performance after
conditions that result in engine stall refueling, including the driving In the Agency’s view, additional
during low-speed operation at idle, such conditions and ease of engine restart investigation is unlikely to result in a
as when slowing to a stop, and where associated with any observed engine finding that a defect related to motor
the engine may be restarted right away, stalls. When refueling the vehicle up to vehicle safety exists given the limited
are considered by NHTSA to be among the initial shut-off of the filling station conditions under which the subject
the least hazardous types of stalling condition may result in engine stall.
pump nozzle, the VRTC testing was able
problems and, absent other risk factors, Although NHTSA can and will take
to reproduce stalling incidents when the
are not considered to be unreasonable action before a defect results in a crash,
vehicle was stopped or coasting to a
risks to safety. injury or death, the absence of any
stop at low speed. The vehicle did not
Prior ODI Investigation PE13–016 stall 4 out of 5 times when travelling at reported crashes or injuries in a fleet of
5 mph, but minor hesitation was noted. nearly 30,000 vehicles estimated to have
On February 10, 2014, ODI closed an driven 4 billion vehicle miles indicates
investigation of an alleged defect in No stalls and only minor hesitation
occurred when travelling at 10 mph or that further investigation is not
approximately 153,817 MY 2006 warranted under the facts known to the
Chrysler 300, Dodge Charger and Dodge above in tanks filled to the initial nozzle
shut-off. Stalling was more likely to Agency at this time. Therefore, in view
Magnum vehicles (LX cars) that may
occur if the tank was overfilled (i.e., of the need to allocate and prioritize
result in engine stall shortly after
adding fuel past the initial fill nozzle NHTSA’s limited resources to best
refueling (PE13–016). In response to
shutoff). Testing after overfilling accomplish the agency’s safety mission,
ODI’s information request for PE13–016,
resulted in stalls in 4 of 5 tests at speeds the petition is denied. The Agency will
FCA identified a problem with the
up to 10 mph. Regardless of fill take further action if warranted by
multifunction control valve (MFCV) fuel
condition, the vehicle could always be future circumstances.
shutoff float integrated into 19-gallon
fuel tanks in certain LX vehicles. immediately restarted after each engine Authority: 49 U.S.C. 30162(d); delegations
According to FCA, the float may swell stall. of authority at CFR 1.50 and 501.8.
after exposure to fuels with high ethanol 2008 Jeep Patriot Analysis Jeffrey M. Giuseppe,
content, which may cause the valve to Associate Administrator for Enforcement.
stick. A float valve that is stuck open In response to ODI’s information
[FR Doc. 2018–10404 Filed 5–15–18; 8:45 am]
during refueling could result in fuel request letter for DP17–002, FCA
indicated that the 2007 Jeep Patriot may BILLING CODE 4910–59–P
tank overfill and allow raw fuel to enter
the purge line and vapor canister. This experience a condition with MFCV float
could result in problems with engine sticking similar to the one investigated
DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
drivability (e.g., stumble or hesitation) in the LX Cars in PE13–016 and 2007
or stall due to a rich fuel mixture while Chrysler Minivans in DP14–002. As National Highway Traffic Safety
driving, in the brief period immediately described above in PE13–016, the Administration
after filling the fuel tank. failure mechanism is a result of a
ODI’s complaint review showed most swollen refueling float within the [Docket No. NHTSA–2018–0063]
of the engine stall incidents occurred multifunction control valve. The FCA
when vehicles were stopped or response also indicated no reported Reports, Forms, and Recordkeeping
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travelling at low speeds. This review accidents or property damage in a fleet Requirements
also revealed that no significant of 29,573 vehicles with more than 4 AGENCY: National Highway Traffic
difficulty restarting the vehicle was billion vehicle miles driven over 10 Safety Administration (NHTSA),
reported and no crashes or injuries were years of service. FCA believes that, Department of Transportation.
identified in the subject vehicles, which predicated upon these findings, there is
ACTION: Reinstatement of a previously
had been in service for 7 to 8 years. The no unreasonable risk to motor safety.
approved collection of information.
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$22746 Federal Register / Vol. 83, No. 95 / Wednesday, May 16, 2018 / Notices vehicle equipment contain a defect that registration form, (2) the hours spent determine the maximum allowable relates to motor vehicle safety or fail to collecting registration information and child weight for lower anchor use and comply with an applicable Federal (3) the hours spent determining the to add the information to the existing Motor Vehicle Safety Standard, the maximum allowable child weight for label and instruction manual. Therefore, manufacturer must notify owners and lower anchor use and adding the the total annual burden hours for the purchasers of the defect or information to the existing label and information on the maximum allowable noncompliance and must provide a instruction manual. child weight in the existing label and remedy without charge. In title 49 of the NHTSA estimates that 14,500,000 instruction manual is 2,819 hours (= CFR, part 577, defect and CRSs are currently sold each year by 29 5,075,000 × (2 seconds/3,600 seconds/ noncompliance notification for CRS manufacturers. Of the CRSs sold hour)). equipment items, including child each year, NHTSA estimates that The estimated total annual number of restraint systems, must be sent by first 2,147,504 are registered using burden hours is 99,330 (= 42,823 + class mail to the most recent purchaser registration cards and 421,895 are 53,688 + 2,819) hours. The total known to the manufacturer. registered online. A consumer spends estimated hour burden increased from Child restraint manufacturers are also approximately 60 seconds (1 minute) 40,497 hours in the 2015 information required to provide a printed filling out the registration form. The collection notice to 99,330 burden hours instructions brochure with step-by-step estimated annual number of burden (a 58,833 burden hour increase). The information on how the restraint is to be hours for consumers to fill out the increase in burden is due to the used. Without proper use, the registration form is 42,823 hours (= inclusion of the burden hours to effectiveness of these systems is greatly 2,569,400 × (60 seconds/3,600 seconds/ consumers for filling the registration diminished. Each child restraint system hour)). Manufacturers must spend about form and due to an increase in CRS must also have a permanent label. A 90 seconds (1.5 min) to enter the sales. In 2015, NHTSA estimated that permanently attached label gives information from each returned approximately 10,600,000 CRSs are sold ‘‘quicklook’’ information on whether the registration card; while, online each year while NHTSA’s estimate in restraint meets the safety requirements, registrations are considered to have no 2018 increased to 14,500,000 CRSs. recommended installation and use, and burden for the manufacturer, as the Comments are invited on: Whether warnings against misuse. CRSs information is entered by the purchaser. the proposed collection of information equipped with internal harnesses to Therefore, the estimated annual number is necessary for the proper performance restrain children, and with components of burden hours for CRS registration of the functions of the Department, to attach to a child restraint anchorage information collection is 53,688 hours including whether the information will system, are also required to be labeled (= 2,147,504 × (90 seconds/3,600 have practical utility; the accuracy of with a child weight limit for using the seconds/hour)). the Department’s estimate of the burden lower anchors to attach the child About 10,150,000 of the CRSs sold of the proposed information collection; restraint to the vehicle. The child each year are equipped with internal ways to enhance the quality, utility and weight limit depends upon the weight harnesses. About half of the CRSs clarity of the information to be of the CRS. equipped with internal harnesses sold collected; and ways to minimize the Estimated Annual Burden: 99,330 annually (5,075,000 = 10,150,000 × 0.5) burden of the collection of information hours. would require a label with the on respondents, including the use of The total burden hours for this maximum allowable child weight for automated collection techniques or collection consist of: (1) The hours using the lower anchors. Manufacturers other forms of information technology. spent by consumers filling out the must spend about 2 seconds to BILLING CODE 4910–59–P sradovich on DSK3GMQ082PROD with NOTICES VerDate Sep<11>2014 17:34 May 15, 2018 Jkt 244001 PO 00000 Frm 00136 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 E:\FR\FM\16MYN1.SGM 16MYN1$

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Collection		Federal Register
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Publisher		Office of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Administration
Section		Notices
Action		Reinstatement of a previously approved collection of information.
Dates		You should submit your comments early enough to ensure that Docket Management receives them no later than July 16, 2018.
Contact		Complete copies of each request for collection of information may be obtained at no charge from Cristina Echemendia, U.S. Department of Transportation, NHTSA, 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE, West Building Room W43-447, NRM-130, Washington, DC 20590. Cristina Echemendia's telephone number is 202-366-6345 and fax number is 202-366-7002. Please identify the relevant collection of information by referring to its OMB Control Number.
FR Citation		83 FR 22744

83 FR 22744 - Reports, Forms, and Recordkeeping Requirements

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATIONNational Highway Traffic Safety Administration

Federal Register Volume 83, Issue 95 (May 16, 2018)

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
National Highway Traffic Safety Administration