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Agency Information Collection Activities; Notice and Request for Comment; Criminal Penalty Safe Harbor Provision; Reopening of Comment Period

The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) published a document in the Federal Register of May 29, 2026, requesting comment on an extension of a currently approv...

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Department of Transportation

National Highway Traffic Safety Administration

[Docket No. NHTSA-2026-1189]

AGENCY:

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

ACTION:

Reopening of comment period.

SUMMARY:

The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) published a document in the Federal Register of May 29, 2026, requesting comment on an extension of a currently approved information collection for NHTSA's Criminal Penalty Safe Harbor Provision. Due to an administrative error, the published notice incorrectly provided a 30-day comment period instead of providing the full 60-day period required by the Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA). NHTSA is announcing the reopening of the comment period to ensure the public receives the full 60 days to submit comments. The comment period will close on August 26, 2026.

DATES:

The comment period for the PRA notice published on May 29, 2026 is reopened and extended to August 26, 2026.

ADDRESSES:

You may submit comments identified by Docket No. NHTSA-2026-1189 through any of the following methods:

Electronic submissions: Go to the Federal eRulemaking Portal at https://www.regulations.gov. Follow the online instructions for submitting comments.
Fax: (202) 493-2251.
Mail or Hand Delivery: Docket Management, U.S. Department of Transportation, 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE, West Building, Suite W58-213, Washington, DC 20590, between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m., Monday through Friday, except on Federal holidays. To be sure someone is there to help you, please call (202) 366-9826 or (202) 366-9317 before coming.

Instructions: All submissions must include the agency name and docket number for this notice. Note that all comments received will be posted without change to https://www.regulations.gov, including any personal information provided. Please see the Privacy Act heading below.

Privacy Act: Anyone can 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, which DOT published in the Federal Register on April 11, 2000 (65 FR 19477-78), or you may visit https://www.transportation.gov/privacy.

Docket: For access to the docket to read background documents or comments received, go to https://www.regulations.gov or the street address for DOT that is listed above. ( printed page 47032) Follow the online instructions for accessing dockets via the internet.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Michael Kuppersmith, Office of the Chief Counsel, National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, U.S. Department of Transportation, 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE, Washington, DC 20590; 202-360-5259, michael.kuppersmith@dot.gov.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

On May 29, 2026, in accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (PRA) NHTSA published a 60-day notice in the Federal Register (91 FR 32193) soliciting public comments on a proposed renewal of a currently approved information collection concerning NHTSA's Criminal Penalty Safe Harbor Provision (OMB Control Number 2127-0609). The notice sought public comment regarding the burden estimates and necessity of the information collection. The initial comment period was scheduled to end on June 29, 2026. NHTSA is now reopening the comment period for an additional 30 days.

Explanation for Reopening Comment Period

Under the PRA (44 U.S.C. 3506(c)(2)(A)), federal agencies are required to provide a 60-day public comment period on proposed information collections prior to submitting the request to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review and approval. Due to an administrative error in the May 29, 2026 notice, the deadline for submitting comments was incorrectly specified as June 29, 2026, which provided only a 30-day comment period. Reopening the comment period for an additional 30 days ensures that the public receives the full 60-day comment period required under the PRA and will provide all interested parties with adequate time to review the information collection request and submit their comments.

Comments previously submitted during the original comment period do not need to be resubmitted, as they have already been incorporated into the administrative record and will be fully considered by NHTSA.

Authority: The Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995; 44 U.S.C. Chapter 35, as amended; 49 CFR 1.49; and DOT Order 1351.29A.

Peter Simshauser,

Chief Counsel.

[FR Doc. 2026-15118 Filed 7-24-26; 8:45 am]

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“Agency Information Collection Activities; Notice and Request for Comment; Criminal Penalty Safe Harbor Provision; Reopening of Comment Period,” thefederalregister.org (July 27, 2026), https://thefederalregister.org/documents/2026-15118/agency-information-collection-activities-notice-and-request-for-comment-criminal-penalty-safe-harbor-provision-reopening.