Nmvtis 60 Day Notice

Department of Justice Billing Code 4410-18

Office of Justice Programs

Bureau of Justice Assistance

Agency Information Collection Activities:

Proposed Collection; Comments Requested

Action: 60-Day Notice of Information Collection Under Review - Extension of currently approved collection

Bureau of Justice Assistance Application Form: National Motor Vehicle Title

Information System

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The Department of Justice (DOJ), Office of Justice Programs, Bureau of Justice

Assistance, has submitted the following information collection request for review and

clearance in accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995. This proposed

information collection is published to obtain comments from the public and affected

agencies. Comments are encouraged and will be accepted for Asixty days@ until [Insert

date of the 60th day from the date that this notice is published in the Federal Register]. If

you have additional comments, suggestions, or need a copy of the proposed information

collection instrument with instructions or additional information, please contact M. A.

Berry at 202-353-8643 or 1-866-859-2687, Bureau of Justice Assistance, Office of

Justice Programs, U. S. Department of Justice, 810 7th Street, NW., Washington, DC.,

20531.

Written comments and suggestions from the public and affected agencies concerning the proposed collection of information should address one or more of the following four points:

(1) Evaluate whether the proposed collection of information is necessary for the proper performance of the function of the agency, including whether the information will have practical utility;

(2) 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;

(3) Enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the information to be collected; and

(4) 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:

(1) Type of information collection: Extension of currently approved collection.

(2) The title of the form/collection: National Motor Vehicle Title Information System

(3) The agency form number, if any, and the applicable component of the Department sponsoring the collection: None. 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.

Primary: Junk yards. Salvage yards. Motor vehicle insurance carriers.

States and local units of general government including the 50

state governments, the District of Columbia, Guam, Puerto Rico, and the U.S.

Virgin Islands.

Other: None

Abstract: The reporting of vehicle information by junk yard, salvage yard

operators and insurance carriers is expressly required by 49 U.S.C. 30504. Each

state is required to make their titling information available to NMVTIS as per

49 U.S.C. 30503(a). Additionally, each state is required “to establish a practice of

performing an instant title verification check before issuing a certificate of title.”

See 49 U.S.C. 30503(b).

(5) An estimate of the total number of respondents and the amount of time estimated for an average respondent to respond/reply: It is estimated that no more than

13,051 respondents will submit information. Each application takes approximately 30 minutes to complete and is submitted once per vehicle.

(6) An estimate of the total public burden (in hours) associated with the collection:

The total hour burden to complete the applications: It is difficult to estimate the

total annual cost burden to respondents associated with this information

collection. Approximately 10.5 million cars become junk or are salvaged

vehicles each year. Insurance carriers and junk and salvage yards report

must report on all of these vehicles.

If additional information is required, contact the Clearance Officer, U.S. Department of Justice, Information Management and Security Staff, Justice Management Division, 601 D Street, NW., Suite 1600, Washington, DC., 20530, or via facsimile at (202) 514-1590.

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Clearance Officer Date

Justice Management Division, PRA

United States Department of Justice