Reporting of Information and Documents About Potential Defects

Forms and Documents

Document Name	Status
Supporting_Statement_2127-0616_aug_1_2013_v2.docx Supporting Statement A	2013-11-21
2127-0616 Preliminary Regulatory Evaluation.doc Supplementary Document	2012-09-04

IC Document Collections

IC ID	Document Title	Status
26323	Reporting of Information and Documents About Potential Defects	Modified

ICR Details

OMB Control No: 2127-0616	ICR Reference No: 201311-2127-003
Status: Historical Active	Previous ICR Reference No: 201308-2127-004
Agency/Subagency: DOT/NHTSA	Agency Tracking No:
Title: Reporting of Information and Documents About Potential Defects
Type of Information Collection: Revision of a currently approved collection	Common Form ICR:  No
Type of Review Request: Regular
OIRA Conclusion Action: Approved without change	Conclusion Date: 01/31/2014
	Date Received in OIRA: 11/22/2013
Terms of Clearance:

	Inventory as of this Action	Requested	Previously Approved
Expiration Date	01/31/2017	36 Months From Approved	03/31/2014
Responses	1,228	0	2,355
Time Burden (Hours)	85,193	0	82,391
Cost Burden (Dollars)	35,000	0	0

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Abstract: The Transportation Recall Enhancement, Accountability, and Documentation (TREAD) Act (Public Law 106-414) was enacted on November 1, 2000. This Act includes a requirement that the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) conduct Early Warning Reporting (EWR) rulemaking to require manufacturers of motor vehicles and motor vehicle equipment to submit information, periodically or upon NHTSA's request, that includes claims for deaths and serious injuries, property damage data, communications from customers and others, information on incidents resulting in fatalities or serious injuries from possible defects in vehicles or equipment in the United States or in identical or substantially similar vehicles or equipment in a foreign country, and other information that would assist NHTSA in identifying potential safety-related defects. The intent of this legislation is to provide early warning of such potential safety-related defects.

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Authorizing Statute(s): US Code: 49 USC Chapter 301 Name of Law: Motor Vehicle Safety
  

Citations for New Statutory Requirements: PL: Pub.L. 106 - 414 30166 Name of Law: Transportation Recall Enhancement, Accountability, and Documentation (TREAD) Act

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Associated Rulemaking Information
RIN:	Stage of Rulemaking:	Federal Register Citation:	Date:
2127-AK72	Final or interim final rulemaking	78 FR 51381	08/20/2013

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Federal Register Notices & Comments

Did the Agency receive public comments on this ICR? Yes

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Number of Information Collection (IC) in this ICR: 1

IC Title	Form No.	Form Name
Reporting of Information and Documents About Potential Defects

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ICR Summary of Burden

	Total Approved	Previously Approved	Change Due to New Statute	Change Due to Agency Discretion	Change Due to Adjustment in Estimate	Change Due to Potential Violation of the PRA
Annual Number of Responses	1,228	2,355	0	-1,127	0	0
Annual Time Burden (Hours)	85,193	82,391	0	2,802	0	0
Annual Cost Burden (Dollars)	35,000	0	0	35,000	0	0

Burden increases because of Program Change due to Agency Discretion: No

Burden Increase Due to:

Burden decreases because of Program Change due to Agency Discretion: No

Burden Reduction Due to:

Short Statement: The proposed program changes because of the rule are; total annual responses changed from 2,355 to 1,228 due to a decrease in the number of vehicle manufactures that will be required to report under the new rule and total estimated annual hours increased from 82,391 to 85,193. This number includes a 29,120 one time increase in burden hours due to rule changes and due to higher reporting thresholds that reduces the number of manufacturers who have to report and consequently a reduction in the amount of information reported. The proposed change to vehicle type, fuel and/or propulsion system type, and four new components to the vehicle EWR reporting for light vehicle manufacturers and one new component for manufacturers of buses, emergency vehicles, and medium/heavy vehicles is likely to create a one-time cost for manufacturers to amend their reporting template and revise their software system to appropriately categorize the data. We estimate this one-time cost to be $4.57M.

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Annual Cost to Federal Government: $51,230

Does this IC contain surveys, censuses, or employ statistical methods? No

Is the Supporting Statement intended to be a Privacy Impact Assessment required by the E-Government Act of 2002? No

Is this ICR related to the Affordable Care Act [Pub. L. 111-148 & 111-152]? No

Is this ICR related to the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, [Pub. L. 111-203]? No

Is this ICR related to the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (ARRA)? No

Is this ICR related to the Pandemic Response? Uncollected

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Common Form ICR:  No

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On behalf of this Federal agency, I certify that the collection of information encompassed by this request complies with 5 CFR 1320.9 and the related provisions of 5 CFR 1320.8(b)(3).

The following is a summary of the topics, regarding the proposed collection of information, that the certification covers:

(a) It is necessary for the proper performance of agency functions;

(b) It avoids unnecessary duplication;

(c) It reduces burden on small entities;

(d) It uses plain, coherent, and unambiguous language that is understandable to respondents;

(e) Its implementation will be consistent and compatible with current reporting and recordkeeping practices;

(f) It indicates the retention periods for recordkeeping requirements;

(g) It informs respondents of the information called for under 5 CFR 1320.8 (b)(3) about:

(i) Why the information is being collected;

(ii) Use of information;

(iii) Burden estimate;

(iv) Nature of response (voluntary, required for a benefit, or mandatory);

(v) Nature and extent of confidentiality; and

(vi) Need to display currently valid OMB control number;

(h) It was developed by an office that has planned and allocated resources for the efficient and effective management and use of the information to be collected.

(i) It uses effective and efficient statistical survey methodology (if applicable); and

(j) It makes appropriate use of information technology.

If you are unable to certify compliance with any of these provisions, identify the item by leaving the box unchecked and explain the reason in the Supporting Statement.

Certification Date: 11/22/2013

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