Air Bag Deactivation

Forms and Documents

Document	Type	Status	Availability
ISTEA_1991.doc	Supplementary Document	Uploaded 2010-04-19	Available
2127-0588 Supporting Statements_FINAL_2016.docx	Supporting Statement A	Uploaded 2016-10-27	Available

IC Document Collections

IC ID	Collection	Type	Status	Form
26279	Air Bag Deactivation	Other-Informational Brochure (DOT HS 808-629)	Modified

ICR Details

OMB Control No: 2127-0588	ICR Reference No: 201610-2127-004
Status: Historical Active	Previous ICR Reference No: 201306-2127-001
Agency/Subagency: DOT/NHTSA	Agency Tracking No:
Title: Air Bag Deactivation
Type of Information Collection: Extension without change of a currently approved collection	Common Form ICR:  No
Type of Review Request: Regular
OIRA Conclusion Action: Approved without change	Conclusion Date: 02/21/2017
	Date Received in OIRA: 10/31/2016
Terms of Clearance:

	Inventory as of this Action	Requested	Previously Approved
Expiration Date	02/29/2020	36 Months From Approved	02/28/2017
Responses	750	0	750
Time Burden (Hours)	375	0	375
Cost Burden (Dollars)	345	0	345

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Abstract: The 49 CFR Part 595, Retrofit Air Bag Cutoff Switches, to allow dealers and repair businesses, upon receipt of completed authorization forms from vehicle owners, to install cutoff switches for air bags. (Although vehicle lessees are also eligible, this justification statement refers only to owners for the purposes of simplicity.) The form is composed in a manner intended to limit the availability of cutoff switches to persons in the risk groups, i.e., persons at risk of being seriously injured by air bags because they are too close to the air bags when they begin to deploy. This limitation is necessitated by the statutory requirement that any exemption from the make inoperative prohibition be consistent with the interests of safety. The vehicle owners must certify that they have read an agency information brochure about air bag benefits and risk. More importantly, they must certify that they are, or a user of their vehicle is, a member of one of the risk groups. In addition, the specific risk group must be identified.

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Authorizing Statute(s): US Code: 49 USC 30101 Name of Law: Title 49-Transportation, Motor Vehicle and Driver Programs, 301 Motor Vehicle Safety
   US Code: 49 USC 30122 Name of Law: Title 49-Transportation, Motor Vehicle and Driver Programs, 301 Motor Vehicle Safety
  

Citations for New Statutory Requirements: None

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Associated Rulemaking Information
RIN:	Stage of Rulemaking:	Federal Register Citation:	Date:
	Not associated with rulemaking

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Federal Register Notices & Comments
60-day Notice:	Federal Register Citation:	Citation Date:
	81 FR 54918	08/17/2016
30-day Notice:	Federal Register Citation:	Citation Date:
	81 FR 74865	01/27/2016
Did the Agency receive public comments on this ICR? No

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

IC Title	Form No.	Form Name
Air Bag Deactivation	HS Form 603	Request for Air Bage On-Off Switch

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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	750	750	0	0	0	0
Annual Time Burden (Hours)	375	375	0	0	0	0
Annual Cost Burden (Dollars)	345	345	0	0	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:

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Annual Cost to Federal Government: $637

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: 10/31/2016

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