Manufacturer Identification -- 49 CFR Part 566

Forms and Documents

Document Name	Status
Form NHTSA Form 1259 Manufacturer Identification -- 49 CFR Part 566 Form and Instruction	Modified
2127-0043 Supporting Statement_Part B_2017.docx Supporting Statement B	2017-07-31
2127-0043_Supporting Statements_Part A_2017.doc Supporting Statement A	2017-07-31

IC Document Collections

IC ID	Document Title	Status
26171	Manufacturer Identification -- 49 CFR Part 566 Form and Instruction	Modified

ICR Details

OMB Control No: 2127-0043	ICR Reference No: 201707-2127-003
Status: Active	Previous ICR Reference No: 201404-2127-001
Agency/Subagency: DOT/NHTSA	Agency Tracking No:
Title: Manufacturer Identification -- 49 CFR Part 566
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: 01/11/2018
	Date Received in OIRA: 07/31/2017
Terms of Clearance:

	Inventory as of this Action	Requested	Previously Approved
Expiration Date	01/31/2021	36 Months From Approved	01/31/2018
Responses	523	0	533
Time Burden (Hours)	131	0	133
Cost Burden (Dollars)	3,930	0	3,990

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Abstract: If a motor vehicle or item of replacement motor vehicle equipment contains a defect related to motor vehicle safety or fails to comply with an applicable Federal motor vehicle safety standard, the manufacturer is required under 49 U.S.C. § 30118 to furnish notification of the defect or noncompliance to the Secretary of Transportation, as well as to owners, purchasers, and dealers of the motor vehicle or replacement equipment, and to remedy the defect or noncompliance without charge to the owner. To ensure that manufacturers are meeting these and other responsibilities under the statutes and regulations administered by NHTSA, the agency issued 49 CFR Part 566, Manufacturer Identification. The regulations in Part 566 require manufacturers of motor vehicles or motor vehicle equipment, other than tires, to which a Federal motor vehicle safety standard (FMVSS) applies, to submit to NHTSA, on a one-time basis, identifying information on themselves and on the products that they manufacture to those standards. Manufacturers are required to submit identifying information to NHTSA no later than 30 days after they begin to manufacture motor vehicles or motor vehicle equipment subject to the FMVSS.

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Authorizing Statute(s): US Code: 49 USC 30118 Name of Law: Federal 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:
	82 FR 908	01/04/2017
30-day Notice:	Federal Register Citation:	Citation Date:
	82 FR 33550	07/20/2017
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
Manufacturer Identification -- 49 CFR Part 566	NHTSA Form 1259	Part 566 - Manufacturer and Product Identification

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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	523	533	0	0	-10	0
Annual Time Burden (Hours)	131	133	0	0	-2	0
Annual Cost Burden (Dollars)	3,930	3,990	0	0	-60	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 differences in this information collection request from the previous submission is the means the agency is now providing to manufacturer to submit the required information electronically. When it last sought approval for this information collection, the agency projected that it would receive Part 566 submissions from approximately 533 manufacturers each year and that it would take each manufacturer 10 minutes to prepare each submission. Based on the actual number of submission it received over the past three years (523 in 2013, 507 in 2014, and 540 in 2015), the agency reduced the projected number of applications it expects to receive in each of the next three years to 523. The agency has made a corresponding reduction in the projected annual cost to industry for preparing the submissions, from $3,990 to $3,930. This is based on a projected expenditure of 15 minutes to make each submission, at a cost of $30 per hour.

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Annual Cost to Federal Government: $275,790

Does this IC contain surveys, censuses, or employ statistical methods? Yes Part B of Supporting Statement

Does this ICR request any personally identifiable information (see OMB Circular No. A-130 for an explanation of this term)? Please consult with your agency's privacy program when making this determination.     No

Does this ICR include a form that requires a Privacy Act Statement (see 5 U.S.C. §552a(e)(3))? Please consult with your agency's privacy program when making this determination.     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: 07/31/2017

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