Commercial entities who modify
vehicles after the first retail sale and who wish to use the
exemptions offered under 49 CFR Part 595 Subpart C – Vehicle
Modifications to Accommodate People with Disabilities are required
to submit information to NHTSA. They are required to provide a
document stating the name and address of the business and a
prescribed statement that they modify vehicle for persons with
disabilities and intend to avail themselves of the exemptions. The
registration involves a one-time submission, in the form of a
business letter. Any changes in that information must be conveyed
to the agency within 30 days. This information will be used by the
agency to track entities involved in vehicle modification for
persons with disabilities and is available to the public on the
NHTSA web site. Modifiers must also provide customer whose vehicle
modification involves the use of the make inoperative exemptions
with a list of the exemptions used in the process of modifying that
vehicle. The simplest form of this document is an annotated
invoice. No specific or special forms are required. A copy of this
document must be retained by the modifier for five years. This
document will be used by the consumer to understand the
modifications made to the vehicle and their effect on vehicle
safety. It may be used by NHTSA in the event of an inquiry about
the safety of the firm’s vehicles. There is an adjustment in the
number of respondents from 700 to 900, resulting in an burden hour
increase from 1152 hours to 1475 hours.
This collection is a
reinstatement with a change to a previously approved information
collection. The agency reviewed 200 more business using the
exemptions from the previous submission. Therefore, an adjustment
in the number of respondents increased from 700 to 900, resulting
in a burden hour increase from 1152 hours to 1475 hours.
$0
No
No
No
No
No
No
Uncollected
Lisandra Garay-Vega 202
366-1412
No
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:
(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;
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these provisions, identify the item by leaving the box unchecked
and explain the reason in the Supporting Statement.