49 U.S.C. 30111 authorizes the
issuance of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standards (FMVSS) and
regulations. The agency, in prescribing a FMVSS or regulation is to
consider available relevant motor vehicle safety data, and consult
with other agencies as it deems appropriate. Further, the statute
mandates that in issuing any FMVSS or regulation, the agency
considers whether the standard or regulation is "reasonable,
practicable and appropriate for the particular type of motor
vehicle or item of motor vehicle equipment for which it is
prescribed," and whether such a standard will contribute to
carrying out the purpose of the Act. The Secretary is authorized to
issue, amend, and revoke such rules and regulations, as he/she
deems necessary. The Secretary is also authorized to require
manufacturers to provide information to first purchasers of motor
vehicles or motor vehicle equipment when the vehicle or equipment
is purchased, in a printed matter placed in the vehicle or attached
to or accompanying the equipment. These standards establish
requirements for labeling to be placed on or near the master
cylinder reservoir in such a manner that the label conforms to this
standard and is permanently affixed, engraved, or embossed. The
statement must read as follows: "WARNING, clean filler cap before
removing, use only fluid from a sealed container." This information
is used by owners or operators and service people to select the
proper brake fluids and to take the necessary caution needed in
handling the caps of fluid reservoirs. The purpose of these
standards is to insure safe braking performance under normal and
emergency conditions. This applies to passenger cars, multipurpose
vehicles, trucks and buses with hydraulic service brake systems.
Each manufacturer must identify the recommended fluids to be used
in each vehicle it manufacturers. If the labeling requirements are
not mandatory, the likelihood of the addition of improper fluids
into a brake system would increase as well as the possibility of
dirt contamination. In this submission there is an adjustment in
the burden reduction is largely due to the fact that labels
associated with Part 567, “Certification,” are no longer included
in this information collection. Other adjustments were made to
reflect more current and better information. These adjustment
reduced the burden hours from 74,091 hours to 7,874 hours.
US Code:
49
USC 32504 Name of Law: Transporation-Certification of
Compliance
US Code: 49
USC 30111 Name of Law: Transportation-Standards and
Compliance
This is a reinstatement with a
change to a previous approved information collection. The
adjustment in the burden reduction is largely due to the fact that
labels associated with Part 567, “Certification,” are no longer
included in this information collection. Other adjustments were
made to reflect more current and better information. These
adjustments reduced the burden hours from 74,091 hours to 7,874
hours.
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;
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.
2018 Jan 16 - 18 Supporting Statement Final (CLEAN)_rv1.doc
Consolidated Labeling Requirements for Motor Vehicles (Except the VIN Numbers)