State Notification to Consumers of Motor Vehicle Recall Status

Forms and Documents

Document Name	Status
Form sf424 State Notification to Consumers of Motor Vehicle Recall Status Form	New
SUPPORTING STATEMENT State DMV Recall Notification Grant Program_10162019.docx Supporting Statement A	2019-10-21

IC Document Collections

IC ID	Document Title	Status
238207	State Notification to Consumers of Motor Vehicle Recall Status Form	New

ICR Details

OMB Control No:	ICR Reference No: 201910-2127-001
Status: Historical Inactive	Previous ICR Reference No:
Agency/Subagency: DOT/NHTSA	Agency Tracking No:
Title: State Notification to Consumers of Motor Vehicle Recall Status
Type of Information Collection: New collection (Request for a new OMB Control Number)	Common Form ICR:  Yes
Type of Review Request: Regular
OIRA Conclusion Action: Withdrawn and continue	Conclusion Date: 11/26/2019
	Date Received in OIRA: 10/29/2019
Terms of Clearance:

	Inventory as of this Action	Requested	Previously Approved
Expiration Date		36 Months From Approved
Responses	0	0	0
Time Burden (Hours)	0	0	0
Cost Burden (Dollars)	0	0	0

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Abstract: NHTSA is responsible for reducing deaths, injuries and economic losses resulting from motor vehicle crashes. This is accomplished by, among other things, setting safety performance standards for motor vehicles and motor vehicle equipment, investigating safety defects, and taking appropriate enforcement action when motor vehicles and motor vehicle equipment are noncompliant or contain safety defects. The National Traffic and Motor Vehicle Safety Act, 49 U.S.C. §§ 30101, et. seq., as amended (the Safety Act), requires a motor vehicle manufacturer to notify the owners and purchasers of its vehicles of a safety-related defect, or that the vehicle does not comply with an applicable Federal motor vehicle safety standard. A vehicle manufacturer must provide notice of a recall, in a manner prescribed through regulation by NHTSA, to each person registered under State law as the owner and whose name and address are reasonably ascertainable by the manufacturer through State records or other available sources or, if a registered owner is not notified through State registration information, to the most recent purchaser known to the manufacturer. In order to identify owners of vehicles subject to a safety-related recall and provide notification to them, a motor vehicle manufacturer typically contracts with a third party that obtains vehicle registration data for the affected vehicles from State motor vehicle administrations. The motor vehicle manufacturer then notifies owners and purchasers by U.S. Mail about the safety recall and, among other things, how to obtain a remedy to fix the defect or noncompliance. To obtain a remedy, the consumer must then present the recalled motor vehicle to an authorized dealer for the dealer to remedy the defect or noncompliance. 49 U.S.C. § 30120. Recall completion rates can and do vary widely depending on a variety of factors such as the age and type of vehicle, as well as owners’ perception of relative risk. Considering this wide range, regardless of completion averages, there are at any time tens of millions of vehicles on the road with unremedied safety defects or noncompliances, each one creating a safety risk. NHTSA and the motor vehicle industry have sought to improve notice of safety-related defects to owners and to develop ways to increase the rate at which owners complete the remedy identified in the notice. NHTSA is soliciting applications from States and expects to receive approximately twenty (20) applications for this funding opportunity. The funding opportunity is expected to be awarded to up to six (6) States to establish a recall notification program for the vehicle registration process. The purpose of this information collection is to obtain applications that will allow NHTSA to award States that demonstrate effective recall notification methods to improve highway safety. These applications will be solicited through a Notice of Funding Opportunity posting on www.grants.gov. The application will require that the State provide information about how the State would use grant funds in a program designed to notify vehicle owners of open safety recalls on their vehicles at the time of motor vehicle registration. Specifically, the application/proposal must fully describe the scope of the project, providing a project plan detailing the activities and costs for which funding is being requested.

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Authorizing Statute(s): US Code: 49 USC 30101 Name of Law: The National Traffic and Motor Vehicle Safety Act
  

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:
	84 FR 19992	05/07/2019
30-day Notice:	Federal Register Citation:	Citation Date:
	84 FR 45620	08/29/2019
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
State Notification to Consumers of Motor Vehicle Recall Status	sf424, sf424a, sf424b	Application for Federal Assistance ,   Budget information ,   Assurances - Non Construction Programs

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Burden increases because of Program Change due to Agency Discretion: Yes

Burden Increase Due to: Miscellaneous Actions

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

Burden Reduction Due to:

Short Statement: This is a new collection and, therefore, a program change. This information collection is expected to increase burden to respondents by 3,200 hours and the cost associated with the burden hours to respondents is estimated to be $96,160 hours. NHTSA does not expect this information collection to result in any other costs

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Annual Cost to Federal Government: $6,484

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

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:  Yes

Description/Changes for Common Form Usage:  NHTSA will also require OMB Standard Form (SF) 424 (including 424 “Application for Federal Assistance,” 424A “Budget Information for Non-Construction Programs,” and 424B “Assurances for Non-Construction Programs

Approved RCFs using this ICR

Agency/Sub Agency	RCF ID	RCF Title	RCF Status	IC Title

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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: 10/29/2019

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