OPERATING INSTRUCTIONS AND LABELING FOR PLATFORM LIFT SYSTEMS FOR MOTOR VEHICLES 49 CFR §§ 571.403 and 571.404

Forms and Documents

Document Name	Status
ICR_30-day_for FMVSS403_86FR54294_2021-21198.pdf Supplementary Document	2021-11-01
2127_0621_FMVSS 403_404_Supporting Statement_11012021.docx Supporting Statement A	2021-11-01

IC Document Collections

IC ID	Document Title	Status
26328	Distribution	Modified
246138	Labeling and Placard Changes: Change/Back-up	New
246137	Labeling and Placard Changes: Label Change/Operating	New
246136	Labeling and Placard Changes: Installation Instructions	New
246135	Labeling and Placard Changes: Insert Language	New

ICR Details

OMB Control No: 2127-0621	ICR Reference No: 202103-2127-001
Status: Received in OIRA	Previous ICR Reference No: 201507-2127-002
Agency/Subagency: DOT/NHTSA	Agency Tracking No:
Title: OPERATING INSTRUCTIONS AND LABELING FOR PLATFORM LIFT SYSTEMS FOR MOTOR VEHICLES 49 CFR §§ 571.403 and 571.404
Type of Information Collection: Reinstatement with change of a previously approved collection	Common Form ICR:  No
Type of Review Request: Regular	Date Submitted to OIRA: 11/01/2021

	Requested	Previously Approved
Expiration Date	36 Months From Approved
Responses	27,406	0
Time Burden (Hours)	1,562	0
Cost Burden (Dollars)	9,315	0

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Abstract: Platform lifts are vehicle-mounted elevators installed in motor vehicles to aid wheelchair users and other persons of limited mobility to enter and exit vehicles. These platform lifts are installed by new vehicle manufacturers or alterers of motor vehicles, as well as modifiers of used motor vehicles. FMVSS No. 403 sets forth safety requirements for platform lifts on new motor vehicles that manufacturers and alterers must meet to prevent injuries and fatalities to passengers and bystanders during the operation of platform lifts. It also requires information about and instructions for the lift be placed in owner’s manuals, installation instructions, and labels placed on the lifts. FMVSS No. 404 requires new vehicles equipped with platform lifts to have the manufacturer information inserts in the owner’s manuals and lift operating instructions to be affixed to the vehicle near the lift controls. The information is collected when a new design occurs. The printing of inserts and labels occur as part of each manufacturer’s annualized production process. The information is used by platform lift installers to ensure lifts are installed correctly and by operators, both public and private, for awareness of operating capacity and maintenance requirements. The burden hours have changed from the estimates in the previous information collection request (ICR) because the hours for distribution of the information and labels has been considered in this collection adding 1,370 hours to the 192 burden hours in the previous ICR. The estimated printing costs have not changed from the previous ICR.

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Authorizing Statute(s): US Code: 49 USC 301 Name of Law: 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:
	85 FR 7008	02/06/2020
30-day Notice:	Federal Register Citation:	Citation Date:
	86 FR 54294	09/30/2021
Did the Agency receive public comments on this ICR? No

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Number of Information Collection (IC) in this ICR: 5

IC Title	Form No.	Form Name
Distribution
Labeling and Placard Changes: Change/Back-up
Labeling and Placard Changes: Insert Language
Labeling and Placard Changes: Installation Instructions
Labeling and Placard Changes: Label Change/Operating

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ICR Summary of Burden

	Total Request	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	27,406	0	0	27,396	0	10
Annual Time Burden (Hours)	1,562	0	0	1,370	0	192
Annual Cost Burden (Dollars)	9,315	0	0	0	0	9,315

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 reinstatement resulting in a program change. The program change adds 1,562 burden hours to account for labeling and distribution of the information. The estimated printing costs have not changed from the previous ICR.

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Annual Cost to Federal Government: $0

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? No

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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: 11/01/2021

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