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
PRA_SS_PartA_Part 566 Manufacturer Identification_2127-0043_2.22.22 (003).docx Supporting Statement A	2022-03-10

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: 202202-2127-004
Status: Received in OIRA	Previous ICR Reference No: 201707-2127-003
Agency/Subagency: DOT/NHTSA	Agency Tracking No:
Title: Manufacturer Identification -- 49 CFR Part 566
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: 03/16/2022

	Requested	Previously Approved
Expiration Date	36 Months From Approved
Responses	1,407	0
Time Burden (Hours)	352	0
Cost Burden (Dollars)	0	0

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Abstract: This is to request approval from the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for reinstatement with modification of a previously approved information collection. The collection is mandatory for all domestic and foreign manufacturers, including importers, of motor vehicles and motor vehicle equipment subject to the Federal motor vehicle safety standards (FMVSS), except for manufacturers of tires. Respondents are required to submit identifying information to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) within 30 days of beginning manufacturing of motor vehicles or items of motor vehicle equipment subject to the FMVSS or 30 days prior to importing motor vehicles or items of motor vehicle equipment. The identifying information consists of the manufacturer’s name, address, and the type and a description of the vehicles or equipment they manufacture. The information is only submitted once unless the information in the original submission needs to be updated. NHTSA uses this information to contact manufacturers and also makes this information available to the general public on a NHTSA website. The purpose of this information is to collect identification information to ensure that NHTSA is able to identify manufacturers and their products and locate the manufacturer if a safety-related defect or noncompliance is suspected or found to exist in a motor vehicle or motor vehicle equipment. This ensures that NHTSA is able to administer and enforce recall of vehicles that do not comply with the FMVSS or contain safety-related defects. NHTSA submitted a request to modify this information collection to OMB on February 12, 2020, in connection with a notice of proposed rulemaking. NHTSA is now resubmitting the request upon the publication of the final rule. The revision of this information collection includes the addition of a new type of regulated motor vehicle. NHTSA estimates that in each of the next three years, ten new replica manufacturers will submit identification information under part 566. This is a reinstatement and, therefore, increases total burden by 352 hours and $0. This is an increase from 131 to 352 hours from when NHTSA last sought approval and is due to an increase in the number of submissions NHTSA expects to receive annually. Additionally, costs have decreased from $3,3930 to $0 because NHTSA is no longer incorrectly including labor costs associated with the burden hours in response to question 13.

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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:
2127-AL77	Final or interim final rulemaking	87 FR 13209	03/09/2022

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Federal Register Notices & Comments

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 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	1,407	0	0	0	884	523
Annual Time Burden (Hours)	352	0	0	0	221	131
Annual Cost Burden (Dollars)	0	0	0	0	-3,930	3,930

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: NHTSA is requesting approval with modification to accommodate the following regulatory changes: (1) amending part 566 to include an additional vehicle type for replica motor vehicles; (2) amending part 566 to state that manufacturers may submit part 566 information electronically; and (3) amending part 566 to require replica manufacturers to submit part 566 information to allow NHTSA to ensure that replica manufacturers have complied with part 566 before submitting replica vehicle manufacturer registration information. This ICR is a request for reinstatement and therefore increases total burden by 352 hours and $0. This is a difference of 221 hours (from 131 hours to 352 hours) from when NHTSA last sought approval. This increase is due to NHTSA’s revised estimates of the number of part 566 submissions it will receive each year. This request also decreases cost by $3,930 from the last request ($3,930 to $0) because NHTSA is no longer incorrectly including labor costs in response to question 13.

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Annual Cost to Federal Government: $334,472

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: 03/16/2022

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