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precise model designation, and the
manufacturer’s name and/or brand on
the outer shell of the helmet towards the
posterior bottom edge. Manufacturers
are also required to label every helmet
to provide helmet owners with
important safety information including
manufacturer’s name, discrete size,
month and year of manufacture, and
specific instructions to the purchaser.
FMVSS No. 218 S5.6 requires that each
helmet shall be labeled permanently
and legibly in a manner such that the
label(s) can be read easily without
removing padding or any other
permanent part.
Description of the Need for the
Information and Proposed Use of the
Information
The labeling requirement in the
standard supports the Department of
Transportation’s strategic goal in safety.
NHTSA uses this information for

60-Day Notice
A Federal Register notice with a 60day comment period soliciting public
comments on the following information
collection was published on May 12,
2021(86 FR 26136). The closing date for
comments was July 12, 2021. The
agency received no comments.
Affected Public: Motorcycle helmet
manufacturers.
Estimated Number of Respondents:
45.
Frequency: On occasion.
Number of Responses: 3,250,000.
Estimated Total Annual Burden
Hours: 9,100.

Number of respondents
(helmet manufacturers)

Number of helmets produced
annually per respondent

45 ...........................................

72,000 (Rounded) .................

Public Comments Invited: You are
asked to comment on any aspects of this
information collection, including: (a)
Whether the proposed collection of
information is necessary for the proper
performance of the functions of the
agency, including whether the
information will have practical utility;
(b) the accuracy of the agency’s estimate
of the burden of the proposed
information collection, including the
validity of the methodology and
assumptions used; (c) ways to enhance
the quality, utility and clarity of the
information to be collected; and (d)
ways to minimize the burden of the
collection of information on
respondents, including the use of
automated, electronic, mechanical, or
other technological collection
techniques or other forms of information
technology, e.g., permitting electronic
submission of responses.
Authority: The Paperwork Reduction
Act of 1995, 44 U.S.C. Chapter 35, as
amended; Delegation of Authority at 49
CFR 1.95, and DOT Order 1351.29.
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enforcement purposes to ensure that
manufacturers certify compliance with
the Standard. State and local law
enforcement use this information to
enforce helmet-use laws, and consumers
use the information to make decisions
when purchasing motorcycle helmets.

Raymond R. Posten,
Associate Administrator for Rulemaking.
[FR Doc. 2022–00370 Filed 1–11–22; 8:45 am]
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Printing and
material cost
per helmet
$0.35

$25,200.00 (Rounded) ..........

National Highway Traffic Safety
Administration
[U.S. DOT Docket Number NHTSA–2020–
0069]

Agency Information Collection
Activities; Notice and Request for
Comment; Consolidated Labeling
Requirements and Procedures for
Selecting Lines To Be Covered by the
Theft Prevention Standard
National Highway Traffic
Safety Administration (NHTSA),
Department of Transportation (DOT).
ACTION: Notice and request for
comments on a request for reinstatement
of a previously approved information
collection.
AGENCY:

The National Highway Traffic
Safety Administration (NHTSA) invites
public comments about our intention to
request approval from the Office of
Management and Budget (OMB) for a
reinstatement of a previously approved
information collection. Before a Federal
agency can collect certain information
from the public, it must receive
approval from OMB. Under procedures
established by the Paperwork Reduction
Act of 1995, before seeking OMB
approval, Federal agencies must solicit
public comment on proposed
collections of information, including

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Estimated Total Annual Burden Cost:
$1,137,500.
The 45 respondents (helmet
manufacturers) produce a total of
3,250,000 annual responses (3,250,000
motorcycle helmets are manufactured
annually). A manufacturer spends
approximately 10 seconds per response
for labeling. The estimated total annual
burden hours for helmet manufacturers
to label motorcycle helmets as required
in FMVSS No. 218 is 9,100 burden
hours (3,250,000 × 10 seconds,
rounded).
Estimated Total Annual Burden Cost:
$1,137,500.
NHTSA estimates that the printing
and material cost per helmet is $0.35.
Therefore, the estimated total annual
burden cost is $1,137,500 (3,250,000
helmets produced per year × $0.35). The
total estimated annual burden costs are
detailed in the table below:

Annual printing and material
cost per manufacturer

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

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Total number
of helmets
produced
annually
3,250,000

Estimated total
annual printing
and material
costs
$1,137,500

extensions and reinstatements of
previously approved collections. On
February 23, 2018, NHTSA published a
notice in the Federal Register soliciting
public comments with a 60-day
comment period. NHTSA received 1
public comment that was not relevant to
the information collection request.
Given the extended time period since
the initial publication of that notice,
NHTSA is publishing this new 60-day
notice.
DATES: Written comments must be
submitted by March 14, 2022.
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments,
identified by the Docket No. NHTSA–
2020–0069, through one of the following
methods:
• Electronic Submissions: Go to the
Federal eRulemaking Portal at https://
www.regulations.gov. Follow the online
instructions for submitting comments.
• Fax: 202–493–2251.
• Mail: Docket Management Facility;
U.S. Department of Transportation, 1200
New Jersey Avenue SE, West Building,
Ground Floor, Room W12–140,
Washington, DC 20590.
• Hand Delivery/Courier: 1200 New
Jersey Avenue SE, West Building
Ground Floor, Room W12–140,
Washington, DC 20590, between 9 a.m.
and 5 p.m., Monday through Friday,
except Federal Holidays. To be sure
someone is there to help you, please call
202–366–9322 before coming.

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Instructions: Each submission must
include the agency name and docket
number for this notice of proposed
collection of information. Note all
comments received will be posted
without change to https://
www.regulations.gov, including any
personal information provided. Please
see the Privacy Act heading below.
Privacy Act: Anyone is able to search
the electronic form of all comments
received into any of our dockets by the
name of the individual submitting the
comment (or signing the comment, if
submitted on behalf of an association,
business, labor union, etc.). You may
review DOT’s complete Privacy Act
Statement in the Federal Register
published on April 11, 2000 (65 FR
19477–78) or you may visit https://
www.transportation.gov/privacy.
Docket: For access to the docket to
read background documents or
comments received, go to https://
www.regulations.gov at any time or to
Room W12–140 on the ground level of
the DOT Building, 1200 New Jersey
Avenue SE, West Building Ground
Floor, Washington, DC 20590 between 9
a.m. and 5 p.m., Monday through
Friday, except Federal Holidays. To be
sure someone is there to help you,
please call 202–366–9322 before
coming.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For
additional information or access to
background documents, contact Ms.
Carlita Ballard, International Policy,
Fuel Economy and Consumer Programs
(NRM–310), 202–366–5222, National
Highway Traffic Safety Administration,
W43–439, Department of
Transportation, 1200 New Jersey
Avenue SE, Washington, DC 20590.
Please identify the relevant collection of
information by referring to its OMB
Control Number.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This
document describes a collection of
information for which NHTSA intends
to seek OMB approval titled,
Consolidated Labeling Requirements for
49 CFR part 541 and Procedures for
Selecting Lines to be Covered by the
Theft Prevention Standard for 49 CFR
part 542.
Under the Paperwork Reduction Act
of 1995, before an agency submits a
proposed collection of information to
OMB for approval, it must first publish
a document in the Federal Register
providing a 60-day comment period and
otherwise consult with members of the
public and affected agencies concerning
each proposed collection of information.
The OMB has promulgated regulations
describing what must be included in
such a document. Under OMB’s

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regulation (at 5 CFR 1320.8(d)), an
agency must ask for public comment on
the following: (a) Whether the proposed
collection of information is necessary
for the proper performance of the
functions of the agency, including
whether the information will have
practical utility; (b) the accuracy of the
agency’s estimate of the burden of the
proposed collection of information,
including the validity of the
methodology and assumptions used; (c)
how to enhance the quality, utility, and
clarity of the information to be
collected; and (d) how to minimize the
burden of the collection of information
on those who are to respond, including
the use of appropriate automated,
electronic, mechanical, or other
technological collection techniques, or
other forms of information technology,
e.g. permitting electronic submission of
responses.
In compliance with these
requirements, NHTSA asks for public
comments on the following proposed
collections of information for which the
agency is seeking approval from OMB.
Title: Consolidated Labeling
Requirements for 49 CFR part 541 and
Procedures for Selecting Lines to be
Covered by the Theft Prevention
Standard for 49 CFR part 542.
OMB Control Number: 2127–0539.
Form Number(s): N/A.
Type of Request: Reinstatement of a
previously approved information
collection.
Type of Review Requested: Regular.
Requested Expiration Date of
Approval: 3 years from date of approval.
Summary of the Collection of
Information:
NHTSA is seeking approval from
OMB for four information collections in
the Federal Motor Vehicle Theft
Prevention Standard. In 1984, Congress
enacted the Motor Vehicle Theft Law
Enforcement Act (The Theft Act)
directing NHTSA to issue a theft
prevention standard requiring vehicle
manufacturers to mark the major parts
of high-theft lines of passenger motor
vehicles. (Pub. L. 98–547.) In 1992,
Congress enacted the Anti Car Theft Act
(Pub. L. 102–519, codified at 49 U.S.C.
Chapter 331), which expanded the
parts-marking requirement to include
multipurpose passenger vehicles and
certain light duty trucks. In a final rule
published on April 6, 2004 (69 FR
17960), the Federal Motor Vehicle Theft
Prevention Standard was extended to
include all passenger cars and,
multipurpose passenger vehicles with a
gross vehicle weight rating (GVWR) of
6,000 pounds or less, all light-duty
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of 6,000 pounds or less) and all lowtheft LDTs with major parts that are
interchangeable with a majority of the
covered major parts of those passenger
motor vehicle lines subject to the theft
prevention standard. The four
information collections are: (1) The
requirement to mark major parts of
covered motor vehicles; (2) the
requirement to submit to NHTSA target
areas showing where the parts will be
marked; (3) the requirement for
manufacturers of new LDT lines to
submit information to NHTSA to allow
the agency to determine whether the
LDT line will be required to comply
with the parts-marking requirements
because it is likely to be a high theft
line; and (4) the requirement for
manufacturers of new LDT lines to
submit information to NHTSA to allow
the agency to determine the LDT will be
required to comply with the partsmarking requirements because it
contains major parts that are
interchangeable with the majority of the
covered major parts of passenger motor
vehicles covered by the standard. Each
of the information collections are
describe in more detail below.
49 CFR Part 541—Federal Motor
Vehicle Theft Prevention Standard: The
Theft Act requires specified parts of
high-theft vehicles to be marked with
vehicle identification numbers (partsmarking). Part 541 specifies
performance requirements for
identifying numbers or symbols to be
placed on major parts of certain
passenger motor vehicles to reduce the
incidence of motor vehicle thefts
through tracing and recovery of parts
from stolen vehicles. All passenger cars
and multipurpose passenger vehicles
with a gross vehicle weight rating of
6,000 pounds or less, and light duty
trucks with major parts that are
interchangeable with the majority of the
covered major parts of passenger motor
vehicles covered by the standard are
required to be parts-marked. Each major
component part must be either labeled
or affixed with the VIN and its
replacement component part must be
marked with the ‘‘DOT’’ symbol, the
letter ‘‘R’’ and the manufacturers’ logo.
For each vehicle line, manufacturers
must inform NHTSA of the location of
the VIN marking on each part (target
area) and the location of the VIN
marking for the replacement part. This
information is publicly available to aid
law enforcement personnel in tracing
stolen vehicles and their parts.
49 CFR Part 542—Procedures for
Selecting Light Duty Truck Lines to be
Covered by the Theft Prevention
Standard: Manufacturers of light duty
trucks must identify new model

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introductions that are likely to be hightheft vehicle lines as defined in 49
U.S.C. 33104. The specific vehicle lines
are to be selected by agreement between
the manufacturer and the agency.
NHTSA’s procedures for selecting hightheft vehicle lines are contained in 49
CFR part 542. Manufacturers use the
criteria in Appendix C of Part 541 to
evaluate new lines and determine
whether the new line is likely to be high
theft. Next, the manufacturers submit
their evaluations and conclusions,
together with the underlying factual
information, to NHTSA at least 15
months before introduction of the
vehicle line into U.S. commerce.
Description of the Need for the
Information and Proposed Use of the
Information
49 CFR part 541: The identification of
major parts of high theft motor vehicle
lines is designed to decrease automobile
theft by making it more difficult for
criminals to ‘‘chop’’ vehicles into
component parts and then fence such
parts. The information would aid law
enforcement officials at all levels of
Government in the investigation of
‘‘chop shops’’ by creating evidence for
prosecution of the operators for
possession of stolen motor vehicle parts.
Officials have great difficulty in
establishing that particular parts in the
possession of a ‘‘chop shop’’ are in fact
stolen when the parts are not marked.
Operators of both ‘‘chop shops’’ and
auto body repair shops would avoid
possession of parts bearing
identification that links the parts to a
stolen vehicle. Also, stolen parts, when
recovered, could not easily be traced
back to the proper owner and returned
to the owner or insurer if the parts were
not marked. Congress intended for
major parts identification to decrease
the market for stolen parts and,
therefore, decrease the incentive for
motor vehicle theft.
49 CFR part 542: Manufacturers of
light duty trucks must identify new
model introductions that are likely to be
high-theft vehicle lines as defined in 49
U.S.C. 33104. Because the specific
vehicle lines are to be selected by
agreement between the manufacturer
and NHTSA, the agency could not
perform its statutory requirement
without the information provided by the
manufacturers.
Affected Public: Vehicle
manufacturers.
This information collections affects
manufacturers of passenger cars, MPVs,
and trucks that are subject to the
requirements in Part 541. It also affects
the manufacturers of LDTs that must
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the agency to determine whether new
LDTs must comply with the partsmarking requirements.
Estimated Number of Respondents:
21.
Based on current information, the
agency estimates that there are, on
average, 21 unique respondents to the
four information collections in parts 541
and 542. Further, NHTSA estimates that
there are approximately 21
manufacturers that are required to
comply with the parts marking
requirements of part 541 each year and
submit information on target areas to
NHTSA. For the information collections
contained in part 542, NHTSA estimates
that there are currently 7 manufacturers
of LDTs that could be subject to the
parts-marking requirements. However,
these manufacturers are not required to
submit information every year. Instead,
these manufacturers would only need to
submit information under part 542
before they introduce a new LDT line.
Because NHTSA estimates that it will
only receive one submission under
section 542.1 and one submission under
section 542.2 in each of the next three
years, NHTSA estimates there will only
be one respondent to these information
collections annually.
Frequency: On Occasion.
Manufacturers comply with the partsmarking requirements when they
manufacture new vehicles.
Manufacturers submit new target area
information when they introduce new
vehicle lines or make changes to
existing vehicle lines that require
changes to where parts are marked.
Manufacturers only submit information
under part 542 when they introduce
new LDT lines.
Number of Responses: For the four
information collections in part 541 and
part 542, NHTSA estimates the annual
number of responses as follows: (1) 4.5
million for the parts-marking
requirement; (2) 23 for submissions of
target area information; (3) 1 for
reporting on whether a LDT line is
likely to be high-theft; and (4) 1 for
reporting on whether a LDT line shares
interchangeable parts with a high theft
line subject to the parts-marking
requirements.
Estimated Total Annual Burden
Hours: 150,550.
49 CFR part 541. Current information
indicates there has been a gradual
increase in new vehicle manufacturer
mergers, granting of parts-marking
exemptions (49 CFR part 543) and
vehicle design stability which have
resulted in decreased production of
vehicles requiring parts-marking. The
agency estimates that, based on the most
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a decrease in the production of vehicles
requiring parts-marking from 8 million
vehicles to approximately 4.5 million
for all manufacturers. To calculate the
burden associated with the parts
marking requirement, NHTSA assumes
that manufacturers will use the least
burdensome method for complying with
the requirement, based on historical
practice and the agency’s current
understanding of how manufacturers fit
labeling into the vehicle assembly line.
For the antitheft requirement, the cost of
labeling the major parts (i.e., a paper
label with the VIN is placed on each
major part) is less than the cost of
stamping the VIN on each major part
with a stamping machine.
To meet the Theft Prevention
Standard, the agency estimates that the
time to number and affix the average of
14 labels to each vehicle is
approximately 2 minutes. If 4.5 million
vehicles are covered, the hourly burden
for labeling 4.5 million motor vehicles
would be 150,000 hours (4.5 million
cars × 2 minutes per car ÷ 60 minutes
in an hour).
The agency estimates that the time to
stamp both the engine and transmission
will take approximately 1 minute. If 4.5
million vehicles are covered, the total
burden for stamping is estimated to total
75,000 hours (4.5 million cars × 1
minute per car ÷ 60 minutes in an hour).
Please note that in this analysis each
vehicle would either have its major
parts labeled or stamped, but not both.
We will use the highest hour number in
the hour burden estimate.
Each manufacturer of vehicles that are
required to be parts-marked must
submit reports of the target area
locations for the labels or stamping. The
target area designated for a part on a
vehicle line shall be maintained for the
duration of the production of the
vehicle line, unless a restyling of the
part makes it no longer practicable to
mark within the original target area. If
there is such a restyling, the vehicle
manufacturer shall inform NHTSA of
that fact and provide a new target area
submission.
NHTSA estimates that approximately
70 target area responses will be
submitted to the agency in the next
three years, or approximately 23
submissions each year. This estimate is
based on the number of the submissions
over the three-year period for MYs
2014–2016. Specifically, 18, 29 and 23
target areas were submitted for MYs
2014, 2015 and 2016, respectively. Due
to the decreased production of vehicles
requiring parts-marking, the agency
estimates on an average, there will be a
total of 23 target areas submitted by
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average time to prepare and submit the
target areas will be 20 hours for each
submission. The burden hour for
submissions will be 460 hours (23
submissions × 20 hours).
NHTSA estimates the labor cost
associated with this collection of
information by (1) applying the
appropriate average hourly labor rate
published by the Bureau of Labor
Statistics (BLS), (2) dividing by 0.704 1
(70.4%), for private industry workers to
obtain the total cost of compensation,
and (3) multiplying by the estimated
burden hours for each respondent type.
NHTSA estimates the labor costs
associated with preparing and affixing
labels to 14 major parts under § 541.5(a)
using the average wage for
manufacturers and assemblers in the
motor vehicle manufacturing industry
(Standard Occupational Classification
#51–2000), which BLS estimates to be
$23.18 2 per hour. Using this estimate,
NHTSA estimates the total
compensation costs per hour to be
$32.93 per hour ($23.18 per hour ÷
0.704). The labor cost per vehicle is
estimated to be $1.10 ($32.93 × 2
minutes/60), and the total labor cost for
preparing and affixing labels to the
estimated 4.5 million vehicles each year
is estimated to be $4,950,000 ($1.10 ×
4.5 million vehicles).
NHTSA estimates the labor costs
associated with developing and
submitting reports of the target area
locations for labels or stamping under
§ 541.5(e) using the average wage for
compliance officers in the motor vehicle
manufacturing industry (Standard
Occupational Classification #13–1041),
which BLS estimates to be $42.30 3 per

hour. Using this estimate, NHTSA
estimates the total compensation costs
per hour to be $60.09 per hour ($42.30
per hour ÷ 0.704). The labor cost to
prepare each report submitted under
§ 541.5(e) is estimated to be $1,201.80
($60.09 × 20 hours per submission), and
the total labor cost for the estimated 23
target area reports that will be submitted
each year is estimated to be $27,641
($1,201.80 × 23 reports, rounded).
We estimate that Part 541 will impose
an annual reporting burden of 150,460
burden-hours, and the total estimated
labor costs associated with these burden
hours endured by the responding
manufacturers are $4,977,641
($4,950,000 + $27,641).
49 CFR part 542. Currently there are
seven manufacturers who produce LDTs
that could be subject to the partsmarking requirements. While NHTSA
estimates that all seven are still active
in the U.S. market, only manufacturers
that introduce new LDT lines would be
required to report to NHTSA under 49
CFR 542.1 and 49 CFR 542.2. On
average, NHTSA estimates that
approximately that one LDT line will be
introduced each year for which the
manufacturer will need to submit
information under § 542.1 and one LDT
line will be introduced for which the
manufacturer will need to submit
information under § 541.2.
Section 542.1 specifies procedures for
motor vehicle manufacturers and the
agency to follow in the determination of
new LDT lines that are likely to have a
theft rate above or below the median
theft rate of 3.5826. This section also
provides the manufacturers with notice
of their rights and responsibilities

during the selection and appeals
process. On average, NHTSA estimates
that there will be approximately one
manufacturer submittal a year. NHTSA
further estimates that the burden for
each § 542.1 submittal is approximately
45 hours. Therefore, the total annual
burden for § 542.1 submittals is
estimated to be 45 hours.
Section 542.2 specifies procedures for
motor vehicle manufacturers and
NHTSA to follow in the determination
of new LTD lines that will likely have
a low theft rate and have major parts
interchangeable with a majority of the
major parts of a passenger motor vehicle
line subject to the parts-marking
requirements. This section also provides
the manufacturers with notice of their
rights and responsibilities during the
selection and appeal process. On
average, NHTSA estimates that there
will be approximately one manufacturer
submittal a year. NHTSA further
estimates that the burden for each
§ 542.2 submittal is approximately 45
hours. Therefore, the total annual
burden for § 542.2 submittals is
estimated to be 45 hours.
NHTSA estimates the labor cost
associated with this collection of
information by (1) applying the
appropriate average hourly labor rate
published by the Bureau of Labor
Statistics (BLS), (2) dividing by 0.704 4
(70.4%), for private industry workers to
obtain the total cost of compensation,
and (3) multiplying by the estimated
burden hours for each respondent type.
Table 1 below provides a summary of
the estimated burden hours and Table 2
provides a summary of the labor costs
associated with the burden hours.

TABLE 1—TOTAL ESTIMATED BURDEN HOURS FOR PARTS 541 AND 542
Estimated
number of
responses

Estimated
time per
response

21

4.5 million .....

2 minutes ......

150,000

Reporting ...........................
Reporting ...........................

21
1

23 ..................
1 ....................

20 hours .......
45 hours .......

460
45

Reporting ...........................

1

1 ....................

45 hours .......

45

............................................

....................

.......................

.......................

150,550

ICR title

Type of IC

1 ..................

541: Parts-Marking on 14 major parts (49 CFR
541.5(a)).
541: Reporting of Target Areas to NHTSA ...................
542: Submissions for Determination of whether LDT
Line is High Theft.
542: Submission for Determination of whether LDT
line Shares Interchangeable Parts with High Theft
Line.

Third-Party Disclosure .......

2 ..................
3 ..................
4 ..................

Total ....

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Estimated
number of
respondents

IC No.

........................................................................................

1 See Table 1. Employer Costs for Employee
Compensation by ownership (Mar. 2021), available
at https://www.bls.gov/news.release/ecec.t01.htm
(accessed August 31, 2021).
2 May 2020 National Industry-Specific
Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates,
NAICS 336100—Motor Vehicle Manufacturing,

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Assemblers and Fabricators, Occupation Code 51–
2000, https://www.bls.gov/oes/current/oes_nat.htm
(accessed August 31, 2021).
3 May 2020 National Industry-Specific
Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates,
NAICS 336100—Motor Vehicle Manufacturing,
Compliance Officer, Occupation Code 13–1041,

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Total burden
hours

https://www.bls.gov/oes/current/oes_nat.htm
(accessed August 31, 2021).
4 See Table 1. Employer Costs for Employee
Compensation by ownership (Mar. 2021), available
at https://www.bls.gov/news.release/ecec.t01.htm
(accessed August 31, 2021).

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TABLE 2—ESTIMATED LABOR COSTS FOR BURDEN HOURS
Labor cost
per hour

ICR No.

ICR title

1 ..................
2 ..................

541: Parts-Marking on 14 major parts (49 CFR 541.5(a) ................
541: Reporting of Target Areas to NHTSA ......................................

3 ..................

542: Submissions for Determination of whether LDT Line is High
Theft.
542: Submission for Determination of whether LDT line Shares
Interchangeable Parts with High Theft Line.

4 ..................
Total .....

...........................................................................................................

Estimated Total Annual Cost Burden:
$24,003,000.
49 CFR part 541: NHTSA assumes
that most manufacturers will use the
less expensive method of labeling the
major parts on vehicles, and not stamp
the VINs onto major parts, based on
historical practice and the agency’s

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$1.10
1,201.80

150,000
460

60.09

45 hours ............

2,704.05

45

60.09

45 hours ............

2,704.05

45

....................

...........................

........................

150,550

Number of vehicles
per year

$5.33

4.5 million ..............

$0.381

Pipeline and Hazardous Materials
Safety Administration
Hazardous Materials: Notice of
Applications for Modifications to
Special Permits
Pipeline and Hazardous
Materials Safety Administration
(PHMSA), DOT.
ACTION: List of applications for
modification of special permits.
AGENCY:

In accordance with the
procedures governing the application
for, and the processing of, special
permits from the Department of
Transportation’s Hazardous Material
Regulations, notice is hereby given that
the Office of Hazardous Materials Safety
has received the application described
herein.
DATES: Comments must be received on
or before January 27, 2022.
ADDRESSES: Record Center, Pipeline and
Hazardous Materials Safety
Administration, U.S. Department of
Transportation, Washington, DC 20590.
Comments should refer to the
application number and be submitted in
triplicate. If confirmation of receipt of
comments is desired, include a selfaddressed stamped postcard showing
the special permit number.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Donald Burger, Chief, Office of
SUMMARY:

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Total
labor cost
$4,950,000
27,641.40
27,641
2,704.05
2,704
2,704.05
2,704
4,983,049

per vehicle to label; therefore, the
printing cost per vehicle is $5.33. At
present, the agency estimates that 4.5
million motor vehicles annually must
have their major parts marked. The total
annual costs are estimated to be
$24,003,000 for label identifiers
($5.33 × 4.5 million vehicles).

Total printing cost
per vehicle

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

PO 00000

Total
burden hours

2 minutes ...........
20 hours ............

Printing cost
per label

14 ...........................................................................................

Labor cost
per response

$32.93
60.09

current understanding of how
manufacturers fit labeling into the
vehicle assembly line. The cost of this
collection of information will comprise
of printing costs for the labels affixed to
the vehicle parts. NHTSA estimates that
the average cost to print each label is
$0.381. There are an average 14 parts

Number of parts labeled per vehicle

Target area submissions require no
additional costs to the respondents
above and beyond the labor costs.
49 CFR parts 542: NHTSA estimates
that meeting Part 542 involves no
additional costs to the respondents
above and beyond the labor costs.
Public Comments Invited: You are
asked to comment on any aspect of this
information collection, including (a)
whether the proposed collection of
information is necessary for the proper
performance of the functions of the
Department, including whether the
information will have practical utility;
(b) the accuracy of the Department’s
estimate of the burden of the proposed
information collection; (c) ways to
enhance the quality, utility and clarity
of the information collection; and (d)
ways to minimize the burden of the
collection of information on
respondents, including the use of
automated collection techniques or
other forms of information technology.
The agency will summarize and/or
include your comments in the request
for OMB’s clearance of this information
collection.
Authority: The Paperwork Reduction
Act of 1995, 44 U.S.C. Chapter 35, as
amended; 49 CFR 1.49; and DOT Order
1351.29.

Time per
response

Total estimated
printing cost
$24,003,000

Hazardous Materials Safety General
Approvals and Permits Branch, Pipeline
and Hazardous Materials Safety
Administration, U.S. Department of
Transportation, East Building, PHH–13,
1200 New Jersey Avenue Southeast,
Washington, DC 20590–0001, (202) 366–
4535.
Each
mode of transportation for which a
particular special permit is requested is
indicated by a number in the ‘‘Nature of
Application’’ portion of the table below
as follows: 1—Motor vehicle, 2—Rail
freight, 3—Cargo vessel, 4—Cargo
aircraft only, 5—Passenger-carrying
aircraft.
Copies of the applications are
available for inspection in the Records
Center, East Building, PHH–13, 1200
New Jersey Avenue Southeast,
Washington DC.
This notice of receipt of applications
for special permit is published in
accordance with part 107 of the Federal
hazardous materials transportation law
(49 U.S.C. 5117(b); 49 CFR 1.53(b)).

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Issued in Washington, DC, on January 7,
2022.
Donald P. Burger,
Chief, General Approvals and Permits
Branch.

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