Consolidated Vehicle Owner's Manual Requirements for Motor Vehicles and Motor Vehicle Equipment

Forms and Documents

Document Name	Status
USCODE-2012-title49-subtitleVI-partA-chap301-subchapII-sec30111.pdf Supplementary Document	2024-12-17
USCODE-2023-title49-subtitleVI-partA-chap301-subchapII-sec30112.pdf Supplementary Document	2024-12-17
USCODE-2023-title49-subtitleVI-partA-chap301-subchapII-sec30117.pdf Supplementary Document	2024-12-17
Supporting Statements - Owner's Manual ICR SBRS CLEAN.docx Supporting Statement A	2024-12-13

IC Document Collections

IC ID	Document Title	Status
257158	49 CFR 575.105 Vehicle Rollover	Unchanged
257157	49 CFR 575.104 Uniform Tire Quality Grading Standards	Unchanged
257156	49 CFR 571.103 Truck-Camper Loading	Unchanged
257155	49 CFR 571.303 CNG Fuel Systems	Unchanged
257154	49 CFR 571.226 Ejection Mitigation	Unchanged
257153	49 CFR 571.225 Child Restraint Anchorages	Unchanged
257152	49 CFR 571.213 Child Restraint Systems	Unchanged
257151	49 CFR 571.210 Seat Belt Assembly Anchorages	Unchanged
257150	49 CFR 571.208 (Occupant crash protection)	Unchanged
257148	49 CFR 571.205 Glazing	Unchanged
257147	49 CFR 571.202a Head Restraints	Unchanged
257146	49 CFR 571.138 Tire Pressure Monitoring	Unchanged
257133	49 CFR 571.108 Lighting - SABs	Unchanged
257132	49 CFR 571.108 Lighting - VHAD	Unchanged
257130	49 CFR 563 Event Data Recorders	Unchanged

ICR Details

OMB Control No: 2127-0541	ICR Reference No: 202412-2127-007
Status: Received in OIRA	Previous ICR Reference No: 202308-2127-002
Agency/Subagency: DOT/NHTSA	Agency Tracking No:
Title: Consolidated Vehicle Owner's Manual Requirements for Motor Vehicles and Motor Vehicle Equipment
Type of Information Collection: Revision of a currently approved collection	Common Form ICR:  No
Type of Review Request: Regular	Date Submitted to OIRA: 01/07/2025

	Requested	Previously Approved
Expiration Date	36 Months From Approved	03/31/2026
Responses	164,329,770	150,241,080
Time Burden (Hours)	10,172	8,628
Cost Burden (Dollars)	8,726,501	7,238,665

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Abstract: This information collection request (ICR) is for fifteen mandatory and voluntary disclosure requirements for manufacturers of motor vehicles and items of motor vehicle equipment. NHTSA has authority to require manufacturers to provide information to first purchasers of motor vehicles or items of motor vehicle equipment related to performance and safety in printed materials that are attached to or accompany the motor vehicle or item of motor vehicle equipment. NHTSA has exercised this authority to require manufacturers to provide certain specified safety information to be readily available to consumers and purchasers of motor vehicles and items of motor vehicle equipment. Some of these requirements are contained in Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standards (FMVSS) that set performance requirements for motor vehicles and items of motor vehicle equipment. The other requirements are contained in separate regulations. This ICR is a request for reinstatement with modification of a previously approved collection of information pertaining to the requirement to provide certain information to consumers in vehicles’ owner’s manuals that are required to be provided with new motor vehicles. Manufacturers must comply with these requirements whenever they manufacture a vehicle or equipment item that is subject to the requirements. The purpose of the required disclosures is to provide important safety information to vehicle owners. NHTSA is requesting a revision of this collection to include owner’s manual requirements that were established as part of the Seat Belt Reminder System final rule. The revisions to this ICR include the new owner’s manual requirements in 49 CFR Part 571.208. Since NHTSA last requested approval for this ICR, the estimated burden hours have increased by 1,544 hours (8,628 hours to 10,172 hours) and printing costs have increased by $755,040 ($7,971,461 to $8,726,501). The change in burden reflects changes as a result of the rulemaking requiring the development and publication of new information for the owner’s manual. Printing costs have increased due to accounting for the estimated number of vehicles that will be equipped with seat belt reminder systems and will therefore need to comply with the requirements to provide system information and operating instructions.

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Authorizing Statute(s): US Code: 49 USC 30111, 30112, and 30117 Name of Law: 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:
2127-AL37	Final or interim final rulemaking	90 FR 390	01/03/2025

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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: 15

IC Title	Form No.	Form Name
49 CFR 563 Event Data Recorders
49 CFR 571.103 Truck-Camper Loading
49 CFR 571.108 Lighting - SABs
49 CFR 571.108 Lighting - VHAD
49 CFR 571.138 Tire Pressure Monitoring
49 CFR 571.202a Head Restraints
49 CFR 571.205 Glazing
49 CFR 571.208 (Occupant crash protection)
49 CFR 571.210 Seat Belt Assembly Anchorages
49 CFR 571.213 Child Restraint Systems
49 CFR 571.225 Child Restraint Anchorages
49 CFR 571.226 Ejection Mitigation
49 CFR 571.303 CNG Fuel Systems
49 CFR 575.104 Uniform Tire Quality Grading Standards
49 CFR 575.105 Vehicle Rollover

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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	164,329,770	150,241,080	0	-5,252,500	19,341,190	0
Annual Time Burden (Hours)	10,172	8,628	0	1,544	0	0
Annual Cost Burden (Dollars)	8,726,501	7,238,665	0	716,772	771,064	0

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

Burden Increase Due to: Changing Regulations

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

Burden Reduction Due to:

Short Statement: The change in burden from the last approval of this ICR is a result of including new owner’s manual provisions required by the FMVSS No. 208 seat belt reminder system final rule. Annual burden hours increased overall by 1,544 hours due to the increased burden associated with compiling the new owner’s manual information required by the seat belt reminder system final rule. The annual estimated printing costs have increased by $755,040 due to the cost of publishing the new owner’s manual information required by the FMVSS No. 208 seat belt reminder system final rule. NHTSA published a notice of proposed rulemaking (NPRM) on September 7, 2023 (88 FR 61674) which included language seeking public comment on the revision to the ICR. We received a few comments on the regulatory changes in the proposal (e.g., support for the changes, requests to add additional information related to the warnings and installation of child restraint systems, standardization of nomenclature and warnings). However, we did not receive comments on the burden estimates or other aspects of the proposed revision to the information collection. These burden estimates did not change between the NPRM and this final rule.

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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: 01/07/2025

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