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Washington, DC 20590, between 9 a.m. 

and 5 p.m., Monday through Friday, 

except Federal Holidays. 

Communications received by October 

4, 2018 will be considered by FRA 

before final action is taken. Comments 

received after that date will be 

considered if practicable. 

Anyone can search the electronic 

form of any written communications 

and comments received into any of our 

dockets by the name of the individual 

submitting the comment (or signing the 

document, if submitted on behalf of an 

association, business, labor union, etc.). 

Under 5 U.S.C. 553(c), DOT solicits 

comments from the public to better 

inform its processes. DOT posts these 

comments, without edit, including any 

personal information the commenter 

provides, to www.regulations.gov, as 

described in the system of records 

notice (DOT/ALL–14 FDMS), which can 

be reviewed at https://

www.transportation.gov/privacy. See 

also https://www.regulations.gov/ 

privacyNotice for the privacy notice of 

regulations.gov. 

Issued in Washington, DC, on August 15, 

2018. 

John K. Alexy, 

Deputy Associate Administrator, Office of 

Safety. 

[FR Doc. 2018–17890 Filed 8–17–18; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

National Highway Traffic Safety 

Administration 

[Docket No. NHTSA–2018–0019; Notice 2] 

Reports, Forms, and Record Keeping 

Requirements Agency Information 

Collection Activity Under OMB Review 

AGENCY: National Highway Traffic 

Safety Administration (NHTSA), 

Department of Transportation (DOT). 

ACTION: Request for public comment on 

proposed collection of information. 

SUMMARY: In compliance with the 

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, this 

notice announces that the Information 

Collection Request (ICR) abstracted 

below has been forwarded to the Office 

of Management and Budget (OMB) for 

review and comment. The ICR describes 

the nature of the information collections 

and their expected burden. 

DATES: Comments must be submitted on 

or before September 19, 2018. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Coleman Sachs, Office of Vehicle Safety 

Compliance (NEF–230), National 

Highway Traffic Safety Administration, 

West Building 4th Floor, Room W45– 

205, 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE, 

Washington, DC 20590. Mr. Sachs’ 

telephone number is (202) 366–3151. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

National Highway Traffic Safety 

Administration 

Title: Consolidated Labeling 

Requirements for 49 CFR parts 565 

Vehicle Identification Number (VIN) 

Requirements, and 567 Certification. 

OMB Number: 2127–0510. 

Type of Request: Reinstatement of a 

Previously Approved Collection. 

The Federal Register Notice soliciting 

public comment on the ICR, with a 60- 

day comment period was published on 

February 28, 2018, at 83 FR 8732. 

Abstract: 

Part 565 

The regulations in part 565 specify 

the format, contents, and physical 

requirements for a vehicle identification 

number (VIN) system and its installation 

to simplify vehicle identification 

information retrieval and to increase the 

accuracy and efficiency of vehicle recall 

campaigns. The regulations require each 

vehicle manufactured in one stage to 

have a VIN that is assigned by the 

vehicle’s manufacturer. Each vehicle 

manufactured in more than one stage is 

to have a VIN assigned by the 

incomplete vehicle manufacturer. Each 

VIN must consist of 17 characters, 

including a check digit, in the ninth 

position, with the purpose of verifying 

the accuracy of any VIN transcription. 

The VIN must also incorporate the 

world manufacturer identifier (WMI) 

assigned to the manufacturer by the 

competent authority in the country 

where the manufacturer is located. The 

WMI occupies the first three characters 

of the VIN for manufacturers that 

produce 1,000 or more vehicles of a 

specified type within a model year, and 

positions 1, 2, 3, 12, 13, and 14 of VINs 

assigned by manufacturers that produce 

less than 1,000 vehicles of a specified 

type per model year. The remaining 

characters of the VIN describe various 

vehicle attributes, such as make, model, 

and type, which vary depending on the 

vehicle’s type classification (i.e. 

passenger car, multipurpose passenger 

vehicle, truck, bus, trailer, motorcycle, 

low-speed vehicle), and identify the 

vehicle’s model year, plant code, and 

sequential production number. NHTSA 

has contracted with SAE International 

of Warrendale, Pennsylvania, to 

coordinate the assignment of WMIs to 

manufacturers in the United States. 

Each manufacturer of vehicles subject to 

the requirements of part 565 must 

submit, either directly or through an 

agent, the unique identifier for each 

make and type of vehicle it 

manufactures at least 60 days before 

affixing the first VIN using the 

identifier. Manufacturers are also 

required to submit to NHTSA, 

information necessary to decipher the 

characters contained in their VINs, 

including amendments to that 

information, at least 60 days prior to 

offering for sale the first vehicle 

identified by a VIN containing that 

information or if information 

concerning vehicle characteristics 

sufficient to specify the VIN code is 

unavailable to the manufacturer by that 

date, then within one week after that 

information first becomes available. 

With changes implemented in 2015, 

manufacturers have been able to make 

these submissions using an online 

portal on the agency’s website at https:// 

vpic.nhtsa.dot.gov. 

Part 567 

The regulations in part 567 specify 

the content and location of, and other 

requirements for, the certification label 

to be affixed to a motor vehicle, as 

required by the National Traffic and 

Motor Vehicle Safety Act, as amended 

(the Vehicle Safety Act) (49 U.S.C. 

30115) and the Motor Vehicle 

Information and Cost Savings Act, as 

amended (the Cost Savings Act) (49 

U.S.C. 30254 and 33109), to address 

certification-related duties and 

liabilities, and to provide the consumer 

with information to assist him or her in 

determining which of the Federal Motor 

Vehicle Safety Standards (FMVSS) (as 

found in 49 CFR part 571), Bumper 

Standards (as found in 49 CFR part 581), 

and Federal Theft Prevention Standards 

(as found in 49 CFR part 541) are 

applicable to the vehicle. The 

regulations pertain to manufacturers of 

motor vehicles to which one or more 

standards are applicable, including 

persons who alter such vehicles prior to 

their first retail sale, and to Registered 

Importers of vehicles not originally 

manufactured to comply with all 

applicable FMVSS that are determined 

eligible for importation by NHTSA, 

based on the vehicles’ capability of 

being modified to conform to those 

standards. The regulations require each 

manufacturer to affix to each vehicle, in 

a prescribed location, a label that, 

among other things, identifies the 

vehicle’s manufacturer (defined as the 


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person who actually assembles the 

vehicle), the vehicle’s date of 

manufacture, and the statement that the 

vehicle complies with all applicable 

FMVSS and, where applicable, Bumper 

and Theft Prevention Standards in effect 

on the date of manufacture. The label 

must also include the vehicle’s gross 

vehicle and gross axle weight ratings 

(GVWR and GAWRs), vehicle 

identification number, and vehicle type 

classification (i.e., passenger car, 

multipurpose passenger vehicle, truck, 

bus, trailer, motorcycle, low-speed 

vehicle). The regulations specify other 

labeling requirements for incomplete 

vehicle, intermediate, and final-stage 

manufacturers of vehicles built in two 

or more stages, such as commercial 

trucks that are built by adding work 

performing components, such as a cargo 

box or cement mixer, to a previously 

manufactured chassis or chassis-cab, 

and to persons who alter previously 

certified vehicles, other than by the 

addition, substitution, or removal of 

readily attachable components such as 

mirrors or tire and rim assemblies, or 

minor finishing operation such as 

painting, before the first purchase of the 

vehicle for purposes other than resale. 

Affected Public: Motor vehicle 

manufacturers, including incomplete 

vehicle manufacturers and intermediate 

and final-stage manufacturers of 

vehicles built in two or more stages, 

vehicle alterers, and Registered 

Importers of motor vehicles that are not 

originally manufactured to comply with 

all applicable FMVSS. 

Estimated Total Annual Burden: 733 

hours and $21,990 for supplying 

required VIN-deciphering information 

to NHTSA under part 565; 88,000 hours 

and $1,760,000 for meeting the labeling 

requirements of part 567. 

Addresses: Send comments, within 30 

days, to the Office of Information and 

Regulatory Affairs, Office of 

Management and Budget, 725 17th 

Street NW, Washington, DC 20503, 

Attention NHTSA Desk Officer. 

Comments Are Invited On: 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; the accuracy of 

the Agency’s estimate of the burden of 

the proposed information collection; 

ways to enhance the quality, utility and 

clarity of the information to be 

collected; and 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. 

A comment to OMB is most effective if 

OMB receives it within 30 days of 

publication. 

Jeffrey M. Giuseppe, 

Associate Administrator for Enforcement. 

[FR Doc. 2018–17939 Filed 8–17–18; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS 

AFFAIRS 

Geriatrics and Gerontology Advisory 

Committee; Notice of Meeting 

The Department of Veterans Affairs 

(VA) gives notice under the Federal 

Advisory Committee Act that a meeting 

of the Geriatrics and Gerontology 

Advisory Committee will be held on 

September 27–28, 2018, at the 

Department of Veterans Affairs in 

Washington, DC. On September 27th, 

the session will be held at 811 Vermont 

Avenue NW, in Room 3166/3168 and 

begin at 8:00 a.m. and end at 4:00 p.m. 

On September 28th, the session will be 

held at 810 Vermont Avenue NW, in 

Room 630 and begin at 8:00 a.m. and 

end at 12:00 p.m. A VANTs line has 

been established for both days: 1–800– 

767–1750, 78128#. This meeting is open 

to the public. 

The purpose of the Committee is to 

provide advice to the Secretary of VA 

and the Under Secretary for Health on 

all matters pertaining to geriatrics and 

gerontology. The Committee assesses 

the capability of VA health care 

facilities and programs to meet the 

medical, psychological, and social 

needs of older Veterans, and evaluates 

VA programs designated as Geriatric 

Research, Education, and Clinical 

Centers. 

The meeting will feature 

presentations and discussions on VA’s 

geriatrics and extended care programs, 

aging research activities, updates on 

VA’s employee staff working in the area 

of geriatrics (to include training, 

recruitment and retention approaches), 

Veterans Health Administration (VHA) 

strategic planning activities in geriatrics 

and extended care, recent VHA efforts 

regarding dementia and program 

advances in palliative care, and 

performance and oversight of VA 

Geriatric Research, Education, and 

Clinical Centers. 

No time will be allocated at this 

meeting for receiving oral presentations 

from the public. Interested parties 

should provide written comments for 

review by the Committee to Mrs. 

Alejandra Paulovich, Designated 

Federal Officer, Geriatrics and Extended 

Care (10NC4), Department of Veterans 

Affairs, 810 Vermont Avenue NW, 

Washington, DC 20420, or via email at 

Alejandra.Paulovich@va.gov. 

Individuals who wish to attend the 

meeting should contact Ms. Paulovich at 

(202) 461–6016. 

Dated: August 15, 2018. 

LaTonya L. Small, 

Federal Advisory Committee Management 

Officer. 

[FR Doc. 2018–17894 Filed 8–17–18; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS 

AFFAIRS 

Advisory Committee on Homeless 

Veterans; Notice of Meeting 

The Department of Veterans Affairs 

(VA) gives notice under the Federal 

Advisory Committee Act that a meeting 

of the Advisory Committee on Homeless 

Veterans will be held September 26–27, 

2018. The meeting sessions will take 

place at the War Memorial, 401 Van 

Ness Avenue, San Francisco, CA 94102. 

Sessions are open to the public, except 

when the Committee is conducting tours 

of homeless facilities, participating in 

off-site events, and participating in 

workgroup sessions. Tours of homeless 

facilities are closed, to protect Veterans’ 

privacy and personal information. 

The purpose of the Committee is to 

provide the Secretary of Veterans Affairs 

with an on-going assessment of the 

effectiveness of the policies, 

organizational structures, and services 

of VA in assisting Veterans at-risk and 

experiencing homelessness. The 

Committee shall assemble and review 

information related to the needs of 

homeless Veterans and provide advice 

on the most appropriate means of 

providing assistance to that subset of the 

Veteran population. The Committee will 

make recommendations to the Secretary 

regarding such activities. 

On Wednesday, September 26, 2018, 

the Committee will convene an open 

session at the War Memorial, 401 Van 

Ness Avenue, San Francisco, CA 94102, 

from 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. (Pacific 

Standard Time—‘‘PST’’). The agenda 

will include briefings from officials at 

VA and other agencies regarding 

services for homeless Veterans. On 

Thursday, September 27, 2018, from 

8:00 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. (PST), the 

Committee will convene closed 

sessions, as it tours homeless facilities 

at Stanford Hotel—250 Kearny Street 

San Francisco, CA 94108 and the 

Navigation Center—15th & Mission 

Streets, San Francisco, CA 94103. 

Tours of homeless facilities are 

closed, to protect Veterans’ privacy and 

personal information. The meeting 


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