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1Although lift installation instructions are 

considerably more than one page, lift manufacturers 

already provide lift installation instructions in the 

normal course of business and one additional page 

should be adequate to allow the inclusion of 

specific information required by NHTSA 

regulations. 

performance of the functions of the 

agency, including whether the 

information will have practical utility; 

(ii) 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; 

(iii) How to enhance the quality, 

utility, and clarity of the information to 

be collected and; 

(iv) 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: 

Title: 49 CFR 571.403, ‘‘Platform lift 

systems for motor vehicles,’’ and 49 CFR 

571.404, ‘‘Platform lift installations in 

motor vehicles.’’ 

OMB Control Number: 2127–0621. 

Form Number: None. 

Background 

FMVSS No. 403 establishes minimum 

performance standards for platform lifts 

intended for installation in motor 

vehicles to assist wheelchair users and 

other persons with limited mobility in 

entering and leaving a vehicle. The 

standard’s purpose is to prevent injuries 

and fatalities to passengers and 

bystanders during the operation of 

platform lifts. The related standard 

FMVSS No. 404, places specific 

requirements on vehicle manufacturers 

or alterers who install platform lifts in 

new vehicles. Lift manufacturers must 

certify that their lifts meet the 

requirements of FMVSS No. 403 and 

must declare in the owner’s manual, the 

installation instructions, and on the 

operating instruction label that the lift is 

certified. Certification of compliance 

with FMVSS No. 404 is included on the 

vehicle certification label required on 

all motor vehicles under part 567 of 49 

CFR. As a result of the requirements in 

the two standards, lift manufacturers 

must produce an insert that is placed in 

the vehicle owner’s manual. They also 

must produce lift installation 

instructions, as well as either one or two 

labels, to be placed near the controls for 

the lift. The latter illustrate and describe 

procedures for operating the lift. 

Our estimates of burden and cost to 

lift manufacturers to meet these 

requirements are given below. There is 

no burden to the general public. 

Respondents: Platform lift 

manufacturers and vehicle 

manufacturers/alterers that install 

platform lifts in new motor vehicles 

before first vehicle sale. 

Estimated Number of Respondents: 

10. 

Estimated Annual Burden 

D Estimated burden for lift 

manufacturers to produce an insert for 

vehicle owner manuals stating the lift’s 

platform operating volume, 

maintenance schedule, and lift 

operating procedures, as applicable: 10 

manufacturers × 24 hrs. amortized over 

5 yrs. = 48 hours per year. 

D Estimated burden for lift 

manufacturers to produce installation 

instructions identifying the types of 

vehicles on which a lift is designed to 

be installed: 10 manufacturers × 24 hrs. 

amortized over 5 yrs. = 48 hours per 

year. 

D Estimated burden for lift 

manufacturers to produce a placard 

and/or labeling on or near the lift 

control panel to identify the operating 

functions: 10 manufacturers × 24 hrs. 

amortized over 5 yrs. = 48 hours per 

year. 

D Estimated burden for lift 

manufacturers to produce a placard 

and/or labeling on or near the lift 

control panel to identify the lift backup 

operating procedures: 10 manufacturers 

× 24 hrs. amortized over 5 yrs. = 48 

hours per year. 

Estimated Cost to Lift Manufacturers To 

Produce 

D Owner’s manual insert—27, 398 

lifts × $0.04 per page × 1 page = 

$1,095.92. 

D Lift installation instructions— 

27,398 lifts × $0.04 per page × 1 page 1

= $1,095.92. 

D Labeling/placard for lift operating 

procedures—27,398 lifts × $0.13 per 

label = $3,561.74. 

D Labeling/placard for lift backup 

operating procedures—27,398 lifts × 

$0.13 per label = $3,561.74. 

Total estimated number of 

respondents: 10. 

Total estimated hour burden per year 

= 192 hours. 

Total estimated annual cost = 

$9,315.32. 

Public Comments: You are asked to 

comment on any aspect of this 

information collection, including (a) 

whether the proposed collection of 

information is necessary for the 

Department’s performance; (b) the 

accuracy of the estimated burden; (c) 

ways for the Department to enhance the 

quality, utility and clarity of the 

information collection; and (d) ways 

that the burden could be minimized 

without reducing the quality of the 

collected information. 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; 

and 49 CFR 1.48. 

Raymond R. Posten, 

Associate Administrator for Rulemaking. 

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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

National Highway Traffic Safety 

Administration 

[Docket No. NHTSA–2015–0021] 

Notice of Buy America Waiver 

AGENCY: National Highway Traffic 

Safety Administration (NHTSA), 

Department of Transportation (DOT). 

ACTION: Notice of Buy America waiver. 

SUMMARY: This notice provides 

NHTSA’s finding that a waiver of the 

Buy America requirement is appropriate 

for the purchase of Radian model 120 

convertible car seats by the New 

Hampshire Highway Safety Agency, 

using Federal grant funds. NHTSA finds 

that a non-availability waiver of the Buy 

America requirement is appropriate for 

the purchase of these car seats using 

Federal highway safety grant funds 

because there are no suitable products 

produced in the United States. 

DATES: The effective date of this waiver 

is April 30, 2015. Written comments 

regarding this notice may be submitted 

to NHTSA and must be received on or 

before: May 5, 2015. 

ADDRESSES: Written comments may be 

submitted using any one of the 

following methods: 

• Mail: Docket Management Facility, 

M–30, U.S. Department of 

Transportation, West Building, Ground 

Floor, Rm. W12–140, 1200 New Jersey 

Avenue SE., Washington, DC 20590. 

• Fax: Written comments may be 

faxed to (202) 493–2251. 

• Internet: To submit comments 

electronically, go to the Federal 

regulations Web site at http://

www.regulations.gov. Follow the online 

instructions for submitting comments. 

• Hand Delivery: West Building 

Ground Floor, Room W12–140, 1200 

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New Jersey Avenue SE., between 9 a.m. 

and 5 p.m. Eastern Time, Monday 

through Friday, except Federal holidays. 

Instructions: All comments submitted 

in relation to this waiver must include 

the agency name and docket number. 

Please note that all comments received 

will be posted without change to 

http://www.regulations.gov, including 

any personal information provided. You 

may also call the Docket at 202–366– 

9324. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For 

program issues, contact Barbara Sauers, 

Office of Regional Operations and 

Program Delivery, NHTSA (phone: 202– 

366–0144). For legal issues, contact 

Andrew DiMarsico, Office of Chief 

Counsel, NHTSA (phone: 202–366– 

5263). You may send mail to these 

officials at the National Highway Traffic 

Safety Administration, 1200 New Jersey 

Avenue SE., Washington, DC 20590. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This 

notice provides NHTSA’s finding that a 

waiver of the Buy America 

requirements, 23 U.S.C. 313, is 

appropriate for the New Hampshire 

Highway Safety Agency to purchase 20 

Radian model 120 convertible car seats 

using grant funds authorized under 23 

U.S.C. 402 (section 402). Section 402 

funds are available for use by State 

Highway Safety Programs that, among 

other things, encourage the proper use 

of occupant protection devices, 

including child restraint systems. 23 

U.S.C. 402(a). 

Buy America provides that NHTSA 

‘‘shall not obligate any funds authorized 

to be appropriated to carry out the 

Surface Transportation Assistance Act 

of 1982 (96 Stat. 2097) or [Title 23] and 

administered by the Department of 

Transportation, unless steel, iron, and 

manufactured products used in such 

project are produced in the United 

States.’’ 23 U.S.C. 313. However, 

NHTSA may waive this requirement if 

‘‘(1) its application would be 

inconsistent with the public interest; (2) 

such materials and products are not 

produced in the United States in 

sufficient and reasonably available 

quantities and of a satisfactory quality; 

or (3) the inclusion of domestic material 

will increase the cost of the overall 

project contract by more than 25 

percent.’’ 23 U.S.C. 313(b). In this 

instance, NHTSA has determined that a 

waiver is appropriate for the purchase of 

Radian Model 120 convertible car seats 

because there is no comparable product 

produced domestically that meets the 

need identified by the New Hampshire 

Highway Safety Agency—specifically, 

child seats that can safely transport 

children from 5 to 80 pounds in the 

patient compartment of an ambulance 

and that occupy minimal space in the 

ambulance when not in use. 

The New Hampshire Highway Safety 

Agency seeks a waiver for one of its 

grantees, the New Hampshire 

Emergency Medical Services for 

Children Program (EMSC), to purchase 

20 Radian car seats for use by 

ambulance services throughout New 

Hampshire. The Radian model 120 

convertible car seat was selected by 

these programs because it has a 5 to 80 

pound weight allowance, which meets 

the equipment requirements in Chapter 

Saf-C 5900 of the New Hampshire 

Emergency Medical Services Rules. The 

New Hampshire Highway Safety Agency 

states that the selected model is 

preferred because the car seat folds flat, 

limiting the storage space it occupies. 

The New Hampshire Highway Safety 

Agency further notes that the New 

Hampshire rules specify an extensive 

list of equipment that must be included 

in an ambulance, and that ambulance 

services have stated that there is 

insufficient space to store typical child 

seats that do not fold. 

The New Hampshire Highway Safety 

Agency notes that ‘‘Working Group 

Best-Practice Recommendations for the 

Safe Transportation of Children in 

Emergency Ground Ambulances,’’ 

issued by NHTSA in September 2012, 

recommends that children transported 

by ambulance are secured using a sizeappropriate child restraint system in 

either the cot (stretcher) or the captain’s 

chair. The Radian model is convertible 

and can be used on the ambulance cot 

and the captain’s chair to secure 

children up to 80 pounds in a 5-point 

harness. Finally, the Radian Model 120 

has a steel alloy frame that gives the seat 

a life span of 10 years. 

The model, sold through the Diono 

Company, retails for approximately 

$240 per seat. It is manufactured in 

China. 

NHTSA conducted an assessment of 

available child restraints and is not 

aware of a comparable child seat 

produced in the United States. The 

Radian model 120 seat is unique in the 

child seat market because it can safely 

secure children from 5 to 80 pounds in 

the captain’s chair or cot of an 

ambulance and can fold to create a thin 

profile, minimizing necessary storage 

space in an ambulance. NHTSA is not 

aware of any domestically-produced 

child seats on the market that are 

convertible, have a 5 to 80 pound 

weight allowance, and fold to create a 

thin profile. NHTSA was able to locate 

one domestically-produced convertible 

car seat, the Safety 1st 3-in-1 Elite Air 

80 Convertible Car Seat, which has a 5 

to 80 pound weight allowance and a 

steel frame and can secure children up 

to 80 pounds in the harness. However, 

the Elite Air 80 does not fold to create 

a thin profile. Although this car seat is 

made in the United States, NHTSA 

believes it is not comparable to the 

Radian Model 120 because it does not 

fold to create a thin profile, which is a 

factor because ambulance services have 

stated that there is insufficient space to 

store typical child seats that do not fold. 

Since a child seat that meets the 

requirements identified by the New 

Hampshire Highway Safety Agency is 

unavailable from a domestic 

manufacturer, the Buy America waiver 

is appropriate. NHTSA invites public 

comment on this conclusion. 

In light of the above discussion, and 

pursuant to 23 U.S.C. 313(b)(2), NHTSA 

finds that it is appropriate to grant a 

waiver from the Buy America 

requirement to the New Hampshire 

Highway Safety Agency to purchase 

Radian Model 120 child seats. This 

waiver applies to New Hampshire and 

all other States seeking to use section 

402 funds to purchase Radian Model 

120 child seats for the purposes 

mentioned herein. These waivers will 

continue through fiscal year 2015 and 

will allow the purchase of these items 

as required by the New Hampshire 

Highway Safety Agency. Accordingly, 

this waiver will expire at the conclusion 

of fiscal year 2015 (September 30, 2015). 

In accordance with the provisions of 

Section 117 of the Safe, Accountable, 

Flexible, Efficient Transportation Equity 

Act: A Legacy of Users Technical 

Corrections Act of 2008 (Pub. L. 110– 

244, 122 Stat. 1572), NHTSA is 

providing this notice as its finding that 

a waiver of the Buy America 

requirement is appropriate. Written 

comments on this finding may be 

submitted through any of the methods 

discussed above. NHTSA may 

reconsider this finding if through the 

comments it learns of and can confirm 

the existence of a comparable 

domestically made product to the 

Radian Model 120 child seat. 

This finding should not be construed 

as an endorsement or approval of the 

products by NHTSA or the U.S. 

Department of Transportation. The 

United States Government does not 

endorse products or manufacturers. 

Authority: 23 U.S.C. 313; Pub. L. 110–161. 

Issued in Washington, DC, under authority 

delegated in 49 CFR 1.95. 

Stephen P. Wood, 

Acting Chief Counsel. 

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