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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 

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. 

60-Day Notice 

A Federal Register notice with a 60- 

day 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. 

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: 

Number of respondents 

(helmet manufacturers) 

Number of helmets produced 

annually per respondent 

Printing and 

material cost 

per helmet 

Annual printing and material 

cost per manufacturer 

Total number 

of helmets 

produced 

annually 

Estimated total 

annual printing 

and material 

costs 

45 ........................................... 72,000 (Rounded) ................. $0.35 $25,200.00 (Rounded) .......... 3,250,000 $1,137,500 

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. 

Raymond R. Posten, 

Associate Administrator for Rulemaking. 

[FR Doc. 2022–00370 Filed 1–11–22; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4910–59–P 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

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 

AGENCY: 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. 

SUMMARY: 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 

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 

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 

trucks (LDTs) determined to be hightheft (with a gross vehicle weight rating 

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 

submit information to NHTSA to allow 

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 

currently available data, there has been 

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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1See 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). 2May 2020 National Industry-Specific 

Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates, 

NAICS 336100—Motor Vehicle Manufacturing, 

Assemblers and Fabricators, Occupation Code 51– 

2000, https://www.bls.gov/oes/current/oes_nat.htm 

(accessed August 31, 2021). 3May 2020 National Industry-Specific 

Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates, 

NAICS 336100—Motor Vehicle Manufacturing, 

Compliance Officer, Occupation Code 13–1041, 

https://www.bls.gov/oes/current/oes_nat.htm 

(accessed August 31, 2021). 

4See 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). 

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 

IC No. ICR title Type of IC 

Estimated 

number of 

respondents 

Estimated 

number of 

responses 

Estimated 

time per 

response 

Total burden 

hours 

1 .................. 541: Parts-Marking on 14 major parts (49 CFR 

541.5(a)).

Third-Party Disclosure ....... 21 4.5 million ..... 2 minutes ...... 150,000 

2 .................. 541: Reporting of Target Areas to NHTSA ................... Reporting ........................... 21 23 .................. 20 hours ....... 460 

3 .................. 542: Submissions for Determination of whether LDT 

Line is High Theft.

Reporting ........................... 1 1 .................... 45 hours ....... 45 

4 .................. 542: Submission for Determination of whether LDT 

line Shares Interchangeable Parts with High Theft 

Line.

Reporting ........................... 1 1 .................... 45 hours ....... 45 

Total .... ........................................................................................ ............................................ .................... ....................... ....................... 150,550 


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TABLE 2—ESTIMATED LABOR COSTS FOR BURDEN HOURS

ICR No. ICR title Labor cost 

per hour 

Time per 

response 

Labor cost 

per response 

Total 

burden hours 

Total 

labor cost 

1 .................. 541: Parts-Marking on 14 major parts (49 CFR 541.5(a) ................ $32.93 2 minutes ........... $1.10 150,000 $4,950,000 

2 .................. 541: Reporting of Target Areas to NHTSA ...................................... 60.09 20 hours ............ 1,201.80 460 27,641.40 

27,641 

3 .................. 542: Submissions for Determination of whether LDT Line is High 

Theft.

60.09 45 hours ............ 2,704.05 45 2,704.05 

2,704 

4 .................. 542: Submission for Determination of whether LDT line Shares 

Interchangeable Parts with High Theft Line.

60.09 45 hours ............ 2,704.05 45 2,704.05 

2,704 

Total ..... ........................................................................................................... .................... ........................... ........................ 150,550 4,983,049 

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 

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 

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). 

Number of parts labeled per vehicle Printing cost 

per label 

Total printing cost 

per vehicle 

Number of vehicles 

per year 

Total estimated 

printing cost 

14 ........................................................................................... $0.381 $5.33 4.5 million .............. $24,003,000 

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. 

Raymond R. Posten, 

Associate Administrator for Rulemaking. 

[FR Doc. 2022–00372 Filed 1–11–22; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4910–59–P 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Pipeline and Hazardous Materials 

Safety Administration 

Hazardous Materials: Notice of 

Applications for Modifications to 

Special Permits 

AGENCY: Pipeline and Hazardous 

Materials Safety Administration 

(PHMSA), DOT. 

ACTION: List of applications for 

modification of special permits. 

SUMMARY: 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 

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. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 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)). 

Issued in Washington, DC, on January 7, 

2022. 

Donald P. Burger, 

Chief, General Approvals and Permits 

Branch. 


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