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TABLE 1—BURDEN ESTIMATES—Continued 

Annual 

submissions or 

responses 

Estimated 

burden per 

submission 

Average 

hourly labor 

cost 

Labor cost per 

submission 

Total burden 

hours 

Total labor 

costs 

Annual total burden hours & labor 

costs.

........................ ........................ ........................ 1,432 56,730 

Estimated Total Annual Burden Cost: 

NHTSA estimates that there are no 

additional costs associated with this 

information collection request. There 

will be no additional material cost 

associated with complying with this 

requirement because no additional 

materials need to be used except those 

used to prepare the invoice in the 

normal course of business. We are 

assuming that it is normal and 

customary in the course of vehicle 

modification business to prepare an 

invoice, to provide a copy of the invoice 

to the vehicle owner, and to keep a copy 

of the invoice for five years after the 

vehicle is delivered to the owner in 

finished form. 

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 

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 to be collected; 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. 

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. 

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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

National Highway Traffic Safety 

Administration 

[Docket No. NHTSA–2020–0031] 

Agency Information Collection 

Activities; Notice and Request for 

Comment; Motorcycle Helmets 

(Labeling) 

AGENCY: National Highway Traffic 

Safety Administration (NHTSA), 

Department of Transportation (DOT). 

ACTION: Notice and request for 

comments on a reinstatement of a 

previously approved collection of 

information. 

SUMMARY: In compliance with the 

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 

(PRA), this notice announces that the 

Information Collection Request (ICR) 

summarized below is being submitted to 

the Office of Management and Budget 

(OMB) for review and approval. The ICR 

for motorcycle helmet labeling describes 

the nature of the information collection 

and its expected burden. A Federal 

Register Notice with a 60-day comment 

period soliciting comments on the 

following information collection was 

published on May 12, 2021. 

DATES: Comments must be submitted on 

or before February 11, 2022. 

ADDRESSES: Written comments and 

recommendations for the proposed 

information collection, including 

suggestions for reducing burden, should 

be submitted to the Office of 

Management and Budget at 

www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain. 

To find this particular information 

collection, select ‘‘Currently under 

Review—Open for Public Comment’’ or 

use the search function. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For 

additional information or access to 

background documents, contact Ms. 

Cristina Echemendia, U.S. Department 

of Transportation, NHTSA, 1200 New 

Jersey Avenue SE, West Building Room 

W43–447, NRM–130, Washington, DC 

20590. Ms. Cristina Echemendia’s 

telephone number is 202–366–6345 and 

fax number is 202–366–7002. Please 

identify the relevant collection of 

information by referring to its OMB 

Control Number. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Under the 

PRA (44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq.), a Federal 

agency must receive approval from the 

Office of Management and Budget 

(OMB) before it collects certain 

information from the public, and a 

person is not required to respond to a 

collection of information by a Federal 

agency unless the collection displays a 

valid OMB control number. In 

compliance with those requirements, 

this notice announces that the following 

information collection request is being 

submitted to OMB. 

Title: Motorcycle Helmets (Labeling). 

OMB Control Number: 2127–0518. 

Form Number: N/A. 

Type of Request: Reinstatement of 

previously approved collection of 

information. 

Type of Review Requested: Regular. 

Length of Approval Requested: Three 

years. 

Summary of the Collection of 

Information 

The National Traffic and Motor 

Vehicle Safety Act, at 49 U.S.C. 30111, 

authorizes the Secretary of 

Transportation (NHTSA by delegation) 

to issue Federal Motor Vehicle Safety 

Standards (FMVSS) that set 

performance standards for motor 

vehicles and items of motor vehicle 

equipment. Vehicle and equipment 

manufacturers must certify that their 

vehicles and equipment comply with 

the safety standards. Moreover, under 

49 U.S.C. 30117, the Secretary (NHTSA 

by delegation) is also authorized to 

require manufacturers to provide 

information to first purchasers of motor 

vehicles or motor vehicle equipment 

when the vehicle equipment is 

purchased, in the form of printed matter 

placed in the vehicle or attached to the 

motor vehicle or motor vehicle 

equipment. 

Using this authority, NHTSA issued 

the initial FMVSS No. 218 in 1974. 

Motorcycle helmets are devices used to 

protect motorcyclists from head injury 

in motor vehicle crashes. Manufacturers 

must label every helmet produced to 

indicate that the helmet is in 

compliance with the requirements of the 

standard. The certification label consists 

of the symbol ‘‘DOT,’’ the term ‘‘FMVSS 

No. 218,’’ the word ‘‘CERTIFIED,’’ the 


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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. 

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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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