20504 Federal Register / Vol. 87, No. 67 / Thursday, April 7, 2022 / Notices 

Issued in Washington, DC. 

Nanda Narayanan Srinivasan, 

Associate Administrator, Research and 

Program Development. 

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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

National Highway Traffic Safety 

Administration 

[Docket No. NHTSA–2022–0016] 

Agency Information Collection 

Activities; Notice and Request for 

Comment; Consumer Complaint 

Information 

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: 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 reinstatement of 

previously approved collections. This 

document describes a collection of 

information for which NHTSA intends 

to seek OMB approval on information 

gathered through consumer complaints. 

DATES: Written comments should be 

submitted by June 6, 2022. 

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments 

identified by Docket No. NHTSA–2022– 

0016 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 or Hand Delivery: Docket 

Management Facility, U.S. Department 

of Transportation, 1200 New Jersey 

Avenue SE, West Building, Room W12– 

140, Washington, DC 20590, between 9 

a.m. and 5 p.m., Monday through 

Friday, except on Federal holidays. To 

be sure someone is there to help you, 

please call (202) 366–9322 before 

coming. 

Instructions: All submissions must 

include the agency name and docket 

number for this notice. Note that 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 or the street 

address listed above. Follow the online 

instructions for accessing the dockets 

via internet. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For 

additional information or access to 

background documents, contact Randy 

Reid, Office of Defects Investigation 

(NEF–100), 212–366–2315, National 

Highway Traffic Safety Administration, 

W48–335, Department of 

Transportation, 1200 New Jersey 

Avenue SE, Washington, DC 20590, 

email: randy.reid@dot.gov. Please 

identify the relevant collection of 

information by referring to its OMB 

Control Number (2127–0008). 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Under the 

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44 

U.S.C. 3501 et seq.) (PRA), 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 

collection of information for which the 

agency is seeking approval from OMB. 

Title: Consumer Complaint 

Information. 

OMB Control Number: 2127–0008. 

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: Chapter 301 of title 49 of 

the United States Code authorizes the 

Secretary of Transportation (NHTSA by 

delegation) to require manufacturers of 

motor vehicles and motor vehicle 

equipment to conduct owner 

notification and remedy, i.e., a recall 

campaign, when it has been determined 

that a safety defect exists in the 

performance, construction, components, 

or materials in motor vehicles and 

motor vehicle equipment. Pursuant to 

Title 49 of the United States Code of 

Federal Regulations (CFR) Parts 573 and 

577, manufacturers are required to 

notify NHTSA, as well as motor vehicle 

and motor vehicle equipment owners, 

dealers, and distributors, that a 

determination has been made to remedy 

a defect through the issuance of a safety 

recall. Manufacturers often initiate 

safety recalls voluntarily, while other 

recalls are influenced by NHTSA 

investigations or ordered by NHTSA via 

a court ruling. A manufacturer of each 

such motor vehicle or item of 

replacement equipment presented for 

remedy pursuant to such notification is 

required to remedy the safety defect at 

no charge to the owner. The 

manufacturer shall cause the vehicle to 

be remedied by any of the following 

means: (1) By repairing such vehicle or 

equipment; (2) by replacing such motor 

vehicle or equipment with an identical 

or similar product; or (3) by refunding 

the purchase price less depreciation. 

In order to help NHTSA identify 

safety-related defects, the agency solicits 

information from vehicle owners. This 

information is used to identify and 

evaluate possible safety-related defects 

and provide the necessary evidence of 

the existence of such a defect. NHTSA 

also uses the information to monitor the 

adequacy of a manufacturer’s recall 

efforts. Consumers of motor vehicles or 


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1See Table B–3. Average hourly and weekly 

earnings of all employees on private nonfarm 

payrolls, June 2021, available at https:// www.bls.gov/news.release/empsit.t19.htm (accessed 

September 16, 2021). 

motor vehicle equipment voluntarily 

submit complaints through NHTSA’s 

Vehicle Safety Hotline, NHTSA’s 

website (www.nhtsa.gov), or through 

correspondence. 

Description of the Need for the 

Information and Proposed Use of the 

Information: NHTSA uses input from 

consumers to help identify potential 

safety-related defects that could lead to 

a safety recall or recall inadequacies. 

The complaints disclose consumers’ 

allegations of a safety defect that they 

experienced with their vehicle or 

vehicle equipment, including defects 

that resulted in injuries, crashes, 

property damage, or death. All 

complaints are converted to a Vehicle 

Owner Questionnaire (VOQ) format and 

reviewed by NHTSA investigation/ 

engineer staff. A NHTSA investigator 

may respond to a consumer submitting 

a complaint if more information is 

required. NHTSA staff review 

complaints/VOQs and determines 

whether further action by the agency is 

warranted. The agency has used this 

information to develop technical 

foundations of evidence with which to 

prove to manufacturers and a court that 

safety-related defects exist which 

require remedy. The information 

collection provides valuable 

information that helps NHTSA identify 

unreasonable safety risks in specific 

makes, models, and model years of 

vehicles and equipment and helps the 

agency determine when to open an 

investigation or initiate a recall. In this 

way, the information collection helps to 

reduce the number of crashes, fires, 

injuries, and fatalities that occur on our 

Nation’s highways. 

Affected Public: Consumers of motor 

vehicles and motor vehicle equipment. 

Estimated Number of Respondents: 

55,433. 

There is an average of 58,350 

complaints submitted per year (average 

of 160 complaints submitted each day). 

Some individuals submit multiple 

complaints to NHTSA. To estimate the 

total of unique respondents per year, 

NHTSA estimates that the number of 

unique respondents is 95 percent of the 

number of unique complaints. 

Therefore, NHTSA estimates that there 

will be approximately 55,433 

respondents each year (58,250 × .95). 

Frequency: On-occasion. 

The submission of complaints is 

triggered by the occurrence of a problem 

with a consumer’s vehicle. 

Number of Responses: 58,350. 

Estimated Total Annual Burden 

Hours: 9,725 hours. 

Respondents have averaged 58,350 

consumer complaints per year to 

NHTSA between January 2018 and 

December 2020. NHTSA anticipates that 

a respondent can complete a VOQ in 

approximately 10 minutes. The 

consumer is asked to provide his/her 

name, complete mailing address, 

product information, failed component 

information, and incident information, 

copies of supporting documentation, 

and his/her signature. NHTSA estimates 

the total annual burden respondents to 

be 9,725 hours (58,350 respondents × 10 

minutes per VOQ = 9,725 annual hourly 

burden). To calculate the opportunity 

cost to respondents associated with the 

collection, NHTSA used the national 

average hourly earnings of all 

employees on private nonfarm payrolls 

which the Bureau of Labor Statistics 

lists at $30.44.1 Therefore, opportunity 

cost associated with annual burden 

hours associated with respondents 

submitting complaints is estimated to be 

$296,029 (9,725 hours × $30.44 per hour 

= $296,029 annual opportunity cost 

burden). 

TABLE 1—ANNUAL HOUR BURDEN ESTIMATES

Annual number of respondents/responses 

Estimated time 

per response 

(minutes) 

Average 

hourly 

opportunity 

cost 

Opportunity 

cost per 

submission 

Total annual 

burden hours 

Total annual 

opportunity 

costs 

58,350 .................................................................................. 10 $30.44 $5.07 9,725 $296,029 

Estimated Total Annual Burden Cost: 

$0. 

Participation in this collection is 

voluntary, and there are no costs to 

respondents beyond the time spent 

submitting a complaint. 

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 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. 

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 1.49; and DOT 

Order 1351.29. 

Stephen Ridella, 

Director, Office of Defects Investigation, 

NHTSA. 

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DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY 

Office of Foreign Assets Control 

Notice of OFAC Sanctions Actions 

AGENCY: Office of Foreign Assets 

Control, Treasury. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: The U.S. Department of the 

Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets 

Control (OFAC) is publishing the names 

of one or more persons that have been 

placed on OFAC’s Specially Designated 

Nationals and Blocked Persons List 

based on OFAC’s determination that one 

or more applicable legal criteria were 

satisfied. All property and interests in 

property subject to U.S. jurisdiction of 

these persons are blocked, and U.S. 

persons are generally prohibited from 

engaging in transactions with them. 

OFAC is also publishing the name of an 

entity whose property and interests in 

property have been unblocked and 

removed from the list of Specially 

Designated Nationals and Blocked 

Persons. 

DATES: See SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION

section for effective date(s). 


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