47716 Federal Register / Vol. 86, No. 163 / Thursday, August 26, 2021 / Notices 

1Previously titled ‘‘Inspection and Maintenance 

of Steam Locomotives (Formerly Steam Locomotive 

Inspection).’’ 

conditions of the exemption. The 

exemption may be renewed (49 CFR 

381.315(c) and 49 CFR 381.300(b)). 

IV. Complete Innovations’ Application 

for Exemption 

The Federal Motor Carrier Safety 

Regulations require devices meeting the 

definition of ‘‘vehicle safety 

technology,’’ including Complete 

Innovations’ Vision 2.0 device, to be 

mounted (1) not more than 4 inches 

below the upper edge of the area swept 

by the windshield wipers, or (2) not 

more than 7 inches above the lower 

edge of the area swept by the 

windshield wipers, and outside the 

driver’s sight lines to the road and 

highway signs and signals. Complete 

Innovations has applied for an 

exemption from 49 CFR 393.60(e)(1) to 

allow its Vision 2.0 device to be 

mounted lower in the windshield than 

is currently permitted. A copy of the 

application is included in the docket 

referenced at the beginning of this 

notice. 

V. Request for Comments 

In accordance with 49 U.S.C. 

31315(b)(6), FMCSA requests public 

comment from all interested persons on 

Complete Innovations’ application for 

an exemption from 49 CFR 393.60(e)(1). 

All comments received before the close 

of business on the comment closing date 

indicated at the beginning of this notice 

will be considered and will be available 

for examination in the docket at the 

location listed under the ADDRESSES

section of this notice. Comments 

received after the comment closing date 

will be filed in the public docket and 

will be considered to the extent 

practicable. In addition to late 

comments, FMCSA will also continue to 

file, in the public docket, relevant 

information that becomes available after 

the comment closing date. Interested 

persons should continue to examine the 

public docket for new material. 

Larry W. Minor, 

Associate Administrator for Policy. 

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BILLING CODE 4910–EX–P 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Federal Railroad Administration 

[Docket No. FRA–2021–0006–N–11] 

Proposed Agency Information 

Collection Activities; Comment 

Request 

AGENCY: Federal Railroad 

Administration (FRA), Department of 

Transportation (DOT). 

ACTION: Notice of information collection; 

request for comment. 

SUMMARY: Under the Paperwork 

Reduction Act of 1995 (PRA) and its 

implementing regulations, this notice 

announces that FRA is forwarding the 

Information Collection Request (ICR) 

abstracted below to the Office of 

Management and Budget (OMB) for 

review and comment. The ICR describes 

the information collection and its 

expected burden. On May 17, 2021, FRA 

published a notice providing a 60-day 

period for public comment on the ICR. 

DATES: Interested persons are invited to 

submit comments on or before 

September 27, 2021. 

ADDRESSES: Written comments and 

recommendations for the proposed ICR 

should be sent within 30 days of 

publication of this notice to 

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

Find the particular ICR by selecting 

‘‘Currently under 30-day Review—Open 

for Public Comments’’ or by using the 

search function. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ms. 

Hodan Wells, Information Collection 

Clearance Officer at email: 

Hodan.Wells@dot.gov or telephone: 

(202) 493–0440. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The PRA, 

44 U.S.C. 3501–3520, and its 

implementing regulations, 5 CFR part 

1320, require Federal agencies to issue 

two notices seeking public comment on 

information collection activities before 

OMB may approve paperwork packages. 

See 44 U.S.C. 3506, 3507; 5 CFR 1320.8 

through 1320.12. On May 17, 2021, FRA 

published a 60-day notice in the Federal 

Register soliciting comment on the ICR 

for which it is now seeking OMB 

approval. See 86 FR 26770. FRA 

received no comments in response to 

this 60-day notice. 

Before OMB decides whether to 

approve the proposed collection of 

information, it must provide 30 days for 

public comment. Federal law requires 

OMB to approve or disapprove 

paperwork packages between 30 and 60 

days after the 30-day notice is 

published. 44 U.S.C. 3507(b)–(c); 5 CFR 

1320.10(b); see also 60 FR 44978, 44983 

(Aug. 29, 1995). OMB believes the 30- 

day notice informs the regulated 

community to file relevant comments 

and affords the agency adequate time to 

digest public comments before it 

renders a decision. 60 FR 44983 (Aug. 

29, 1995). Therefore, respondents 

should submit their respective 

comments to OMB within 30 days of 

publication to best ensure having their 

full effect. 

Comments are invited on the 

following ICR regarding: (1) Whether the 

information collection activities are 

necessary for FRA to properly execute 

its functions, including whether the 

information will have practical utility; 

(2) the accuracy of FRA’s estimates of 

the burden of the information collection 

activities, including the validity of the 

methodology and assumptions used to 

determine the estimates; (3) ways for 

FRA to enhance the quality, utility, and 

clarity of the information being 

collected; and (4) ways to minimize the 

burden of information collection 

activities on the public, including the 

use of automated collection techniques 

or other forms of information 

technology. 

The summary below describes the ICR 

that FRA will submit for OMB clearance 

as the PRA requires: 

Title: Inspection and Maintenance of 

Steam Locomotives.1

OMB Control Number: 2130–0505. 

Abstract: The Boiler Inspection Act of 

1911 required each railroad carrier 

subject to the Act to file copies of its 

rules and instructions for the inspection 

of locomotives. The original Act was 

expanded to cover all steam locomotives 

and tenders, and all their parts and 

appurtenances. As amended, this Act 

requires carriers to make inspections 

and to repair defects to ensure the safe 

operation of steam locomotives. 

Currently, the collection of information 

is used primarily by tourist or historic 

railroads and by locomotive owners/ 

operators to provide a record for each 

day a steam locomotive is placed in 

service, as well as a record that the 

required steam locomotive inspections 

are completed. The collection of 

information is also used by FRA and 

State rail safety inspectors to verify that 

necessary safety inspections and tests 

have been completed and to ensure that 

steam locomotives are indeed ‘‘safe and 

suitable’’ for service and are properly 

operated and maintained. 

Type of Request: Extension without 

change (with changes in estimates) of a 

currently approved collection. 

Affected Public: Businesses. 

Form(s): FRA–1, FRA–2, FRA–3, 

FRA–4, FRA–5, and FRA–19. 

Respondent Universe: 82 steam 

locomotive owners/operators. 

Frequency of Submission: On 

occasion; annually. 

Total Estimated Annual Responses: 

9,362. 

Total Estimated Annual Burden: 

1,357 hours. 


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1 49 U.S.C. 33106(d). 

Total Estimated Annual Burden Hour 

Dollar Cost Equivalent: $104,082. 

Under 44 U.S.C. 3507(a) and 5 CFR 

1320.5(b) and 1320.8(b)(3)(vi), FRA 

informs all interested parties that a 

respondent is not required to respond 

to, conduct, or sponsor a collection of 

information that does not display a 

currently valid OMB control number. 

Authority: 44 U.S.C. 3501–3520. 

Brett A. Jortland, 

Acting Chief Counsel. 

[FR Doc. 2021–18398 Filed 8–25–21; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4910–06–P 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

National Highway Traffic Safety 

Administration 

Petition for Exemption From the 

Federal Motor Vehicle Theft Prevention 

Standard; Ford Motor Company 

AGENCY: National Highway Traffic 

Safety Administration (NHTSA), 

Department of Transportation (DOT). 

ACTION: Grant of petition for exemption. 

SUMMARY: This document grants in full 

the Ford Motor Company (Ford) petition 

for exemption from the Federal Motor 

Vehicle Theft Prevention Standard (theft 

prevention standard) for its confidential 

vehicle line beginning in model year 

(MY) 2022. The petition is granted 

because the agency has determined that 

the antitheft device to be placed on the 

line as standard equipment is likely to 

be as effective in reducing and deterring 

motor vehicle theft as compliance with 

the parts-marking requirements of the 

theft prevention standard. Ford also 

requested confidential treatment for 

specific information in its petition. 

Therefore, no confidential information 

provided for purposes of this notice has 

been disclosed. 

DATES: The exemption granted by this 

notice is effective beginning with the 

2022 model year. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Carlita Ballard, Office of International 

Policy, Fuel Economy, and Consumer 

Programs, NHTSA, West Building, 

W43–439, NRM–310, 1200 New Jersey 

Avenue SE, Washington, DC 20590. Ms. 

Ballard’s phone number is (202) 366– 

5222. Her fax number is (202) 493–2990. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Under 49 

U.S.C. chapter 331, the Secretary of 

Transportation (and the National 

Highway Traffic Safety Administration 

(NHTSA) by delegation) is required to 

promulgate a theft prevention standard 

to provide for the identification of 

certain motor vehicles and their major 

replacement parts to impede motor 

vehicle theft. NHTSA promulgated 

regulations at 49 CFR part 541 (theft 

prevention standard) to require partsmarking for specified passenger motor 

vehicles and light trucks. Pursuant to 49 

U.S.C. 33106, manufacturers that are 

subject to the parts-marking 

requirements may petition the Secretary 

of Transportation for an exemption for 

a line of passenger motor vehicles 

equipped with an antitheft device as 

standard equipment that the Secretary 

decides is likely to be as effective in 

reducing and deterring motor vehicle 

theft as compliance with the partsmarking requirements. In accordance 

with this statute, NHTSA promulgated 

49 CFR part 543, which establishes the 

process through which manufacturers 

may seek an exemption from the theft 

prevention standard. 

49 CFR 543.5 provides general 

submission requirements for petitions 

and states that each manufacturer may 

petition NHTSA for an exemption of 

one vehicle line per model year. Among 

other requirements, manufacturers must 

identify whether the exemption is 

sought under section 543.6 or section 

543.7. Under section 543.6, a 

manufacturer may request an exemption 

by providing specific information about 

the antitheft device, its capabilities, and 

the reasons the petitioner believes the 

device to be as effective at reducing and 

deterring theft as compliance with the 

parts-marking requirements. Section 

543.7 permits a manufacturer to request 

an exemption under a more streamlined 

process if the vehicle line is equipped 

with an antitheft device (an 

‘‘immobilizer’’) as standard equipment 

that complies with one of the standards 

specified in that section. 

Section 543.8 establishes 

requirements for processing petitions for 

exemption from the theft prevention 

standard. As stated in section 543.8(a), 

NHTSA processes any complete 

exemption petition. If NHTSA receives 

an incomplete petition, NHTSA will 

notify the petitioner of the deficiencies. 

Once NHTSA receives a complete 

petition the agency will process it and, 

in accordance with section 543.8(b), 

will grant the petition if it determines 

that, based upon substantial evidence, 

the standard equipment antitheft device 

is likely to be as effective in reducing 

and deterring motor vehicle theft as 

compliance with the parts-marking 

requirements of part 541. 

Section 543.8(c) requires NHTSA to 

issue its decision either to grant or to 

deny an exemption petition not later 

than 120 days after the date on which 

a complete petition is filed. If NHTSA 

does not make a decision within the 

120-day period, the petition shall be 

deemed to be approved and the 

manufacturer shall be exempt from the 

standard for the line covered by the 

petition for the subsequent model year.1

Exemptions granted under part 543 

apply only to the vehicle line or lines 

that are subject to the grant and that are 

equipped with the antitheft device on 

which the line’s exemption was based, 

and are effective for the model year 

beginning after the model year in which 

NHTSA issues the notice of exemption, 

unless the notice of exemption specifies 

a later year. 

Sections 543.8(f) and (g) apply to the 

manner in which NHTSA’s decisions on 

petitions are to be made known. Under 

section 543.8(f), if the petition is sought 

under section 543.6, NHTSA publishes 

a notice of its decision to grant or deny 

the exemption petition in the Federal 

Register and notifies the petitioner in 

writing. Under section 543.8(g), if the 

petition is sought under section 543.7, 

NHTSA notifies the petitioner in writing 

of the agency’s decision to grant or deny 

the exemption petition. 

This grant of petition for exemption 

considers Ford Motor Corporation’s 

(Ford) petition for its confidential 

vehicle line beginning in MY 2022. 

I. Specific Petition Content 

Requirements Under 49 CFR 543.6 

Pursuant to 49 CFR part 543, 

Exemption from Vehicle Theft 

Prevention, Ford petitioned for an 

exemption for its specified vehicle line 

from the parts-marking requirements of 

the theft prevention standard, beginning 

in MY 2022. Ford petitioned under 49 

CFR 543.6, Petition: Specific content 

requirements, which, as described 

above, requires manufacturers to 

provide specific information about the 

antitheft device installed as standard 

equipment on all vehicles in the line for 

which an exemption is sought, the 

antitheft device’s capabilities, and the 

reasons the petitioner believes the 

device to be as effective at reducing and 

deterring theft as compliance with the 

parts-marking requirements. 

More specifically, section 543.6(a)(1) 

requires petitions to include a statement 

that an antitheft device will be installed 

as standard equipment on all vehicles in 

the line for which the exemption is 

sought. Under section 543.6(a)(2), each 

petition must list each component in the 

antitheft system, and include a diagram 

showing the location of each of those 

components within the vehicle. As 

required by section 543.6(a)(3), each 

petition must include an explanation of 

the means and process by which the 


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