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OMB Control No: 2127-0563	ICR Reference No: 201712-2127-007
Status: Historical Active	Previous ICR Reference No: 201407-2127-001
Agency/Subagency: DOT/NHTSA	Agency Tracking No:
Title: REPLACEABLE LIGHT SOURCE DIMENSIONAL INFORMATION SUBMISSION REQUIREMENTS FOR MOTOR VEHICLE EQUIPMENT 49 CFR 564
Type of Information Collection: Reinstatement without change of a previously approved collection	Common Form ICR: No
Type of Review Request: Regular
OIRA Conclusion Action: Approved without change	Conclusion Date: 08/13/2018
	Date Received in OIRA: 02/12/2018
Terms of Clearance:

	Inventory as of this Action	Requested	Previously Approved
Expiration Date	08/31/2021	36 Months From Approved
Responses	7	0	0
Time Burden (Hours)	28	0	0
Cost Burden (Dollars)	0	0	0

Abstract: Manufacturers of motor vehicles headlamp light source must provide performance and interchangeability information to NHTSA and the public in order to assure reliable and respectable performance of original and field replaced headlamp bulbs. Title 49 U.S.C. 322, 30111, 30112, and 30117 authorize the issuance of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standards (FMVSS) and the collection of data which supports their implementation. The agency, in prescribing a FMVSS, is to consider available relevant motor vehicle safety data, and to consult with other agencies as it deems appropriate. Further, the Title 49 U.S.C. mandates, that in issuing any FMVSS, the agency consider whether the standard is "reasonable, practicable and appropriate for the particular type of motor vehicle or item of motor vehicle equipment for which it is prescribed," and whether such standards will contribute to carrying out the purpose of Title 49 U.S.C. Using this authority, the agency issued the initial FMVSS No. 108, "Lamps, Reflective Devices, and Associated Equipment," specifying requirements for vehicle lighting for the purposes of reducing traffic accidents and their tragic results by providing adequate roadway illumination, improved vehicle conspicuity, appropriate information transmission through signal lamps in day, night, and other conditions of reduced visibility. The standard has been amended numerous times in order to permit new headlighting designs. In recent years, the standard had become burdensome to both regulators and regulated parties in that the standard has not been able to fully accommodate the styling needs of motor vehicle designers, while at the same time assuring the safety on the highways. This has resulted in numerous burdensome petitions for rulemaking to be submitted by the vehicle and lighting manufacturers to change the design restrictive language. The reason for this burden was that as originally adopted, the standard was more equipment design oriented, rather than performance oriented. Recent amendments have helped to rectify this situation. The requirement for replaceable light source dimensional information has resulted in a further extension of that effort to make the standard more performance oriented, and reduce the burden of petitioning for amendments to the Standard. The standard now allows headlamp light sources (bulbs) that are specified in the standard as well as those listed in Part 564 to assure proper photometric performance upon replacement of the light source upon failure of the original. The original bulb manufacturer may not be the same as that of the aftermarket replacement; consequently, headlamp bulbs regardless of where they are manufactured are required to be standardized by inclusion of their interchangeability dimensions and other fit and photometric aspects. To accomplish this, all identical type bulbs must be manufactured to those pertinent interchangeability specifications. Implementation of Part 564 reduces the burden to manufacturers and users of new light sources by eliminating the 18 month petitioning process and substituting a 1 month agency review. Upon completion of that review, the new bulb's interchangeability information is listed in Part 564 and the new bulbs may be used 1 month later on new vehicles.

Authorizing Statute(s): US Code: 49 USC 30111, 30112, 30117 Name of Law: National Traffic and Motor Vehicle Safety Act of 1966

Citations for New Statutory Requirements: None

Associated Rulemaking Information
RIN:	Stage of Rulemaking:	Federal Register Citation:	Date:
	Not associated with rulemaking

Federal Register Notices & Comments
60-day Notice:	Federal Register Citation:	Citation Date:
	82 FR 42570	09/08/2017
30-day Notice:	Federal Register Citation:	Citation Date:
	82 FR 57647	12/06/2017
Did the Agency receive public comments on this ICR? No

Number of Information Collection (IC) in this ICR: 1

IC Title	Form No.	Form Name
Replaceable Light Source Dimensional Information Collection-- 49 CFR 564

ICR Summary of Burden

	Total Approved	Change Due to Potential Violation of the PRA
Annual Number of Responses	7	7
Annual Time Burden (Hours)	28	28
Annual Cost Burden (Dollars)	0	0

Burden increases because of Program Change due to Agency Discretion: No

Burden Increase Due to:

Burden decreases because of Program Change due to Agency Discretion: No

Burden Reduction Due to:

Short Statement:

Annual Cost to Federal Government: $3,500

Does this IC contain surveys, censuses, or employ statistical methods? No

Does this ICR request any personally identifiable information (see OMB Circular No. A-130 for an explanation of this term)? Please consult with your agency's privacy program when making this determination. No

Does this ICR include a form that requires a Privacy Act Statement (see 5 U.S.C. §552a(e)(3))? Please consult with your agency's privacy program when making this determination. No

Is this ICR related to the Affordable Care Act [Pub. L. 111-148 & 111-152]? No

Is this ICR related to the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, [Pub. L. 111-203]? No

Is this ICR related to the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (ARRA)? No

Is this ICR related to the Pandemic Response? Uncollected

Agency Contact: Wayne McKenzie 202 366-1729

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