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OMB Control No: 2127-0541	ICR Reference No: 202412-2127-007
Status: Active	Previous ICR Reference No: 202308-2127-002
Agency/Subagency: DOT/NHTSA	Agency Tracking No:
Title: Consolidated Vehicle Owner's Manual Requirements for Motor Vehicles and Motor Vehicle Equipment
Type of Information Collection: Revision of a currently approved collection	Common Form ICR: No
Type of Review Request: Regular
OIRA Conclusion Action: Approved without change	Conclusion Date: 01/16/2025
	Date Received in OIRA: 01/07/2025
Terms of Clearance: In accordance with 5 CFR 1320, this information collection is approved

	Inventory as of this Action	Requested	Previously Approved
Expiration Date	01/31/2028	36 Months From Approved	03/31/2026
Responses	164,329,770	0	150,241,080
Time Burden (Hours)	10,172	0	8,628
Cost Burden (Dollars)	8,726,501	0	7,238,665

Abstract: This information collection request (ICR) is for fifteen mandatory and voluntary disclosure requirements for manufacturers of motor vehicles and items of motor vehicle equipment. NHTSA has authority to require manufacturers to provide information to first purchasers of motor vehicles or items of motor vehicle equipment related to performance and safety in printed materials that are attached to or accompany the motor vehicle or item of motor vehicle equipment. NHTSA has exercised this authority to require manufacturers to provide certain specified safety information to be readily available to consumers and purchasers of motor vehicles and items of motor vehicle equipment. Some of these requirements are contained in Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standards (FMVSS) that set performance requirements for motor vehicles and items of motor vehicle equipment. The other requirements are contained in separate regulations. This ICR is a request for reinstatement with modification of a previously approved collection of information pertaining to the requirement to provide certain information to consumers in vehicles’ owner’s manuals that are required to be provided with new motor vehicles. Manufacturers must comply with these requirements whenever they manufacture a vehicle or equipment item that is subject to the requirements. The purpose of the required disclosures is to provide important safety information to vehicle owners. NHTSA is requesting a revision of this collection to include owner’s manual requirements that were established as part of the Seat Belt Reminder System final rule. The revisions to this ICR include the new owner’s manual requirements in 49 CFR Part 571.208. Since NHTSA last requested approval for this ICR, the estimated burden hours have increased by 1,544 hours (8,628 hours to 10,172 hours) and printing costs have increased by $755,040 ($7,971,461 to $8,726,501). The change in burden reflects changes as a result of the rulemaking requiring the development and publication of new information for the owner’s manual. Printing costs have increased due to accounting for the estimated number of vehicles that will be equipped with seat belt reminder systems and will therefore need to comply with the requirements to provide system information and operating instructions.

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

Citations for New Statutory Requirements: None

Associated Rulemaking Information
RIN:	Stage of Rulemaking:	Federal Register Citation:	Date:
2127-AL37	Final or interim final rulemaking	90 FR 390	01/03/2025

Federal Register Notices & Comments
Did the Agency receive public comments on this ICR? No

ICR Summary of Burden

	Total Approved	Previously Approved	Change Due to Agency Discretion	Change Due to Adjustment in Estimate
Annual Number of Responses	164,329,770	150,241,080	-5,252,500	19,341,190
Annual Time Burden (Hours)	10,172	8,628	1,544	0
Annual Cost Burden (Dollars)	8,726,501	7,238,665	716,772	771,064

Burden increases because of Program Change due to Agency Discretion: Yes

Burden Increase Due to: Changing Regulations

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

Burden Reduction Due to:

Short Statement: The change in burden from the last approval of this ICR is a result of including new owner’s manual provisions required by the FMVSS No. 208 seat belt reminder system final rule. Annual burden hours increased overall by 1,544 hours due to the increased burden associated with compiling the new owner’s manual information required by the seat belt reminder system final rule. The annual estimated printing costs have increased by $755,040 due to the cost of publishing the new owner’s manual information required by the FMVSS No. 208 seat belt reminder system final rule. NHTSA published a notice of proposed rulemaking (NPRM) on September 7, 2023 (88 FR 61674) which included language seeking public comment on the revision to the ICR. We received a few comments on the regulatory changes in the proposal (e.g., support for the changes, requests to add additional information related to the warnings and installation of child restraint systems, standardization of nomenclature and warnings). However, we did not receive comments on the burden estimates or other aspects of the proposed revision to the information collection. These burden estimates did not change between the NPRM and this final rule.

Annual Cost to Federal Government: $0

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? No

Agency Contact: James Myers 202 366-1810

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