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OMB Control No: 2127-0609	ICR Reference No: 202609-2127-002
Status: Received in OIRA	Previous ICR Reference No: 202305-2127-002
Agency/Subagency: DOT/NHTSA	Agency Tracking No:
Title: Criminal Penalty Safe Harbor Provision
Type of Information Collection: Reinstatement without change of a previously approved collection	Common Form ICR: No
Type of Review Request: Regular	Date Submitted to OIRA: 09/16/2026

	Requested	Previously Approved
Expiration Date	36 Months From Approved
Responses	1	0
Time Burden (Hours)	2	0
Cost Burden (Dollars)	13	0

Abstract: This information collection request (ICR) is to seek approval from the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for reinstatement without modification of a previously approved information collection. This information collection is for reporting submitted on an as-needed basis. The reporting is required to obtain a benefit. 49 U.S.C. § 30170 allows a person to seek “safe harbor” from potential criminal liability for violating 18 U.S.C. § 1001 with respect to the reporting requirements of 49 U.S.C. § 30166. Respondents are motor vehicle and motor vehicle equipment manufacturers, including officers or employees thereof, and other persons who respond to or have a duty to respond to an information collection pursuant to 49 U.S.C. § 30166 or a regulation, requirement, request, or order issued thereunder. The information collection applies to persons who seek “safe harbor” under § 30170. In order to qualify, a respondent must: (1) at the time of the violation, not know that the violation would result in an accident causing death or serious bodily injury; and (2) correct any improper reports or failure to report within a reasonable time. NHTSA anticipates using the information collection to evaluate a person’s application for protection from criminal prosecution and to aid in the identification of potential safety defects in motor vehicles and motor vehicle equipment. However, no information has been collected under this information collection since it was established in 2000. Since the last time NHTSA sought approval for this information collection notice, the total burden hours remain the same at two hours annually, and the total burden costs were revised to reflect a change in postage, resulting in a total of $12.90.

Authorizing Statute(s): PL: Pub.L. 106 - 414 5 Name of Law: Transportation Recall Enhancement Accountability and Document Act

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:
	91 FR 32193	05/29/2026
30-day Notice:	Federal Register Citation:	Citation Date:
	91 FR 58524	09/15/2026
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
Criminal Penalty Safe Harbor Provision

ICR Summary of Burden

	Total Request	Change Due to Agency Discretion	Change Due to Potential Violation of the PRA
Annual Number of Responses	1	0	1
Annual Time Burden (Hours)	2	0	2
Annual Cost Burden (Dollars)	13	13	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: $199

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: Michael Kuppersmith 202 366-5263

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