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Under 49 CFR part 591, NHTSA requires importers of motor vehicles and motor vehicle equipment to provide certain information at the time of importation, which is collected by U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP). In the past, CBP collected all information in paper but has moved to a system that allows for paper or electronic format filings, or a hybrid combination of paper and electronic filings. Beginning in the fall of 2015, and with pilot programs beginning in summer 2015, CBP is introducing a new data collection system for use by CBP when inspecting imports at U.S. ports; this new system will require importation documentation to be filed in either all-paper or all-electronic format. Importers will no longer have the option of using the hybrid filing system. Currently, there are several provisions within 49 CFR part 591 (Importation of Vehicles and Equipment Subject to Federal Safety, Bumper and Theft Prevention Standards) that either explicitly or implicitly require a paper filing for a specific piece of data. Thus, maintaining the status quo with regard to these provisions would mean that importers would be forced to file in paper once the new CBP data collection system is in place. To avoid this result, which would likely add a burden on importers and reduce their options for methods of filing, this Interim Final Rule amends the wording of the provisions in 49 CFR part 591 that explicitly or implicitly require paper filings so that it is clear that the filings can be made in any format accepted by CBP. This rulemaking does not impose additional obligations or burdens on any party and, specifically, does not require filing of additional information. Rather, it provides importers with the option of filing importation information already required under 49 CFR part 591 in either paper or electronic format according to their preference.