Record Retention -- 49 CFR Part 576

ICR 201907-2127-002

OMB: 2127-0042

Federal Form Document

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Document
Name
Status
Supporting Statement A
2019-09-11
ICR Details
2127-0042 201907-2127-002
Active 201409-2127-001
DOT/NHTSA
Record Retention -- 49 CFR Part 576
Reinstatement without change of a previously approved collection   No
Regular
Approved with change 09/12/2019
Retrieve Notice of Action (NOA) 08/01/2019
  Inventory as of this Action Requested Previously Approved
09/30/2022 36 Months From Approved
1,020 0 0
40,020 0 0
0 0 0

This collection is mandatory for all vehicle and equipment manufacturers to respond. The records that are required to be retained per 49 CFR Part 576 are used to promptly identify potential safety-related defects in motor vehicles and motor vehicle equipment in the United States. When a trend in incidents arising from a potentially safety-related defect is discovered, NHTSA relies on this information, along with other agency data, to determine whether or not to open a formal defect investigation (as authorized by Title 49 U.S.C. Chapter 301 – Motor Vehicle Safety). NHTSA normally becomes aware of possible safety-related defects because it receives consumer complaints. If the manufacturer did not retain its records, NHTSA would be unable to enforce the statutory requirements that the manufacturer notify the agency and other persons of a safety-related defect when the manufacturer “learns” of the defect, and notify the agency and other persons of a noncompliance when it “decides in good faith” that the noncompliance exists. Without access to the manufacturer’s records, it would be impossible for anyone other than the manufacturer to show when or if that manufacturer had obtained knowledge of a potential defect or had determined in good faith that the noncompliance did or did not exist. Without access to manufacturers’ records, NHTSA’s examinations of potential defects and noncompliance would be seriously handicapped. NHTSA could conduct surveys of vehicle owners or use other means to learn of problems with vehicles and equipment, but any of these other methods would require significantly more information collections by the agency and necessitate a larger staff of the agency’s Office of Defect Investigations. The frequency the record retention is a needed. This submission is a reinstatement without change of a previously approved collection.

US Code: 49 USC Chp 301 - 30165 Name of Law: Highway Safety
   US Code: 49 USC Chp 301 - 30166 (e) Name of Law: Highway Safety
   US Code: 49 USC Chp 301 - 30118 (a) (c) Name of Law: Highway Safety
  
None

Not associated with rulemaking

  83 FR 15675 04/11/2018
84 FR 12322 04/01/2019
No

2
IC Title Form No. Form Name
Record Retention -- 49 CFR Part 576 -Vehicle and Equipment Manufacturers
Record Retention -- 49 CFR Part 576 - Death Reports

  Total Approved Previously Approved Change Due to New Statute Change Due to Agency Discretion Change Due to Adjustment in Estimate Change Due to Potential Violation of the PRA
Annual Number of Responses 1,020 0 0 -1,000 1,000 1,020
Annual Time Burden (Hours) 40,020 0 0 -40,000 40,000 40,020
Annual Cost Burden (Dollars) 0 0 0 0 0 0
No
Yes
Miscellaneous Actions
This submission is a reinstatement of a previous approved collection without change.

$0
No
    No
    No
No
No
No
Uncollected
alexander ansley 202 493-0481

  No

On behalf of this Federal agency, I certify that the collection of information encompassed by this request complies with 5 CFR 1320.9 and the related provisions of 5 CFR 1320.8(b)(3).
The following is a summary of the topics, regarding the proposed collection of information, that the certification covers:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
    (i) Why the information is being collected;
    (ii) Use of information;
    (iii) Burden estimate;
    (iv) Nature of response (voluntary, required for a benefit, or mandatory);
    (v) Nature and extent of confidentiality; and
    (vi) Need to display currently valid OMB control number;
 
 
 
If you are unable to certify compliance with any of these provisions, identify the item by leaving the box unchecked and explain the reason in the Supporting Statement.
08/01/2019


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