Reporting of Information and Documents About Potential Defects

Forms and Documents

Document Name	Status
2127-0616_February_2025_final February 20 2025.docx Supporting Statement A	2025-02-20
NHTSA_2127-0616_60-day_notice_2024-21509.pdf Supplementary Document	2025-02-14
NHTSA_2127-0616_30-day_notice_2025-02615.pdf Supplementary Document	2025-02-14

IC Document Collections

IC ID	Document Title	Status
250127	Subpart C: EWR Submissions and Quarterly Reporting - Green House Tire Reporting	Removed
249282	Computer Maintenance	Modified
249280	Subpart C: EWR Submissions and Quarterly Reporting	Modified
249274	Subpart B: Foreign Reporting	Modified
249272	Subpart A: Manufacturer Communications 579.5	Modified

ICR Details

OMB Control No: 2127-0616	ICR Reference No: 202501-2127-002
Status: Received in OIRA	Previous ICR Reference No: 202109-2127-005
Agency/Subagency: DOT/NHTSA	Agency Tracking No:
Title: Reporting of Information and Documents About Potential Defects
Type of Information Collection: Extension without change of a currently approved collection	Common Form ICR:  No
Type of Review Request: Regular	Date Submitted to OIRA: 02/26/2025

	Requested	Previously Approved
Expiration Date	36 Months From Approved	04/30/2025
Responses	142,593	139,035
Time Burden (Hours)	51,327	53,810
Cost Burden (Dollars)	0	0

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Abstract: This information collection request (ICR) is for a reinstatement for NHTSA’s information collection for reporting of information and documents about potential defects. Under 49 CFR Part 579, manufacturers of motor vehicles and motor vehicle equipment must report information and communications to NHTSA with respect to possible safety-related defects and non-compliances in their products, including the reporting of safety recalls and other safety campaigns the manufacturer conducts outside the United States. Under Part 579, there are three categories of reporting requirements: (1) requirements at § 579.5 to submit notices, bulletins, customer satisfaction campaigns, consumer advisories, and other communications (found in Subpart A of Part 579); (2) requirements at § 579.11 to submit information related to safety recalls and other safety campaigns in foreign countries (found in Subpart B of Part 579); and (3) requirements at §§ 579.21-28 to submit Early Warning Information (found in Subpart C of Part 579). The Early Warning Reporting (EWR) requirements (49 U.S.C. 30166(m); 49 CFR Part 579, Subpart C) specify that manufacturers of motor vehicles and motor vehicle equipment must submit to NHTSA information, periodically (quarterly or monthly) or upon NHTSA’s request, that includes claims for deaths and serious injuries, property damage data, communications from customers and others, information on incidents resulting in fatalities or serious injuries from possible defects in vehicles or equipment in the United States or in identical or substantially similar vehicles or equipment in a foreign country, and other information that assist NHTSA in identifying potential safety-related defects. In addition to requiring submissions periodically and upon request, this ICR includes a requirement to submit information within 5 days of information becoming available regarding foreign safety campaigns. The purpose of this information collection is to provide early warning of potential safety-related defects to NHTSA. NHTSA is modifying this request to include reporting for common green tires and additional information requested by NHTSA per 579.28(l) which were left out of the previous information collection request. Because this ICR is for a reinstatement, the increase in burden is 53,810 hours. This is 4,567 hours more than when NHTSA last received approval for this information collection (from 49,243 hours to 53,810). This increase is due in part to the modification to the request and in part as a result of an increase in submissions since NHTSA last sought approval.

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Authorizing Statute(s): US Code: 49 USC 30166 Name of Law: Motor Vehicle Safety
  

Citations for New Statutory Requirements: PL: Pub.L. 106 - 414 30166 Name of Law: Transportation Recall Enhancement, Accountability, and Documentation (TREAD) Act

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

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Federal Register Notices & Comments
60-day Notice:	Federal Register Citation:	Citation Date:
	89 FR 77228	09/20/2024
30-day Notice:	Federal Register Citation:	Citation Date:
	90 FR 9655	02/14/2025
Did the Agency receive public comments on this ICR? Yes

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Number of Information Collection (IC) in this ICR: 4

IC Title	Form No.	Form Name
Computer Maintenance
Subpart A: Manufacturer Communications 579.5
Subpart B: Foreign Reporting
Subpart C: EWR Submissions and Quarterly Reporting
Subpart C: EWR Submissions and Quarterly Reporting - Green House Tire Reporting

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ICR Summary of Burden

	Total Request	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	142,593	139,035	0	3,558	0	0
Annual Time Burden (Hours)	51,327	53,810	0	-2,483	0	0
Annual Cost Burden (Dollars)	0	0	0	0	0	0

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

Burden Increase Due to: Miscellaneous Actions

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

Burden Reduction Due to: Miscellaneous Actions

Short Statement: The burden estimates show an overall decrease in annual burden hours of 2,483 hours and an increase in annual labor costs of $336,746 from the Part 579 information collection request approved in April 2022. These represent a decrease of 4.6 percent in burden hours and an increase of 13.8 percent in labor costs. The changes in annual burden hours are due to changes in the number of submissions in Tables 1, 2, and 6 and changes in the number of manufacturers reporting in each category in Tables 4 and 9. Most of the decrease resulted from corrections in the number of manufacturers reporting Subpart C information in the bus, emergency, and medium and heavy vehicle category. The changes in annual labor costs are also affected by reductions in manufacturer counts and burden hours but are offset by increases in labor costs for the manufacturer employee positions required for reporting Part 579 information. The burden estimates show an overall decrease in annual burden hours of 2,483 hours and an increase in annual labor costs of $336,746 from the Part 579 information collection request approved in April 2022. These represent a decrease of 4.6 percent in burden hours and an increase of 13.8 percent in labor costs. The changes in annual burden hours are due to changes in the number of submissions in Tables 1, 2, and 6 and changes in the number of manufacturers reporting in each category in Tables 4 and 9. Most of the decrease resulted from corrections in the number of manufacturers reporting Subpart C information in the bus, emergency, and medium and heavy vehicle category. The changes in annual labor costs are also affected by reductions in manufacturer counts and burden hours but are offset by increases in labor costs for the manufacturer employee positions required for reporting Part 579 information.

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Annual Cost to Federal Government: $3,324,500

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? No

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Common Form ICR:  No

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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:

(a) It is necessary for the proper performance of agency functions;

(b) It avoids unnecessary duplication;

(c) It reduces burden on small entities;

(d) It uses plain, coherent, and unambiguous language that is understandable to respondents;

(e) Its implementation will be consistent and compatible with current reporting and recordkeeping practices;

(f) It indicates the retention periods for recordkeeping requirements;

(g) It informs respondents of the information called for under 5 CFR 1320.8 (b)(3) about:

(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;

(h) It was developed by an office that has planned and allocated resources for the efficient and effective management and use of the information to be collected.

(i) It uses effective and efficient statistical survey methodology (if applicable); and

(j) It makes appropriate use of information technology.

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.

Certification Date: 02/26/2025

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