Notice2026-00897
Agency Information Collection Activities; Notice and Request for Comment; 49 CFR Part 575-Consumer Information Regulations (Sections 103 and 105)
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January 20, 2026
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Transportation DepartmentNational Highway Traffic Safety Administration
Abstract
NHTSA invites public comments about our intention to request approval from the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) to reinstate a previously approved information collection. Before a Federal agency can collect certain information from the public, it must receive approval from OMB. Under procedures established by the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, before seeking OMB approval, Federal agencies must solicit public comment on proposed collections of information, including extensions and reinstatement of previously approved collections. This document describes a collection of information for which NHTSA intends to seek OMB approval.
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[Federal Register Volume 91, Number 12 (Tuesday, January 20, 2026)]
[Notices]
[Pages 2422-2424]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2026-00897]
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
[Docket No. NHTSA-2026-0067]
Agency Information Collection Activities; Notice and Request for
Comment; 49 CFR Part 575--Consumer Information Regulations (Sections
103 and 105)
AGENCY: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA),
Department of Transportation (DOT).
ACTION: Notice and request for comments on a request for reinstatement
of a previously approved information collection.
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SUMMARY: NHTSA invites public comments about our intention to request
approval from the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) to reinstate a
previously approved information collection. Before a Federal agency can
collect certain information from the public, it must receive approval
from OMB. Under procedures established by the Paperwork Reduction Act
of 1995, before seeking OMB approval, Federal agencies must solicit
public comment on proposed collections of information, including
extensions and reinstatement of previously approved collections. This
document describes a collection of information for which NHTSA intends
to seek OMB approval.
DATES: Comments must be submitted on or before March 23, 2026.
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments identified by the Docket No. NHTSA-
2026-0067 through any of the following methods:
<bullet> Electronic submissions: Go to the Federal eRulemaking
Portal at <a href="http://www.regulations.gov">http://www.regulations.gov</a>. Follow the online instructions
for submitting comments.
<bullet> Fax: (202) 493-2251.
Mail or Hand Delivery: Docket Management, U.S. Department of
Transportation, 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE, West Building, Room W12-140,
Washington, DC 20590, between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m., Monday through Friday,
except on Federal holidays. Instructions: All submissions must include
the agency name and docket number for this notice. Note that all
comments received will be posted without change to <a href="http://www.regulations.gov">http://www.regulations.gov</a>, including any personal information provided.
Please see the Privacy Act heading below.
Privacy Act: Anyone is able to search the electronic form of all
comments received into any of our dockets by the name of the individual
submitting the comment (or signing the comment, if submitted on behalf
of an association, business, labor union, etc.). You may review DOT's
complete Privacy Act Statement in the Federal Register published on
April 11, 2000 (65 FR 19477-78) or you may visit <a href="https://www.transportation.gov/privacy">https://www.transportation.gov/privacy</a>.
Docket: For access to the docket to read background documents or
comments received, go to <a href="http://www.regulations.gov">http://www.regulations.gov</a> or the street
address listed above. Follow the online instructions for accessing the
dockets via internet.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For additional information or access
to background documents, contact. Walter Lysenko, Office of
International Policy, Fuel Economy and Consumer Programs, NHTSA, West
Building, W43-301, NRM-310, 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE, Washington, DC
20590. Please identify the relevant collection of information by
referring to its OMB Control Number.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Under the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995
(44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq.), before an agency submits a proposed
collection of information to OMB for approval, it must first publish a
document in the Federal Register providing a 60-day comment period and
otherwise consult with members of the public and affected agencies
concerning each proposed collection of information. The OMB has
promulgated regulations describing what must be included in such a
document. Under OMB's regulation (at 5 CFR 1320.8(d)), an agency must
ask for public comment on the following: (a) whether the proposed
collection of information is necessary for the proper performance of
the functions of the agency, including whether the information will
have practical utility; (b) the accuracy of the agency's estimate of
the burden of the proposed collection of information, including the
validity of the methodology and assumptions used; (c) how to enhance
the quality, utility, and clarity of the information to be collected;
and (d) how to minimize the burden of the collection of information on
those who are to respond, including the use of appropriate automated,
electronic, mechanical, or other technological collection techniques or
other forms of information technology, e.g. permitting electronic
submission of responses. In compliance with these requirements, NHTSA
asks for public comments on the following proposed collection of
information for which the agency is seeking approval from OMB.
Title: 49 CFR part 575--Consumer Information Regulations (Sections
103 and 105).
OMB Control Number: NHTSA-2127-0049.
Form Number(s): N/A.
Type of Request: Request for approval to reinstate a previously
approved information collection.
Type of Review Requested: Regular.
Requested Expiration Date of Approval: Three years from date of
approval.
Summary of the Collection of Information: This information
collection pertains to 49 CFR part 575. Part 575.103, ``Truck-camper
loading,'' requires manufacturers of light trucks that are capable of
accommodating slide-in campers to provide information on the cargo
weight rating and the longitudinal limits within which the center of
gravity for the cargo weight rating should be located. Section 103 also
requires manufacturers of slide-in campers to affix to each camper a
label that contains information relating to identification and proper
loading of the camper and to provide more detailed loading information
in the owner's manual. 49 CFR part 575.105, ``Vehicle rollover,''
requires manufacturers of certain utility vehicles to affix a label in
a prominent location alerting drivers that the handling and maneuvering
characteristics of utility vehicles require special driving practices
when these vehicles are operated. Also, as required by 49 CFR part
575.6(d)(1)(i), vehicle manufacturers must submit to NHTSA's
Administrator, prior to new model introduction, two copies of the
information specified in Part 575.103 and Part 575.105 that is
applicable to the vehicles offered for sale. The information must be
submitted at least 90 days before information on such vehicles is first
provided for examination by prospective purchasers.
Description of the Need for the Information and Proposed Use of the
Information: 49 U.S.C. 30117 (a) specifies that the Secretary of
Transportation may require that each manufacturer of a motor vehicle or
motor vehicle equipment provide technical information related to
performance and safety required to carry out this chapter. This section
further authorizes the Secretary to require manufacturers to notify
first purchasers and prospective purchasers of these data.
To carry out this statutory directive, the agency promulgated 49
CFR part 575, Consumer Information Regulations. The regulation requires
manufacturers to provide performance and safety information to their
dealers who will distribute this information to potential first
purchasers of new vehicles. These manufacturers also furnish the agency
with copies. Every manufacturer of motor vehicles and motor vehicle
equipment must provide NHTSA with performance and safety information
and technical data to comply with the following:
<bullet> Truck-camper loading (information about trucks that can
accommodate slide-in campers) (Section 575.103).
<bullet> Vehicle rollover (information about handling and
maneuvering characteristics of utility vehicles) (Section 575.105).
Affected Public: Motor vehicle manufacturers.
Estimated Number of Respondents: 35 (18 utility vehicle and truck
manufacturers and 17 slide-in camper manufacturers).
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Estimated Number of Responses: The agency estimates 15 responses
annually.
NHTSA estimates there are currently 17 slide-in camper
manufacturers, 7 manufacturers of trucks capable of accommodating
slide-in campers, and 18 utility vehicle manufacturers subject to Part
575.103 and 575.105. Because of overlap, the total number of distinct
respondents is estimated at 35. Based on prior years' experience, NHTSA
estimates that approximately 15 submissions will be received annually.
Of these, about 12 will be associated with the introduction of new
model vehicles and about 3 will be revisions to previously submitted
information. Manufacturers submit only when they introduce a new model
or change previously provided information.
Frequency: As needed.
Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 300 hours per year.
The light truck manufacturers gather only pre-existing data for the
purposes of this regulation. The agency estimates light truck
manufacturers use a total of 135 hours (about nine hours per
manufacturer) to gather and arrange data in proper format.
Light truck manufacturers' significant burden is printing and
distributing copies of this consumer information to their dealers and
attaching the labels to light trucks that are capable of accommodating
slide-in campers. The agency estimates about 800,000 copies of this
information will be printed. Although most high-speed printing methods
are fast, we assume a total burden of 60 hours (four hours per
manufacturer) to print this information.
The final step is to estimate the burden to print the truck-camper
labels and utility vehicle information in the owner's manual or on a
separate document included with the owner's manual. Since this
information is listed in the owner's manual, NHTSA estimates 105 hours
(seven hours per manufacturer) are spent printing the consumer
information in the owner's manual. OMB approved the owner's manual
information collection under a separate request (approval OMB Control
Number 2127-0541).
The estimated annual burden is 300 hours. This number is derived
from multiplying total responses (15) by the total burden hours per
manufacturer (20 hrs).
Estimated Total Annual Burden Cost: $2,137,418.
The burden estimates are based on the number of light trucks and
utility vehicles produced annually that require labeling under
Sec. Sec. 575.103 and 575.105, and the number of manufacturer
submissions made to NHTSA. Submissions require approximately 20 hours
each from professional and clerical staff, estimated at $58.12/hour.
Affixing labels requires an average of 18 seconds per vehicle (0.005
hours), at an average labor rate of $23.95/hour. Printing costs were
calculated at $0.35 per label.
Applying these values, the annual costs include:
Submissions: 300 hours x $58.12/hour = $17,436
Label affixing: 22,565 hours x $23.95/hour = $540,432
Label printing: 4,513,000 x $0.35 = $1,579,550
The combined total annual cost of this information collection is
therefore $2,137,418 ($17,436 submissions + $540,432 labeling +
$1,579,550 printing).
Public Comments Invited: You are asked to comment on any aspects of
this information collection, including (a) whether the proposed
collection of information is necessary for the proper performance of
the functions of the Department, including whether the information will
have practical utility; (b) the accuracy of the Department's estimate
of the burden of the proposed information collection; (c) ways to
enhance the quality, utility and clarity of the information to be
collected; and (d) ways to minimize the burden of the collection of
information on respondents, including the use of automated collection
techniques or other forms of information technology.
Authority: The Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995; 44 U.S.C. Chapter
35, as amended; 49 CFR 1.49; and DOT Order 1351.29A.
Jane Doherty,
Acting Associate Administrator for Rulemaking.
[FR Doc. 2026-00897 Filed 1-16-26; 8:45 am]
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