Notice2026-05502
Agency Information Collection Activities; Notice and Request for Comment; Consolidated Labeling Requirements and Procedures for Selecting Lines To Be Covered by the Theft Prevention Standard
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March 20, 2026
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Transportation DepartmentNational Highway Traffic Safety Administration
Abstract
NHTSA invites public comments about its 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 on Consolidated Labeling Requirements for 49 CFR parts 541 and Procedures for Selecting Lines to be Covered by the Theft Prevention Standard for 542--Federal Motor Vehicle Theft Prevention Standard.
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[Federal Register Volume 91, Number 54 (Friday, March 20, 2026)]
[Notices]
[Pages 13696-13698]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2026-05502]
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
[Docket No. NHTSA-2026-0430]
Agency Information Collection Activities; Notice and Request for
Comment; Consolidated Labeling Requirements and Procedures for
Selecting Lines To Be Covered by the Theft Prevention Standard
AGENCY: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA),
Department of Transportation (DOT).
ACTION: Notice and request for comments on request for reinstatement of
a previously approved information collection.
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SUMMARY: NHTSA invites public comments about its 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 on Consolidated Labeling Requirements for 49 CFR
parts 541 and Procedures for Selecting Lines to be Covered by the Theft
Prevention Standard for 542--Federal Motor Vehicle Theft Prevention
Standard.
DATES: Comments must be submitted on or before May 19, 2026.
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments identified by the Docket No. NHTSA-
2026-0430 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.
<bullet> 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. 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.
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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 Mr. Walter Lysenko
(<a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#5621373a223324783a2f2533383d391632392278313920"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="9deafcf1e9f8efb3f1e4eef8f3f6f2ddf9f2e9b3faf2eb">[email protected]</span></a>). Address: National Highway Traffic Safety
Administration, U.S. Department of Transportation, 1200 New Jersey
Avenue SE, Washington, DC 20590. Mr. Lysenko's telephone number is
(202) 366-1810. 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: Consolidated Labeling Requirements for 49 CFR parts 541 and
Procedures for Selecting Lines to be Covered by the Theft Prevention
Standard for 542--Federal Motor Vehicle Theft Prevention Standard.
OMB Control Number: 2127-0539.
Form Number(s): N/A.
Type of Request: Request for reinstatement of a previously approved
information collection.
Type of Review Requested: Regular.
Requested Expiration Date of Approval: Three years from approval
date.
Summary of Information Collection: This information collection
pertains to 49 CFR part 541, Federal Motor Vehicle Theft Prevention
Standard, and 49 CFR part 542, Procedures for Selecting Lines to be
Covered. Under 49 U.S.C. Chapter 331, manufacturers of certain
passenger motor vehicles and light-duty trucks must:
(1) mark major component parts and replacement parts with
identifying numbers for vehicle lines designated as high theft;
(2) submit target area information identifying the location of
required markings;
(3) submit evaluations of whether new light-duty truck lines are
likely to be high-theft; and
(4) submit evaluations of whether new light-duty truck lines share
interchangeable major parts with high-theft passenger motor vehicle
lines.
Manufacturers must comply annually with parts-marking requirements
for each covered line and must submit reports when they introduce new
vehicle lines that may trigger coverage under 49 CFR parts 541 and 542.
Approximately 23 manufacturers are expected to submit target-area
reports annually, and one manufacturer per year is expected to submit
each of the two evaluations under Part 542.
Description of the Need for the Information and Proposed Use: NHTSA
collects this information to determine which vehicle lines must comply
with the Federal Motor Vehicle Theft Prevention Standard, to evaluate
whether new vehicle lines are high-theft, and to ensure that
manufacturers properly mark major component parts as required by
statute. These submissions allow NHTSA to carry out its statutory
responsibilities under 49 U.S.C. Chapter 331. The information also
supports enforcement and ensures consistent application of theft-
prevention requirements across the vehicle fleet.
Affected Public: Motor vehicle manufacturers of passenger motor
vehicles and light-duty trucks subject to the Federal Motor Vehicle
Theft Prevention Standard.
Estimated Number of Respondents: Approximately 21 manufacturers for
annual target-area submissions and one manufacturer per year for each
type of evaluation under 49 CFR part 542.
Frequency: Target-area reports: Annual; High-theft determinations
and parts-interchangeability evaluations: As needed, typically one per
year.
Number of Responses: For the four information collections in part
541 and part 542, NHTSA estimates the annual number of responses as
follows: (1) 4.5 million responses for the parts-marking requirement;
(2) 23 for submissions of target area information; (3) 1 for reporting
on whether a LDT line is likely to be high-theft; and (4) 1 for
reporting on whether a LDT line shares interchangeable parts with a
high theft line subject to the parts-marking requirements.
Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 150,550 hours per year.
This total consists of 150,000 hours for parts-marking of
approximately 4.5 million vehicles, 460 hours for reporting of target
areas to NHTSA (23 responses from 21 manufacturers at 20 hours per
response), 45 hours for one annual high-theft determination under Part
542, and 45 hours for one annual interchangeability determination under
Part 542.
Estimated Total Annual Burden Cost: $24,003,000 NHTSA estimates
that the average cost to print each label is $0.38. There are an
average 14 parts per vehicle to label; therefore, the printing cost per
vehicle is $5.33. At present, the agency estimates that 4.5 million
motor vehicles annually must have their major parts marked. The total
annual fleet costs are estimated to be $24,003,000 for label
identifiers ($5.33 x 4.5 million vehicles).
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Number of Total printing Number of Total
Information collection parts labeled Printing cost cost per vehicles per estimated
per vehicle per label vehicle year (million) printing cost
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541: Parts--Marking on 14 major 14 $0.381 $5.33 4.5 $24,003,000
parts (49 CFR 541.5(a).........
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Target area submissions require no additional costs to the
respondents above and beyond the labor costs.
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, Office of Rulemaking.
[FR Doc. 2026-05502 Filed 3-19-26; 8:45 am]
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