Notice2026-06737
Agency Information Collection Activities; Notice and Request for Comment; Platform Lift Systems for Motor Vehicles, and Platform Lift Installations in Motor Vehicles
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Published
April 8, 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) for a reinstatement of a previously approved information collection. Before a federal agency can collect certain information from the public, it must receive approval from the Office of Management and Budget (OMB). Under procedures established by the Paperwork Reduction Act, before seeking OMB approval, Federal agencies must solicit public comment on proposed collections of information, including extensions and reinstatements of previously approved collections. This document describes an Information Collection Request (ICR) for which NHTSA intends to seek OMB approval on labeling requirements under 49 CFR 571.403, Platform lift systems for motor vehicles, and 49 CFR 571.404, Platform lift installations in motor vehicles.
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[Federal Register Volume 91, Number 67 (Wednesday, April 8, 2026)]
[Notices]
[Pages 17826-17828]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2026-06737]
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
[Docket No. NHTSA-2026-0661]
Agency Information Collection Activities; Notice and Request for
Comment; Platform Lift Systems for Motor Vehicles, and Platform Lift
Installations in Motor Vehicles
AGENCY: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA),
Department of Transportation (DOT).
ACTION: Notice and request for comments on a reinstatement with change
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) for a
reinstatement of a previously approved information collection. Before a
federal agency can collect certain information from the public, it must
receive approval from the Office of Management and Budget (OMB). Under
procedures established by the Paperwork Reduction Act, before seeking
OMB approval, Federal agencies must solicit public comment on proposed
collections of information, including extensions and reinstatements of
previously approved collections. This document describes an Information
Collection Request (ICR) for which NHTSA intends to seek OMB approval
on labeling requirements under 49 CFR 571.403, Platform lift systems
for motor vehicles, and 49 CFR 571.404, Platform lift installations in
motor vehicles.
DATES: Comments must be submitted on or before June 8, 2026.
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments identified by the Docket No. NHTSA-
2026-0661 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. 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 David V. Freeman, at (202) 366-1810,
Office of Rulemaking (NRM230), National Highway Traffic Safety
Administration, U.S. Dept. of Transportation, 1200 New Jersey Avenue
SE, Room W43-431, 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
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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 571.403, Platform lift systems for motor vehicles,
and 49 CFR 571.404, Platform lift installations in motor vehicles.
OMB Control Number: 2127-0621.
Form Number(s): N/A.
Type of Request: Reinstatement with change of 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: Federal Motor Vehicle
Safety Standard (FMVSS) No. 403, Platform lift systems for motor
vehicles, establishes minimum performance standards for platform lifts
intended for installation in motor vehicles to assist wheelchair users
and other persons of limited mobility in entering and exiting a
vehicle. The standard's purpose is to prevent injuries and fatalities
to passengers and bystanders during the operation of platform lifts.
The related standard, FMVSS No. 404, Platform lift installations in
motor vehicles, establishes specific requirements for vehicle
manufacturers or alterers that install platform lifts in new vehicles.
Lift manufacturers must certify that their lifts meet the
requirements of FMVSS No. 403 and must declare in the owner's manual,
in the installation instructions, and on the operating instruction
label that the lift is certified. Certification of compliance with
FMVSS No. 404 is included on the vehicle certification label required
on all motor vehicles under 49 CFR part 567. Both FMVSS No. 403 and
FMVSS No. 404 contain requirements related to information collections.
FMVSS No. 403 requires lift manufacturers to produce an insert that
is placed in the vehicle owner's manual and lift installation
instructions. In addition, lift manufacturers must affix either one or
two labels to be placed near the controls for the lift. The latter
illustrate and describe procedures for operating the lift. Our
estimates of burden and cost to lift manufacturers to meet these
requirements are described below. FMVSS No. 404 requires manufacturers
or alterers that install platform lifts to insert the instructions
provided by the lift manufacturer into the vehicle owners' manuals and
ensure that labels with lift operating procedures are affixed to a
location adjacent to the controls.
Description of the Need for the Information and Proposed Use of the
Information: The information is used by:
<bullet> Platform lift installers so that they can ensure the
correct type of lift--either public-use or private-use--is installed
and has the necessary weight capacity, and that lifts are correctly
installed and equipped with the minimum required lighting;
<bullet> Operators of public-use lifts so they have access to
explanatory labels on lift controls and are aware of the lift operating
capacity and maintenance requirements;
<bullet> Private-use lift owners so that they have access to
explanatory labels on lift controls and are aware of the lift operating
capacity and maintenance requirements.
Affected Public: Platform lift manufacturers and vehicle
manufacturers or alterers that install platform lifts in motor vehicles
prior to first vehicle sale. There is no burden to the general public.
Estimated Number of Respondents: Ten.
NHTSA estimates that there are ten platform lift manufacturers
doing business at a given time. Platform lift manufacturers typically
have a design cycle of approximately five years. Therefore, there are
aspects of the information collection that only require the
manufacturers to incur burden every five years, such as changing the
owner's manual inserts and labels. However, other aspects of the
information collection, such as printing the inserts and labeling the
lifts, require manufacturers to incur burden every year.
Frequency: On occasion.
Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 1,562 hours.
NHTSA estimates that a total of ten lift manufacturers will incur
1,562 hours of burden annually. This estimate is comprised of time to
make changes to required language and the time to distribute that
information by affixing labels or placards, placing inserts into
owners' manuals, and providing installation instructions.
NHTSA estimates that every year approximately two lift
manufacturers will need to change the language of the insert for the
vehicle owners' manual stating the lift's platform operating volume,
maintenance schedule, and operating procedures. NHTSA estimates that it
will take manufacturers approximately 24 hours to make those changes.
Therefore, NHTSA estimates that changes to the owners' manual inserts
will take 48 hours annually (two manufacturers x 24 hrs = 48 hours per
year). NHTSA estimates that every year approximately two manufacturers
will need to change the installation instructions identifying the types
of vehicles on which each lift is designed to be installed. NHTSA
estimates that it will take manufacturers approximately 24 hours to
make those changes. Therefore, NHTSA estimates that changes to the
installation instructions will take 48 hours annually (two
manufacturers x 24 hrs = 48 hours per year). NHTSA estimates that every
year approximately two manufacturers will need to make changes to
labels or placards which identify the operating functions of the lift.
NHTSA estimates that it will take manufacturers approximately 24 hours
to make those changes. Therefore, NHTSA estimates that changes to the
labels or placards for lift functions will take 48 hours annually (two
manufacturers x 24 hours = 48 hours per year). NHTSA estimates that
every year approximately two lift manufacturers will need to make
changes to labels and placards detailing back-up operating procedures.
NHTSA estimates that it will take manufacturers approximately 24 hours
to make those changes. Therefore, NHTSA estimates that changes to the
language of labels or placards for back-up operating procedures will
take 48 hours annually (two manufacturers x 24 hours = 48 hours per
year). In addition to making periodic changes to the wording of the
owners' manual inserts, installation instructions, label or placard for
lift operating procedures, and the label or
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placard for lift back-up operation, lift manufacturers also incur
burden associated with distributing that information by affixing labels
or placards, placing inserts into owners' manuals, and providing
installation instructions. NHTSA estimates that there will be 27,398
lifts manufactured in each of the next three years. NHTSA estimates
that distributing the required information will take approximately 3
minutes per lift or approximately 1,370 hours for all lifts annually
(27,398 lifts x 3 minutes per lift = 82,194 minutes, 82,194 minutes /
60 = 1,370 hours).
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Lift Hours to make
manufacturers change Annual hours
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Per Year Insert Language........................................ 2 24 48
Per Year Install Instruct....................................... 2 24 48
Per Year Label Change/Operating................................. 2 24 48
Per Year Label Change/Back-up................................... 2 24 48
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Lifts-- each
year next 3 Mins. to Total hours
years distribute
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Distribution.................................................... 27,398 3 1,370
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Estimated Total Burden Hours................................ .............. .............. 1,562
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Estimated Cost for This Information Collection: The cost of this
collection of information will comprise printing costs. NHTSA's
estimate of printing costs can be broken down as follows:
<bullet> Owner's manual insert--27,398 lifts x $0.05 per page x 1 page
= $1,369.90
<bullet> Installation instructions--27,398 lifts x $0.05 per page x 1
page = $1,369.90
<bullet> Label/placard for lift operating procedures--27,398 lifts x
$0.16 per label = $4,383.68
<bullet> Label/placard for lift backup operation--27,398 lifts x $0.16
per label = $4,383.68
Based on this breakdown, NHTSA estimates the total printing cost
associated with this information collection is $11,507.16 annually.
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Lifts-- each
year next 3 Per unit Total cost
years
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Owner's Manual Insert........................................... 27,398 $0.05 $1,369.90
Install Instructions............................................ 27,398 0.05 1,369.90
Label Change/Operating Procedure................................ 27,398 0.16 4,383.68
Label Change/Back-up Operation.................................. 27,398 0.16 4,383.68
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Estimated Annual Printing Cost for This Information .............. .............. 11,507.16
Collection.................................................
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Public Comments Invited: 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: (1) 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. (2) 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; (3) how to enhance the quality, utility, and
clarity of the information to be collected; and (4) 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.
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. 2026-06737 Filed 4-7-26; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 4910-59-P
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