Notice2026-07895
Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposed eCollection eComments Requested; Reinstatement of a Previously Approved Collection; Title: National Motor Vehicle Title Information System (NMVTIS)
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Published
April 23, 2026
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Justice Department
Abstract
The Office of Justice Programs, Department of Justice (DOJ), will be submitting the following information collection request to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review and approval in accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995.
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[Federal Register Volume 91, Number 78 (Thursday, April 23, 2026)]
[Notices]
[Pages 21851-21852]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2026-07895]
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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE
[OMB Number 1121-0335]
Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposed eCollection
eComments Requested; Reinstatement of a Previously Approved Collection;
Title: National Motor Vehicle Title Information System (NMVTIS)
AGENCY: Office of Justice Programs, Department of Justice.
ACTION: 60-Day notice.
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SUMMARY: The Office of Justice Programs, Department of Justice (DOJ),
will be submitting the following information collection request to the
Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review and approval in
accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995.
DATES: Comments are encouraged and will be accepted for 60 days until
June 22, 2026.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: If you have additional comments,
especially on the estimated public burden or associated response time,
suggestions, or need a copy of the proposed information collection
instrument with instructions or additional information, please contact
Leanetta Jessie, 999 N. Capitol St. NE, <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#016d64606f647575602f6b6472726864417472656e6b2f666e77"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="7b171e1a151e0f0f1a55111e0808121e3b0e081f1411551c140d">[email protected]</span></a>: or
(202) 598-1160.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Written comments and suggestions from the
public and affected agencies concerning the proposed collection of
information are encouraged. Your comments should address one or more of
the following four points:
--Evaluate whether the proposed collection of information is necessary
for the proper performance of the functions of the (component),
including whether the information will have practical utility;
--Evaluate 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;
--Evaluate whether and if so how the quality, utility, and clarity of
the information to be collected can be enhanced; and
--Minimize the burden of the collection of information on those who are
to respond, including through 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.
Overview of This Information Collection
1. Type of Information Collection: Reinstatement of a previously
approved collection.
2. The Title of the Form/Collection: National Motor Vehicle Title
Information System (NMVTIS).
3. The agency form number, if any, and the applicable component of
the Department sponsoring the collection: There is no form number
associated with this information collection.
4. Affected public who will be asked or required to respond, as
well as a brief abstract: Affected Public: Auto recyclers, junk yards
and salvage yards are required to report information into NMVTIS. The
Anti-Car Theft Act, defines junk and salvage yards ``as individuals or
entities engaged in the business of acquiring or owning junk or salvage
automobiles for resale in their entirety or as spare parts or for
rebuilding, restoration, or crushing.'' Included in this definition are
scrap-vehicle shredders and scrap-metal processors, as well as ``pull-
or pick-apart yards,'' salvage pools, salvage auctions, and other types
of auctions, businesses, and individuals that handle salvage vehicles
(including vehicles declared a ``total loss'').
Abstract: Reporting information on junk and salvage vehicles to the
National Motor Vehicle Title Information System (NMVTIS)--supported by
the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ)--is required by federal law. Under
federal law, junk and salvage yards must report certain information to
NMVTIS on a monthly basis. This legal requirement has been in place
since March 2009, following the promulgation of regulations (28 CFR
part 25) to implement the junk- and salvage-yard reporting provisions
of the Anti-Car Theft Act (codified at 49 U.S.C. 30501-30505).
Accordingly, a junk or salvage yard within the United States must,
on a monthly basis, provide an inventory to NMVTIS of the junk or
salvage automobiles that it obtained (in whole or in part) in the prior
month. 28 CFR 25.56(a).
An NMVTIS Reporting Entity includes any individual or entity that
meets the federal definition, found in the NMVTIS regulations at 28 CFR
25.52, for a ``junk yard'' or ``salvage yard.'' According to those
regulations, a junk yard is defined as ``an individual or entity
engaged in the business of acquiring or owning junk automobiles for (1)
Resale in their entirety or as spare parts; or (2) Rebuilding,
restoration, or crushing.'' The regulations define a salvage yard as
``an individual or entity engaged in the business of acquiring or
owning salvage automobiles for--(1) Resale in their entirety or as
spare parts; or (2) Rebuilding, restoration, or crushing.'' These
definitions include vehicle remarketers and vehicle recyclers,
including scrap vehicle shredders and scrap metal processors as well as
``pull- or pick-apart yards,'' salvage pools, salvage auctions, used
automobile dealers, and other types of auctions handling salvage or
junk vehicles (including vehicles declared by any insurance company to
be a ``total loss'' regardless of any damage assessment). Businesses
that operate on behalf of these entities or individual domestic or
international salvage vehicle buyers, sometimes known as ``brokers''
may also meet these regulatory definitions of salvage and junk yards.
It is important to note that industries not specifically listed in the
junk yard or salvage yard definition may still meet one of the
definitions and, therefore, be subject to the NMVTIS reporting
requirements.
An individual or entity meeting the junk yard or salvage yard
definition is subject to the NMVTIS reporting requirements if that
individual or entity handles 5 or more junk or salvage motor vehicles
per year and is engaged in the business of acquiring or owning a junk
automobile or a salvage automobile
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for--``(1) Resale in their entirety or as spare parts; or (2)
Rebuilding, restoration, or crushing.'' Reporting entities can
determine whether a vehicle is junk or salvage by referring to the
definitions provided in the NMVTIS regulations at 28 CFR 25.52. An
NMVTIS Reporting Entity is required to report specific information to
NMVTIS within one month of receiving such a vehicle, and failure to
report may result in assessment of a civil penalty of $1,000 per
violation.
5. Obligation to Respond: An estimate of the total number of
respondents and the amount of time estimated for an average respondent
to respond: There are 50,383 in JSI (meaning entities issued a
reporting ID number), of which 21,612 have submitted at least one
report. The estimate for the average amount of time for each business
to report varies: 30-60 minutes (estimated). The states and insurance
companies already are capturing most of the data needed to be reported,
and the reporting consists of electronic, batch uploaded information.
So, for those automated companies the reporting time is negligible. For
smaller junk and salvage yard operators who would enter the data
manually, it is estimated that it will take respondents an average of
30-60 minutes per month to respond.
6. Total Estimated Number of Respondents: 50,383.
7. Estimated Time per Respondent: 30-60 minutes.
8. Frequency: Once.
9. Total Estimated Annual Time Burden: 259,00 hours.
Total Annual Reporting Burden:
21,612 x 30 minutes per month (12 times per year) = 648,360
21,612 x 60 minutes per month (12 times per year) = 1,296,720
10. Total Estimated Annual Other Costs Burden:
If additional information is required contact: Darwin Arceo,
Department Clearance Officer, United States Department of Justice,
Enterprise Portfolio Management, Two Constitution Square, 145 N Street
NE, 4W-218, Washington, DC.
Dated: April 21, 2026.
Darwin Arceo,
Department Clearance Officer for PRA, U.S. Department of Justice.
[FR Doc. 2026-07895 Filed 4-22-26; 8:45 am]
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