National Highway Traffic Safety Administration - Agency Information Collection Activity Under OMB Review: Production Plan Reports - Notice and request for comments

Sep 22, 2026

Notice invites public comments on DOT/NHTSA’s plan to seek OMB approval to renew an information collection covering vehicle manufacturers’ updated future product plans and historical production data. The submission includes assumptions and details for engines and transmissions for passenger cars and light trucks from model year 2012 through 2025. Collected information supports NHTSA’s development of future light-duty fuel economy standards and forecast of the 2016-2025 vehicle market.

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Agency Information Collection Activity Under OMB Review

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This document is scheduled to be published in the Federal Register on 06/12/2012 and available online at [http://federalregister.gov/a/2012-14213](http://federalregister.gov/a/2012-14213), and on [FDsys.gov](FDsys.gov) DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION National Highway Traffic Safety Administration [Docket No. NHTSA-2012-0071] Agency Information Collection Activity Under OMB Review: Production Plan Reports AGENCY: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), Department of Transportation (DOT) . ACTION: Notice and request for comments. SUMMARY: The Department of Transportation (DOT) invites public comments about our intention to request the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) approval for a renewal of an information collection. The collection involves vehicle manufacturers submitting updated future product plans, as well as production data through the recent past, including data about engines and transmissions for model year (MY) 2012 through MY 2025 passenger cars and light trucks and the assumptions underlying those plans. The information to be collected will be used to assist NHTSA with the setting of future fuel economy standards for light duty vehicles. We are required to publish this notice in the Federal Register by the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, Public Law 104-13. DATES: Written comments should be submitted by [insert date 60 days after date of publication in the Federal Register] . ADDRESSES: You may submit comments [identified by Docket No. NHTSA-2012-0071] through one of the following methods: • Federal eRulemaking Portal: [http://www.regulations.gov](http://www.regulations.gov. Follow the online)[.](http://www.regulations.gov. Follow the online)[ Follow the online](http://www.regulations.gov. Follow the online) instructions for submitting comments. 2 • Fax: 1 (202) 493-2251 • Mail or Hand Delivery: Docket Management Facility, 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. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Kenneth R. Katz, Fuel Economy Division, Office of International Policy, Fuel Economy and Consumer Programs, NVS-132, National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, U.S. Department of Transportation, 1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE, Washington, DC, 20590. Phone: (202) 366-4936 SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: OMB Control Number: 2127-0655 Title: 49 CFR Parts 531 and 533 Passenger Car Average Fuel Economy Standards--Model Years 2016-2025; Light Truck Average Fuel Economy Standards – Model Years 2016-2025; Production Plan Data Type of Review: Extension of existing collection Background: In this collection of information, NHTSA is requesting updated future product plans from vehicle manufacturers, as well as production data through the recent past, including data about engines and transmissions for model year MY 2012 through MY 2025 passenger cars and light trucks and the assumptions underlying those plans. NHTSA requests information for MYs 2012-2025 to aid NHTSA in developing a realistic forecast of the MY 2016-2025 vehicle market. Information regarding earlier model years may help the agency to better account for cumulative effects such as volume-and time-based 3 reductions in costs, and also may help to reveal product mix and technology application trends during model years for which the agency is currently receiving actual corporate average fuel economy (CAFE) compliance data. Information regarding later model years helps the agency gain a better understanding of how manufacturers’ plans through MY 2025 relate to their longerterm expectations regarding Energy Independence and Security Act requirements, market trends, and prospects for more advanced technologies. NHTSA will also consider information from model years before and after MYs 2016- 2025 when reviewing manufacturers’ planned schedules for redesigning and fre

FAQs

What action is NHTSA requesting from the Office of Management and Budget (OMB)?

NHTSA intends to request OMB approval for a renewal of an information collection related to production plan reports submitted by vehicle manufacturers.

What types of data will manufacturers provide under this collection?

Manufacturers will submit updated future product plans and historical production data, including assumptions and information about engines and transmissions.

How will the collected information be used by NHTSA?

The information will help NHTSA develop future fuel economy standards for light-duty vehicles and create a realistic forecast for the 2016-2025 vehicle market.

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