80 FR 15866 - Reports, Forms, and Record Keeping Requirements

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
National Highway Traffic Safety Administration

Federal Register Volume 80, Issue 57 (March 25, 2015)

Page Range		15866-15867
FR Document		2015-06820

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 of 1995, 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 the collection of information for which NHTSA intends to seek OMB approval.

Federal Register, Volume 80 Issue 57 (Wednesday, March 25, 2015)

[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 57 (Wednesday, March 25, 2015)]
[Notices]
[Pages 15866-15867]
From the Federal Register Online  [www.thefederalregister.org]
[FR Doc No: 2015-06820]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

National Highway Traffic Safety Administration

[U.S. DOT Docket No. NHTSA-2015-0017]


Reports, Forms, and Record Keeping Requirements

AGENCY: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), DOT.

ACTION: Request for public comment on proposed collection of 
information.

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SUMMARY: 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 of 1995, 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 the collection of information for which NHTSA 
intends to seek OMB approval.

DATES: Comments must be received on or before May 26, 2015.

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ADDRESSES: You may submit comments identified by DOT Docket ID Number 
NHTSA-2015-0017 using any of the following methods:
    Electronic Submissions: Go to http://www.regulations.gov. Follow 
the on-line instructions for submitting comments.
    Mail: Docket Management Facility, M-30, U.S. Department of 
Transportation, 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE., West Building Ground Floor, 
Room W12-140, Washington, DC 20590.
    Hand Delivery: West Building Ground Floor, Room W12-140, 1200 New 
Jersey Avenue SE., Washington, DC, between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m., Monday 
through Friday, except Federal holidays. Fax: 1-(202) 493-2251.
    Instructions: Each submission must include the Agency name and the 
Docket number for this Notice. Note that all comments received will be 
posted without change to http://www.regulations.gov including any 
personal information provided.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Dr. Kathy Sifrit, Contracting 
Officer's Technical Representative, Office of Behavioral Safety 
Research (NTI-132), National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, 
1200 New Jersey Avenue SE., W46-472, Washington, DC 20590. Dr. Sifrit's 
phone number is (202) 366-0868 and her email address is 
[email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Under the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, 
before an agency submits a proposed collection of information to OMB 
for approval, it must 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 regulations (at 5 CFR 
1320.8(d)), an agency must ask for public comment on the following: (i) 
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; (ii) 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; (iii) how to enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the 
information to be collected; and (iv) 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 public comment on the 
following proposed collection of information:

Older Drivers' Self-Regulation and Exposure

    Type of Request--New information collection requirement.
    OMB Clearance Number--None.
    Form Number--NHTSA 1295.
    Requested Expiration Date of Approval--3 years from date of 
approval.
    Summary of the Collection of Information--The National Highway 
Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) proposes to collect information 
from licensed drivers about their age, driver license status, driving 
habits, vehicle type and age, and the extent to which they self-limit 
their driving exposure. Participation in the study will be voluntary. 
Drivers will volunteer for the study by responding to an emailed or 
individually-delivered descriptive solicitation or as a result of 
reading a call for volunteers in a publication or on a poster. The 
drivers will be asked a brief series of questions to determine 
eligibility to participate in a study of the extent to which older 
adults (60 years of age and older) self-limit their driving exposure as 
a function of their medical/cognitive condition and/or their driving 
performance. A project assistant will then describe the proposed study 
to those respondents who qualify for the study and answer all questions 
that the drivers may have. Each driver who meets the criteria for 
selection will then be asked if he or she consents to participate. If 
yes, a project assistant will then determine the willingness of the 
respondent to permit the installation of data recording equipment in 
their primary vehicle and to participate in the data collection 
activities. Each participant will be asked to agree to take a battery 
of standard clinical functional measures as well as permitting the 
instrumentation of their vehicle to obtain objective measures of 
driving performance and exposure. The instrumentation will either be 
plug-in or standalone and will not damage the vehicle or hamper a 
driver's ability to control it.
    Description of the Need for the Information and Proposed Use of the 
Information--NHTSA was established to reduce the number of deaths, 
injuries, and economic losses resulting from motor vehicle crashes on 
the Nation's highways. As part of this statutory mandate, NHTSA is 
authorized to conduct research as a foundation for the development of 
motor vehicle standards and traffic safety programs. As drivers age, 
their crash risk generally goes up unless they voluntarily limit their 
exposure to high-risk situations or are subject to mandatory driving 
restrictions. Little is known about the extent to which older drivers 
actually self-limit their driving as a function of their individual 
need for limitation. This study will add to the state of knowledge by 
systematically examining the effects of age, functional status, and 
driving skill on older drivers' choices as to where and when to drive.
    Description of the Likely Respondents (Including Estimated Number, 
and Proposed Frequency of Response to the Collection of Information)-- 
Respondents will include up to 300 drivers 60 years old or older 
licensed in the State of North Carolina. Since not all volunteers will 
qualify, the agency proposes to conduct 300 conversations (telephone or 
face-to-face depending on how the volunteer was recruited) with 
potential participants to yield 60 participants.
    Estimate of the Total Annual Reporting and Record Keeping Burden 
Resulting from the Collection of Information--The 300 conversations 
will average 10 minutes in length including introduction, qualifying 
questions, potential participant questions, logistical questions, 
scheduling if the volunteer qualifies, and conclusion. The estimated 
annual burden associated with qualifying participants will be 50.00 
hours. The 60 participants included in the study will spend an 
estimated 150 hours in clinical and driving performance data collection 
activities (2.5 hours per participant), thus the total estimated annual 
burden will be 200 hours. Participants will incur no costs from the 
data collection, and participants will incur no record keeping burden 
and no record keeping cost from the information collection.

    Authority: 44 U.S.C. 3506(c)(2)(A).

    Issued in Washington, DC, on March 20, 2015.
Jeff Michael,
Associate Administrator, Research and Program Development.
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ADDRESSES: You may submit comments the use of appropriate automated, to reduce the number of deaths, injuries,
identified by DOT Docket ID Number electronic, mechanical, or other and economic losses resulting from
NHTSA–2015–0017 using any of the technological collection techniques or motor vehicle crashes on the Nation’s
following methods: other forms of information technology, highways. As part of this statutory
Electronic Submissions: Go to http:// e.g., permitting electronic submission of mandate, NHTSA is authorized to
www.regulations.gov. Follow the on-line responses. In compliance with these conduct research as a foundation for the
instructions for submitting comments. requirements, NHTSA asks public development of motor vehicle standards
Mail: Docket Management Facility, comment on the following proposed and traffic safety programs. As drivers
M–30, U.S. Department of collection of information: age, their crash risk generally goes up
Transportation, 1200 New Jersey unless they voluntarily limit their
Older Drivers’ Self-Regulation and
Avenue SE., West Building Ground exposure to high-risk situations or are
Exposure
Floor, Room W12–140, Washington, DC subject to mandatory driving
20590. Type of Request—New information restrictions. Little is known about the
Hand Delivery: West Building Ground collection requirement. extent to which older drivers actually
Floor, Room W12–140, 1200 New Jersey OMB Clearance Number—None. self-limit their driving as a function of
Avenue SE., Washington, DC, between 9 Form Number—NHTSA 1295. their individual need for limitation.
Requested Expiration Date of
a.m. and 5 p.m., Monday through This study will add to the state of
Approval—3 years from date of
Friday, except Federal holidays. Fax: knowledge by systematically examining
approval.
1–(202) 493–2251. the effects of age, functional status, and
Summary of the Collection of
Instructions: Each submission must driving skill on older drivers’ choices as
Information—The National Highway
include the Agency name and the to where and when to drive.
Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA)
Docket number for this Notice. Note that Description of the Likely Respondents
proposes to collect information from
all comments received will be posted (Including Estimated Number, and
licensed drivers about their age, driver
without change to http:// Proposed Frequency of Response to the
license status, driving habits, vehicle
www.regulations.gov including any Collection of Information)—
type and age, and the extent to which
personal information provided. Respondents will include up to 300
they self-limit their driving exposure.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Dr. Participation in the study will be drivers 60 years old or older licensed in
Kathy Sifrit, Contracting Officer’s voluntary. Drivers will volunteer for the the State of North Carolina. Since not all
Technical Representative, Office of study by responding to an emailed or volunteers will qualify, the agency
Behavioral Safety Research (NTI–132), individually-delivered descriptive proposes to conduct 300 conversations
National Highway Traffic Safety solicitation or as a result of reading a (telephone or face-to-face depending on
Administration, 1200 New Jersey call for volunteers in a publication or on how the volunteer was recruited) with
Avenue SE., W46–472, Washington, DC a poster. The drivers will be asked a potential participants to yield 60
20590. Dr. Sifrit’s phone number is brief series of questions to determine participants.
(202) 366–0868 and her email address is eligibility to participate in a study of the Estimate of the Total Annual
kathy.sifrit@dot.gov. extent to which older adults (60 years of Reporting and Record Keeping Burden
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Under the age and older) self-limit their driving Resulting from the Collection of
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, exposure as a function of their medical/ Information—The 300 conversations
before an agency submits a proposed cognitive condition and/or their driving will average 10 minutes in length
collection of information to OMB for performance. A project assistant will including introduction, qualifying
approval, it must publish a document in then describe the proposed study to questions, potential participant
the Federal Register providing a 60-day those respondents who qualify for the questions, logistical questions,
comment period and otherwise consult study and answer all questions that the scheduling if the volunteer qualifies,
with members of the public and affected drivers may have. Each driver who and conclusion. The estimated annual
agencies concerning each proposed meets the criteria for selection will then burden associated with qualifying
collection of information. The OMB has be asked if he or she consents to participants will be 50.00 hours. The 60
promulgated regulations describing participate. If yes, a project assistant participants included in the study will
what must be included in such a will then determine the willingness of spend an estimated 150 hours in clinical
document. Under OMB’s regulations (at the respondent to permit the installation and driving performance data collection
5 CFR 1320.8(d)), an agency must ask of data recording equipment in their activities (2.5 hours per participant),
for public comment on the following: (i) primary vehicle and to participate in the thus the total estimated annual burden
Whether the proposed collection of data collection activities. Each will be 200 hours. Participants will
information is necessary for the proper participant will be asked to agree to take incur no costs from the data collection,
performance of the functions of the a battery of standard clinical functional and participants will incur no record
agency, including whether the measures as well as permitting the keeping burden and no record keeping
information will have practical utility; instrumentation of their vehicle to cost from the information collection.
(ii) the accuracy of the agency’s estimate obtain objective measures of driving Authority: 44 U.S.C. 3506(c)(2)(A).
of the burden of the proposed collection performance and exposure. The
of information, including the validity of instrumentation will either be plug-in or Issued in Washington, DC, on March 20,
the methodology and assumptions used; standalone and will not damage the 2015.
(iii) how to enhance the quality, utility, Jeff Michael,
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vehicle or hamper a driver’s ability to
and clarity of the information to be control it. Associate Administrator, Research and
collected; and (iv) how to minimize the Description of the Need for the Program Development.
burden of the collection of information Information and Proposed Use of the [FR Doc. 2015–06820 Filed 3–24–15; 8:45 am]
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Publisher		Office of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Administration
Section		Notices
Action		Request for public comment on proposed collection of information.
Dates		Comments must be received on or before May 26, 2015.
Contact		Dr. Kathy Sifrit, Contracting Officer's Technical Representative, Office of Behavioral Safety Research (NTI-132), National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE., W46-472, Washington, DC 20590. Dr. Sifrit's
FR Citation		80 FR 15866

80 FR 15866 - Reports, Forms, and Record Keeping Requirements

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATIONNational Highway Traffic Safety Administration

Federal Register Volume 80, Issue 57 (March 25, 2015)

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
National Highway Traffic Safety Administration