81 FR 12196 - Reports, Forms, and Record Keeping Requirements
DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Federal Register Volume 81, Issue 45 (March 8, 2016)
National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
Federal Register Volume 81, Issue 45 (March 8, 2016)
| Page Range | 12196-12197 | |
| FR Document | 2016-05091 |
[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 45 (Tuesday, March 8, 2016)] [Notices] [Pages 12196-12197] From the Federal Register Online [www.thefederalregister.org] [FR Doc No: 2016-05091] ----------------------------------------------------------------------- DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION National Highway Traffic Safety Administration [U.S. DOT Docket No. NHTSA-2016-0011] Reports, Forms, and Record Keeping Requirements AGENCY: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), DOT. ACTION: Request for public comment on proposed collection of information. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 one collection of information for which NHTSA intends to seek OMB approval. DATES: Comments must be received on or before May 9, 2016. ADDRESSES: You may submit comments identified by DOT Docket ID Number NHTSA-2016-0011 using any of the following methods: Electronic submissions: Go to http://www.regulations.gov. Follow the online 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: Alan Block, Office of Behavioral Safety Research (NPD-310), National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE., W46-499, Washington, DC 20590. Mr. Block's phone number is 202-366-6401 and his 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: Title: Awareness & Availability of Child Passenger Safety Information Resources (AACPSIR). Type of Request: New information collection requirement. OMB Clearance Number: None. Form Number: NHTSA Forms 1333 and 1334. 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 conduct a national web-based survey to estimate parent and caregiver general knowledge of child passenger safety (CPS) information resources, awareness and use of child restraint system (CRS) inspection stations, and reported barriers to CRS inspection station use. The survey will also examine the relationship between parent and caregiver confidence in installing CRSs, risk perception, and intent to visit an inspection station. NHTSA will contact a maximum of 32,000 households to obtain 1,400 completed interviews. NHTSA will use a 5 minute screening instrument to determine survey eligibility. Households will be eligible if they have at least one adult who regularly travels with a child between the ages of 0 and 9 in their personal vehicles. Households with an eligible participant will be asked by NHTSA to complete a 15 minute interview. Spanish translation services will be provided. Description of the Need for the Information and Proposed Use of the Information--NHTSA was established by the Highway Safety Act of 1970 (23 U.S.C. 101) to carry out a Congressional mandate to reduce the mounting 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 [[Page 12197]] conduct research as a foundation for the development of motor vehicle standards and traffic safety programs. Data from NHTSA's Fatality Analysis Reporting System show that an average of 3 children under the age of 14 died each day in traffic crashes in 2013 and an estimated 470 children were injured. Child restraint systems (CRSs) are effective at reducing the risk of injury during motor vehicle crashes. Research has shown a 28% reduction in risk of death for children (aged 2-6 years) compared to seat belts when CRSs are installed correctly. Studies have estimated rates of improper installation of CRSs to be in the range of 70-80 percent. Many information resources are available to aid parents and caregivers with proper child restraint system selection and installation, including hands-on instruction. In 1998, NHTSA implemented a program for training and certifying child passenger safety technicians (CPSTs). Presently, Safe Kids Worldwide hosts Child Car Seat Inspection Stations nationwide which provide parents and caregivers an opportunity to receive one-on-one instruction regarding proper use and installation of child restraints from a certified CPST. Research has shown that hands-on instruction on CRS installation is effective in reducing misuse of seats. Unfortunately, this resource seems to be underutilized. Only about one out of ten drivers interviewed for the National Child Restraint Use Special Study (NCRUSS) reported having their CRS inspected at an inspection station. At present, it is unclear what deters and what encourages use of Child Car Seat Inspection Stations and CPSTs. One potential barrier is parent/caregiver overconfidence leading to overconfident parents and caregivers not recognizing the need to visit an inspection station or CPST. One example of this is the NCRUSS where misuse was observed in 46% of cases, but where most drivers reported being confident or very confident that they chose the correct car seat/booster seat and installed the car seat/booster seat correctly. Potential barriers to use don't stop with overconfidence; they could also include logistical and practical matters, such as awareness and accessibility. Identifying and better understanding the barriers that result in underutilization of inspection stations will allow NHTSA and other child passenger safety stakeholders to develop effective programs that promote and encourage use of this important life-saving resource. Description of the Likely Respondents (Including Estimated Number, and Proposed Frequency of Response to the Collection of Information)-- Under this proposed data collection, the potential respondent universe would be people aged 18 years or older who regularly transport children between the ages of 0 and 9 in their personal vehicles. NHTSA will send survey requests to a sufficient number of households to obtain 1,400 completed interviews. The requests will be sent via postal mail. Respondents within a household would not be randomly selected. Rather, the screener would ask the member of the household who most frequently drives children to complete the survey. NHTSA considers this to be the person in the household most likely to seek CPS information and pursue CPS training at an inspection station, and therefore the most appropriate respondent for this survey. Each respondent would complete a single survey; there will be no request for additional follow-up information or response. Throughout the project, the privacy of all participants would be protected. Access to the online instrument would be controlled using an alphanumeric PIN, with access restricted to using encrypted connection via Secure Sockets Layer (SSL) certificates. To protect the online instruments from break-in attempts, the public site would feature automatic access lockdown after too many unsuccessful login attempts are performed within a short amount of time. Similarly, once an interview is completed, the survey would no longer be accessible to respondents using their PINs. These two measures protect respondent responses from being compromised. Personally-identifiable information such as the postal address of sample members would be kept separate from the data collected, and would be stored in restricted folders on secure password protected servers that are only accessible to study staff who have need to access such information. In addition, all data collected from respondents will be reported in aggregate, and identifying information would not be used in any reports resulting from this data collection effort. Rigorous de- identification procedures would be used during summary and feedback stages to prevent respondents from being identified through reconstructive means. Estimate of the Total Annual Reporting and Record Keeping Burden Resulting From the Collection of Information--NHTSA estimates that the total respondent burden for this data collection would be 942 hours. A sufficient number of invitation letters would be distributed for 7,000 potential respondents to log onto the Web site and take a 5 minute eligibility screener (7,000 * 5 minutes = 35,000 minutes/60 = 583 hours). Of those who take the eligibility screener, NHTSA estimates that 1,400 would complete the full survey which would average 15 minutes in length (1,400 * 15 minutes = 21,000 minutes/60 = 350 hours). The data collection would also include 9 hours of burden for 9 people to complete usability testing at 1 hour each to aid survey instrument development (9 * 1 hour = 9 hours). The participants would not incur any reporting cost from the information collection. The participants would also not incur any record keeping burden or record keeping cost from the information collection. Authority: 44 U.S.C. Section 3506(c)(2)(A). Issued in Washington, DC on March 3, 2016. Jeff Michael, Associate Administrator, Research and Program Development. [FR Doc. 2016-05091 Filed 3-7-16; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4910-59-P
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Intended Commercial Use Of Vessel: (OMB). Under procedures established (ii) the accuracy of the agency’s
‘‘Sightseeing charter excursions’’. by the Paperwork Reduction Act of estimate of the burden of the proposed
Geographic Region: ‘‘Maine, New 1995, before seeking OMB approval, collection of information, including the
Hampshire, Massachusetts, Rhode Federal agencies must solicit public validity of the methodology and
Island, Connecticut, New York, New comment on proposed collections of assumptions used;
Jersey, Delaware, District of Columbia, information, including extensions and (iii) how to enhance the quality,
Maryland, Virginia, North Carolina, reinstatements of previously approved utility, and clarity of the information to
South Carolina, Georgia, Florida’’. collections. be collected; and
The complete application is given in This document describes one (iv) how to minimize the burden of
DOT docket MARAD–2016–0024 at collection of information for which the collection of information on those
http://www.regulations.gov. Interested NHTSA intends to seek OMB approval. who are to respond, including the use
parties may comment on the effect this of appropriate automated, electronic,
DATES: Comments must be received on
action may have on U.S. vessel builders mechanical, or other technological
or before May 9, 2016.
or businesses in the U.S. that use U.S.- collection techniques or other forms of
flag vessels. If MARAD determines, in ADDRESSES: You may submit comments information technology, e.g., permitting
accordance with 46 U.S.C. 12121 and identified by DOT Docket ID Number electronic submission of responses.
MARAD’s regulations at 46 CFR part NHTSA–2016–0011 using any of the In compliance with these
388, that the issuance of the waiver will following methods: requirements, NHTSA asks public
have an unduly adverse effect on a U.S.- Electronic submissions: Go to http:// comment on the following proposed
vessel builder or a business that uses www.regulations.gov. Follow the online collection of information:
U.S.-flag vessels in that business, a instructions for submitting comments. Title: Awareness & Availability of
waiver will not be granted. Comments Mail: Docket Management Facility, Child Passenger Safety Information
should refer to the docket number of M–30, U.S. Department of Resources (AACPSIR).
this notice and the vessel name in order Transportation, 1200 New Jersey Type of Request: New information
for MARAD to properly consider the Avenue SE., West Building Ground collection requirement.
comments. Comments should also state Floor, Room W12–140, Washington, DC OMB Clearance Number: None.
the commenter’s interest in the waiver 20590. Form Number: NHTSA Forms 1333
application, and address the waiver Hand Delivery: West Building Ground and 1334.
Floor, Room W12–140, 1200 New Jersey Requested Expiration Date of
criteria given in § 388.4 of MARAD’s
Avenue SE., Washington, DC, between Approval: 3 years from date of approval.
regulations at 46 CFR part 388.
9 a.m. and 5 p.m., Monday through Summary of the Collection of
Privacy Act Friday, except Federal holidays. Information: The National Highway
Anyone is able to search the Fax: 1–202–493–2251. Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA)
electronic form of all comments Instructions: Each submission must proposes to conduct a national web-
received into any of our dockets by the include the Agency name and the based survey to estimate parent and
name of the individual submitting the Docket number for this Notice. Note that caregiver general knowledge of child
comment (or signing the comment, if all comments received will be posted passenger safety (CPS) information
submitted on behalf of an association, without change to http:// resources, awareness and use of child
business, labor union, etc.). You may www.regulations.gov including any restraint system (CRS) inspection
review DOT’s complete Privacy Act personal information provided. stations, and reported barriers to CRS
Statement in the Federal Register inspection station use. The survey will
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: also examine the relationship between
published on April 11, 2000 (Volume Alan Block, Office of Behavioral Safety
65, Number 70; Pages 19477–78). parent and caregiver confidence in
Research (NPD–310), National Highway installing CRSs, risk perception, and
By Order of the Maritime Administrator Traffic Safety Administration, 1200 New intent to visit an inspection station.
Dated: March 1, 2016. Jersey Avenue SE., W46–499, NHTSA will contact a maximum of
T. Mitchell Hudson, Jr., Washington, DC 20590. Mr. Block’s 32,000 households to obtain 1,400
Secretary, Maritime Administration. phone number is 202–366–6401 and his completed interviews. NHTSA will use
[FR Doc. 2016–05113 Filed 3–7–16; 8:45 am] email address is Alan.Block@dot.gov. a 5 minute screening instrument to
BILLING CODE 4910–81–P SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Under the determine survey eligibility.
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, Households will be eligible if they have
before an agency submits a proposed at least one adult who regularly travels
DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION collection of information to OMB for with a child between the ages of 0 and
approval, it must publish a document in 9 in their personal vehicles. Households
National Highway Traffic Safety
the Federal Register providing a 60-day with an eligible participant will be
Administration
comment period and otherwise consult asked by NHTSA to complete a 15
[U.S. DOT Docket No. NHTSA–2016–0011] with members of the public and affected minute interview. Spanish translation
agencies concerning each proposed services will be provided.
Reports, Forms, and Record Keeping collection of information. The OMB has Description of the Need for the
Requirements promulgated regulations describing Information and Proposed Use of the
what must be included in such a Information—NHTSA was established
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AGENCY: National Highway Traffic
Safety Administration (NHTSA), DOT. document. Under OMB’s regulations (at by the Highway Safety Act of 1970 (23
ACTION: Request for public comment on
5 CFR 1320.8(d)), an agency must ask U.S.C. 101) to carry out a Congressional
proposed collection of information. for public comment on the following: mandate to reduce the mounting
(i) Whether the proposed collection of number of deaths, injuries, and
SUMMARY: Before a Federal agency can information is necessary for the proper economic losses resulting from motor
collect certain information from the performance of the functions of the vehicle crashes on the Nation’s
public, it must receive approval from agency, including whether the highways. As part of this statutory
the Office of Management and Budget information will have practical utility; mandate, NHTSA is authorized to
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conduct research as a foundation for the Description of the Likely Respondents collection would be 942 hours. A
development of motor vehicle standards (Including Estimated Number, and sufficient number of invitation letters
and traffic safety programs. Proposed Frequency of Response to the would be distributed for 7,000 potential
Data from NHTSA’s Fatality Analysis Collection of Information)—Under this respondents to log onto the Web site
Reporting System show that an average proposed data collection, the potential and take a 5 minute eligibility screener
of 3 children under the age of 14 died respondent universe would be people (7,000 * 5 minutes = 35,000 minutes/60
each day in traffic crashes in 2013 and aged 18 years or older who regularly = 583 hours). Of those who take the
an estimated 470 children were injured. transport children between the ages of 0 eligibility screener, NHTSA estimates
Child restraint systems (CRSs) are and 9 in their personal vehicles. NHTSA that 1,400 would complete the full
effective at reducing the risk of injury will send survey requests to a sufficient survey which would average 15 minutes
during motor vehicle crashes. Research number of households to obtain 1,400 in length (1,400 * 15 minutes = 21,000
has shown a 28% reduction in risk of completed interviews. The requests will minutes/60 = 350 hours). The data
death for children (aged 2–6 years) be sent via postal mail. collection would also include 9 hours of
compared to seat belts when CRSs are Respondents within a household burden for 9 people to complete
installed correctly. Studies have would not be randomly selected. Rather, usability testing at 1 hour each to aid
estimated rates of improper installation the screener would ask the member of survey instrument development (9 * 1
of CRSs to be in the range of 70–80 the household who most frequently hour = 9 hours). The participants would
percent. drives children to complete the survey. not incur any reporting cost from the
Many information resources are NHTSA considers this to be the person information collection. The participants
available to aid parents and caregivers in the household most likely to seek would also not incur any record keeping
with proper child restraint system CPS information and pursue CPS burden or record keeping cost from the
selection and installation, including training at an inspection station, and information collection.
hands-on instruction. In 1998, NHTSA therefore the most appropriate
respondent for this survey. Each Authority: 44 U.S.C. Section 3506(c)(2)(A).
implemented a program for training and
respondent would complete a single Issued in Washington, DC on March 3,
certifying child passenger safety 2016.
technicians (CPSTs). Presently, Safe survey; there will be no request for
Kids Worldwide hosts Child Car Seat additional follow-up information or Jeff Michael,
Inspection Stations nationwide which response. Associate Administrator, Research and
Throughout the project, the privacy of Program Development.
provide parents and caregivers an
all participants would be protected. [FR Doc. 2016–05091 Filed 3–7–16; 8:45 am]
opportunity to receive one-on-one
Access to the online instrument would BILLING CODE 4910–59–P
instruction regarding proper use and be controlled using an alphanumeric
installation of child restraints from a PIN, with access restricted to using
certified CPST. Research has shown that encrypted connection via Secure DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
hands-on instruction on CRS Sockets Layer (SSL) certificates. To
installation is effective in reducing protect the online instruments from National Highway Traffic Safety
misuse of seats. Unfortunately, this break-in attempts, the public site would Administration
resource seems to be underutilized. feature automatic access lockdown after
Only about one out of ten drivers too many unsuccessful login attempts Petition for Exemption From the
interviewed for the National Child are performed within a short amount of Federal Motor Vehicle Theft Prevention
Restraint Use Special Study (NCRUSS) time. Similarly, once an interview is Standard; American Honda Motor Co.,
reported having their CRS inspected at completed, the survey would no longer Inc.
an inspection station. be accessible to respondents using their
At present, it is unclear what deters AGENCY: National Highway Traffic
PINs. These two measures protect Safety Administration (NHTSA),
and what encourages use of Child Car respondent responses from being
Seat Inspection Stations and CPSTs. Department of Transportation (DOT).
compromised.
One potential barrier is parent/caregiver Personally-identifiable information ACTION: Grant of petition for exemption.
overconfidence leading to overconfident such as the postal address of sample SUMMARY: This document grants in full
parents and caregivers not recognizing members would be kept separate from the American Honda Motor Co., Inc.’s
the need to visit an inspection station or the data collected, and would be stored (Honda) petition for an exemption of the
CPST. One example of this is the in restricted folders on secure password Pilot vehicle line in accordance with 49
NCRUSS where misuse was observed in protected servers that are only CFR part 543, Exemption from Vehicle
46% of cases, but where most drivers accessible to study staff who have need Theft Prevention Standard. This
reported being confident or very to access such information. In addition, petition is granted because the agency
confident that they chose the correct car all data collected from respondents will has determined that the antitheft device
seat/booster seat and installed the car be reported in aggregate, and identifying to be placed on the line as standard
seat/booster seat correctly. Potential information would not be used in any equipment is likely to be as effective in
barriers to use don’t stop with reports resulting from this data reducing and deterring motor vehicle
overconfidence; they could also include collection effort. Rigorous de- theft as compliance with the parts-
logistical and practical matters, such as identification procedures would be used marking requirements of the 49 CFR
awareness and accessibility. during summary and feedback stages to
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part 541, Federal Motor Vehicle Theft
Identifying and better understanding prevent respondents from being Prevention Standard (Theft Prevention
the barriers that result in identified through reconstructive Standard).
underutilization of inspection stations means.
will allow NHTSA and other child Estimate of the Total Annual DATES: The exemption granted by this
passenger safety stakeholders to develop Reporting and Record Keeping Burden notice is effective beginning with the
effective programs that promote and Resulting From the Collection of 2017 model year (MY).
encourage use of this important life- Information—NHTSA estimates that the FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ms.
saving resource. total respondent burden for this data Deborah Mazyck, Office of International
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| Action | Request for public comment on proposed collection of information. | |
| Dates | Comments must be received on or before May 9, 2016. | |
| Contact | Alan Block, Office of Behavioral Safety Research (NPD-310), National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE., W46-499, Washington, DC | |
| FR Citation | 81 FR 12196 |
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