81 FR 23550 - Reports, Forms, and Record Keeping Requirements

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
National Highway Traffic Safety Administration

Federal Register Volume 81, Issue 77 (April 21, 2016)

Page Range		23550-23551
FR Document		2016-09257

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.

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[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 77 (Thursday, April 21, 2016)]
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

National Highway Traffic Safety Administration

[U.S. DOT Docket No. NHTSA-2016-0038]


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 June 20, 2016.

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments identified by DOT Docket ID Number 
NHTSA-2016-0038 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: Amy Berning, Contracting Officer's 
Representative-Task Order, DOT/NHTSA (NTI-131), 1200 New Jersey Avenue 
SE., W46-497, Washington, DC 20590. Ms. Berning's phone number is (202) 
366-5587 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 for public comment on 
the following proposed collection of information:

Crash Risk Associated With Drug and Alcohol Use by Drivers in Fatal and 
Serious Injury Crashes

    Type of Request--New information collection requirement.
    OMB Clearance Number--None.
    Form Numbers--NHTSA-1350, NHTSA-1351, NHTSA-1352, NHTSA-1353, 
NHTSA-1354.
    Requested Expiration Date of Approval--5 years from date of 
approval.
    Summary of the Collection of Information--The National Highway 
Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) seeks to examine the relative 
crash risk associated with licit and illicit drug use by studying 
seriously or fatally injured drivers in crashes and matched non-crash-
involved drivers. Participants will include seriously injured drivers 
who are treated in a trauma center or emergency department immediately 
after a crash. Participants will also include fatally injured drivers 
who die before or during treatment within the study catchment area. 
This study will employ a case-control design that matches two drivers 
not involved in a crash to every crash-involved driver. Control drivers 
will be selected at or near the location of the crash where a driver 
was seriously injured or killed. With the greatest accuracy possible, 
researchers will match control drivers based on crash day of the week, 
crash time of day, crash direction of travel, and as many other 
relevant factors as possible.
    Data collection will include blood samples from both crash-involved 
and control drivers. Collection of samples from seriously injured 
drivers will be subject to State and Trauma Center policies regarding 
collection of fluid samples for research purposes. Samples from fatally 
injured drivers will be collected in accord with State, Trauma Center, 
and/or coroner/medical examiner policies. Researchers may temporarily 
and securely retain identifying information for seriously or fatally 
injured drivers to access needed medical or crash records to facilitate 
control driver matching on factors such as crash time, day, and 
location. Identifying information will be discarded once the needed 
data has

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been obtained and will not be linked to study results in any manner. 
Control driver participation in the study will be voluntary. No 
identifying information will be collected from control drivers. Control 
drivers will also be asked to provide a breath sample to measure breath 
alcohol concentration.
    Self-report surveys will be administered to injured participants, 
when possible, to collect details about the crash, self-reported drug 
use, general driving behaviors, relevant lifestyle factors (e.g., 
fatigue at the time of the crash) and other information deemed 
important to the study. In the event a seriously injured driver is 
unconscious after treatment, researchers will return at a later date to 
collect the information if the driver is capable of consenting and 
responding. If not, willing next of kin will be substituted if 
possible. All participating control drivers will be asked to respond to 
the survey items, and their responses will be anonymous.
    Description of the Need for the Information and Proposed Use of the 
Information--NHTSA's mission is to save lives, prevent injuries and 
reduce traffic-related health care and other economic costs. The agency 
develops, promotes and implements educational, engineering and 
enforcement programs with the goal of ending preventable tragedies and 
reducing economic costs associated with vehicle use and highway travel. 
In 2010 and 2011, NHTSA conducted the first large-scale carefully 
controlled study in the U.S. designed to estimate the relative crash 
risk associated with drug use by drivers. Using a case-control design, 
researchers collected information from crash-involved and non-crash 
involved drivers in Virginia Beach, Virginia. That effort focused on 
acquiring data at crash sites and resulted in very few seriously or 
fatally injured drivers entering the sample. As such, it was not 
possible to assess how drug use was related to driver injuries in the 
most serious of crashes. Other studies have examined the prevalence of 
drugs in seriously and fatally injured drivers, but none has used a 
case-control design such as the one proposed in the current study that 
will allow for an estimation of risk associated with drug use by 
drivers seriously injured or killed in a motor vehicle crash. Using the 
case-control approach in this manner will complete the relative risk 
assessment for the full range of injury severities using comparable 
methodologies.
    The large sample of seriously and fatally injured drivers gathered 
by this project using a case-control methodology will lead to a better 
understanding of the relative crash risk of drug involved driving. The 
results of this project will assist NHTSA in determining how different 
drug classes are related to driver safety which will help the Agency 
provide guidance to the States and Federal Government as each considers 
policies related to drugged driving.
    Description of the Likely Respondents (Including Estimated Number, 
and Proposed Frequency of Response to the Collection of Information)--
The participant groups being sought include 2,500 crash-involved 
drivers and at least 5,000 control drivers. Sampling will occur at one 
or more trauma centers and within the roadway catchment area served by 
the trauma center(s). Each participant will only respond to the data 
collection request a single time during the study period.
    Estimate of the Total Annual Reporting and Record Keeping Burden 
Resulting from the Collection of Information--Responding to the entire 
information request will take approximately 20 minutes per participant. 
The project anticipates collecting data from 3,750 participants per 
year. As such, the annual estimated burden hours total is 1,250. There 
are no record keeping costs to the respondents. Thus, there is no 
preparation of data required or expected of respondents. Participants 
do not incur: (a) Capital and start-up costs, or (b) operation, 
maintenance, and purchase costs as a result of participating in the 
study.

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

    Issued in Washington, DC, on April 18, 2016.
Jeff Michael,
Associate Administrator, Research and Program Development.
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crash data that are accurate, reliable, This document describes the are to respond, including the use of
and credible for data-driven highway collection of information for which appropriate automated, electronic,
safety decisions within a State, between NHTSA intends to seek OMB approval. mechanical, or other technological
States, and at the national level. DATES: Comments must be received on collection techniques or other forms of
MMUCC was originally developed in or before June 20, 2016. information technology, e.g., permitting
response to requests by States interested ADDRESSES: You may submit comments electronic submission of responses. In
in improving and standardizing their identified by DOT Docket ID Number compliance with these requirements,
State crash data. Lack of uniform NHTSA–2016–0038 using any of the NHTSA asks for public comment on the
reporting made the sharing and following methods: following proposed collection of
comparison of State crash data difficult. Electronic submissions: Go to http:// information:
Different elements and definitions www.regulations.gov. Follow the on-line Crash Risk Associated With Drug and
resulted in incomplete data and instructions for submitting comments. Alcohol Use by Drivers in Fatal and
misleading results. MMUCC Mail: Docket Management Facility, Serious Injury Crashes
recommends voluntary implementation M–30, U.S. Department of
of a ‘‘minimum set’’ of standardized Transportation, 1200 New Jersey Type of Request—New information
data elements to promote comparability Avenue SE., West Building Ground collection requirement.
of data within the highway safety OMB Clearance Number—None.
Floor, Room W12–140, Washington, DC Form Numbers—NHTSA–1350,
community. It serves as a foundation for 20590. NHTSA–1351, NHTSA–1352, NHTSA–
State crash data systems. The next Hand Delivery: West Building Ground
1353, NHTSA–1354.
planned update of the MMUCC Floor, Room W12–140, 1200 New Jersey Requested Expiration Date of
Guideline is scheduled for 2017. Avenue SE., Washington, DC, between 9 Approval—5 years from date of
Implementation of MMUCC is a a.m. and 5 p.m., Monday through approval.
collaborative effort involving NHTSA, Friday, except Federal holidays. Fax: 1– Summary of the Collection of
the GHSA, FHWA, and FMCSA. (202) 493–2251. Information—The National Highway
Additional information about the Instructions: Each submission must Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA)
MMUCC update can be found on the include the Agency name and the seeks to examine the relative crash risk
Governor’s Highway Safety Association Docket number for this Notice. Note that associated with licit and illicit drug use
Web site www.ghsa.org. Full text of the all comments received will be posted by studying seriously or fatally injured
current version of the Guidelines without change to http:// drivers in crashes and matched non-
(MMUCC Fourth Edition, 2012) can be www.regulations.gov including any crash-involved drivers. Participants will
viewed in the docket or on the National personal information provided. include seriously injured drivers who
Highway Traffic Safety Administration’s FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: are treated in a trauma center or
Web site at http://www- Amy Berning, Contracting Officer’s emergency department immediately
nrd.nhtsa.dot.gov/Pubs/811631.pdf. Representative-Task Order, DOT/ after a crash. Participants will also
NHTSA (NTI–131), 1200 New Jersey include fatally injured drivers who die
Terry T. Shelton,
Avenue SE., W46–497, Washington, DC before or during treatment within the
Associate Administrator for the National 20590. Ms. Berning’s phone number is
Center for Statistics and Analysis. study catchment area. This study will
(202) 366–5587 and her email address is employ a case-control design that
[FR Doc. 2016–09231 Filed 4–20–16; 8:45 am]
amy.berning@dot.gov. matches two drivers not involved in a
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SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Under the crash to every crash-involved driver.
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, Control drivers will be selected at or
DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION before an agency submits a proposed near the location of the crash where a
collection of information to OMB for driver was seriously injured or killed.
National Highway Traffic Safety approval, it must publish a document in With the greatest accuracy possible,
Administration the Federal Register providing a 60-day researchers will match control drivers
comment period and otherwise consult based on crash day of the week, crash
with members of the public and affected time of day, crash direction of travel,
[U.S. DOT Docket No. NHTSA–2016–0038]
agencies concerning each proposed and as many other relevant factors as
Reports, Forms, and Record Keeping collection of information. The OMB has possible.
Requirements promulgated regulations describing Data collection will include blood
what must be included in such a samples from both crash-involved and
AGENCY: National Highway Traffic document. Under OMB’s regulations (at control drivers. Collection of samples
Safety Administration (NHTSA), DOT. 5 CFR 1320.8(d)), an agency must ask from seriously injured drivers will be
ACTION: Request for public comment on for public comment on the following: (i) subject to State and Trauma Center
proposed collection of information. Whether the proposed collection of policies regarding collection of fluid
information is necessary for the proper samples for research purposes. Samples
SUMMARY: Before a Federal agency can performance of the functions of the from fatally injured drivers will be
collect certain information from the agency, including whether the collected in accord with State, Trauma
public, it must receive approval from information will have practical utility; Center, and/or coroner/medical
the Office of Management and Budget (ii) The accuracy of the agency’s examiner policies. Researchers may
(OMB). Under procedures established estimate of the burden of the proposed temporarily and securely retain
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by the Paperwork Reduction Act of collection of information, including the identifying information for seriously or
1995, before seeking OMB approval, validity of the methodology and fatally injured drivers to access needed
Federal agencies must solicit public assumptions used; (iii) How to enhance medical or crash records to facilitate
comment on proposed collections of the quality, utility, and clarity of the control driver matching on factors such
information, including extensions and information to be collected; and (iv) as crash time, day, and location.
reinstatements of previously approved How to minimize the burden of the Identifying information will be
collections. collection of information on those who discarded once the needed data has

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been obtained and will not be linked to of drug involved driving. The results of DATES: Persons wishing to file
study results in any manner. Control this project will assist NHTSA in objections should do so no later than
driver participation in the study will be determining how different drug classes April 22, 2016.
voluntary. No identifying information are related to driver safety which will ADDRESSES: Objections and answers to
will be collected from control drivers. help the Agency provide guidance to the objections should be filed in Docket
Control drivers will also be asked to States and Federal Government as each DOT–OST–2015–0208 and addressed to
provide a breath sample to measure considers policies related to drugged Docket Operations (M–30, Room W12–
breath alcohol concentration. driving. 140), U.S. Department of
Self-report surveys will be Description of the Likely Respondents Transportation, 1200 New Jersey
administered to injured participants, (Including Estimated Number, and Avenue SE., Washington, DC 20590, and
when possible, to collect details about Proposed Frequency of Response to the should be served upon the parties listed
the crash, self-reported drug use, general Collection of Information)—The in Attachment A to the order.
driving behaviors, relevant lifestyle participant groups being sought include FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
factors (e.g., fatigue at the time of the 2,500 crash-involved drivers and at least Shabu Thomas, Air Carrier Fitness
crash) and other information deemed 5,000 control drivers. Sampling will Division (X–56, Room W86–469), U.S.
important to the study. In the event a occur at one or more trauma centers and Department of Transportation, 1200
seriously injured driver is unconscious within the roadway catchment area New Jersey Avenue SE., Washington,
after treatment, researchers will return served by the trauma center(s). Each DC 20590, (202) 366–9721.
at a later date to collect the information participant will only respond to the data
if the driver is capable of consenting Dated: April 15, 2016.
collection request a single time during
and responding. If not, willing next of Robert Goldner,
the study period.
kin will be substituted if possible. All Special Counsel to the Assistant Secretary
Estimate of the Total Annual for Aviation and International Affairs.
participating control drivers will be
Reporting and Record Keeping Burden
asked to respond to the survey items, [FR Doc. 2016–09247 Filed 4–20–16; 8:45 am]
Resulting from the Collection of
and their responses will be anonymous. BILLING CODE 4910–9X–P
Description of the Need for the Information—Responding to the entire
Information and Proposed Use of the information request will take
Information—NHTSA’s mission is to approximately 20 minutes per
participant. The project anticipates DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY
save lives, prevent injuries and reduce
traffic-related health care and other collecting data from 3,750 participants
Internal Revenue Service
economic costs. The agency develops, per year. As such, the annual estimated
promotes and implements educational, burden hours total is 1,250. There are no Proposed Collection; Comment
engineering and enforcement programs record keeping costs to the respondents. Request for Form 14420
with the goal of ending preventable Thus, there is no preparation of data
required or expected of respondents. AGENCY: Internal Revenue Service (IRS),
tragedies and reducing economic costs
Participants do not incur: (a) Capital Treasury.
associated with vehicle use and
highway travel. In 2010 and 2011, and start-up costs, or (b) operation, ACTION: Notice and request for
NHTSA conducted the first large-scale maintenance, and purchase costs as a comments.
carefully controlled study in the U.S. result of participating in the study.
SUMMARY: The Department of the
designed to estimate the relative crash Authority: 44 U.S.C. Section 3506(c)(2)(A). Treasury, as part of its continuing effort
risk associated with drug use by drivers. Issued in Washington, DC, on April 18, to reduce paperwork and respondent
Using a case-control design, researchers 2016. burden, invites the general public and
collected information from crash- Jeff Michael, other Federal agencies to take this
involved and non-crash involved opportunity to comment on proposed
Associate Administrator, Research and
drivers in Virginia Beach, Virginia. That Program Development. and/or continuing information
effort focused on acquiring data at crash collections, as required by the
[FR Doc. 2016–09257 Filed 4–20–16; 8:45 am]
sites and resulted in very few seriously Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995,
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or fatally injured drivers entering the Public Law 104–13 (44 U.S.C.
sample. As such, it was not possible to 3506(c)(2)(A)). Currently, the IRS is
assess how drug use was related to DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION soliciting comments concerning Form
driver injuries in the most serious of 14420, Verification of Reported Income.
crashes. Other studies have examined Office of the Secretary DATES: Written comments should be
the prevalence of drugs in seriously and
fatally injured drivers, but none has received on or before June 20, 2016 to
Application Of Delux Public Charter,
used a case-control design such as the be assured of consideration.
LLC for Commuter Air Carrier
one proposed in the current study that Authority ADDRESSES: Direct all written comments
will allow for an estimation of risk to Tuawana Pinkston, Internal Revenue
associated with drug use by drivers AGENCY: Department of Transportation. Service, Room 6526, 1111 Constitution
seriously injured or killed in a motor ACTION: Notice of Order to Show Cause Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20224.
vehicle crash. Using the case-control (Order 2016–4–13) Docket DOT–OST– FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
approach in this manner will complete 2015–0208. Requests for additional information or
copies of the form and instructions
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the relative risk assessment for the full
range of injury severities using SUMMARY: The Department of should be directed to Martha R. Brinson,
comparable methodologies. Transportation is directing all interested Internal Revenue Service, Room 6526,
The large sample of seriously and persons to show cause why it should 1111 Constitution Avenue NW.,
fatally injured drivers gathered by this not issue an order finding Delux Public Washington, DC 20224, or through the
project using a case-control Charter, LLC fit, willing, and able, and Internet at Martha.R.Brinson@irs.gov.
methodology will lead to a better awarding it commuter air carrier SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
understanding of the relative crash risk authorization. Title: Verification of Reported Income.

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Action		Request for public comment on proposed collection of information.
Dates		Comments must be received on or before June 20, 2016.
Contact		Amy Berning, Contracting Officer's Representative-Task Order, DOT/NHTSA (NTI-131), 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE., W46-497, Washington, DC 20590. Ms. Berning's phone number is (202)
FR Citation		81 FR 23550

81 FR 23550 - Reports, Forms, and Record Keeping Requirements

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATIONNational Highway Traffic Safety Administration

Federal Register Volume 81, Issue 77 (April 21, 2016)

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
National Highway Traffic Safety Administration