82 FR 32757 - Reports, Forms, and Record Keeping Requirements
DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Federal Register Volume 82, Issue 135 (July 17, 2017)
National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
Federal Register Volume 82, Issue 135 (July 17, 2017)
| Page Range | 32757-32758 | |
| FR Document | 2017-14916 |
[Federal Register Volume 82, Number 135 (Monday, July 17, 2017)] [Notices] [Pages 32757-32758] From the Federal Register Online [www.thefederalregister.org] [FR Doc No: 2017-14916] ----------------------------------------------------------------------- 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. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- SUMMARY: In compliance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, this notice announces that the Information Collection Request (ICR) abstracted below will be submitted to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review. The ICR describes the nature of the information collection and its expected burden. DATES: Comments must be received on or before September 15, 2017. 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, Research Psychologist, NHTSA-NPD-130, 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE., W44-237, Washington, DC 20590. Ms. Berning's phone number is 202-366-5587 and her email address is [email protected]. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: OMB Control Number: None. Title: Crash Risk Associated with Drug and Alcohol Use by Drivers in Fatal and Serious Injury Crashes. Form No.: Type of Review: Regular. Respondents: Participants will include seriously or fatally injured crash-involved drivers (n = 2,500) and matched non-crash-involved drivers (n = 5,000). Crash-involved drivers will include seriously injured drivers who are transported to a trauma center by emergency medical services and fatally injured drivers who are transported directly to the medical examiner's office. Sampling will occur at three trauma centers and within the roadway catchment area served by the trauma center(s). Non-crash-involved drivers will be matched to injured drivers on crash day of the week, crash time of day, and crash direction of travel. Estimated Time per Participant: Surveys will be administered to injured patients capable of responding and control participants to collect demographic information, trip information, self-reported drug/ alcohol use, and opinions about driving while using alcohol/drugs. Control participants will also be asked to provide a preliminary breath test (PBT) sample. The expected average completion time for the survey, and PBT sample for controls, is 10 minutes. Data collection will include biological samples (i.e., blood) provided by both crash- involved and non-crash-involved drivers. Collection of the biological sample is expected to take approximately 10 minutes for control participants and less than 1 minute for seriously/fatally injured drivers. The total estimated time per participant is approximately 20 minutes. Total Estimated Annual Burden Hours: 1,250 hours per year; for a total of 2,500 across two years. Frequency of Collection: Each participant will only respond to the survey and biological sample requests a single time during the study period. Abstract: The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) seeks to examine the risk of being severely injured in a motor vehicle crash when drivers use licit and illicit drugs. This effort will involve studying seriously or fatally injured drivers in crashes and matched non-crash-involved drivers. Participants will include seriously injured drivers who are transported to a trauma center by emergency medical services and fatally injured drivers transported directly to the medical examiner's office. This study will employ a case-control design that matches two drivers not involved in a crash for 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. Researchers will match control drivers on crash day of the week, crash time of day, and crash direction of travel. Data collection will include a biological sample (i.e., blood) 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. Self-report surveys will be administered to injured patients capable of responding and control participants to collect demographic information, reason for driving trip, self-reported drug/alcohol use, and opinions about driving while using alcohol/drugs. In the event a seriously injured driver is unconscious, the researcher will, if the driver is capable of responding, return later to collect the information. All participating control drivers will be asked to respond to the survey items, provide a preliminary breath test sample, and provide a biological sample. 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 [[Page 32758]] 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 the relationship between drug use and serious 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. Authority: 44 U.S.C. Section 3506(c)(2)(A). Issued in Washington, DC, on July 7, 2017. Jeff Michael, Associate Administrator, Research and Program Development. [FR Doc. 2017-14916 Filed 7-14-17; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4910-59-P
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Privacy Act Avenue SE., West Building Ground total estimated time per participant is
In accordance with 5 U.S.C. 553(c), Floor, Room W12–140, Washington, DC approximately 20 minutes.
20590. Total Estimated Annual Burden
DOT/MARAD solicits comments from
Hand Delivery: West Building Ground Hours: 1,250 hours per year; for a total
the public to better inform its
Floor, Room W12–140, 1200 New Jersey of 2,500 across two years.
rulemaking process. DOT/MARAD posts Frequency of Collection: Each
these comments, without edit, to Avenue SE., Washington, DC, between 9
a.m. and 5 p.m., Monday through participant will only respond to the
www.regulations.gov, as described in survey and biological sample requests a
the system of records notice, DOT/ALL– Friday, except Federal holidays. Fax: 1–
(202) 493–2251. single time during the study period.
14 FDMS, accessible through Abstract: The National Highway
www.dot.gov/privacy. In order to Instructions: Each submission must
include the Agency name and the Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA)
facilitate comment tracking and seeks to examine the risk of being
response, we encourage commenters to Docket number for this Notice. Note that
all comments received will be posted severely injured in a motor vehicle
provide their name, or the name of their crash when drivers use licit and illicit
organization; however, submission of without change to http://
www.regulations.gov including any drugs. This effort will involve studying
names is completely optional. Whether seriously or fatally injured drivers in
or not commenters identify themselves, personal information provided.
crashes and matched non-crash-
all timely comments will be fully FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
involved drivers. Participants will
considered. If you wish to provide Amy Berning, Research Psychologist,
include seriously injured drivers who
comments containing proprietary or NHTSA–NPD–130, 1200 New Jersey
are transported to a trauma center by
confidential information, please contact Avenue SE., W44–237, Washington, DC emergency medical services and fatally
the agency for alternate submission 20590. Ms. Berning’s phone number is injured drivers transported directly to
instructions. 202–366–5587 and her email address is the medical examiner’s office. This
amy.berning@dot.gov. study will employ a case-control design
Authority: 49 CFR 1.93(a), 46 U.S.C. 55103,
46 U.S.C. 12121. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: that matches two drivers not involved in
OMB Control Number: None. a crash for every crash-involved driver.
By Order of the Maritime Administrator. Title: Crash Risk Associated with Control drivers will be selected at or
Dated: July 11, 2017. Drug and Alcohol Use by Drivers in near the location of the crash where a
T. Mitchell Hudson, Jr., Fatal and Serious Injury Crashes. driver was seriously injured or killed.
Secretary, Maritime Administration. Form No.: Researchers will match control drivers
[FR Doc. 2017–14851 Filed 7–14–17; 8:45 am] Type of Review: Regular. on crash day of the week, crash time of
BILLING CODE 4910–81–P Respondents: Participants will day, and crash direction of travel. Data
include seriously or fatally injured collection will include a biological
crash-involved drivers (n = 2,500) and sample (i.e., blood) from both crash-
DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION matched non-crash-involved drivers (n involved and control drivers. Collection
= 5,000). Crash-involved drivers will of samples from seriously injured
National Highway Traffic Safety include seriously injured drivers who drivers will be subject to State and
Administration are transported to a trauma center by Trauma Center policies regarding
[U.S. DOT Docket No. NHTSA–2016–0038] emergency medical services and fatally collection of fluid samples for research
injured drivers who are transported purposes. Samples from fatally injured
Reports, Forms, and Record Keeping directly to the medical examiner’s drivers will be collected in accord with
Requirements office. Sampling will occur at three State, Trauma Center, and/or coroner/
trauma centers and within the roadway medical examiner policies. Self-report
AGENCY: National Highway Traffic catchment area served by the trauma surveys will be administered to injured
Safety Administration (NHTSA), DOT. center(s). Non-crash-involved drivers patients capable of responding and
ACTION: Request for public comment on will be matched to injured drivers on control participants to collect
proposed collection of information. crash day of the week, crash time of day, demographic information, reason for
and crash direction of travel. driving trip, self-reported drug/alcohol
SUMMARY: In compliance with the Estimated Time per Participant: use, and opinions about driving while
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, this Surveys will be administered to injured using alcohol/drugs. In the event a
notice announces that the Information patients capable of responding and seriously injured driver is unconscious,
Collection Request (ICR) abstracted control participants to collect the researcher will, if the driver is
below will be submitted to the Office of demographic information, trip capable of responding, return later to
Management and Budget (OMB) for information, self-reported drug/alcohol collect the information. All participating
review. The ICR describes the nature of use, and opinions about driving while control drivers will be asked to respond
the information collection and its using alcohol/drugs. Control to the survey items, provide a
expected burden. participants will also be asked to preliminary breath test sample, and
DATES: Comments must be received on provide a preliminary breath test (PBT) provide a biological sample.
or before September 15, 2017. sample. The expected average Description of the Need for the
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments completion time for the survey, and PBT Information and Proposed Use of the
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identified by DOT Docket ID Number sample for controls, is 10 minutes. Data Information: NHTSA’s mission is to
NHTSA–2016–0038 using any of the collection will include biological save lives, prevent injuries and reduce
following methods: samples (i.e., blood) provided by both traffic-related health care and other
Electronic submissions: Go to http:// crash-involved and non-crash-involved economic costs. The agency develops,
www.regulations.gov. Follow the on-line drivers. Collection of the biological promotes and implements educational,
instructions for submitting comments. sample is expected to take engineering and enforcement programs
Mail: Docket Management Facility, approximately 10 minutes for control with the goal of ending preventable
M–30, U.S. Department of participants and less than 1 minute for tragedies and reducing economic costs
Transportation, 1200 New Jersey seriously/fatally injured drivers. The associated with vehicle use and
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highway travel. In 2010 and 2011, by the Paperwork Reduction Act of collection of information, including the
NHTSA conducted the first large-scale 1995, before seeking OMB approval, validity of the methodology and
carefully controlled study in the U.S. Federal agencies must solicit public assumptions used;
designed to estimate the relative crash comment on proposed collections of (iii) how to enhance the quality,
risk associated with drug use by drivers. information, including extensions and utility, and clarity of the information to
Using a case-control design, researchers reinstatements of previously approved be collected; and
collected information from crash- collections. This document describes (iv) how to minimize the burden of
involved and non-crash involved the collection of information for which the collection of information on those
drivers in Virginia Beach, Virginia. That NHTSA intends to seek OMB approval. who are to respond, including the use
effort focused on acquiring data at crash DATES: Comments must be received on of appropriate automated, electronic,
sites and resulted in very few seriously or before September 15, 2017. mechanical, or other technological
or fatally injured drivers entering the ADDRESSES: You may submit comments
collection techniques or other forms of
sample. As such, it was not possible to identified by DOT Docket Number information technology, e.g., permitting
assess the relationship between drug use NHTSA–2017–0052 using any of the electronic submission of responses.
and serious crashes. Other studies have In compliance with these
following methods:
examined the prevalence of drugs in Electronic submissions: Go to http:// requirements, NHTSA asks public
seriously and fatally injured drivers, but www.regulations.gov. Follow the online comment on the following proposed
none has used a case-control design instructions for submitting comments. collection of information:
such as the one proposed in the current Mail: Docket Management Facility, Title: Visual Scanning Training for
study that will allow for an estimation M–30, U.S. Department of Older Drivers.
of risk associated with drug use by Type of Request: New information
Transportation, 1200 New Jersey
drivers seriously injured or killed in a collection.
Avenue SE., West Building Ground
OMB Clearance Number: None.
motor vehicle crash. Using the case- Floor, Room W12–140, Washington, DC Form Number: NHTSA Forms 1400,
control approach in this manner will 20590. 1401 and 1402.
complete the relative risk assessment for Hand Delivery: West Building Ground Requested Expiration Date of
the full range of injury severities using Floor, Room W12–140, 1200 New Jersey Approval: 3 years from date of approval.
comparable methodologies. Avenue SE., Washington, DC, between 9 Summary of the Collection of
The large sample of seriously and a.m. and 5 p.m., Monday through Information: The National Highway
fatally injured drivers gathered by this Friday, except Federal holidays. Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA)
project using a case-control Fax: 1–202–493–2251. proposes to collect information from
methodology will lead to a better Each submission must include the
licensed older drivers to determine (1)
understanding of the relative crash risk agency name and the docket number for
their eligibility to participate in a study
of drug involved driving. The results of this notice. Note that all comments
of the effectiveness of a visual scanning
this project will assist NHTSA in received will be posted without change
training protocol to improve driving
determining how different drug classes to http://www.regulations.gov, including
safety, (2) their attitudes about the
are related to driver safety which will any personal information provided.
training procedures and their
help the Agency provide guidance to the FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: perceptions of its benefits, and (3) the
States and Federal Government as each Kathy J. Sifrit, Contracting Officer’s driving performance during on-road
considers policies related to drugged Representative, Office of Behavioral evaluations to measure training
driving. Safety Research (NPD–320), National effectiveness.
Authority: 44 U.S.C. Section 3506(c)(2)(A). Highway Traffic Safety Administration, Study participation will be voluntary
1200 New Jersey Avenue SE., W46–466, and solicited through informational
Issued in Washington, DC, on July 7, 2017.
Washington, DC 20590. Dr. Sifrit’s sessions delivered by a research team
Jeff Michael, phone number is 202–366–0868, and member to residents of a continuing
Associate Administrator, Research and her email address is kathy.sifrit@
Program Development.
care retirement community. The
dot.gov. administrator of the host facility will
[FR Doc. 2017–14916 Filed 7–14–17; 8:45 am]
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Under the post notices describing the presentation.
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Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, During the presentation, attendees will
before an agency submits a proposed be invited to join the research study.
DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION collection of information to OMB for Those who indicate an interest in
approval, it must publish a document in participating will be asked their age and
National Highway Traffic Safety the Federal Register providing a 60-day four screening questions to determine
Administration comment period and otherwise consult their eligibility for the study. A research
with members of the public and affected team member will make appointments
[U.S. DOT Docket No. NHTSA–2017–0052] agencies concerning each proposed to answer any questions participants
collection of information. The OMB has may have about the study, to obtain
Reports, Forms, and Record Keeping
promulgated regulations describing their signatures on an informed consent
Requirements
what must be included in such a agreement approved by an Institutional
AGENCY: National Highway Traffic document. Under OMB’s regulations (at Review Board (IRB), and to check for
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Safety Administration (NHTSA), DOT. 5 CFR 1320.8(d)), an agency must ask color vision and binocular vision
ACTION: Request for public comment on for public comment on the following: limitations.
proposed collection of information. (i) Whether the proposed collection of Consented study participants will be
information is necessary for the proper randomly assigned within age and
SUMMARY: Before a Federal agency can performance of the functions of the gender categories to either participation
collect certain information from the agency, including whether the in the visual scanning training program
public, it must receive approval from information will have practical utility; (four one-on-one training sessions of
the Office of Management and Budget (ii) the accuracy of the agency’s one-hour each) or to a control (placebo)
(OMB). Under procedures established estimate of the burden of the proposed activity for the same amount of time. All
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| Collection | Federal Register | |
| sudoc Class | AE 2.7: GS 4.107: AE 2.106: | |
| 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 September 15, 2017. | |
| Contact | Amy Berning, Research Psychologist, NHTSA-NPD-130, 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE., W44-237, Washington, DC | |
| FR Citation | 82 FR 32757 |
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