82 FR 37288 - Reports, Forms, and Record Keeping Requirements: Agency Information Collection Activity Under OMB Review

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
National Highway Traffic Safety Administration

Federal Register Volume 82, Issue 152 (August 9, 2017)

Page Range		37288-37289
FR Document		2017-16602

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 and comment. The ICR describes the nature of the information collection and the expected burden. The Federal Register notice with a 60-day comment period was published on December 7, 2016.

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[Federal Register Volume 82, Number 152 (Wednesday, August 9, 2017)]
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

National Highway Traffic Safety Administration


Reports, Forms, and Record Keeping Requirements: Agency 
Information Collection Activity Under OMB Review

AGENCY: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), U.S. 
Department of Transportation (DOT).

ACTION: Notice.

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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 and comment. The ICR describes the nature of 
the information collection and the expected burden. The Federal 
Register notice with a 60-day comment period was published on December 
7, 2016.

DATES: Comments must be submitted on or before September 8, 2017.

ADDRESSES: Send comments, within 30 days, to the Office of Information 
and Regulatory Affairs, Office of Management and Budget, 725 17th 
Street NW., Washington, DC 20503, Attention NHTSA Desk Officer.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Jeremy Gunderson, Office of Safety 
Programs (NPD-210), National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, 
1200 New Jersey Avenue SE., W44-213, Washington, DC 20590. Mr. 
Gunderson's telephone number is 202-366-0521 and his email address is 
[email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 
    Title: Education on Proper Use of Seat Belts on School Buses.
    OMB Control Number: None.
    Type of Request: New information collection requirement.
    Type of Review: Regular.
    Abstract: Between 2004 and 2015, an average of six school-age 
children per year were killed in collisions while riding in a school 
bus. The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration is undertaking 
a project to understand the factors considered by state and local 
agencies when deciding whether to require seat belts on school buses 
and the funding mechanisms that are used to pay for seat belt 
installation. To accomplish this, NHTSA proposes to conduct discussions 
and informal interviews to identify school districts that have seat 
belts on school buses and to gather information on both implementation 
and funding mechanisms. NHTSA also recognizes the importance of 
reaching out to school districts who do not currently require seat 
belts in order to gain a broader picture of the priorities and 
challenges that jurisdictions face. Therefore, NHTSA will also be 
gathering feedback from school districts that are not considering 
implementation, or are considering but struggling to implement, as 
their perspectives will be helpful in developing model policies. These 
discussions will be held via telephone, email, and/or in-person 
throughout the course of the project. The findings will be used to 
develop a model policy and a best practices guide to assist 
jurisdictions that are considering a requirement regarding seat belts 
on school buses.
    The project also aims to obtain data related to the effect that 
seat belt use may have on school bus driver distraction. Therefore, 
NHTSA proposes to conduct a Web-based survey to gather information 
about bus driver distraction as related to student behavior and seat 
belt use to see if the use of seat belts has influenced disruptive 
behavior. The project will culminate with a report to explain the 
findings.
    Affected Public: In order to identify school districts who have 
implemented, or are planning to implement, seat belts on their school 
buses, NHTSA will reach out to organizations such as the National 
Association of State Directors of Pupil Transportation Services 
(NASDPTS), the National Association of Pupil Transportation (NAPT), the 
National School Transportation Association (NSTA), American School Bus 
Council (ASBC), and school bus manufacturers and dealers. NHTSA 
anticipates contacting approximately 100 individuals across the country 
to ask general questions related to seat belt use in their 
jurisdictions. To the extent possible, NHTSA will also identify 
appropriate contact(s) in each school district.
    NHTSA will reach out to school districts who have agreed to provide 
the agency with more information on their decisions to require seat 
belts on school buses and the funding mechanisms that are used to pay 
for seat belt installation. Informational interviews will be conducted 
with approximately 25 people, including State directors of pupil 
transportation and local school district professionals, to identify 
policy

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components that influence seat belt acquisition and use. Participants 
for the Web-based survey will include school bus drivers from 
participating school districts. NHTSA expects to distribute the survey 
to one or more bus drivers in each of the school districts that 
participate in the aforementioned interview.
    Estimated Total Annual Burden: 133 hours total; approximately 44 
hours per year.
    The initial discussions would take approximately 5 minutes with 100 
people for a total of 8 hours. The informational interviews with school 
districts would take an average of approximately 4 hours with 25 people 
for a total of 100 hours. (In some cases, the necessary information may 
be retrieved through a one-time telephone or in-person discussion, 
while in other cases discussions may continue via telephone and email 
as an on-going discussion throughout the course of the project as 
school districts provide additional information). The bus driver survey 
would take 15 minutes with approximately 100 people for a total of 25 
hours.

Comments Are Invited 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 information collection;
    iii. ways to enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the 
information to be collected; and
    iv. ways to minimize the burden of the collection of information on 
respondents, including the use of automated collection techniques or 
other forms of information technology.
    A comment to OMB is most effective if OMB receives it within 30 
days of publication.

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

    Issued on: August 1, 2017.
Jeff Michael,
Associate Administrator, Research and Program Development.
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NHTSA in its ongoing responsibilities DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION districts who do not currently require
for: (a) Developing an accurate seat belts in order to gain a broader
understanding of potential traffic safety National Highway Traffic Safety picture of the priorities and challenges
interventions on a national scale; (b) Administration that jurisdictions face. Therefore,
providing information to NHTSA’s NHTSA will also be gathering feedback
Reports, Forms, and Record Keeping from school districts that are not
partners involved in improving public
Requirements: Agency Information considering implementation, or are
safety; and (c) providing sound
Collection Activity Under OMB Review considering but struggling to
scientific reports on NHTSA’s activities
to other public safety researchers. AGENCY: National Highway Traffic implement, as their perspectives will be
Description of the Likely Respondents Safety Administration (NHTSA), U.S. helpful in developing model policies.
(Including Estimated Number, and Department of Transportation (DOT). These discussions will be held via
Proposed Frequency of Response to the ACTION: Notice.
telephone, email, and/or in-person
Collection of Information)—NHTSA has throughout the course of the project.
identified 31 States that conduct some SUMMARY: In compliance with the The findings will be used to develop a
type of CBR of AIIDs. The number of Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, this model policy and a best practices guide
participants will vary for each State. We notice announces that the Information to assist jurisdictions that are
estimate an average of three participants Collection Request (ICR) abstracted considering a requirement regarding
per State. Most participants will be State below will be submitted to the Office of seat belts on school buses.
officials and these individuals will Management and Budget (OMB) for The project also aims to obtain data
provide the majority of the necessary review and comment. The ICR describes related to the effect that seat belt use
information for each State. We the nature of the information collection may have on school bus driver
anticipate that in some instances State and the expected burden. The Federal distraction. Therefore, NHTSA proposes
officials will refer us to representatives Register notice with a 60-day comment to conduct a Web-based survey to gather
of interlock providers to obtain data not period was published on December 7, information about bus driver distraction
available to the State official. The data 2016. as related to student behavior and seat
to be collected is administrative in belt use to see if the use of seat belts has
DATES: Comments must be submitted on
nature. No personally identifiable data influenced disruptive behavior. The
or before September 8, 2017. project will culminate with a report to
will be collected. We will not be ADDRESSES: Send comments, within 30
collecting data that is commonly explain the findings.
days, to the Office of Information and Affected Public: In order to identify
considered sensitive or private. Regulatory Affairs, Office of
Estimate of the Total Annual school districts who have implemented,
Management and Budget, 725 17th or are planning to implement, seat belts
Reporting and Record Keeping Burden Street NW., Washington, DC 20503, on their school buses, NHTSA will
Resulting from the Collection of Attention NHTSA Desk Officer. reach out to organizations such as the
Information—The total estimated
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: National Association of State Directors
annual burden is approximately 46.5
Jeremy Gunderson, Office of Safety of Pupil Transportation Services
hours for the information collection.
Programs (NPD–210), National Highway (NASDPTS), the National Association of
NHTSA estimates that for the 31 states
Traffic Safety Administration, 1200 New Pupil Transportation (NAPT), the
identified, an average of approximately
Jersey Avenue SE., W44–213, National School Transportation
60 minutes per state will be needed to
Washington, DC 20590. Mr. Association (NSTA), American School
obtain the information necessary (1860
Gunderson’s telephone number is 202– Bus Council (ASBC), and school bus
minutes total). These data collection
366–0521 and his email address is manufacturers and dealers. NHTSA
activities will be used to gain as
Jeremy.Gunderson@dot.gov. anticipates contacting approximately
complete an understanding of the CBR 100 individuals across the country to
programs in each state as possible. A SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Title: Education on Proper Use of Seat ask general questions related to seat belt
report will be created for each state and use in their jurisdictions. To the extent
shared with state officials to verify its Belts on School Buses.
OMB Control Number: None. possible, NHTSA will also identify
accuracy. NHTSA estimates 60 minutes Type of Request: New information appropriate contact(s) in each school
to read and correct the report and return collection requirement. district.
it by email (1860 minutes total). In Type of Review: Regular. NHTSA will reach out to school
many States more than one individual Abstract: Between 2004 and 2015, an districts who have agreed to provide the
will review the report. NHTSA average of six school-age children per agency with more information on their
estimates an average of two individuals year were killed in collisions while decisions to require seat belts on school
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from each state to read and correct the riding in a school bus. The National buses and the funding mechanisms that
report and return it by email. In total, Highway Traffic Safety Administration are used to pay for seat belt installation.
NHTSA estimates a total burden of 3720 is undertaking a project to understand Informational interviews will be
minutes, or 62 hours, for participants in the factors considered by state and local conducted with approximately 25
States to provide the necessary agencies when deciding whether to people, including State directors of
information. require seat belts on school buses and pupil transportation and local school
Authority: 44 U.S.C. Section 3506(c)(2)(A) the funding mechanisms that are used to district professionals, to identify policy

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Publisher		Office of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Administration
Section		Notices
Action		Notice.
Dates		Comments must be submitted on or before September 8, 2017.
Contact		Jeremy Gunderson, Office of Safety Programs (NPD-210), National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE., W44-213, Washington, DC 20590. Mr.
FR Citation		82 FR 37288

82 FR 37288 - Reports, Forms, and Record Keeping Requirements: Agency Information Collection Activity Under OMB Review

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATIONNational Highway Traffic Safety Administration

Federal Register Volume 82, Issue 152 (August 9, 2017)

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
National Highway Traffic Safety Administration