82 FR 37509 - 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 153 (August 10, 2017)
National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
Federal Register Volume 82, Issue 153 (August 10, 2017)
| Page Range | 37509-37510 | |
| FR Document | 2017-16599 |
[Federal Register Volume 82, Number 153 (Thursday, August 10, 2017)] [Notices] [Pages 37509-37510] From the Federal Register Online [www.thefederalregister.org] [FR Doc No: 2017-16599] ----------------------------------------------------------------------- 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. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- SUMMARY: In compliance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, this notice announces that the Information Collection Request (ICR) abstracted below has been forwarded 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 agency did not receive comments on the Federal Register notice with a 60-day comment period. DATES: Comments must be submitted on or before September 11, 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: Mary T. Byrd, Office of Behavioral Safety Research (NPD-320), National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE., W46-466, Washington, DC 20590. Ms. Byrd's phone number is 202-366-5595 and her email address is [email protected]. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Title: Psychological Constructs Related to Seat Belt Use (PCRSBU). Type of Request: New information collection requirement. Abstract: Seat belts reduce the risk of death by 45% among drivers and front-seat passenger car occupants and by 60% among drivers and front-seat light truck occupants across all crash types--yet, not everyone uses a seat belt on every trip. According to the latest National Occupant Protection Use Survey (NOPUS), seat belt use in the United States was 90% in 2016. Although a high percentage of people were observed wearing seat belts through NOPUS, among passenger vehicle occupants killed in motor vehicle crashes in 2015, only 52% were wearing a seat belt. Thus, there is still room to save lives by getting more people to wear seat belts. In order to develop programs with potential to reach those who do not wear seat belts, we need to know as much as we can about this group. Currently, we know a lot about the demographic correlates of seat belt use (e.g., age, gender), but we do not know much about other individual-level contributors to nonuse. The purpose of this research is to identify psychological constructs and psychosocial factors associated with the non-use and part-time use of seat belts to inform the development of countermeasures. The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) proposes to conduct a nationally representative web-based survey using the Growth for Knowledge (GfK) KnowledgePanel, a probability-based web panel that has [[Page 37510]] been in existence since 1999, to identify psychological constructs and psychosocial factors associated with the non-use and part-time use of seat belts. The survey would measure self-reported seat belt use, psychosocial factors, and psychological constructs to understand how these factors are related. The proposed survey is titled, ``Psychological Constructs Related to Seat Belt Use'' (PCRSBU). Affected Public: Under this proposed data collection, the potential respondent universe would be U.S. residents aged 16 years or older who have driven or ridden in a motor vehicle within the past year. Survey participants would be recruited from the KnowledgePanel using email invitations to obtain 6,000 completed surveys. Each participant would complete a single survey; there would be no request for additional follow-up information or response. Estimated Total Annual Burden: The total respondent burden for this data collection would be 2,070 hours. NHTSA would contact a maximum of 20,394 KnowledgePanel panelists by email to obtain 6,000 completed interviews. Of the 20,394 panelists contacted, it is estimated that approximately 50% or 10,197 potential respondents would log into the web portal to complete the screener instrument. The estimated burden for the screener is 170 hours (10,197 * 1 minute = 10,197 minutes/60 = 170 hours). Based upon the screening questions as well as the sampling plan, it is estimated 510 respondents would not be eligible and that 3,371 eligible respondents would not be sampled. Based upon a 95% completion rate among the 6,316 sampled respondents, it is anticipated that 6,000 respondents would complete the full survey. The estimated burden for the full survey, which would average 19 minutes in length, is 1,900 hours (6,000 * 19 minutes = 114,000 minutes/60 = 1,900 hours). The estimated burden for this data collection is 170 hours for the screener and 1,900 hours for the full survey for a total of 2,070 hours. Comments are invited on the following: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; The accuracy of the agency's estimate of the burden of the proposed information collection; Ways to enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the information to be collected; and 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 in Washington, DC, on August 1, 2017. Jeff Michael, Associate Administrator, Research and Program Development. [FR Doc. 2017-16599 Filed 8-9-17; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4910-59-P
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• The collections are low-burden for and other matters that are commonly Collection Request (ICR) abstracted
respondents (based on considerations of considered private. below has been forwarded to the Office
total burden hours, total number of Title: Generic Clearance for the of Management and Budget (OMB) for
respondents, or burden-hours per Collection of Qualitative Feedback on review and comment. The ICR describes
respondent) and are low-cost for both Agency Service Delivery. the nature of the information collection
the respondents and the Federal OMB Control Number: 2126–0049. and the expected burden. The agency
Government; Type of Request: Extension of a did not receive comments on the
• The collections are non- currently-approved information Federal Register notice with a 60-day
controversial and do not raise issues of collection. comment period.
concern to other Federal agencies; Respondents: State and local agencies, DATES: Comments must be submitted on
• Any collection is targeted to the the general public and stakeholders, or before September 11, 2017.
solicitation of opinions from original equipment manufacturers and ADDRESSES: Send comments, within 30
respondents who have experience with suppliers to the commercial motor days, to the Office of Information and
the program or may have experience vehicle (CMV) industry, fleets, owner- Regulatory Affairs, Office of
with the program in the near future; operators, state CMV safety agencies, Management and Budget, 725 17th
• Personally identifiable information research organizations and contractors, Street NW., Washington, DC 20503,
(PII) is collected only to the extent news organizations, safety advocacy Attention NHTSA Desk Officer.
necessary and is not retained; groups, and other Federal agencies. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
• Information gathered will be used Estimated Number of Respondents:
Mary T. Byrd, Office of Behavioral
only internally for general service 9,270.
Safety Research (NPD–320), National
improvement and program management Estimated Time per Response: Range
Highway Traffic Safety Administration,
purposes and is not intended for release from 5–30 minutes.
1200 New Jersey Avenue SE., W46–466,
outside of the agency; Expiration Date: March 31, 2018.
Washington, DC 20590. Ms. Byrd’s
• Information gathered will not be Frequency of Response: Generally, on
phone number is 202–366–5595 and her
used for the purpose of substantially an annual basis.
email address is Mary.Byrd@dot.gov.
informing influential policy decisions; Estimated Total Annual Burden:
2,233. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
and Title: Psychological Constructs
• Information gathered will yield Public Comments Invited: You are
asked to comment on any aspect of this Related to Seat Belt Use (PCRSBU).
qualitative information; the collections Type of Request: New information
will not be designed or expected to information collection, including: (1)
collection requirement.
yield statistically reliable results or used Whether the proposed collection is
Abstract: Seat belts reduce the risk of
as though the results are generalizable to necessary for the performance of
death by 45% among drivers and front-
the population of study. FMCSA’s functions; (2) the accuracy of
seat passenger car occupants and by
Feedback collected under this generic the estimated burden; (3) ways for
60% among drivers and front-seat light
clearance provides useful information, FMCSA to enhance the quality,
truck occupants across all crash types—
but it does not yield data that can be usefulness, and clarity of the collected
yet, not everyone uses a seat belt on
generalized to the overall population. information; and (4) ways that the
every trip. According to the latest
This type of generic clearance for burden could be minimized without
National Occupant Protection Use
qualitative information will not be used reducing the quality of the collected
Survey (NOPUS), seat belt use in the
for quantitative information collections information. The agency will summarize
United States was 90% in 2016.
that are designed to yield reliably or include your comments in the request
Although a high percentage of people
actionable results, such as monitoring for OMB’s clearance of this information
were observed wearing seat belts
trends over time or documenting collection.
through NOPUS, among passenger
program performance. Such data uses Issued under the authority of 49 CFR 1.87 vehicle occupants killed in motor
require more rigorous designs that on: August 2, 2017. vehicle crashes in 2015, only 52% were
address: The target population to which G. Kelly Regal, wearing a seat belt. Thus, there is still
generalizations will be made, the Associate Administrator, Office of Research room to save lives by getting more
sampling frame, the sample design and Information Technology. people to wear seat belts. In order to
(including stratification and clustering), [FR Doc. 2017–16873 Filed 8–9–17; 8:45 am] develop programs with potential to
the precision requirements or power BILLING CODE 4910–EX–P reach those who do not wear seat belts,
calculations that justify the proposed we need to know as much as we can
sample size, the expected response rate, about this group. Currently, we know a
methods for assessing potential non- DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION lot about the demographic correlates of
response bias, the protocols for data seat belt use (e.g., age, gender), but we
collection, and any testing procedures National Highway Traffic Safety do not know much about other
that were or will be undertaken prior to Administration individual-level contributors to nonuse.
fielding the study. Depending on the The purpose of this research is to
degree of influence the results are likely Reports, Forms, and Record Keeping
identify psychological constructs and
to have, such collections may still be Requirements: Agency Information
psychosocial factors associated with the
eligible for submission for other generic Collection Activity Under OMB Review
non-use and part-time use of seat belts
mechanisms that are designed to yield AGENCY: National Highway Traffic to inform the development of
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quantitative results. Safety Administration (NHTSA), U.S. countermeasures.
As a general matter, information Department of Transportation (DOT). The National Highway Traffic Safety
collections will not result in any new ACTION: Notice. Administration (NHTSA) proposes to
system of records containing privacy conduct a nationally representative
information and will not ask questions SUMMARY: In compliance with the web-based survey using the Growth for
of a sensitive nature, such as sexual Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, this Knowledge (GfK) KnowledgePanel, a
behavior and attitudes, religious beliefs, notice announces that the Information probability-based web panel that has
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been in existence since 1999, to identify email to obtain 6,000 completed • Whether the proposed collection of
psychological constructs and interviews. Of the 20,394 panelists information is necessary for the proper
psychosocial factors associated with the contacted, it is estimated that performance of the functions of the
non-use and part-time use of seat belts. approximately 50% or 10,197 potential agency, including whether the
The survey would measure self-reported respondents would log into the web information will have practical utility;
seat belt use, psychosocial factors, and portal to complete the screener • The accuracy of the agency’s
psychological constructs to understand instrument. The estimated burden for estimate of the burden of the proposed
how these factors are related. The the screener is 170 hours (10,197 * 1 information collection;
proposed survey is titled, minute = 10,197 minutes/60 = 170 • Ways to enhance the quality, utility,
‘‘Psychological Constructs Related to hours). Based upon the screening and clarity of the information to be
Seat Belt Use’’ (PCRSBU). questions as well as the sampling plan, collected; and
Affected Public: Under this proposed it is estimated 510 respondents would • Ways to minimize the burden of the
data collection, the potential respondent not be eligible and that 3,371 eligible collection of information on
universe would be U.S. residents aged respondents would not be sampled. respondents, including the use of
16 years or older who have driven or Based upon a 95% completion rate automated collection techniques or
ridden in a motor vehicle within the among the 6,316 sampled respondents, other forms of information technology.
past year. Survey participants would be it is anticipated that 6,000 respondents A comment to OMB is most effective
recruited from the KnowledgePanel would complete the full survey. The if OMB receives it within 30 days of
using email invitations to obtain 6,000 estimated burden for the full survey, publication.
completed surveys. Each participant which would average 19 minutes in
Authority: 44 U.S.C. Section 3506(c)(2)(A).
would complete a single survey; there length, is 1,900 hours (6,000 * 19
would be no request for additional minutes = 114,000 minutes/60 = 1,900 Issued in Washington, DC, on August 1,
follow-up information or response. hours). The estimated burden for this 2017.
Estimated Total Annual Burden: The data collection is 170 hours for the Jeff Michael,
total respondent burden for this data screener and 1,900 hours for the full Associate Administrator, Research and
collection would be 2,070 hours. survey for a total of 2,070 hours. Program Development.
NHTSA would contact a maximum of Comments are invited on the [FR Doc. 2017–16599 Filed 8–9–17; 8:45 am]
20,394 KnowledgePanel panelists by following: BILLING CODE 4910–59–P
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| Dates | Comments must be submitted on or before September 11, 2017. | |
| Contact | Mary T. Byrd, Office of Behavioral Safety Research (NPD-320), National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE., W46-466, Washington, DC | |
| FR Citation | 82 FR 37509 |
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