82 FR 49473 - Traffic Records Program Assessment Advisory; Public Comment
DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Federal Register Volume 82, Issue 205 (October 25, 2017)
National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
Federal Register Volume 82, Issue 205 (October 25, 2017)
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| FR Document | 2017-23124 |
[Federal Register Volume 82, Number 205 (Wednesday, October 25, 2017)] [Notices] [Pages 49473-49475] From the Federal Register Online [www.thefederalregister.org] [FR Doc No: 2017-23124] ----------------------------------------------------------------------- DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION National Highway Traffic Safety Administration [Docket No. NHTSA-2017-0081] Traffic Records Program Assessment Advisory; Public Comment AGENCY: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT). ACTION: Request for public comment. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- SUMMARY: The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) is in the process of reviewing the Traffic Records Program Assessment Advisory, DOT HS 811 644, (Advisory) and requests comments to determine if updates or improvements are appropriate. States need timely, accurate, complete, and uniform traffic records to identify and prioritize traffic safety issues and to choose appropriate safety countermeasures and evaluate their effectiveness. The Advisory provides information on the contents, capabilities, and data quality attributes of an effective traffic records system, and includes assessment questions that qualified independent assessors use to evaluate the capabilities of a State's traffic records systems. Based on the input received in response to this notice, and NHTSA's experience in applying the previous Advisory to conduct assessments in the past, we anticipate issuing a revised Advisory by June 2018. DATES: Written comments may be submitted to this agency and must be received no later than December 26, 2017. ADDRESSES: You may submit comments identified by DOT Docket ID number NHTSA-2017-0081 by any of the following methods: Electronic Submissions: Go to http://www.regulations.gov. Follow the online instructions for submitting comments. Fax: 202-366-2746. Mail: Docket Management Facility, M-30 U.S. Department of Transportation, West Building, Ground floor, Room W12-140, 1200 New Jersey Ave. SE., Washington, DC 20590. Hand Delivery or Courier: Docket Management Facility, M-30, U.S. Department of Transportation, West Building, Ground floor, Room W12- 140, 1200 New Jersey Ave. SE., Washington, DC 20590, between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m. Eastern time, Monday through Friday, except Federal holidays. Regardless of how you submit your comments, you should identify the Docket number of this notice. [[Page 49474]] Instructions: For detailed instructions on submitting comments and additional information, see http://www.regulations.gov. Note that all comments received will be posted without change to http://www.regulations.gov, including any personal information provided. Please read the ``Privacy Act'' heading below. Privacy Act: Anyone is able to search the electronic form of all contents received into any of our dockets by the name of the individual submitting the comment (or signing the comment, if submitted on behalf of an association, business, labor union, etc.). You may review DOT's complete Privacy Statement in the Federal Register published on April 11, 2000 (65 FR 19477-78) or you may visit http://docketsInfo.dot.gov. Confidential Information: If you wish to submit any information under a claim of confidentiality, you should submit three copies of your complete submission, including the information you claim to be confidential business information, to the Chief Counsel, NHTSA, 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE., Washington, DC 20590-0001. In addition, you should submit two copies, from which you have deleted the claimed confidential business information, to Docket Management at the address given above under When you send a comment containing information claimed to be confidential business information, you should include a cover letter setting forth the information specified in our confidential business information regulation. (49 CFR part 512) Docket: For access to the docket to read background documents or comments received, go to http://www.regulations.gov or the street address listed above. Follow the online instructions for accessing the dockets. Docket: For access to the docket to read background documents or comments received, go to http://www.regulations.gov at any time or to West Building Ground Floor, Room W12-140, 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE., Washington, DC, between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m., Eastern Time, Monday through Friday, except Federal holidays. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For programmatic issues: John Siegler, Office of Traffic Records and Analysis, NVS-423, National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE., Washington, DC 20590. Telephone (202) 366-1268. For legal issues: Megan Brown, Office of Chief Counsel, NCC-113, National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE., Washington, DC 20590. Telephone (202) 366-1834. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: States need timely, accurate, complete, and uniform traffic records data to identify and prioritize traffic safety issues, and choose appropriate safety countermeasures and evaluate their effectiveness. The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration published the Traffic Records Program Assessment Advisory (DOT HS 811 644) in 2012 to provide guidance on the peer review of States' crash, driver, vehicle, roadway, citation and adjudication, and injury surveillance systems. The Advisory describes the capabilities of an ideal traffic records system and includes a set of questions, which are the basis for an in- depth review of State highway safety data and State traffic records systems. Specifically, these questions examine how the State Highway Safety Office (SHSO), State Traffic Records Coordinating Committee (TRCC), and the representative TRCC agencies plan, collect, manage, and integrate information from the crash, driver, vehicle, roadway, citation and adjudication, and injury surveillance data systems. In order to qualify for a State Traffic Safety Information System Improvements grant under 23 U.S.C. 405(c), a State must certify that ``an assessment of the State's highway safety data and traffic records system was conducted or updated during the preceding 5 years.'' \1\ The 2012 Advisory was created in response to a GAO recommendation that ``NHTSA take steps to ensure state traffic records assessments are complete and consistent to provide an in-depth evaluation of all state traffic safety data systems across all performance measures''.\2\ --------------------------------------------------------------------------- \1\ 23 U.S.C. 405(c)(3)(E). \2\ U.S. Gov't Accountability Office, GAO-10-454, Traffic Safety Data: State Data System Quality Varies and Limited Resources and Coordination Can Inhibit Further Progress 41 (2010), available at http://www.gao.gov/products/GAO-0-454. --------------------------------------------------------------------------- The Advisory is divided into nine topical areas: Traffic records coordinating committee, strategic planning for traffic records systems, crash data system, vehicle data system, driver data system, roadway data system, citation and adjudication systems, injury surveillance systems, and data use and integration. Each of these modules is further subdivided into submodules: Description and contents, applicable guidelines, data dictionaries, procedures and process flows, interface with other traffic records components, and data quality and control. Each assessment question is supplemented by ``suggested evidence'' and linked to the associated narrative description of the ideal traffic records system. Between 2012 and 2017, NHTSA conducted 55 traffic records assessments where independent subject matter expert assessors evaluated the response to each question and rated State responses as either (1) meeting the description of the ideal traffic records system, (2) partially meeting the description, or (3) not meeting the description. These assessments identified the strengths and opportunities of each component of the State's traffic records systems and provided States with recommendations to improve their traffic records programs. During the first five-year assessment cycle (2012-2017), NHTSA received feedback on the assessment process from State coordinators and respondents as well as the assessment facilitators and assessors. NHTSA intends to consider this feedback in addition to comments received on this notice to update the Advisory. Specifically, NHTSA will revise as appropriate the questions and evidence for the nine topical areas. Based on the feedback received during the first assessment cycle, anticipated changes may include updates to the ideal traffic records system description, expansion of suggested evidence notes, alteration and/or elimination of questions--particularly regarding performance measures--and a restructuring of the Injury Surveillance System section. NHTSA is seeking comment on the description of the ideal traffic records system and associated assessment questions in the Advisory to provide greater clarity and ease for both State respondents and assessment teams. In undertaking this update to the Advisory, NHTSA seeks to minimize the level of effort required by States while still ensuring a robust evaluation of State traffic safety data systems that States can use to inform improvements to traffic safety data systems. The most helpful comments will suggest potential procedural changes that will streamline the process or will provide feedback on how to improve a specific question, its suggested evidence, and/or the associated text found in the module introduction. The full text of the Traffic Records Program Assessment Advisory, DOT HS 811 644, is available at http://www-nrd.nhtsa.dot.gov/Pubs/811644.pdf. NHTSA will consider all comments received as part of its revision of the Advisory. Comments will be addressed in a subsequent Federal Register notice that announces the final version of the Advisory. [[Page 49475]] Authority: 23 U.S.C. Section 405(c)(3)(E). Issued in Washington, DC. Terry T. 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Written Comments: Written business information, you should DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
statements and supporting information submit a cover letter setting forth the
submitted during the comment period information specified in our National Highway Traffic Safety
will be considered with the same weight confidential business information Administration
as oral comments and supporting regulation (49 CFR part 512). [Docket No. NHTSA–2017–0081]
information presented at the public
meeting. Please submit all written Background Traffic Records Program Assessment
comments no later than November 14, Advisory; Public Comment
On September 12, 2017, DOT released
2017, by any of the following methods:
• Federal Rulemaking Portal: Go to Automated Driving Systems 2.0: A AGENCY: National Highway Traffic
http://www.regulations.gov. Follow the Vision for Safety and requested public Safety Administration (NHTSA), U.S.
online instructions for submitting comment. NHTSA has issued 2.0 as the Department of Transportation (DOT).
comments. next step on the path forward for the ACTION: Request for public comment.
• Mail: Docket Management Facility: safe testing and deployment of ADSs.
DOT, 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE., Together, the Voluntary Guidance for SUMMARY: The National Highway Traffic
West Building Ground Floor, Room ADS and Technical Assistance to States Safety Administration (NHTSA) is in
W12–140, Washington, DC 20590. serve to support industry, Government the process of reviewing the Traffic
• Hand Delivery or Courier: 1200 officials, safety advocates, and the Records Program Assessment Advisory,
New Jersey Avenue SE., West Building public. By replacing the Federal DOT HS 811 644, (Advisory) and
Ground Floor, Room W12–140, Automated Vehicles Policy, 2.0 requests comments to determine if
Washington, DC 20590, between 9 a.m. responds to public comments, continues updates or improvements are
and 5 p.m. ET, Monday through Friday, the voluntary guidance framework, and appropriate. States need timely,
except Federal Holidays. assures industry, the States, and the accurate, complete, and uniform traffic
• Fax: 202–366–1767. records to identify and prioritize traffic
Instructions: All submissions must public that the Agency will remain a
safety issues and to choose appropriate
include the Agency name and docket leader in innovation and safety. The full
safety countermeasures and evaluate
number. Note that all comments Automated Driving Systems 2.0: A
their effectiveness. The Advisory
received will be posted without change Vision for Safety can be found at
provides information on the contents,
to http://www.regulations.gov, including www.nhtsatransportation.gov/av. capabilities, and data quality attributes
any personal information provided. Meeting and Draft Agenda of an effective traffic records system,
Please see the Privacy Act discussion and includes assessment questions that
below. This public meeting is being held qualified independent assessors use to
Docket: For access to the docket go to during the open comment period and evaluate the capabilities of a State’s
http://www.regulations.gov at any time provides an opportunity for individuals traffic records systems. Based on the
or to 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE., West and stakeholders to express feedback input received in response to this
Building, Ground Floor, Room regarding both Section 1: Voluntary notice, and NHTSA’s experience in
W12–140, Washington, DC 20590, Guidance for Automated Driving applying the previous Advisory to
between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m., Monday Systems and Section 2: Technical conduct assessments in the past, we
through Friday, except Federal Assistance to States. Input received at anticipate issuing a revised Advisory by
Holidays. Telephone: 202–366–9826. June 2018.
Privacy Act: Anyone is able to search the public meeting will be used to make
any necessary clarifications to 2.0, in DATES: Written comments may be
the electronic form of all comments
received into any of our dockets by the support of its voluntary submitted to this agency and must be
name of the individual submitting the implementation. As appropriate, received no later than December 26,
comment (or signing the comment, if NHTSA will post clarification 2017.
submitted on behalf of an association, information on the NHTSA Web site in ADDRESSES: You may submit comments
business, labor union, etc.). You may the Frequently Asked Questions section. identified by DOT Docket ID number
review DOT’s complete Privacy Act The meeting agenda follows: NHTSA–2017–0081 by any of the
Statement in the Federal Register following methods:
published on April 11, 2000, (Volume 8–9 a.m.—Arrival/Check-In Electronic Submissions: Go to http://
65, Number 70; Pages 19477–78), or you 9–10:30 a.m.—Section 1: Voluntary www.regulations.gov. Follow the online
may visit http://www.regulations.gov/ Guidance for ADSs instructions for submitting comments.
privacy.html. 10:30–10:45 a.m.—Break Fax: 202–366–2746.
Confidential Business Information: If Mail: Docket Management Facility,
you wish to submit any information 10:45–12 a.m.—Section 2: Technical M–30 U.S. Department of
under a claim of confidentiality, you Assistance to States Transportation, West Building, Ground
should submit three copies of your 12 a.m.—Adjourn floor, Room W12–140, 1200 New Jersey
complete submission, including the Issued in Washington, DC under authority Ave. SE., Washington, DC 20590.
information you claim to be confidential delegated by 49 CFR 1.95. Hand Delivery or Courier: Docket
business information to the Chief Management Facility, M–30, U.S.
Nathaniel Beuse,
Counsel, NHTSA, at the address given Department of Transportation, West
under FOR FURTHER INFORMATION Associate Administrator for Vehicle Safety Building, Ground floor, Room W12–140,
sradovich on DSK3GMQ082PROD with NOTICES
CONTACT. In addition, you should Research. 1200 New Jersey Ave. SE., Washington,
submit two copies, from which you [FR Doc. 2017–23198 Filed 10–24–17; 8:45 am] DC 20590, between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m.
have deleted the claimed confidential BILLING CODE 4910–59–P Eastern time, Monday through Friday,
business information, to Docket except Federal holidays.
Management at the address given above. Regardless of how you submit your
When you send a comment containing comments, you should identify the
information claimed to be confidential Docket number of this notice.
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Authority: 23 U.S.C. Section 405(c)(3)(E). petitioned NHTSA on November 28, In support of its petition, Harley-
Issued in Washington, DC. 2016, pursuant to 49 U.S.C. 30118(d) Davidson submitted the following
Terry T. Shelton, and 30120(h) and 49 CFR part 556, for reasoning:
an exemption from the notification and 1. Harley-Davidson believes this
Associate Administrator, National Center for
Statistics and Analysis. remedy requirements of 49 U.S.C. labeling noncompliance is
Chapter 301 on the basis that this inconsequential to motor vehicle safety
[FR Doc. 2017–23124 Filed 10–24–17; 8:45 am]
noncompliance is inconsequential as it because consumers have the following
BILLING CODE 4910–59–P
relates to motor vehicle safety. sources to reliably identify the correct
Notice of receipt of the petition was tire and rim combination:
published with a 30-day public a. The correct tire size is listed on the
DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
comment period, on April 7, 2017, in sidewall of the tire originally installed
National Highway Traffic Safety the Federal Register (82 FR 17074). No on the rim;
Administration comments were received. To view the b. The correct tire, including tire size,
petition and all supporting documents is listed in the Owner’s Manual;
[Docket No. NHTSA–2016–0128; Notice 2] c. The correct wheel size is shown in
log onto the Federal Docket
Management System (FDMS) Web site the Original Equipment &
Harley-Davidson Motor Company, Inc., Recommended Replacement Tires table
Grant of Petition for Decision of at: https://www.regulations.gov/. Then
follow the online search instructions to in the Harley-Davidson Genuine Motor
Inconsequential Noncompliance Parts and Accessories catalog; and
locate docket number ‘‘NHTSA–2016–
AGENCY: National Highway Traffic d. The correct wheel size is imprinted
0128.’’
Safety Administration (NHTSA), in the wheel.
II. Vehicles Involved: Approximately Harley-Davidson believes these
Department of Transportation (DOT). 2,352 MY 2016–2017 Harley-Davidson sources, particularly the tire size
ACTION: Grant of petition. XL 1200CX Roadster motorcycles information listed on the rear tire’s
manufactured between March 8, 2016 sidewall, are the most likely places for
SUMMARY: Harley-Davidson Motor and August 23, 2016, are potentially
Company, Inc. (Harley-Davidson), has consumers to look when replacing tires
involved. and rims.
determined that certain model year
III. Noncompliance: Harley-Davidson 2. Harley-Davidson states that NHTSA
(MY) 2016–2017 Harley-Davidson XL
explains that the noncompliance is that has granted petitions for
1200CX Roadster motorcycles do not
the certification label on the subject inconsequential noncompliance for
fully comply with Federal Motor
vehicles incorrectly identifies the rear similar labeling errors regarding the rim
Vehicle Safety Standard (FMVSS) No.
wheel rim size as 18 X 4.50 instead of size or the omission of the rim size.
120, Tire selection and rims and motor
18 X 4.25, and therefore does not meet (Please see Harley-Davidson’s petition
home/recreation vehicle trailer load
the requirements of paragraph S5.3.2 of for a complete list of referenced
carrying capacity information for motor
FMVSS No. 120. petitions.)
vehicles with a GVWR of more than
4,536 kilograms (10,000 pounds). IV. Rule Text: paragraph 5.3 of In these cases, Harley-Davidson stated
Harley-Davidson filed a noncompliance FMVSS No. 120 states: that the agency reasoned that consumers
information report dated November 4, Each vehicle shall show the were unlikely to mismatch tires and
2016. Harley-Davidson also petitioned information specified in S5.3.1. and rims because ‘‘the rim size information
NHTSA on November 28, 2016, for a S5.3.2 . . . in the English language, can be found in the vehicle’s owner’s
decision that the subject noncompliance lettered in block capitals and numerals manual or on the rim itself, and the tire
is inconsequential as it relates to motor not less than 2.4 millimeters high and size information is available from
vehicle safety. in the format set forth following this multiple sources including the owner’s
paragraph. This information shall manual, the sidewalls of the tires on the
ADDRESSES: For further information on
appear either: vehicle and on the tire placard or
this decision, contact Kerrin Bressant,
(a) After each GAWR listed on the information label located on the door or
Office of Vehicle Safety Compliance, the
certification label required by § 567.4 or door opening. The rim size can be
National Highway Traffic Safety
§ 567.5 of this chapter; or at the option derived using this tire information.
Administration (NHTSA), telephone 3. The incorrect rim size on the
(202) 366–1110, facsimile (202) 366– of the manufacturer,
(b) On the tire information label subject motorcycles’ certification label
3081. is unlikely to expose operators to a
affixed to the vehicle in the manner,
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: significantly greater risk than an
location, and form described in
I. Overview: Harley-Davidson Motor § 567.4(b) through (f) of this chapter as operator riding a compliant motorcycle.
Company, Inc. (Harley-Davidson), has appropriate of each GVWR–GAWR Operators have several reliable sources
determined that certain model year combination listed on the certification to assist them in correctly matching the
(MY) 2016–2017 Harley-Davidson XL label. rims and tires.
1200CX Roadster motorcycles do not 4. Lastly, Harley-Davidson is not
Paragraph S5.3.2 of FMVSS No. 120
fully comply with paragraph S5.3.2 of aware of any warranty claims, field
states:
Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard reports, customer complaints, legal
(FMVSS) No. 120, Tire selection and S5.3.2 Rims. The size designation and, if claims, or any incidents or injuries
rims and motor home/recreation vehicle applicable, the type designation of Rims (not related to the subject condition.
trailer load carrying capacity necessarily those on the vehicle) appropriate Harley-Davidson concluded by
sradovich on DSK3GMQ082PROD with NOTICES
for those tires.
information for motor vehicles with a expressing the belief that the subject
GVWR of more than 4,536 kilograms V. Summary of Harley-Davidson’s noncompliance is inconsequential as it
(10,000 pounds). Harley-Davidson filed Petition: Harley-Davidson described the relates to motor vehicle safety, and that
a report dated November 4, 2016, subject noncompliance and stated its its petition to be exempted from
pursuant to 49 CFR part 573, Defect and belief that the noncompliance is providing notification of the
Noncompliance Responsibility and inconsequential as it relates to motor noncompliance, as required by 49
Reports. Harley-Davidson also vehicle safety. U.S.C. 30118, and a remedy for the
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| Dates | Written comments may be submitted to this agency and must be received no later than December 26, 2017. | |
| Contact | For programmatic issues: John Siegler, Office of Traffic Records and Analysis, NVS-423, National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE., Washington, DC 20590. Telephone (202) 366-1268. For legal issues: Megan Brown, Office of Chief Counsel, NCC-113, National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE., Washington, DC 20590. Telephone (202) 366-1834. | |
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