82 FR 52101 - 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 216 (November 9, 2017)
National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
Federal Register Volume 82, Issue 216 (November 9, 2017)
| Page Range | 52101-52101 | |
| FR Document | 2017-24394 |
[Federal Register Volume 82, Number 216 (Thursday, November 9, 2017)] [Notices] [Page 52101] From the Federal Register Online [www.thefederalregister.org] [FR Doc No: 2017-24394] [[Page 52101]] ----------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 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 its expected burden. A Federal Register Notice with a 60-day comment period soliciting public comments on the following information collection was published on July 17, 2017 (Federal Register/Vol. 82, No. 135/pp. 32758-32759). DATES: Comments must be received on or before December 11, 2017. ADDRESSES: You may submit 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: Dr. Kathy Sifrit, Office of Behavioral Safety Research (NPD-320), National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE., W46-472, Washington, DC 20590. Dr. Sifrit's phone number is (202) 366-0868 and her email address is [email protected]. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Title: Visual Scanning Training for Older Drivers. Type of Request: New information collection requirement. Abstract: Older adults comprise an increasing proportion of the driving population and exposure-based analyses have consistently shown increased rates of crash involvement for drivers as they age into their 70's, 80's and beyond. Studies have identified particular situations where older drivers are most at risk, including navigating intersections and merging. These tasks share attributes of elevated demand on visual search and visual attention skills. The visual scanning training protocol that is the focus of this study was designed to be delivered in one-on-one sessions by a generalist occupational therapist (OT) in a clinical setting, targeting visual field expansion, simultaneous processing of multiple visual stimuli, and ocular skill (visual search routine) exercises. A preliminary analysis of the training's effectiveness was provided through performance of the NHTSA study, ``Validation of Rehabilitation Training Programs for Older Drivers'' (See DOT HS 811 749, April 2013). While these results were encouraging, the sample size was small and the research team, program developer and NHTSA all agreed that additional evidence was needed before widespread promotion of this intervention might be warranted. That is the focus of the proposed research. Study staff will invite drivers 70 and older from a continuing care retirement community to a public meeting to describe the opportunity including inclusion and exclusion criteria. The project plans to recruit a total of 90 participants for the study. Participants will be randomly assigned to either a visual scanning training program (a series of four one-hour one-on-one training sessions) or to a control (placebo) activity for the same number of hours as the visual training protocol. All participants will undergo three, one-hour on-road evaluations by a Certified Driver Rehabilitation Specialist (CDRS) over the course of the study: One before training, one immediately after training, and a final evaluation three months after training. The CDRS will provide instructions about what route to follow and will score how safely the participant drives using standard procedures and criteria that are broadly accepted in the profession. The CDRS scores will be used to determine the effectiveness of the training protocol relative to the control (placebo) group. Following training, the 45 study participants enrolled in the visual scanning training group will complete a brief questionnaire to determine whether they believe the training will help them to be a safer driver, whether they would recommend the training to friends or relatives, and what they would pay for such training. The training feedback, as well as the CDRS road test scores, will be used to evaluate the effectiveness of the training. Following the second and third evaluations, each study participant will receive a $100 gift card as compensation for his/her participation. Findings will provide information about whether this training program improves the driving performance of drivers 70 and older, and whether they find the training acceptable. NHTSA will use the information to inform recommendations to the public, and particularly to the OT community, regarding this training program. Affected Public: Participants will include 90 licensed drivers 70 and older. Estimated Total Annual Burden: The total burden for data collection would be 690 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 Department'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 of this notice. Authority: 44 U.S.C. 3506(c)(2)(A). Issued in Washington, DC, on November 3, 2017. Jeff Michael, Associate Administrator, Research and Program Development. [FR Doc. 2017-24394 Filed 11-8-17; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4910-59-P
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION situations where older drivers are most brief questionnaire to determine
at risk, including navigating whether they believe the training will
National Highway Traffic Safety intersections and merging. These tasks help them to be a safer driver, whether
Administration share attributes of elevated demand on they would recommend the training to
visual search and visual attention skills. friends or relatives, and what they
Reports, Forms, and Record Keeping The visual scanning training protocol would pay for such training. The
Requirements Agency Information that is the focus of this study was training feedback, as well as the CDRS
Collection Activity Under OMB Review designed to be delivered in one-on-one road test scores, will be used to evaluate
AGENCY: National Highway Traffic sessions by a generalist occupational the effectiveness of the training.
therapist (OT) in a clinical setting, Following the second and third
Safety Administration (NHTSA), U.S.
targeting visual field expansion, evaluations, each study participant will
Department of Transportation (DOT).
simultaneous processing of multiple receive a $100 gift card as compensation
ACTION: Notice. visual stimuli, and ocular skill (visual for his/her participation.
SUMMARY: In compliance with the search routine) exercises. Findings will provide information
A preliminary analysis of the about whether this training program
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 this
training’s effectiveness was provided improves the driving performance of
notice announces the Information
through performance of the NHTSA drivers 70 and older, and whether they
Collection Request (ICR) abstracted
study, ‘‘Validation of Rehabilitation find the training acceptable. NHTSA
below will be submitted to the Office of
Training Programs for Older Drivers’’ will use the information to inform
Management and Budget (OMB) for
(See DOT HS 811 749, April 2013). recommendations to the public, and
review and comment. The ICR describes While these results were encouraging,
the nature of the information collection particularly to the OT community,
the sample size was small and the regarding this training program.
and its expected burden. A Federal research team, program developer and
Register Notice with a 60-day comment Affected Public: Participants will
NHTSA all agreed that additional
period soliciting public comments on include 90 licensed drivers 70 and
evidence was needed before widespread
the following information collection older.
promotion of this intervention might be
was published on July 17, 2017 (Federal warranted. That is the focus of the Estimated Total Annual Burden: The
Register/Vol. 82, No. 135/pp. 32758– proposed research. total burden for data collection would
32759). Study staff will invite drivers 70 and be 690 hours.
DATES: Comments must be received on older from a continuing care retirement Comments are invited on the
or before December 11, 2017. community to a public meeting to following:
describe the opportunity including (i) Whether the proposed collection of
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments,
inclusion and exclusion criteria. The information is necessary for the proper
within 30 days, to the Office of
project plans to recruit a total of 90 performance of the functions of the
Information and Regulatory Affairs,
participants for the study. Participants agency, including whether the
Office of Management and Budget, 725
will be randomly assigned to either a information will have practical utility;
17th Street NW., Washington, DC 20503,
Attention NHTSA Desk Officer. visual scanning training program (a (ii) the accuracy of the Department’s
series of four one-hour one-on-one estimate of the burden of the proposed
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Dr.
training sessions) or to a control information collection;
Kathy Sifrit, Office of Behavioral Safety
(placebo) activity for the same number (iii) ways to enhance the quality,
Research (NPD–320), National Highway
of hours as the visual training protocol. utility and clarity of the information to
Traffic Safety Administration, 1200 New
All participants will undergo three, one- be collected; and
Jersey Avenue SE., W46–472,
hour on-road evaluations by a Certified (iv) ways to minimize the burden of
Washington, DC 20590. Dr. Sifrit’s
Driver Rehabilitation Specialist (CDRS) the collection of information on
phone number is (202) 366–0868 and
over the course of the study: One before respondents, including the use of
her email address is kathy.sifrit@
training, one immediately after training, automated collection techniques or
dot.gov.
and a final evaluation three months after other forms of information technology.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: training. The CDRS will provide A comment to OMB is most effective
Title: Visual Scanning Training for instructions about what route to follow if OMB receives it within 30 days of
Older Drivers. and will score how safely the publication of this notice.
Type of Request: New information participant drives using standard Authority: 44 U.S.C. 3506(c)(2)(A).
collection requirement. procedures and criteria that are broadly
Abstract: Older adults comprise an accepted in the profession. The CDRS Issued in Washington, DC, on November 3,
increasing proportion of the driving scores will be used to determine the 2017.
population and exposure-based analyses effectiveness of the training protocol Jeff Michael,
have consistently shown increased rates relative to the control (placebo) group. Associate Administrator, Research and
of crash involvement for drivers as they Following training, the 45 study Program Development.
age into their 70’s, 80’s and beyond. participants enrolled in the visual [FR Doc. 2017–24394 Filed 11–8–17; 8:45 am]
Studies have identified particular scanning training group will complete a BILLING CODE 4910–59–P
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| Dates | Comments must be received on or before December 11, 2017. | |
| Contact | Dr. Kathy Sifrit, Office of Behavioral Safety Research (NPD-320), National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE., W46-472, Washington, DC 20590. Dr. Sifrit's phone number is (202) 366-0868 and her email | |
| FR Citation | 82 FR 52101 |
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