82_FR_56340 82 FR 56114 - Reports, Forms, and Recordkeeping Requirements: Agency Information Collection Activity

82 FR 56114 - Reports, Forms, and Recordkeeping Requirements: Agency Information Collection Activity

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
National Highway Traffic Safety Administration

Federal Register Volume 82, Issue 226 (November 27, 2017)

Page Range56114-56116
FR Document2017-25563

Before a Federal agency can collect certain information from the public, it must receive approval from the Office of Management and Budget (OMB). Under procedures established by the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, before seeking OMB approval, Federal agencies must solicit public comment on proposed collections of information, including extensions and reinstatements of previously approved collections. This document describes one collection of information for which the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) intends to seek OMB approval.

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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

National Highway Traffic Safety Administration

[Docket No. NHTSA-2017-0096]


Reports, Forms, and Recordkeeping Requirements: Agency 
Information Collection Activity

AGENCY: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, U.S. Department 
of Transportation.

ACTION: Request for public comment on a proposed collection of 
information.

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SUMMARY: Before a Federal agency can collect certain information from 
the public, it must receive approval from the Office of Management and 
Budget (OMB). Under procedures established by the Paperwork Reduction 
Act of 1995, before seeking OMB approval, Federal agencies must solicit 
public comment on proposed collections of information, including 
extensions and reinstatements of previously approved collections. This 
document describes one collection of information for which the National 
Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) intends to seek OMB 
approval.

DATES: Written comments should be submitted by January 26, 2018.

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments identified by Docket No. NHTSA-2017-
0096 through one of the following methods:
     Federal eRulemaking Portal: Go to http://www.regulations.gov. Follow the online instructions for submitting 
comments.
     Mail or Hand Delivery: Docket Management Facility, U.S. 
Department of Transportation, 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE., West 
Building, Ground Floor, Room W12-140, Washington, DC 20590 between 9 
a.m. and 5 p.m. Eastern Time, Monday through Friday, except Federal 
holidays. Telephone: 202-366-9826.
     Fax: 202-493-2251.
    Instructions: All submissions must include the agency name and 
docket number for this proposed collection of information. Note that 
all comments received will be posted without change to http://www.regulations.gov, including any personal information provided. 
Please see the Privacy heading below.
    Privacy Act: Anyone is able to search the electronic form of all 
comments 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 Act Statement in the Federal Register published on 
April 11, 2000 (65 FR 19477-78) or you may visit http://www.dot.gov/privacy.html.
    Docket: For access to the docket to read comments received, go to 
http://www.regulations.gov, or the street address listed above. Follow 
the online instructions for accessing the dockets.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For programmatic issues, contact 
Barbara Sauers, Regional Operations and Program Delivery, NRO-011, 
National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, U.S. Department of 
Transportation, 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE., Washington, DC 20590; 
Telephone: 202-366-0144. For legal issues and background information, 
contact Roland (R.T.) Baumann III, Office of the Chief Counsel, NCC-
300, National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, U.S. Department of 
Transportation, 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE., Washington, DC 20590; 
Telephone: 202-366-1834.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Under the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, 
before an agency submits a proposed collection of information to OMB 
for approval, it must first publish a document in the Federal Register 
providing a 60-day comment period and otherwise consult with members of 
the public and affected agencies concerning each proposed collection of 
information. OMB has promulgated regulations describing what must be 
included in such a document. Under OMB's regulation (at 5 CFR 
1320.8(d)), an agency must ask for public comment 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 collection of information, including the validity of the 
methodology and assumptions used;
    (iii) How to enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the 
information to be collected;
    (iv) How to minimize the burden of the collection of information on 
those who are to respond, including the use of appropriate automated, 
electronic, mechanical, or other technological collection techniques or 
other forms of information technology, e.g., permitting electronic 
submission of responses.
    The agency will summarize and/or include your comments in the 
request for OMB's clearance of this information collection.
    In compliance with these requirements, NHTSA asks for public 
comments on the following proposed collection of information for which 
the agency is seeking approval from OMB:
    OMB Control Number: Not assigned.
    Title: State Highway Safety Grant Programs.
    Form Numbers: N/A (Highway Safety Plan, Annual Report, Assessment).
    Type of Review: New Collection.
    Requested Expiration Date of Approval: Three years from the 
approval date.
    Summary of the Collection of Information: The Fixing America's 
Surface Transportation Act (FAST), Public Law 114-94, authorizes the 
National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) to issue highway 
safety grants to States under Chapter 4 of Title 23, U.S.C. 
Specifically, these grant programs include the Highway Safety Program 
grants (23 U.S.C. 402 or Section 402), the National Priority Safety 
Program grants (23 U.S.C. 405 or Section 405) and a separate grant on 
racial profiling data collection contained in a previous authorization 
that was revised and restored under the FAST Act (Pub. L. 109-59, Sec. 
1906 or Section 1906, as amended by Sec. 4011, Pub. L. 114-94).
    For all of these grants, as directed in statute, NHTSA uses a 
consolidated application process that relies on the Highway Safety Plan 
(HSP) States submit under the Section 402 program as a single 
application. The information required to be submitted for these grants 
includes the HSP consisting of information on the highway safety 
planning process, performance report, performance plan, problem 
identification, highway safety countermeasure strategies, projects and 
funding amounts, certifications and assurances, and application 
materials that cover Section 405 grants and the reauthorized Section 
1906 grant.\1\ States also must submit an annual report evaluating 
their progress in achieving performance targets. In addition, as part 
of the statutory criteria for Section 405 grants covering the areas of 
occupant protection, traffic safety information system improvement and 
impaired driving countermeasures, States may be required to receive 
assessments of their State programs in order to receive a

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grant.\2\ States must provide information and respond to questions as 
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    \1\ Section 405 grants cover the following: Occupant Protection 
Grants; State Traffic Safety Information System Improvements Grants; 
Impaired Driving Countermeasures Grants (including Alcohol-Ignition 
Interlock Grants and 24-7 Sobriety Program Grants); Distracted 
Driving Grants; Motorcyclist Safety Grants; State Graduated Driver 
Licensing Incentive Grants; and Nonmotorized Safety Grants. Section 
1906 is a separate racial profiling data collection grant.
    \2\ Under occupant protection grants, one of the criterion that 
a State with a lower belt use rate may use to get a grant is to 
complete an assessment of its occupant protection program once every 
three years (23 U.S.C. 405(b)(3)(B)(ii)(VI)(aa)); and another 
criterion is a comprehensive occupant protection program that 
includes a program assessment conducted every five years as one of 
its elements (23 U.S.C. 405(b)(3)(B)(ii)(V)(aa); 23 CFR 
1300.21(e)(5)(i)). Under traffic safety system information system 
improvement grants, a State must have an assessment of its highway 
safety data and traffic records system once every 5 years in order 
to receive a grant (23 U.S.C. 405(c)(3)(E)). Under impaired driving 
countermeasure grants, a State with high average impaired driving 
fatality rates must have an assessment of its impaired driving 
program once every 3 years in order to receive a grant. (23 U.S.C. 
405(d)(3)(C)(i)(I)).
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    Consistent with the statute, NHTSA has implemented an interim final 
rule that creates uniform procedures for States to apply for grant 
funds (81 FR 32554, May 23, 2016), and will issue a final rule in the 
near future. These procedures specify the information that is required 
to be submitted to receive a grant and the type of information required 
to verify performance under the grants. Under these efforts, NHTSA has 
taken actions to streamline the required application procedures, 
including the expanded use of an electronic submission process 
identified as the Grants Management Solutions Suite (GMSS). This system 
will replace the current grants management tracking system and allows 
States to apply for and receive grants electronically. NHTSA plans to 
introduce an updated version of GMSS for fiscal year 2019. 
Implementation will occur after several participating States have 
completed system usability testing, and NHTSA has reviewed and 
considered any feedback provided.
    As indicated above, States may be required to receive an assessment 
of certain covered programs in order to be eligible for some grants 
under Section 405. Separate from these requirements, States also may 
request assessments in these areas at their discretion. NHTSA uses two 
different assessment approaches based on the traffic safety area 
covered. For occupant protection and impaired driving, assessments are 
based on NHTSA's Uniform Guidelines for State Highway Safety Programs, 
which are required by Congress and periodically updated through a 
process that seeks public comment.\3\ State programs are assessed 
against these uniform guidelines by a team of subject matter experts. 
The assessment team produces a final report with recommendations on how 
the State can improve the effectiveness of its program. As part of the 
process, States provide written materials in response to requests from 
the assessment team and participate in a comprehensive interview 
process. For traffic safety information systems, States respond to 
questions based on NHTSA's Traffic Records Program Assessment Advisory 
(DOT HS 811 644), which describes an ideal traffic records system. The 
questions cover nine topical areas and examine how well a State plans, 
collects, manages, and integrates information from several State 
traffic records systems.\4\ Responses are evaluated by subject matter 
experts, and a final report is provided to the State with 
recommendations for improvement.
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    \3\ The Uniform Guidelines for State Highway Safety Programs are 
available online at https://one.nhtsa.gov/nhtsa/whatsup/tea21/tea21programs/index.htm.
    \4\ The Traffic Records Program Assessment Advisory is available 
online at https://www.nhtsa.gov/research-data/traffic-records.
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    Description of the Need for the Information and Proposed Use of the 
Information: As noted above, the statute provides that the HSP is the 
application for grants each fiscal year. The information is necessary 
to determine whether a State satisfies the Federal criteria for grant 
awards. The annual report tracks progress in achieving the aims of the 
grant program. The information is necessary to verify performance under 
the grants and to provide a basis for improvement. As specified in 
statute, States may be required to receive an assessment of certain 
covered programs. The information provided by a State allows subject 
matter experts to provide recommendations for the purpose of improving 
the covered areas.
    Description of the Likely Respondents: 57 Respondents (fifty 
States, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, American Samoa, Guam, 
the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, the U.S. Virgin 
Islands, and the Bureau of Indian Affairs on behalf of the Indian 
Country).
    Estimate of the Total Annual Reporting and Recordkeeping Burden 
Resulting From the Collection of Information: \5\ The estimated burden 
hours for the grant application and annual report part of the 
collection of information are based on all eligible respondents each 
year for each of the grants:
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    \5\ As noted later, the total number of respondents is based on 
every eligible respondent submitting the required information for 
every available grant.
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     Section 402 grants: 57 (fifty States, the District of 
Columbia, Puerto Rico, the U.S. Virgin Islands, Guam, American Samoa, 
the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, and the Bureau of 
Indian Affairs);
     Section 405 Grants (except Impaired Driving 
Countermeasures, Motorcyclist Safety and Nonmotorized Grants) and 
Section 1906 Grant: 56 (fifty States, the District of Columbia, Puerto 
Rico, the U.S. Virgin Islands, Guam, American Samoa, and the 
Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands); and
     Section 405, Impaired Driving Countermeasures, 
Motorcyclist Safety and Nonmotorized Grants: 52 (fifty States, the 
District of Columbia, and Puerto Rico).
    The estimated burden hours for the assessment part of the 
collection of information are based on the average number of State 
assessments that are carried out each year in each of the covered grant 
areas: \6\
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    \6\ Assessment average is based on the total number of 
assessments conducted each year and divided by the number of years 
since the inception of assessment requirements for certain grants 
under MAP-21, Public Law 112-141.
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     Section 405, Occupant protection grants: 9 assessments;
     Section 405, Traffic safety information system improvement 
grants: 11 assessments; and
     Section 405, Impaired driving countermeasure grants: 4 
assessments.
    Under the grant application and annual report requirements, we 
estimate that it will take each respondent approximately 240 hours to 
collect, review and submit the required information to NHTSA for the 
Section 402 program. We further estimate that it will take each 
respondent approximately 180 hours to collect, review and submit the 
required information to NHTSA for the Section 405 program. For traffic 
safety information system improvement grants, we estimate that it takes 
165 hours to respond to questions under the assessment. For occupant 
protection and impaired driving countermeasures grants, we estimate 
that it takes 80 hours to provide the required information and respond 
to questions under an assessment. Based on the above information, the 
estimated annual burden hours for all respondents are 26,615 hours.
    Assuming the average salary of individuals responsible for 
submitting the information is $50.00 per hour, the estimated cost for 
each respondent is $23,350 and the estimated total cost for all 
respondents is $1,330,750.\7\ These

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estimates are based on every eligible respondent submitting the 
required information for every available grant. However, not all States 
apply for and receive a grant each year under each of these programs. 
In addition, under Section 405 grants, some requirements permit States 
to submit a single application covering multiple years allowing States 
to simply recertify in subsequent years. Considering the agency's steps 
to streamline the current submission process, including increased use 
of prepopulated information fields in GMSS and greater reliance on 
electronic submission in general, these estimates represent the highest 
possible burden hours and costs possible for States submitting the 
required information.
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    \7\ Per hour costs are estimated based on the costs paid to fund 
positions within State highway safety offices and represent an 
average across several positions that a State might use to collect 
and submit grant application information.
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    Please submit any comments, identified by the docket number in the 
heading of this document, by any of the methods described in the 
ADDRESSES section of this document. Comments are due by January 26, 
2018.
    Authority: The Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, 44. U.S.C. Chapter 
35, as amended; 5 CFR part 1320; and 49 CFR 1.95.

    Issued in Washington, DC on November 20, 2017.
Mary D. Gunnels,
Associate Administrator for Regional Operations and Program Delivery.
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                                                    DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION                            Statement in the Federal Register                     comments on the following proposed
                                                                                                            published on April 11, 2000 (65 FR                    collection of information for which the
                                                    National Highway Traffic Safety                         19477–78) or you may visit http://                    agency is seeking approval from OMB:
                                                    Administration                                          www.dot.gov/privacy.html.                               OMB Control Number: Not assigned.
                                                                                                              Docket: For access to the docket to                   Title: State Highway Safety Grant
                                                    [Docket No. NHTSA–2017–0096]
                                                                                                            read comments received, go to http://                 Programs.
                                                    Reports, Forms, and Recordkeeping                       www.regulations.gov, or the street                      Form Numbers: N/A (Highway Safety
                                                    Requirements: Agency Information                        address listed above. Follow the online               Plan, Annual Report, Assessment).
                                                    Collection Activity                                     instructions for accessing the dockets.
                                                                                                                                                                    Type of Review: New Collection.
                                                                                                            FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For
                                                    AGENCY:  National Highway Traffic                                                                               Requested Expiration Date of
                                                                                                            programmatic issues, contact Barbara
                                                    Safety Administration, U.S. Department                                                                        Approval: Three years from the
                                                                                                            Sauers, Regional Operations and
                                                    of Transportation.                                                                                            approval date.
                                                                                                            Program Delivery, NRO–011, National
                                                    ACTION: Request for public comment on                   Highway Traffic Safety Administration,                  Summary of the Collection of
                                                    a proposed collection of information.                   U.S. Department of Transportation, 1200               Information: The Fixing America’s
                                                                                                            New Jersey Avenue SE., Washington,                    Surface Transportation Act (FAST),
                                                    SUMMARY:   Before a Federal agency can                  DC 20590; Telephone: 202–366–0144.                    Public Law 114–94, authorizes the
                                                    collect certain information from the                    For legal issues and background                       National Highway Traffic Safety
                                                    public, it must receive approval from                   information, contact Roland (R.T.)                    Administration (NHTSA) to issue
                                                    the Office of Management and Budget                     Baumann III, Office of the Chief                      highway safety grants to States under
                                                    (OMB). Under procedures established                     Counsel, NCC–300, National Highway                    Chapter 4 of Title 23, U.S.C.
                                                    by the Paperwork Reduction Act of                       Traffic Safety Administration, U.S.                   Specifically, these grant programs
                                                    1995, before seeking OMB approval,                      Department of Transportation, 1200                    include the Highway Safety Program
                                                    Federal agencies must solicit public                    New Jersey Avenue SE., Washington,                    grants (23 U.S.C. 402 or Section 402),
                                                    comment on proposed collections of                      DC 20590; Telephone: 202–366–1834.                    the National Priority Safety Program
                                                    information, including extensions and                                                                         grants (23 U.S.C. 405 or Section 405)
                                                                                                            SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Under the
                                                    reinstatements of previously approved                                                                         and a separate grant on racial profiling
                                                                                                            Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995,
                                                    collections. This document describes                                                                          data collection contained in a previous
                                                                                                            before an agency submits a proposed
                                                    one collection of information for which                                                                       authorization that was revised and
                                                                                                            collection of information to OMB for
                                                    the National Highway Traffic Safety                                                                           restored under the FAST Act (Pub. L.
                                                                                                            approval, it must first publish a
                                                    Administration (NHTSA) intends to                                                                             109–59, Sec. 1906 or Section 1906, as
                                                                                                            document in the Federal Register
                                                    seek OMB approval.                                                                                            amended by Sec. 4011, Pub. L. 114–94).
                                                                                                            providing a 60-day comment period and
                                                    DATES: Written comments should be                       otherwise consult with members of the                   For all of these grants, as directed in
                                                    submitted by January 26, 2018.                          public and affected agencies concerning               statute, NHTSA uses a consolidated
                                                    ADDRESSES: You may submit comments                      each proposed collection of information.              application process that relies on the
                                                    identified by Docket No. NHTSA–2017–                    OMB has promulgated regulations                       Highway Safety Plan (HSP) States
                                                    0096 through one of the following                       describing what must be included in                   submit under the Section 402 program
                                                    methods:                                                such a document. Under OMB’s                          as a single application. The information
                                                      • Federal eRulemaking Portal: Go to                   regulation (at 5 CFR 1320.8(d)), an                   required to be submitted for these grants
                                                    http://www.regulations.gov. Follow the                  agency must ask for public comment on                 includes the HSP consisting of
                                                    online instructions for submitting                      the following:                                        information on the highway safety
                                                    comments.                                                 (i) Whether the proposed collection of              planning process, performance report,
                                                      • Mail or Hand Delivery: Docket                       information is necessary for the proper               performance plan, problem
                                                    Management Facility, U.S. Department                    performance of the functions of the                   identification, highway safety
                                                    of Transportation, 1200 New Jersey                      agency, including whether the                         countermeasure strategies, projects and
                                                    Avenue SE., West Building, Ground                       information will have practical utility;              funding amounts, certifications and
                                                    Floor, Room W12–140, Washington, DC                       (ii) The accuracy of the agency’s                   assurances, and application materials
                                                    20590 between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m.                         estimate of the burden of the proposed                that cover Section 405 grants and the
                                                    Eastern Time, Monday through Friday,                    collection of information, including the              reauthorized Section 1906 grant.1 States
                                                    except Federal holidays. Telephone:                     validity of the methodology and                       also must submit an annual report
                                                    202–366–9826.                                           assumptions used;                                     evaluating their progress in achieving
                                                      • Fax: 202–493–2251.                                    (iii) How to enhance the quality,                   performance targets. In addition, as part
                                                      Instructions: All submissions must                    utility, and clarity of the information to            of the statutory criteria for Section 405
                                                    include the agency name and docket                      be collected;                                         grants covering the areas of occupant
                                                    number for this proposed collection of                    (iv) How to minimize the burden of                  protection, traffic safety information
                                                    information. Note that all comments                     the collection of information on those                system improvement and impaired
                                                    received will be posted without change                  who are to respond, including the use                 driving countermeasures, States may be
                                                    to http://www.regulations.gov, including                of appropriate automated, electronic,                 required to receive assessments of their
                                                    any personal information provided.                      mechanical, or other technological                    State programs in order to receive a
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                                                    Please see the Privacy heading below.                   collection techniques or other forms of
                                                                                                                                                                    1 Section 405 grants cover the following:
                                                      Privacy Act: Anyone is able to search                 information technology, e.g., permitting
                                                                                                                                                                  Occupant Protection Grants; State Traffic Safety
                                                    the electronic form of all comments                     electronic submission of responses.                   Information System Improvements Grants; Impaired
                                                    received into any of our dockets by the                   The agency will summarize and/or                    Driving Countermeasures Grants (including
                                                    name of the individual submitting the                   include your comments in the request                  Alcohol-Ignition Interlock Grants and 24–7 Sobriety
                                                    comment (or signing the comment, if                     for OMB’s clearance of this information               Program Grants); Distracted Driving Grants;
                                                                                                                                                                  Motorcyclist Safety Grants; State Graduated Driver
                                                    submitted on behalf of an association,                  collection.                                           Licensing Incentive Grants; and Nonmotorized
                                                    business, labor union, etc.). You may                     In compliance with these                            Safety Grants. Section 1906 is a separate racial
                                                    review DOT’s complete Privacy Act                       requirements, NHTSA asks for public                   profiling data collection grant.



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                                                    grant.2 States must provide information                 produces a final report with                           the Northern Mariana Islands, and the
                                                    and respond to questions as part of the                 recommendations on how the State can                   Bureau of Indian Affairs);
                                                    assessment process.                                     improve the effectiveness of its program.                 • Section 405 Grants (except
                                                       Consistent with the statute, NHTSA                   As part of the process, States provide                 Impaired Driving Countermeasures,
                                                    has implemented an interim final rule                   written materials in response to requests              Motorcyclist Safety and Nonmotorized
                                                    that creates uniform procedures for                     from the assessment team and                           Grants) and Section 1906 Grant: 56 (fifty
                                                    States to apply for grant funds (81 FR                  participate in a comprehensive                         States, the District of Columbia, Puerto
                                                    32554, May 23, 2016), and will issue a                  interview process. For traffic safety                  Rico, the U.S. Virgin Islands, Guam,
                                                    final rule in the near future. These                    information systems, States respond to                 American Samoa, and the
                                                    procedures specify the information that                 questions based on NHTSA’s Traffic                     Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana
                                                    is required to be submitted to receive a                Records Program Assessment Advisory                    Islands); and
                                                    grant and the type of information                       (DOT HS 811 644), which describes an                      • Section 405, Impaired Driving
                                                    required to verify performance under                    ideal traffic records system. The                      Countermeasures, Motorcyclist Safety
                                                    the grants. Under these efforts, NHTSA                  questions cover nine topical areas and                 and Nonmotorized Grants: 52 (fifty
                                                    has taken actions to streamline the                     examine how well a State plans,                        States, the District of Columbia, and
                                                    required application procedures,                        collects, manages, and integrates                      Puerto Rico).
                                                    including the expanded use of an                        information from several State traffic                    The estimated burden hours for the
                                                    electronic submission process identified                records systems.4 Responses are                        assessment part of the collection of
                                                    as the Grants Management Solutions                      evaluated by subject matter experts, and               information are based on the average
                                                    Suite (GMSS). This system will replace                  a final report is provided to the State                number of State assessments that are
                                                    the current grants management tracking                  with recommendations for                               carried out each year in each of the
                                                    system and allows States to apply for                   improvement.                                           covered grant areas: 6
                                                    and receive grants electronically.                         Description of the Need for the                        • Section 405, Occupant protection
                                                    NHTSA plans to introduce an updated                     Information and Proposed Use of the                    grants: 9 assessments;
                                                    version of GMSS for fiscal year 2019.                   Information: As noted above, the statute                  • Section 405, Traffic safety
                                                    Implementation will occur after several                 provides that the HSP is the application               information system improvement grants:
                                                    participating States have completed                     for grants each fiscal year. The                       11 assessments; and
                                                    system usability testing, and NHTSA                     information is necessary to determine                     • Section 405, Impaired driving
                                                    has reviewed and considered any                         whether a State satisfies the Federal                  countermeasure grants: 4 assessments.
                                                    feedback provided.                                      criteria for grant awards. The annual                     Under the grant application and
                                                       As indicated above, States may be                    report tracks progress in achieving the                annual report requirements, we estimate
                                                    required to receive an assessment of                    aims of the grant program. The                         that it will take each respondent
                                                    certain covered programs in order to be                 information is necessary to verify                     approximately 240 hours to collect,
                                                    eligible for some grants under Section                  performance under the grants and to                    review and submit the required
                                                    405. Separate from these requirements,                  provide a basis for improvement. As                    information to NHTSA for the Section
                                                    States also may request assessments in                  specified in statute, States may be                    402 program. We further estimate that it
                                                    these areas at their discretion. NHTSA                  required to receive an assessment of                   will take each respondent
                                                    uses two different assessment                           certain covered programs. The                          approximately 180 hours to collect,
                                                    approaches based on the traffic safety                  information provided by a State allows                 review and submit the required
                                                    area covered. For occupant protection                   subject matter experts to provide                      information to NHTSA for the Section
                                                    and impaired driving, assessments are                   recommendations for the purpose of                     405 program. For traffic safety
                                                    based on NHTSA’s Uniform Guidelines                     improving the covered areas.                           information system improvement grants,
                                                    for State Highway Safety Programs,                         Description of the Likely Respondents:              we estimate that it takes 165 hours to
                                                    which are required by Congress and                      57 Respondents (fifty States, the District             respond to questions under the
                                                    periodically updated through a process                  of Columbia, Puerto Rico, American                     assessment. For occupant protection
                                                    that seeks public comment.3 State                       Samoa, Guam, the Commonwealth of                       and impaired driving countermeasures
                                                    programs are assessed against these                     the Northern Mariana Islands, the U.S.                 grants, we estimate that it takes 80 hours
                                                    uniform guidelines by a team of subject                 Virgin Islands, and the Bureau of Indian               to provide the required information and
                                                    matter experts. The assessment team                     Affairs on behalf of the Indian Country).              respond to questions under an
                                                       2 Under occupant protection grants, one of the
                                                                                                               Estimate of the Total Annual                        assessment. Based on the above
                                                    criterion that a State with a lower belt use rate may   Reporting and Recordkeeping Burden                     information, the estimated annual
                                                    use to get a grant is to complete an assessment of      Resulting From the Collection of                       burden hours for all respondents are
                                                    its occupant protection program once every three        Information: 5 The estimated burden                    26,615 hours.
                                                    years (23 U.S.C. 405(b)(3)(B)(ii)(VI)(aa)); and         hours for the grant application and                       Assuming the average salary of
                                                    another criterion is a comprehensive occupant
                                                    protection program that includes a program              annual report part of the collection of                individuals responsible for submitting
                                                    assessment conducted every five years as one of its     information are based on all eligible                  the information is $50.00 per hour, the
                                                    elements (23 U.S.C. 405(b)(3)(B)(ii)(V)(aa); 23 CFR     respondents each year for each of the                  estimated cost for each respondent is
                                                    1300.21(e)(5)(i)). Under traffic safety system          grants:                                                $23,350 and the estimated total cost for
                                                    information system improvement grants, a State
                                                    must have an assessment of its highway safety data         • Section 402 grants: 57 (fifty States,             all respondents is $1,330,750.7 These
                                                                                                            the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico,
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                                                    and traffic records system once every 5 years in
                                                    order to receive a grant (23 U.S.C. 405(c)(3)(E)).      the U.S. Virgin Islands, Guam,                           6 Assessment average is based on the total number

                                                    Under impaired driving countermeasure grants, a         American Samoa, the Commonwealth of                    of assessments conducted each year and divided by
                                                    State with high average impaired driving fatality                                                              the number of years since the inception of
                                                    rates must have an assessment of its impaired                                                                  assessment requirements for certain grants under
                                                    driving program once every 3 years in order to             4 The Traffic Records Program Assessment            MAP–21, Public Law 112–141.
                                                    receive a grant. (23 U.S.C. 405(d)(3)(C)(i)(I)).        Advisory is available online at https://                 7 Per hour costs are estimated based on the costs
                                                       3 The Uniform Guidelines for State Highway           www.nhtsa.gov/research-data/traffic-records.           paid to fund positions within State highway safety
                                                    Safety Programs are available online at https://           5 As noted later, the total number of respondents   offices and represent an average across several
                                                    one.nhtsa.gov/nhtsa/whatsup/tea21/                      is based on every eligible respondent submitting the   positions that a State might use to collect and
                                                    tea21programs/index.htm.                                required information for every available grant.        submit grant application information.



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                                                    56116                      Federal Register / Vol. 82, No. 226 / Monday, November 27, 2017 / Notices

                                                    estimates are based on every eligible                   with the Bureau of Safety and                         Efficiency Act (CIPSEA) of 2002 (Public
                                                    respondent submitting the required                      Environmental Enforcement (BSEE) to                   Law 107–347, Title V). In accordance
                                                    information for every available grant.                  include an industry-wide repository of                with these confidentiality statutes, only
                                                    However, not all States apply for and                   equipment failure data, analyze and                   statistical and non-identifying data will
                                                    receive a grant each year under each of                 aggregate information collected under                 be made publicly available through
                                                    these programs. In addition, under                      this program, and publish reports that                reports. Further, BTS will not release to
                                                    Section 405 grants, some requirements                   will provide BSEE, the industry, and all              BSEE or any other public or private
                                                    permit States to submit a single                        OCS stakeholders with essential                       entity any information that might reveal
                                                    application covering multiple years                     information about failure types and                   the identity of individuals or
                                                    allowing States to simply recertify in                  modes of critical safety barriers for                 organizations mentioned in SafeOCS
                                                    subsequent years. Considering the                       offshore operations related to well                   reports.
                                                    agency’s steps to streamline the current                control. The data collection effort that is
                                                                                                                                                                  SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
                                                    submission process, including increased                 the subject of this notice, addressed the
                                                    use of prepopulated information fields                  collection of failure data as referenced              I. The Data Collection
                                                    in GMSS and greater reliance on                         in recently issued BSEE regulations on                  The Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995
                                                    electronic submission in general, these                 (81 FR 25888), April 29, 2016 and (81                 (44 U.S.C. Chapter 35; as amended) and
                                                    estimates represent the highest possible                FR 61834), September 7, 2016. BTS                     5 CFR part 1320 require each Federal
                                                    burden hours and costs possible for                     received permission to collect the data               agency to obtain OMB approval to
                                                    States submitting the required                          under an emergency OMB control                        continue an information collection
                                                    information.                                            number on September 29, 2016.                         activity. BTS is seeking OMB approval
                                                       Please submit any comments,                          Through this notice, BTS is requesting                for the following BTS information
                                                    identified by the docket number in the                  permission to reinstate this previously               collection activity:
                                                    heading of this document, by any of the                 approved OMB control number. This                       Title: Barrier Failure Reporting in Oil
                                                    methods described in the ADDRESSES                      information collection is necessary to                and Gas Operations on the Outer
                                                    section of this document. Comments are                  aid BSEE, the oil and gas industry, and               Continental Shelf.
                                                    due by January 26, 2018.                                other stakeholders in identifying barrier               OMB Control Number: 2139–0046.
                                                       Authority: The Paperwork Reduction                   failure trends and causes of critical                   Type of Review: Approval of data
                                                    Act of 1995, 44. U.S.C. Chapter 35, as                  safety barrier failure events.                        collection.
                                                    amended; 5 CFR part 1320; and 49 CFR                    DATES: Comments must be received by                     Respondents: Oil and Gas Operators
                                                    1.95.                                                   December 27, 2017.                                    on the Outer Continental Shelf.
                                                      Issued in Washington, DC on November 20,              ADDRESSES: BTS seeks public comments                    Number of Respondents: As a request
                                                    2017.                                                   on its proposed continuation of                       to be authorized repository for
                                                    Mary D. Gunnels,                                        information collection. Comments                      previously collected information, BTS
                                                    Associate Administrator for Regional                    should address whether the information                has identified BSEE as the sole
                                                    Operations and Program Delivery.                        will have practical utility; the accuracy             respondent reporting to BTS at the
                                                    [FR Doc. 2017–25563 Filed 11–24–17; 8:45 am]            of the estimated burden hours of the                  annual frequency of one.
                                                    BILLING CODE 4910–59–P
                                                                                                            proposed information collection; ways                   Estimated Time per Response: 60
                                                                                                            to enhance the quality, utility and                   minutes.
                                                                                                            clarity of the information to be                        Frequency: Once.
                                                    DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION                            collected; and ways to minimize the                     Total Annual Burden: 1 hour.
                                                                                                            burden of the collection of information                 BTS has agreed through an MOU with
                                                    [Docket Number: DOT–OST–2017–0043]                      on respondents, including the use of                  BSEE to undertake the information
                                                                                                            automated collection techniques or                    collection identified in the previously
                                                    Agency Information Collection
                                                                                                            other forms of information technology.                approved BSEE notice for OMB Control
                                                    Activity; Notice of Reinstatement To
                                                                                                            Send comments to the Office of                        Number(s) 1014–0028, expiration 4/30/
                                                    Collect Information: Barrier Failure
                                                                                                            Information and Regulatory Affairs,                   2019 and the BSEE notice with OMB
                                                    Reporting in Oil and Gas Operations
                                                                                                            Office of Management and Budget, 725                  Control Number 1014–0003, expiration
                                                    on the Outer Continental Shelf
                                                                                                            17th Street NW., Washington, DC 20503,                8/31/2019, to ensure the confidentiality
                                                    AGENCY:   Bureau of Transportation                      Attention: BTS Desk Officer.                          of submissions under CIPSEA. The
                                                    Statistics (BTS), Office of the Assistant               FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:                      information collection is limited to the
                                                    Secretary for Research Technology                       Demetra V. Collia, Bureau of                          establishment of BTS as an authorized
                                                    (OST–R), U.S. Department of                             Transportation Statistics, Office of the              repository. This information collection
                                                    Transportation.                                         Assistant Secretary for Research and                  request does not create any additional
                                                    ACTION: Notice; Reinstatement to Collect                Technology (OST–R), U.S. Department                   burden for respondents.
                                                    Data.                                                   of Transportation, Office of Statistical
                                                                                                                                                                  II. Public Participation and Request for
                                                                                                            and Economic Analysis (OSEA), RTS–
                                                    SUMMARY:   In accordance with the                                                                             Public Comments
                                                                                                            31, E36–302, 1200 New Jersey Avenue
                                                    requirements of the Paperwork                           SE., Washington, DC 20590–0001;                          On March 30, 2017, BTS published a
                                                    Reduction Act of 1995, this notice                      Phone No. (202) 366–1610; Fax No.                     notice (82 FR 15787) encouraging
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                                                    announces the intention of the BTS to                   (202) 366–3383; email: demetra.collia@                interested parties to submit comments
                                                    request the Office of Management and                    dot.gov. Office hours are from 8:30 a.m.              to docket number DOT–OST–2017–0043
                                                    Budget (OMB) to reinstate previously                    to 5 p.m., EST, Monday through Friday,                and allowing for a 60-day comment
                                                    approved OMB Number 2139–0046 for                       except Federal holidays.                              period. The comment period closed on
                                                    the following information collection:                     Data Confidentiality Provisions: This               May 30, 2017. To view comments, go to
                                                    Barrier Failure Reporting in Oil and Gas                data collection is protected under the                http://www.regulations.gov and insert
                                                    Operations on the Outer Continental                     BTS confidentiality statute (49 U.S.C.                the docket number, ‘‘DOT–OST–2017–
                                                    Shelf (OCS). BTS entered into a                         6307(b)) and the Confidential                         0043’’ in the ‘‘Search’’ box and click
                                                    memorandum of understanding (MOU)                       Information Protection and Statistical                ‘‘Search.’’ Next, click ‘‘Open Docket


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Document Created: 2017-11-25 01:08:39
Document Modified: 2017-11-25 01:08:39
CategoryRegulatory Information
CollectionFederal Register
sudoc ClassAE 2.7:
GS 4.107:
AE 2.106:
PublisherOffice of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Administration
SectionNotices
ActionRequest for public comment on a proposed collection of information.
DatesWritten comments should be submitted by January 26, 2018.
ContactFor programmatic issues, contact Barbara Sauers, Regional Operations and Program Delivery, NRO-011, National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, U.S. Department of Transportation, 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE., Washington, DC 20590; Telephone: 202-366-0144. For legal issues and background information, contact Roland (R.T.) Baumann III, Office of the Chief Counsel, NCC- 300, National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, U.S. Department of Transportation, 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE., Washington, DC 20590; Telephone: 202-366-1834.
FR Citation82 FR 56114 

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