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Delaware Department of Transportation
(DelDOT), will prepare an
Environmental Impact Statement (EIS)
to consider changes to the existing US
113 corridor including access
restrictions, additional travel lanes, and
the construction of a potential new
alignment in south central Sussex
County, Delaware. The proposed limited
access facility would link back to the
existing US 113 corridor north of the
Town of Millsboro and in the vicinity of
the Delaware/Maryland state line in the
Town of Selbyville.
In July 2001, DelDOT completed a
feasibility study (Sussex County NorthSouth Transportation Feasibility Study)
to consider improvements for the US
113 corridor from the vicinity of
Delaware Route 1 north of the City of
Milford south to the Delaware/Maryland
state line. Originally, the data and
findings from the study indicated that
upgrading the existing US 113 corridor
is feasible and that improvements on
new alignment or alignments, bypassing
existing US 113, were a consideration in
the Georgetown-South Area, which
extends from the Town of Georgetown
to the Delaware/Maryland state line
(including the Towns of Georgetown,
Millsboro, Dagsboro, Frankford, and
Selbyville).
The current US 113 North/South
Study was initiated in 2003 as the next
step in the overall planning process for
the US 113 corridor north of the City of
Milford to the Town of Selbyville at the
Delaware/Maryland state line, a
distance of approximately 40 miles.
As a result of extensive public
outreach and analysis of the anticipated
impacts associated with a number of
alternatives considered during the
current US 113 North/South Study,
FHWA and DelDOT have now
determined that an Environmental
Assessment (EA) is the appropriate class
of action for the Georgetown Area (area
in and around the Town of Georgetown)
portion of the US 113 corridor identified
in the original Notice of Intent.
Further, FHWA and DelDOT
recommend that the Millsboro-South
Area (area in and around the Towns of
Millsboro, Dagsboro, Frankford, and
Selbyville located in south central
Sussex County, Delaware) portion of the
US 113 corridor identified in the
original Notice of Intent be studied
separately from the remaining US 113
corridor, north of the Town of
Millsboro, located in central to northern
Sussex County. Because of the potential
for new alignment alternative(s), access
restrictions, and the resulting potential
for significant impacts on the natural
and human environment, the FHWA has
determined that an EIS continues to be
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the appropriate class of action and
documentation for any corridor changes
that may be selected within the
Millsboro-South Area of study, south of
Georgetown.
A program of public involvement and
coordination with Federal, State, and
local agencies for the US 113 corridor
began in 2003 and is ongoing. Both
agency and public involvement have
been extensive and will continue
throughout project development.
Comments have been solicited from
appropriate Federal, State, and local
agencies, and private organizations and
citizens who have previously expressed
or are known to have interest in this
proposal. The initial Agency Scoping
Meeting was held in January 2004, and
the Purpose and Need process was
completed with agency concurrence.
Public scoping meetings via public
workshops were held and seven (7)
rounds of informational meetings or
public workshops have been conducted.
Additional public workshops will be
scheduled during the remainder of the
planning study. In addition, a formal
public hearing will be held after the
draft EIS has been circulated. Public
notice will be given announcing the
time and place of all public meetings
and the formal public hearing. The draft
EIS will be available for public and
agency review and comment prior to the
public hearing on the draft EIS.
To ensure that the full range of issues
related to this proposed action is
addressed and all significant issues are
identified, comments, and suggestions
are invited from all interested parties.
Comments or questions concerning the
proposed actions and the EIS and EA
documentation should be directed to the
FHWA or DelDOT at the addresses
provided above.
(Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance
Program Number 20.205, Highway Planning
and Construction. The regulations
implementing Executive Order 12372
regarding intergovernmental consultation on
Federal programs and activities apply to this
program.)
Hassan Raza,
Division Administrator, Dover, Delaware.
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
National Highway Traffic Safety
Administration
[U.S. DOT Docket No. NHTSA–2008–0156]
Reports, Forms, and Record Keeping
Requirements
National Highway Traffic
Safety Administration (NHTSA), DOT.
ACTION: Notice of request for public
comment on proposed collection of
information.
AGENCY:
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
NHTSA intends to seek OMB approval.
DATES: Comments must be received on
or before December 8, 2008.
ADDRESSES: Comments should refer to
the docket number and be submitted to:
U.S. Department of Transportation,
Docket Management Facility, West
Building, 1200 New Jersey Ave., SE.,
Room W12–140, Washington, DC 20590.
Docket hours are 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.,
Monday through Friday, except Federal
holidays. You may call the docket at
202–647–5527. You may also submit
comments electronically at https://
www.regulations.gov.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ms.
Amy Berning, Contracting Officer’s
Technical Representative, Office of
Behavioral Safety Research (NTI–131),
National Highway Traffic Safety
Administration, 1200 New Jersey Ave,
SE., Washington, DC 20590. Ms.
Berning’s phone number is 202–366–
5587 and the email address is
amy.berning@dot.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Under the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995,
before an agency submits a proposed
collection of information to OMB for
approval, it must 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. The OMB has
promulgated regulations describing
what must be included in such a
document. Under OMB’s regulations (at
5 CFR 1320.8(d)), an agency must ask
for public comment on the following:
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(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; and
(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.
In compliance with these
requirements, NHTSA asks public
comment on the following proposed
collection of information:
Estimate of Crash Risk of Impaired
Driving
Type of Request—New information
collection requirement.
OMB Clearance Number—None.
Form Number—This collection of
information uses no standard forms.
Requested Expiration Date of
Approval—June 30, 2011.
Summary of the Collection of
Information—NHTSA proposes to
conduct a case-control study to assess
the crash risk of alcohol-positive, drugpositive, and alcohol plus drug-positive
drivers. Case-control studies are studies
designed to identify factors that may
contribute to a condition of interest (in
this case crash involvement) by
comparing a group of individuals who
show the condition of interest (e.g., a
motor vehicle crash) with a group who
do not (e.g., drivers not involved in a
crash). Case-control studies are an
epidemiologically proven alternative to
designs such as randomized controlled
trials that cannot be used to evaluate
injury-related outcomes. A key element
of the case-control design is the
matching of cases (e.g., crash-involved
drivers) with controls (non-crashesinvolved drivers) by exposure
conditions (e.g., day of the week, time
of the day, same street, same spot, same
driving direction, etc.) and then
assessing the increased or decreased risk
attributable to other measured factors,
such as alcohol and other drugs. Data
collection would take place for at least
one year in one community. Researchers
would conduct 2,500 surveys with
crash-involved drivers and 5,000 noncrash involved drivers. Crashes
occurring within the selected site’s
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boundaries that meet the study design
criteria (e.g., tow-away, injury crashes,
and fatal crashes) and that are not on
limited access highways (e.g., interstate
roadways) will be eligible for inclusion
in the study. The research team will
consist of a data collector (who is also
a licensed phlebotomist) and an on-duty
law enforcement officer. The police
department dispatcher will notify that
officer of all crashes that are called in
and the team will respond to crashes
reported during the shift. The team will
use a sampling procedure to determine
which crashes to attend. The team’s
police officer will then make contact
with the on-scene investigating officer
and then will briefly introduce the data
collector to the driver(s). The data
collector will then ask the driver (or
drivers) to participate in a voluntary,
confidential, research survey.
The survey includes questions about
alcohol and drug use and impaired
driving, a Blood Alcohol Concentration
(BAC) breath test, collection of an oral
fluid specimen, and collection of a
blood sample. The results of the breath
and biological samples will not be
known to the researchers on site. Breath
alcohol test results will be downloaded
and analyzed later. Biological samples
will be analyzed later at a central
laboratory by a trained toxicologist.
Drivers must be at least age 16 to
participate (18 years to provide a blood
sample), speak English, not be in
emotional or physical distress, not be
driving a commercial vehicle, and be
able to understand that they are being
asked to voluntarily participate in a
confidential research study and that
participation will have no effect on their
status with the police, courts, hospital,
insurance companies, or department of
motor vehicles. For those potential
participants who are transported to a
hospital, researchers will collaborate
with the emergency departments to
collect study data from those who are
capable and able to voluntarily agree to
participate in the study. Similar data
will be collected on fatally injured
drivers through the Medical Examiner’s
Office. The human subject protections
procedures of each hospital will be
followed as well as procedures of the
Federal Office of Human Research
Protections. For those potential
participants who are arrested, the data
collector will approach the driver after
all processing by the police is complete.
The team will randomly select
control-case drivers matched to crash
cases. Cases will be matched in terms of
roadway location, direction of travel,
day of week, and time of driving. A road
sign will indicate ‘‘Voluntary Survey
Ahead.’’ The team’s police officer will
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flag down the first available vehicle
after the data collector indicates that he/
she is ready to commence data
collection. The data collector will invite
the driver to participate in a voluntary
confidential research survey and
explain the details of the data
collection. The same survey questions
as noted above will be used. There will
be two completed control cases
(surveys) for each crash included in the
study, for a total of 5,000 control cases.
Description of the Need for the
Information and Proposed Use of the
Information—The National Highway
Traffic Safety Administration’s
(NHTSA) mission is to save lives,
prevent injuries, and reduce healthcare
and other economic costs associated
with motor vehicle crashes. The
agency’s goal is to reduce the rate of
fatalities in .08+ BAC crashes per 100
million vehicle miles traveled to 0.45 in
2011 (the rate in 2006 was .50). NHTSA
also has the responsibility to reduce
drug-involved driving. Little is known
about the actual crash risk associated
with drivers having consumed
psychoactive drugs other than alcohol,
alone and in combination with alcohol.
This study would significantly add to
the body of knowledge about that
important issue, providing critical data
on the crash risk of alcohol-positive and
drug-positive drivers on the road. The
results of the study will be used by
NHTSA to help guide policy
development and countermeasure
programs intended to reduce the risk on
our highways presented by impaired
drivers.
Description of the Likely Respondents
(Including Estimated Number, and
Proposed Frequency of Response to the
Collection of Information)—Under this
proposed effort, the Contractor would
conduct a pilot test of approximately
100 cases of the survey procedures and
then spend approximately one year
collecting 2,500 crash cases and 5,000
randomly selected control cases in one
community.
Estimate of the Total Annual
Reporting and Record Keeping Burden
Resulting from the Collection of
Information—NHTSA estimates that
participants will spend an average of 20
minutes each to complete the survey, for
a total of 2,508 hours for the 100 pilot
case respondents and 7,500 study
respondents. The respondents would
not incur any reporting cost or record
keeping burden from the data collection.
Authority: 44 U.S.C. Section 3506(c)(2)(A).
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Issued on October 8, 2008.
Jeff Michael,
Acting Associate Administrator, Research
and Program Development.
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[Federal Register Volume 73, Number 196 (Wednesday, October 8, 2008)]
[Notices]
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
[U.S. DOT Docket No. NHTSA-2008-0156]
Reports, Forms, and Record Keeping Requirements
AGENCY: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), DOT.
ACTION: Notice of request for public comment on 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 NHTSA
intends to seek OMB approval.
DATES: Comments must be received on or before December 8, 2008.
ADDRESSES: Comments should refer to the docket number and be submitted
to: U.S. Department of Transportation, Docket Management Facility, West
Building, 1200 New Jersey Ave., SE., Room W12-140, Washington, DC
20590. Docket hours are 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., Monday through Friday, except
Federal holidays. You may call the docket at 202-647-5527. You may also
submit comments electronically at https://www.regulations.gov.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ms. Amy Berning, Contracting Officer's
Technical Representative, Office of Behavioral Safety Research (NTI-
131), National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, 1200 New Jersey
Ave, SE., Washington, DC 20590. Ms. Berning's phone number is 202-366-
5587 and the email address is amy.berning@dot.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Under the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995,
before an agency submits a proposed collection of information to OMB
for approval, it must 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. The OMB has promulgated regulations describing what must
be included in such a document. Under OMB's regulations (at 5 CFR
1320.8(d)), an agency must ask for public comment on the following:
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(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; and
(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.
In compliance with these requirements, NHTSA asks public comment on
the following proposed collection of information:
Estimate of Crash Risk of Impaired Driving
Type of Request--New information collection requirement.
OMB Clearance Number--None.
Form Number--This collection of information uses no standard forms.
Requested Expiration Date of Approval--June 30, 2011.
Summary of the Collection of Information--NHTSA proposes to conduct
a case-control study to assess the crash risk of alcohol-positive,
drug-positive, and alcohol plus drug-positive drivers. Case-control
studies are studies designed to identify factors that may contribute to
a condition of interest (in this case crash involvement) by comparing a
group of individuals who show the condition of interest (e.g., a motor
vehicle crash) with a group who do not (e.g., drivers not involved in a
crash). Case-control studies are an epidemiologically proven
alternative to designs such as randomized controlled trials that cannot
be used to evaluate injury-related outcomes. A key element of the case-
control design is the matching of cases (e.g., crash-involved drivers)
with controls (non-crashes-involved drivers) by exposure conditions
(e.g., day of the week, time of the day, same street, same spot, same
driving direction, etc.) and then assessing the increased or decreased
risk attributable to other measured factors, such as alcohol and other
drugs. Data collection would take place for at least one year in one
community. Researchers would conduct 2,500 surveys with crash-involved
drivers and 5,000 non-crash involved drivers. Crashes occurring within
the selected site's boundaries that meet the study design criteria
(e.g., tow-away, injury crashes, and fatal crashes) and that are not on
limited access highways (e.g., interstate roadways) will be eligible
for inclusion in the study. The research team will consist of a data
collector (who is also a licensed phlebotomist) and an on-duty law
enforcement officer. The police department dispatcher will notify that
officer of all crashes that are called in and the team will respond to
crashes reported during the shift. The team will use a sampling
procedure to determine which crashes to attend. The team's police
officer will then make contact with the on-scene investigating officer
and then will briefly introduce the data collector to the driver(s).
The data collector will then ask the driver (or drivers) to participate
in a voluntary, confidential, research survey.
The survey includes questions about alcohol and drug use and
impaired driving, a Blood Alcohol Concentration (BAC) breath test,
collection of an oral fluid specimen, and collection of a blood sample.
The results of the breath and biological samples will not be known to
the researchers on site. Breath alcohol test results will be downloaded
and analyzed later. Biological samples will be analyzed later at a
central laboratory by a trained toxicologist.
Drivers must be at least age 16 to participate (18 years to provide
a blood sample), speak English, not be in emotional or physical
distress, not be driving a commercial vehicle, and be able to
understand that they are being asked to voluntarily participate in a
confidential research study and that participation will have no effect
on their status with the police, courts, hospital, insurance companies,
or department of motor vehicles. For those potential participants who
are transported to a hospital, researchers will collaborate with the
emergency departments to collect study data from those who are capable
and able to voluntarily agree to participate in the study. Similar data
will be collected on fatally injured drivers through the Medical
Examiner's Office. The human subject protections procedures of each
hospital will be followed as well as procedures of the Federal Office
of Human Research Protections. For those potential participants who are
arrested, the data collector will approach the driver after all
processing by the police is complete.
The team will randomly select control-case drivers matched to crash
cases. Cases will be matched in terms of roadway location, direction of
travel, day of week, and time of driving. A road sign will indicate
``Voluntary Survey Ahead.'' The team's police officer will flag down
the first available vehicle after the data collector indicates that he/
she is ready to commence data collection. The data collector will
invite the driver to participate in a voluntary confidential research
survey and explain the details of the data collection. The same survey
questions as noted above will be used. There will be two completed
control cases (surveys) for each crash included in the study, for a
total of 5,000 control cases.
Description of the Need for the Information and Proposed Use of the
Information--The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration's
(NHTSA) mission is to save lives, prevent injuries, and reduce
healthcare and other economic costs associated with motor vehicle
crashes. The agency's goal is to reduce the rate of fatalities in .08+
BAC crashes per 100 million vehicle miles traveled to 0.45 in 2011 (the
rate in 2006 was .50). NHTSA also has the responsibility to reduce
drug-involved driving. Little is known about the actual crash risk
associated with drivers having consumed psychoactive drugs other than
alcohol, alone and in combination with alcohol. This study would
significantly add to the body of knowledge about that important issue,
providing critical data on the crash risk of alcohol-positive and drug-
positive drivers on the road. The results of the study will be used by
NHTSA to help guide policy development and countermeasure programs
intended to reduce the risk on our highways presented by impaired
drivers.
Description of the Likely Respondents (Including Estimated Number,
and Proposed Frequency of Response to the Collection of Information)--
Under this proposed effort, the Contractor would conduct a pilot test
of approximately 100 cases of the survey procedures and then spend
approximately one year collecting 2,500 crash cases and 5,000 randomly
selected control cases in one community.
Estimate of the Total Annual Reporting and Record Keeping Burden
Resulting from the Collection of Information--NHTSA estimates that
participants will spend an average of 20 minutes each to complete the
survey, for a total of 2,508 hours for the 100 pilot case respondents
and 7,500 study respondents. The respondents would not incur any
reporting cost or record keeping burden from the data collection.
Authority: 44 U.S.C. Section 3506(c)(2)(A).
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Jeff Michael,
Acting Associate Administrator, Research and Program Development.
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