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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Highway Administration
[Docket No. FHWA–2010–0176]
Agency Information Collection
Activities: Notice of Request for
Renewal of a Previously Approved
Information Collection
Federal Highway
Administration (FHWA), DOT.
ACTION: Notice and request for
comments.
AGENCY:
The FHWA has forwarded the
information collection request described
in this notice to the Office of
Management and Budget (OMB) to
renew an information collection. We
published a Federal Register Notice
with a 60-day public comment period
on this information collection on
August 19, 2010. We are required to
publish this notice in the Federal
Register by the Paperwork Reduction
Act of 1995.
DATES: Please submit comments by
February 22, 2011.
ADDRESSES: You may send comments
within 30 days to the Office of
Information and Regulatory Affairs,
Office of Management and Budget, 725
17th Street, NW., Washington, DC
20503, Attention DOT Desk Officer. You
are asked to comment on any aspect of
this information collection, including:
(1) Whether the proposed collection is
necessary for the FHWA’s performance;
(2) the accuracy of the estimated
burden; (3) ways for the FHWA to
enhance the quality, usefulness, and
clarity of the collected information; and
(4) ways that the burden could be
minimized, including the use of
electronic technology, without reducing
the quality of the collected information.
All comments should include the
Docket number FHWA–2010–0176.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Erin
Robertson, (202) 366–4814, or Dale
Gray, (202) 366–0978, Office of the
Chief Financial Officer, Federal
Highway Administration, Department of
Transportation, 1200 New Jersey
Avenue, SE., Washington, DC 20590;
Monday through Friday, except Federal
holidays.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Title: Request Forms for Fund
Transfers to Other Agencies and Among
Title 23 Programs.
OMB Control Number: 2125–0620.
Background: Sections 1108, 1119(b),
1935, and 1936 of Public Law 109–59,
the Safe, Accountable, Flexible,
Efficient Transportation Equity Act: A
Legacy for Users (SAFETEA–LU)
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expanded the transferability of funds to
other agencies and among programs.
SAFETEA–LU establishes requirements
for initiating the transferring of
apportioned and allocated funds
between entities and between projects
and programs to carry out these
provisions of law. The types of transfers
affected by this notice are:
a. Transfer of funds from a State to the
FHWA pursuant to U.S.C. Title 23,
§ 104(k)(3);
b. Transfer of funds from a State to a
Federal Agency other than FHWA;
c. Transfer of funds from a State to
another State;
d. Transfer of funds between
programs; and,
e. Transfer of funds between projects.
The party initiating the fund transfer
must fill out a FHWA transfer request
form. Information required to fill out a
transfer form will include the
requester’s contact information, a
description of the program/project the
transfer will come from and go to, the
fiscal year, the program code, a demo
identification number or an urban area
when applicable, and the amount to be
transferred. The form must be approved
by the applicable State Department of
Transportation and concurred on by the
correlating FHWA Division Office.
Respondents: 50 State Transportation
Departments, the District of Columbia,
and Puerto Rico.
Frequency: As Needed.
Estimated Average Burden per
Response: 30 minutes.
Estimated Total Annual Burden
Hours: It is estimated that a total of 600
responses will be received annually,
which would equal a total annual
burden of 300 hours.
Authority: The Paperwork Reduction Act
of 1995; 44 U.S.C. Chapter 35, as amended;
and 49 CFR 1.48.
Issued on: January 14, 2011.
Juli Huynh,
Chief, Management Programs and Analysis
Division.
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National Highway Traffic Safety
Administration
Reports, Forms, and Recordkeeping
Requirements; Agency Information
Collection Activity Under OMB Review
National Highway Traffic
Safety Administration (NHTSA), DOT.
ACTION: Notice.
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In compliance with the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44
U.S.C. 3501 et seq.), this notice
announces that the Information
Collection Request (ICR) abstracted
below has been forwarded to the Office
of Management and Budget (OMB) for
review and comment. The ICR describes
the nature of the information collection
and the expected burden. The Federal
Register Notice with a 60-day comment
period was published on August 16,
2010 (75 FR 50034–50036).
DATES: Comments must be submitted on
or before February 22, 2011.
ADDRESSES: Send comments, within 30
days, to the Office of Information and
Regulatory Affairs, Office of
Management and Budget, 725 17th
Street, NW., Washington, DC 20503,
Attention NHTSA Desk Officer.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Jessica Cicchino, PhD, Contracting
Officer’s Technical Representative,
Office of Behavioral Safety Research
(NTI–131), National Highway Traffic
Safety Administration, 1200 New Jersey
Ave, SE., W46–491, Washington, DC
20590. Dr. Cicchino’s phone number is
202–366–2752 and her e-mail address is
jessica.cicchino@dot.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Title: The Effect of Entry-Level
Motorcycle Rider Training on
Motorcycle Crashes.
Type of Request: New information
collection request.
Abstract: Motorcycle fatalities in the
United States decreased in 2009 for the
first time after steadily increasing for 11
years. However, even with this decline,
the number of motorcycle fatalities in
2009 was nearly double that from a
decade ago.
Motorcycle rider training is a part of
most States’ motorcycle safety programs,
and funds are set aside under Section
2010 of SAFETEA–LU in part to help
States increase their motorcycle
training. A study conducted by
Billheimer (1998) found that trained
riders with less than 500 miles of riding
experience had a lower crash rate than
untrained riders during the 6 months
after training. Other studies conducted
on the effectiveness of motorcycle rider
training in the United States, however,
have not found an effect of motorcycle
rider training on crashes. Thus, the
extent to which motorcycle rider
training reduces crash involvement is
unclear.
The National Highway Traffic Safety
Administration (NHTSA) plans on using
information from surveys and archival
records to examine the impact of entrylevel motorcycle rider training on safe
motorcycle riding, as one component of
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a larger research project evaluating the
effectiveness of rider training.
Participation by respondents will be
voluntary. Surveys will be used to
collect information from motorcycle
riders on topics such as demographics,
miles and years of riding experience,
purpose of riding, training history, selfreported crash history, alcohol use prior
to riding, use of helmets and other
protective gear while riding, and other
behaviors pertaining to safe riding.
Survey data will be supplemented by
archival data on riders’ police-reported
crashes, injuries, and motor vehicle
citations. Data collected from
motorcycle riders that have received
entry-level rider training will be
compared to data from untrained
motorcycle riders.
Respondents will be asked to
complete a survey three times during
this study. The second survey will be
completed 6 months after the first, and
the third survey will be completed 18
months after the first. Surveys will be
conducted electronically over the
Internet when possible, with a pen-andpaper option available if preferred by
the respondent.
Affected Public: NHTSA plans to
recruit 1,250 motorcycle riders (625
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trained and 625 untrained) for this
study. Respondents will be novice
motorcycle riders that have and have
not completed an entry-level motorcycle
rider training course. Participation will
be solicited through motorcycle rider
training courses, Departments of Motor
Vehicles, motorcycle dealerships,
motorcycle accessory shops, motorcycle
trade shows, and at other locations
where riders congregate. Trained and
untrained riders will be matched on a
number of characteristics, including
demographics, riding experience, and
self-reported safe and unsafe riding
behaviors (such as speeding). To form
matched pairs of 625 trained and 625
untrained riders, a total of up to 16,000
novice motorcycle riders will be
screened (thus an additional 14,750
riders).
Estimated Total Burden: The total
estimated burden is 1,541.5 hours. The
burden for study participants is
estimated to be 312.5 hours (1,250
respondents participating in 3 surveys,
averaging 5 minutes each to complete),
and the estimated burden for the
additional riders that will be screened
for the study is 1,229 hours (14,750
respondents participating in 1 screening
survey, averaging 5 minutes to
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complete). The respondents would not
incur any recordkeeping burden or
recordkeeping cost from the information
collection.
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 agency’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.
Authority: 44 U.S.C. 3506(c)(2)(A).
Jeff Michael,
Associate Administrator, Research and
Program Development.
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
Reports, Forms, and Recordkeeping Requirements; Agency
Information Collection Activity Under OMB Review
AGENCY: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), DOT.
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: In compliance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44
U.S.C. 3501 et seq.), this notice announces that the Information
Collection Request (ICR) abstracted below has been forwarded to the
Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review and comment. The ICR
describes the nature of the information collection and the expected
burden. The Federal Register Notice with a 60-day comment period was
published on August 16, 2010 (75 FR 50034-50036).
DATES: Comments must be submitted on or before February 22, 2011.
ADDRESSES: Send comments, within 30 days, to the Office of Information
and Regulatory Affairs, Office of Management and Budget, 725 17th
Street, NW., Washington, DC 20503, Attention NHTSA Desk Officer.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Jessica Cicchino, PhD, Contracting
Officer's Technical Representative, Office of Behavioral Safety
Research (NTI-131), National Highway Traffic Safety Administration,
1200 New Jersey Ave, SE., W46-491, Washington, DC 20590. Dr. Cicchino's
phone number is 202-366-2752 and her e-mail address is
jessica.cicchino@dot.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Title: The Effect of Entry-Level Motorcycle Rider Training on
Motorcycle Crashes.
Type of Request: New information collection request.
Abstract: Motorcycle fatalities in the United States decreased in
2009 for the first time after steadily increasing for 11 years.
However, even with this decline, the number of motorcycle fatalities in
2009 was nearly double that from a decade ago.
Motorcycle rider training is a part of most States' motorcycle
safety programs, and funds are set aside under Section 2010 of SAFETEA-
LU in part to help States increase their motorcycle training. A study
conducted by Billheimer (1998) found that trained riders with less than
500 miles of riding experience had a lower crash rate than untrained
riders during the 6 months after training. Other studies conducted on
the effectiveness of motorcycle rider training in the United States,
however, have not found an effect of motorcycle rider training on
crashes. Thus, the extent to which motorcycle rider training reduces
crash involvement is unclear.
The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) plans on
using information from surveys and archival records to examine the
impact of entry-level motorcycle rider training on safe motorcycle
riding, as one component of
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a larger research project evaluating the effectiveness of rider
training. Participation by respondents will be voluntary. Surveys will
be used to collect information from motorcycle riders on topics such as
demographics, miles and years of riding experience, purpose of riding,
training history, self-reported crash history, alcohol use prior to
riding, use of helmets and other protective gear while riding, and
other behaviors pertaining to safe riding. Survey data will be
supplemented by archival data on riders' police-reported crashes,
injuries, and motor vehicle citations. Data collected from motorcycle
riders that have received entry-level rider training will be compared
to data from untrained motorcycle riders.
Respondents will be asked to complete a survey three times during
this study. The second survey will be completed 6 months after the
first, and the third survey will be completed 18 months after the
first. Surveys will be conducted electronically over the Internet when
possible, with a pen-and-paper option available if preferred by the
respondent.
Affected Public: NHTSA plans to recruit 1,250 motorcycle riders
(625 trained and 625 untrained) for this study. Respondents will be
novice motorcycle riders that have and have not completed an entry-
level motorcycle rider training course. Participation will be solicited
through motorcycle rider training courses, Departments of Motor
Vehicles, motorcycle dealerships, motorcycle accessory shops,
motorcycle trade shows, and at other locations where riders congregate.
Trained and untrained riders will be matched on a number of
characteristics, including demographics, riding experience, and self-
reported safe and unsafe riding behaviors (such as speeding). To form
matched pairs of 625 trained and 625 untrained riders, a total of up to
16,000 novice motorcycle riders will be screened (thus an additional
14,750 riders).
Estimated Total Burden: The total estimated burden is 1,541.5
hours. The burden for study participants is estimated to be 312.5 hours
(1,250 respondents participating in 3 surveys, averaging 5 minutes each
to complete), and the estimated burden for the additional riders that
will be screened for the study is 1,229 hours (14,750 respondents
participating in 1 screening survey, averaging 5 minutes to complete).
The respondents would not incur any recordkeeping burden or
recordkeeping cost from the information collection.
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 agency'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.
Authority: 44 U.S.C. 3506(c)(2)(A).
Jeff Michael,
Associate Administrator, Research and Program Development.
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