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information technology, e.g., permitting
electronic submission of responses.
In compliance with these
requirements, NHTSA asks for public
comment on the following extension of
clearance for a currently approved
collection of information:
Confidential Business Information
Type of Request—Extension of
clearance.
OMB Clearance Number—2127–0025.
Form Number—This collection of
information uses no standard forms.
Requested Expiration Date of
Approval—Three (3) years from the date
of approval of the collection.
Summary of the Collection of
Information—Persons who submit
information to the agency and seek to
have the agency withhold some or all of
that information from disclosure under
the Freedom of Information Act
(‘‘FOIA’’), 5 U.S.C. 552, must provide
the agency with sufficient support that
justifies the confidential treatment of
that information. In addition, a request
for confidential treatment must be
accompanied by: (1) A complete copy of
the submission; (2) a copy of the
submission containing only those
portions for which confidentiality is not
sought with the confidential portions
redacted; and (3) either a second
complete copy of the submission or
alternatively those portions of the
submission that contain the information
for which confidentiality is sought.
Furthermore, the requestor must submit
a completed certification as provided in
49 CFR part 512, Appendix A. See
generally 49 CFR part 512 (NHTSA
Confidential Business Information
regulations).
Part 512 ensures that information
submitted under a claim of
confidentiality is properly evaluated in
an efficient manner under prevailing
legal standards and, where appropriate,
accorded confidential treatment. To
facilitate the evaluation process, in their
requests for confidential treatment,
submitters of information may make
reference to certain limited classes of
information that are presumptively
treated as confidential, such as
blueprints and engineering drawings,
future specific model plans (under
limited conditions), and future vehicle
production or sales figures for specific
models (under limited conditions).
Further, most early warning reporting
(EWR) data are confidential under class
determinations provided in 49 CFR part
512, with the exception of information
on death, injury, and property damage
claims and notices, which would be
handled on an individual basis
according to the procedures of part 512
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and are, therefore, covered by this
notice. 72 FR 59434 (Oct. 19, 2007).
Description of the Need for the
Information and Use of the
Information—NHTSA receives
confidential information for use in its
activities, which include investigations,
rulemaking actions, program planning
and management, and program
evaluation. The information is needed
to ensure the agency has sufficient
relevant information for decisionmaking in connection with these
activities. Some of this information is
submitted voluntarily, as in rulemaking,
and some is submitted in response to
compulsory information requests, as in
investigations.
Description of the Likely Respondents,
Including Estimated Number and
Proposed Frequency of Response to the
Collection of Information—This
collection of information applies to
entities that submit to the agency
information that the entities wish to
have withheld from disclosure under
the FOIA. Thus, the collection of
information applies to entities that are
subject to laws administered by the
agency or agency regulations and are
under an obligation to provide
information to the agency. It also
includes entities that voluntarily submit
information to the agency. Such entities
would include manufacturers of motor
vehicles and of motor vehicle
equipment. Importers are considered to
be manufacturers. It may also include
other entities that are involved with
motor vehicles or motor vehicle
equipment but are not manufacturers.
Estimate of the Total Annual
Reporting and Recordkeeping Burdens
Resulting from the Collection of
Information—3680 hours.
The agency receives requests for
confidential treatment that vary in size
from requests that ask the agency to
withhold as little as a portion of one
page to multiple boxes of documents.
NHTSA estimates that it will take on
average approximately eight (8) hours
for an entity to prepare a submission
requesting confidential treatment. This
estimate will vary based on the size of
the submission, with smaller and
voluntary submissions taking
considerably less time to prepare. The
agency based this estimate on the
volume of requests received over the
past three years.
NHTSA estimates that it will receive
approximately 460 requests for
confidential treatment annually. This
figure is based on the average number of
requests received over the past three
years. We selected this period because
it provides an estimate based on
incoming requests for the most recent
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three years. The agency estimates that
the total burden for this information
collection will be approximately 3680
hours, which is based on the number of
requests (460) multiplied by the
estimated number of hours to prepare
each submission (8 hours).
Since nothing in the rule requires
those persons who request confidential
treatment pursuant to part 512 to keep
copies of any records or requests
submitted to us, recordkeeping costs
imposed would be zero hours and zero
costs.
Authority: 44 U.S.C. 3506; delegation of
authority at 49 CFR 1.95.
Issued in Washington, DC, under authority
delegated in 49 CFR part 1.95.
O. Kevin Vincent,
Chief Counsel.
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
National Highway Traffic Safety
Administration
Information Collection Activities:
Submission for the Office of
Management and Budget (OMB)
Review; Request for Comment
National Highway Traffic
Safety Administration (NHTSA), DOT.
ACTION: Notice of the OMB review of
information collection and solicitation
of public comment.
AGENCY:
In compliance with the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44
U.S.C. chapter 35), this notice
announces that the Information
Collection Request (ICR) abstracted
below will be submitted to the Office of
Management and Budget (OMB) for
review. The ICR describes the nature of
the information collection and its
expected burden. A Federal Register
Notice with a 60-day comment period
soliciting public comments on the
following information collection was
published on April 22, 2013 (Federal
Register/Vol. 78, No. 77/pp. 23824–
23825).
SUMMARY:
Submit comments to the Office
of Management and Budget (OMB) on or
before October 7, 2013.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Dr.
Kathy Sifrit at the National Highway
Traffic Safety Administration, Office of
Behavioral Safety Research (NTI–132),
W46–472, Department of
Transportation, 1200 New Jersey
Avenue SE., Washington, DC 20590. Dr.
Sifrit’s phone number is 202–366–0868
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and her email address is
kathy.sifrit@dot.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
OMB Control Number: 2127–New.
Title: Older Driver Compliance with
Licensing Restrictions.
Form No.: NHTSA Form 1186.
Type of Review: Regular.
Respondents: Drivers age 70 and older
who have responded to a solicitation for
participation in a study of licensing
restrictions and provided a phone
number for contact.
Estimated Number of Respondents: A
maximum of 240 respondents to a
solicitation who have provided a phone
number to call.
Estimated Time Per Response: The
average amount of time to respond to
the questions is estimated at 10 minutes
for each telephone conversation with a
respondent.
Total Estimated Annual Burden
Hours: 40 hours.
Frequency of Collection: The
questions will be presented a single
time.
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Abstract
Some States impose restrictions on
drivers who have impairments that may
affect safety, for example, limiting a
driver whose vision is declining to
daytime driving only. However, it is
unclear whether drivers comply with
those restrictions. This study will
explore this issue by documenting
driving habits of drivers with
restrictions imposed by the licensing
authority, drivers with restrictions
recommended by a driving
rehabilitation specialist but without
State-imposed restrictions, and a control
group of unrestricted drivers of similar
age. The National Highway Traffic
Safety Administration (NHTSA)
proposes to collect information from
older adult licensed drivers about their
driver license status and driving habits.
Drivers will volunteer for the study by
responding to a mailed or individuallydelivered solicitation. Researchers will
ask drivers seven questions to determine
eligibility to participate in the study,
then describe the proposed study to
respondents who qualify. Each driver
who meets study inclusion criteria will
then be asked if he or she wishes to
participate. If yes, a project assistant
will ask for a description of the car in
order to identify it and install a data
collection system that will collect all
remaining data necessary for the study.
In sum, the proposed questions will
allow research staff to ensure that
prospective participants meet study
inclusion criteria and facilitate
installing data collection instruments in
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the participants’ vehicles. Findings will
provide information about the extent to
which drivers comply with license
restrictions and with certified driving
rehabilitation specialist
recommendations, and whether such
restrictions lead to reduced driving
exposure. NHTSA will provide the
findings to States for their use in
developing restricted licensing practices
aimed at reducing injuries and loss of
life on the highway.
ADDRESSES: Send comments regarding
the burden estimate, including
suggestions for reducing the burden, to
the Office of Information and Regulatory
Affairs, Office of Management and
Budget, 725 17th Street NW.,
Washington, DC 20503, Attention: Desk
Officer for Department of
Transportation, National Highway
Traffic Safety Administration, or by
email at oira_submission@omb.eop.gov,
or fax: 202–395–5806.
Comments are Invited On: whether
the proposed collection of information
is necessary for the proper performance
of the functions of the Department of
Transportation, including whether the
information will have practical utility;
the accuracy of the Department’s
estimate of the burden of the proposed
information collection; ways to enhance
the quality, utility and clarity of the
information to be collected; and ways to
minimize the burden of the collection of
information on respondents, including
the use of automated collection
techniques or other forms of information
technology. A comment to OMB is most
effective if OMB receives it within 30
days of publication of this notice.
Authority: 44 U.S.C. 3506(c)(2)(A).
Issued in Washington, DC on August 30,
2013.
Jeff Michael,
Associate Administrator, Research and
Program Development.
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
National Highway Traffic Safety
Administration
Information Collection Activities:
Submission for the Office of
Management and Budget (OMB)
Review; Request for Comment
National Highway Traffic
Safety Administration (NHTSA), DOT.
ACTION: Notice of the OMB review of
information collection and solicitation
of public comment.
AGENCY:
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In compliance with the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44
U.S.C. chapter 35), this notice
announces that the Information
Collection Request (ICR) abstracted
below will be submitted to the Office of
Management and Budget (OMB) for
review. The ICR describes the nature of
the information collection and its
expected burden. A Federal Register
Notice with a 60-day comment period
soliciting public comments on the
following information collection was
published on May 8, 2013 (Federal
Register/Vol. 78, No. 89/pp. 26848–
26849).
SUMMARY:
Submit comments to the Office
of Management and Budget (OMB) on or
before October 7, 2013.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Randolph Atkins at the National
Highway Traffic Safety Administration,
Office of Behavioral Safety Research
(NTI–131), W46–500, Department of
Transportation, 1200 New Jersey
Avenue SE., Washington, DC 20590. Dr.
Atkins’ phone number is 202–366–5597
and his email address is randolph.
atkins@dot.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
OMB Control Number: 2127–New.
Title: Matching Countermeasures to
Driver Types and Speeding Behaviors.
Form No.: NHTSA 1198.
Type of Review: Regular.
Respondents: The survey respondents
will be a random sample of drivers
currently licensed and living in Idaho.
The sample will be stratified by age,
gender, and numbers of citations for
speeding in the previous three years.
Estimated Number of Respondents:
An estimated sample size of 3200
drivers is projected for the survey
mailing with a projected response rate
of 50% (1600 drivers).
Estimated Time per Response: The
average amount of time for each
respondent to complete the survey is
estimated at 25 minutes. This includes
any time needed to retrieve information.
Total Estimated Annual Burden
Hours: 444.6 hours.
Frequency of Collection: The survey
will be administered a single time.
Abstract: In this study, NHTSA will
be conducting a survey of a random
sample of licensed drivers in the State
of Idaho, stratified by age, gender and
number of speeding convictions, in
order to further explore typologies of
driver speeding types developed in our
recent Motivations for Speeding project
and our 2011 National Survey of
Speeding Attitudes and Behavior with a
focus on finding appropriate
countermeasures for various speeder
types. This project will collect
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
Information Collection Activities: Submission for the Office of
Management and Budget (OMB) Review; Request for Comment
AGENCY: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), DOT.
ACTION: Notice of the OMB review of information collection and
solicitation of public comment.
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SUMMARY: In compliance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44
U.S.C. chapter 35), this notice announces that the Information
Collection Request (ICR) abstracted below will be submitted to the
Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review. The ICR describes the
nature of the information collection and its expected burden. A Federal
Register Notice with a 60-day comment period soliciting public comments
on the following information collection was published on April 22, 2013
(Federal Register/Vol. 78, No. 77/pp. 23824-23825).
DATES: Submit comments to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) on
or before October 7, 2013.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Dr. Kathy Sifrit at the National
Highway Traffic Safety Administration, Office of Behavioral Safety
Research (NTI-132), W46-472, Department of Transportation, 1200 New
Jersey Avenue SE., Washington, DC 20590. Dr. Sifrit's phone number is
202-366-0868
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and her email address is kathy.sifrit@dot.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
OMB Control Number: 2127-New.
Title: Older Driver Compliance with Licensing Restrictions.
Form No.: NHTSA Form 1186.
Type of Review: Regular.
Respondents: Drivers age 70 and older who have responded to a
solicitation for participation in a study of licensing restrictions and
provided a phone number for contact.
Estimated Number of Respondents: A maximum of 240 respondents to a
solicitation who have provided a phone number to call.
Estimated Time Per Response: The average amount of time to respond
to the questions is estimated at 10 minutes for each telephone
conversation with a respondent.
Total Estimated Annual Burden Hours: 40 hours.
Frequency of Collection: The questions will be presented a single
time.
Abstract
Some States impose restrictions on drivers who have impairments
that may affect safety, for example, limiting a driver whose vision is
declining to daytime driving only. However, it is unclear whether
drivers comply with those restrictions. This study will explore this
issue by documenting driving habits of drivers with restrictions
imposed by the licensing authority, drivers with restrictions
recommended by a driving rehabilitation specialist but without State-
imposed restrictions, and a control group of unrestricted drivers of
similar age. The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA)
proposes to collect information from older adult licensed drivers about
their driver license status and driving habits. Drivers will volunteer
for the study by responding to a mailed or individually-delivered
solicitation. Researchers will ask drivers seven questions to determine
eligibility to participate in the study, then describe the proposed
study to respondents who qualify. Each driver who meets study inclusion
criteria will then be asked if he or she wishes to participate. If yes,
a project assistant will ask for a description of the car in order to
identify it and install a data collection system that will collect all
remaining data necessary for the study. In sum, the proposed questions
will allow research staff to ensure that prospective participants meet
study inclusion criteria and facilitate installing data collection
instruments in the participants' vehicles. Findings will provide
information about the extent to which drivers comply with license
restrictions and with certified driving rehabilitation specialist
recommendations, and whether such restrictions lead to reduced driving
exposure. NHTSA will provide the findings to States for their use in
developing restricted licensing practices aimed at reducing injuries
and loss of life on the highway.
ADDRESSES: Send comments regarding the burden estimate, including
suggestions for reducing the burden, to the Office of Information and
Regulatory Affairs, Office of Management and Budget, 725 17th Street
NW., Washington, DC 20503, Attention: Desk Officer for Department of
Transportation, National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, or by
email at oira_submission@omb.eop.gov, or fax: 202-395-5806.
Comments are Invited On: whether the proposed collection of
information is necessary for the proper performance of the functions of
the Department of Transportation, including whether the information
will have practical utility; the accuracy of the Department's estimate
of the burden of the proposed information collection; ways to enhance
the quality, utility and clarity of the information to be collected;
and ways to minimize the burden of the collection of information on
respondents, including the use of automated collection techniques or
other forms of information technology. A comment to OMB is most
effective if OMB receives it within 30 days of publication of this
notice.
Authority: 44 U.S.C. 3506(c)(2)(A).
Issued in Washington, DC on August 30, 2013.
Jeff Michael,
Associate Administrator, Research and Program Development.
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