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economic losses resulting from motor
vehicle crashes on the Nation’s
highways. As part of this statutory
mandate, NHTSA is authorized to
conduct research as a foundation for the
development of motor vehicle standards
and traffic safety programs.
Driver distraction contributes to
crash-related fatalities and injuries,
particularly among younger drivers,
with 13% of drivers in fatal distractionaffected crashes under age 20. Overall,
9% of fatal crashes in the United States
in 2010 involved driver distraction, and
13% of the drivers in these fatal crashes
were reported to have been using a cell
phone at the time of the crash (National
Center for Statistics and Analysis, 2012).
In support of its mission, NHTSA
proposes to conduct a series of
telephone surveys that will examine the
extent to which drivers are distracted by
various activities; demographic and
typological descriptions of drivers prone
to distractions; the extent and frequency
of using cell phones and texting while
driving; attitudes and perceptions about
distracted driving; knowledge of and
attitudes toward measures to deter
distracted driving; perceptions about the
danger of distracted driving; exposure to
the consequences of distracted driving;
willingness to intervene when someone
is distracted while driving; and changes
and trends in distracted driving
behavior and attitudes. The increase in
cell phone ownership and usage
combined with the widespread
availability of many other devices that
can easily divert drivers’ attention from
the task of driving an automobile have
made information on drivers’ behaviors
and attitudes toward distracted driving
important to the safety of America’s
roadways. An essential part of this effort
is to compare behavior and attitude
trends to determine the effects of efforts
to reduce distracted driving and to
identify areas where efforts should be
targeted and where new strategies may
be needed. Up-to-date information is
essential to plot the direction of future
activities aimed at reducing driver
distraction and achieving reductions in
crash injuries and fatalities in the
coming years.
As part of its collection of information
used to develop and implement
effective countermeasures to improve
highway traffic safety, NHTSA
conducted its first NSDDAB in 2010. As
in previous years, NHTSA proposes to
make a small number of revisions to the
survey instrument to address new
information needs. This will include
adding a small number of drowsy
driving questions. If approved, the
proposed survey would assist NHTSA
in identifying distracted driving
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behaviors and attitudes and in
formulating programs and
recommendations. The results of the
proposed survey would be used to: (a)
identify commonalities among
distracted drivers so that current
programs can be targeted to achieve the
greatest benefit; (b) develop new
programs and initiatives aimed at
reducing distracted driving; and (c)
provide informational support to States
in their traffic safety efforts to reduce
distracted driving.
Description of the Likely Respondents
(Including Estimated Number, and
Proposed Frequency of Response to the
Collection of Information)—This
proposed effort would involve cognitive
testing of the questionnaires (if
significant changes are made to the
questionnaire), and telephone survey
administration. The cognitive testing
would consist of one-on-one cognitive
interviews with each of nine persons
selected from the general public for the
questionnaire, for a total of 9 cognitive
interviews. All would be drivers 18 and
older. For the national telephone
survey, the 20 minute survey will be
administered biennially to 6,000
randomly selected members of the
general public age 16 and older who
drive, including those in landline
telephone households as well as those
who primarily or exclusive use a
cellular phone. For interviews
conducted with persons using landline
phones, no more than one respondent
per household would be selected. For
interviews conducted with persons on
cell phones, a single user of the cell
phone would be selected. Each sample
member would complete just one
interview. Businesses are ineligible for
the sample and would not be
interviewed. The respondent sample
would be selected from all 50 States
plus the District of Columbia.
Estimate of the Total Annual
Reporting and Record Keeping Burden
Resulting from the Collection of
Information—NHTSA estimates that the
respondents participating in the
cognitive interviewing would average
11⁄2 hours to carry out that activity, for
a total of 13.5 hours for the 9 cognitive
interviews. The 6,000 survey interviews,
with an average duration of 20 minutes,
would produce a burden of 2,000 hours.
The maximum annual reporting burden
for the NSDDAB would be 13.5 hours
for the cognitive testing and 2,000 hours
for the telephone survey for a grand
total of 2,027 hours. Interviewing for
each round of the questionnaire would
occur during a single calendar year with
the survey conducted biennially. Thus,
the annual reporting burden would be
2,027 hours × 2 collection periods for a
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total of 4,054 hours. The respondents
would not incur any reporting cost from
the information collection. The
respondents also would not incur any
record keeping burden or record
keeping cost from the information
collection.
Authority: 44 U.S.C. 3506(c)(2)(A).
Issued on: August 30, 2013.
Jeff Michael,
Associate Administrator, Research and
Program Development.
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Saint Lawrence Seaway Development
Corporation
Advisory Board; Notice of Meeting
Pursuant to Section 10(a)(2) of the
Federal Advisory Committee Act (Pub.
L. 92–463; 5 U.S.C. App. I), notice is
hereby given of a meeting of the
Advisory Board of the Saint Lawrence
Seaway Development Corporation
(SLSDC), to be held from 10:00 a.m. to
12:00 p.m. (EDT) on Wednesday,
October 23, 2013 via conference call at
the SLSDC’s Policy Headquarters, 55 M
Street SE., Suite 930, Washington, DC
20003. The agenda for this meeting will
be as follows: Opening Remarks;
Consideration of Minutes of Past
Meeting; Quarterly Report; Old and New
Business; Closing Discussion;
Adjournment.
Attendance at the meeting is open to
the interested public but limited to the
space available. With the approval of
the Administrator, members of the
public may present oral statements at
the meeting. Persons wishing further
information should contact, not later
than Friday, October 18, 2013, Anita K.
Blackman, Senior Advisor to the
Administrator, Saint Lawrence Seaway
Development Corporation, Suite W32–
300, 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE.,
Washington, DC 20590; 202–366–0091.
Any member of the public may
present a written statement to the
Advisory Board at any time.
Issued at Washington, DC, on August 29,
2013.
Betty Sutton,
Administrator.
[FR Doc. 2013–21596 Filed 9–4–13; 8:45 am]
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Saint Lawrence Seaway Development Corporation
Advisory Board; Notice of Meeting
Pursuant to Section 10(a)(2) of the Federal Advisory Committee Act
(Pub. L. 92-463; 5 U.S.C. App. I), notice is hereby given of a meeting
of the Advisory Board of the Saint Lawrence Seaway Development
Corporation (SLSDC), to be held from 10:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. (EDT) on
Wednesday, October 23, 2013 via conference call at the SLSDC's Policy
Headquarters, 55 M Street SE., Suite 930, Washington, DC 20003. The
agenda for this meeting will be as follows: Opening Remarks;
Consideration of Minutes of Past Meeting; Quarterly Report; Old and New
Business; Closing Discussion; Adjournment.
Attendance at the meeting is open to the interested public but
limited to the space available. With the approval of the Administrator,
members of the public may present oral statements at the meeting.
Persons wishing further information should contact, not later than
Friday, October 18, 2013, Anita K. Blackman, Senior Advisor to the
Administrator, Saint Lawrence Seaway Development Corporation, Suite
W32-300, 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE., Washington, DC 20590; 202-366-
0091.
Any member of the public may present a written statement to the
Advisory Board at any time.
Issued at Washington, DC, on August 29, 2013.
Betty Sutton,
Administrator.
[FR Doc. 2013-21596 Filed 9-4-13; 8:45 am]
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