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Seat belt assemblies installed as
original equipment in new motor
vehicles need not be required to be
labeled with position/model
information. This information is only
useful if the assembly is removed with
the intention of using the assembly as a
replacement in another vehicle; this is
not a common practice.
Part 567, ‘‘Certification,’’ requires
each manufacturer or distributor of
motor vehicles to furnish to the dealer,
or distributor of the vehicle, a
certification that the vehicle meets all
applicable FMVSS. This certification is
required by that provision to be in the
form of a label permanently affixed to
the vehicle. Under 49 U.S.C. 32504,
vehicle manufacturers are directed to
make a similar certification with regard
to bumper standards. To implement this
requirement, NHTSA issued 49 CFR
Part 567. The agency’s regulations
establish form and content requirements
for the certification labels.
Affected Public: Businesses.
Estimated Total Annual Burden:
74,091 hours
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.
Comments are invited on: Whether
the proposed collection of information
is necessary for the proper performance
of the functions of the Department,
including whether the information will
have practical utility; the accuracy of
the Departments 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.
ADDRESSES:
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Authority: 44 U.S.C. 350(c); delegation of
Authority at 49 CFR 1.50.
Claude H. Harris,
Acting Associate Administrator for
Rulemaking.
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
National Highway Traffic Safety
Administration
[Docket No. NHTSA–2014–0033]
Reports, Forms, and Recordkeeping
Requirements
National Highway Traffic
Safety Administration (NHTSA), U.S.
Department of Transportation (DOT).
ACTION: Notice and request for public
comments on a proposed collection of
information.
AGENCY:
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. NHTSA invites public
comments about our intention to request
OMB approval for a new collection of
information. The collection involves
eligibility, demographic, scheduling
preferences, and debriefing
questionnaires. The information will be
used to recruit participants for a
research study that focuses on driver
response with various automatic
transmission gear selector designs
during routine and emergency
simulated driving scenarios.
DATES: Written comments must be
received on or before July 28, 2014.
ADDRESS: You may submit comments
identified by the Docket No. NHTSA–
2014–0033 through one of the following
methods:
Federal eRulemaking Portal: Go to
https://www.regulations.gov. Follow the
instructions for submitting comments
on the electronic docket site by clicking
‘‘Help’’ or ‘‘FAQs.’’
Mail or Hand Delivery: Docket
Management Facility, M–30, U.S.
Department of Transportation, 1200
New Jersey Avenue SE., West Building
Ground Floor, Room W12–140,
Washington, DC 20590. Hand delivered
documents accepted 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: Each submission must
include the Agency name and the
Docket number for this proposed
collection of information. Note that all
comments received will be posted
without change to https://
www.regulations.gov, including any
personal information provided.
SUMMARY:
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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
https://www.dot.gov/privacy.html.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For
background documents, contact Lisa
Gavin, Office of Crash Avoidance
Standards (NVS–121), U.S. Department
of Transportation, National Highway
Traffic Safety Administration, West
Building, W43–432, 1200 New Jersey
Avenue SE., Washington, DC 20590. Ms.
Gavin can be reached at (202) 366–9291.
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. 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
request 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.
In compliance with these
requirements, NHTSA asks for public
comments on the following proposed
collection of information:
Title: Recruitment and Debriefing of
Human Subjects for Research Related to
Motor Vehicle Gear Selection Controls
Type of Request: New information
collection.
OMB Control Number: 2127-New.
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Form Number: N/A.
Requested Expiration Date of
Approval: Upon completion of the
study.
Abstract: The introduction of
electronically-controlled transmissions
has allowed much greater freedom in
the design of driver interfaces, with the
result that drivers are being confronted
with new and different types of gear
selector controls—joysticks, push
buttons, rotary knobs, etc. This
information collection is incidental to
the recruitment of participants for
human-factors studies designed to
measure the ability of drivers to adapt
to unfamiliar types of gear-selection
controls. There is no known published
usability research related to these new
types of driver interfaces.
The proposed studies will examine
driver response to non-traditional gear
selector configurations in routine and
emergency simulated driving scenarios,
noting driver confusion, distraction and
unintended consequences due to the
unconventional gear selector
configuration. The research method
consists of driving simulations to collect
objective and subjective data about six
different gear selector types.
Approximately 500 drivers will respond
to the request for participants. It is
estimated that of the 500 respondents,
360 will ultimately be recruited and
participate. The estimated burden hours
were calculated for the pre and post
experiment questionnaires and for
performing the driving tasks for the 500
respondents accordingly.
Participants will be tested
individually in a driving simulator
located at the Volpe National
Transportation Systems Center (Volpe
Center), which will conduct this
research under an Intra-Agency
Agreement (IAA) with NHTSA. The
information being collected consists of
that required for scheduling
appointments and for balancing the
subject sample across age groups,
gender, and previous driving experience
with various motor vehicle gear selector
configurations. The experimental data
will contain the demographic and pastexperience descriptors for each
participant, but no personally
identifiable information. During or after
the experimental sessions, participants
may be queried regarding their
perceptions and preferences about
various aspects of gear-selection
controls.
Description of the Need for the
Information and Proposed Use of the
Information: The collection of
information consists of: (1) An
eligibility questionnaire, (2) a
demographic questionnaire; (3)
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scheduling preferences; and (4) postexperiment questionnaires. The
information to be collected will be used
to:
• Eligibility questionnaire will be
used to obtain self-reported driving
history information. Individuals
interested in participating in the study
will be asked to provide information
about their driving history (e.g., years of
driving experience, daily driving usage,
familiarity with different types of gear
selectors). Individuals will be excluded
from participating in the experiment if
they do not have a valid driver license.
• Demographic questionnaire will be
used to obtain demographic information
to confirm that the study group includes
participants from various age groups
and both genders.
• Scheduling preferences will be used
to establish a convenient time for the
participants to visit the Volpe Center.
• Post-experiment questionnaire will
be used to gather information about
drivers’ beliefs and attitude towards
each gear selector configuration tested,
and to explore respondent knowledge of
how a motor vehicle will likely respond
when shifted to positions other than
Drive at highway speed. These
questionnaires will also be used to
assess perceived usability of the various
gear selector configurations in terms of
acceptance and satisfaction, as well as
willingness to have a particular gear
selector configuration in their vehicle.
Respondents: drivers with a valid
driver license.
Estimated Number of Respondents:
500.
Estimated Number of Respondents
Selected: 360.
Estimated Total Annual Burden: 595
hours (1 hour and 38 minutes per
selected respondent and 3 minutes per
respondent not selected.)
Public Comments Invited: You are
asked to comment on any aspect of this
information collection, including (a)
Whether the proposed collection of
information is necessary for the agency’s
performance of its functions; (b) the
accuracy of the estimated burden; (c)
ways for the agency to enhance the
quality, utility and clarity of the
information to be collected; and (d)
ways that the burden could be
minimized without reducing the quality
of the collected information. The agency
will summarize your comments and the
agency’s responses in the request for
OMB clearance of this information
collection.
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Authority: The Paperwork Reduction Act
of 1995, 44 U.S.C. chap. 35; 49 U.S.C. 30181–
83; under authority delegated in 49 CFR 1.95
Claude H. Harris,
Acting Associate Administrator for
Rulemaking.
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
National Highway Traffic Safety
Administration
Reports, Forms and Recordkeeping
Requirements; Agency Information
Collection Activity Under OMB Review
National Highway Traffic
Safety Administration (NHTSA),
Department Of Transportation.
ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:
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) abstract below
has been forwarded to the Office of
Management and Budget (OMB) for
review and comment. The ICR describes
the nature of the information collections
and their expected burden. The Federal
Register Notice with a 60-day comment
period was published on March 14,
2014 (79 FR 14593). The agency
received no comments.
DATES: Comments must be submitted on
or before June 26, 2014.
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.
Comments are invited on: Whether
the proposed collection of information
is necessary for the proper performance
of the functions of the Department,
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.
Comments to OMB are most effective if
OMB receives them within 30 days of
publication.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ms.
Deborah Mazyck at the National
Highway Traffic Safety Administration,
Office of International Policy, Fuel
Economy and Consumer Programs, 1200
SUMMARY:
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
[Docket No. NHTSA-2014-0033]
Reports, Forms, and Recordkeeping Requirements
AGENCY: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), U.S.
Department of Transportation (DOT).
ACTION: Notice and request for public comments 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. NHTSA invites
public comments about our intention to request OMB approval for a new
collection of information. The collection involves eligibility,
demographic, scheduling preferences, and debriefing questionnaires. The
information will be used to recruit participants for a research study
that focuses on driver response with various automatic transmission
gear selector designs during routine and emergency simulated driving
scenarios.
DATES: Written comments must be received on or before July 28, 2014.
ADDRESS: You may submit comments identified by the Docket No. NHTSA-
2014-0033 through one of the following methods:
Federal eRulemaking Portal: Go to https://www.regulations.gov.
Follow the instructions for submitting comments on the electronic
docket site by clicking ``Help'' or ``FAQs.''
Mail or Hand Delivery: Docket Management Facility, M-30, U.S.
Department of Transportation, 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE., West Building
Ground Floor, Room W12-140, Washington, DC 20590. Hand delivered
documents accepted 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: Each submission must include the Agency name and the
Docket number for this proposed collection of information. Note that
all comments received will be posted without change to https://www.regulations.gov, including any personal information provided.
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 https://www.dot.gov/privacy.html.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For background documents, contact Lisa
Gavin, Office of Crash Avoidance Standards (NVS-121), U.S. Department
of Transportation, National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, West
Building, W43-432, 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE., Washington, DC 20590.
Ms. Gavin can be reached at (202) 366-9291.
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. 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 request 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.
In compliance with these requirements, NHTSA asks for public
comments on the following proposed collection of information:
Title: Recruitment and Debriefing of Human Subjects for Research
Related to Motor Vehicle Gear Selection Controls
Type of Request: New information collection.
OMB Control Number: 2127-New.
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Form Number: N/A.
Requested Expiration Date of Approval: Upon completion of the
study.
Abstract: The introduction of electronically-controlled
transmissions has allowed much greater freedom in the design of driver
interfaces, with the result that drivers are being confronted with new
and different types of gear selector controls--joysticks, push buttons,
rotary knobs, etc. This information collection is incidental to the
recruitment of participants for human-factors studies designed to
measure the ability of drivers to adapt to unfamiliar types of gear-
selection controls. There is no known published usability research
related to these new types of driver interfaces.
The proposed studies will examine driver response to non-
traditional gear selector configurations in routine and emergency
simulated driving scenarios, noting driver confusion, distraction and
unintended consequences due to the unconventional gear selector
configuration. The research method consists of driving simulations to
collect objective and subjective data about six different gear selector
types. Approximately 500 drivers will respond to the request for
participants. It is estimated that of the 500 respondents, 360 will
ultimately be recruited and participate. The estimated burden hours
were calculated for the pre and post experiment questionnaires and for
performing the driving tasks for the 500 respondents accordingly.
Participants will be tested individually in a driving simulator
located at the Volpe National Transportation Systems Center (Volpe
Center), which will conduct this research under an Intra-Agency
Agreement (IAA) with NHTSA. The information being collected consists of
that required for scheduling appointments and for balancing the subject
sample across age groups, gender, and previous driving experience with
various motor vehicle gear selector configurations. The experimental
data will contain the demographic and past-experience descriptors for
each participant, but no personally identifiable information. During or
after the experimental sessions, participants may be queried regarding
their perceptions and preferences about various aspects of gear-
selection controls.
Description of the Need for the Information and Proposed Use of the
Information: The collection of information consists of: (1) An
eligibility questionnaire, (2) a demographic questionnaire; (3)
scheduling preferences; and (4) post-experiment questionnaires. The
information to be collected will be used to:
Eligibility questionnaire will be used to obtain self-
reported driving history information. Individuals interested in
participating in the study will be asked to provide information about
their driving history (e.g., years of driving experience, daily driving
usage, familiarity with different types of gear selectors). Individuals
will be excluded from participating in the experiment if they do not
have a valid driver license.
Demographic questionnaire will be used to obtain
demographic information to confirm that the study group includes
participants from various age groups and both genders.
Scheduling preferences will be used to establish a
convenient time for the participants to visit the Volpe Center.
Post-experiment questionnaire will be used to gather
information about drivers' beliefs and attitude towards each gear
selector configuration tested, and to explore respondent knowledge of
how a motor vehicle will likely respond when shifted to positions other
than Drive at highway speed. These questionnaires will also be used to
assess perceived usability of the various gear selector configurations
in terms of acceptance and satisfaction, as well as willingness to have
a particular gear selector configuration in their vehicle.
Respondents: drivers with a valid driver license.
Estimated Number of Respondents: 500.
Estimated Number of Respondents Selected: 360.
Estimated Total Annual Burden: 595 hours (1 hour and 38 minutes per
selected respondent and 3 minutes per respondent not selected.)
Public Comments Invited: You are asked to comment on any aspect of
this information collection, including (a) Whether the proposed
collection of information is necessary for the agency's performance of
its functions; (b) the accuracy of the estimated burden; (c) ways for
the agency to enhance the quality, utility and clarity of the
information to be collected; and (d) ways that the burden could be
minimized without reducing the quality of the collected information.
The agency will summarize your comments and the agency's responses in
the request for OMB clearance of this information collection.
Authority: The Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, 44 U.S.C. chap.
35; 49 U.S.C. 30181-83; under authority delegated in 49 CFR 1.95
Claude H. Harris,
Acting Associate Administrator for Rulemaking.
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