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Responsibility and Reports, and
subsequently petitioned NHTSA on
December 14, 2018, for an exemption
from the notification and remedy
requirement of 49 U.S.C. Chapter 301 on
the basis that this noncompliance is
inconsequential as it relates to motor
vehicle safety, pursuant to 49 U.S.C.
30118(d) and 30120(h) and 49 CFR part
556, Exemption for Inconsequential
Defect or Noncompliance.
This notice of receipt of Pirelli’s
petition is published under 49 U.S.C.
30118 and 30120 and does not represent
any agency decision or other exercise of
judgment concerning the merits of the
petition.
II. Equipment Involved:
Approximately 28 Pirelli P Zero
replacement tires, size 265/45R21
104W, manufactured between July 10,
2018, and August 08, 2018, are
potentially involved.
III. Noncompliance: Pirelli explains
that the noncompliance is due to a mold
error, and that as a result, the number
of tread plies indicated on the sidewall
of the subject tires does not match the
actual number of plies in the tire
construction as required by paragraphs
S5.5(e) and (f) of FMVSS No. 139.
Specifically, the tires were marked
‘‘Tread: 2 Polyester 2 Steel 1 Polyamide;
Sidewall: 1 Polyamide’’ when they
should have been marked ‘‘Tread: 2
Polyester 2 Steel 1 Polyamide; Sidewall:
2 Polyester.’’
IV. Rule Requirements: Paragraphs
S5.5(e) and (f) of FMVSS No. 139
provide the requirements relevant to
this petition. Each tire must be marked
on each sidewall with the information
specified in paragraphs S5.5(a) through
(d) and on one sidewall with the
information specified in S5.5(e) through
(i) according to the phase-in schedule
specified in paragraph S7 of FMVSS No.
139. Specifically, each tire should be
marked with the generic name of each
cord material used in the plies (both
sidewall and tread area) of the tire and
the actual number of plies in the
sidewall, and the actual number of plies
in the tread area, if different.
V. Summary of Petition: Pirelli
described the subject noncompliance
and stated its belief that the
noncompliance is inconsequential as it
relates to motor vehicle safety.
In support of its petition, Pirelli
submitted the following reasoning:
1. The subject tires comply with the
performance requirements and all other
marking requirements of FMVSS No.
139.
2. The tire construction information
for the subject tires have been corrected
in Pirelli’s centralized R&D system that
creates the drawings used in
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manufacturing the tire molds. Pirelli is
in the process of correcting the subject
molds before they are used for future
production.
3. Pirelli cited the agency as saying
that it ‘‘believes that one measure of
inconsequentiality to motor vehicle
safety, in this case, is that there is no
effect of the noncompliance on the
operational safety of vehicles on which
these tires are mounted. The safety of
people working in the tire retread,
repair, and recycling industries must
also be considered and is a measure of
inconsequentiality.’’ See 83 FR 36668
(July 30, 2018) (Grant of petition for
determination of inconsequential
noncompliance for Continental tires, for
tire marked with the incorrect number
of tread plies).
4. Pirelli stated that the subject Pirelli
tires were manufactured as designed
and meet or exceed all applicable
FMVSS No. 139 performance standards.
Furthermore, all of the sidewall
markings related to tire service (load
capacity, corresponding inflation
pressure, etc.) are correct and the tires
correctly show that they contain tread
plies. Pirelli does not believe the
mislabeling of these tires presents a
safety concern for consumers or for the
retreading and recycling personnel.
5. Pirelli says that NHTSA has granted
similar petitions involving tires
manufactured by Cooper Tire and
Goodyear (Dunlop). See 74 FR 10804
(March 12, 2009), grant of petition
submitted by Goodyear where tires were
marked ‘‘Tread 3 Polyester + 2 Steel,’’
whereas the correct marking should
have been ‘‘Tread 2 Polyester + 2 Steel
+ 2 Polyamide;.’’ See 82 FR 17075 (April
7, 2017) grant of petition submitted by
Cooper Tire & Rubber Company where
tires were marked ‘‘TREAD 1 PLY
NYLON + 2 PLY STEEL + 2 PLY
POLYESTER,’’ whereas the correct
marking should have been ‘‘TREAD 1
PLY NYLON + 2 PLY STEEL + 1 PLY
POLYESTER.’’ See 83 FR 13002 (March
26, 2018), grant of petition submitted by
Sumitomo Rubber Industries Ltd. where
tires were marked ‘‘TREAD 5 PLIES
STEEL’’ whereas the correct marking
should have been ‘‘TREAD 4 PLIES
STEEL.’’
6. Pirelli is not aware of any warranty
claims, field reports, customer
complaints, legal claims, or any
incidents or injuries related to the
subject condition.
Pirelli expressed the belief that the
subject noncompliance is
inconsequential as it relates to motor
vehicle safety, and that its petition to be
exempted from providing notification of
the noncompliance, as required by 49
U.S.C. 30118, and a remedy for the
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noncompliance, as required by 49
U.S.C. 30120, should be granted.
NHTSA notes that the statutory
provisions (49 U.S.C. 30118(d) and
30120(h)) that permit manufacturers to
file petitions for a determination of
inconsequentiality allow NHTSA to
exempt manufacturers only from the
duties found in sections 30118 and
30120, respectively, to notify owners,
purchasers, and dealers of a defect or
noncompliance and to remedy the
defect or noncompliance. Therefore, any
decision on this petition only applies to
the subject equipment that Pirelli no
longer controlled at the time it
determined that the noncompliance
existed. However, any decision on this
petition does not relieve equipment
distributors and dealers of the
prohibitions on the sale, offer for sale,
or introduction or delivery for
introduction into interstate commerce of
the noncompliant equipment under
their control after Pirelli notified them
that the subject noncompliance existed.
Authority: (49 U.S.C. 30118, 30120:
delegations of authority at 49 CFR 1.95 and
501.8)
Otto G. Matheke III,
Director, Office of Vehicle Safety Compliance.
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BILLING CODE 4910–59–P
DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
National Highway Traffic Safety
Administration
[Docket No. NHTSA–2019–0082]
Agency Information Collection
Activities; Notice and Request for
Comment; Drivers’ Use of CameraBased Rear Visibility Systems Versus
Traditional Mirrors
National Highway Traffic
Safety Administration (NHTSA),
Department of Transportation (DOT).
ACTION: Notice and request for
comments on a proposed collection of
information.
AGENCY:
The National Highway Traffic
Safety Administration (NHTSA)
announces our intention to request the
Office of Management and Budget’s
(OMB) approval of a proposed
collection of certain information by the
Agency. Before a Federal agency can
collect certain information from the
public, it must receive approval from
OMB. Procedures established under the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (the
PRA) require Federal agencies to
publish a notice in the Federal Register
concerning each proposed collection of
SUMMARY:
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information and to allow 60 days for
public comment in response to the
notice. The proposed collection of
information supports research
addressing safety-related aspects of
drivers’ use of camera-based rear
visibility systems intended to serve as a
replacement for traditional outside
rearview mirrors.
DATES: Comments must be received on
or before October 28, 2019.
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments
identified by the docket number in the
heading of this document or by any 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
on ‘‘Help’’ or ‘‘FAQ’’.
• Mail: 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 Delivery: U.S Department of
Transportation, 1200 New Jersey
Avenue SE, West Building, Ground
Floor, Room W12–140, Washington, DC
20590 between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m.
Eastern Time, Monday through Friday,
except Federal Holidays.
• Fax: 202–493–2251.
Instructions: Each submission must
include the Agency name and the
Docket number for this Notice. Note that
all comments received will be posted
without change to www.regulations.gov,
including any personal information
provided. Please see the Privacy
heading below.
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 .
Docket: For access to the docket to
read comments received, go to https://
www.regulations.gov, or the street
address listed above. Follow the online
instructions for accessing the dockets.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Elizabeth Mazzae, Applied Crash
Avoidance Research Division, Vehicle
Research and Test Center, NHTSA,
10820 State Route 347—Bldg. 60, East
Liberty, Ohio 43319; Telephone (937)
666–4511; Facsimile: (937) 666–3590;
email address: elizabeth.mazzae@
dot.gov.
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Under the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44
U.S.C. 3501–3520), before an agency
submits a proposed collection of
information to OMB for approval, it
must first 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 regulation (at
5 CFR 1320.8(d)), an agency must ask
for 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: Drivers’ Use of Camera-Based
Rear Visibility Systems Versus
Traditional Mirrors.
Type of Request: New collection.
Type of Review Requested: Regular.
OMB Clearance Number: New
Collection.
Form Number: None.
Requested Expiration Date of
Approval: Three years from date of
approval.
Summary of the Collection of
Information:
NHTSA proposes to perform research
involving the collection of information
from the public as part of a multi-year
effort to learn about drivers’ use of
camera-based systems designed to
replace traditional outside rearview
mirrors. Initial research will focus on
light vehicles and be followed by
research examining camera-based
visibility systems on heavy trucks.
For the light vehicle research, all
camera-based visibility systems to be
tested will be foreign production or
prototype systems fitted onto U.S. or
European specification vehicles. At least
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two test vehicles will be equipped with
both camera and mirror technologies,
while the other test vehicles will be
equipped with camera-based visibility
systems and no outside mirrors.
Systems to be tested with heavy trucks
have yet to be finalized.
Research participants will be
members of the public who are licensed
car drivers and/or truck drivers.
Participants will drive a test vehicle
equipped with a camera-based system in
place of outside rearview mirrors, an
original equipment outside rearview
mirror system, or a combination of both.
The research will involve track-based
and on-road, semi-naturalistic driving in
which participants will drive vehicles
in multi-lane traffic scenarios while
using the outside rearview mirrors or
alternative system during lane changes
and other typical driving situations. A
portion of testing will take place in dark
(i.e., nighttime or early morning) driving
conditions to permit examination of
system performance and drivers’ use of
systems in those conditions. Vehicles
will be fitted with instrumentation for
recording driver eye glance behavior, as
well as vehicle speed, position, steering
angle, and turn signal status. Separate,
but similar data collections will be
conducted for passenger cars and heavy
trucks. Questions will be asked during
the course of the research to assess
individuals’ suitability for study
participation, to obtain feedback
regarding participants’ use of the
camera-based rear visibility systems,
and to gauge individuals’ level of
comfort with and confidence in the
technologies’ performance and safety.
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.
As new vehicle technologies are
developed, it is prudent to ensure that
they do not create any unintended
decrease in safety. The safety of passive
visibility-related technologies depends
on both the performance of the systems
and on drivers’ ability to effectively and
comfortably use the systems. This work
seeks to examine and compare drivers’
eye glance behavior and aspects of
driving behavior and lane change
maneuver execution for traditional
mirrors and camera-based systems
intended to replace outside rearview
mirrors.
The collection of information will
consist of: (1) Question Set 1, Driving
Research Study Interest Response Form,
(2) Question Set 2, Screening Questions,
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(3) passive observation of driving
behavior, and (4) Question Set 3, PostDrive Questionnaire.
The information to be collected will
be used for the following purposes:
• Question Set 1, Driving Research
Study Interest Response Form will be
used to determine individuals’
willingness to participate in the study
and whether an individual qualifies for
participation in this study based on
certain information. For example,
participants must:
Æ Be at least 25 years of age
Æ For drivers of passenger cars: Hold
a valid U.S. or Canadian driver’s license
Æ For drivers of heavy trucks: Hold a
valid U.S. commercial driver’s license
Æ Drive at least 11,000 miles annually
Æ Provide their contact information
for the purposes of coordinating
participation.
• Question Set 2, Screening Questions
will be primarily used to ensure that
participants meet certain minimum
health qualifications, are free of recent
criminal convictions, and have
drive at least 11,000 miles annually, are
in good health, and do not require
assistive devices to safely operate a
vehicle and drive continuously for a
period of 3 hours.
Estimated Number of Respondents:
Information will be collected in an
incremental fashion to permit the
determination of which individuals
have the necessary characteristics for
study participation. All interested
candidates will complete Question Set
1, Driving Research Study Interest
Response Form. A subset of individuals
meeting the criteria for Question Set 1
will be asked to complete Question Set
2, Screening Questions. From the
individuals found to meet the criteria
for both Questions Sets 1 and 2, a subset
will be chosen with the goal of
achieving a sample providing a balance
of age and sex to be scheduled for study
participation. A summary of the
estimated numbers of individuals that
will complete the noted question sets is
provided in the following table.
reasonable availability to participate in
the study. The objective of the health
screening questions is to identify
candidate participants whose physical
and health conditions may be deemed
‘‘average’’ and are compatible with
being able to drive continuously for up
to 3 hours a vehicle equipped with only
original equipment components.
• Question Set 3, Post-Drive
Questionnaire will be used to get
information about the participants’
experiences during the experimental
drive, including their degree of comfort
in using the camera-based system. There
will be different versions of the
questionnaire for light vehicle and truck
drivers, but both will be designed to
require not more than 15 minutes to
complete all questions. Participants will
complete the Question Set 3 post-drive
questionnaire one time for mirrors and
one time for the camera-based rear
visibility system.
Affected Public (Respondents):
Research participants will be licensed
drivers aged 25 years or greater who
ESTIMATED NUMBER OF RESPONDENTS
Questions
Total N
Question Set 1, Driving Research Study Interest Response Form ....................................................................................................
Question Set 2, Screening Questions .................................................................................................................................................
Question Set 3, Post-Drive Questionnaire ..........................................................................................................................................
Estimated Time per Response:
Completion of Question Set 1, Driving
Research Study Interest Response Form
is estimated to take approximately 5
minutes and completion is estimated to
take approximately 7 minutes for
Question Set 2, Screening Questions.
Completion of Question Set 3, PostDrive Questionnaire is estimated to take
15 minutes per participant and each
participant will compete the
questionnaire two times. The estimated
annual time and cost burdens are
summarized in the table below. The
number of respondents and time to
complete each question set are
estimated as shown in the table. The
time per question set is calculated by
750
300
160
multiplying the number of respondents
by the time per respondent and then
converting from minutes to hours. The
hour value for each question set is
multiplied by the latest average hour
earning estimate from the Bureau of
Labor Statistics to obtain an estimated
burden cost per question set.1
ESTIMATED TIME PER RESPONSE AND TOTAL TIME
Question Set
Topic
1 ......................
Driving Research Study Interest Response Form.
Screening Questions ..............................
Post-Drive Questionnaire, Passenger
Vehicle.
Post-Drive Questionnaire, Heavy Truck
Time per
response
(minutes)
Total time
(minutes)
Total time
(hours)
Total cost
750
5
3,750
62.5
$2,466.12
300
80
7
30
2,100
2,400
35.0
40.0
1,381.03
1,578.32
80
30
2,400
40.0
1,578.32
Total Estimated Burden ............................................................................
........................
........................
177.5
7,003.78
2 ......................
3a ....................
3b ....................
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Participants
Total Estimated Annual Burden:
177.5 hours.
Frequency of Collection: The data
collection described will be performed
once to obtain the target number of valid
test participants.
Authority: The Paperwork Reduction Act
of 1995; 44 U.S.C. Chapter 35, as amended;
and 49 CFR 1.95.
1 Bureau of Labor Statistics Feb. 2019 Average
Hourly Earnings data for ‘‘Total Private,’’ $27.66
(Accessed 3/8/2019 at https://www.bls.gov/
news.release/empsit.t19.htm.) The Bureau of Labor
Statistics estimates that for private industry
workers, wages represent 70.1% of total
compensation. Employer Costs for Employee
Compensation-March 2019, (Assessed 7/31/2019 at
https://www.bls.gov/news.release/pdf/ecec.pdf).
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Issued in Washington, DC.
Tim J. Johnson,
Acting Associate Administrator for Vehicle
Safety Research.
[FR Doc. 2019–18487 Filed 8–27–19; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 4910–59–P
DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY
Agency Information Collection
Activities; Submission for OMB
Review; Comment Request; Multiple
IRS Information Collection Requests
Departmental Offices, U.S.
Department of the Treasury.
ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:
The Department of the
Treasury will submit the following
information collection requests to the
Office of Management and Budget
(OMB) for review and clearance in
accordance with the Paperwork
Reduction Act of 1995, on or after the
date of publication of this notice. The
public is invited to submit comments on
these requests.
DATES: Comments should be received on
or before September 27, 2019 to be
assured of consideration.
ADDRESSES: Send comments regarding
the burden estimate, or any other aspect
of the information collection, including
suggestions for reducing the burden, to
(1) Office of Information and Regulatory
Affairs, Office of Management and
Budget, Attention: Desk Officer for
Treasury, New Executive Office
Building, Room 10235, Washington, DC
20503, or email at OIRA_Submission@
OMB.EOP.gov and (2) Treasury PRA
Clearance Officer, 1750 Pennsylvania
Ave. NW, Suite 8142, Washington, DC
20220, or email at PRA@treasury.gov.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Copies of the submissions may be
obtained from Jennifer Quintana by
emailing PRA@treasury.gov, calling
(202) 622–0489, or viewing the entire
information collection request at
www.reginfo.gov.
SUMMARY:
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
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Internal Revenue Service (IRS)
Title: Application of Tentative
Refund.
OMB Control Number: 1545–0098.
Type of Review: Extension without
change of a currently approved
collection.
Description: Section 6411 of the
Internal Revenue Code allows taxpayers
to file an application for tentative
refund for the carryback of a net
operating loss, net capital loss, unused
general business credit, or a claim of
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right adjustment under section 1341(b).
Income Tax Regulations Section 1.6411–
1(b) requires Form 1045 in the case of
taxpayers other than corporations. This
form provides a line-by-line
computation of the tax liability after
application of the carryback and
contains the information asked for in
the Code and Regulations.
Form: 1045.
Affected Public: Individuals and
households.
Estimated Number of Respondents:
65,220.
Frequency of Response: On occasion.
Estimated Total Number of Annual
Responses: 17,503.
Estimated Time per Response: 30.5
hours.
Estimated Total Annual Burden
Hours: 534,192.
Title: Form 4461 Series: Applications
for Approval of 401(a) and 501(a) Plans.
OMB Control Number: 1545–0169.
Type of Review: Revision of a
currently approved collection.
Description: The IRS uses these forms
to determine from the information
submitted whether the applicant plan
qualifies under section 401(a) of the
Internal Revenue Code for plan
approval. The application is also used to
determine if the related trust qualifies
for tax exempt status under Code
section 501(a).
Form: 4461, 4461–A, 4461–B.
Affected Public: Businesses or other
for-profits.
Estimated Number of Respondents:
3,300.
Frequency of Response: On occasion.
Estimated Total Number of Annual
Responses: 3,300.
Estimated Time per Response: 10.86
hours.
Estimated Total Annual Burden
Hours: 35,846.
Title: Statement of Payments
Received.
OMB Control Number: 1545–0364.
Type of Review: Extension without
change of a currently approved
collection.
Description: Form 4669, Statement of
Payments Received, is used by payors in
specific situations to request relief from
payment of certain required taxes. A
payor who fails to withhold certain
required taxes from a payee may be
entitled to relief, under sections
3402(d), 3102(f)(3), 1463 or Regulations
section 1.1474–4. To apply for relief, a
payor must show that the payee
reported the payments and paid the
corresponding tax. To secure relief as
described above, a payor must obtain a
separate, completed Form 4669 from
each payee for each year relief is
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requested. The data is used to verify that
the income tax on the wages was paid
in full. The collection of data affects
business, individuals, and households.
Form: 4669.
Affected Public: Businesses or other
for-profits.
Estimated Number of Respondents:
85,000.
Frequency of Response: On occasion.
Estimated Total Number of Annual
Responses: 85,000.
Estimated Time per Response: 15
minutes.
Estimated Total Annual Burden
Hours: 21,250.
Title: Application for Approval of
Prototype or Employer Sponsored
Individual Retirement Arrangement
(IRA).
OMB Control Number: 1545–0390.
Type of Review: Extension without
change of a currently approved
collection.
Description: This application is used
by employers who want to establish an
individual retirement account trust to be
used by their employees. The
application is also used by persons who
want to establish approved prototype
individual retirement accounts or
annuities. The data collected is used to
determine if plans may be approved.
Form: 5306.
Affected Public: Businesses or other
for-profits.
Estimated Number of Respondents:
600.
Frequency of Response: On occasion.
Estimated Total Number of Annual
Responses: 600.
Estimated Time per Response: 13.75
hours.
Estimated Total Annual Burden
Hours: 8,244.
Title: Gains and Losses from Section
1256 Contracts and Straddles.
OMB Control Number: 1545–0644.
Type of Review: Revision of a
currently approved collection.
Description: Form 6781 is used by
taxpayers to compute their gains and
losses from Section 1256 contracts and
straddles and their special tax
treatment. The data is used to verify that
the tax reported accurately reflects any
such gains and losses.
Form: 6781.
Affected Public: Businesses or other
for-profits.
Estimated Number of Respondents:
5,684.
Frequency of Response: Annually.
Estimated Total Number of Annual
Responses: 5,684.
Estimated Time per Response: 13.95
hours.
Estimated Total Annual Burden
Hours: 79,292.
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
[Docket No. NHTSA-2019-0082]
Agency Information Collection Activities; Notice and Request for
Comment; Drivers' Use of Camera-Based Rear Visibility Systems Versus
Traditional Mirrors
AGENCY: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA),
Department of Transportation (DOT).
ACTION: Notice and request for comments on a proposed collection of
information.
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SUMMARY: The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA)
announces our intention to request the Office of Management and
Budget's (OMB) approval of a proposed collection of certain information
by the Agency. Before a Federal agency can collect certain information
from the public, it must receive approval from OMB. Procedures
established under the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (the PRA) require
Federal agencies to publish a notice in the Federal Register concerning
each proposed collection of
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information and to allow 60 days for public comment in response to the
notice. The proposed collection of information supports research
addressing safety-related aspects of drivers' use of camera-based rear
visibility systems intended to serve as a replacement for traditional
outside rearview mirrors.
DATES: Comments must be received on or before October 28, 2019.
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments identified by the docket number in
the heading of this document or by any of the following methods:
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FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Elizabeth Mazzae, Applied Crash
Avoidance Research Division, Vehicle Research and Test Center, NHTSA,
10820 State Route 347--Bldg. 60, East Liberty, Ohio 43319; Telephone
(937) 666-4511; Facsimile: (937) 666-3590; email address:
[email protected].
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Under the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995
(44 U.S.C. 3501-3520), before an agency submits a proposed collection
of information to OMB for approval, it must first 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 regulation (at 5 CFR 1320.8(d)), an agency must ask for 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: Drivers' Use of Camera-Based Rear Visibility Systems Versus
Traditional Mirrors.
Type of Request: New collection.
Type of Review Requested: Regular.
OMB Clearance Number: New Collection.
Form Number: None.
Requested Expiration Date of Approval: Three years from date of
approval.
Summary of the Collection of Information:
NHTSA proposes to perform research involving the collection of
information from the public as part of a multi-year effort to learn
about drivers' use of camera-based systems designed to replace
traditional outside rearview mirrors. Initial research will focus on
light vehicles and be followed by research examining camera-based
visibility systems on heavy trucks.
For the light vehicle research, all camera-based visibility systems
to be tested will be foreign production or prototype systems fitted
onto U.S. or European specification vehicles. At least two test
vehicles will be equipped with both camera and mirror technologies,
while the other test vehicles will be equipped with camera-based
visibility systems and no outside mirrors. Systems to be tested with
heavy trucks have yet to be finalized.
Research participants will be members of the public who are
licensed car drivers and/or truck drivers. Participants will drive a
test vehicle equipped with a camera-based system in place of outside
rearview mirrors, an original equipment outside rearview mirror system,
or a combination of both. The research will involve track-based and on-
road, semi-naturalistic driving in which participants will drive
vehicles in multi-lane traffic scenarios while using the outside
rearview mirrors or alternative system during lane changes and other
typical driving situations. A portion of testing will take place in
dark (i.e., nighttime or early morning) driving conditions to permit
examination of system performance and drivers' use of systems in those
conditions. Vehicles will be fitted with instrumentation for recording
driver eye glance behavior, as well as vehicle speed, position,
steering angle, and turn signal status. Separate, but similar data
collections will be conducted for passenger cars and heavy trucks.
Questions will be asked during the course of the research to assess
individuals' suitability for study participation, to obtain feedback
regarding participants' use of the camera-based rear visibility
systems, and to gauge individuals' level of comfort with and confidence
in the technologies' performance and safety.
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. As new
vehicle technologies are developed, it is prudent to ensure that they
do not create any unintended decrease in safety. The safety of passive
visibility-related technologies depends on both the performance of the
systems and on drivers' ability to effectively and comfortably use the
systems. This work seeks to examine and compare drivers' eye glance
behavior and aspects of driving behavior and lane change maneuver
execution for traditional mirrors and camera-based systems intended to
replace outside rearview mirrors.
The collection of information will consist of: (1) Question Set 1,
Driving Research Study Interest Response Form, (2) Question Set 2,
Screening Questions,
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(3) passive observation of driving behavior, and (4) Question Set 3,
Post-Drive Questionnaire.
The information to be collected will be used for the following
purposes:
Question Set 1, Driving Research Study Interest Response
Form will be used to determine individuals' willingness to participate
in the study and whether an individual qualifies for participation in
this study based on certain information. For example, participants
must:
[cir] Be at least 25 years of age
[cir] For drivers of passenger cars: Hold a valid U.S. or Canadian
driver's license
[cir] For drivers of heavy trucks: Hold a valid U.S. commercial
driver's license
[cir] Drive at least 11,000 miles annually
[cir] Provide their contact information for the purposes of
coordinating participation.
Question Set 2, Screening Questions will be primarily used
to ensure that participants meet certain minimum health qualifications,
are free of recent criminal convictions, and have reasonable
availability to participate in the study. The objective of the health
screening questions is to identify candidate participants whose
physical and health conditions may be deemed ``average'' and are
compatible with being able to drive continuously for up to 3 hours a
vehicle equipped with only original equipment components.
Question Set 3, Post-Drive Questionnaire will be used to
get information about the participants' experiences during the
experimental drive, including their degree of comfort in using the
camera-based system. There will be different versions of the
questionnaire for light vehicle and truck drivers, but both will be
designed to require not more than 15 minutes to complete all questions.
Participants will complete the Question Set 3 post-drive questionnaire
one time for mirrors and one time for the camera-based rear visibility
system.
Affected Public (Respondents): Research participants will be
licensed drivers aged 25 years or greater who drive at least 11,000
miles annually, are in good health, and do not require assistive
devices to safely operate a vehicle and drive continuously for a period
of 3 hours.
Estimated Number of Respondents: Information will be collected in
an incremental fashion to permit the determination of which individuals
have the necessary characteristics for study participation. All
interested candidates will complete Question Set 1, Driving Research
Study Interest Response Form. A subset of individuals meeting the
criteria for Question Set 1 will be asked to complete Question Set 2,
Screening Questions. From the individuals found to meet the criteria
for both Questions Sets 1 and 2, a subset will be chosen with the goal
of achieving a sample providing a balance of age and sex to be
scheduled for study participation. A summary of the estimated numbers
of individuals that will complete the noted question sets is provided
in the following table.
Estimated Number of Respondents
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Questions Total N
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Question Set 1, Driving Research Study Interest Response 750
Form...................................................
Question Set 2, Screening Questions..................... 300
Question Set 3, Post-Drive Questionnaire................ 160
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Estimated Time per Response: Completion of Question Set 1, Driving
Research Study Interest Response Form is estimated to take
approximately 5 minutes and completion is estimated to take
approximately 7 minutes for Question Set 2, Screening Questions.
Completion of Question Set 3, Post-Drive Questionnaire is estimated to
take 15 minutes per participant and each participant will compete the
questionnaire two times. The estimated annual time and cost burdens are
summarized in the table below. The number of respondents and time to
complete each question set are estimated as shown in the table. The
time per question set is calculated by multiplying the number of
respondents by the time per respondent and then converting from minutes
to hours. The hour value for each question set is multiplied by the
latest average hour earning estimate from the Bureau of Labor
Statistics to obtain an estimated burden cost per question set.\1\
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\1\ Bureau of Labor Statistics Feb. 2019 Average Hourly Earnings
data for ``Total Private,'' $27.66 (Accessed 3/8/2019 at https://www.bls.gov/news.release/empsit.t19.htm.) The Bureau of Labor
Statistics estimates that for private industry workers, wages
represent 70.1% of total compensation. Employer Costs for Employee
Compensation-March 2019, (Assessed 7/31/2019 at https://www.bls.gov/news.release/pdf/ecec.pdf).
Estimated Time per Response and Total Time
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Time per
Question Set Topic Participants response Total time Total time Total cost
(minutes) (minutes) (hours)
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1.................................... Driving Research Study Interest 750 5 3,750 62.5 $2,466.12
Response Form.
2.................................... Screening Questions.............. 300 7 2,100 35.0 1,381.03
3a................................... Post-Drive Questionnaire, 80 30 2,400 40.0 1,578.32
Passenger Vehicle.
3b................................... Post-Drive Questionnaire, Heavy 80 30 2,400 40.0 1,578.32
Truck.
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Total Estimated Burden.............................................................. .............. .............. 177.5 7,003.78
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Total Estimated Annual Burden: 177.5 hours.
Frequency of Collection: The data collection described will be
performed once to obtain the target number of valid test participants.
Authority: The Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995; 44 U.S.C.
Chapter 35, as amended; and 49 CFR 1.95.
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Issued in Washington, DC.
Tim J. Johnson,
Acting Associate Administrator for Vehicle Safety Research.
[FR Doc. 2019-18487 Filed 8-27-19; 8:45 am]
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