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notice.
Larry W. Minor,
Associate Administrator for Policy.
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Railroad Administration
[Docket No. FRA–2020–0027–N–12]
Proposed Agency Information
Collection Activities; Comment
Request
Federal Railroad
Administration (FRA), U.S. Department
of Transportation (DOT).
ACTION: Notice of information collection;
request for comment.
AGENCY:
Under the Paperwork
Reduction Act of 1995 (PRA) and its
implementing regulations, this notice
announces that FRA is forwarding the
Information Collection Requests (ICRs)
abstracted below to the Office of
Management and Budget (OMB) for
review and comment. These ICRs
describe the information collections and
their expected burdens. On April 15,
2020, FRA published a notice providing
a 60-day period for public comment on
the ICRs.
DATES: Interested persons are invited to
submit comments on or before August
13, 2020.
ADDRESSES: Written comments and
recommendations for the proposed ICRs
should be sent within 30 days of
publication of this notice to
www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain.
Find the particular ICR by selecting
‘‘Currently under 30-day Review—Open
for Public Comments’’ or by using the
search function.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ms.
Hodan Wells, Information Collection
Clearance Officer, Office of Railroad
Safety, Regulatory Analysis Division,
Federal Railroad Administration,
telephone (202) 493–0440, email:
Hodan.wells@dot.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The PRA,
44 U.S.C. 3501–3520, and its
implementing regulations, 5 CFR part
1320, require Federal agencies to issue
two notices seeking public comment on
information collection activities before
OMB may approve paperwork packages.
See 44 U.S.C. 3506, 3507; 5 CFR 1320.8
through 1320.12. On April 15, 2020,
FRA published a 60-day notice in the
Federal Register soliciting comment on
the ICRs for which it is now seeking
SUMMARY:
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OMB approval. See 85 FR 21066. FRA
received no comments in response to
this notice.
Before OMB decides whether to
approve these proposed collections of
information, it must provide 30 days for
public comment. Federal law requires
OMB to approve or disapprove
paperwork packages between 30 and 60
days after the 30-day notice is
published. 44 U.S.C. 3507(b)–(c); 5 CFR
1320.12(d); see also 60 FR 44978, 44983,
Aug. 29, 1995. OMB believes the 30-day
notice informs the regulated community
to file relevant comments and affords
the agency adequate time to digest
public comments before it renders a
decision. 60 FR 44983, Aug. 29, 1995.
Therefore, respondents should submit
their respective comments to OMB
within 30 days of publication to best
ensure having their full effect.
Comments are invited on the
following ICRs regarding: (1) Whether
the information collection activities are
necessary for FRA to properly execute
its functions, including whether the
information will have practical utility;
(2) the accuracy of FRA’s estimates of
the burden of the information collection
activities, including the validity of the
methodology and assumptions used to
determine the estimates; (3) ways for
FRA to enhance the quality, utility, and
clarity of the information being
collected; and (4) ways to minimize the
burden of information collection
activities on the public, including the
use of automated collection techniques
or other forms of information
technology.
The summaries below describe the
ICRs that FRA will submit for OMB
clearance as the PRA requires:
Title: Passenger Train Emergency
Preparedness.
OMB Control Number: 2130–0545.
Abstract: Under 49 CFR part 239, FRA
requires railroads to meet minimum
Federal standards for the preparation,
adoption, and implementation of
emergency preparedness plans
connected with the operation of
passenger trains, including freight
railroads hosting passenger rail service
operations. The information collected is
necessary for compliance with the
regulation.
Type of Request: Extension with
change (revised estimates) of a currently
approved collection.
Affected Public: Businesses.
Form(s): N/A.
Respondent Universe: 34 railroads.
Frequency of Submission: On
occasion.
Total Estimated Annual Responses:
1,556.
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Total Estimated Annual Burden: 350
hours.
Total Estimated Annual Burden Hour
Dollar Cost Equivalent: $26,592.
Title: Critical Incident Stress Plans.
OMB Control Number: 2130–0602.
Abstract: Under 49 CFR part 272,
Class I, intercity passenger, and
commuter railroads are required to
develop, and submit to FRA for
approval, critical incident stress plans
that provide for appropriate support
services to be offered to their employees
who are affected by a critical incident as
defined in 49 CFR 272.9. FRA uses the
information collected to ensure the
minimum standards of part 272 are met.
Type of Request: Extension with
change (revised estimates) of a currently
approved collection.
Affected Public: Businesses/Rail
Labor Unions.
Form(s): N/A.
Respondent Universe: 41 railroads.
Frequency of Submission: On
occasion.
Total Estimated Annual Responses:
5,064.
Total Estimated Annual Burden: 467
hours.
Total Estimated Annual Burden Hour
Dollar Cost Equivalent: $35,522.
Under 44 U.S.C. 3507(a) and 5 CFR
1320.5(b) and 1320.8(b)(3)(vi), FRA
informs all interested parties that it may
not conduct or sponsor, and a
respondent is not required to respond
to, a collection of information unless it
displays a currently valid OMB control
number.
(Authority: 44 U.S.C. 3501–3520)
Brett A. Jortland,
Deputy Chief Counsel.
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
National Highway Traffic Safety
Administration
[U.S. DOT Docket No. NHTSA–2020–0024]
Agency Information Collection
Activities; Notice and Request for
Comments; National Survey of Drowsy
Driving Knowledge, Attitudes and
Behaviors
National Highway Traffic
Safety Administration (NHTSA),
Department of Transportation (DOT).
ACTION: Notice and request for public
comment on a proposed new collection
of information.
AGENCY:
The National Highway Traffic
Safety Administration (NHTSA) invites
SUMMARY:
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public comments about our intention to
request approval from the Office of
Management and Budget (OMB) for a
new information collection. Before a
Federal agency can collect certain
information from the public, it must
receive approval from 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,
including extensions and reinstatements
of previously approved collections. This
document describes an Information
Collection Request (ICR) for which
NHTSA intends to seek OMB approval.
DATES: Comments must be received on
or before September 14, 2020.
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments
identified by DOT Docket ID Number
NHTSA–2020–0024 using any of the
following methods:
Electronic submissions: Go to https://
www.regulations.gov. Follow the online
instructions for submitting comments.
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: West Building Ground
Floor, Room W12–140, 1200 New Jersey
Avenue SE, Washington, DC, between 9
a.m. and 5 p.m., Monday through
Friday, except Federal holidays. To be
sure someone is there to help you,
please call (202) 366–9322 before
coming.
Fax: 1–202–493–2251.
Instructions: Each submission must
include the agency name and the docket
number for this Notice of proposed
collection of information. Note that all
comments received will be posted
without change to https://
www.regulations.gov, including any
personal information provided. Please
see the Privacy Act 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.transportation.gov/privacy.
Docket: For access to the docket to
read background documents or
comments received, go to https://
www.regulations.gov or the street
address listed above. Follow the online
instructions for accessing the dockets
via internet.
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For
additional information or access to
background documents, contact Jordan
A. Blenner, JD, Ph.D., Contracting
Officer’s Representative, Office of
Behavioral Safety Research (NPD–320),
National Highway Traffic Safety
Administration, 1200 New Jersey
Avenue SE, W46–470, Washington, DC
20590. Dr. Blenner’s telephone number
is 202–366–9982, and her email address
is jordan.blenner@dot.gov.
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. 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; and (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 public
comment on the following proposed
collection of information:
Title: National Survey of Drowsy
Driving Knowledge, Attitudes and
Behaviors.
OMB Control Number: New.
Type of Review Requested: Regular.
Form Number: NHTSA Forms 1547,
1548, 1549, 1550, 1551, and 1552.
Type of Information Collection
Request: Approval of a new information
collection.
Requested Expiration Date of
Approval: 3 years from date of approval.
Summary of the Collection of
Information: Title 23, United States
Code, Chapter 4, Section 403 gives the
Secretary authorization to use funds
appropriated to conduct research and
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development activities, including
demonstration projects and the
collection and analysis of highway and
motor vehicle safety data and related
information needed to carry out this
section, with respect to all aspects of
highway and traffic safety systems and
conditions relating to vehicle, highway,
driver, passenger, motorcyclist,
bicyclist, and pedestrian characteristics;
accident causation and investigations;
and human behavioral factors and their
effect on highway and traffic safety.
We are seeking approval to collect
information from a random sample of
adults (18 years or older) who have
driven a motor vehicle in the past
month for a one-time voluntary survey
to report their knowledge, attitudes, and
behaviors associated with drowsy
driving. This collection has two parts.
The first part is a pilot test for which
NHTSA will contact 1,000 households
for an expected number of 163
voluntary responses. The second part is
the full survey for which NHTSA will
contact 81,490 households to achieve a
total target of at least 15,000 complete
voluntary responses, consisting of 7,000
completed instruments from a
nationally representative sample and
2,000 completed instruments from each
of four samples representative of States
that recently have had drowsy driving
law or program activities (Arkansas,
Iowa, Massachusetts, and New Jersey).
The total estimated burden hours
associated with this collection is 16,323
hours—up to 10,949 hours associated
with survey invitations and reminders
and up to 5,374 hours associated with
completing the survey. NHTSA will
summarize the results of the collection
using aggregate statistics in a final
report to be distributed to NHTSA
program and regional offices, State
Highway Safety Offices, and other traffic
safety stakeholders. This collection will
inform the development of
countermeasures, particularly in the
areas of communications and outreach,
for reducing fatalities, injuries and
crashes associated with drowsy driving.
Description of the Need for the
Information and Proposed Use of the
Information: NHTSA’s Congressional
mandate is to reduce deaths, injuries,
and 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 traffic safety programs.
See 23 U.S.C. 403; 49 U.S.C. 30101(2);
49 U.S.C. 32501. NHTSA’s Fatality
Analysis Reporting System (FARS)
database reports that 2% of traffic
fatalities were drowsy driving related in
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2018.1 However, the involvement of
drowsy driving in crashes is likely
underreported due to difficulty in
defining and reporting drowsy driving
incidents.2 Using a multiple imputation
methodology, the study estimated 21%
of fatal crashes involved drowsy
driving.3 If this estimate is accurate, it
suggests that more than 7,000 people die
in drowsy driving related motor vehicle
crashes across the United States each
year. While there have been several
studies of self-reported drowsy driving
behavior, there is limited research about
knowledge and attitudes that lead to
drowsy driving. NHTSA last fielded a
similar survey in 2002, and much has
changed since then. The information
will assist NHTSA in (a) planning
drowsy driving prevention program
activities; (b) supporting groups
involved in improving public safety;
and (c) identifying countermeasure
strategies that are most acceptable and
effective in reducing drowsy driving.
Number of Respondents: 82,490
Invitations/16,122 Expected Responses.
Under this proposed collection, the
potential respondent universe is U.S.
residents aged 18 years or older who
have driven a motor vehicle in the past
month. The pilot study will invite one
voluntary participant from 1,000
households, and the full study (national
and four State surveys) will invite one
voluntary participant from 81,490
households. The expected number of
survey responses is 16,122 (163 for the
pilot and 15,959 for the full survey).
Estimated Time per Participant:
Pilot—25 minutes/Full—28 minutes.
Households selected for the pilot
survey will receive two invitation letters
and a reminder postcard that would take
an estimated five minutes to read (2
minutes for each letter, and 1 minute for
the postcard). Households selected for
the full survey will receive three
invitation letters and two reminder
postcards that would take an estimated
eight minutes to read (2 minutes for
each letter, and 1 minute for each
postcard). The estimated time to
complete the survey is 20 minutes.
Total Estimated Burden Hours:
16,323.
The total estimated burden hours
associated with this collection is 16,323
hours. The total burden hours for the
respondents are derived by estimating
the number of minutes each respondent
would spend on each form and
multiplying by the number of
respondents (i.e., Form 1547 invitation
letter 1 for the pilot phase: 1,000
Respondents × 2 minutes ÷ 60 = 33.3
hours). This estimate includes 83 hours
associated with pilot invitations and
reminders (33.3 hours (Form 1547) +
16.7 hours (Form 1548) + 33.3 hours
(Form 1549) = 83.3 or 83 hours), 10,866
hours associated with the full survey
invitations and reminders (2,716.3
hours (Form 1547) + 1,358.2 hours
(Form 1548) + 2,716.3 hours (Form
1549) + 1,358.2 hours (Form 1550) +
2,716.3 hours (Form 1551) = 10,865.3 or
10,866 hours), and up to 5,374 hours
associated with completing the survey
(54.3 hours (pilot) + 5,319.7 hours (full)
= 5,374 hours). The details are
presented in Table 1 below.
TABLE 1—BURDEN HOURS BY FORM
Form
Description
Form 1547 ......................................
Invitation Letter 1—Pilot Survey .....
Invitation Letter 1—Full Survey ......
Reminder Postcard 1—Pilot Survey
Reminder Postcard 1—Full Survey
Invitation Letter 2—Pilot Survey .....
Invitation Letter 2—Full Survey ......
Reminder Postcard 2—Full Survey
Invitation Letter 3—Full Survey ......
Pilot Survey ....................................
Full Survey .....................................
.........................................................
Form 1548 ......................................
Form 1549 ......................................
Form 1550 ......................................
Form 1551 ......................................
Form 1552 ......................................
Totals .......................................
Total Estimated Burden Cost: NHTSA
estimates that there are no costs to
respondents beyond the time spent
completing the survey.
Frequency of Collection: This study is
a one-time data collection, and there
will be no recurrence.
Public Comments Invited: You are
asked to comment on any aspects of this
information collection, including (a)
whether the proposed collection of
information is necessary for the proper
performance of the functions of the
Department, including whether the
1 National Center for Statistics and Analysis.
(October 2019). 2018 Fatal Motor Vehicle Crashes:
Overview, pg. 8. (Traffic Safety Facts, Research
Note, Report No. DOT HS 812 826). Washington,
DC: National Highway Traffic Safety
Administration.
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Est. minutes per
respondent
Total burden
hours per form
per phase
Total burden
hours per form
1,000
81,490
1,000
81,490
1,000
81,490
81,490
81,490
163
15,959
2
2
1
1
2
2
1
2
20
20
33.3
2,716.3
16.7
1,358.2
33.3
2,716.3
1,358.2
2,716.3
54.3
5,319.7
2,749.6
........................
............................
........................
Respondents
information will have practical utility;
(b) the accuracy of the Department’s
estimate of the burden of the proposed
information collection; (c) ways to
enhance the quality, utility and clarity
of the information to be collected; and
(d) 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.
1,374.9
2,749.6
1,358.2
2,716.3
5,374.0
16,322.6 or
16,323
Issued in Washington, DC.
Nanda Narayanan Srinivasan,
Associate Administrator, Research and
Program Development.
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Authority: The Paperwork Reduction Act
of 1995, 44 U.S.C. Chapter 35, as amended;
49 CFR 1.49; and DOT Order 1351.29.
2 National Center for Statistics and Analysis.
(October 2017). Drowsy Driving 2015, pg. 2
(Crash•Stats, A Brief Statistical Summary. Report
No. DOT HS 812 446). Washington, DC: National
Highway Traffic Safety Administration (available at
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https://crashstats.nhtsa.dot.gov/Api/Public/
ViewPublication/812446).
3 Tefft, Brian C. (2014) Prevalence of Motor
Vehicle Crashes Involving Drowsy Drivers, United
States, 2009–2013. Washington, DC: AAA
Foundation for Traffic Safety.
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
[U.S. DOT Docket No. NHTSA-2020-0024]
Agency Information Collection Activities; Notice and Request for
Comments; National Survey of Drowsy Driving Knowledge, Attitudes and
Behaviors
AGENCY: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA),
Department of Transportation (DOT).
ACTION: Notice and request for public comment on a proposed new
collection of information.
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SUMMARY: The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA)
invites
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public comments about our intention to request approval from the Office
of Management and Budget (OMB) for a new information collection. Before
a Federal agency can collect certain information from the public, it
must receive approval from 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, including extensions and reinstatements of previously
approved collections. This document describes an Information Collection
Request (ICR) for which NHTSA intends to seek OMB approval.
DATES: Comments must be received on or before September 14, 2020.
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments identified by DOT Docket ID Number
NHTSA-2020-0024 using any of the following methods:
Electronic submissions: Go to https://www.regulations.gov. Follow
the online instructions for submitting comments.
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: West Building Ground Floor, Room W12-140, 1200 New
Jersey Avenue SE, Washington, DC, between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m., Monday
through Friday, except Federal holidays. To be sure someone is there to
help you, please call (202) 366-9322 before coming.
Fax: 1-202-493-2251.
Instructions: Each submission must include the agency name and the
docket number for this Notice of proposed collection of information.
Note that all comments received will be posted without change to https://www.regulations.gov, including any personal information provided.
Please see the Privacy Act 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.transportation.gov/privacy.
Docket: For access to the docket to read background documents or
comments received, go to https://www.regulations.gov or the street
address listed above. Follow the online instructions for accessing the
dockets via internet.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For additional information or access
to background documents, contact Jordan A. Blenner, JD, Ph.D.,
Contracting Officer's Representative, Office of Behavioral Safety
Research (NPD-320), National Highway Traffic Safety Administration,
1200 New Jersey Avenue SE, W46-470, Washington, DC 20590. Dr. Blenner's
telephone number is 202-366-9982, and her email address is
[email protected].
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. 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; and (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 public comment on
the following proposed collection of information:
Title: National Survey of Drowsy Driving Knowledge, Attitudes and
Behaviors.
OMB Control Number: New.
Type of Review Requested: Regular.
Form Number: NHTSA Forms 1547, 1548, 1549, 1550, 1551, and 1552.
Type of Information Collection Request: Approval of a new
information collection.
Requested Expiration Date of Approval: 3 years from date of
approval.
Summary of the Collection of Information: Title 23, United States
Code, Chapter 4, Section 403 gives the Secretary authorization to use
funds appropriated to conduct research and development activities,
including demonstration projects and the collection and analysis of
highway and motor vehicle safety data and related information needed to
carry out this section, with respect to all aspects of highway and
traffic safety systems and conditions relating to vehicle, highway,
driver, passenger, motorcyclist, bicyclist, and pedestrian
characteristics; accident causation and investigations; and human
behavioral factors and their effect on highway and traffic safety.
We are seeking approval to collect information from a random sample
of adults (18 years or older) who have driven a motor vehicle in the
past month for a one-time voluntary survey to report their knowledge,
attitudes, and behaviors associated with drowsy driving. This
collection has two parts. The first part is a pilot test for which
NHTSA will contact 1,000 households for an expected number of 163
voluntary responses. The second part is the full survey for which NHTSA
will contact 81,490 households to achieve a total target of at least
15,000 complete voluntary responses, consisting of 7,000 completed
instruments from a nationally representative sample and 2,000 completed
instruments from each of four samples representative of States that
recently have had drowsy driving law or program activities (Arkansas,
Iowa, Massachusetts, and New Jersey). The total estimated burden hours
associated with this collection is 16,323 hours--up to 10,949 hours
associated with survey invitations and reminders and up to 5,374 hours
associated with completing the survey. NHTSA will summarize the results
of the collection using aggregate statistics in a final report to be
distributed to NHTSA program and regional offices, State Highway Safety
Offices, and other traffic safety stakeholders. This collection will
inform the development of countermeasures, particularly in the areas of
communications and outreach, for reducing fatalities, injuries and
crashes associated with drowsy driving.
Description of the Need for the Information and Proposed Use of the
Information: NHTSA's Congressional mandate is to reduce deaths,
injuries, and 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
traffic safety programs. See 23 U.S.C. 403; 49 U.S.C. 30101(2); 49
U.S.C. 32501. NHTSA's Fatality Analysis Reporting System (FARS)
database reports that 2% of traffic fatalities were drowsy driving
related in
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2018.\1\ However, the involvement of drowsy driving in crashes is
likely underreported due to difficulty in defining and reporting drowsy
driving incidents.\2\ Using a multiple imputation methodology, the
study estimated 21% of fatal crashes involved drowsy driving.\3\ If
this estimate is accurate, it suggests that more than 7,000 people die
in drowsy driving related motor vehicle crashes across the United
States each year. While there have been several studies of self-
reported drowsy driving behavior, there is limited research about
knowledge and attitudes that lead to drowsy driving. NHTSA last fielded
a similar survey in 2002, and much has changed since then. The
information will assist NHTSA in (a) planning drowsy driving prevention
program activities; (b) supporting groups involved in improving public
safety; and (c) identifying countermeasure strategies that are most
acceptable and effective in reducing drowsy driving.
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\1\ National Center for Statistics and Analysis. (October 2019).
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Number of Respondents: 82,490 Invitations/16,122 Expected
Responses.
Under this proposed collection, the potential respondent universe
is U.S. residents aged 18 years or older who have driven a motor
vehicle in the past month. The pilot study will invite one voluntary
participant from 1,000 households, and the full study (national and
four State surveys) will invite one voluntary participant from 81,490
households. The expected number of survey responses is 16,122 (163 for
the pilot and 15,959 for the full survey).
Estimated Time per Participant: Pilot--25 minutes/Full--28 minutes.
Households selected for the pilot survey will receive two
invitation letters and a reminder postcard that would take an estimated
five minutes to read (2 minutes for each letter, and 1 minute for the
postcard). Households selected for the full survey will receive three
invitation letters and two reminder postcards that would take an
estimated eight minutes to read (2 minutes for each letter, and 1
minute for each postcard). The estimated time to complete the survey is
20 minutes.
Total Estimated Burden Hours: 16,323.
The total estimated burden hours associated with this collection is
16,323 hours. The total burden hours for the respondents are derived by
estimating the number of minutes each respondent would spend on each
form and multiplying by the number of respondents (i.e., Form 1547
invitation letter 1 for the pilot phase: 1,000 Respondents x 2 minutes
/ 60 = 33.3 hours). This estimate includes 83 hours associated with
pilot invitations and reminders (33.3 hours (Form 1547) + 16.7 hours
(Form 1548) + 33.3 hours (Form 1549) = 83.3 or 83 hours), 10,866 hours
associated with the full survey invitations and reminders (2,716.3
hours (Form 1547) + 1,358.2 hours (Form 1548) + 2,716.3 hours (Form
1549) + 1,358.2 hours (Form 1550) + 2,716.3 hours (Form 1551) =
10,865.3 or 10,866 hours), and up to 5,374 hours associated with
completing the survey (54.3 hours (pilot) + 5,319.7 hours (full) =
5,374 hours). The details are presented in Table 1 below.
Table 1--Burden Hours by Form
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Total burden
Form Description Respondents Est. minutes per hours per form Total burden
respondent per phase hours per form
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Form 1547.................... Invitation 1,000 2 33.3 2,749.6
Letter 1--
Pilot Survey.
Invitation 81,490 2 2,716.3
Letter 1--Full
Survey.
Form 1548.................... Reminder 1,000 1 16.7 1,374.9
Postcard 1--
Pilot Survey.
Reminder 81,490 1 1,358.2
Postcard 1--
Full Survey.
Form 1549.................... Invitation 1,000 2 33.3 2,749.6
Letter 2--
Pilot Survey.
Invitation 81,490 2 2,716.3
Letter 2--Full
Survey.
Form 1550.................... Reminder 81,490 1 1,358.2 1,358.2
Postcard 2--
Full Survey.
Form 1551.................... Invitation 81,490 2 2,716.3 2,716.3
Letter 3--Full
Survey.
Form 1552.................... Pilot Survey... 163 20 54.3 5,374.0
Full Survey.... 15,959 20 5,319.7
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Totals................... ............... .............. ................ .............. 16,322.6 or
16,323
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Total Estimated Burden Cost: NHTSA estimates that there are no
costs to respondents beyond the time spent completing the survey.
Frequency of Collection: This study is a one-time data collection,
and there will be no recurrence.
Public Comments Invited: You are asked to comment on any aspects of
this information collection, including (a) 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; (b) the accuracy of the Department's estimate
of the burden of the proposed information collection; (c) ways to
enhance the quality, utility and clarity of the information to be
collected; and (d) 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.
Authority: The Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, 44 U.S.C.
Chapter 35, as amended; 49 CFR 1.49; and DOT Order 1351.29.
Issued in Washington, DC.
Nanda Narayanan Srinivasan,
Associate Administrator, Research and Program Development.
[FR Doc. 2020-15184 Filed 7-13-20; 8:45 am]
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