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subject vehicles would be
inconsequential to safety. In real-world
frontal crashes, with subject vehicles
loaded near the GVWR, we believe the
crash pulse duration and shape may
differ from what would be seen in an
FMVSS No. 208 frontal barrier test,
affecting the optimization of the
occupant restraint system that includes
the lower diameter torsion bars in the
seat belt load limiters.
More generally, GM’s assessment also
ignores the crucial role that the static
testing requirements of FMVSS No. 209
play in acting as a safety backstop for
crash scenarios that are not accounted
for in dynamic tests such as those
conducted by GM. Dynamic tests are
meant to assess whether a vehicle’s
occupant protection systems work
cohesively in certain representative
crashes. However, there are countless
crash and pre-crash scenarios that these
sorts of tests do not cover, which is why
static requirements of FMVSS No. 209
are intended to ‘‘fill in the gaps’’ to
ensure that the vehicle’s seat belt
equipment maintains a minimum level
of performance in untested scenarios.
For example, dynamic tests do not
account for the fact that a seat belt
assembly is intended to protect
occupants even when they are out-ofposition. The agency believes it is
essential to ensure seat belt assemblies
perform their important safety function
of not exceeding the permitted
maximum webbing pay-out/elongation,
to protect occupants who may be out-ofposition during a crash, and the
resulting increased risk of that occupant
striking the vehicle’s interior structure.
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b. The Absence of Complaints Does Not
Support GM’s Petition
GM stated that they received no
complaints and knew of no reported
injuries related to the noncompliance
when they filed this petition in
September of 2017. NHTSA does not
consider the absence of complaints or
injuries to show that the issue is
inconsequential to safety; the absence of
a complaint does not mean there have
been no safety issues, nor that there will
not be any in the future. In any event,
three injuries involving 2500 series
vehicles’ seat belt assemblies were
reported in the Early Warning Reporting
database in the second quarter of 2018.
c. That GM Has Corrected the
Noncompliance for Vehicles Produced
After August 7, 2017, Does Not Support
the Merits of Its Petition
Manufacturers are legally obligated to
correct new vehicle production. See 49
U.S.C. 30112(a); 30115(a). A
manufacturer cannot certify or
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manufacture for sale a vehicle it knows
to be noncompliant. Id. The fact that
new vehicle production has been
corrected simply informs the agency
that the noncompliance is limited to the
affected vehicles described in the
petition. Therefore, the fact that new
vehicle production has been corrected
does not factor into our analysis of
whether the noncompliance is
inconsequential and will not justify our
granting an inconsequentiality petition.
VII. NHTSA’s Decision
In consideration of the foregoing,
NHTSA finds that GM has not met its
burden of persuasion that the subject
FMVSS No. 209 noncompliance in the
subject vehicles is inconsequential to
motor vehicle safety. Accordingly,
NHTSA hereby denies GM’s petition.
GM is therefore obligated to provide
notification of, and a free remedy for,
that noncompliance in accordance with
49 U.S.C. 30118 through 30120.
(Authority: 49 U.S.C. 30118, 30120:
delegations of authority at 49 CFR 1.95 and
501.8)
Jeffrey Mark Giuseppe,
Associate Administrator for Enforcement.
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
National Highway Traffic Safety
Administration
[Docket No. NHTSA–2020–0024]
Agency Information Collection
Activities; Submission to the Office of
Management and Budget for Review
and Approval; National Survey of
Drowsy Driving Knowledge, Attitudes
and Behaviors
National Highway Traffic
Safety Administration (NHTSA),
Department of Transportation.
ACTION: Notice and request for
comments on a new information
collection.
AGENCY:
In compliance with the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995
(PRA), this notice announces that the
Information Collection Request (ICR)
abstracted below will be submitted to
the Office of Management and Budget
(OMB) for review. The ICR describes the
nature of the information collection and
its expected burden. The ICR is for a
new information collection for a onetime voluntary survey regarding
knowledge, attitudes, and behaviors
associated with drowsy driving. A
Federal Register notice with a 60-day
SUMMARY:
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comment period soliciting public
comments on the following information
collection was published on July 14,
2020. NHTSA received two comments,
which we address below.
DATES: Comments must be submitted on
or before December 10, 2020.
ADDRESSES: Written comments and
recommendations for the proposed
information collection, including
suggestions for reducing burden, should
be submitted to the Office of
Management and Budget at
www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain.
To find this particular information
collection, select ‘‘Currently under
Review—Open for Public Comment’’ or
use the search function. Comments may
also be sent by mail to the Office of
Information and Regulatory Affairs,
Office of Management and Budget, 725
17th Street NW, Washington, DC 20503,
Attention: Desk Officer for Department
of Transportation, National Highway
Traffic Safety Administration, or by
email at oira_submission@omb.eop.gov,
or fax: 202–395–5806.
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 jordan.blenner@dot.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Under the
PRA (44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq.), before a
Federal agency can collect certain
information from the public, it must
receive approval from the Office of
Management and Budget (OMB). In
compliance with these requirements,
this notice announces that the following
information collection request has been
forwarded to OMB.
A Federal Register notice with a 60day comment period soliciting public
comments on the following information
collection was published on July 14,
2020 (Federal Register/Vol. 85, No. 135/
pp. 42486–42488). NHTSA received two
comments. General Motors (GM)
provided comments supportive of the
proposed information collection. The
American Alliance for Healthy Sleep
(AAHS) also provided comments
supportive of the proposed collection
but expressed concerns about the
collection methods.
We appreciate the comments from GM
and the AAHS and thank them for
thoughtfully considering the described
program. The AAHS raised two areas of
concern. The first is that the AAHS
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‘‘suggests that participants be contacted,
and the survey completed, by electronic
means instead, if possible.’’ While we
agree with the AAHS that electronic
methods generally improve efficiency
and cost-effectiveness, we chose to use
an address-based sampling frame to
select and contact respondents to
increase representativeness of the
national and State samples. Addressbased samples are generally more
representative of the population than
email or other electronic-based samples
because they allow people who do not
have a way to be contacted
electronically to be selected for the
survey. Also, given a main purpose of
the survey is to produce national and
State estimates of knowledge, attitudes,
and behaviors, the use of address-based
sampling more readily allows for the
calculation of sample weights to reflect
the population since the United States
Postal Service maintains a computerized
list of all U.S. residential addresses from
which the contractor will draw the
sample. Regarding the responses, the
proposed methodology is a web-based
survey with a paper-based version as a
back-up. The initial invitation letter and
the two reminder postcards direct the
respondent to the web version of the
survey. The second and third invitation
letters direct the respondent to the web
but also provide a paper survey and
Business Reply Envelope as a back-up
for those without internet access. Like
the sampling process, we do not want to
exclude respondents who may not have
easy access to the internet. The second
area of concern was allowing the survey
to be completed anonymously and to
recognize that respondents ‘‘may underreport or may not be willing to disclose
certain behaviors.’’ We agree, and the
survey is anonymous in that we do not
collect the names of the respondents. In
addition, the invitation letters and
survey instruments inform the
respondents that their responses are
anonymous.
Title: National Survey of Drowsy
Driving Knowledge, Attitudes and
Behaviors.
OMB Control Number: New.
Form No.: NHTSA Forms 1547, 1548,
1549, 1550, 1551, and 1552.
Type of Information Collection
Request: Approval of a new information
collection.
Type of Review Requested: Regular.
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
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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.
The National Highway Traffic Safety
Administration (NHTSA) of the U.S.
Department of Transportation is 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 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
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fatalities were drowsy driving related in
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.
Respondents: Random sample of
adults (18 years or older) who have
driven a motor vehicle in the past
month.
Estimated Number of Respondents:
82,490 Invitations/16,122 Expected
Responses. 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 Response: The
time required to participate in this
survey is approximately 25 minutes for
the pilot study and 28 minutes for the
full study. 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
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.
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
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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minutes for each letter, and 1 minute for
each postcard). The estimated time to
complete the survey is 20 minutes.
Total Estimated Annual Burden
Hours: 16,323 hours.
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
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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 .......................................
1,000
81,490
1,000
81,490
1,000
81,490
81,490
81,490
163
15,959
...........................................................
........................
Form 1548 .........................................
Form 1549 .........................................
Form 1550 .........................................
Form 1551 .........................................
Form 1552 .........................................
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Totals .........................................
Total Estimated Burden Cost: NHTSA
estimates that there are no costs to
respondents beyond the time spent
completing the survey.
Frequency of Collection: The
information collection will be
administered a single time.
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 of Transportation, including
whether the information will have
practical utility; (b) the accuracy of the
agency’s estimate of the burden of the
proposed information collection,
including the validity of the
methodology and assumptions used; (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
appropriate automated, electronic,
mechanical, or other technological
collection techniques or other forms of
information technology, e.g., permitting
electronic submission of responses.
Authority: The Paperwork Reduction Act
of 1995; 44 U.S.C. Chapter 35, as amended;
49 CFR 1.49; and DOT Order 1351.29.
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Respondents
Issued in Washington, DC.
Nanda Narayanan Srinivasan,
Associate Administrator, Research and
Program Development.
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The Department of Veterans Affairs
(VA) gives notice under the Federal
Advisory Committee Act, 5 U.S.C. App.
2., that the VA National Academic
Affiliations Council (the Council) will
meet via conference call on December 8,
from 1:00 p.m. to 3:00 p.m. EST. The
meeting is open to the public.
The purpose of the Council is to
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On December 8, 2020, the Council
will receive briefings about health
profession student debt; VA scholarship
and loan repayment opportunities;
status of VA’s Electronic Health Record
implementation; and updates from its
Subcommittees. The Council will
receive public comments from 2:45 p.m.
to 2:55 p.m. EST.
Interested persons may attend and/or
present oral statements to the Council.
The dial in number to attend the
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Est. minutes
per respondent
Total burden
hours per form
per phase
Total burden
hours per form
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
........................
........................
1,374.9
2,749.6
1,358.2
2,716.3
5,374.0
16,322.6 or
16,323
conference call is: 646–828–7666. At the
prompt, enter meeting ID 160 398 5160,
then press #. The meeting passcode is
531119, then press #. Individuals
seeking to present oral statements are
invited to submit a 1–2 page summary
of their comments at the time of the
meeting for inclusion in the official
meeting record. Oral presentations will
be limited to five minutes or less,
depending on the number of
participants. Interested parties may also
provide written comments for review by
the Council prior to the meeting or at
any time, by email to Larissa.Emory@
va.gov, or by mail to Larissa A. Emory
PMP, CBP, MS, Designated Federal
Officer, Office of Academic Affiliations
(10X1), 810 Vermont Avenue NW,
Washington, DC 20420. Any member of
the public wishing to participate or
seeking additional information should
contact Ms. Emory via email or by
phone at (915) 269–0465.
Dated: November 5, 2020.
Jelessa M. Burney,
Federal Advisory Committee Management
Officer.
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
[Docket No. NHTSA-2020-0024]
Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to the
Office of Management and Budget for Review and Approval; National
Survey of Drowsy Driving Knowledge, Attitudes and Behaviors
AGENCY: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA),
Department of Transportation.
ACTION: Notice and request for comments on a new information
collection.
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SUMMARY: In compliance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (PRA),
this notice announces that the Information Collection Request (ICR)
abstracted below will be submitted to the Office of Management and
Budget (OMB) for review. The ICR describes the nature of the
information collection and its expected burden. The ICR is for a new
information collection for a one-time voluntary survey regarding
knowledge, attitudes, and behaviors associated with drowsy driving. A
Federal Register notice with a 60-day comment period soliciting public
comments on the following information collection was published on July
14, 2020. NHTSA received two comments, which we address below.
DATES: Comments must be submitted on or before December 10, 2020.
ADDRESSES: Written comments and recommendations for the proposed
information collection, including suggestions for reducing burden,
should be submitted to the Office of Management and Budget at
www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain. To find this particular information
collection, select ``Currently under Review--Open for Public Comment''
or use the search function. Comments may also be sent by mail to the
Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs, Office of Management and
Budget, 725 17th Street NW, Washington, DC 20503, Attention: Desk
Officer for Department of Transportation, National Highway Traffic
Safety Administration, or by email at [email protected], or
fax: 202-395-5806.
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 PRA (44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq.),
before a Federal agency can collect certain information from the
public, it must receive approval from the Office of Management and
Budget (OMB). In compliance with these requirements, this notice
announces that the following information collection request has been
forwarded to OMB.
A Federal Register notice with a 60-day comment period soliciting
public comments on the following information collection was published
on July 14, 2020 (Federal Register/Vol. 85, No. 135/pp. 42486-42488).
NHTSA received two comments. General Motors (GM) provided comments
supportive of the proposed information collection. The American
Alliance for Healthy Sleep (AAHS) also provided comments supportive of
the proposed collection but expressed concerns about the collection
methods.
We appreciate the comments from GM and the AAHS and thank them for
thoughtfully considering the described program. The AAHS raised two
areas of concern. The first is that the AAHS
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``suggests that participants be contacted, and the survey completed, by
electronic means instead, if possible.'' While we agree with the AAHS
that electronic methods generally improve efficiency and cost-
effectiveness, we chose to use an address-based sampling frame to
select and contact respondents to increase representativeness of the
national and State samples. Address-based samples are generally more
representative of the population than email or other electronic-based
samples because they allow people who do not have a way to be contacted
electronically to be selected for the survey. Also, given a main
purpose of the survey is to produce national and State estimates of
knowledge, attitudes, and behaviors, the use of address-based sampling
more readily allows for the calculation of sample weights to reflect
the population since the United States Postal Service maintains a
computerized list of all U.S. residential addresses from which the
contractor will draw the sample. Regarding the responses, the proposed
methodology is a web-based survey with a paper-based version as a back-
up. The initial invitation letter and the two reminder postcards direct
the respondent to the web version of the survey. The second and third
invitation letters direct the respondent to the web but also provide a
paper survey and Business Reply Envelope as a back-up for those without
internet access. Like the sampling process, we do not want to exclude
respondents who may not have easy access to the internet. The second
area of concern was allowing the survey to be completed anonymously and
to recognize that respondents ``may under-report or may not be willing
to disclose certain behaviors.'' We agree, and the survey is anonymous
in that we do not collect the names of the respondents. In addition,
the invitation letters and survey instruments inform the respondents
that their responses are anonymous.
Title: National Survey of Drowsy Driving Knowledge, Attitudes and
Behaviors.
OMB Control Number: New.
Form No.: NHTSA Forms 1547, 1548, 1549, 1550, 1551, and 1552.
Type of Information Collection Request: Approval of a new
information collection.
Type of Review Requested: Regular.
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.
The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) of the
U.S. Department of Transportation is 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 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 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).
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.
\2\ National Center for Statistics and Analysis. (October 2017).
Drowsy Driving 2015, pg. 2 (CrashStats, A Brief Statistical
Summary. Report No. DOT HS 812 446). Washington, DC: National
Highway Traffic Safety Administration (available at 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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Respondents: Random sample of adults (18 years or older) who have
driven a motor vehicle in the past month.
Estimated Number of Respondents: 82,490 Invitations/16,122 Expected
Responses. 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 Response: The time required to participate in
this survey is approximately 25 minutes for the pilot study and 28
minutes for the full study. 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
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minutes for each letter, and 1 minute for each postcard). The estimated
time to complete the survey is 20 minutes.
Total Estimated Annual Burden Hours: 16,323 hours.
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 hours per form Total burden
per 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: The information collection will be
administered a single time.
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 of Transportation, including whether
the information will have practical utility; (b) the accuracy of the
agency's estimate of the burden of the proposed information collection,
including the validity of the methodology and assumptions used; (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 appropriate automated,
electronic, mechanical, or other technological collection techniques or
other forms of information technology, e.g., permitting electronic
submission of responses.
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. 2020-24868 Filed 11-9-20; 8:45 am]
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