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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
National Highway Traffic Safety
Administration
[Docket No. NHTSA–2020–0008]
Agency Information Collection
Activities; Submission to the Office of
Management and Budget for Review
and Approval; National Survey of
Speeding Attitudes and Behaviors
National Highway Traffic
Safety Administration (NHTSA),
Department of Transportation (DOT).
ACTION: Notice and request for
comments on a reinstatement with
modification of a previously approved
collection of information.
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
reinstatement with modification of a
previously approved collection of
information for a one-time voluntary
survey regarding knowledge, attitudes,
and behaviors associated with speeding.
A Federal Register notice with a 60-day
comment period soliciting public
comments on the following information
collection was published on August 3,
2020. NHTSA received two comments,
which we address below.
DATES: Comments must be submitted on
or before February 1, 2021.
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
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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 Kristie
Johnson, Ph.D., Office of Behavioral
Safety Research (NPD–310), National
Highway Traffic Safety Administration,
1200 New Jersey Avenue SE, W46–498,
Washington, DC 20590. Dr. Johnson’s
phone number is 202–366–2755, and
her email address is kristie.johnson@
dot.gov.
Under the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (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 August 3,
2020 (Federal Register/Vol. 85, No. 149/
pp. 46782–46786). NHTSA received two
comments. Sarah Smoak provided
comments supportive of the proposed
information collection. An anonymous
commenter provided remarks about the
COVID–19 pandemic with no mention
of the proposed survey or traffic safety.
Comments on the proposed
information collection are appreciated.
Thank you to Ms. Smoak for providing
thoughtful commentary as to the
importance of conducting the National
Survey of Speeding Attitudes and
Behaviors. This included using the data
to be able to formulate plans,
procedures, and countermeasures to
have positive impacts on the public by
reducing speed-related deaths. Ms.
Smoak also appreciates that the periodic
surveys help track behavioral changes
related to speeding.
Title: National Survey of Speeding
Attitudes and Behaviors.
OMB Control Number: 2127–0613.
Form Numbers: NHTSA Form 1538,
NHTSA Form 1539, NHTSA Form 1544,
NHTSA Form 1545, NHTSA Form 1546.
Type of Information Collection
Request: Reinstatement with
modification of a previously approved
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
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information collection (OMB Control
No. 2127–0613).
Type of Review Requested: Regular.
Requested Expiration Date of
Approval: 3 years from date of approval.
Respondents: Random sample of U.S.
adults (18 years old and older) who
drive a motor vehicle.
Summary of the Collection of
Information: NHTSA is seeking
approval to conduct a National Survey
of Speeding Attitudes and Behaviors by
web and mail among a national
probability sample of 7,013 adult
drivers (and 152 adult drivers for a pilot
survey), age 18 and older. Participation
by respondents would be voluntary.
Survey topics would include the extent
to which drivers speed, drivers’
attitudes and perceptions about
speeding, reasons and motivations for
speeding, and knowledge and attitudes
towards countermeasure strategies to
deter speeding.
In conducting the proposed research,
the survey would use computer-assisted
web interviewing (i.e., a programmed,
self-administered web survey) to
minimize recording errors, as well as
optical mark recognition and image
scanning for the paper and pencil
survey to facilitate ease of use and data
accuracy. A Spanish-language survey
option would be used to minimize
language barriers to participation.
Surveys would be conducted with
respondents using an address-based
sampling design that encourages
respondents to complete the survey
online. Although web would be the
primary data collection mode, a paper
questionnaire would be sent to
households that do not respond to the
web invitations. The proposed survey
would be anonymous and the survey
would not collect any personal
information. This collection only
requires respondents to report their
answers; there are no record-keeping
costs to the respondents.
Description of the Need for the
Information and Proposed Use of the
Information:
NHTSA was established 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 for the
development of traffic safety programs.
Title 23, United States Code, Section
403 gives the Secretary of
Transportation (NHTSA by delegation)
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, with
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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.
Traffic crashes are complex. Often,
they involve multiple contributing
factors, with speeding as one of the
primary factors leading to a crash.
Speeding-related crashes—defined as
racing, exceeding the speed limit, or
driving too fast for conditions 1—
resulted in 26% of all crash fatalities in
2018,2 a percentage that has largely
remained the same over the last 20 years
despite national, State, and local efforts
to address the speeding problem. In
2010, speeding-related crashes were
estimated to result in $52 billion in
economic costs and $203 billion in
comprehensive costs.3 Speeding is
especially dangerous because it reduces
the driver’s ability to maneuver around
obstacles in a timely manner, increases
the distance a vehicle requires to stop,
and increases the severity of injuries.4
This stalled progress suggests that new
countermeasures that differ from typical
enforcement and engineering efforts
may be needed to reduce speeding
deaths. An interdisciplinary approach
involving engineering, enforcement, and
education is needed to change drivers’
speeding behavior, thereby reducing
speeding-related crashes, fatalities and
injuries. To design interventions and
countermeasure strategies that are likely
to lead to behavior change, NHTSA
requires up-to-date information on
which drivers are speeding, their
attitudes, perceptions, and motivations,
as well as what countermeasures are
most likely to reduce their speeding
behavior. It is important to focus studies
1 National Center for Statistics and Analysis.
(2007). Speeding: 2006 data (Traffic Safety Facts.
DOT HS 810 814). Retrieved from the NHTSA
website: https://crashstats.nhtsa.dot.gov/Api/
Public/ViewPublication/810814
2 National Center for Statistics and Analysis.
(2019, December). Fatality Analysis Reporting
System (FARS): 2018 Annual Report File (ARF)
custom query. Retrieved from the NHTSA website:
https://cdan.dot.gov/query
3 Blincoe, L.J., Miller, T.R. Zaloshnja, E., &
Lawrence, B.A. (2015, May). The economic and
societal impact of motor vehicle crashes, 2010.
(Revised.) (Report No. DOT HS 812 013). Retrieved
from the NHTSA website: https://
crashstats.nhtsa.dot.gov/Api/Public/
ViewPublication/812013
4 National Center for Statistics and Analysis.
(2007). Speeding: 2006 data (Traffic Safety Facts.
DOT HS 810 814).
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on factors underlying behaviors such as
attitudes or perceptions of norms that
are changeable.
NHTSA has conducted the National
Survey of Speeding Attitudes and
Behaviors on three previous occasions—
first in 1997, again in 2002, and most
recently in 2011. In the 2021 survey,
NHTSA intends to examine the extent to
which drivers’ speed, who the speeders
are, when and why drivers speed, and
what countermeasures are most
acceptable and effective in reducing
speeding. Furthermore, NHTSA plans to
assess whether self-reported behaviors,
attitudes, and perceptions regarding
speeding and associated
countermeasure strategies have changed
over time since the administration of the
prior three national surveys. The 2021
survey will also include new questions
on emerging speed-related technologies.
The findings from this proposed
information collection will assist
NHTSA in designing, targeting, and
implementing programs intended to
reduce speed on the roadways and to
provide data to States, localities, and
law enforcement agencies that will aid
in their efforts to reduce speed-related
crashes and injuries.
NHTSA will use the information to
produce a technical report that presents
the results of the study. The technical
report will provide aggregate (summary)
statistics and tables as well as the
results of statistical analysis of the
information, but it will not include any
personally identifiable information (PII).
The technical report will be shared with
State highway offices, local
governments, and those who develop
traffic safety communications that aim
to reduce speed-related crashes.
Frequency of Collection: The study
will be conducted one time during the
three-year period for which NHTSA is
requesting approval. This study is part
of a tracking and trending study to
measure changes over time. The last
study was administered in 2011.
Respondents: Participants will be U.S.
adults (18 years old and older) who
drive a motor vehicle. Businesses are
ineligible for the sample and would not
be interviewed.
Estimated Number of Respondents:
7,165.
Participation in this study will be
voluntary, with 7,013 participants
sampled from all 50 States and the
District of Columbia using address data
from the most recent U.S. Postal Service
(USPS) computerized Delivery
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Sequence File (DSF) of residential
addresses. An estimated 20,600
households will be contacted and have
the study described to them. No more
than one respondent will be selected per
household.
Prior to the main survey, a pilot
survey will be administered to test the
survey and the mailing protocol and
procedures. Participation in this study
will be voluntary, with 152 participants
sampled from all 50 States and the
District of Columbia using address data
from the most recent U.S. Postal Service
(USPS) computerized Delivery
Sequence File (DSF) of residential
addresses. An estimated 444 households
will be contacted and have the study
described to them. No more than one
respondent will be selected per
household.
Estimated Total Annual Burden
Hours: NHTSA estimates the total
burden of this information collection by
estimating the burden to those that
NHTSA contacts who do not respond
(non-responders), those that NHTSA
contacts who respond but are ineligible
(ineligible respondents), and those who
respond and are eligible for
participation (eligible respondents or
actual participants). The estimated time
to contact 20,600 potential participants
(actual participants, ineligible
respondents, and non-responders) for
the survey and 444 potential
participants (actual participants,
ineligible respondents, and nonresponders) for the pilot is one minute
per person per contact attempt. Contact
attempts will be made in five waves
with fewer potential participants
contacted each subsequent wave.
NHTSA estimates that 7,221 people will
respond to the survey request and 156
will respond to the pilot. Of those,
NHTSA estimates that nearly 3% will be
ineligible because they are not drivers or
are under 18 years old, resulting in 208
respondents to the survey and 4
respondents to the pilot who are
ineligible. The estimated time to contact
and screen 208 ineligible survey
participants and 4 ineligible pilot
participants is three minutes per person.
The estimated time to contact and
complete the survey for 7,013
participants and 152 pilot participants
is 21 minutes per person. Details of the
burden hours for each wave in the pilot
and full survey are included in Tables
1 and 2 below.
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TABLE 1—ESTIMATED TOTAL BURDEN FOR PILOT SURVEY
Wave
Wave 1 (Initial
Form 1544).
Contacts
Invitation—NHTSA
444
Wave 2 (Reminder Postcard #1—
NHTSA Form 1546).
391
Wave 3 (1st Survey Mailing—NHTSA
Forms 1538, 1545).
356
Wave 4 (Reminder Postcard #2—
NHTSA Form 1546).
314
Wave 5 (2nd Survey Mailing—NHTSA
Forms 1538, 1545).
Total .............................................
298
........................
Estimated
burden per
sample unit
(minutes)
Participant type
Contacted potential participant—Nonrespondent.
Screened out participant—Ineligible
respondent.
Recruited participant—Eligible respondent.
Contacted potential participant—Nonrespondent.
Screened out participant—Ineligible
respondent.
Recruited participant—Eligible respondent.
Contacted potential participant—Nonrespondent.
Screened out participant—Ineligible
respondent.
Recruited participant—Eligible respondent.
Contacted potential participant—Nonrespondent.
Screened out participant—Ineligible
respondent.
Recruited participant—Eligible respondent.
Contacted potential participant—Nonrespondent.
Screened out participant—Ineligible
respondent.
Recruited participant—Eligible respondent.
.............................................................
Sample units
Burden
(hours)
Total burden
1
391
7
3
2
1
21
51
18
1
356
6
3
0
0
21
35
13
1
313
6
3
2
1
21
41
15
1
298
5
3
0
0
21
16
6
1
289
5
3
0
0
21
9
4
........................
........................
........................
26
19
22
11
9
87
TABLE 2—ESTIMATED TOTAL BURDEN FOR FULL SURVEY
Wave
Wave 1 (Initial
Form 1544).
Contacts
Invitation—NHTSA
20,600
Wave 2 (Reminder Postcard #1—
NHTSA Form 1546).
18,130
Wave 3 (1st Survey Mailing—NHTSA
Forms 1538, 1545).
16,498
Wave 4 (Reminder Postcard #2—
NHTSA Form 1546).
14,519
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Wave 5 (2nd Survey Mailing—NHTSA
Forms 1538, 1545).
Total .............................................
13,793
........................
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whole hour for each data collection
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Estimated
burden per
sample unit
(minutes)
Participant type
Contacted potential participant—Nonrespondent.
Screened out participant—Ineligible
respondent.
Recruited participant—Eligible respondent.
Contacted potential participant—Nonrespondent.
Screened out participant—Ineligible
respondent.
Recruited participant—Eligible respondent.
Contacted potential participant—Nonrespondent.
Screened out participant—Ineligible
respondent.
Recruited participant—Eligible respondent.
Contacted potential participant—Nonrespondent.
Screened out participant—Ineligible
respondent.
Recruited participant—Eligible respondent.
Contacted potential participant—Nonrespondent.
Screened out participant—Ineligible
respondent.
Recruited participant—Eligible respondent.
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Burden
(hours)
Total burden
1
18,130
303
3
72
4
21
2,398
840
1
16,498
275
3
47
3
21
1,585
555
1
14,518
242
3
57
3
21
1,923
674
1
13,793
230
3
21
2
21
705
247
1
13,379
223
3
12
1
21
402
141
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effort, the total estimated annual burden
is 3,830 hours for the project activities.
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1,147
833
919
479
365
3,743
Estimated Total Annual Burden Cost:
Participation in this study is voluntary,
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and there are no costs to respondents
beyond the time spent completing the
questionnaires.
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.
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Office of the Secretary
[Docket No. DOT–OST–2016–0204]
Exploring Industry Practices on
Distribution and Display of Airline
Fare, Schedule, and Availability
Information
Office of the Secretary,
Department of Transportation.
ACTION: Notice of withdrawal of request
for information.
AGENCY:
The Department of
Transportation (‘‘Department’’ or
‘‘DOT’’) is withdrawing a Request for
Information (‘‘RFI’’) that solicited
information on whether airline
restrictions on the distribution or
display of airline flight information
harm consumers and constitute an
unfair and deceptive business practice
and/or an unfair method of competition.
DATES: December 31, 2020.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Kimberly Graber and Blane A. Workie,
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U.S. Department of Transportation, 1200
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blane.workie@dot.gov.
Electronic Access: You can view and
download related documents and public
comments by going to the website
https://www.regulations.gov. Enter the
docket number DOT–OST–2016–0204
in the search field.
The
Department issued the RFI on October
31, 2016 in response to concerns raised
by certain online travel agencies
(OTAs), metasearch entities that operate
flight search tools, and other
stakeholders involved in the
distribution of flight information and
sale of air transportation, as well as
consumer advocates and some members
of Congress regarding certain practices
related to the distribution and display of
airline fare, schedule, and availability
information.1 The Department has also
heard from airlines and other members
of Congress opposing Departmental
action in this area. On December 22,
2016, DOT extended the response date
of the RFI to March 31, 2017.2 On March
10, 2017, the Department suspended the
response period while it evaluated next
steps.3
The issue of airline restrictions on the
distribution or display of airline flight
information on third-party travel
websites is a complex issue with farreaching implications for consumers,
airlines, ticket agents, and the various
participants in the distribution chain.
The Department recognizes that
transparency is not only good for
consumers but also good for
competition in the airline industry.
However, the Department also believes
that airlines should be able to choose
how and where they sell their products
so long as they do not engage in unfair
or deceptive practices. These two goals
are not mutually exclusive. The
Department does not consider its
involvement at this time to be necessary
to prevent unfair, deceptive, or
anticompetitive practices. As such, the
Department has decided to withdraw
the RFI.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Issued in Washington, DC, under authority
delegated in 49 CFR 1.27(n).
Christina G. Aizcorbe,
Deputy General Counsel.
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Office of the Secretary
Regional Infrastructure Accelerators
Demonstration Program
Build America Bureau, U.S.
Department of Transportation (DOT).
ACTION: Notice of funding opportunity
(NOFO).
AGENCY:
The Fixing America’s Surface
Transportation (FAST) Act, enacted in
December 2015, authorized the
establishment of a Regional
Infrastructure Accelerators
Demonstration Program (the Program) to
assist entities in developing improved
infrastructure priorities and financing
strategies for the accelerated
development of a project that is eligible
for funding under the Transportation
Infrastructure Finance and Innovation
Act (TIFIA) Program under Chapter 6 of
Title 23, United States Code. The
Further Consolidated Appropriations
Act, 2020, enacted on December 20,
2019, appropriated $5 million for this
Program.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Build
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NOFO to implement the Program and
solicit applications for designating and
funding Regional Infrastructure
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defined geographic area; (2) act as a
resource to qualified entities in the
geographic area in accordance with
Section 1441 of the FAST Act; and (3)
demonstrate the effectiveness of an RIA
to expedite the delivery of eligible
projects through the TIFIA credit
program and, to the extent applicable,
the Railroad Rehabilitation and
Improvement Financing (RRIF) credit
program, Private Activity Bonds (PABs)
and other innovative financing methods.
Each section of this notice contains
information and instructions relevant to
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
[Docket No. NHTSA-2020-0008]
Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to the
Office of Management and Budget for Review and Approval; National
Survey of Speeding Attitudes and Behaviors
AGENCY: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA),
Department of Transportation (DOT).
ACTION: Notice and request for comments on a reinstatement with
modification of a previously approved collection of information.
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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
reinstatement with modification of a previously approved collection of
information for a one-time voluntary survey regarding knowledge,
attitudes, and behaviors associated with speeding. A Federal Register
notice with a 60-day comment period soliciting public comments on the
following information collection was published on August 3, 2020. NHTSA
received two comments, which we address below.
DATES: Comments must be submitted on or before February 1, 2021.
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 Kristie Johnson, Ph.D., Office of
Behavioral Safety Research (NPD-310), National Highway Traffic Safety
Administration, 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE, W46-498, Washington, DC
20590. Dr. Johnson's phone number is 202-366-2755, and her email
address is [email protected].
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Under the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995
(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 August 3, 2020 (Federal Register/Vol. 85, No. 149/pp. 46782-46786).
NHTSA received two comments. Sarah Smoak provided comments supportive
of the proposed information collection. An anonymous commenter provided
remarks about the COVID-19 pandemic with no mention of the proposed
survey or traffic safety.
Comments on the proposed information collection are appreciated.
Thank you to Ms. Smoak for providing thoughtful commentary as to the
importance of conducting the National Survey of Speeding Attitudes and
Behaviors. This included using the data to be able to formulate plans,
procedures, and countermeasures to have positive impacts on the public
by reducing speed-related deaths. Ms. Smoak also appreciates that the
periodic surveys help track behavioral changes related to speeding.
Title: National Survey of Speeding Attitudes and Behaviors.
OMB Control Number: 2127-0613.
Form Numbers: NHTSA Form 1538, NHTSA Form 1539, NHTSA Form 1544,
NHTSA Form 1545, NHTSA Form 1546.
Type of Information Collection Request: Reinstatement with
modification of a previously approved information collection (OMB
Control No. 2127-0613).
Type of Review Requested: Regular.
Requested Expiration Date of Approval: 3 years from date of
approval.
Respondents: Random sample of U.S. adults (18 years old and older)
who drive a motor vehicle.
Summary of the Collection of Information: NHTSA is seeking approval
to conduct a National Survey of Speeding Attitudes and Behaviors by web
and mail among a national probability sample of 7,013 adult drivers
(and 152 adult drivers for a pilot survey), age 18 and older.
Participation by respondents would be voluntary. Survey topics would
include the extent to which drivers speed, drivers' attitudes and
perceptions about speeding, reasons and motivations for speeding, and
knowledge and attitudes towards countermeasure strategies to deter
speeding.
In conducting the proposed research, the survey would use computer-
assisted web interviewing (i.e., a programmed, self-administered web
survey) to minimize recording errors, as well as optical mark
recognition and image scanning for the paper and pencil survey to
facilitate ease of use and data accuracy. A Spanish-language survey
option would be used to minimize language barriers to participation.
Surveys would be conducted with respondents using an address-based
sampling design that encourages respondents to complete the survey
online. Although web would be the primary data collection mode, a paper
questionnaire would be sent to households that do not respond to the
web invitations. The proposed survey would be anonymous and the survey
would not collect any personal information. This collection only
requires respondents to report their answers; there are no record-
keeping costs to the respondents.
Description of the Need for the Information and Proposed Use of the
Information:
NHTSA was established 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 for the development of traffic safety programs. Title 23,
United States Code, Section 403 gives the Secretary of Transportation
(NHTSA by delegation) 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, with
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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.
Traffic crashes are complex. Often, they involve multiple
contributing factors, with speeding as one of the primary factors
leading to a crash. Speeding-related crashes--defined as racing,
exceeding the speed limit, or driving too fast for conditions \1\--
resulted in 26% of all crash fatalities in 2018,\2\ a percentage that
has largely remained the same over the last 20 years despite national,
State, and local efforts to address the speeding problem. In 2010,
speeding-related crashes were estimated to result in $52 billion in
economic costs and $203 billion in comprehensive costs.\3\ Speeding is
especially dangerous because it reduces the driver's ability to
maneuver around obstacles in a timely manner, increases the distance a
vehicle requires to stop, and increases the severity of injuries.\4\
This stalled progress suggests that new countermeasures that differ
from typical enforcement and engineering efforts may be needed to
reduce speeding deaths. An interdisciplinary approach involving
engineering, enforcement, and education is needed to change drivers'
speeding behavior, thereby reducing speeding-related crashes,
fatalities and injuries. To design interventions and countermeasure
strategies that are likely to lead to behavior change, NHTSA requires
up-to-date information on which drivers are speeding, their attitudes,
perceptions, and motivations, as well as what countermeasures are most
likely to reduce their speeding behavior. It is important to focus
studies on factors underlying behaviors such as attitudes or
perceptions of norms that are changeable.
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\1\ National Center for Statistics and Analysis. (2007).
Speeding: 2006 data (Traffic Safety Facts. DOT HS 810 814).
Retrieved from the NHTSA website: https://crashstats.nhtsa.dot.gov/Api/Public/ViewPublication/810814.
\2\ National Center for Statistics and Analysis. (2019,
December). Fatality Analysis Reporting System (FARS): 2018 Annual
Report File (ARF) custom query. Retrieved from the NHTSA website:
https://cdan.dot.gov/query.
\3\ Blincoe, L.J., Miller, T.R. Zaloshnja, E., & Lawrence, B.A.
(2015, May). The economic and societal impact of motor vehicle
crashes, 2010. (Revised.) (Report No. DOT HS 812 013). Retrieved
from the NHTSA website: https://crashstats.nhtsa.dot.gov/Api/Public/ViewPublication/812013.
\4\ National Center for Statistics and Analysis. (2007).
Speeding: 2006 data (Traffic Safety Facts. DOT HS 810 814).
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NHTSA has conducted the National Survey of Speeding Attitudes and
Behaviors on three previous occasions--first in 1997, again in 2002,
and most recently in 2011. In the 2021 survey, NHTSA intends to examine
the extent to which drivers' speed, who the speeders are, when and why
drivers speed, and what countermeasures are most acceptable and
effective in reducing speeding. Furthermore, NHTSA plans to assess
whether self-reported behaviors, attitudes, and perceptions regarding
speeding and associated countermeasure strategies have changed over
time since the administration of the prior three national surveys. The
2021 survey will also include new questions on emerging speed-related
technologies. The findings from this proposed information collection
will assist NHTSA in designing, targeting, and implementing programs
intended to reduce speed on the roadways and to provide data to States,
localities, and law enforcement agencies that will aid in their efforts
to reduce speed-related crashes and injuries.
NHTSA will use the information to produce a technical report that
presents the results of the study. The technical report will provide
aggregate (summary) statistics and tables as well as the results of
statistical analysis of the information, but it will not include any
personally identifiable information (PII). The technical report will be
shared with State highway offices, local governments, and those who
develop traffic safety communications that aim to reduce speed-related
crashes.
Frequency of Collection: The study will be conducted one time
during the three-year period for which NHTSA is requesting approval.
This study is part of a tracking and trending study to measure changes
over time. The last study was administered in 2011.
Respondents: Participants will be U.S. adults (18 years old and
older) who drive a motor vehicle. Businesses are ineligible for the
sample and would not be interviewed.
Estimated Number of Respondents: 7,165.
Participation in this study will be voluntary, with 7,013
participants sampled from all 50 States and the District of Columbia
using address data from the most recent U.S. Postal Service (USPS)
computerized Delivery Sequence File (DSF) of residential addresses. An
estimated 20,600 households will be contacted and have the study
described to them. No more than one respondent will be selected per
household.
Prior to the main survey, a pilot survey will be administered to
test the survey and the mailing protocol and procedures. Participation
in this study will be voluntary, with 152 participants sampled from all
50 States and the District of Columbia using address data from the most
recent U.S. Postal Service (USPS) computerized Delivery Sequence File
(DSF) of residential addresses. An estimated 444 households will be
contacted and have the study described to them. No more than one
respondent will be selected per household.
Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: NHTSA estimates the total
burden of this information collection by estimating the burden to those
that NHTSA contacts who do not respond (non-responders), those that
NHTSA contacts who respond but are ineligible (ineligible respondents),
and those who respond and are eligible for participation (eligible
respondents or actual participants). The estimated time to contact
20,600 potential participants (actual participants, ineligible
respondents, and non-responders) for the survey and 444 potential
participants (actual participants, ineligible respondents, and non-
responders) for the pilot is one minute per person per contact attempt.
Contact attempts will be made in five waves with fewer potential
participants contacted each subsequent wave. NHTSA estimates that 7,221
people will respond to the survey request and 156 will respond to the
pilot. Of those, NHTSA estimates that nearly 3% will be ineligible
because they are not drivers or are under 18 years old, resulting in
208 respondents to the survey and 4 respondents to the pilot who are
ineligible. The estimated time to contact and screen 208 ineligible
survey participants and 4 ineligible pilot participants is three
minutes per person. The estimated time to contact and complete the
survey for 7,013 participants and 152 pilot participants is 21 minutes
per person. Details of the burden hours for each wave in the pilot and
full survey are included in Tables 1 and 2 below.
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Table 1--Estimated Total Burden for Pilot Survey
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Estimated
burden per
Wave Contacts Participant type sample unit Sample units Burden (hours) Total burden
(minutes)
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Wave 1 (Initial Invitation--NHTSA Form 444 Contacted potential 1 391 7 26
1544). participant--Non-respondent.
Screened out participant-- 3 2 1
Ineligible respondent.
Recruited participant-- 21 51 18
Eligible respondent.
Wave 2 (Reminder Postcard #1--NHTSA Form 391 Contacted potential 1 356 6 19
1546). participant--Non-respondent.
Screened out participant-- 3 0 0
Ineligible respondent.
Recruited participant-- 21 35 13
Eligible respondent.
Wave 3 (1st Survey Mailing--NHTSA Forms 356 Contacted potential 1 313 6 22
1538, 1545). participant--Non-respondent.
Screened out participant-- 3 2 1
Ineligible respondent.
Recruited participant-- 21 41 15
Eligible respondent.
Wave 4 (Reminder Postcard #2--NHTSA Form 314 Contacted potential 1 298 5 11
1546). participant--Non-respondent.
Screened out participant-- 3 0 0
Ineligible respondent.
Recruited participant-- 21 16 6
Eligible respondent.
Wave 5 (2nd Survey Mailing--NHTSA Forms 298 Contacted potential 1 289 5 9
1538, 1545). participant--Non-respondent.
Screened out participant-- 3 0 0
Ineligible respondent.
Recruited participant-- 21 9 4
Eligible respondent.
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Total................................. .............. ............................ .............. .............. .............. 87
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Table 2--Estimated Total Burden for Full Survey
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Estimated
burden per
Wave Contacts Participant type sample unit Sample units Burden (hours) Total burden
(minutes)
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Wave 1 (Initial Invitation--NHTSA Form 20,600 Contacted potential 1 18,130 303 1,147
1544). participant--Non-respondent.
Screened out participant-- 3 72 4
Ineligible respondent.
Recruited participant-- 21 2,398 840
Eligible respondent.
Wave 2 (Reminder Postcard #1--NHTSA Form 18,130 Contacted potential 1 16,498 275 833
1546). participant--Non-respondent.
Screened out participant-- 3 47 3
Ineligible respondent.
Recruited participant-- 21 1,585 555
Eligible respondent.
Wave 3 (1st Survey Mailing--NHTSA Forms 16,498 Contacted potential 1 14,518 242 919
1538, 1545). participant--Non-respondent.
Screened out participant-- 3 57 3
Ineligible respondent.
Recruited participant-- 21 1,923 674
Eligible respondent.
Wave 4 (Reminder Postcard #2--NHTSA Form 14,519 Contacted potential 1 13,793 230 479
1546). participant--Non-respondent.
Screened out participant-- 3 21 2
Ineligible respondent.
Recruited participant-- 21 705 247
Eligible respondent.
Wave 5 (2nd Survey Mailing--NHTSA Forms 13,793 Contacted potential 1 13,379 223 365
1538, 1545). participant--Non-respondent.
Screened out participant-- 3 12 1
Ineligible respondent.
Recruited participant-- 21 402 141
Eligible respondent.
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Total................................. .............. ............................ .............. .............. .............. 3,743
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When rounded up to the nearest whole hour for each data collection
effort, the total estimated annual burden is 3,830 hours for the
project activities.
Estimated Total Annual Burden Cost: Participation in this study is
voluntary,
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and there are no costs to respondents beyond the time spent completing
the questionnaires.
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.
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