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above procedures, rounding or not,
apply.’’
DTNA concludes by stating its belief
that the subject noncompliance is
inconsequential as it relates to motor
vehicle safety and its petition to be
exempted from providing notification of
the noncompliance, as required by 49
U.S.C. 30118, and a remedy for the
noncompliance, as required by 49
U.S.C. 30120, should be granted.
NHTSA notes that the statutory
provisions (49 U.S.C. 30118(d) and
30120(h)) that permit manufacturers to
file petitions for a determination of
inconsequentiality allow NHTSA to
exempt manufacturers only from the
duties found in sections 30118 and
30120, respectively, to notify owners,
purchasers, and dealers of a defect or
noncompliance and to remedy the
defect or noncompliance. Therefore, any
decision on this petition only applies to
the subject vehicles that DTNA no
longer controlled at the time it
determined that the noncompliance
existed. However, any decision on this
petition does not relieve vehicle
distributors and dealers of the
prohibitions on the sale, offer for sale,
or introduction or delivery for
introduction into interstate commerce of
the noncompliant vehicles under their
control after DTNA notified them that
the subject noncompliance existed.
(Authority: 49 U.S.C. 30118, 30120:
delegations of authority at 49 CFR 1.95 and
501.8)
Otto G. Matheke III,
Director, Office of Vehicle Safety Compliance.
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Administration
[Docket No. NHTSA–2022–0044]
Agency Information Collection
Activities; Submission to the Office of
Management and Budget for Review
and Approval; Request for Comment;
Field Study of Heavy Vehicle Crash
Avoidance Systems
National Highway Traffic
Safety Administration (NHTSA),
Department of Transportation (DOT).
ACTION: Notice and request for public
comment on an extension of a currently
approved information collection.
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AGENCY:
In compliance with the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995
(PRA), this notice announces that the
Information Collection Request (ICR)
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summarized below will be submitted to
the Office of Management and Budget
(OMB) for review and approval. The ICR
describes the nature of the information
collection and its expected burden. The
ICR is titled ‘‘Heavy Vehicle Crash
Avoidance Systems’’ and is identified
by OMB Control Number 2127–0741. It
is currently approved through August
31, 2022. This project was delayed due
to COVID–19 shutdowns and
precautions. The extension is necessary
to continue the current data collection
to completion. This extension request
updates the burden hours to reflect the
numbers of respondents that are needed
to complete the study, updates to time
estimates for responses, and mean
hourly rates. Additionally, this notice
provides clarification on the burden
hours and the costs to the public. A
Federal Register Notice with a 60-day
comment period soliciting comments on
the following information collection
was published on May 10, 2022. Two
comments were received, both in
support of the data collection.
DATES: Comments must be submitted on
or before September 29, 2022.
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.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For
additional information or access to
background documents, contact Jenny
Zhang, Office of Vehicle Safety
Research, National Highway Traffic
Safety Administration, U.S. Department
of Transportation, 1200 New Jersey
Avenue SE, Washington, DC 20590,
Telephone: 202–366–3973; email
address jenny.zhang@dot.gov. Please
identify the relevant collection of
information by referring to its OMB
Control Number.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Under the
PRA (44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq.), a Federal
agency must receive approval from the
Office of Management and Budget
(OMB) before it collects certain
information from the public and a
person is not required to respond to a
collection of information by a Federal
agency unless the collection displays a
valid OMB control number. In
compliance with these requirements,
this notice announces that the following
information collection request will be
submitted OMB.
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Title: Field Study of Heavy Vehicle
Crash Avoidance Systems.
OMB Control Number: 2127–0741.
Form Number: None.
Type of Request: Extension to
currently approved collection.
Type of Review Requested: Regular.
Length of Approval Requested: Three
years.
Summary of the Collection of
Information: The National Highway
Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA)
is gathering information regarding
drivers’ naturalistic driving experiences
and opinions about crash avoidance
systems (CAS) consisting of Lane
Departure Warning, Forward Collision
Warning, Impact Alert, and Automatic
Emergency Braking for heavy vehicles.
CAS technology has been advancing
rapidly, with products for heavy
commercial vehicles becoming
commercially available. These systems
present opportunities for improving
driver awareness and behavior,
improving drivers’ responses to
potential collisions, and mitigating or
preventing collisions when drivers do
not respond. The newest generation of
CAS technology includes several new
features, such as multiple sensors,
improvements to radar algorithms, and
new features such as full braking in
response to static objects or pedestrians.
However, it is unknown if this newest
generation of products has been able to
reduce the prevalence of false or
nuisance alerts observed in the previous
study, if there are any issues with new
types of alerts that have been added
since previous studies, or whether
drivers have negative perceptions of the
technology due to these issues. As these
technologies become more popular with
fleets, it is important to understand their
real-world performance and any
unintended consequences that may arise
from them.
Data collection began in August 2021
after COVID delays and a shortage of
chips necessary for use in the data
acquisition system necessary for the
naturalistic driving portion of the study.
As of December 31, 2021, one
respondent has completed the study,
three are in the field study portion, and
one has completed the informed consent
document and pre-field study surveys
but still needs to go through the
installation portion of stage one and
stages two to three of the study.
Information in this extension requests
refers to the respondents and burden
associated with completing the study.
Description of the Need for the
Information and Proposed Use of the
Information: The collection of
information consists of: an informed
consent for participation, a demographic
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questionnaire, an initial CAS technology
questionnaire, and a post-study CAS
technology questionnaire.
The information to be collected will
be used as follows:
• Informed Consent is collected from
respondents who agree to participate in
the study; the informed consent has
been approved by an Institutional
Review Board.
• Demographic questionnaire is used
to obtain demographic information so
that potential analysis may account for
participants from various groups (e.g.,
age, self-identified gender, driving
experience, and experience with CAS
technology).
• Initial CAS technology
questionnaire is used to get information
about drivers’ beliefs and attitudes
towards the CAS technology installed
on the commercial vehicle they use for
their job prior to data collection. This
questionnaire assesses perceived
usability of the systems in terms of
acceptance and satisfaction, as well as
willingness to have this technology in
their vehicle.
• Final CAS technology questionnaire
is used to get information about drivers’
beliefs and attitudes towards the CAS
technology installed on the commercial
vehicle they use for their job and is
collected at the end of data collection.
This questionnaire will also be used to
assess perceived distraction potential of
the systems in terms of acceptance and
satisfaction, as well as willingness to
have this technology in their vehicle.
Each driver will complete the
questionnaire once, after the completion
of his or her data collection. The
questionnaire will gauge how drivers’
attitudes and preferences may have
changed over the course of
participation.
• Each participating driver will have
a data acquisition system (DAS)
installed in their vehicle for
approximately three months while they
perform their normal work duties. This
system will collect video of the driver
and forward roadway, telemetry, and
vehicle network data related to driving,
and activations of the vehicle’s CAS.
60-Day Notice: A Federal Register
notice with a 60-day comment period
soliciting public comments on the
following information collection was
published on May 10, 2022 (87 FR
28099). Two comments were received in
response to the Notice.
The Texas Department of
Transportation (Texas DOT) expressed
their support of the collection as
‘‘inherent to NHTSA’s role in
understanding and establishing
standards for vehicle safety.’’ The Texas
DOT further stated that ‘‘[i]t is critical
that NHTSA complete its studies to
capture the most effective and valuable
advanced driver assistance systems
(ADAS) available.’’ The second
comment was submitted by the National
Association of Mutual Insurance
Companies (NAMIC) and expressed
support for the data collection in order
to further assess the efficacy of the
systems and the human interaction with
them. NAMIC provides, in direct
response to comment about the burden
estimates in the 60-day Notice, ‘‘the
burdens estimated by NHTSA for the
collection seem accurate and
appropriate to obtain the quality and
quantity of information sought by
NHTSA for this valid purpose.’’
In addition to the comments received,
an article titled ‘‘NHTSA Seeks OK to
Extend Data Collection for Safety Tech
Study’’ was published on May 10, 2022
(https://www.ttnews.com/articles/nhtsaseeks-ok-extend-data-collection-safetytech-study). The article discussed
information in the 60-day Notice and
the NHTSA’s ’s efforts to seek an
extension to the information collection.
Subsequent to that publication, another
reporter inquired with NHTSA’s Office
of Communications and Consumer
Information requesting details; however,
NHTSA is not aware of any additional
articles published regarding the
collection.
Affected Public: Respondents to this
study are drawn from a convenience
sample from trucking fleets across the
United States. Drivers are recruited from
fleets that have signed agreements with
the research team and have trucks that
are outfitted with CAS technologies.
Recruitment will attempt to balance the
number of vehicles using particular
brands of CAS technology but will be
subject to fleet availability and
scheduling constraints. Requirements of
drivers involved in the study do not
extend beyond employment
requirements for each fleet.
Estimated Number of Respondents:
170.
NHTSA’s goal is to collect field
evaluation data from a total of 150
respondents. To date, one participant
has fully completed the study. In order
to collect complete field evaluation data
from an additional 149 participants, and
to account for drop-outs, NHTSA
estimates that it will need to recruit an
additional 170 respondents for initial
phases of the study.
Frequency: The Informed Consent
Form, Demographic Questionnaire, and
Initial CAS Technology Questionnaire
are completed once at the start of
participation and data collection. The
Final CAS Technology Questionnaire is
completed once at the completion of
participation, approximately three
months later.
Number of Responses: 170 for the
consent form (one per respondent); 170
for the Demographic Questionnaire (one
per respondent); 170 for the Initial CAS
Questionnaire (one per respondent); 149
for the Final CAS Questionnaire (one
per respondent) that completes the
study.
Estimated Total Annual Burden
Hours: 123.6 hours total.
Estimated Total Annual Burden Cost:
Zero.
TABLE 1—BURDEN CALCULATIONS AND ESTIMATED OPPORTUNITY COST
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Estimated time
for completion
Total
estimated
burden hours †
170
170
170
20 min
5 min
25 min
57 hours .........
15 hours .........
71 hours .........
$23.42
23.42
23.42
$1,334.94
351.30
1,662.82
171
N/A
N/A .................
N/A
N/A
149
25 min
63 hours .........
23.42
1,475.46
........................
........................
........................
........................
........................
........................
206 hours .......
20 ...................
123.6 hours ....
........................
........................
........................
4,824.52
Number of
respondents
Instrument
Stage One:
Informed Consent Form .........................................
Demographic Questionnaire ...................................
Initial CAS Technology Questionnaire ...................
Stage Two:
Naturalistic Driving Study .......................................
Stage Three:
Final CAS Technology Questionnaire ....................
Total Burden Remaining .................................
Months Remaining ..........................................
Annual Burden Remaining ..............................
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opportunity cost
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The above table reflects the annual
burden hours to be 123.6 to complete
data collection. While the table reflects
opportunity costs, this is not a burden
incurred by the public for this
information collection. The annual
burden cost to respondents is zero.
The previous notice estimated total
burden hours for this study to be 193.5
total. The total number of burden hours
to complete data collection is now 206
based on updates to the time for the
Informed Consent and the Demographic
Questionnaire. Opportunity costs have
been updated to reflect current average
hourly wages; however, NHTSA
estimates these opportunity costs to be
fully offset by compensation provided to
the respondents for participation.
Due to COVID–19 shutdowns and
precautions, data collection efforts were
suspended. NHTSA anticipates
additional time beyond the August 31,
2022, expiration date of the currently
approved collection to complete this
effort. The federal government began
this study at $2,581,075 in contract
expenses and has added expenses due
to the time delays and resulting changes
in technology. The total cost expected at
this time is $2,954,970, with an
annualized cost to the federal
government over the expected study
time-to-completion of $402,950.
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
agency, including whether the
information will have practical utility;
(b) 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;
(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 on August 25, 2022.
Cem Hatipoglu,
Associate Administrator, Vehicle Safety
Research.
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
National Highway Traffic Safety
Administration
[Docket No. NHTSA–2022–0026]
Insurance Cost Information Regulation
National Highway Traffic
Safety Administration (NHTSA),
Department of Transportation (DOT).
ACTION: Notice of availability.
AGENCY:
This notice announces
publication by NHTSA of calendar year
2022 text and data for the Insurance
Cost Information Booklet. This
information is intended to assist
prospective purchasers in comparing
differences in passenger vehicle
collision loss experience that could
affect auto insurance costs.
ADDRESSES: Interested persons may
obtain a copy of this booklet or read
background documents by going to
https://regulations.dot.gov at any time or
to Room W12–140 on the ground level
of the West Building, 1200 New Jersey
Avenue SE, Washington, DC, between 9
a.m. and 5 p.m., Monday through
Friday, except Federal holidays.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ms.
Carlita Ballard, Office of International
Policy, Fuel Economy and Consumer
Programs, NHTSA, W43–439, West
Building, 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE,
Washington, DC 20590. Ms. Ballard’s
telephone number is (202) 366–5222.
Her fax number is (202) 493–2990.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Pursuant
to NHTSA’s regulation in title 49 of the
Code of Federal Regulations, part 582,
Insurance Cost Information Regulation,
NHTSA is required to make available to
prospective purchasers information
regarding comparative insurance costs,
based on damage susceptibility and
crashworthiness, for makes and models
of passenger cars, station wagons/
passenger vans, pickups, and utility
vehicles.
Under the law, NHTSA produces a
new version of this booklet with
updated information provided by the
Highway Loss Data Institute’s (HLDI)
April 2021 and 2022 Insurance Collision
Reports. The HLDI is a nonprofit
research organization that publishes
insurance loss statistics on automobiles
and other passenger motor vehicle
models driven on United States and
Canadian highways. This notice
announces NHTSA’s publication of
calendar year 2022 text and data for the
Insurance Cost Information Booklet.
Consumers may obtain a copy of the
online booklet through the NHTSA web
page at: https://www.nhtsa.dot.gov/theft.
SUMMARY:
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From NHTSA’s Vehicle Theft
Prevention website, on that page, under
the ‘‘Resources Panel’’, click on ‘‘2022
Comparison of Insurance Costs’’.
Issued in Washington, DC under authority
delegated in 49 CFR 1.95, 501.5 and 501.8.
Milton E. Cooper,
Director, Rulemaking Operations.
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Office of the Comptroller of the
Currency
[Docket ID OCC–2022–0019]
Mutual Savings Association Advisory
Committee
Department of the Treasury,
Office of the Comptroller of the
Currency (OCC).
ACTION: Notice of federal advisory
committee meeting.
AGENCY:
The OCC announces a
meeting of the Mutual Savings
Association Advisory Committee
(MSAAC).
SUMMARY:
A public meeting of the MSAAC
will be held on Tuesday, September 20,
2022, beginning at 8:30 a.m. Eastern
Daylight Time (EDT). The meeting will
be in person and virtual.
ADDRESSES: The OCC will host the
September 20, 2022 meeting of the
MSAAC at the OCC’s offices at 400 7th
Street SW, Washington, DC 20219 and
virtually.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Michael R. Brickman, Deputy
Comptroller for Thrift Supervision,
(202) 649–5420, Office of the
Comptroller of the Currency,
Washington, DC 20219. You also may
access prior MSAAC meeting materials
on the MSAAC page of the OCC’s
website at Mutual Savings Association
Advisory Committee.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Under the
authority of the Federal Advisory
Committee Act, 5 U.S.C. app. 2, and the
regulations implementing the Act at 41
CFR part 102–3, the OCC is announcing
that the MSAAC will convene a meeting
on Tuesday, September 20, 2022. The
meeting is open to the public and will
begin at 8:30 a.m. EDT. The purpose of
the meeting is for the MSAAC to advise
the OCC on regulatory or other changes
the OCC may make to ensure the health
and viability of mutual savings
associations. The agenda includes a
discussion of current topics of interest
to the industry.
DATES:
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
[Docket No. NHTSA-2022-0044]
Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to the
Office of Management and Budget for Review and Approval; Request for
Comment; Field Study of Heavy Vehicle Crash Avoidance Systems
AGENCY: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA),
Department of Transportation (DOT).
ACTION: Notice and request for public comment on an extension of a
currently approved 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)
summarized below will be submitted to the Office of Management and
Budget (OMB) for review and approval. The ICR describes the nature of
the information collection and its expected burden. The ICR is titled
``Heavy Vehicle Crash Avoidance Systems'' and is identified by OMB
Control Number 2127-0741. It is currently approved through August 31,
2022. This project was delayed due to COVID-19 shutdowns and
precautions. The extension is necessary to continue the current data
collection to completion. This extension request updates the burden
hours to reflect the numbers of respondents that are needed to complete
the study, updates to time estimates for responses, and mean hourly
rates. Additionally, this notice provides clarification on the burden
hours and the costs to the public. A Federal Register Notice with a 60-
day comment period soliciting comments on the following information
collection was published on May 10, 2022. Two comments were received,
both in support of the data collection.
DATES: Comments must be submitted on or before September 29, 2022.
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.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For additional information or access
to background documents, contact Jenny Zhang, Office of Vehicle Safety
Research, National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, U.S.
Department of Transportation, 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE, Washington, DC
20590, Telephone: 202-366-3973; email address [email protected].
Please identify the relevant collection of information by referring to
its OMB Control Number.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Under the PRA (44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq.), a
Federal agency must receive approval from the Office of Management and
Budget (OMB) before it collects certain information from the public and
a person is not required to respond to a collection of information by a
Federal agency unless the collection displays a valid OMB control
number. In compliance with these requirements, this notice announces
that the following information collection request will be submitted
OMB.
Title: Field Study of Heavy Vehicle Crash Avoidance Systems.
OMB Control Number: 2127-0741.
Form Number: None.
Type of Request: Extension to currently approved collection.
Type of Review Requested: Regular.
Length of Approval Requested: Three years.
Summary of the Collection of Information: The National Highway
Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) is gathering information
regarding drivers' naturalistic driving experiences and opinions about
crash avoidance systems (CAS) consisting of Lane Departure Warning,
Forward Collision Warning, Impact Alert, and Automatic Emergency
Braking for heavy vehicles.
CAS technology has been advancing rapidly, with products for heavy
commercial vehicles becoming commercially available. These systems
present opportunities for improving driver awareness and behavior,
improving drivers' responses to potential collisions, and mitigating or
preventing collisions when drivers do not respond. The newest
generation of CAS technology includes several new features, such as
multiple sensors, improvements to radar algorithms, and new features
such as full braking in response to static objects or pedestrians.
However, it is unknown if this newest generation of products has been
able to reduce the prevalence of false or nuisance alerts observed in
the previous study, if there are any issues with new types of alerts
that have been added since previous studies, or whether drivers have
negative perceptions of the technology due to these issues. As these
technologies become more popular with fleets, it is important to
understand their real-world performance and any unintended consequences
that may arise from them.
Data collection began in August 2021 after COVID delays and a
shortage of chips necessary for use in the data acquisition system
necessary for the naturalistic driving portion of the study. As of
December 31, 2021, one respondent has completed the study, three are in
the field study portion, and one has completed the informed consent
document and pre-field study surveys but still needs to go through the
installation portion of stage one and stages two to three of the study.
Information in this extension requests refers to the respondents and
burden associated with completing the study.
Description of the Need for the Information and Proposed Use of the
Information: The collection of information consists of: an informed
consent for participation, a demographic
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questionnaire, an initial CAS technology questionnaire, and a post-
study CAS technology questionnaire.
The information to be collected will be used as follows:
Informed Consent is collected from respondents who agree
to participate in the study; the informed consent has been approved by
an Institutional Review Board.
Demographic questionnaire is used to obtain demographic
information so that potential analysis may account for participants
from various groups (e.g., age, self-identified gender, driving
experience, and experience with CAS technology).
Initial CAS technology questionnaire is used to get
information about drivers' beliefs and attitudes towards the CAS
technology installed on the commercial vehicle they use for their job
prior to data collection. This questionnaire assesses perceived
usability of the systems in terms of acceptance and satisfaction, as
well as willingness to have this technology in their vehicle.
Final CAS technology questionnaire is used to get
information about drivers' beliefs and attitudes towards the CAS
technology installed on the commercial vehicle they use for their job
and is collected at the end of data collection. This questionnaire will
also be used to assess perceived distraction potential of the systems
in terms of acceptance and satisfaction, as well as willingness to have
this technology in their vehicle. Each driver will complete the
questionnaire once, after the completion of his or her data collection.
The questionnaire will gauge how drivers' attitudes and preferences may
have changed over the course of participation.
Each participating driver will have a data acquisition
system (DAS) installed in their vehicle for approximately three months
while they perform their normal work duties. This system will collect
video of the driver and forward roadway, telemetry, and vehicle network
data related to driving, and activations of the vehicle's CAS.
60-Day Notice: A Federal Register notice with a 60-day comment
period soliciting public comments on the following information
collection was published on May 10, 2022 (87 FR 28099). Two comments
were received in response to the Notice.
The Texas Department of Transportation (Texas DOT) expressed their
support of the collection as ``inherent to NHTSA's role in
understanding and establishing standards for vehicle safety.'' The
Texas DOT further stated that ``[i]t is critical that NHTSA complete
its studies to capture the most effective and valuable advanced driver
assistance systems (ADAS) available.'' The second comment was submitted
by the National Association of Mutual Insurance Companies (NAMIC) and
expressed support for the data collection in order to further assess
the efficacy of the systems and the human interaction with them. NAMIC
provides, in direct response to comment about the burden estimates in
the 60-day Notice, ``the burdens estimated by NHTSA for the collection
seem accurate and appropriate to obtain the quality and quantity of
information sought by NHTSA for this valid purpose.''
In addition to the comments received, an article titled ``NHTSA
Seeks OK to Extend Data Collection for Safety Tech Study'' was
published on May 10, 2022 (https://www.ttnews.com/articles/nhtsa-seeks-ok-extend-data-collection-safety-tech-study). The article discussed
information in the 60-day Notice and the NHTSA's 's efforts to seek an
extension to the information collection. Subsequent to that
publication, another reporter inquired with NHTSA's Office of
Communications and Consumer Information requesting details; however,
NHTSA is not aware of any additional articles published regarding the
collection.
Affected Public: Respondents to this study are drawn from a
convenience sample from trucking fleets across the United States.
Drivers are recruited from fleets that have signed agreements with the
research team and have trucks that are outfitted with CAS technologies.
Recruitment will attempt to balance the number of vehicles using
particular brands of CAS technology but will be subject to fleet
availability and scheduling constraints. Requirements of drivers
involved in the study do not extend beyond employment requirements for
each fleet.
Estimated Number of Respondents: 170.
NHTSA's goal is to collect field evaluation data from a total of
150 respondents. To date, one participant has fully completed the
study. In order to collect complete field evaluation data from an
additional 149 participants, and to account for drop-outs, NHTSA
estimates that it will need to recruit an additional 170 respondents
for initial phases of the study.
Frequency: The Informed Consent Form, Demographic Questionnaire,
and Initial CAS Technology Questionnaire are completed once at the
start of participation and data collection. The Final CAS Technology
Questionnaire is completed once at the completion of participation,
approximately three months later.
Number of Responses: 170 for the consent form (one per respondent);
170 for the Demographic Questionnaire (one per respondent); 170 for the
Initial CAS Questionnaire (one per respondent); 149 for the Final CAS
Questionnaire (one per respondent) that completes the study.
Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 123.6 hours total.
Estimated Total Annual Burden Cost: Zero.
Table 1--Burden Calculations and Estimated Opportunity Cost
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Number of Estimated time Total estimated burden hours Estimated total
Instrument respondents for completion [dagger] Hourly wage opportunity cost
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Stage One:
Informed Consent Form...................... 170 20 min 57 hours............................ $23.42 $1,334.94
Demographic Questionnaire.................. 170 5 min 15 hours............................ 23.42 351.30
Initial CAS Technology Questionnaire....... 170 25 min 71 hours............................ 23.42 1,662.82
Stage Two:
Naturalistic Driving Study................. 171 N/A N/A................................. N/A N/A
Stage Three:
Final CAS Technology Questionnaire......... 149 25 min 63 hours............................ 23.42 1,475.46
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Total Burden Remaining................. .............. .............. 206 hours........................... .............. 4,824.52
Months Remaining....................... .............. .............. 20.................................. ..............
Annual Burden Remaining................ .............. .............. 123.6 hours......................... .............. 2,894.71
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The above table reflects the annual burden hours to be 123.6 to
complete data collection. While the table reflects opportunity costs,
this is not a burden incurred by the public for this information
collection. The annual burden cost to respondents is zero.
The previous notice estimated total burden hours for this study to
be 193.5 total. The total number of burden hours to complete data
collection is now 206 based on updates to the time for the Informed
Consent and the Demographic Questionnaire. Opportunity costs have been
updated to reflect current average hourly wages; however, NHTSA
estimates these opportunity costs to be fully offset by compensation
provided to the respondents for participation.
Due to COVID-19 shutdowns and precautions, data collection efforts
were suspended. NHTSA anticipates additional time beyond the August 31,
2022, expiration date of the currently approved collection to complete
this effort. The federal government began this study at $2,581,075 in
contract expenses and has added expenses due to the time delays and
resulting changes in technology. The total cost expected at this time
is $2,954,970, with an annualized cost to the federal government over
the expected study time-to-completion of $402,950.
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 agency, including whether the information will
have practical utility; (b) 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; (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 on August 25, 2022.
Cem Hatipoglu,
Associate Administrator, Vehicle Safety Research.
[FR Doc. 2022-18711 Filed 8-29-22; 8:45 am]
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