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Requests To Remove the Requirement
That Engines or Motors Be U.S.Manufactured
Ten commenters disfavored the
waiver requirement that engines or
motors be produced in the United States
as reported under the AALA. Many of
those commenters cited supply chain
difficulties and long lead times for
commercial vans and minivans as a
rationale for removing the country-oforigin requirement for engines and
motors. One commenter stated that FTA
should remove the country-of-origin
requirement for motors to promote the
adoption of electric vehicles. Several
commenters noted that some vehicles
currently used in vanpool fleets would
not be eligible under this requirement,
and that requiring U.S.-manufactured
engines and motors would impact fleet
usage.
FTA’s intent in granting this waiver is
to strike a balance between making
vanpool-capable vehicles available to
public transportation providers, and at
the same time maximizing U.S.
manufacturing activity in accordance
with Executive Order 14005, Ensuring
the Future Is Made in All of America by
All of America’s Workers. FTA
understands that requiring U.S.manufactured engines and motors will
limit vehicle selection for recipients and
may impact turnkey service contractors
with existing fleets, compared to if FTA
did not require domestic manufacturing
at all. However, there are a number of
van and minivan models currently
available that meet FTA’s waiver
requirements. The requirement that
engines or motors are of U.S. origin
strikes a balance between availability
and supporting U.S. manufacturing, and
therefore, FTA declines to revise it.
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Requests To Lengthen the Waiver
Period or Perform an Availability
Analysis Before Allowing the Waiver
To Expire
Sixty-nine commenters—many of
them citing COVID–19 supply chain
issues and reduced dealership
inventory—requested that FTA extend
the waiver beyond the proposed twoyear period. Many commenters pointed
out that FTA’s 2016 waiver for vans and
minivans lasted for three years. Fortynine commenters requested that the
proposed waiver continue indefinitely
until such time as a fully Buy America
compliant vehicle becomes available.
FTA’s two-year waiver is timelimited, consistent with the waiver
principles and criteria contained in the
Office of Management and Budget’s
(OMB) Initial Implementation Guidance,
M–22–11. Furthermore, FTA notes that
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this waiver applies to contracts entered
into during the two-year period,
independent of the delivery date of
vehicles. For these reasons, FTA
declines to extend the waiver period.
Objection to Proposed Waiver
One commenter objected to the
proposed waiver, noting that
manufacturers had three years under the
2016 waiver to produce a compliant
vehicle, and FTA providing another
waiver would send the wrong message
to industry. The commenter also stated
that transit agencies do not conduct
adequate market research for their
procurements and overall do not do a
reasonable job of buying rolling stock.
By law, if FTA denies a request for a
nonavailability waiver, FTA must
certify a list of known manufacturers
from which the required item can be
obtained. 49 U.S.C. 5323(j)(6). FTA is
presently unable to make that
certification because FTA cannot
identify a Buy America compliant,
unmodified, non-ADA-accessible van or
minivan produced in the United States.
No bidder or offeror certified
compliance with Buy America
requirements in response to the
procurements conducted by the three
waiver applicants. Additionally, FTA
conducted outreach to manufacturers
with the highest levels of U.S. or
Canadian 1 content and U.S. final
assembly, and those manufacturers
expressed disinterest in participating in
FTA-funded procurements due to
domestic content and auditing
requirements.
FTA’s waiver is intended to maximize
the domestic content of the vans and
minivans procured with Federal
assistance, consistent with U.S.
Department of Transportation policy
goals. FTA will rescind the two-year
waiver if, during the waiver period, the
FTA determines that a Buy America
compliant van or minivan is available.
Finding on Waiver
In accordance with subsection
70916(c) of the Build America, Buy
America Act (Title IX of the
Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act,
Pub. L. 117–58), FTA consulted with the
National Institute of Standards and
Technology’s Hollings Manufacturing
Extension Partnership (MEP), which
determined that no domestic entity
currently manufactures the subject vans
1 Reporting under the AALA distinguishes
between the United States and Canada for the
location of final assembly and the country of origin
of engines and transmissions, but it does not
distinguish between the United States and Canada
for content levels. 49 U.S.C. 32304(b)(A); 49 CFR
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and minivans in compliance with Buy
America requirements, and that supplier
scouting by MEP is not warranted.
Therefore, for the reasons stated in
FTA’s July 19, 2022, notice of proposed
nonavailability waiver and based on
comments received from the public,
FTA is granting the waiver as proposed.
For mass-produced, unmodified nonADA accessible vans and minivans with
seating capacity for at least six adults
not including the driver, in lieu of
applying the Buy America standards for
rolling stock, FTA will require:
(1) Final assembly must be in the
United States, as reported to NHTSA
under the AALA;
(2) The country of origin of the engine
or (in the case of electric vehicles),
motor must be the United States, as
reported to NHTSA under the AALA;
(3) The waiver is available to all FTA
grant recipients;
(4) The waiver expires two years from
the date this notice is published in the
Federal Register, or upon FTA’s
publication of a Federal Register notice
rescinding the waiver after determining
that a fully Buy America-compliant
vehicle has become available,
whichever occurs first.
For the duration of this partial general
nonavailability waiver, FTA recipients
do not need to submit individual
applications for nonavailability waivers
for these vehicles.
Nuria I. Fernandez,
Administrator.
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
National Highway Traffic Safety
Administration
[Docket No. NHTSA–2022–0045]
Agency Information Collection
Activities; Notice and Request for
Comment; Influence of Drivers’
Internal Reasoning on Speeding
National Highway Traffic
Safety Administration (NHTSA),
Department of Transportation (DOT).
ACTION: Notice and request for
comments on a proposed collection of
information.
AGENCY:
The National Highway Traffic
Safety Administration (NHTSA) invites
public comments about our intention to
request approval from the Office of
Management and Budget (OMB) for a
proposed collection of information.
Before a Federal agency can collect
certain information from the public, it
SUMMARY:
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must receive approval from OMB.
Under procedures established by the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995,
before seeking OMB approval, Federal
agencies must solicit public comment
on proposed collections of information.
This document describes a collection of
information for which NHTSA intends
to seek OMB approval on the Influence
of Drivers’ Internal Reasoning on
Speeding.
Comments must be submitted on
or before December 27, 2022.
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments
identified by the Docket No. NHTSA–
2022–0045 through any of the following
methods:
• Electronic submissions: Go to the
Federal eRulemaking Portal at https://
www.regulations.gov. Follow the online
instructions for submitting comments.
• Fax: (202) 493–2251.
• Mail or Hand Delivery: Docket
Management, U.S. Department of
Transportation, 1200 New Jersey
Avenue SE, West Building, Room W12–
140, Washington, DC 20590, between 9
a.m. and 5 p.m., Monday through
Friday, except on Federal holidays. To
be sure someone is there to help you,
please call (202) 366–9322 before
coming.
Instructions: All submissions must
include the agency name and docket
number for this notice. Note that all
comments received will be posted
without change to https://
www.regulations.gov, including any
personal information provided. Please
see the Privacy Act heading below.
Privacy Act: Anyone is able to search
the electronic form of all comments
received into any of our dockets by the
name of the individual submitting the
comment (or signing the comment, if
submitted on behalf of an association,
business, labor union, etc.). You may
review DOT’s complete Privacy Act
Statement in the Federal Register
published on April 11, 2000 (65 FR
19477–78) or you may visit https://
www.transportation.gov/privacy.
Docket: For access to the docket to
read background documents or
comments received, go to https://
www.regulations.gov or the street
address listed above. Follow the online
instructions for accessing the dockets
via internet.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For
additional information or access to
background documents, contact Stacy
Jeleniewski, Ph.D., Office of Behavioral
Safety Research (NPD–310), (202) 366–
2752 (office), (202) 981–3173 (cell),
Stacy.Jeleniewski@dot.gov, National
Highway Traffic Safety Administration,
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W46–491, 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE,
Washington, DC 20590.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Under the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44
U.S.C. 3501 et seq.), before an agency
submits a proposed collection of
information to OMB for approval, it
must first publish a document in the
Federal Register providing a 60-day
comment period and otherwise consult
with members of the public and affected
agencies concerning each proposed
collection of information. The OMB has
promulgated regulations describing
what must be included in such a
document. Under OMB’s regulation (at
5 CFR 1320.8(d)), an agency must ask
for public comment on the following: (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) how to enhance the quality, utility,
and clarity of the information to be
collected; and (d) how to minimize the
burden of the collection of information
on those who are to respond, including
the use of appropriate automated,
electronic, mechanical, or other
technological collection techniques or
other forms of information
technology,e.g. permitting electronic
submission of responses. In compliance
with these requirements, NHTSA asks
for public comments on the following
proposed collection of information for
which the agency is seeking approval
from OMB.
Title: Influence of Drivers’ Internal
Reasoning on Speeding.
OMB Control Number: New.
Form Numbers: NHTSA Form 1659.
Type of 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: NHTSA is seeking
approval to conduct a survey of 1,500
licensed drivers in Washington State age
18 and older regarding speeding. The
study will coordinate with the
Washington Traffic Safety Commission
and Washington Department of
Licensing to survey drivers in the State
who received one or more speeding
convictions in the last three years and
drivers not convicted of speeding in that
same time-frame. Participation in the
study will be voluntary. The study will
use a self-administered web-based
survey with a paper survey option
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available. The survey will include
general and speeding-specific questions
about moral reasoning (judgments about
rightfulness and wrongfulness), legal
reasoning (judgments about lawfulness
and unlawfulness), and attitudes and
perceptions of laws, enforcement, and
sanctions. Past speeding behavior and
intent to speed in the future will also be
assessed.
In conducting the proposed research,
the survey will use computer-assisted
web interviewing (i.e., a programmed,
self-administered, web survey) to
facilitate ease of use and maximize data
accuracy. Although web will be the
primary data collection mode, a paper
questionnaire will be sent to households
that do not respond to the web
invitations. The proposed survey will be
anonymous, and the survey will not
collect any personal identifying
information. This collection only
requires respondents to report their
answers; there are no record-keeping
costs to the respondents. Individuals
receiving a survey invitation will
receive compensation in return for their
activities.
The results of this research will assist
NHTSA in better understanding how to
develop successful programs to improve
driver safety. The technical report will
be distributed to a variety of audiences
interested in improving highway safety.
This collection will inform the
development of countermeasures,
particularly in the areas of
communications and outreach intended
to reduce speeding.
Description of the Need for the
Information and Proposed Use of the
Information: NHTSA was established to
reduce the number of 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.
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
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.
Speeding behavior is an area for which
NHTSA has developed comprehensive
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programs to meet its injury reduction
goals. The major components of
speeding safety programs are education,
enforcement, and outreach, with
legislative efforts added to the mix.
Speeding continues to be a major
safety problem. In 2019, speeding was a
contributing factor in 26% of fatal, 12%
of injury, and 9% of property-damageonly crashes. Motor vehicle crashes in
2019 where at least one driver was
speeding accounted for 9,478 fatalities.
That same year, 326,000 people were
injured in speeding-related traffic
crashes.1 To address the safety problem,
NHTSA has provided State Highway
Safety Offices and safety advocates with
information on attitudes and behaviors
of drivers who speed, including changes
across time, and classified speeder
types.2 3 NHTSA is continuing these
efforts and attempting to assist the
development of more tailored
countermeasures by conducting this
new study to evaluate additional
psychological factors that may predict
speeding behavior.
In order to design countermeasures
that address directly the factors that
influence speeding behavior and
intention to engage in this behavior, it
is necessary to understand as much as
licensed drivers in the State of
Washington at the time the sample is
drawn; (2) age 18 and older; (3)
randomly selected from the total drivers
in Washington State in three groups
based on the number of speeding
convictions on their driver record (0; 1;
and 2+).
Estimated Number of Respondents:
Participation in this study will be
voluntary. The study anticipates
contacting up to 4,545 adult licensed
drivers from Washington State to obtain
no more than 1,500 completed surveys.
Frequency of Collection: The study
will be conducted one time during the
three-year period for which NHTSA is
requesting approval.
Estimated Total Annual Burden
Hours: NHTSA estimates the
approximate time to complete the
survey is 20 minutes per participant.
Details of the burden hours for each
wave in the survey are included in
Table 1 below. When rounded up to the
nearest whole hour for each data
collection effort, the total estimated
annual burden from the project
activities for 1,500 participants is 501
hours.
possible about the internal reasoning of
drivers who speed. Insight into factors
such as judgments about whether
speeding is morally right or wrong and
perceptions of the legitimacy of the
speed laws, enforcement, and sanctions
can help to develop tailored and
effective interventions. This study will
examine these factors by conducting a
survey of speeders and non-speeders.
NHTSA will use the findings to assist
States, localities, and communities in
developing and refining
countermeasures that will aid in their
efforts to reduce speeding behavior and
speeding-related crashes and injuries.
NHTSA will disseminate the
information from this study in a
technical report. 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 speeding behavior and
speeding-related crashes.
Affected Public: Participants are
eligible for the survey if they are (1)
TABLE 1—ESTIMATED TOTAL BURDEN FOR SURVEY
Number of
contacts
Wave
Estimated
burden per
sample unit
(in minutes)
Participant type
Frequency of
burden
Number of
sample units
Total burden
hours *
Wave 1 (Initial Invitation) ........
Wave 2 (Reminder Postcard
#1).
Wave 3 (1st Survey Mailing—
NHTSA Form 1659).
Wave 4 (Reminder Postcard
#2).
Wave 5 (2nd Survey Mailing—
NHTSA Form 1659).
4,545
4,050
Recruited participant—Eligible respondent .....
Recruited participant—Eligible respondent .....
20
20
1
1
495
297
165
99
3,753
Recruited participant—Eligible respondent .....
20
1
376
126
3,377
Recruited participant—Eligible respondent .....
20
1
188
63
3,189
Recruited participant—Eligible respondent .....
20
1
144
48
Total .................................
........................
..........................................................................
........................
........................
........................
501
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* Rounded up to the nearest hour.
Estimated Total Annual Burden Cost:
Participation in this study is voluntary,
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, including whether the
information will have practical utility;
(b) the accuracy of the Department’s
estimate of the burden of the proposed
information collection; (c) ways to
enhance the quality, utility and clarity
of the information to be collected; and
(d) ways to minimize the burden of the
collection of information on
respondents, including the use of
automated collection techniques or
other forms of information technology.
1 National Center for Statistics and Analysis.
(2021, October). Speeding: 2019 data (Traffic Safety
Facts. Report No. DOT HS 813 194). National
Highway Traffic Safety Administration.
2 Richard, C.M., Campbell, J.L., Lichty, M.G.,
Brown, J.L., Chrysler, S., Lee, J.D., Boyle, L., &
Reagle, G. (2012, August). Motivations for speeding,
Volume I: Summary report. (Report No. DOT HS
811 658). Washington, DC: National Highway
Traffic Safety Administration.
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Authority: The Paperwork Reduction
Act of 1995; 44 U.S.C. chapter 35, as
amended; 49 CFR 1.49; and DOT Order
1351.29A.
Nanda Narayanan Srinivasan,
Associate Administrator, Research and
Program Development.
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3 Schroeder, P., Kostyniuk, L., & Mack, M. (2013,
December). 2011 National Survey of Speeding
Attitudes and Behaviors. (Report No. DOT HS 811
865). Washington, DC: National Highway Traffic
Safety Administration.
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
[Docket No. NHTSA-2022-0045]
Agency Information Collection Activities; Notice and Request for
Comment; Influence of Drivers' Internal Reasoning on Speeding
AGENCY: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA),
Department of Transportation (DOT).
ACTION: Notice and request for comments on a proposed collection of
information.
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SUMMARY: The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA)
invites public comments about our intention to request approval from
the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for a proposed collection of
information. Before a Federal agency can collect certain information
from the public, it
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must receive approval from OMB. Under procedures established by the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, before seeking OMB approval, Federal
agencies must solicit public comment on proposed collections of
information. This document describes a collection of information for
which NHTSA intends to seek OMB approval on the Influence of Drivers'
Internal Reasoning on Speeding.
DATES: Comments must be submitted on or before December 27, 2022.
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments identified by the Docket No. NHTSA-
2022-0045 through any of the following methods:
Electronic submissions: Go to the Federal eRulemaking
Portal at https://www.regulations.gov. Follow the online instructions
for submitting comments.
Fax: (202) 493-2251.
Mail or Hand Delivery: Docket Management, U.S. Department
of Transportation, 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE, West Building, Room W12-
140, Washington, DC 20590, between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m., Monday through
Friday, except on Federal holidays. To be sure someone is there to help
you, please call (202) 366-9322 before coming.
Instructions: All submissions must include the agency name and
docket number for this notice. Note that all comments received will be
posted without change to https://www.regulations.gov, including any
personal information provided. Please see the Privacy Act heading
below.
Privacy Act: Anyone is able to search the electronic form of all
comments received into any of our dockets by the name of the individual
submitting the comment (or signing the comment, if submitted on behalf
of an association, business, labor union, etc.). You may review DOT's
complete Privacy Act Statement in the Federal Register published on
April 11, 2000 (65 FR 19477-78) or you may visit https://www.transportation.gov/privacy.
Docket: For access to the docket to read background documents or
comments received, go to https://www.regulations.gov or the street
address listed above. Follow the online instructions for accessing the
dockets via internet.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For additional information or access
to background documents, contact Stacy Jeleniewski, Ph.D., Office of
Behavioral Safety Research (NPD-310), (202) 366-2752 (office), (202)
981-3173 (cell), [email protected], National Highway Traffic
Safety Administration, W46-491, 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE, Washington,
DC 20590.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Under the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995
(44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq.), before an agency submits a proposed
collection of information to OMB for approval, it must first publish a
document in the Federal Register providing a 60-day comment period and
otherwise consult with members of the public and affected agencies
concerning each proposed collection of information. The OMB has
promulgated regulations describing what must be included in such a
document. Under OMB's regulation (at 5 CFR 1320.8(d)), an agency must
ask for public comment on the following: (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) how to enhance
the quality, utility, and clarity of the information to be collected;
and (d) how to minimize the burden of the collection of information on
those who are to respond, including the use of appropriate automated,
electronic, mechanical, or other technological collection techniques or
other forms of information technology,e.g. permitting electronic
submission of responses. In compliance with these requirements, NHTSA
asks for public comments on the following proposed collection of
information for which the agency is seeking approval from OMB.
Title: Influence of Drivers' Internal Reasoning on Speeding.
OMB Control Number: New.
Form Numbers: NHTSA Form 1659.
Type of 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: NHTSA is seeking approval
to conduct a survey of 1,500 licensed drivers in Washington State age
18 and older regarding speeding. The study will coordinate with the
Washington Traffic Safety Commission and Washington Department of
Licensing to survey drivers in the State who received one or more
speeding convictions in the last three years and drivers not convicted
of speeding in that same time-frame. Participation in the study will be
voluntary. The study will use a self-administered web-based survey with
a paper survey option available. The survey will include general and
speeding-specific questions about moral reasoning (judgments about
rightfulness and wrongfulness), legal reasoning (judgments about
lawfulness and unlawfulness), and attitudes and perceptions of laws,
enforcement, and sanctions. Past speeding behavior and intent to speed
in the future will also be assessed.
In conducting the proposed research, the survey will use computer-
assisted web interviewing (i.e., a programmed, self-administered, web
survey) to facilitate ease of use and maximize data accuracy. Although
web will be the primary data collection mode, a paper questionnaire
will be sent to households that do not respond to the web invitations.
The proposed survey will be anonymous, and the survey will not collect
any personal identifying information. This collection only requires
respondents to report their answers; there are no record-keeping costs
to the respondents. Individuals receiving a survey invitation will
receive compensation in return for their activities.
The results of this research will assist NHTSA in better
understanding how to develop successful programs to improve driver
safety. The technical report will be distributed to a variety of
audiences interested in improving highway safety. This collection will
inform the development of countermeasures, particularly in the areas of
communications and outreach intended to reduce speeding.
Description of the Need for the Information and Proposed Use of the
Information: NHTSA was established to reduce the number of 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. 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 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. Speeding behavior is an
area for which NHTSA has developed comprehensive
[[Page 64538]]
programs to meet its injury reduction goals. The major components of
speeding safety programs are education, enforcement, and outreach, with
legislative efforts added to the mix.
Speeding continues to be a major safety problem. In 2019, speeding
was a contributing factor in 26% of fatal, 12% of injury, and 9% of
property-damage-only crashes. Motor vehicle crashes in 2019 where at
least one driver was speeding accounted for 9,478 fatalities. That same
year, 326,000 people were injured in speeding-related traffic
crashes.\1\ To address the safety problem, NHTSA has provided State
Highway Safety Offices and safety advocates with information on
attitudes and behaviors of drivers who speed, including changes across
time, and classified speeder types.2 3 NHTSA is continuing
these efforts and attempting to assist the development of more tailored
countermeasures by conducting this new study to evaluate additional
psychological factors that may predict speeding behavior.
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\1\ National Center for Statistics and Analysis. (2021,
October). Speeding: 2019 data (Traffic Safety Facts. Report No. DOT
HS 813 194). National Highway Traffic Safety Administration.
\2\ Richard, C.M., Campbell, J.L., Lichty, M.G., Brown, J.L.,
Chrysler, S., Lee, J.D., Boyle, L., & Reagle, G. (2012, August).
Motivations for speeding, Volume I: Summary report. (Report No. DOT
HS 811 658). Washington, DC: National Highway Traffic Safety
Administration.
\3\ Schroeder, P., Kostyniuk, L., & Mack, M. (2013, December).
2011 National Survey of Speeding Attitudes and Behaviors. (Report
No. DOT HS 811 865). Washington, DC: National Highway Traffic Safety
Administration.
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In order to design countermeasures that address directly the
factors that influence speeding behavior and intention to engage in
this behavior, it is necessary to understand as much as possible about
the internal reasoning of drivers who speed. Insight into factors such
as judgments about whether speeding is morally right or wrong and
perceptions of the legitimacy of the speed laws, enforcement, and
sanctions can help to develop tailored and effective interventions.
This study will examine these factors by conducting a survey of
speeders and non-speeders. NHTSA will use the findings to assist
States, localities, and communities in developing and refining
countermeasures that will aid in their efforts to reduce speeding
behavior and speeding-related crashes and injuries.
NHTSA will disseminate the information from this study in a
technical report. 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 speeding behavior and
speeding-related crashes.
Affected Public: Participants are eligible for the survey if they
are (1) licensed drivers in the State of Washington at the time the
sample is drawn; (2) age 18 and older; (3) randomly selected from the
total drivers in Washington State in three groups based on the number
of speeding convictions on their driver record (0; 1; and 2+).
Estimated Number of Respondents: Participation in this study will
be voluntary. The study anticipates contacting up to 4,545 adult
licensed drivers from Washington State to obtain no more than 1,500
completed surveys.
Frequency of Collection: The study will be conducted one time
during the three-year period for which NHTSA is requesting approval.
Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: NHTSA estimates the
approximate time to complete the survey is 20 minutes per participant.
Details of the burden hours for each wave in the survey are included in
Table 1 below. When rounded up to the nearest whole hour for each data
collection effort, the total estimated annual burden from the project
activities for 1,500 participants is 501 hours.
Table 1--Estimated Total Burden for Survey
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Estimated
Number of burden per Frequency of Number of Total burden
Wave contacts Participant type sample unit burden sample units hours *
(in minutes)
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Wave 1 (Initial Invitation)............... 4,545 Recruited participant-- 20 1 495 165
Eligible respondent.
Wave 2 (Reminder Postcard #1)............. 4,050 Recruited participant-- 20 1 297 99
Eligible respondent.
Wave 3 (1st Survey Mailing--NHTSA Form 3,753 Recruited participant-- 20 1 376 126
1659). Eligible respondent.
Wave 4 (Reminder Postcard #2)............. 3,377 Recruited participant-- 20 1 188 63
Eligible respondent.
Wave 5 (2nd Survey Mailing--NHTSA Form 3,189 Recruited participant-- 20 1 144 48
1659). Eligible respondent.
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Total................................. .............. ............................ .............. .............. .............. 501
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* Rounded up to the nearest hour.
Estimated Total Annual Burden Cost: Participation in this study is
voluntary, 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, including whether the information will
have practical utility; (b) the accuracy of the Department's estimate
of the burden of the proposed information collection; (c) ways to
enhance the quality, utility and clarity of the information to be
collected; and (d) ways to minimize the burden of the collection of
information on respondents, including the use of automated collection
techniques or other forms of information technology.
Authority: The Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995; 44 U.S.C. chapter
35, as amended; 49 CFR 1.49; and DOT Order 1351.29A.
Nanda Narayanan Srinivasan,
Associate Administrator, Research and Program Development.
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