Agency Information Collection Activities; Notice and Request for Comment; Automated Vehicle Transparency and Engagement for Safe Testing (AV TEST) Initiative, 20608-20610 [2023-07123]

Download as PDF 20608 Federal Register / Vol. 88, No. 66 / Thursday, April 6, 2023 / Notices that a host railroad’s PTC system complies with Title 49 Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) part 236, subpart I, before the technology may be operated in revenue service. Before making certain changes to an FRA-certified PTC system or the associated FRA-approved PTCSP, a host railroad must submit, and obtain FRA’s approval of, an RFA to its PTC system or PTCSP under 49 CFR 236.1021. Under 49 CFR 236.1021(e), FRA’s regulations provide that FRA will publish a notice in the Federal Register and invite public comment in accordance with 49 CFR part 211, if an RFA includes a request for approval of a material modification or discontinuance of a signal and train control system. Accordingly, this notice informs the public that, on March 15, 2023, MNR submitted an RFA to its Advanced Civil Speed Enforcement System II (ACSES II), which seeks FRA’s approval to discontinue its PTC system temporarily for three months from September 1, 2023, to December 1, 2023, while it installs a new interlocking and makes certain signal system changes. That RFA is available in Docket No. FRA–2010–0032. Interested parties are invited to comment on MNR’s RFA to its PTC system by submitting written comments or data. During FRA’s review of this railroad’s RFA, FRA will consider any comments or data submitted within the timeline specified in this notice and to the extent practicable, without delaying implementation of valuable or necessary modifications to a PTC system. See 49 CFR 236.1021; see also 49 CFR 236.1011(e). Under 49 CFR 236.1021, FRA maintains the authority to approve, approve with conditions, or deny a railroad’s RFA to its PTC system at FRA’s sole discretion. ddrumheller on DSK120RN23PROD with NOTICES1 Privacy Act Notice In accordance with 49 CFR 211.3, FRA solicits comments from the public to better inform its decisions. DOT posts these comments, without edit, including any personal information the commenter provides, to https:// www.regulations.gov, as described in the system of records notice (DOT/ALL– 14 FDMS), which can be reviewed at https://www.transportation.gov/privacy. See https://www.regulations.gov/ privacy-notice for the privacy notice of regulations.gov. To facilitate comment tracking, we encourage commenters to provide their name, or the name of their organization; however, submission of names is completely optional. If you wish to provide comments containing proprietary or confidential information, VerDate Sep<11>2014 21:13 Apr 05, 2023 Jkt 259001 please contact FRA for alternate submission instructions. Issued in Washington, DC. Carolyn R. Hayward-Williams, Director, Office of Railroad Systems and Technology. [FR Doc. 2023–07124 Filed 4–5–23; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4910–06–P DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION National Highway Traffic Safety Administration [Docket No. DOT–NHTSA–2023–0015] Agency Information Collection Activities; Notice and Request for Comment; Automated Vehicle Transparency and Engagement for Safe Testing (AV TEST) Initiative National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), Department of Transportation (DOT). ACTION: Notice and request for comments on a request for approval for extension with modification of a currently approved information collection. 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 an extension of a currently approved information collection. Before a Federal agency can collect certain information from the public, it must receive approval from OMB. Under procedures established by the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, before seeking OMB approval, Federal agencies must solicit public comment on proposed collections of information. This document describes an existing collection of information for NHTSA’s Automated Vehicle Transparency and Engagement for Safe Testing (AV TEST) Initiative for which NHTSA intends to seek renewed OMB approval. The AV TEST Initiative involves the voluntary collection of information from entities testing vehicles equipped with automated driving systems (ADS) and from States and local authorities involved in the regulation of ADS testing. The purpose of this collection is to provide information to the public about ADS testing operations in the U.S. and applicable State and local laws, regulations, and guidelines. DATES: Comments must be submitted on or before June 5, 2023. ADDRESSES: You may submit comments identified by the Docket No. DOT– SUMMARY: PO 00000 Frm 00143 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 NHTSA–2023–0015 through any of the following methods: • Federal eRulemaking Portal: https:// www.regulations.gov. Follow the online instructions for submitting comments. • Fax: 1–202–493–2251. • Mail: Docket Management Facility, U.S. Department of Transportation, 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE, West Building, Room W12–140, Washington, DC 20590, between 9:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m., Monday through Friday, except on Federal holidays. • Hand Delivery or Courier: West Building Ground Floor, Room W12–140, 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE, Washington, DC 20590–0001 between 9:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m. ET, Monday through Friday, except 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 proposed collection of information. Note that all comments received will be posted without change to https://www.regulations.gov, including any personal information provided. Please see the Privacy Act heading below. • Privacy Act: Anyone is able to search the electronic form of all comments received into any of our dockets by the name of the individual submitting the comment (or signing the comment, if submitted on behalf of an association, business, labor union, etc.). You may review DOT’s complete Privacy Act Statement in the Federal Register published on April 11, 2000 (65 FR 19477–78) or you may visit https://www.transportation.gov/privacy. • Docket: For access to the docket to read background documents or comments received, go to https:// www.regulations.gov or the street address listed above. To be sure someone is there to help you, please call (202) 366–9322 before coming. Follow the online instructions for accessing the dockets via internet. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For additional information or access to background documents, contact Chris Wiacek, Office of Data Acquisition, (NSA–100), Room W53–478, 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE, Washington, DC 20590. Mr. Wiacek’s telephone number is (202) 366–4801. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Under the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, 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 E:\FR\FM\06APN1.SGM 06APN1 ddrumheller on DSK120RN23PROD with NOTICES1 Federal Register / Vol. 88, No. 66 / Thursday, April 6, 2023 / Notices public and affected agencies concerning each proposed collection of information. The OMB has promulgated regulations describing what must be included in such a document. Under OMB’s regulation (at 5 CFR 1320.8(d)), an agency must ask for public comment on the following: (i) whether the proposed collection of information is necessary for the proper performance of the functions of the agency, including whether the information will have practical utility; (ii) the accuracy of the agency’s estimate of the burden of the proposed collection of information, including the validity of the methodology and assumptions used; (iii) how to enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the information to be collected; (iv) how to minimize the burden of the collection of information on those who are to respond, including the use of appropriate automated, electronic, mechanical, or other technological collection techniques or other forms of information technology, e.g., permitting electronic submission of responses. In compliance with these requirements, NHTSA asks for public comments on the following proposed collection of information: Title: Automated Vehicle Transparency and Engagement for Safe Testing (‘‘AV TEST’’) Initiative. OMB Control Number: 2127–0748. Type of Request: Request for approval of an existing information collection. Type of Review Requested: Regular. Affected Public: There are two information collection components to this request. The first affects entities engaged in testing of ADS vehicles, including original manufacturers of ADS vehicles and ADS vehicle equipment, and operators of ADS vehicles. The second affects local authorities regulating testing of ADS vehicles within their jurisdictions, including States, cities, counties, and other municipalities. Request Expiration Date of Approval: Three years from date of approval. Summary of the Collection of Information: The U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT), National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) was established by Congress to save lives, prevent injuries, and reduce economic costs due to motor vehicle crashes through education, research, safety standards, and enforcement activity. DOT and NHTSA are fully committed to reaching an era of crash-free roadways through the deployment of innovative lifesaving technologies. The prevalence of automotive crashes in the United States underscores the urgency to develop and deploy lifesaving technologies that can VerDate Sep<11>2014 21:13 Apr 05, 2023 Jkt 259001 dramatically decrease the number of fatalities and injuries on our Nation’s roadways. NHTSA believes that Automated Driving System (ADS) technology, including technology contemplating no human driver at all, has the potential to significantly improve roadway safety in the United States. This technology remains substantially in development phases with companies across the United States performing varying levels of development, research, and testing relating to the performance of various aspects of ADS vehicle technologies. While much of these development operations occur in private facilities and closed-course test tracks, many stakeholders have progressed to conducting ADS vehicle testing on public roads or in public demonstrations. Moreover, to regulate such operations in their jurisdictions, many local authorities, such as States and cities, have passed laws governing ADS vehicle testing on public roads. These statutes, regulations, and ordinances vary, ranging from operational requirements to mandating the submission of periodic reports detailing ADS vehicle operation. Description of the Need for the Information and Use of the Information: The AV TEST Initiative seeks to enhance public education and engagement with public ADS vehicle testing by coalescing information regarding respondents’ various testing operations or requirements into a centralized resource. This information collections seeks voluntarily-provided information from entities performing ADS testing about their operations and information from local authorities about requirements or recommendations for such operations. NHTSA maintains a digital platform on its website that collects information from respondents and makes the information about ADS operations and applicable State and local requirements and recommendations available to members of the public. The program supports two main objectives. The first objective is to provide the public with access to geographic visualizations of testing at the national, State, and local levels. This information is displayed on a graphic of the United States, with projects overlaid on the geographic areas in which the testing project is taking place. By clicking on a testing location, members of the public will be able see additional information about the operation and the ADS operator. Additional information may include basic information about the ADS operator, a brief statement about the entity, specific details of the testing PO 00000 Frm 00144 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 20609 activity, high-level (non-confidential) descriptions of the vehicles and technology, photos of the test vehicles, the dates on which testing occurs, frequency of vehicle operations, the number of vehicles participating in the project, the specific streets or areas comprising the testing routes, information about safety drivers and their training, information about engagement with the community and/or local government, weblinks to the company’s websites with brief introductory statements, and a link to the company’s Voluntary Safety SelfAssessment.1 The second objective is to provide members of the public with information collected from States and local authorities that regulate ADS operations. State and local authorities are asked to provide weblinks for specific ADS-related topics, such as statutes, regulations, or guidelines for ADS operations, privacy-related issues, emergency response policies and training, or other activities that cultivate ADS testing. This program provides a central resource for the aforementioned information concerning ADS testing across the United States. Estimated Number of Respondents: NHTSA anticipates that the Initiative could expand to include up to 35 State or local government respondents and 40 ADS developer, ADS vehicle manufacturer, or ADS operator respondents per year. Frequency: Participation is completely voluntary and each participant will choose its respective degree of involvement and the frequency of its submissions. Therefore, the frequency of a participant’s response may vary due to a variety of factors, such as the degree of the entity’s participation in the initiative or the frequency with which each entity modifies its ADS testing operations or, in the case of local authorities, amends its regulations governing such operations. Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: NHTSA estimates that the annual burden of participation will be approximately 48 hours for private industry respondents that include ADS operators, developers, or vehicle manufacturers. This total number of hours represents approximately four hours per month to perform data entry for testing projects (4 hours × 12 months = 48). Therefore, for the estimated 40 1 Voluntary Self-Assessments are described in Automated Driving Systems 2.0: A Vision for Safety, available at https://www.nhtsa.gov/sites/ nhtsa.dot.gov/files/documents/13069a-ads2.0_ 090617_v9a_tag.pdf. VSSAs are covered by the PRA Clearance with OMB Control Number 2127–0723. E:\FR\FM\06APN1.SGM 06APN1 20610 Federal Register / Vol. 88, No. 66 / Thursday, April 6, 2023 / Notices ADS operator participants, the total burden is estimated to be 1,920 hours per year (40 respondents × 48 hours). NHTSA estimates that each State or local authority respondent would spend approximately 10 hours responding to this collection. Therefore, for the estimated 35 State or local authority participants, the total burden is estimated to be 350 hours per year. The total burden for the entire information collection request is estimated to be 2,270 hours (1,920 hours + 350 hours). The total burden hours have been reduced from the original estimate of 2,520 when the agency first sought approval for this information collection because of the lower estimated participation. However, the agency believes the annual hours per respondent has not changed. The labor cost associated with this collection of information is derived by (1) applying the appropriate average hourly labor rate published by the Bureau of Labor Statistics, (2) dividing by either 0.705 2 (70.5%), for private industry workers, or 0.619 (61.9%), for state and local government workers, to obtain the total cost of compensation, and (3) multiplying by the estimated burden hours for each respondent type. Labor costs associated with original manufacturers of ADS Vehicles or ADS vehicle equipment and operators of ADS vehicles are estimated to be $60.48 per hour for ‘‘Project Management Specialists,’’ Occupation Code 13–1082, ($42.64 3 per hour ÷ 0.705). The labor cost per private industry respondent for each year for development and submission of information is estimated to be $2,903.04 ($60.48 × 48 hours). Therefore, the total annual labor cost for private industry to participate in the AV TEST Initiative is estimated to be $116,121.60 ($2,903.04 × 40 respondents). Labor costs associated with local and regional authorities, such as states, counties, and cities are estimated to be $66.79 per hour for ‘‘Legal Support Workers,’’ Occupation Code 23–2099, ($41.34 4 per hour ÷ 0.619). The labor cost per regional authority respondent for each year for development and submission of information is estimated to be $667.90 ($66.79 × 10 hours). Therefore, the total annual labor cost for regional authorities to participate in the AV TEST Initiative is estimated to be $23,376.50 ($667.9 × 35 respondents). The total annual labor costs for all respondents, private industry and regional authorities together, are estimated to be $139,499 ($116,122 + $23.377). See Table 1 below for a summary of estimated burden hours and estimated labor costs. TABLE 1—SUMMARY OF ESTIMATED BURDEN HOURS AND ESTIMATED LABOR COSTS Number of respondents ddrumheller on DSK120RN23PROD with NOTICES1 Respondent type Annual hours per respondent Labor cost per hour Annual labor cost per respondent Total estimated burden hours Total annual labor costs Original Manufacturer of ADS Vehicles or ADS Vehicle Equipment and Operators of ADS Vehicles ......................................... State or Local Authority .................................................................. 40 35 48 10 $60.48 66.79 $2,903.04 667.900 1,920 350 $116,122 23,377 Total All Respondents .............................................................. 75 ...................... .................... ...................... 2,270 139,499 Estimated Total Annual Burden Costs: NHTSA estimates that there will be no costs to respondents other than costs associated with burden hours. Public Comments Invited: You are asked to comment on any aspect 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 2 See Table 1. Employer Costs for Employee Compensation by ownership (Sep. 2022), available at https://www.bls.gov/news.release/ecec.t01.htm (accessed March 14, 2023). 3 See May 2021 National Industry-Specific Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates. VerDate Sep<11>2014 21:13 Apr 05, 2023 Jkt 259001 amended; 49 CFR 1.49; and DOT Order 1351.29. Chou-Lin Chen, Associate Administrator, National Center for Statistics and Analysis. [FR Doc. 2023–07123 Filed 4–5–23; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4910–59–P DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY Office of the Comptroller of the Currency [Docket ID OCC–2023–0006] Minority Depository Institutions Advisory Committee Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC), Treasury. ACTION: Notice of Federal Advisory Committee meeting. AGENCY: The OCC announces a meeting of the Minority Depository SUMMARY: NAICS 336100—Motor Vehicle Manufacturing, available (accessed March 14, 2023). 4 See May 2021 National Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates by ownership. Federal, state, and local government, including government-owned schools and hospitals and the U.S. Postal Service, available at https:// PO 00000 Frm 00145 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 Institutions Advisory Committee (MDIAC). DATES: The OCC MDIAC will hold a public meeting on Tuesday, April 25, 2023, beginning at 8:15 a.m. Eastern Daylight Time (EDT). The meeting will be in person and virtual. ADDRESSES: The OCC will hold the April 25, 2023 meeting of the MDIAC at the OCC’s offices at 400 7th Street SW, Washington, DC 20219 and virtually. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Andre´ King, Designated Federal Officer and Assistant Deputy Comptroller, (202) 649–5420, Office of the Comptroller of the Currency, 400 Seventh Street SW, Washington, DC 20219. If you are deaf, hard of hearing, or have a speech disability, please dial 7–1–1 to access telecommunications relay services. You may also access prior MDIAC meeting materials on the MDIAC page of OCC’s website.1 SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Under the authority of the Federal Advisory Committee Act (the Act), 5 U.S.C. 1001 www.bls.gov/oes/current/999001.htm#23-0000 (accessed March 14, 2023). 1 https://www.occ.gov/topics/supervision-andexamination/bank-management/minoritydepository-institutions/minority-depositoryinstitutions-advisory-committee.html. E:\FR\FM\06APN1.SGM 06APN1

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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

National Highway Traffic Safety Administration

[Docket No. DOT-NHTSA-2023-0015]


Agency Information Collection Activities; Notice and Request for 
Comment; Automated Vehicle Transparency and Engagement for Safe Testing 
(AV TEST) Initiative

AGENCY: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), 
Department of Transportation (DOT).

ACTION: Notice and request for comments on a request for approval for 
extension with modification of a currently approved information 
collection.

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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 an extension of a 
currently approved information collection. Before a Federal agency can 
collect certain information from the public, it must receive approval 
from OMB. Under procedures established by the Paperwork Reduction Act 
of 1995, before seeking OMB approval, Federal agencies must solicit 
public comment on proposed collections of information. This document 
describes an existing collection of information for NHTSA's Automated 
Vehicle Transparency and Engagement for Safe Testing (AV TEST) 
Initiative for which NHTSA intends to seek renewed OMB approval. The AV 
TEST Initiative involves the voluntary collection of information from 
entities testing vehicles equipped with automated driving systems (ADS) 
and from States and local authorities involved in the regulation of ADS 
testing. The purpose of this collection is to provide information to 
the public about ADS testing operations in the U.S. and applicable 
State and local laws, regulations, and guidelines.

DATES: Comments must be submitted on or before June 5, 2023.

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments identified by the Docket No. DOT-
NHTSA-2023-0015 through any of the following methods:
     Federal eRulemaking Portal: https://www.regulations.gov. 
Follow the online instructions for submitting comments.
     Fax: 1-202-493-2251.
     Mail: Docket Management Facility, U.S. Department of 
Transportation, 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE, West Building, Room W12-140, 
Washington, DC 20590, between 9:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m., Monday through 
Friday, except on Federal holidays.
     Hand Delivery or Courier: West Building Ground Floor, Room 
W12-140, 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE, Washington, DC 20590-0001 between 
9:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m. ET, Monday through Friday, except 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 proposed collection of information. Note 
that all comments received will be posted without change to https://www.regulations.gov, including any personal information provided. 
Please see the Privacy Act heading below.
     Privacy Act: Anyone is able to search the electronic form 
of all comments received into any of our dockets by the name of the 
individual submitting the comment (or signing the comment, if submitted 
on behalf of an association, business, labor union, etc.). You may 
review DOT's complete Privacy Act Statement in the Federal Register 
published on April 11, 2000 (65 FR 19477-78) or you may visit https://www.transportation.gov/privacy.
     Docket: For access to the docket to read background 
documents or comments received, go to https://www.regulations.gov or the 
street address listed above. To be sure someone is there to help you, 
please call (202) 366-9322 before coming. Follow the online 
instructions for accessing the dockets via internet.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For additional information or access 
to background documents, contact Chris Wiacek, Office of Data 
Acquisition, (NSA-100), Room W53-478, 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE, 
Washington, DC 20590. Mr. Wiacek's telephone number is (202) 366-4801.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Under the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, 
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

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public and affected agencies concerning each proposed collection of 
information. The OMB has promulgated regulations describing what must 
be included in such a document. Under OMB's regulation (at 5 CFR 
1320.8(d)), an agency must ask for public comment on the following: (i) 
whether the proposed collection of information is necessary for the 
proper performance of the functions of the agency, including whether 
the information will have practical utility; (ii) the accuracy of the 
agency's estimate of the burden of the proposed collection of 
information, including the validity of the methodology and assumptions 
used; (iii) how to enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the 
information to be collected; (iv) how to minimize the burden of the 
collection of information on those who are to respond, including the 
use of appropriate automated, electronic, mechanical, or other 
technological collection techniques or other forms of information 
technology, e.g., permitting electronic submission of responses. In 
compliance with these requirements, NHTSA asks for public comments on 
the following proposed collection of information:
    Title: Automated Vehicle Transparency and Engagement for Safe 
Testing (``AV TEST'') Initiative.
    OMB Control Number: 2127-0748.
    Type of Request: Request for approval of an existing information 
collection.
    Type of Review Requested: Regular.
    Affected Public: There are two information collection components to 
this request. The first affects entities engaged in testing of ADS 
vehicles, including original manufacturers of ADS vehicles and ADS 
vehicle equipment, and operators of ADS vehicles. The second affects 
local authorities regulating testing of ADS vehicles within their 
jurisdictions, including States, cities, counties, and other 
municipalities.
    Request Expiration Date of Approval: Three years from date of 
approval.
    Summary of the Collection of Information: The U.S. Department of 
Transportation (DOT), National Highway Traffic Safety Administration 
(NHTSA) was established by Congress to save lives, prevent injuries, 
and reduce economic costs due to motor vehicle crashes through 
education, research, safety standards, and enforcement activity. DOT 
and NHTSA are fully committed to reaching an era of crash-free roadways 
through the deployment of innovative lifesaving technologies. The 
prevalence of automotive crashes in the United States underscores the 
urgency to develop and deploy lifesaving technologies that can 
dramatically decrease the number of fatalities and injuries on our 
Nation's roadways. NHTSA believes that Automated Driving System (ADS) 
technology, including technology contemplating no human driver at all, 
has the potential to significantly improve roadway safety in the United 
States. This technology remains substantially in development phases 
with companies across the United States performing varying levels of 
development, research, and testing relating to the performance of 
various aspects of ADS vehicle technologies. While much of these 
development operations occur in private facilities and closed-course 
test tracks, many stakeholders have progressed to conducting ADS 
vehicle testing on public roads or in public demonstrations. Moreover, 
to regulate such operations in their jurisdictions, many local 
authorities, such as States and cities, have passed laws governing ADS 
vehicle testing on public roads. These statutes, regulations, and 
ordinances vary, ranging from operational requirements to mandating the 
submission of periodic reports detailing ADS vehicle operation.
    Description of the Need for the Information and Use of the 
Information: The AV TEST Initiative seeks to enhance public education 
and engagement with public ADS vehicle testing by coalescing 
information regarding respondents' various testing operations or 
requirements into a centralized resource. This information collections 
seeks voluntarily-provided information from entities performing ADS 
testing about their operations and information from local authorities 
about requirements or recommendations for such operations. NHTSA 
maintains a digital platform on its website that collects information 
from respondents and makes the information about ADS operations and 
applicable State and local requirements and recommendations available 
to members of the public.
    The program supports two main objectives. The first objective is to 
provide the public with access to geographic visualizations of testing 
at the national, State, and local levels. This information is displayed 
on a graphic of the United States, with projects overlaid on the 
geographic areas in which the testing project is taking place. By 
clicking on a testing location, members of the public will be able see 
additional information about the operation and the ADS operator. 
Additional information may include basic information about the ADS 
operator, a brief statement about the entity, specific details of the 
testing activity, high-level (non-confidential) descriptions of the 
vehicles and technology, photos of the test vehicles, the dates on 
which testing occurs, frequency of vehicle operations, the number of 
vehicles participating in the project, the specific streets or areas 
comprising the testing routes, information about safety drivers and 
their training, information about engagement with the community and/or 
local government, weblinks to the company's websites with brief 
introductory statements, and a link to the company's Voluntary Safety 
Self-Assessment.\1\
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    \1\ Voluntary Self-Assessments are described in Automated 
Driving Systems 2.0: A Vision for Safety, available at https://www.nhtsa.gov/sites/nhtsa.dot.gov/files/documents/13069a-ads2.0_090617_v9a_tag.pdf. VSSAs are covered by the PRA Clearance 
with OMB Control Number 2127-0723.
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    The second objective is to provide members of the public with 
information collected from States and local authorities that regulate 
ADS operations. State and local authorities are asked to provide 
weblinks for specific ADS-related topics, such as statutes, 
regulations, or guidelines for ADS operations, privacy-related issues, 
emergency response policies and training, or other activities that 
cultivate ADS testing. This program provides a central resource for the 
aforementioned information concerning ADS testing across the United 
States.
    Estimated Number of Respondents: NHTSA anticipates that the 
Initiative could expand to include up to 35 State or local government 
respondents and 40 ADS developer, ADS vehicle manufacturer, or ADS 
operator respondents per year.
    Frequency: Participation is completely voluntary and each 
participant will choose its respective degree of involvement and the 
frequency of its submissions. Therefore, the frequency of a 
participant's response may vary due to a variety of factors, such as 
the degree of the entity's participation in the initiative or the 
frequency with which each entity modifies its ADS testing operations 
or, in the case of local authorities, amends its regulations governing 
such operations.
    Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: NHTSA estimates that the 
annual burden of participation will be approximately 48 hours for 
private industry respondents that include ADS operators, developers, or 
vehicle manufacturers. This total number of hours represents 
approximately four hours per month to perform data entry for testing 
projects (4 hours x 12 months = 48). Therefore, for the estimated 40

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ADS operator participants, the total burden is estimated to be 1,920 
hours per year (40 respondents x 48 hours).
    NHTSA estimates that each State or local authority respondent would 
spend approximately 10 hours responding to this collection. Therefore, 
for the estimated 35 State or local authority participants, the total 
burden is estimated to be 350 hours per year.
    The total burden for the entire information collection request is 
estimated to be 2,270 hours (1,920 hours + 350 hours). The total burden 
hours have been reduced from the original estimate of 2,520 when the 
agency first sought approval for this information collection because of 
the lower estimated participation. However, the agency believes the 
annual hours per respondent has not changed.
    The labor cost associated with this collection of information is 
derived by (1) applying the appropriate average hourly labor rate 
published by the Bureau of Labor Statistics, (2) dividing by either 
0.705 \2\ (70.5%), for private industry workers, or 0.619 (61.9%), for 
state and local government workers, to obtain the total cost of 
compensation, and (3) multiplying by the estimated burden hours for 
each respondent type.
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    \2\ See Table 1. Employer Costs for Employee Compensation by 
ownership (Sep. 2022), available at https://www.bls.gov/news.release/ecec.t01.htm (accessed March 14, 2023).
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    Labor costs associated with original manufacturers of ADS Vehicles 
or ADS vehicle equipment and operators of ADS vehicles are estimated to 
be $60.48 per hour for ``Project Management Specialists,'' Occupation 
Code 13-1082, ($42.64 \3\ per hour / 0.705). The labor cost per private 
industry respondent for each year for development and submission of 
information is estimated to be $2,903.04 ($60.48 x 48 hours). 
Therefore, the total annual labor cost for private industry to 
participate in the AV TEST Initiative is estimated to be $116,121.60 
($2,903.04 x 40 respondents).
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    \3\ See May 2021 National Industry-Specific Occupational 
Employment and Wage Estimates.
    NAICS 336100--Motor Vehicle Manufacturing, available (accessed 
March 14, 2023).
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    Labor costs associated with local and regional authorities, such as 
states, counties, and cities are estimated to be $66.79 per hour for 
``Legal Support Workers,'' Occupation Code 23-2099, ($41.34 \4\ per 
hour / 0.619). The labor cost per regional authority respondent for 
each year for development and submission of information is estimated to 
be $667.90 ($66.79 x 10 hours). Therefore, the total annual labor cost 
for regional authorities to participate in the AV TEST Initiative is 
estimated to be $23,376.50 ($667.9 x 35 respondents).
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    \4\ See May 2021 National Occupational Employment and Wage 
Estimates by ownership.
    Federal, state, and local government, including government-owned 
schools and hospitals and the U.S. Postal Service, available at 
https://www.bls.gov/oes/current/999001.htm#23-0000 (accessed March 
14, 2023).
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    The total annual labor costs for all respondents, private industry 
and regional authorities together, are estimated to be $139,499 
($116,122 + $23.377). See Table 1 below for a summary of estimated 
burden hours and estimated labor costs.

                                          Table 1--Summary of Estimated Burden Hours and Estimated Labor Costs
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                                                                                   Annual                  Annual labor
                        Respondent type                            Number of      hours per    Labor cost    cost per    Total estimated   Total annual
                                                                  respondents    respondent     per hour    respondent     burden hours     labor costs
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Original Manufacturer of ADS Vehicles or ADS Vehicle Equipment              40            48       $60.48     $2,903.04            1,920        $116,122
 and Operators of ADS Vehicles................................
State or Local Authority......................................              35            10        66.79       667.900              350          23,377
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    Total All Respondents.....................................              75  ............  ...........  ............            2,270         139,499
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    Estimated Total Annual Burden Costs: NHTSA estimates that there 
will be no costs to respondents other than costs associated with burden 
hours.
    Public Comments Invited: You are asked to comment on any aspect of 
this information collection, including (a) whether the proposed 
collection of information is necessary for the proper performance of 
the functions of the Department, including whether the information will 
have practical utility; (b) the accuracy of the Department's estimate 
of the burden of the proposed information collection; (c) ways to 
enhance the quality, utility and clarity of the information to be 
collected; and (d) ways to minimize the burden of the collection of 
information on respondents, including the use of automated collection 
techniques or other forms of information technology.
    Authority: The Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995; 44 U.S.C. chapter 
35, as amended; 49 CFR 1.49; and DOT Order 1351.29.

Chou-Lin Chen,
Associate Administrator, National Center for Statistics and Analysis.
[FR Doc. 2023-07123 Filed 4-5-23; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 4910-59-P

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