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In accordance with the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995,
FMCSA announces its plan to submit
the Information Collection Request (ICR)
described below to the Office of
Management and Budget (OMB) for
review and approval and invites the
public to comment. FMCSA is seeking
to renew an existing ICR titled,
‘‘Hazardous Materials Safety Permits.’’
This ICR requires companies holding
safety permits to develop
communication plans that allow for the
periodic tracking of hazardous materials
shipments. A record of the
communications that includes the time
of the call and location of the shipment
may be kept by either the driver (e.g.,
recorded in the logbook) or the
company. These records must be kept,
either physically or electronically, for at
least 6 months at the company’s
principal place of business or readily
available to the employees at the
principal place of business. This ICR
has been updated only to the extent that
the number of motor carriers with an
active Hazardous Materials (HM) Safety
Permit has increased from 987 to 1065.
DATES: Comments on this notice must be
received on or before July 10, 2023.
ADDRESSES: Written comments and
recommendations for the proposed
information collection should be sent
within 30 days of publication of this
notice to www.reginfo.gov/public/do/
PRAMain. Find this information
collection by selecting ‘‘Currently under
30-day Review—Open for Public
Comments’’ or by using the search
function.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ms.
Melissa Williams, Office of Safety,
Hazardous Materials Division, DOT,
FMCSA, 6th Floor, West Building, 1200
New Jersey Avenue SE, Washington, DC
20590–0001; 202–366–4163;
melissa.williams@dot.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Title: Hazardous Materials Safety
Permits.
OMB Control Number: 2126–0030.
Type of Request: Renewal of a
currently approved information
collection.
Respondents: Motor Carriers subject
to the Hazardous Materials Safety
Permit requirements in 49 CFR part 385,
subpart E.
Estimated Number of Respondents:
1065.
Estimated Time per Response: 5
minutes. The communication between
motor carriers and their drivers must
take place at least two times per day. It
is estimated that it will take 5 minutes
to maintain a daily communication
record for each driver.
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Expiration Date: September 30, 2023.
Frequency of Response: On occasion.
Estimated Total Annual Burden:
750,000 hours [9 million trips × 5
minutes per record ÷ 60 minutes per
hour = 750,000, rounded to the nearest
thousand].
Background: The Secretary of
Transportation is responsible for
implementing regulations to issue safety
permits for transporting certain HM in
accordance with 49 U.S.C. 5101 et seq.
The HM Safety Permit regulations (49
CFR part 385, subpart E) require initial
or first time HM Safety Permit carriers
to file the Unified Registration System
Form MCSA–1. Update and renewal
applications must be filed with FMCSA
using the ‘‘Combined Motor Carrier
Identification Report and HM Permit
Application’’ (Form MCS–150B). The
HM Safety Permit regulations also
require carriers to have a security
program. As part of the HM Safety
Permit regulations, carriers are required
to develop and maintain route plans so
that law enforcement officials can verify
the correct location of the HM shipment.
FMCSA requires companies holding
permits to develop a communications
plan that allows for the periodic
tracking of the shipment. This
information covers the record of
communications that includes the time
of the call and location of the shipment.
The records may be kept by either the
driver (e.g., recorded in the logbook) or
the company. These records must be
kept, either physically or electronically,
for at least 6 months at the company’s
principal place of business or be readily
available to employees at the company’s
principal place of business.
Public Comments Invited: You are
asked to comment on any aspect of this
information collection, including: (1)
whether the proposed collection is
necessary for the performance of
FMCSA’s functions; (2) the accuracy of
the estimated burden; (3) ways for
FMCSA to enhance the quality,
usefulness, and clarity of the collected
information; and (4) ways that the
burden could be minimized without
reducing the quality of the collected
information.
Issued under the authority of 49 CFR 1.87.
Thomas P. Keane,
Associate Administrator, Office of Research
and Registration.
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Motor Carrier Safety
Administration
[Docket No. FMCSA–2023–0098]
Agency Information Collection
Activities; New Information Collection:
Safety Impacts of Human-Automated
Driving System (ADS) Team Driving
Applications
Federal Motor Carrier Safety
Administration (FMCSA), Department
of Transportation (DOT).
ACTION: Notice and request for
comments.
AGENCY:
In accordance with the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995,
FMCSA announces its plan to submit
the Information Collection Request (ICR)
described below to the Office of
Management and Budget (OMB) for its
review and approval and invites public
comment. This notice invites comments
on a proposed information collection
titled ‘‘Safety Impacts of HumanAutomated Driving System (ADS) Team
Driving Applications.’’ It is a driving
simulator study with a series of
questionnaires that will quantify the
safety implications of team driving
applications between humans and ADSequipped commercial motor vehicles
(CMVs). Specifically, this study will
focus on team driving applications with
an SAE Level 4 (L4) CMV. In L4
automation, as specified by SAE (2021),
CMVs are capable of all functions and
controls necessary for driving without
human monitoring in limited
conditions, and the human driver will
not be asked to take over control of the
vehicle. The L4 CMV will not operate
outside of the conditions it was
designed for without human control.
Approximately 80 CMV drivers will
participate in the study. The study will
assess the safety benefits and disbenefits
of human-ADS team driving
applications and support the analysis of
potential requests for relief from
FMCSA’s hours-of-service (HOS)
regulations.
DATES: Comments on this notice must be
received on or before August 7, 2023.
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments
identified by Federal Docket
Management System (FDMS) Docket
Number FMCSA–2023–0098 using any
of the following methods:
• Federal eRulemaking Portal:
https://www.regulations.gov. Follow the
online instructions for submitting
comments.
• Fax: 202–493–2251.
• Mail: Dockets Operations; U.S.
Department of Transportation, 1200
SUMMARY:
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New Jersey Avenue SE, West Building,
Ground Floor, Room W12–140,
Washington, DC 20590–0001.
• Hand Delivery or Courier: U.S.
Department of Transportation, 1200
New Jersey Avenue SE, West Building,
Ground Floor, Room W12–140,
Washington, DC 20590–0001 between 9
a.m. and 5 p.m. ET, Monday through
Friday, except Federal holidays.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Brian Routhier, Office of Research and
Registration, DOT, FMCSA, West
Building 6th Floor, 1200 New Jersey
Avenue SE, Washington, DC 20590–
0001; 202–366–1225; brian.routhier@
dot.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
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Public Participation
Instructions: All submissions must
include the Agency name and docket
number. For detailed instructions on
submitting comments, see the Public
Participation heading below. 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.
Docket: For access to the docket to
read background documents or
comments received, go to https://
www.regulations.gov, and follow the
online instructions for accessing the
docket, or go to the street address listed
above.
Privacy Act: In accordance with 5
U.S.C. 553(c), DOT solicits comments
from the public to better inform its
rulemaking process. DOT posts these
comments, without edit, including any
personal information the commenter
provides, to www.regulations.gov, as
described in the system of records
notice (DOT/ALL–14 FDMS), which can
be reviewed at www.dot.gov/privacy.
Public Participation: The Federal
eRulemaking Portal is available 24
hours each day, 365 days each year. You
can obtain electronic submission and
retrieval help and guidelines under the
‘‘FAQ’’ section of the Federal
eRulemaking Portal website. If you want
us to notify you that we received your
comments, please include a selfaddressed, stamped envelope or
postcard, or print the acknowledgement
page that appears after submitting
comments online. Comments received
after the comment closing date will be
included in the docket and will be
considered to the extent practicable.
Background
Over the past 15 years, ADS
technology has advanced rapidly
through innovation. As more
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manufacturers and technology
companies move toward higher levels of
automation (i.e., SAE ‘‘L4’’), it is not
fully clear how human drivers will team
with ADS-equipped trucks. L4 ADSequipped CMVs are capable of all
functions and controls necessary for
driving without human monitoring in
limited conditions, and the human
driver will not be asked to take over
control of the vehicle. L4 ADS will not
operate outside of the conditions for
which it was designed. Currently, there
are at least four use cases where a
human may team with an ADSequipped CMV:
1. In-vehicle driver teams with an
ADS CMV;
2. In-vehicle driver teams with a
following ADS-equipped CMV;
3. In-vehicle driver teams with a
remote human to monitor and control
an ADS CMV; and
4. Remote monitor/operator teaming
with ADS CMV.
Each of the teaming use cases above
offers different potential human factors
benefits and challenges. However, it is
unclear how each human-ADS teaming
use case will affect safety, productivity,
and efficiency. Each teaming
combination may positively or
negatively affect a driver’s cognitive
workload and level of fatigue, alertness,
or distraction compared to the case of a
traditional driver in a truck without
ADS. For example, the in-vehicle
drivers and remote monitors/operators
in the above teaming use cases may
experience varying workloads and
differences in the development of
fatigue.
Previous research conducted by
FMCSA found a paucity of extant
research related to ADS-equipped
CMVs. To date, most commercial ADSs
on U.S. roadways are in passenger
vehicles, and CMV ADSs are only
recently being implemented in realworld operations. Therefore, FMCSA
needs more data on ADS-equipped
CMVs to understand the human factors
surrounding team driving applications
between humans and ADS-equipped
CMVs.
The purpose for obtaining data in this
study is to quantify safety implications
of the four human-ADS teaming use
cases described above. Specifically, this
project will provide data to assess the
safety benefits and disbenefits on
human-ADS teaming scenarios: (i)
driver use, workload, fatigue, alertness,
and distraction when teaming with an
ADS; (ii) remote operator use, workload,
fatigue, alertness, and distraction while
actively monitoring and/or controlling
an ADS-equipped truck; (iii) driver reengagement to the driving task after
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ADS or remote operator control; and (iv)
fleet acceptance and future integration
possibilities. Additionally, data from
this study will support the analysis of
potential requests for relief from
FMCSA’s HOS regulations under 49
U.S.C. 31315 and 49 CFR part 381.
Answers to these research questions
will provide insight into the potential
safety implications and human factors
associated with human-ADS team
driving applications.
The study includes data collection
from a series of questionnaires and a
driving-simulator focused experiment.
The collected survey data will support
the simulator experiment data. The
survey data will be used in two ways:
in the assessment of driving
performance data as covariates in the
model (to control for certain
demographic variables, such as age,
gender, and experience) and to answer
research questions on the human factors
and the relationship the safety benefits
of each of the four human-ADS team
driving applications. Data on workload,
fatigue, alertness, inattention, and
performance will be collected from the
simulator experiment. Eligible drivers
will hold a valid commercial driver’s
license, currently drive a CMV, be 21
years of age or older, and pass the
motion sickness history screening
questionnaire.
We anticipate 80 participants in total
for the driving simulator study. Data
will be collected over one study session
lasting up to 17 hours. Questionnaire
data will be collected prior to the
simulator study, during the simulator
study, and after the simulator study. All
questionnaires will be preloaded in an
app format for drivers to complete on a
tablet.
The analysis methodology uses a
multifaceted approach to address
research questions on driver workload,
fatigue, alertness, distraction, and rate of
safety-critical events. The principal
statistical method for analyzing the data
will include mixed models to account
for multiple, correlated data points from
a single participant. Eye-tracking data
will be used to assess driver workload,
fatigue, alertness, distraction, and
reaction time. These data will be
described using summary statistics and
advanced plotting techniques to visually
compare drivers and remote operators
during in-vehicle driving, in-vehicle
monitoring, and remote operation. A
generalized linear mixed model
(GLMM) will be used to assess
differences in average fatigue, workload,
alertness, distraction, and reaction times
between in-vehicle driving and remote
operator driving operation types. In the
transportation safety field, GLMMs are
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often used to analyze driver behavior
and assess relationships between
driving scenarios and behaviors.
Finally, rates of safety-critical events,
including unintentional lane deviations
(which are surrogates for fatigue and
alertness) will be analyzed using a
Poisson or negative binomial mixedeffect regression model. Poisson or
negative binomial regression models are
standard practice for the assessment of
events over a unit of exposure in the
field of transportation safety.
Title: Safety Impacts of HumanAutomated Driving System (ADS) Team
Driving Applications.
OMB Control Number: 2126–00XX.
Type of Request: New ICR.
Respondents: CMV drivers.
Estimated Number of Respondents:
80.
Estimated Time per Response: 17
hours.
Expiration Date: This is a new ICR.
Frequency of Response: One response.
Estimated Total Annual Burden:
508.5 hours.
Public Comments Invited: You are
asked to comment on any aspect of this
information collection, including: (1)
whether the proposed collection is
necessary for the performance of
FMCSA’s functions; (2) the accuracy of
the estimated burden; (3) ways for
FMCSA to enhance the quality,
usefulness, and clarity of the collected
information; and (4) ways that the
burden could be minimized without
reducing the quality of the collected
information. The Agency will
summarize or include your comments in
the request for OMB’s clearance of this
ICR.
Issued under the authority of 49 CFR 1.87.
Thomas P. Keane,
Associate Administrator, Office of Research
and Registration.
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Maritime Administration
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[Docket No. MARAD–2023–0134]
Request for Comments on the
Approval of a New Information
Collection: Building American
Production Capacity for Electric Port
Equipment and Other Port
Infrastructure Items
Maritime Administration, DOT.
Notice.
AGENCY:
ACTION:
The Maritime Administration
(MARAD) invites public comments on
our intention to request the Office of
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Management and Budget (OMB)
approval of a new information
collection. The proposed collection
OMB 2133–NEW (Building American
Production Capacity for Electric Port
Equipment and Other Port Infrastructure
Items) will be used to identify the
demand for electric-powered port
equipment and other port infrastructure
items supported by a pooled
procurement. We are required to
publish this notice in the Federal
Register by the Paperwork Reduction
Act of 1995. A 60-day Federal Register
Notice soliciting comments on this
information collection was published on
March 2, 2023.
ADDRESSES: Written comments and
recommendations for the proposed
information collections should be sent
within 30 days of publication of this
notice to www.reginfo.gov/public/do/
PRAMain. Find this particular
information collection by selecting
‘‘Currently under 30-day Review—Open
for Public Comments’’ or by using the
search function.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Kirk
Claussen, (202) 366–5660, Office of
Ports & Waterways, U.S. Department of
Transportation, 1200 New Jersey
Avenue SE, Washington, DC 20590,
Email at Kirk.Claussen@dot.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Title: Building American Production
Capacity for Electric Port Equipment
and Other Port Infrastructure Items.
OMB Control Number: 2133–NEW.
Type of Request: New Information
Collection.
Abstract: The Building American
Production Capacity for Electric Port
Equipment and Other Port Infrastructure
Items collection is essential to identify
the demand for electrically powered
port equipment and infrastructure items
supported by pooled procurement. This
initiative, which is comprised of an
online survey and interview with
diverse American port stakeholders,
will also support Buy American/Buy
America objectives and American
manufacturers of electrically powered
port equipment. Survey responses will
also help to identify a suitable port
through which the procurement of
electrically powered port equipment
and infrastructure can be initiated. This
survey is being conducted through a
cooperative agreement between the
Maritime Administration (MARAD) and
the American Association of Port
Authorities (AAPA).
Currently, many U.S. port authorities
and marine terminal operators purchase
diesel-powered dockside equipment,
necessary for loading, unloading, and
organizing shipping containers. Much of
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this equipment is foreign made, in short
supply, and increases exposure to
dangerous emissions that contribute to
climate change. The recent passage of
the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs
Act (IIJA), commonly referred to as the
Bipartisan Infrastructure Bill, which
was signed into law on November 15,
2021, provides a federal grant stream
that will modernize U.S. ports
infrastructure over the next five years.
Specifically, this Bill assures resources
for the development of a domestic
capacity of clean electric-powered
American alternatives to replace and
reduce emissions by predominantly
foreign-made diesel port equipment.
Respondents: U.S. port authorities,
marine terminal operators, and port
equipment manufacturers.
Affected Public: Local and state
governments and businesses.
Estimated Number of Respondents:
200.
Estimated Number of Responses: 200.
Estimated Hours per Response: 2.25
hours.
Annual Estimated Total Annual
Burden Hours: 138.
Frequency of Response: Once.
(Authority: The Paperwork Reduction Act of
1995; 44 U.S.C. chapter 35, as amended; and
49 CFR 1.49.)
By Order of the Maritime Administrator.
T. Mitchell Hudson, Jr.,
Secretary, Maritime Administration.
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Office of the Comptroller of the
Currency
[Docket ID OCC–OCC–2023–0009]
Mutual Savings Association 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 Mutual Savings
Association Advisory Committee
(MSAAC).
SUMMARY:
A public meeting of the MSAAC
will be held on Tuesday, June 27, 2023,
beginning at 1:00 p.m. Eastern Daylight
Time (EDT). The meeting will be in
person and virtual.
ADDRESSES: The OCC will host the June
27, 2023 meeting of the MSAAC at the
OCC’s offices at 400 7th Street SW,
Washington, DC 20219 and virtually.
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration
[Docket No. FMCSA-2023-0098]
Agency Information Collection Activities; New Information
Collection: Safety Impacts of Human-Automated Driving System (ADS) Team
Driving Applications
AGENCY: Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA), Department
of Transportation (DOT).
ACTION: Notice and request for comments.
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SUMMARY: In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, FMCSA
announces its plan to submit the Information Collection Request (ICR)
described below to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for its
review and approval and invites public comment. This notice invites
comments on a proposed information collection titled ``Safety Impacts
of Human-Automated Driving System (ADS) Team Driving Applications.'' It
is a driving simulator study with a series of questionnaires that will
quantify the safety implications of team driving applications between
humans and ADS-equipped commercial motor vehicles (CMVs). Specifically,
this study will focus on team driving applications with an SAE Level 4
(L4) CMV. In L4 automation, as specified by SAE (2021), CMVs are
capable of all functions and controls necessary for driving without
human monitoring in limited conditions, and the human driver will not
be asked to take over control of the vehicle. The L4 CMV will not
operate outside of the conditions it was designed for without human
control. Approximately 80 CMV drivers will participate in the study.
The study will assess the safety benefits and disbenefits of human-ADS
team driving applications and support the analysis of potential
requests for relief from FMCSA's hours-of-service (HOS) regulations.
DATES: Comments on this notice must be received on or before August 7,
2023.
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments identified by Federal Docket
Management System (FDMS) Docket Number FMCSA-2023-0098 using any of the
following methods:
Federal eRulemaking Portal: https://www.regulations.gov.
Follow the online instructions for submitting comments.
Fax: 202-493-2251.
Mail: Dockets Operations; U.S. Department of
Transportation, 1200
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New Jersey Avenue SE, West Building, Ground Floor, Room W12-140,
Washington, DC 20590-0001.
Hand Delivery or Courier: U.S. Department of
Transportation, 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE, West Building, Ground Floor,
Room W12-140, Washington, DC 20590-0001 between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m. ET,
Monday through Friday, except Federal holidays.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Brian Routhier, Office of Research and
Registration, DOT, FMCSA, West Building 6th Floor, 1200 New Jersey
Avenue SE, Washington, DC 20590-0001; 202-366-1225;
[email protected].
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Public Participation
Instructions: All submissions must include the Agency name and
docket number. For detailed instructions on submitting comments, see
the Public Participation heading below. 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.
Docket: For access to the docket to read background documents or
comments received, go to https://www.regulations.gov, and follow the
online instructions for accessing the docket, or go to the street
address listed above.
Privacy Act: In accordance with 5 U.S.C. 553(c), DOT solicits
comments from the public to better inform its rulemaking process. DOT
posts these comments, without edit, including any personal information
the commenter provides, to www.regulations.gov, as described in the
system of records notice (DOT/ALL-14 FDMS), which can be reviewed at
www.dot.gov/privacy.
Public Participation: The Federal eRulemaking Portal is available
24 hours each day, 365 days each year. You can obtain electronic
submission and retrieval help and guidelines under the ``FAQ'' section
of the Federal eRulemaking Portal website. If you want us to notify you
that we received your comments, please include a self-addressed,
stamped envelope or postcard, or print the acknowledgement page that
appears after submitting comments online. Comments received after the
comment closing date will be included in the docket and will be
considered to the extent practicable.
Background
Over the past 15 years, ADS technology has advanced rapidly through
innovation. As more manufacturers and technology companies move toward
higher levels of automation (i.e., SAE ``L4''), it is not fully clear
how human drivers will team with ADS-equipped trucks. L4 ADS-equipped
CMVs are capable of all functions and controls necessary for driving
without human monitoring in limited conditions, and the human driver
will not be asked to take over control of the vehicle. L4 ADS will not
operate outside of the conditions for which it was designed. Currently,
there are at least four use cases where a human may team with an ADS-
equipped CMV:
1. In-vehicle driver teams with an ADS CMV;
2. In-vehicle driver teams with a following ADS-equipped CMV;
3. In-vehicle driver teams with a remote human to monitor and
control an ADS CMV; and
4. Remote monitor/operator teaming with ADS CMV.
Each of the teaming use cases above offers different potential
human factors benefits and challenges. However, it is unclear how each
human-ADS teaming use case will affect safety, productivity, and
efficiency. Each teaming combination may positively or negatively
affect a driver's cognitive workload and level of fatigue, alertness,
or distraction compared to the case of a traditional driver in a truck
without ADS. For example, the in-vehicle drivers and remote monitors/
operators in the above teaming use cases may experience varying
workloads and differences in the development of fatigue.
Previous research conducted by FMCSA found a paucity of extant
research related to ADS-equipped CMVs. To date, most commercial ADSs on
U.S. roadways are in passenger vehicles, and CMV ADSs are only recently
being implemented in real-world operations. Therefore, FMCSA needs more
data on ADS-equipped CMVs to understand the human factors surrounding
team driving applications between humans and ADS-equipped CMVs.
The purpose for obtaining data in this study is to quantify safety
implications of the four human-ADS teaming use cases described above.
Specifically, this project will provide data to assess the safety
benefits and disbenefits on human-ADS teaming scenarios: (i) driver
use, workload, fatigue, alertness, and distraction when teaming with an
ADS; (ii) remote operator use, workload, fatigue, alertness, and
distraction while actively monitoring and/or controlling an ADS-
equipped truck; (iii) driver re-engagement to the driving task after
ADS or remote operator control; and (iv) fleet acceptance and future
integration possibilities. Additionally, data from this study will
support the analysis of potential requests for relief from FMCSA's HOS
regulations under 49 U.S.C. 31315 and 49 CFR part 381. Answers to these
research questions will provide insight into the potential safety
implications and human factors associated with human-ADS team driving
applications.
The study includes data collection from a series of questionnaires
and a driving-simulator focused experiment. The collected survey data
will support the simulator experiment data. The survey data will be
used in two ways: in the assessment of driving performance data as
covariates in the model (to control for certain demographic variables,
such as age, gender, and experience) and to answer research questions
on the human factors and the relationship the safety benefits of each
of the four human-ADS team driving applications. Data on workload,
fatigue, alertness, inattention, and performance will be collected from
the simulator experiment. Eligible drivers will hold a valid commercial
driver's license, currently drive a CMV, be 21 years of age or older,
and pass the motion sickness history screening questionnaire.
We anticipate 80 participants in total for the driving simulator
study. Data will be collected over one study session lasting up to 17
hours. Questionnaire data will be collected prior to the simulator
study, during the simulator study, and after the simulator study. All
questionnaires will be preloaded in an app format for drivers to
complete on a tablet.
The analysis methodology uses a multifaceted approach to address
research questions on driver workload, fatigue, alertness, distraction,
and rate of safety-critical events. The principal statistical method
for analyzing the data will include mixed models to account for
multiple, correlated data points from a single participant. Eye-
tracking data will be used to assess driver workload, fatigue,
alertness, distraction, and reaction time. These data will be described
using summary statistics and advanced plotting techniques to visually
compare drivers and remote operators during in-vehicle driving, in-
vehicle monitoring, and remote operation. A generalized linear mixed
model (GLMM) will be used to assess differences in average fatigue,
workload, alertness, distraction, and reaction times between in-vehicle
driving and remote operator driving operation types. In the
transportation safety field, GLMMs are
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often used to analyze driver behavior and assess relationships between
driving scenarios and behaviors. Finally, rates of safety-critical
events, including unintentional lane deviations (which are surrogates
for fatigue and alertness) will be analyzed using a Poisson or negative
binomial mixed-effect regression model. Poisson or negative binomial
regression models are standard practice for the assessment of events
over a unit of exposure in the field of transportation safety.
Title: Safety Impacts of Human-Automated Driving System (ADS) Team
Driving Applications.
OMB Control Number: 2126-00XX.
Type of Request: New ICR.
Respondents: CMV drivers.
Estimated Number of Respondents: 80.
Estimated Time per Response: 17 hours.
Expiration Date: This is a new ICR.
Frequency of Response: One response.
Estimated Total Annual Burden: 508.5 hours.
Public Comments Invited: You are asked to comment on any aspect of
this information collection, including: (1) whether the proposed
collection is necessary for the performance of FMCSA's functions; (2)
the accuracy of the estimated burden; (3) ways for FMCSA to enhance the
quality, usefulness, and clarity of the collected information; and (4)
ways that the burden could be minimized without reducing the quality of
the collected information. The Agency will summarize or include your
comments in the request for OMB's clearance of this ICR.
Issued under the authority of 49 CFR 1.87.
Thomas P. Keane,
Associate Administrator, Office of Research and Registration.
[FR Doc. 2023-12254 Filed 6-7-23; 8:45 am]
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