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offered by public institutions and allows
students as young as 16 years of age to
obtain a CLP. CHS believes its robust
CDL preparatory program will ensure
CHS achieves a level of safety that is
equivalent to, or greater than, the level
of safety that would be obtained by
complying with the regulation.
The applicant further states that, if
granted, the exemption would allow
students participating in the CHS CDL
Training Program to obtain a CLP at the
age of 17 and allow the program to span
two semesters (one full school year) and
provide 180 hours of classroom, field,
and drive time instruction. CHS
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A copy of the CHS’s application for
exemption is available for review in the
docket for this notice.
IV. Request for Comments
In accordance with 49 U.S.C.
31315(b), FMCSA requests public
comment from all interested persons on
CHS’s request for an exemption to
change the CLP age requirement from 18
years of age to 17 years of age for CHS
students enrolled in its CDL program,
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practicable. In addition to late
comments, FMCSA will also continue to
file, in the public docket, relevant
information that becomes available after
the comment closing date. Interested
persons should continue to examine the
public docket for new material.
Larry W. Minor,
Associate Administrator for Policy.
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Agency Information Collection
Activities; Notice and Request for
Comment; National Traffic Safety
Survey
National Highway Traffic
Safety Administration (NHTSA),
Department of Transportation (DOT).
AGENCY:
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Notice and request for
comments on a request for approval of
a new information collection.
ACTION:
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
new 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,
including extensions and reinstatement
of previously approved collections. This
document describes six collections of
information for which NHTSA intends
to seek OMB approval that would be
conducted as part of the National Traffic
Safety Survey.
DATES: Comments must be submitted on
or before July 16, 2024.
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments
identified by the Docket No. NHTSA–
2023–0062 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://
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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
Christine Watson, Ph.D., Office of
Behavioral Safety Research (NPD–320),
202–366–7345, Christine.Watson@
dot.gov, National Highway Traffic Safety
Administration, W46–474, U.S.
Department of Transportation, 1200
New Jersey Avenue SE, Washington, DC
20590.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Under the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (PRA)
(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: National Traffic Safety Survey.
OMB Control Number: New.
Form Numbers: NHTSA Forms #1805,
1805–S, 1806, 1806–S, 1807, 1807–S,
1808, 1808–S, 1809, 1809–S, 1810,
1810–S.
Type of Request: Request for 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:
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The National Highway Traffic Safety
Administration (NHTSA) proposes to
collect information from the public to
better understand the public’s behavior
and attitudes regarding traffic safety
issues including seat belts, distracted
driving, new and emerging vehicle
technologies, and traffic safety and
enforcement. Data would be collected
by web and mail among a national
probability sample of approximately
6,001 adults aged 18 and older per
survey administration. NHTSA is
proposing to conduct the full survey
twice, two years apart, and conduct a
pilot survey involving 250 individuals
that would occur before the first full
administration of the survey.
Participation by respondents would be
voluntary. Survey topics include key
driving behaviors and experiences,
behaviors, attitudes, and knowledge
around seat belt use, distracted driving,
new vehicle technologies, traffic safety,
and traffic safety enforcement.
As part of the NTSS, NHTSA will
send out six different version of the
survey. Each of the surveys will contain
a set of core questions that will be asked
across all surveys and a combination of
two additional sections consisting of
questions related to seat belts, distracted
driving, new vehicle technologies, or
traffic safety and traffic safety
enforcement. Based on the target of
collecting 6,001 completed surveys,
NHTSA estimates that the full
administration of the survey will
include approximately 1,000 completed
surveys for each of the six versions.
In conducting the proposed research,
the survey would use computer-assisted
web interviewing (i.e., a programmed,
self-administered web survey) to
minimize recording errors, as well as
optical mark recognition and image
scanning for the paper and pencil
survey to facilitate ease of use and data
accuracy. A Spanish-language survey
option would be used to minimize
language barriers to participation.
Surveys would be conducted with
respondents using an address-based
sampling design that encourages
respondents to complete the survey
online. Although web would be the
primary data collection mode, a paper
questionnaire would be sent to
households that do not respond to the
web invitations. Any Personally
Identifiable Information (PII) would be
removed as only a de-identified dataset
will be delivered to NHTSA. 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.
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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
authorizes the Secretary of
Transportation (NHTSA by delegation)
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.
A primary way NHTSA identifies
problems and supports the development
of effective countermeasures is through
conducting nationally representative
surveys of public attitudes, knowledge,
and self-reported behaviors regarding
various traffic safety topics. NHTSA has
conducted seven previous iterations of
the Motor Vehicle Occupant Safety
Survey (MVOSS) to ascertain critical
information on driver and passenger
attitudes and behaviors related to safety;
the MVOSS was most recently
administered in 2016.1 However, recent
advances in vehicle safety technologies,
increases in portable electronic device
use, and changes in attitudes towards
enforcement have all changed the
driving environment, and there is a
need to collect up-to-date information
about the public’s attitudes and
behavior on these traffic safety topics to
better inform programs aimed at
improving the safety of all road users.
The NTSS is the ‘‘next generation’’ of
NHTSA’s previous MVOSS, expanded
across more traffic safety topics to
increase relevance to current and future
traffic safety issues. NTSS will deliver
highly relevant, actionable data on
current and future topics in traffic safety
that support the agency’s mission to
save lives, prevent injuries, and reduce
economic costs resulting from traffic
crashes.
1 Bailly, K., Martin, K. & Block, A. (2019,
December). 2016 Motor vehicle occupant safety
survey: Volume 1, Methodology report (Report No.
DOT HS 812 851). National Highway Traffic Safety
Administration. https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/
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NHTSA will use the information
collected from the NTSS to produce a
technical report that presents the results
of the survey, as well as a publicly
available dataset that does not contain
any PII. 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 PII. The
technical report will be shared with
State highway safety offices, local
governments, policymakers, researchers,
educators, advocates, and others who
may use the data from this survey to
support their work.
Affected Public: Participants will be
English- and Spanish-speaking U.S.
adults (18 years old and older).
Estimated Number of Respondents:
Participation in this study will be
voluntary, with 6,001 participants
sampled from all 50 States and the
District of Columbia using address data
from the most recent U.S. Postal Service
(USPS) computerized Delivery
Sequence File (DSF) of residential
addresses. An estimated 28,700
households will be contacted and
invited to participate. No more than one
respondent will be selected per
household. Prior to the main survey, a
pilot survey will be administered to test
the survey and the mailing protocol and
procedures. Participation in the pilot
study will be voluntary, with
approximately 250 participants sampled
from all 50 States and the District of
Columbia using address data from the
most recent USPS computerized DSF of
residential addresses. An estimated
1,200 households will be contacted and
invited to participate in the pilot study.
No more than one respondent will be
selected per household.
Frequency: The study will be
conducted up to two times during the
three-year period for which NHTSA is
requesting approval, with a small pilot
study occurring several months before
the study’s full launch.
Estimated Total Annual Burden
Hours:
To estimate the annul burden of the
information collection request, NHTSA
first estimated the total number of
respondents that would complete each
of the six surveys over the course of the
three-year period for which NHTSA is
seeking approval. Assuming that there
will be 250 respondents to the pilot
survey and 6,001 respondents in each of
the two full administrations of the
survey, NHTSA estimates a total of
12,250 respondents in the three-year
period, or approximately 4,084 per year.
With this estimate, NHTSA estimates
that, on average, approximately 681
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respondents will complete each of the
six surveys annually.
The first survey administration will
be a pilot survey will assess the entire
survey administration system prior to
launching the full survey and will
include an experimental condition
examining the effectiveness of different
messaging techniques used in contact
materials to increase survey response
rates. The pilot administration will
survey approximately 250 randomly
selected respondents. This will be
followed by a first administration of the
survey with approximately 6,001
take 30 minutes to complete the survey
(250 people, 30 minutes average length,
125 hours total).
For each survey administration, a
mass mailing using USPS DSF to 28,700
addresses, of which 27,265 are expected
to be valid contact addresses, is
expected to reach about 6,001 willing
participants ages 18 and older. As with
the pilot survey, participants are
expected to take 30 minutes to complete
the survey.
Table 1 provides an overview of the
survey administrations.
randomly selected respondents during
the main data collection effort. NHTSA
may exercise an option to survey
approximately 6,001 randomly selected
respondents during a second survey
administration. For purposes of this
information collection request, NHTSA
assumes that it will conduct the second
administration.
For the pilot survey, a mass mailing
using USPS DSF to 1,200 addresses, of
which 1,140 are expected to be valid
contact addresses, is expected to reach
about 250 willing respondents ages 18
and older. Respondents are expected to
TABLE 1—OVERVIEW OF THE SURVEY ADMINISTRATIONS
Burden
per response
(minutes)
Number of
respondents
Information collection
Total
burden hours
Pilot Survey ..................................................................................................................................
Survey Administration 1 ...............................................................................................................
Survey Administration 2 ...............................................................................................................
250
6,001
6,001
30
30
30
125
3,001
3,001
Total ......................................................................................................................................
12,252
........................
6,127
Since the survey administrations
would occur over three years, NHTSA
averaged the number of respondents
responding to each of the six surveys
over the three-year period to estimate
that each of the surveys would have
approximately 681 respondents per
year. The burden estimates are based on
this estimate.
NHTSA estimates that each of the six
versions of the survey will have
hourly wage for all occupations in the
United States was $29.76 per hour.2
Therefore, NHTSA estimates the total
annual opportunity cost to be
approximately $60,889 ($29.76 × 2,046
= $60,888.96). Table 2 provides a
summary of the estimated annual
burden hours and labor costs associated
with those submissions.
approximately 681 respondents each
year and estimates that it takes
approximately 30 minutes to complete
each survey. Accordingly, NHTSA
estimates that each of the surveys will
have a burden of 341 hours per year, for
a total of 2,046 hours of annual burden
for all six of the surveys.
NHTSA estimates the opportunity
cost to respondents using an average
hourly wage. The May 2022 mean
TABLE 2—ANNUAL BURDEN ESTIMATES
Number of
respondents
Information collection
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Survey
Survey
Survey
Survey
Survey
Survey
Version
Version
Version
Version
Version
Version
1
2
3
4
5
6
Burden
per response
(minutes)
Hourly
opportunity
cost
Opportunity
cost
response
Total
opportunity
cost
Total
burden
hours
.....................................................
.....................................................
.....................................................
.....................................................
.....................................................
.....................................................
681
681
681
681
681
681
30
30
30
30
30
30
$29.76
29.76
29.76
29.76
29.76
29.76
$14.88
14.88
14.88
14.88
14.88
14.88
$10,148.16
10,148.16
10,148.16
10,148.16
10,148.16
10,148.16
341
341
341
341
341
341
Total ..................................................................
........................
........................
......................
......................
60,888.96
2,046
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
2 U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. (2023, April 25).
May 2022 National Occupational Employment and
Wage Estimates. U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.
https://www.bls.gov/oes/current/oes_nat.htm#000000.
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amended; 49 CFR 1.49; and DOT Order
1351.29A.
Nanda Narayanan Srinivasan,
Associate Administrator, Research and
Program Development.
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Office of the Secretary
[Docket No.: DOT–OST–2023–0136]
Privacy Act of 1974; System of
Records
Federal Motor Carrier Safety
Administration (FMCSA), Department
of Transportation (DOT).
ACTION: Notice of a new system of
records.
AGENCY:
In accordance with the
Privacy Act of 1974, the Department of
Transportation (DOT) proposes a new
system of records titled ‘‘DOT/FMCSA
014 Electronic Logging Device (ELD)
Records’’. This system of records is used
to facilitate the retrieval, transfer, and
collection of hours-of-service (HOS)
data from electronic ELD files submitted
by motor carriers and the review of HOS
data by authorized safety officials. The
system retrieves data recorded by a
motor carrier’s ELD via an ELD output
file. Upon receipt of this ELD output
file, the system analyzes the data,
identifies instances of potential noncompliance, and notifies the authorized
safety official of these instances.
FMCSA maintains ELD data for use in
investigations and enforcement actions
and to determine compliance with HOS
requirements. The primary purpose of
the ELD system is to allow authorized
safety officials to assess electronic ELD
files rapidly and accurately at roadside
and during reviews and safety audits to
determine whether the driver is in
compliance with the HOS regulations.
The ELD system will also be used to
assess whether ELDs meet certain
technical specifications that are set forth
in the HOS regulations. Additionally,
the Agency may use ELD data internally
to inform research efforts related to
enforcement of safety regulations,
including driving hours, as such
research may ultimately improve
compliance with HOS requirements.
DATES: Comments on the system will be
accepted on or before 30 days from the
date of publication of this notice. The
system will be effective 30 days after
publication of this notice. Routine uses
will be effective at that time.
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You may submit comments,
identified by docket number OST2023–0136 by one of the following
methods:
• Federal e-Rulemaking Portal:
https://www.regulations.gov.
• Mail: Docket Management Facility,
U.S. Department of Transportation, 1200
New Jersey Ave. SE, West Building
Ground Floor, Room W12–140,
Washington, DC 20590–0001.
• Hand Delivery or Courier: West
Building Ground Floor, Room W12–140,
1200 New Jersey Ave. SE, between 9
a.m. and 5 p.m. ET, Monday through
Friday, except Federal holidays.
Instructions: You must include the
agency name and docket number DOT–
OST–2023–0136. All comments
received will be posted without change
to https://www.regulations.gov,
including any personal information
provided.
ADDRESSES:
For
general and privacy questions, please
contact: Karyn Gorman, Departmental
Chief Privacy Officer, Department of
Transportation, S–83, Washington, DC
20590, Email: privacy@dot.gov, Tel.
(202) 366–3140.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Background
In accordance with the Privacy Act of
1974, the Department of Transportation
is proposing a new system of records
titled ‘‘Department of Transportation
(DOT)/Federal Motor Carrier Safety
Administration (FMCSA) 014,
Electronic Logging Device Records.’’
This system will access hours-of-service
(HOS) data via electronic logging device
(ELD) files submitted by motor carriers
and will allow authorized safety
officials to assess these electronic ELD
files rapidly and accurately at roadside
and during reviews and safety audits to
determine whether the driver is in
compliance with the HOS regulations.
This system will also assess whether
ELDs meet certain technical
specifications that are set forth in HOS
regulations and support removals from
a list of self-certified devices. See 49
CFR part 395 subpart B, app. A.
Additionally, the Agency may use data
from this system internally and/or in
aggregated and anonymized form to
inform research efforts related to
enforcement of safety regulations,
including driving hours, as such
research may ultimately improve
compliance with HOS requirements. For
example, the use of ELD data in research
related to operational testing of
electronic, in-motion commercial motor
vehicle (CMV) inspections may increase
roadside inspection capacity and further
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facilitate enforcement of HOS
requirements.
Section 32301(b) of the Commercial
Motor Vehicle Safety Enhancement Act
of 2012 (enacted as part of the Moving
Ahead for Progress in the 21st Century
Act (MAP–21)) codified at 49 U.S.C.
31137, mandated that the Secretary of
Transportation adopt regulations
requiring that CMVs, operated in
interstate commerce by drivers required
to maintain records of duty status
(RODS), be equipped with ELDs. The
statute also set forth specific provisions
to be addressed by the regulations,
including ELD design and performance
standards and certification
requirements. In addition, the statute
addresses privacy protections and the
use of ELD data, requiring that the
regulations ensure that ELDs are not
used to harass a CMV operator. On
December 16, 2015, FMCSA, acting
primarily under the authority of MAP–
21 (and several concurrent statutory
authorities), published a final rule,
Electronic Logging Devices and Hours of
Service Supporting Documents (80 FR
78292) requiring the use of ELDs for
recording HOS information. Under the
regulations, which were implemented
on December 18, 2017, CMVs operated
in interstate commerce, by drivers
required to maintain RODS, must be
equipped with ELDs. The regulations
also establish ELD performance and
design standards, require ELDs to be
certified and registered with FMCSA,
and address privacy protections for
CMV operators. The ELD regulations are
set forth in 49 CFR part 395, subpart B.
FMCSA’s ELD system consists of the
following components:
• Electronic Record of Duty Status
(eRODS) HOS review tool
• ELD website and database
• ELD provider web service
• Enforcement ELD web service
• Enforcement ELD summary data web
service
Electronic Record of Duty Status
(eRODS) HOS review tool. eRODS is a
software application installed on
authorized safety officials’ computers
that is used to retrieve and display the
information on an ELD output file.
eRODS allows enforcement users to
analyze a driver’s HOS data and perform
a roadside inspection or an
investigation. There is also a web-based
version of eRODS that consists of all the
functionality included in the desktop
version but is accessible via the ELD
website described below. ELD devices
used by motor carriers are required to
support one of two options for
providing an ELD file to FMCSA for
analysis via the eRODS HOS review
tool:
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
[Docket No. NHTSA-NHTSA-2023-0062]
Agency Information Collection Activities; Notice and Request for
Comment; National Traffic Safety Survey
AGENCY: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA),
Department of Transportation (DOT).
ACTION: Notice and request for comments on a request for approval of a
new 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 a new 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, including extensions and reinstatement of
previously approved collections. This document describes six
collections of information for which NHTSA intends to seek OMB approval
that would be conducted as part of the National Traffic Safety Survey.
DATES: Comments must be submitted on or before July 16, 2024.
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments identified by the Docket No. NHTSA-
2023-0062 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.
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of Transportation, 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE, West Building, Room W12-
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Behavioral Safety Research (NPD-320), 202-366-7345,
[email protected], National Highway Traffic Safety
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Jersey Avenue SE, Washington, DC 20590.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Under the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995
(PRA) (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: National Traffic Safety Survey.
OMB Control Number: New.
Form Numbers: NHTSA Forms #1805, 1805-S, 1806, 1806-S, 1807, 1807-
S, 1808, 1808-S, 1809, 1809-S, 1810, 1810-S.
Type of Request: Request for 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:
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The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) proposes
to collect information from the public to better understand the
public's behavior and attitudes regarding traffic safety issues
including seat belts, distracted driving, new and emerging vehicle
technologies, and traffic safety and enforcement. Data would be
collected by web and mail among a national probability sample of
approximately 6,001 adults aged 18 and older per survey administration.
NHTSA is proposing to conduct the full survey twice, two years apart,
and conduct a pilot survey involving 250 individuals that would occur
before the first full administration of the survey. Participation by
respondents would be voluntary. Survey topics include key driving
behaviors and experiences, behaviors, attitudes, and knowledge around
seat belt use, distracted driving, new vehicle technologies, traffic
safety, and traffic safety enforcement.
As part of the NTSS, NHTSA will send out six different version of
the survey. Each of the surveys will contain a set of core questions
that will be asked across all surveys and a combination of two
additional sections consisting of questions related to seat belts,
distracted driving, new vehicle technologies, or traffic safety and
traffic safety enforcement. Based on the target of collecting 6,001
completed surveys, NHTSA estimates that the full administration of the
survey will include approximately 1,000 completed surveys for each of
the six versions.
In conducting the proposed research, the survey would use computer-
assisted web interviewing (i.e., a programmed, self-administered web
survey) to minimize recording errors, as well as optical mark
recognition and image scanning for the paper and pencil survey to
facilitate ease of use and data accuracy. A Spanish-language survey
option would be used to minimize language barriers to participation.
Surveys would be conducted with respondents using an address-based
sampling design that encourages respondents to complete the survey
online. Although web would be the primary data collection mode, a paper
questionnaire would be sent to households that do not respond to the
web invitations. Any Personally Identifiable Information (PII) would be
removed as only a de-identified dataset will be delivered to NHTSA.
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.
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 authorizes the
Secretary of Transportation (NHTSA by delegation) 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.
A primary way NHTSA identifies problems and supports the
development of effective countermeasures is through conducting
nationally representative surveys of public attitudes, knowledge, and
self-reported behaviors regarding various traffic safety topics. NHTSA
has conducted seven previous iterations of the Motor Vehicle Occupant
Safety Survey (MVOSS) to ascertain critical information on driver and
passenger attitudes and behaviors related to safety; the MVOSS was most
recently administered in 2016.\1\ However, recent advances in vehicle
safety technologies, increases in portable electronic device use, and
changes in attitudes towards enforcement have all changed the driving
environment, and there is a need to collect up-to-date information
about the public's attitudes and behavior on these traffic safety
topics to better inform programs aimed at improving the safety of all
road users. The NTSS is the ``next generation'' of NHTSA's previous
MVOSS, expanded across more traffic safety topics to increase relevance
to current and future traffic safety issues. NTSS will deliver highly
relevant, actionable data on current and future topics in traffic
safety that support the agency's mission to save lives, prevent
injuries, and reduce economic costs resulting from traffic crashes.
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\1\ Bailly, K., Martin, K. & Block, A. (2019, December). 2016
Motor vehicle occupant safety survey: Volume 1, Methodology report
(Report No. DOT HS 812 851). National Highway Traffic Safety
Administration. https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/43610.
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NHTSA will use the information collected from the NTSS to produce a
technical report that presents the results of the survey, as well as a
publicly available dataset that does not contain any PII. 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 PII. The technical report will be shared with State
highway safety offices, local governments, policymakers, researchers,
educators, advocates, and others who may use the data from this survey
to support their work.
Affected Public: Participants will be English- and Spanish-speaking
U.S. adults (18 years old and older).
Estimated Number of Respondents:
Participation in this study will be voluntary, with 6,001
participants sampled from all 50 States and the District of Columbia
using address data from the most recent U.S. Postal Service (USPS)
computerized Delivery Sequence File (DSF) of residential addresses. An
estimated 28,700 households will be contacted and invited to
participate. No more than one respondent will be selected per
household. Prior to the main survey, a pilot survey will be
administered to test the survey and the mailing protocol and
procedures. Participation in the pilot study will be voluntary, with
approximately 250 participants sampled from all 50 States and the
District of Columbia using address data from the most recent USPS
computerized DSF of residential addresses. An estimated 1,200
households will be contacted and invited to participate in the pilot
study. No more than one respondent will be selected per household.
Frequency: The study will be conducted up to two times during the
three-year period for which NHTSA is requesting approval, with a small
pilot study occurring several months before the study's full launch.
Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours:
To estimate the annul burden of the information collection request,
NHTSA first estimated the total number of respondents that would
complete each of the six surveys over the course of the three-year
period for which NHTSA is seeking approval. Assuming that there will be
250 respondents to the pilot survey and 6,001 respondents in each of
the two full administrations of the survey, NHTSA estimates a total of
12,250 respondents in the three-year period, or approximately 4,084 per
year. With this estimate, NHTSA estimates that, on average,
approximately 681
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respondents will complete each of the six surveys annually.
The first survey administration will be a pilot survey will assess
the entire survey administration system prior to launching the full
survey and will include an experimental condition examining the
effectiveness of different messaging techniques used in contact
materials to increase survey response rates. The pilot administration
will survey approximately 250 randomly selected respondents. This will
be followed by a first administration of the survey with approximately
6,001 randomly selected respondents during the main data collection
effort. NHTSA may exercise an option to survey approximately 6,001
randomly selected respondents during a second survey administration.
For purposes of this information collection request, NHTSA assumes that
it will conduct the second administration.
For the pilot survey, a mass mailing using USPS DSF to 1,200
addresses, of which 1,140 are expected to be valid contact addresses,
is expected to reach about 250 willing respondents ages 18 and older.
Respondents are expected to take 30 minutes to complete the survey (250
people, 30 minutes average length, 125 hours total).
For each survey administration, a mass mailing using USPS DSF to
28,700 addresses, of which 27,265 are expected to be valid contact
addresses, is expected to reach about 6,001 willing participants ages
18 and older. As with the pilot survey, participants are expected to
take 30 minutes to complete the survey.
Table 1 provides an overview of the survey administrations.
Table 1--Overview of the Survey Administrations
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Burden per
Information collection Number of response Total burden
respondents (minutes) hours
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Pilot Survey.................................................... 250 30 125
Survey Administration 1......................................... 6,001 30 3,001
Survey Administration 2......................................... 6,001 30 3,001
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Total....................................................... 12,252 .............. 6,127
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Since the survey administrations would occur over three years,
NHTSA averaged the number of respondents responding to each of the six
surveys over the three-year period to estimate that each of the surveys
would have approximately 681 respondents per year. The burden estimates
are based on this estimate.
NHTSA estimates that each of the six versions of the survey will
have approximately 681 respondents each year and estimates that it
takes approximately 30 minutes to complete each survey. Accordingly,
NHTSA estimates that each of the surveys will have a burden of 341
hours per year, for a total of 2,046 hours of annual burden for all six
of the surveys.
NHTSA estimates the opportunity cost to respondents using an
average hourly wage. The May 2022 mean hourly wage for all occupations
in the United States was $29.76 per hour.\2\ Therefore, NHTSA estimates
the total annual opportunity cost to be approximately $60,889 ($29.76 x
2,046 = $60,888.96). Table 2 provides a summary of the estimated annual
burden hours and labor costs associated with those submissions.
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\2\ U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. (2023, April 25). May 2022
National Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates. U.S. Bureau of
Labor Statistics. https://www.bls.gov/oes/current/oes_nat.htm#00-0000.
Table 2--Annual Burden Estimates
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Burden per Hourly Opportunity Total Total
Information collection Number of response opportunity cost opportunity burden
respondents (minutes) cost response cost hours
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Survey Version 1............ 681 30 $29.76 $14.88 $10,148.16 341
Survey Version 2............ 681 30 29.76 14.88 10,148.16 341
Survey Version 3............ 681 30 29.76 14.88 10,148.16 341
Survey Version 4............ 681 30 29.76 14.88 10,148.16 341
Survey Version 5............ 681 30 29.76 14.88 10,148.16 341
Survey Version 6............ 681 30 29.76 14.88 10,148.16 341
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Total................... .............. .............. ............ ............ 60,888.96 2,046
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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
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amended; 49 CFR 1.49; and DOT Order 1351.29A.
Nanda Narayanan Srinivasan,
Associate Administrator, Research and Program Development.
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