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Background
Title 14 of the Code of Federal
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the specific type design and any other
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to the existing standards.
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proposed passenger seating
configurations of six or less, weighing
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battery-powered electric engines for
propulsion. For each of these projects,
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airworthiness criteria, along with an
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• At www.faa.gov/aircraft/draft_
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
National Highway Traffic Safety
Administration
[Docket No. NHTSA–2024–0024]
Agency Information Collection
Activities; Notice and Request for
Comment; Motorcycle Crash
Avoidance Technology Review
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.
AGENCY:
NHTSA invites public
comments about our intention to request
approval from the Office of Management
and Budget (OMB) for a new
information collection. The new
information collection would be a onetime, voluntary, and anonymous survey
of motorcycle riders to obtain consumerreported feedback and perspectives on
the use and availability of advanced
crash avoidance motorcycle
technologies. 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 the proposed
motorcycle crash avoidance technology
survey for which NHTSA intends to
seek OMB approval.
DATES: Comments must be submitted on
or before August 12, 2024.
SUMMARY:
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You may submit comments
identified by the Docket No. NHTSA–
2024–0024 through any of the following
methods:
• Electronic submissions: Go to the
Federal eRulemaking Portal at https://
www.regulations.gov. Follow the online
instructions for submitting comments.
• Fax: (202) 493–2251.
• Mail or Hand Delivery: Docket
Management, U.S. Department of
Transportation, 1200 New Jersey
Avenue SE, West Building, Room W12–
140, Washington, DC 20590, between 9
a.m. and 5 p.m., Monday through
Friday, except on Federal holidays. To
be sure someone is there to help you,
please call (202) 366–9322 before
coming.
Instructions: All submissions must
include the agency name and docket
number for this notice. Note that all
comments received will be posted
without change to https://
www.regulations.gov, including any
personal information provided. Please
see the Privacy Act heading below.
Privacy Act: Anyone is able to search
the electronic form of all comments
received into any of our dockets by the
name of the individual submitting the
comment (or signing the comment, if
submitted on behalf of an association,
business, labor union, etc.). You may
review DOT’s complete Privacy Act
Statement in the Federal Register
published on April 11, 2000 (65 FR
19477–78) or you may visit https://
www.transportation.gov/privacy.
Docket: For access to the docket to
read background documents or
comments received, go to https://
www.regulations.gov or the street
address listed above. Follow the online
instructions for accessing the dockets
via internet.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For
additional information or access to
background documents, contact Mr.
Ryan Rahimpour, NHTSA, Office of
Vehicle Safety Research, (202) 366–
8756, W46–432, U.S. Department of
Transportation, 1200 New Jersey
Avenue SE, Washington, DC 20590.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Under the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44
U.S.C. 3501 et seq.), before an agency
submits a proposed collection of
information to OMB for approval, it
must first publish a document in the
Federal Register providing a 60-day
comment period and otherwise consult
with members of the public and affected
agencies concerning each proposed
collection of information. The OMB has
promulgated regulations describing
what must be included in such a
document. Under OMB’s regulation (at
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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: Motorcycle Crash Avoidance
Technology Review.
OMB Control Number: New.
Form Number(s): Eligibility
Questionnaire, NHTSA Form 1811;
Informed Consent, NHTSA Form 1812;
Full Questionnaire, NHTSA Form 1813.
Type of Request: New Information
Collection.
Type of Review Requested: Regular.
Requested Expiration Date of
Approval: One year from date of
approval.
Summary of the Collection of
Information
NHTSA is seeking approval to
conduct three voluntary, one-time,
information collections that would be
part of a survey of motorcycle riders to
obtain consumer-reported feedback and
perspectives on the use and availability
of advanced crash avoidance motorcycle
technologies. These information
collections would be conducted by
NHTSA’s contractor, the University of
Michigan Transportation Research
Institute (UMTRI) and will involve a
convenience sample of motorcycle
riders and will collect information on
current consumer perceptions of the
utility and availability of the
technologies, including consumer
willingness to use advanced safety
technology on motorcycles and the
impact of various contextual factors
(e.g., personal, mandates, costs) on this
willingness. It is part of a research effort
UMTRI is undertaking entitled
‘‘Motorcycle Crash Avoidance
Technology Review,’’ which gathers
data and performs analysis to
summarize the scope of the motorcycle
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crashes, estimate the prevalence of
different crash avoidance technologies
available in the fleet, understand the
crash avoidance technologies under
development, and identify perspectives
on advanced motorcycle technologies.
The three information collections
include: (1) an eligibility questionnaire;
(2) an informed consent; and (3) the
survey questionnaire. The survey will
ask respondents for background
information on themselves
(demographics, riding behavior, and
safety habits like helmet use) to gauge
whether knowledge and beliefs about
motorcycle systems differ by these
contexts. The survey will ask about
respondents’ knowledge and beliefs
regarding motorcycle safety technology
using open-ended questions where
respondents can type in their responses.
These questions include consumer
willingness to use various motorcycle
technologies and their perspectives on
the impact of various contextual factors
(e.g., personal beliefs, mandates, costs).
• Technologies include braking
systems (anti-lock braking, combined
braking, automatic emergency braking);
warning systems (lane departure, blind
spot, curve speed, forward collision,
and rear collision); and control systems
(stability control and wheelie control).
• Open-ended questions aim to gather
unbiased perspective and allow a
measure of accuracy of information
available to consumers and users.
Additionally, overall thoughts on
technologies provide insight into user
acceptance and can be evaluated by
demographics and user characteristics.
• Willingness to purchase and use
technologies provides perspective for
incentivized incorporation of
technologies and potential
disengagement or modification to make
inoperative.
• Cost considerations provide insight
for potential policy decisions as they
relate to cost-benefit analyses.
Description of the Need for the
Information and Proposed Use of the
Information
NHTSA’s mission is to save lives,
prevent injuries, and reduce the
economic costs of road traffic crashes
through education, research, safety
standards, and enforcement activity.
Subchapter V of chapter 301 of title 49
of the United States Code (U.S.C.)
authorizes the Secretary of
Transportation to conduct ‘‘motor
vehicle safety research, development,
and testing programs and activities,
including activities related to new and
emerging technologies that impact or
may impact motor vehicle safety.’’ 49
U.S.C. 30182. Pursuant to section 1.95
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of title 49 of the Code of Federal
Regulations (CFR), the Secretary has
delegated this authority to the National
Highway Traffic Safety Administration
(NHTSA).
As crash avoidance technologies
advance, they have the potential to
reduce the loss of life in roadway
crashes. In order to better inform the
agency’s efforts regarding crash
avoidance technologies for
motorcyclists, NHTSA has contracted
with the University of Michigan
Transportation Research Institute
(UMTRI) to conduct a project entitled
‘‘Motorcycle Crash Avoidance
Technology Review’’. The objectives of
this project are to gather data and
perform analysis to summarize the
scope of the motorcycle crashes,
estimate the prevalence of different
crash avoidance technologies available
in the fleet, understand the crash
avoidance technologies under
development, and identify perspectives
on advanced motorcycle technologies.
NHTSA is seeking approval for the
information collection requested
described in this document to conduct
a survey of motorcyclists that will be
conducted as a part of this project, to
gain understanding of users’ thoughts
on these technologies and identify
possible unintended consequences of
mandating the technology.
This proposed survey would be a onetime, voluntary, and anonymous survey
of motorcycle riders to obtain consumerreported feedback and perspectives on
the use and availability of advanced
safety technologies on motorcycles. At
this time, there is no similar information
regarding consumer use and
understanding of current advanced
safety technology on motorcycles. The
results of the information collection will
help NHTSA better understand
consumer-based barriers and facilitators
to advanced motorcycle crash avoidance
technology deployment. By
understanding these barriers and
facilitators, NHTSA can better develop
related policy and consumer education
materials to improve safety through the
increased uptake and safe use of
advanced technologies for motorcycles.
Affected Public: General public with
motorcycle experience.
Estimated Number of Respondents:
Initial outreach for respondents is
targeted to reach 700 individuals, 420
individuals will move forward to the
informed consent document, and 420
completed questionnaires.
Frequency: Once.
Estimated Annual Burden Hours: 124
hours.
This information collection request
involves three information collections:
(1) an eligibility questionnaire; (2) an
informed consent form; and (3) the
survey questionnaire. The
administration of each of these
information collections is completely
electronic as well as the solicitation of
respondents through targeted
advertisements and motorcycle
community web pages. The survey
involves a convenience sample and will
remain available for completion until a
sample size of 300 completed surveys is
achieved.
Initial outreach for respondents is
targeted to reach 700 individuals willing
to initiate the survey (in order to arrive
at the final desired sample size of 300).
The landing page for the survey is a
three-question eligibility questionnaire,
with an estimated time for completion
of one minute. As this is a new format
for gathering this type of information
from this community, the research team
estimates that 60 percent of the
individuals who take the eligibility
questionnaire will qualify to move
forward. As such, 420 individuals will
move forward to the informed consent
document. It is assumed that all 420
individuals will complete the informed
consent, which is also expected to take
an average of one minute.
While all 420 respondents are
expected to move forward for the survey
questionnaire, the research team expects
some non-response and some attrition of
respondents. The research team is
looking for 300 completed
questionnaires. The 420 respondents are
considered the maximum number of
respondents needed to arrive at 300
completed questionnaires. A completed
survey questionnaire is estimated to
take on average 15 minutes.
The survey administration software
contains the ability to set quotas for
response. The research team will stop
the solicitation of respondents once 700
individuals have begun the eligibility
questionnaire or 300 completed
questionnaires are gathered.
Burden costs are calculated as
opportunity costs, as these individuals
are taking their own time to complete
the survey. NHTSA used an average
hourly wage for all occupations to
estimate the opportunity costs
associated with the information
collections. The Bureau of Labor
Statistics (BLS) estimates that the mean
hourly wage for all occupations is
$31.48.1 This is the hourly wage rate
used to calculate the opportunity costs
for administration of this survey.
Full administration of the survey is
expected to be completed within one
year and, therefore, opportunity costs
and hours are both total and annual
estimates.
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TABLE 1—BURDEN ESTIMATES
Number of
respondents
Time per
response
(min)
Cost per
response
Frequency
of response
Time
burden
(hours)
NHSTA
Form No.
Information collection
Burden cost
(dollars)
1811 .........
1812 .........
1813 .........
Eligibility Questionnaire ..........................................................
Informed Consent ...................................................................
Full Questionnaire ..................................................................
700
420
420
1
1
15
$0.52
0.52
7.87
1
1
1
12
7
105
$364
218
3,305
Annual Burden ........................................................................
........................
....................
....................
....................
124
3,887
The annual opportunity cost for the
administration of the survey is $3,887
and the annual burden hours for
administration of the survey is 124
hours.
Estimated Annual Burden Cost: $0.
There is no cost to the respondents for
this information collection.
Respondents will not incur travel
expenses nor be required to obtain
equipment for completion of the survey.
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
1 Bureau of Labor Statistics. ‘‘May 2023 OEWS
National Occupational Employment and Wage
Estimates.’’ Occupational Employment and Wage
Statistics. https://www.bls.gov/oes/current/oes_
nat.htm#00-0000. Accessed June 6, 2024
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enhance the quality, utility and clarity
of the information to be collected; and
(d) ways to minimize the burden of the
collection of information on
respondents, including the use of
automated collection techniques or
other forms of information technology.
Authority: The Paperwork Reduction
Act of 1995; 44 U.S.C. chapter 35, as
amended; 49 CFR 1.49; and DOT Order
1351.29A.
Cem Hatipoglu,
Associate Administrator for Vehicle Safety
Research.
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Pipeline and Hazardous Materials
Safety Administration
[Docket No. PHMSA–2024–0041 (Notice No.
2024–09)]
Hazardous Materials: Information
Collection Activities
Pipeline and Hazardous
Materials Safety Administration
(PHMSA), DOT.
ACTION: Notice and request for
comments.
AGENCY:
In accordance with the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, this
notice announces that PHMSA is
publishing a 60-day notice and
providing an opportunity for public
comment on its development of general
investigative questions that may be used
by PHMSA’s Office of Hazardous
Materials Safety (OHMS) field
operations personnel when investigating
potential general safety issues. These
questions are intended to facilitate factgathering efforts during general
investigations related to PHMSA’s safety
oversight responsibilities. The use of
these questions would not impose any
new reporting or recordkeeping
requirements on regulated entities.
Rather, the goal is to develop a pool of
commonly used questions that can be
tailored as appropriate based on the
specific circumstances of a given
investigation.
SUMMARY:
Interested persons are invited to
submit comments on or before August
12, 2024.
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments
identified by the Docket Number
PHMSA–2024–0041 (Notice No. 2024–
09) by any of the following methods:
• Federal eRulemaking Portal: https://
www.regulations.gov. Follow the
instructions for submitting comments.
• Fax: 1–202–493–2251.
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• Mail: Docket Management System;
U.S. Department of Transportation,
West Building, Ground Floor, Room
W12–140, Routing Symbol M–30, 1200
New Jersey Avenue SE, Washington, DC
20590.
• Hand Delivery: To the Docket
Management System; Room W12–140
on the ground floor of the West
Building, 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE,
Washington, DC 20590, between 9 a.m.
and 5 p.m., Monday through Friday,
except Federal holidays.
Instructions: All submissions must
include the agency name and Docket
Number (PHMSA–2024–0041) for this
notice at the beginning of the comment.
To avoid duplication, please use only
one of these four methods. All
comments received will be posted
without change to the Federal Docket
Management System (FDMS) and will
include any personal information you
provide.
Requests for a copy of an information
collection should be directed to Steven
Andrews or Nina Vore, Standards and
Rulemaking Division, (202) 366–8553,
ohmspra@dot.gov, Pipeline and
Hazardous Materials Safety
Administration, U.S. Department of
Transportation, 1200 New Jersey
Avenue SE, Washington, DC 20590–
0001.
Docket: For access to the dockets to
read background documents or
comments received, go to https://
www.regulations.gov or DOT’s Docket
Operations Office (see ADDRESSES).
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.
Confidential Business Information:
Confidential Business Information (CBI)
is commercial or financial information
that is both customarily and actually
treated as private by its owner. Under
the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA)
(5 U.S.C. 552), CBI is exempt from
public disclosure. If your comments
responsive to this notice contain
commercial or financial information
that is customarily treated as private,
that you actually treat as private, and
that is relevant or responsive to this
notice, it is important that you clearly
designate the submitted comments as
CBI. Please mark each page of your
submission containing CBI as
‘‘PROPIN.’’ PHMSA will treat such
marked submissions as confidential
under the FOIA, and they will not be
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placed in the public docket of this
notice. Submissions containing CBI
should be sent to Steven Andrews or
Nina Vore, Standards and Rulemaking
Division and addressed to the Pipeline
and Hazardous Materials Safety
Administration, U.S. Department of
Transportation, 1200 New Jersey
Avenue SE, Washington, DC 20590–
0001 or ohmspra@dot.gov. Any
commentary that PHMSA receives
which is not specifically designated as
CBI will be placed in the public docket
for this notice.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Steven Andrews or Nina Vore,
Standards and Rulemaking Division,
(202) 366–8553, ohmspra@dot.gov,
Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety
Administration, U.S. Department of
Transportation, 1200 New Jersey
Avenue SE, Washington, DC 20590–
0001.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
I. Background
The Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA)
requires federal agencies to minimize
paperwork burden on regulated entities
and receive approval from the Office of
Management and Budget (OMB) for any
information collection requirements.
The development of these general
investigation questions does not directly
impose any new information collection
requirements on the regulated
community. PHMSA is seeking
comments on the information collection
burden of proposed general questions
that agency investigators may use
during general safety investigations.
These questions would be designed to
gather information about potential
safety issues or violations without
imposing significant new information
collection burdens on the public.
The use of such general investigative
questions would allow the agency to
carry out its statutory responsibilities to
protect public safety while minimizing
the paperwork burden on regulated
entities. These questions would not
require entities to provide specific
reports or maintain additional records
but would simply facilitate the
gathering of relevant facts during
investigations. The agency intends to
develop a pool of commonly used
questions that could be tailored as
needed based on the specific
circumstances of each investigation.
Examples may include questions about
operating procedures, training practices,
incident reporting, hazard analysis, and
other safety-related topics. No new data
collection instruments or generalized
surveys are proposed at this time.
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
[Docket No. NHTSA-2024-0024]
Agency Information Collection Activities; Notice and Request for
Comment; Motorcycle Crash Avoidance Technology Review
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: NHTSA invites public comments about our intention to request
approval from the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for a new
information collection. The new information collection would be a one-
time, voluntary, and anonymous survey of motorcycle riders to obtain
consumer-reported feedback and perspectives on the use and availability
of advanced crash avoidance motorcycle technologies. 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 the proposed motorcycle crash
avoidance technology survey for which NHTSA intends to seek OMB
approval.
DATES: Comments must be submitted on or before August 12, 2024.
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ADDRESSES: You may submit comments identified by the Docket No. NHTSA-
2024-0024 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
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Instructions: All submissions must include the agency name and
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personal information provided. Please see the Privacy Act heading
below.
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FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For additional information or access
to background documents, contact Mr. Ryan Rahimpour, NHTSA, Office of
Vehicle Safety Research, (202) 366-8756, W46-432, U.S. Department of
Transportation, 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE, Washington, DC 20590.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Under the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995
(44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq.), before an agency submits a proposed
collection of information to OMB for approval, it must first publish a
document in the Federal Register providing a 60-day comment period and
otherwise consult with members of the public and affected agencies
concerning each proposed collection of information. The OMB has
promulgated regulations describing what must be included in such a
document. Under OMB's regulation (at 5 CFR 1320.8(d)), an agency must
ask for public comment on the following: (a) whether the proposed
collection of information is necessary for the proper performance of
the functions of the agency, including whether the information will
have practical utility; (b) the accuracy of the agency's estimate of
the burden of the proposed collection of information, including the
validity of the methodology and assumptions used; (c) how to enhance
the quality, utility, and clarity of the information to be collected;
and (d) how to minimize the burden of the collection of information on
those who are to respond, including the use of appropriate automated,
electronic, mechanical, or other technological collection techniques or
other forms of information technology, e.g. permitting electronic
submission of responses. In compliance with these requirements, NHTSA
asks for public comments on the following proposed collection of
information for which the agency is seeking approval from OMB.
Title: Motorcycle Crash Avoidance Technology Review.
OMB Control Number: New.
Form Number(s): Eligibility Questionnaire, NHTSA Form 1811;
Informed Consent, NHTSA Form 1812; Full Questionnaire, NHTSA Form 1813.
Type of Request: New Information Collection.
Type of Review Requested: Regular.
Requested Expiration Date of Approval: One year from date of
approval.
Summary of the Collection of Information
NHTSA is seeking approval to conduct three voluntary, one-time,
information collections that would be part of a survey of motorcycle
riders to obtain consumer-reported feedback and perspectives on the use
and availability of advanced crash avoidance motorcycle technologies.
These information collections would be conducted by NHTSA's contractor,
the University of Michigan Transportation Research Institute (UMTRI)
and will involve a convenience sample of motorcycle riders and will
collect information on current consumer perceptions of the utility and
availability of the technologies, including consumer willingness to use
advanced safety technology on motorcycles and the impact of various
contextual factors (e.g., personal, mandates, costs) on this
willingness. It is part of a research effort UMTRI is undertaking
entitled ``Motorcycle Crash Avoidance Technology Review,'' which
gathers data and performs analysis to summarize the scope of the
motorcycle crashes, estimate the prevalence of different crash
avoidance technologies available in the fleet, understand the crash
avoidance technologies under development, and identify perspectives on
advanced motorcycle technologies.
The three information collections include: (1) an eligibility
questionnaire; (2) an informed consent; and (3) the survey
questionnaire. The survey will ask respondents for background
information on themselves (demographics, riding behavior, and safety
habits like helmet use) to gauge whether knowledge and beliefs about
motorcycle systems differ by these contexts. The survey will ask about
respondents' knowledge and beliefs regarding motorcycle safety
technology using open-ended questions where respondents can type in
their responses. These questions include consumer willingness to use
various motorcycle technologies and their perspectives on the impact of
various contextual factors (e.g., personal beliefs, mandates, costs).
Technologies include braking systems (anti-lock braking,
combined braking, automatic emergency braking); warning systems (lane
departure, blind spot, curve speed, forward collision, and rear
collision); and control systems (stability control and wheelie
control).
Open-ended questions aim to gather unbiased perspective
and allow a measure of accuracy of information available to consumers
and users. Additionally, overall thoughts on technologies provide
insight into user acceptance and can be evaluated by demographics and
user characteristics.
Willingness to purchase and use technologies provides
perspective for incentivized incorporation of technologies and
potential disengagement or modification to make inoperative.
Cost considerations provide insight for potential policy
decisions as they relate to cost-benefit analyses.
Description of the Need for the Information and Proposed Use of the
Information
NHTSA's mission is to save lives, prevent injuries, and reduce the
economic costs of road traffic crashes through education, research,
safety standards, and enforcement activity. Subchapter V of chapter 301
of title 49 of the United States Code (U.S.C.) authorizes the Secretary
of Transportation to conduct ``motor vehicle safety research,
development, and testing programs and activities, including activities
related to new and emerging technologies that impact or may impact
motor vehicle safety.'' 49 U.S.C. 30182. Pursuant to section 1.95
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of title 49 of the Code of Federal Regulations (CFR), the Secretary has
delegated this authority to the National Highway Traffic Safety
Administration (NHTSA).
As crash avoidance technologies advance, they have the potential to
reduce the loss of life in roadway crashes. In order to better inform
the agency's efforts regarding crash avoidance technologies for
motorcyclists, NHTSA has contracted with the University of Michigan
Transportation Research Institute (UMTRI) to conduct a project entitled
``Motorcycle Crash Avoidance Technology Review''. The objectives of
this project are to gather data and perform analysis to summarize the
scope of the motorcycle crashes, estimate the prevalence of different
crash avoidance technologies available in the fleet, understand the
crash avoidance technologies under development, and identify
perspectives on advanced motorcycle technologies. NHTSA is seeking
approval for the information collection requested described in this
document to conduct a survey of motorcyclists that will be conducted as
a part of this project, to gain understanding of users' thoughts on
these technologies and identify possible unintended consequences of
mandating the technology.
This proposed survey would be a one-time, voluntary, and anonymous
survey of motorcycle riders to obtain consumer-reported feedback and
perspectives on the use and availability of advanced safety
technologies on motorcycles. At this time, there is no similar
information regarding consumer use and understanding of current
advanced safety technology on motorcycles. The results of the
information collection will help NHTSA better understand consumer-based
barriers and facilitators to advanced motorcycle crash avoidance
technology deployment. By understanding these barriers and
facilitators, NHTSA can better develop related policy and consumer
education materials to improve safety through the increased uptake and
safe use of advanced technologies for motorcycles.
Affected Public: General public with motorcycle experience.
Estimated Number of Respondents: Initial outreach for respondents
is targeted to reach 700 individuals, 420 individuals will move forward
to the informed consent document, and 420 completed questionnaires.
Frequency: Once.
Estimated Annual Burden Hours: 124 hours.
This information collection request involves three information
collections: (1) an eligibility questionnaire; (2) an informed consent
form; and (3) the survey questionnaire. The administration of each of
these information collections is completely electronic as well as the
solicitation of respondents through targeted advertisements and
motorcycle community web pages. The survey involves a convenience
sample and will remain available for completion until a sample size of
300 completed surveys is achieved.
Initial outreach for respondents is targeted to reach 700
individuals willing to initiate the survey (in order to arrive at the
final desired sample size of 300). The landing page for the survey is a
three-question eligibility questionnaire, with an estimated time for
completion of one minute. As this is a new format for gathering this
type of information from this community, the research team estimates
that 60 percent of the individuals who take the eligibility
questionnaire will qualify to move forward. As such, 420 individuals
will move forward to the informed consent document. It is assumed that
all 420 individuals will complete the informed consent, which is also
expected to take an average of one minute.
While all 420 respondents are expected to move forward for the
survey questionnaire, the research team expects some non-response and
some attrition of respondents. The research team is looking for 300
completed questionnaires. The 420 respondents are considered the
maximum number of respondents needed to arrive at 300 completed
questionnaires. A completed survey questionnaire is estimated to take
on average 15 minutes.
The survey administration software contains the ability to set
quotas for response. The research team will stop the solicitation of
respondents once 700 individuals have begun the eligibility
questionnaire or 300 completed questionnaires are gathered.
Burden costs are calculated as opportunity costs, as these
individuals are taking their own time to complete the survey. NHTSA
used an average hourly wage for all occupations to estimate the
opportunity costs associated with the information collections. The
Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) estimates that the mean hourly wage
for all occupations is $31.48.\1\ This is the hourly wage rate used to
calculate the opportunity costs for administration of this survey.
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\1\ Bureau of Labor Statistics. ``May 2023 OEWS National
Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates.'' Occupational
Employment and Wage Statistics. https://www.bls.gov/oes/current/oes_nat.htm#00-0000. Accessed June 6, 2024
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Full administration of the survey is expected to be completed
within one year and, therefore, opportunity costs and hours are both
total and annual estimates.
Table 1--Burden Estimates
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Time per
NHSTA Form Information Number of response Cost per Frequency Time burden Burden cost
No. collection respondents (min) response of response (hours) (dollars)
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1811......... Eligibility 700 1 $0.52 1 12 $364
Questionnaire.
1812......... Informed Consent 420 1 0.52 1 7 218
1813......... Full 420 15 7.87 1 105 3,305
Questionnaire.
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Annual Burden... .............. ........... ........... ........... 124 3,887
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The annual opportunity cost for the administration of the survey is
$3,887 and the annual burden hours for administration of the survey is
124 hours.
Estimated Annual Burden Cost: $0.
There is no cost to the respondents for this information
collection. Respondents will not incur travel expenses nor be required
to obtain equipment for completion of the survey.
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
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enhance the quality, utility and clarity of the information to be
collected; and (d) ways to minimize the burden of the collection of
information on respondents, including the use of automated collection
techniques or other forms of information technology.
Authority: The Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995; 44 U.S.C. chapter
35, as amended; 49 CFR 1.49; and DOT Order 1351.29A.
Cem Hatipoglu,
Associate Administrator for Vehicle Safety Research.
[FR Doc. 2024-12798 Filed 6-11-24; 8:45 am]
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