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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
National Highway Traffic Safety
Administration
[Docket No. NHTSA–2024–0052]
Agency Information Collection
Activities; Notice and Request for
Comment; Examining the
Effectiveness of Lane Departure
Warning and Lane Keep Assist
Advanced Driver Assistance Systems
for Improving Driver Response
National Highway Traffic
Safety Administration (NHTSA),
Department of Transportation (DOT).
ACTION: Notice and request for
comments on 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. 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 a collection of
information for which NHTSA intends
to seek OMB approval titled ‘‘Examining
the Effectiveness of Lateral Control
Warnings (ADAS) for Improving Driver
Response’’.
DATES: Comments must be submitted on
or before November 4, 2024.
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments
identified by the Docket No. NHTSA–
2024–0052 through any of the following
methods:
• Electronic submissions: Go to the
Federal eRulemaking Portal at https://
SUMMARY:
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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
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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
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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: Examining the Effectiveness of
Lateral Control Warnings (ADAS) for
Improving Driver Response
OMB Control Number: New
Form Number(s):
NHTSA Form 1840—Recruitment
Screener
NHTSA Form 1841—Informed Consent
NHTSA Form 1842—Vision-Hearing
Form
NHTSA Form 1843—Knowledge
Experience Questionnaire
NHTSA Form 1844—Session 1 PostCondition Questionnaire
NHTSA Form 1845—Session 1 PostSession Questionnaire
NHTSA Form 1846—Session 2 PostRoute Questionnaire LDW
NHTSA Form 1847—Session 2 PostRoute Questionnaire LDW/LKA
Type of Request: 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
The National Highway Traffic Safety
Administration (NHTSA) of the U.S.
Department of Transportation is seeking
approval to conduct 11 voluntary
information collections a part of a onetime research study involving up to 80
licensed drivers of various ages for a
research study to examine the
effectiveness of lateral control warnings
in advanced driver assistance systems
(ADAS) for improving driver response.
The respondents will participate in two
separate driving data collection
sessions. Within this study, NHTSA’s
contractor, the Virginia Tech
Transportation Institute (VTTI), will
instrument two research vehicles with
data acquisition systems (DASs). These
DASs include video cameras and
sensors that allow for collecting
continuous data that encompasses
driver behavior and vehicle
performance. The completion of the two
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drives will take place on different days.
The complete data collection effort is
estimated to be 808 burden hours to the
study participants. Recruitment of study
respondents will be from Southwest
Virginia, specifically the New River
Valley and surrounding areas (Roanoke,
Salem, etc.). The target for the study is
50 participants; therefore, the research
team will contact up to an estimated 340
potential research participants in order
to identify approximately 85
respondents who will be eligible for
participation and complete the informed
consent process, estimating that up to
80 respondents will participate in the
driving sessions. Since the research
study involves driving sessions on two
different days, recruitment of up to 80
respondents is needed to account for
attrition and potential replacements to
ensure that the research study includes
50 participants who complete both the
Session 1 and Session 2 drives. Upon
arriving for their first session, each
enrolled participant will go through the
consenting process. The consenting
process will include an overview of the
study, an explanation of the consent
form, and an opportunity for the
potential participants to ask questions
and seek clarification. Following the
consenting process, participants who
sign up to participate will complete a
brief vision and hearing evaluation,
ensuring that they meet the basic vision
requirements of driver’s licensure in
Virginia (20/40) and can hear
experimenter instructions. Tracking for
color blindness will also be included, as
there are visual notifications throughout
the study. Participants will then be
asked to complete a 10-minute
questionnaire related to their previous
knowledge of and experience with the
systems under evaluation. Thereafter,
the enrolled participants will be
instructed to perform a series of
controlled driving tests on the Virginia
Smart Roads facilities with one of the
test vehicles. Each series of controlled
driving tests on the Smart Roads will
last about 2 hours and will be preceded
by a 15-minute familiarization with the
vehicle, followed by a 30-minute postdriving questionnaire and debriefing
session. The drivers who complete the
first session will return a different day
for a second driving session in which
they will be instructed to drive a
prescribed route on public roads in
Southwest Virginia. This second driving
session will last approximately 4 hours,
with a 15-minute break in between; this
will be preceded by a 45-minute
preparation and followed by a 30minute post driving questionnaire and
debriefing. The planned data collection
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activities discussed herein have been
approved by Virginia Tech’s
Institutional Review Board.
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Description of the Need for the
Information and Proposed Use of the
Information
NHTSA’s mission is to save lives,
prevent injuries, and reduce trafficrelated health care and other economic
costs. To further this mission, NHTSA
conducts research as a foundation for
the development of motor vehicle
standards and traffic safety programs.
Lane departure crashes, including
single-vehicle run-off-road crashes, noncollision rollovers, sideswipe crashes,
and head-on crashes between two
vehicles traveling in opposite
directions, account for a large
proportion of fatal and injury crashes on
U.S. roads. Lane support systems (LSS),
a type of lateral-control ADAS,
predominantly comprise two
complementary technologies: lane
departure warning (LDW) and lane keep
assistance (LKA) systems. LDW detects
and alerts drivers when their vehicle is
about to leave the current travel lane,
whereas LKA redirects the lateral
movement of the vehicle to prevent it
from leaving the current travel lane.
Numerous studies have estimated the
effect of LSS technologies on policereported crashes, with all reviewed
studies finding a positive impact. Based
on the comparison of multiple
prevention systems and warning-only
systems, previous studies have
suggested that prevention systems are
more effective than warning-only
systems because they do not rely on a
timely and appropriate response from
the driver. Crash situations typically
unfold quickly; thus, by the time the
driver responds to the warning, it may
be too late, particularly when the driver
is distracted, drowsy, or fails to notice
the warning right away. Therefore, the
effectiveness of warning systems largely
depends on human factors. While
studies have demonstrated the
effectiveness of LSS at reducing the
intended crash types and the potential
of LSS to save countless lives with
widespread use, these systems are
unfortunately associated with a high
‘‘nuisance’’ factor resulting from false or
unnecessary alerts. This inevitably leads
to system deactivation, with indications
that drivers turn LDW systems off as
much as 50 percent of the time due to
annoying alerts and overly aggressive
steering corrections.1 2 Once
1 Flannagan C, LeBlanc D, Bogard S, Nobukawa
K, Narayanaswamy P, Leslie A, Kiefer R, Marchione
M, Beck C, and Lobes K. (2016). Large-scale field
test of forward collision alert and lane departure
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deactivated, all potential benefits of LSS
are negated. Thus, it is important to
reduce false alerts to maximize driver
acceptance and the likelihood that the
system remains enabled, which, in turn,
will reduce crashes. LSS, if properly
designed, evaluated, and used, have the
potential to reduce the occurrence or, at
the very least mitigate the severity of, a
significant number of lane-departure
crashes. NHTSA needs to learn more
about LSS’s effectiveness, the human
factors that affect LDW and LKA
performance, and about the system
characteristics that will favor better
acceptance. This data collection has
been specifically designed to evaluate
key LSS-related technologies, with a
particular focus on driver and system
performance, as well as driver
acceptance. The outcomes will provide
a wide variety of stakeholders with
valuable information about the optimal
LSS design features to maximize the
safety benefits of these systems and will
inform NHTSA in the development of
future motor vehicle standards and in
what traffic safety programs to advance
in its mission to save lives, prevent
injuries and reduce health care and
other economic costs due to traffic
crashes on U.S. highways.
NHTSA will use the information
collected to produce a technical report
containing summary statistics and
tables. No identifying information or
individual responses will be reported.
The technical report will be made
available to a variety of audiences
interested in improving highway safety
through the agency website and the
National Transportation Library. This
collection will provide valuable
information about optimal lateral
control ADAS toward maximizing the
safety benefits of these systems.
NHTSA was established by the
Highway Safety Act of 1970 (23 U.S.C.
101). Its Congressional mandate is to
reduce the number of deaths, injuries,
and economic losses resulting from
motor vehicle crashes on our nation’s
highways. To accomplish this mission,
NHTSA has statutory authority to
conduct crash injury research and
collect relevant data in the interest of
public health. Specifically, NHTSA is
authorized to: (1) engage in research on
all phases of highway safety and traffic
conditions; (2) undertake collaborative
research and development projects with
non-Federal entities for the purposes of
crash data collection and analysis; and
warning systems (No. DOT HS 812 247).]. https://
trid.trb.org/view/1415844.
2 Monticello, M. (2019). Car Safety Systems That
Could Save Your Life. Consumer Reports. (https://
www.consumerreports.org/automotive-technology/
car-safety-systems-that-could-save-your-life/.
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(3) conduct research and collect
information to determine the
relationship between motor vehicles
and crashes, and personal injury or
deaths resulting from such crashes. This
information collection supports the
department’s strategic goal of safety.
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
of title 49 of the Code of Federal
Regulations (CFR), the Secretary has
delegated this authority to the National
Highway Traffic Safety Administration
(NHTSA).
Affected Public
Respondents to this collection will be
members of the public recruited from
Blacksburg, VA, and surrounding areas.
Effort will be made to recruit equal
numbers of adult males and females,
including participants with different
levels of experience owning or driving
a vehicle with LSS. This is an
experimental study that will examine
the effectiveness and preferences of
lateral control warnings in ADAS for
improving driver response. As such, the
participants in this experimental
research design are not expected nor
intended to be a representative sample
of all drivers in the U.S. Study
participants will be licensed drivers
between the ages of 25 and 65.
Estimated Number of Respondents
The target for the study is for 50
participants to complete both sessions
with valid data collected for each;
therefore, the research team will contact
up to an estimated 340 potential
research participants to identify
approximately 85 respondents who will
be eligible for participation and will
complete the informed consent process,
estimating that up to 80 respondents
will participate in the driving sessions.
Since the research study involves
driving sessions on two different days,
recruitment of up to 80 respondents is
needed to account for attrition and
potential replacements (e.g., potential
need to replace participants who drop
out due to personal, health, or any other
reason; scheduling conflicts and general
participant availability, considering
time gap between both sessions; and
equipment failure resulting in data loss)
to ensure that the research study
includes 50 participants who complete
both the Session 1 and Session 2 drives.
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Frequency
This is a one-time information
collection.
Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours
The total estimated burden for this
one-time information collection is 808
hours total, or 269 annual burden hours
(based on a 3-year period of
performance). Further details are
provided below.
This ICR includes 11 information
collections, which are described below.
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1. Screening Questionnaire
An estimated 340 potential
participants will answer a Recruitment
Screening Questionnaire (Form001) over
the phone to determine if they qualify
for the study. Participants will be
screened over the phone to determine
eligibility, with recruitment personnel
recording responses on a paper form
using an anonymized ID. Respondents
are expected to take an estimated
average of 15 minutes to complete the
questionnaire and will complete this
questionnaire once, resulting in a total
of 85 burden hours (28 annual burden
hours) for the screening of potential
participants. Recruitment of study
respondents is from Southwest Virginia,
specifically the New River Valley and
surrounding areas (Roanoke, Salem,
etc.).
2. Session 1: Informed Consent Form
Based on an estimate that 25 percent
of those who begin the screening
process will be eligible and interested in
participating, we anticipate an
estimated 85 potential participants for
the consenting process; these
participants will be individually
scheduled for an appointment to go to
the contractor’s facilities in Blacksburg,
VA. The research team will select up to
80 individuals, each of whom will
receive instructions to come to the VTTI
facility at a particular date and time.
While NHTSA estimates that 85
respondents will start the informed
consent, NHTSA estimates that only 80
will complete informed consent,
anticipating that either some
respondents may choose not to proceed
with the study or that the experimenter
may determine that they should not
participate (uncooperative, impaired,
etc.). The visit to the VTTI facility will
begin with a consenting process that
includes an overview of the study, an
explanation of the consent form, and an
opportunity for the potential
participants to ask questions and get
clarification. Those individuals who
consent to the study and enroll will
complete the Informed Consent form
and move on to the next process. This
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consent process and completion of the
Informed Consent form are expected to
take 30 minutes and will be completed
only during the first session, resulting in
a total of 43 burden hours (14 annual
burden hours). This is a paper form,
which participants are required to sign
two copies of, keeping one for their
records.
3. Session 1: Vision and Hearing
Evaluation
Following the consenting process, the
experimenter will administer a brief
vision and hearing evaluation for a
maximum of 80 respondents. The
purpose of this evaluation is to ensure
that participants meet the basic vision
requirements of driver’s licensure in
Virginia (20/40), and to confirm that
they can hear instructions provided by
the experimenter when looking away.
The hearing evaluation consists of
repeating approximately five statements
back to the experimenter. Results will
be completed only during the first
session and will be recorded on paper.
This evaluation is expected to take 5
minutes, resulting in a total of 7 burden
hours (2 annual burden hours).
4. Session 1: Knowledge and Experience
Questionnaire
Following the consenting process,
respondents will be asked to complete
a 10-minute Knowledge and Experience
Questionnaire (on paper) related to their
previous knowledge of and experience
with the systems under evaluation. The
burden is calculated as 10 minutes per
person and is to be completed once per
respondent for a maximum of 80
respondents, resulting in a total of 13
burden hours (4 annual burden hours).
5. Session 1: Controlled Driving on the
Smart Roads
To assess preferences regarding LDW
modality and timing under dynamic
scenarios, study participants will
experience a series of controlled driving
tests with the LDW mockup vehicle on
the Smart Roads test track. Each
participant will drive continuously on
closed loops while experiencing
modality and timing conditions
(independent and in combination,
where applicable) incorporated in the
LDW mockup vehicle, while data are
collected by the DAS. No other traffic
will be present on the part of the Smart
Roads in use during participant
sessions. After the participant performs
a few loops to become familiar with the
vehicle and the test track without
instructions to depart the lane, they will
be instructed to gradually deviate
towards one of the lines until the
departure warnings are triggered.
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Drivers will then be instructed to
carefully perform a corrective maneuver
back to the center of the lane after the
warning. Not including the
questionnaire elements referenced
below (collection instruments 6 and 7),
this driving session is expected to take
100 minutes, including vehicle
familiarization, drive-time, and breaks.
For a maximum of 80 participants, this
results in a total of 133 burden hours (44
annual burden hours). At the conclusion
of this first session, participants will
receive instruction to return on another
day for the second session.
6. Session 1: Post-Condition
Questionnaire
Before, during, and following this
behind-the-wheel session, drivers will
provide feedback via questionnaires
administered by the experimenter. This
‘‘post-condition’’ questionnaire, with an
estimated time to complete of 5
minutes, will be administered up to 12
times for a total time of 60 minutes per
participant. Administered to up to 80
participants, this results in a total of 80
burden hours (27 annual burden hours).
By experiencing variations of LDW
modality and timing, participants will
be better equipped to provide
acceptance and preference feedback
across the experienced options.
7. Session 1: Post-Session Questionnaire
Following completion of the full
driving session, participants will be
asked to complete a final post-drive
questionnaire, capturing feedback
pertaining to all conditions experienced.
Administered to up to 80 participants,
the estimated time to complete is 5
minutes, for a total of 7 burden hours (2
annual burden hours).
Prescribed Driving on Public Roads
(Session 2)
To assess driver response to naturally
occurring LDW and LKA actuations, two
independent driving data collection
efforts will be conducted on public
roads in Southwest Virginia (the
community surrounding the VTTI
facility). The drivers who complete the
controlled driving sessions will return
to the contractor’s facilities for a second
session, during which they will be put
into one of two groups and asked to
individually drive a pre-determined
(prescribed) route using one of the test
vehicles, experiencing different
modality, activation timing, and
variation of LDW, LKA, and LDW/LKA
conditions while driving as they
normally would.
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8. Session 2: LDW Subset
Each participant in the first group will
drive a prescribed route using the LDW
mockup vehicle. Each driving session
will be part of a sub-study that aims to
clarify the effects of the two
independent LDW design variables
(modality and activation timing) on
driver performance safety indicators
(e.g., frequency of lateral excursions and
unintended departure events, and the
magnitudes of these events). The substudy will be conducted as a 2×3
factorial design with three LDW
modalities and two LDW timing
activation levels (for a total of six
combinations). The LDW activation
timing levels will be defined according
to a previously conducted market
assessment and vehicle characterization.
At the halfway point, a member of the
research team will switch the modality/
timing combination. A remote
experimenter tool will allow the
experimenter to monitor the session and
allow interfacing with the DAS. The
total driving session duration for each
participant will be approximately 4
hours, split into two sub-sessions. With
orientation to the research vehicle and
prescribed route, along with a 15minute break at the halfway point, the
total estimated time to complete this
driving session is approximately 5 hours
and 10 minutes. For up to 48
participants, this equates to a total of
248 burden hours (83 annual burden
hours).
9. Session 2: LDW Subset—Post-Route
Questionnaire
At the halfway point, participants will
complete the ‘‘post-route’’
questionnaire, which is estimated to
take 10 minutes. They will complete
this same questionnaire a second time
after completing their second drive. For
up to 48 participants, this equates to a
total of 16 burden hours (5 annual
burden hours).
10. Session 2: LDW/LKA Subset
Each participant from the second
group will complete the same
prescribed drive but using the LDW/
LKA factory vehicle rather than the
LDW mockup vehicle. This experiment
will address objective driver
performance and subjective qualitative
preferences under four system
activation modes (none, LDW only, LKA
only, and LDW with LKA). At the
halfway point, a member of the research
team will switch the modality/timing
combination. A remote experimenter
tool will allow the experimenter to
monitor the session and allow
interfacing with the DAS. The total
driving session duration for each
participant will be approximately 4
hours, split into two sub-sessions.
Including orientation to the research
vehicle and prescribed route, along with
a 15-minute break at the halfway point,
the total estimated time to complete this
driving session is approximately 5 hours
and 10 minutes. For up to 32
participants, this equates to a total of
165 burden hours (55 annual burden
hours).
11. Session 2: LDW/LKA Subset—PostRoute Questionnaire
At the halfway point, participants will
complete the ‘‘post-route’’
questionnaire, which is estimated to
take 10 minutes. They will complete
this same questionnaire a second time
after completing their second drive. For
up to 32 participants, this equates to a
total of 11 burden hours (4 annual
burden hours).
Annual burden hours were estimated
by first dividing the total number of
respondents per information collection
by three and then rounding to the
nearest whole number. Based on the
estimates of 113 annual respondents for
the screener questionnaire, 28 annual
respondents for the informed consent,
27 annual respondents to each of the
Session 1 information collections, 16
annual respondents to each of the
Session 2 LDW Subset information
collections, and 11 annual respondents
to each of the Session 2 LDW/LKA
Subset information collections, NHTSA
has estimated that the annual burden for
the collections is 269 hours. The total
estimated burden for this one-time
information collection is 808 hours.
To calculate the opportunity cost to
participants in this study, NHTSA used
the average (mean) hourly earnings from
employers in all industry sectors in the
State of Virginia, which the Bureau of
Labor Statistics lists at $34.91.3 This
rate, rounded up to $35 per hour, was
used for calculating burden cost. Each of
the Information Collection Components
will be completed for the duration
specified in Table 1. These costs are
calculated as opportunity costs rather
than labor costs, as these respondents
are not participating as part of
employment time with additional
benefits associated. NHTSA estimated
the opportunity cost for each form (and
associated study activities) and arrived
at a total opportunity cost of $28,263
based on a total of 808 hours. An annual
opportunity cost of $9,421 and 269
hours was calculated by dividing the
total opportunity cost estimates by
three.
This ICR includes 11 information
collections, which are described below.
Total burden estimates for each
information collection are provided in
Table 1 and annual burden estimates for
each information collection are
provided in Table 2. Rounding is
applied in the tables, where appropriate.
TABLE 1—TOTAL 3-YEAR BURDEN ESTIMATES BY INFORMATION COLLECTION
Number of
study
participants
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Information collection component
Screening questionnaire (Form 001) ...............
Informed Consent (Form 002) .........................
Vision/Hearing evaluation (Form 003) .............
Knowledge/Experience questionnaire (Form
004) ..............................................................
Session 1: Controlled driving on the Smart
Roads (orientation, drive-time, break) ..........
Session 1: Post-Condition Questionnaire
(Form 005) ....................................................
Session 1: Post-Session Questionnaire (Form
006) ..............................................................
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Number of
times
completed
Estimated
total time
burden
(hours)
Estimated
total cost
burden
($)
340
85
80
1
1
1
15
30
5
15
30
5
85
43
7
2,975.00
1,487.50
233.33
80
1
10
10
13
466.67
80
1
100
100
133
4,666.67
80
12
5
60
80
2,800.00
80
1
5
5
7
233.33
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per
participant
(minutes)
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TABLE 1—TOTAL 3-YEAR BURDEN ESTIMATES BY INFORMATION COLLECTION—Continued
Number of
study
participants
Information collection component
Session 2 (LDW subset): Prescribed driving
on public roads (orientation, drive-time,
break) ...........................................................
Session 2 (LDW subset): Post-Route Questionnaire (Form 007) .....................................
Session 2 (LDW/LKA subset): Prescribed driving on public roads (orientation, drive-time,
break) ...........................................................
Session 2 (LDW/LKA subset): Post-Route
Questionnaire (Form 008) ............................
Total ..........................................................
Number of
times
completed
Total time
per
participant
(minutes)
Time to
complete
(minutes)
Estimated
total time
burden
(hours)
Estimated
total cost
burden
($)
48
1
310
310
248
8,680.00
48
2
10
20
16
560.00
32
1
310
310
165
5,786.67
32
2
10
20
11
373.33
80
........................
......................
......................
808
28,262.50
Table 2 summarizes the annual
burden estimates.
TABLE 2—ANNUAL BURDEN ESTIMATES BY INFORMATION COLLECTION
Number of
study
participants
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Number of
times
completed
Total time
per
participant
(minutes)
Time to
complete
(minutes)
Estimated
total annual
time burden
(hours)
Estimated
total cost
annual
burden
($)
Screening questionnaire (Form 001) ...............
Informed Consent (Form 002) .........................
Vision/Hearing evaluation (Form 003) .............
Knowledge/Experience questionnaire (Form
004) ..............................................................
Session 1: Controlled driving on the Smart
Roads (orientation, drive-time, break) ..........
Session 1: Post-Condition Questionnaire
(Form 005) ....................................................
Session 1: Post-Session Questionnaire (Form
006) ..............................................................
Session 2 (LDW subset): Prescribed driving
on public roads (orientation, drive-time,
break) ...........................................................
Session 2 (LDW subset): Post-Route Questionnaire (Form 007) .....................................
Session 2 (LDW/LKA subset): Prescribed driving on public roads (orientation, drive-time,
break) ...........................................................
Session 2 (LDW/LKA subset): Post-Route
Questionnaire (Form 008) ............................
113
28
27
1
1
1
15
30
5
15
30
5
28
14
2
991.67
495.83
77.78
27
1
10
10
4
155.56
27
1
100
100
44
1,555.56
27
12
5
60
27
933.33
27
1
5
5
2
77.78
16
1
310
310
83
2,893.33
16
2
10
20
5
186.67
11
1
310
310
55
1,928.89
11
2
10
20
4
124.44
Total ..........................................................
27
........................
......................
......................
269
9,420.83
Estimated Total Annual Burden Cost:
$3,216
The only cost burdens respondents
will incur are costs related to travel to
and from the research location. The
costs are minimal and are expected to be
offset by the compensation that will be
provided to the research participants.
NHTSA estimates that, on average, each
of the participants will travel less than
15 miles one-way to the research
location (30 miles round trip), for a total
of 60 miles for the two study drive days.
Using the IRS standard mileage rate of
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$0.67 per mile,4 each respondent is
expected to incur no more than $40.20
in transportation costs. Therefore,
NHTSA estimates that the total costs to
respondents will be no more than
$3,216.
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
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mileage rates for self-employed and business.
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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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1351.29A.
Cem Hatipoglu,
Associate Administrator, Office of Vehicle
Safety Research.
[FR Doc. 2024–19625 Filed 8–30–24; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 4910–59–P
DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY
Office of the Comptroller of the
Currency
Agency Information Collection
Activities: Information Collection
Renewal; Submission for OMB Review;
Debt Cancellation Contracts and Debt
Suspension Agreements
Office of the Comptroller of the
Currency (OCC), Treasury.
ACTION: Notice and request for comment.
AGENCY:
The OCC, as part of its
continuing effort to reduce paperwork
and respondent burden, invites
comment on a continuing information
collection, as required by the Paperwork
Reduction Act of 1995 (PRA). In
accordance with the requirements of the
PRA, the OCC may not conduct or
sponsor, and the respondent is not
required to respond to, an information
collection unless it displays a currently
valid Office of Management and Budget
(OMB) control number. The OCC is
soliciting comment concerning the
renewal of its information collection
titled, ‘‘Debt Cancellation Contracts and
Debt Suspension Agreements.’’ The
OCC also is giving notice that it has sent
the collection to OMB for review.
DATES: Comments must be received by
October 3, 2024.
ADDRESSES: Commenters are encouraged
to submit comments by email, if
possible. You may submit comments by
any of the following methods:
• Email: prainfo@occ.treas.gov.
• Mail: Chief Counsel’s Office,
Attention: Comment Processing, Office
of the Comptroller of the Currency,
Attention: 1557–0224, 400 7th Street
SW, Suite 3E–218, Washington, DC
20219.
• Hand Delivery/Courier: 400 7th
Street SW, Suite 3E–218, Washington,
DC 20219.
• Fax: (571) 293–4835.
Instructions: You must include
‘‘OCC’’ as the agency name and ‘‘1557–
0224,’’ in your comment. In general, the
OCC will publish comments on
www.reginfo.gov without change,
including any business or personal
information provided, such as name and
address information, email addresses, or
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phone numbers. Comments received,
including attachments and other
supporting materials, are part of the
public record and subject to public
disclosure. Do not include any
information in your comment or
supporting materials that you consider
confidential or inappropriate for public
disclosure.
Written comments and
recommendations for the proposed
information collection should also be
sent within 30 days of publication of
this notice to www.reginfo.gov/public/
do/PRAMain. You can find this
information collection by selecting
‘‘Currently under 30-day Review—Open
for Public Comments’’ or by using the
search function.
You may review comments and other
related materials that pertain to this
information collection following the
close of the 30-day comment period for
this notice by the method set forth in
the next bullet.
• Viewing Comments Electronically:
Go to www.reginfo.gov. Hover over the
‘‘Information Collection Review’’ tab
and click on ‘‘Information Collection
Review’’ from the drop-down menu.
From the ‘‘Currently under Review’’
drop-down menu, select ‘‘Department of
Treasury’’ and then click ‘‘submit.’’ This
information collection can be located by
searching OMB control number ‘‘1557–
0224,’’ or ‘‘Debt Cancellation Contracts
and Debt Suspension Agreements.’’
Upon finding the appropriate
information collection, click on the
related ‘‘ICR Reference Number.’’ On the
next screen, select ‘‘View Supporting
Statement and Other Documents’’ and
then click on the link to any comment
listed at the bottom of the screen.
• For assistance in navigating
www.reginfo.gov, please contact the
Regulatory Information Service Center
at (202) 482–7340.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Shaquita Merritt, Clearance Officer,
(202) 649–5490, Chief Counsel’s Office,
Office of the Comptroller of the
Currency, 400 7th Street SW,
Washington, DC 20219. If you are deaf,
hard of hearing, or have a speech
disability, please dial 7–1–1 to access
telecommunications relay services.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Under the
PRA (44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq.), Federal
agencies must obtain approval from the
OMB for each collection of information
that they conduct or sponsor.
‘‘Collection of information’’ is defined
in 44 U.S.C. 3502(3) and 5 CFR
1320.3(c) to include agency requests or
requirements that members of the public
submit reports, keep records, or provide
information to a third party. The OCC
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asks the OMB to extend its approval of
the collection in this notice.
Title: Debt Cancellation Contracts and
Debt Suspension Agreements.
OMB Control No.: 1557–0224.
Type of Review: Regular.
Description: Twelve U.S.C. 24
(Seventh) authorizes a national bank
(bank) to enter into Debt Cancellation
Contracts (DCCs) and Debt Suspension
Agreements (DSAs). Twelve CFR part 37
requires banks to disclose information
about a DCC or DSA using either a short
or long form disclosure. The short form
disclosure usually is made orally and
issued at the time a bank first solicits
the purchase of a contract. The long
form disclosure usually is made in
writing and issued before the customer
completes the purchase of the contract.
There are special rules for transactions
by telephone, solicitations using written
mail inserts or ‘‘take one’’ applications,
and electronic transactions. Part 37
provides two model forms of disclosure
for satisfying the requirements of the
rule. Use of the forms is not mandatory,
and the regulation permits a bank to
adjust the form and wording of its
disclosures so long as it meets the
applicable requirements. The
requirements of part 37 enhance
consumer protections for customers
who purchase DCCs and DSAs from
banks and ensure that banks offer these
products in a safe and sound manner by
requiring them to effectively manage
their risk exposure.
§ 37.6 Disclosures
Section 37.6 requires the disclosures
to be readily understandable and
meaningful. The content of the short
and long form may vary, depending on
whether a bank elects to provide a
summary of the conditions and
exclusions in the long form disclosures
or refer the customer to the pertinent
paragraphs in the contract. For example,
the short form disclosure requires a
bank to instruct the customer to read
carefully both the long form disclosures
and the contract for a full explanation
of the contract terms, while the long
form gives a bank the option of either:
(i) summarizing the limitations; or (ii)
advising the customer that a complete
explanation of the eligibility
requirements, conditions, and
exclusions is available in the contract
and identifying the paragraphs where
the customer may find that information.
Section 37.6 and appendices A and B
to part 37 require a bank to provide the
following disclosures (summarized
below), as appropriate:
• Anti-tying (short and long form)—A
bank must inform the customer that
purchase of the product is optional and
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
[Docket No. NHTSA-2024-0052]
Agency Information Collection Activities; Notice and Request for
Comment; Examining the Effectiveness of Lane Departure Warning and Lane
Keep Assist Advanced Driver Assistance Systems for Improving Driver
Response
AGENCY: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA),
Department of Transportation (DOT).
ACTION: Notice and request for comments on a new information
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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. 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 a collection of information for which NHTSA intends to seek
OMB approval titled ``Examining the Effectiveness of Lateral Control
Warnings (ADAS) for Improving Driver Response''.
DATES: Comments must be submitted on or before November 4, 2024.
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments identified by the Docket No. NHTSA-
2024-0052 through any of the following methods:
Electronic submissions: Go to the Federal eRulemaking
Portal at https://
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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: Jeremiah Singer, National Highway
Traffic Safety Administration, 1200 New Jersey Ave. SE, Washington, DC
20590; email [email protected]; telephone (202) 366-7679.
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: Examining the Effectiveness of Lateral Control Warnings
(ADAS) for Improving Driver Response
OMB Control Number: New
Form Number(s):
NHTSA Form 1840--Recruitment Screener
NHTSA Form 1841--Informed Consent
NHTSA Form 1842--Vision-Hearing Form
NHTSA Form 1843--Knowledge Experience Questionnaire
NHTSA Form 1844--Session 1 Post-Condition Questionnaire
NHTSA Form 1845--Session 1 Post-Session Questionnaire
NHTSA Form 1846--Session 2 Post-Route Questionnaire LDW
NHTSA Form 1847--Session 2 Post-Route Questionnaire LDW/LKA
Type of Request: 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
The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) of the
U.S. Department of Transportation is seeking approval to conduct 11
voluntary information collections a part of a one-time research study
involving up to 80 licensed drivers of various ages for a research
study to examine the effectiveness of lateral control warnings in
advanced driver assistance systems (ADAS) for improving driver
response. The respondents will participate in two separate driving data
collection sessions. Within this study, NHTSA's contractor, the
Virginia Tech Transportation Institute (VTTI), will instrument two
research vehicles with data acquisition systems (DASs). These DASs
include video cameras and sensors that allow for collecting continuous
data that encompasses driver behavior and vehicle performance. The
completion of the two drives will take place on different days. The
complete data collection effort is estimated to be 808 burden hours to
the study participants. Recruitment of study respondents will be from
Southwest Virginia, specifically the New River Valley and surrounding
areas (Roanoke, Salem, etc.). The target for the study is 50
participants; therefore, the research team will contact up to an
estimated 340 potential research participants in order to identify
approximately 85 respondents who will be eligible for participation and
complete the informed consent process, estimating that up to 80
respondents will participate in the driving sessions. Since the
research study involves driving sessions on two different days,
recruitment of up to 80 respondents is needed to account for attrition
and potential replacements to ensure that the research study includes
50 participants who complete both the Session 1 and Session 2 drives.
Upon arriving for their first session, each enrolled participant will
go through the consenting process. The consenting process will include
an overview of the study, an explanation of the consent form, and an
opportunity for the potential participants to ask questions and seek
clarification. Following the consenting process, participants who sign
up to participate will complete a brief vision and hearing evaluation,
ensuring that they meet the basic vision requirements of driver's
licensure in Virginia (20/40) and can hear experimenter instructions.
Tracking for color blindness will also be included, as there are visual
notifications throughout the study. Participants will then be asked to
complete a 10-minute questionnaire related to their previous knowledge
of and experience with the systems under evaluation. Thereafter, the
enrolled participants will be instructed to perform a series of
controlled driving tests on the Virginia Smart Roads facilities with
one of the test vehicles. Each series of controlled driving tests on
the Smart Roads will last about 2 hours and will be preceded by a 15-
minute familiarization with the vehicle, followed by a 30-minute post-
driving questionnaire and debriefing session. The drivers who complete
the first session will return a different day for a second driving
session in which they will be instructed to drive a prescribed route on
public roads in Southwest Virginia. This second driving session will
last approximately 4 hours, with a 15-minute break in between; this
will be preceded by a 45-minute preparation and followed by a 30-minute
post driving questionnaire and debriefing. The planned data collection
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activities discussed herein have been approved by Virginia Tech's
Institutional Review Board.
Description of the Need for the Information and Proposed Use of the
Information
NHTSA's mission is to save lives, prevent injuries, and reduce
traffic-related health care and other economic costs. To further this
mission, NHTSA conducts research as a foundation for the development of
motor vehicle standards and traffic safety programs. Lane departure
crashes, including single-vehicle run-off-road crashes, non-collision
rollovers, sideswipe crashes, and head-on crashes between two vehicles
traveling in opposite directions, account for a large proportion of
fatal and injury crashes on U.S. roads. Lane support systems (LSS), a
type of lateral-control ADAS, predominantly comprise two complementary
technologies: lane departure warning (LDW) and lane keep assistance
(LKA) systems. LDW detects and alerts drivers when their vehicle is
about to leave the current travel lane, whereas LKA redirects the
lateral movement of the vehicle to prevent it from leaving the current
travel lane. Numerous studies have estimated the effect of LSS
technologies on police-reported crashes, with all reviewed studies
finding a positive impact. Based on the comparison of multiple
prevention systems and warning-only systems, previous studies have
suggested that prevention systems are more effective than warning-only
systems because they do not rely on a timely and appropriate response
from the driver. Crash situations typically unfold quickly; thus, by
the time the driver responds to the warning, it may be too late,
particularly when the driver is distracted, drowsy, or fails to notice
the warning right away. Therefore, the effectiveness of warning systems
largely depends on human factors. While studies have demonstrated the
effectiveness of LSS at reducing the intended crash types and the
potential of LSS to save countless lives with widespread use, these
systems are unfortunately associated with a high ``nuisance'' factor
resulting from false or unnecessary alerts. This inevitably leads to
system deactivation, with indications that drivers turn LDW systems off
as much as 50 percent of the time due to annoying alerts and overly
aggressive steering corrections.1 2 Once deactivated, all
potential benefits of LSS are negated. Thus, it is important to reduce
false alerts to maximize driver acceptance and the likelihood that the
system remains enabled, which, in turn, will reduce crashes. LSS, if
properly designed, evaluated, and used, have the potential to reduce
the occurrence or, at the very least mitigate the severity of, a
significant number of lane-departure crashes. NHTSA needs to learn more
about LSS's effectiveness, the human factors that affect LDW and LKA
performance, and about the system characteristics that will favor
better acceptance. This data collection has been specifically designed
to evaluate key LSS-related technologies, with a particular focus on
driver and system performance, as well as driver acceptance. The
outcomes will provide a wide variety of stakeholders with valuable
information about the optimal LSS design features to maximize the
safety benefits of these systems and will inform NHTSA in the
development of future motor vehicle standards and in what traffic
safety programs to advance in its mission to save lives, prevent
injuries and reduce health care and other economic costs due to traffic
crashes on U.S. highways.
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\1\ Flannagan C, LeBlanc D, Bogard S, Nobukawa K, Narayanaswamy
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NHTSA will use the information collected to produce a technical
report containing summary statistics and tables. No identifying
information or individual responses will be reported. The technical
report will be made available to a variety of audiences interested in
improving highway safety through the agency website and the National
Transportation Library. This collection will provide valuable
information about optimal lateral control ADAS toward maximizing the
safety benefits of these systems.
NHTSA was established by the Highway Safety Act of 1970 (23 U.S.C.
101). Its Congressional mandate is to reduce the number of deaths,
injuries, and economic losses resulting from motor vehicle crashes on
our nation's highways. To accomplish this mission, NHTSA has statutory
authority to conduct crash injury research and collect relevant data in
the interest of public health. Specifically, NHTSA is authorized to:
(1) engage in research on all phases of highway safety and traffic
conditions; (2) undertake collaborative research and development
projects with non-Federal entities for the purposes of crash data
collection and analysis; and (3) conduct research and collect
information to determine the relationship between motor vehicles and
crashes, and personal injury or deaths resulting from such crashes.
This information collection supports the department's strategic goal of
safety.
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 of title 49 of the Code of
Federal Regulations (CFR), the Secretary has delegated this authority
to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA).
Affected Public
Respondents to this collection will be members of the public
recruited from Blacksburg, VA, and surrounding areas. Effort will be
made to recruit equal numbers of adult males and females, including
participants with different levels of experience owning or driving a
vehicle with LSS. This is an experimental study that will examine the
effectiveness and preferences of lateral control warnings in ADAS for
improving driver response. As such, the participants in this
experimental research design are not expected nor intended to be a
representative sample of all drivers in the U.S. Study participants
will be licensed drivers between the ages of 25 and 65.
Estimated Number of Respondents
The target for the study is for 50 participants to complete both
sessions with valid data collected for each; therefore, the research
team will contact up to an estimated 340 potential research
participants to identify approximately 85 respondents who will be
eligible for participation and will complete the informed consent
process, estimating that up to 80 respondents will participate in the
driving sessions. Since the research study involves driving sessions on
two different days, recruitment of up to 80 respondents is needed to
account for attrition and potential replacements (e.g., potential need
to replace participants who drop out due to personal, health, or any
other reason; scheduling conflicts and general participant
availability, considering time gap between both sessions; and equipment
failure resulting in data loss) to ensure that the research study
includes 50 participants who complete both the Session 1 and Session 2
drives.
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Frequency
This is a one-time information collection.
Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours
The total estimated burden for this one-time information collection
is 808 hours total, or 269 annual burden hours (based on a 3-year
period of performance). Further details are provided below.
This ICR includes 11 information collections, which are described
below.
1. Screening Questionnaire
An estimated 340 potential participants will answer a Recruitment
Screening Questionnaire (Form001) over the phone to determine if they
qualify for the study. Participants will be screened over the phone to
determine eligibility, with recruitment personnel recording responses
on a paper form using an anonymized ID. Respondents are expected to
take an estimated average of 15 minutes to complete the questionnaire
and will complete this questionnaire once, resulting in a total of 85
burden hours (28 annual burden hours) for the screening of potential
participants. Recruitment of study respondents is from Southwest
Virginia, specifically the New River Valley and surrounding areas
(Roanoke, Salem, etc.).
2. Session 1: Informed Consent Form
Based on an estimate that 25 percent of those who begin the
screening process will be eligible and interested in participating, we
anticipate an estimated 85 potential participants for the consenting
process; these participants will be individually scheduled for an
appointment to go to the contractor's facilities in Blacksburg, VA. The
research team will select up to 80 individuals, each of whom will
receive instructions to come to the VTTI facility at a particular date
and time. While NHTSA estimates that 85 respondents will start the
informed consent, NHTSA estimates that only 80 will complete informed
consent, anticipating that either some respondents may choose not to
proceed with the study or that the experimenter may determine that they
should not participate (uncooperative, impaired, etc.). The visit to
the VTTI facility will begin with a consenting process that includes an
overview of the study, an explanation of the consent form, and an
opportunity for the potential participants to ask questions and get
clarification. Those individuals who consent to the study and enroll
will complete the Informed Consent form and move on to the next
process. This consent process and completion of the Informed Consent
form are expected to take 30 minutes and will be completed only during
the first session, resulting in a total of 43 burden hours (14 annual
burden hours). This is a paper form, which participants are required to
sign two copies of, keeping one for their records.
3. Session 1: Vision and Hearing Evaluation
Following the consenting process, the experimenter will administer
a brief vision and hearing evaluation for a maximum of 80 respondents.
The purpose of this evaluation is to ensure that participants meet the
basic vision requirements of driver's licensure in Virginia (20/40),
and to confirm that they can hear instructions provided by the
experimenter when looking away. The hearing evaluation consists of
repeating approximately five statements back to the experimenter.
Results will be completed only during the first session and will be
recorded on paper. This evaluation is expected to take 5 minutes,
resulting in a total of 7 burden hours (2 annual burden hours).
4. Session 1: Knowledge and Experience Questionnaire
Following the consenting process, respondents will be asked to
complete a 10-minute Knowledge and Experience Questionnaire (on paper)
related to their previous knowledge of and experience with the systems
under evaluation. The burden is calculated as 10 minutes per person and
is to be completed once per respondent for a maximum of 80 respondents,
resulting in a total of 13 burden hours (4 annual burden hours).
5. Session 1: Controlled Driving on the Smart Roads
To assess preferences regarding LDW modality and timing under
dynamic scenarios, study participants will experience a series of
controlled driving tests with the LDW mockup vehicle on the Smart Roads
test track. Each participant will drive continuously on closed loops
while experiencing modality and timing conditions (independent and in
combination, where applicable) incorporated in the LDW mockup vehicle,
while data are collected by the DAS. No other traffic will be present
on the part of the Smart Roads in use during participant sessions.
After the participant performs a few loops to become familiar with the
vehicle and the test track without instructions to depart the lane,
they will be instructed to gradually deviate towards one of the lines
until the departure warnings are triggered. Drivers will then be
instructed to carefully perform a corrective maneuver back to the
center of the lane after the warning. Not including the questionnaire
elements referenced below (collection instruments 6 and 7), this
driving session is expected to take 100 minutes, including vehicle
familiarization, drive-time, and breaks. For a maximum of 80
participants, this results in a total of 133 burden hours (44 annual
burden hours). At the conclusion of this first session, participants
will receive instruction to return on another day for the second
session.
6. Session 1: Post-Condition Questionnaire
Before, during, and following this behind-the-wheel session,
drivers will provide feedback via questionnaires administered by the
experimenter. This ``post-condition'' questionnaire, with an estimated
time to complete of 5 minutes, will be administered up to 12 times for
a total time of 60 minutes per participant. Administered to up to 80
participants, this results in a total of 80 burden hours (27 annual
burden hours). By experiencing variations of LDW modality and timing,
participants will be better equipped to provide acceptance and
preference feedback across the experienced options.
7. Session 1: Post-Session Questionnaire
Following completion of the full driving session, participants will
be asked to complete a final post-drive questionnaire, capturing
feedback pertaining to all conditions experienced. Administered to up
to 80 participants, the estimated time to complete is 5 minutes, for a
total of 7 burden hours (2 annual burden hours).
Prescribed Driving on Public Roads (Session 2)
To assess driver response to naturally occurring LDW and LKA
actuations, two independent driving data collection efforts will be
conducted on public roads in Southwest Virginia (the community
surrounding the VTTI facility). The drivers who complete the controlled
driving sessions will return to the contractor's facilities for a
second session, during which they will be put into one of two groups
and asked to individually drive a pre-determined (prescribed) route
using one of the test vehicles, experiencing different modality,
activation timing, and variation of LDW, LKA, and LDW/LKA conditions
while driving as they normally would.
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8. Session 2: LDW Subset
Each participant in the first group will drive a prescribed route
using the LDW mockup vehicle. Each driving session will be part of a
sub-study that aims to clarify the effects of the two independent LDW
design variables (modality and activation timing) on driver performance
safety indicators (e.g., frequency of lateral excursions and unintended
departure events, and the magnitudes of these events). The sub-study
will be conducted as a 2x3 factorial design with three LDW modalities
and two LDW timing activation levels (for a total of six combinations).
The LDW activation timing levels will be defined according to a
previously conducted market assessment and vehicle characterization. At
the halfway point, a member of the research team will switch the
modality/timing combination. A remote experimenter tool will allow the
experimenter to monitor the session and allow interfacing with the DAS.
The total driving session duration for each participant will be
approximately 4 hours, split into two sub-sessions. With orientation to
the research vehicle and prescribed route, along with a 15-minute break
at the halfway point, the total estimated time to complete this driving
session is approximately 5 hours and 10 minutes. For up to 48
participants, this equates to a total of 248 burden hours (83 annual
burden hours).
9. Session 2: LDW Subset--Post-Route Questionnaire
At the halfway point, participants will complete the ``post-route''
questionnaire, which is estimated to take 10 minutes. They will
complete this same questionnaire a second time after completing their
second drive. For up to 48 participants, this equates to a total of 16
burden hours (5 annual burden hours).
10. Session 2: LDW/LKA Subset
Each participant from the second group will complete the same
prescribed drive but using the LDW/LKA factory vehicle rather than the
LDW mockup vehicle. This experiment will address objective driver
performance and subjective qualitative preferences under four system
activation modes (none, LDW only, LKA only, and LDW with LKA). At the
halfway point, a member of the research team will switch the modality/
timing combination. A remote experimenter tool will allow the
experimenter to monitor the session and allow interfacing with the DAS.
The total driving session duration for each participant will be
approximately 4 hours, split into two sub-sessions. Including
orientation to the research vehicle and prescribed route, along with a
15-minute break at the halfway point, the total estimated time to
complete this driving session is approximately 5 hours and 10 minutes.
For up to 32 participants, this equates to a total of 165 burden hours
(55 annual burden hours).
11. Session 2: LDW/LKA Subset--Post-Route Questionnaire
At the halfway point, participants will complete the ``post-route''
questionnaire, which is estimated to take 10 minutes. They will
complete this same questionnaire a second time after completing their
second drive. For up to 32 participants, this equates to a total of 11
burden hours (4 annual burden hours).
Annual burden hours were estimated by first dividing the total
number of respondents per information collection by three and then
rounding to the nearest whole number. Based on the estimates of 113
annual respondents for the screener questionnaire, 28 annual
respondents for the informed consent, 27 annual respondents to each of
the Session 1 information collections, 16 annual respondents to each of
the Session 2 LDW Subset information collections, and 11 annual
respondents to each of the Session 2 LDW/LKA Subset information
collections, NHTSA has estimated that the annual burden for the
collections is 269 hours. The total estimated burden for this one-time
information collection is 808 hours.
To calculate the opportunity cost to participants in this study,
NHTSA used the average (mean) hourly earnings from employers in all
industry sectors in the State of Virginia, which the Bureau of Labor
Statistics lists at $34.91.\3\ This rate, rounded up to $35 per hour,
was used for calculating burden cost. Each of the Information
Collection Components will be completed for the duration specified in
Table 1. These costs are calculated as opportunity costs rather than
labor costs, as these respondents are not participating as part of
employment time with additional benefits associated. NHTSA estimated
the opportunity cost for each form (and associated study activities)
and arrived at a total opportunity cost of $28,263 based on a total of
808 hours. An annual opportunity cost of $9,421 and 269 hours was
calculated by dividing the total opportunity cost estimates by three.
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\3\ May 2024, Employment and Earnings Summary Table B, Hours and
Earnings All Employees, Total Private Average Hourly Earnings,
available https://www.bls.gov/web/empsit/ceseesummary.htm (accessed
June 24, 2024).
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This ICR includes 11 information collections, which are described
below. Total burden estimates for each information collection are
provided in Table 1 and annual burden estimates for each information
collection are provided in Table 2. Rounding is applied in the tables,
where appropriate.
Table 1--Total 3-Year Burden Estimates by Information Collection
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Total time Estimated
Number of Number of Time to per total time Estimated
Information collection component study times complete participant burden total cost
participants completed (minutes) (minutes) (hours) burden ($)
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Screening questionnaire (Form 001).............................. 340 1 15 15 85 2,975.00
Informed Consent (Form 002)..................................... 85 1 30 30 43 1,487.50
Vision/Hearing evaluation (Form 003)............................ 80 1 5 5 7 233.33
Knowledge/Experience questionnaire (Form 004)................... 80 1 10 10 13 466.67
Session 1: Controlled driving on the Smart Roads (orientation, 80 1 100 100 133 4,666.67
drive-time, break).............................................
Session 1: Post-Condition Questionnaire (Form 005).............. 80 12 5 60 80 2,800.00
Session 1: Post-Session Questionnaire (Form 006)................ 80 1 5 5 7 233.33
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Session 2 (LDW subset): Prescribed driving on public roads 48 1 310 310 248 8,680.00
(orientation, drive-time, break)...............................
Session 2 (LDW subset): Post-Route Questionnaire (Form 007)..... 48 2 10 20 16 560.00
Session 2 (LDW/LKA subset): Prescribed driving on public roads 32 1 310 310 165 5,786.67
(orientation, drive-time, break)...............................
Session 2 (LDW/LKA subset): Post-Route Questionnaire (Form 008). 32 2 10 20 11 373.33
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Total....................................................... 80 .............. ............ ............ 808 28,262.50
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Table 2 summarizes the annual burden estimates.
Table 2--Annual Burden Estimates by Information Collection
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Total time Estimated Estimated
Number of Number of Time to per total annual total cost
Information collection component study times complete participant time burden annual
participants completed (minutes) (minutes) (hours) burden ($)
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Screening questionnaire (Form 001).............................. 113 1 15 15 28 991.67
Informed Consent (Form 002)..................................... 28 1 30 30 14 495.83
Vision/Hearing evaluation (Form 003)............................ 27 1 5 5 2 77.78
Knowledge/Experience questionnaire (Form 004)................... 27 1 10 10 4 155.56
Session 1: Controlled driving on the Smart Roads (orientation, 27 1 100 100 44 1,555.56
drive-time, break).............................................
Session 1: Post-Condition Questionnaire (Form 005).............. 27 12 5 60 27 933.33
Session 1: Post-Session Questionnaire (Form 006)................ 27 1 5 5 2 77.78
Session 2 (LDW subset): Prescribed driving on public roads 16 1 310 310 83 2,893.33
(orientation, drive-time, break)...............................
Session 2 (LDW subset): Post-Route Questionnaire (Form 007)..... 16 2 10 20 5 186.67
Session 2 (LDW/LKA subset): Prescribed driving on public roads 11 1 310 310 55 1,928.89
(orientation, drive-time, break)...............................
Session 2 (LDW/LKA subset): Post-Route Questionnaire (Form 008). 11 2 10 20 4 124.44
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Total....................................................... 27 .............. ............ ............ 269 9,420.83
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Estimated Total Annual Burden Cost: $3,216
The only cost burdens respondents will incur are costs related to
travel to and from the research location. The costs are minimal and are
expected to be offset by the compensation that will be provided to the
research participants. NHTSA estimates that, on average, each of the
participants will travel less than 15 miles one-way to the research
location (30 miles round trip), for a total of 60 miles for the two
study drive days. Using the IRS standard mileage rate of $0.67 per
mile,\4\ each respondent is expected to incur no more than $40.20 in
transportation costs. Therefore, NHTSA estimates that the total costs
to respondents will be no more than $3,216.
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\4\ From Internal Revenue Service's 2024 standard mileage rates
for self-employed and business. https://www.irs.gov/tax-professionals/standard-mileage-rates, last accessed April 26, 2024.
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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.
Cem Hatipoglu,
Associate Administrator, Office of Vehicle Safety Research.
[FR Doc. 2024-19625 Filed 8-30-24; 8:45 am]
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