[Federal Register Volume 62, Number 140 (Tuesday, July 22, 1997)]
[Notices]
[Page 39295]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 97-19184]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Office of the Secretary


Reports, Forms and Recordkeeping Requirements Agency Information 
Collection Activity Under OMB Review

AGENCY: Office of the Secretary, DOT.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: In compliance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44 
U.S.C. 3501 et seq.), this notice announces that the Information 
Collection Request (ICR) abstracted below has been forwarded to the 
Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review and comment. The ICR 
describes the nature of the information collection and its expected 
burden. The Federal Register Notice with a 60-day comment period 
soliciting comments on the following collection of information was 
published on December 13, 1996 [61 FR, page 65629].

DATES: Comments must be submitted on or before August 21, 1997.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Edward Kosek, NHTSA Information 
Collection Clearance Officer at (202) 366-2589.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

    National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA)
    Title: National Survey of Drinking and Driving Attitudes and 
Behaviors: 1997.
    OMB No.: 2127-0580.
    Type of Request: Revision of a Currently Approved Collection.
    Affected Public: Non-institutionalized population of the U.S.--Ages 
16 and older living in telephone households.
    Abstract: In 1991, NHTSA conducted the first in a series of 
biennial surveys of the driving-age public (16 or older) to identify 
patterns and trends in public attitudes and behaviors towards drinking 
and driving. The proposed study will collect data on topics included in 
the first three studies (and several additional topics), including: 
frequency of drinking and driving and of riding with an impaired 
driver, ways to prevent drinking and driving, enforcement of drinking 
driving including the use of sobriety checkpoints, understanding of BAC 
levels and legal limits, and crash and injury experience.
    Estimated Annual Burden Hours: 1,333 hours.
    Estimated Number of Respondents: 4,000.
    Need: The findings will assist NHTSA in addressing the problem of 
alcohol-impaired driving and in formulating programs and 
recommendations to Congress. NHTSA will use the findings to identify 
areas to target current programs and activities to achieve the greatest 
benefit, to develop new programs to decrease the likelihood of drinking 
and driving behaviors, and to provide informational support to states, 
localities, and law enforcement agencies that will aid them in their 
efforts to reduce drinking and driving crashes and fatalities.

ADDRESSES: Send comments to the Office of Information and Regulatory 
Affairs, Office of Management and Budget, 725-17th Street, NW., 
Washington, DC 20503, Attention DOT Desk Officer. Comments are invited 
on: 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; the accuracy of 
the Department's estimate of the burden of the proposed information 
collection; ways to enhance the quality, utility and clarity of the 
information to be collected; and 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.

    Issued in Washington, DC, on July 16, 1997.
Vanester M. Williams,
Clearance Officer, Department of Transportation.
[FR Doc. 97-19184 Filed 7-21-97; 8:45 am]
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