[Federal Register Volume 63, Number 128 (Monday, July 6, 1998)]
[Notices]
[Page 36475]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 98-17727]


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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 approval. The ICR 
describes the nature of the information collections and its expected 
burden. The Federal Register Notice with a 60-day comment period 
soliciting comments on March 16, 1998 [63 FR 12858].

DATES: Comments must be submitted on or before August 5, 1998.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Michael Robinson, NHTSA Information 
Collection Clearance Officer at (202) 366-9456.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA)

    Title: 1998 Motor Vehicle Occupant Safety Survey.
    OMB Control Number: 2127--New.
    Type of Request: New collection.
    Form(s): DTHH22-98-R-05080.
    Affected Public: Individuals or households.
    Abstract: NHTSA proposes to conduct a 1998 Motor Vehicle Occupant 
Safety Survey by telephone among a national probability sample of 8,000 
adults (age 16 and older). Participation by respondents would be 
voluntary. NHTSA's information needs require seat belt and child safety 
seat sections too large to merge into a single survey instrument 
without producing an inordinate burden on respondents. Rather than 
reduce these sections, the proposed survey instrument would be divided 
into two series of modules. Each module would be administered to one-
half the total number of subjects to be interviewed. Module Series #1 
of the questionnaire would focus on seat belts and include smaller 
sections on air bags, motorcyclist safety, and general driving 
(including speed). Module Series #2 would focus on child safety seats, 
accompanied by smaller sections on bicyclist safety and Emergency 
Medical Services. Both series would contain sections on crash injury 
experience, and on drinking and driving because of the extensive impact 
of alcohol on the highway safety problem. Some basic seat belt 
questions contained in Module Series #1 would be duplicated on Module 
Series #2. In conducting the proposed survey, the interviewers would 
use computer-assisted telephone interviewing to reduce interview length 
and minimize recording errors. A Spanish-language translation and 
bilingual interviewers would be used to minimize language barriers to 
participation. The proposed survey would be anonymous and confidential.
    Description of the Need for the Information and Proposed Use of the 
Information--The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) 
was established to reduce the mounting number of deaths, injuries and 
economic losses resulting from motor vehicle crashes on the Nation's 
highways. As part of this statutory mandate, NHTSA is authorized to 
conduct research as a foundation for the development of motor vehicle 
standards and traffic safety programs.

ADDRESSES: Send comments, within 30 days, 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.
    A comment to OMB is best assured of having its full effect if OMB 
receives it within 30 days of publication.

    Issued in Washington, DC, on June 26, 1998.
Phillip A. Leach,
Clearance Officer, United States Department of Transportation.
[FR Doc. 98-17727 Filed 7-2-98; 8:45 am]
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