[Federal Register Volume 64, Number 39 (Monday, March 1, 1999)]
[Notices]
[Pages 10060-10061]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 99-4943]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Highway Administration
[Docket Number FHWA-99-5110]

Notice of Request for Clearance of a New Information Collection: 
No-Zone


Campaign Assessment

AGENCY: Federal Highway Administration (FHWA), DOT.

ACTION: Notice and request for comments.

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SUMMARY: In accordance with the requirement in section 3506(c)(2)(A) of 
the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, this notice announces the 
intention of the FHWA to request the Office of Management and Budget 
(OMB) to approve a new information collection related to one of its 
national motor carrier safety initiatives; i.e., the No-Zone campaign. 
The No-Zone is the area around trucks where cars disappear from the 
view of the truck driver into blind spots or are so close that they 
restrict the truck driver's ability to stop or maneuver safely. The 
planned collection of information from a sample of the Nation's 
licensed drivers will be conducted to determine the public's 
recognition and awareness of the FHWA's Office of Motor Carrier and 
Highway Safety's No-Zone campaign.

DATES: Comments must be submitted on or before April 30, 1999.

ADDRESSES: All signed, written comments should refer to the docket 
number that appears in the heading of this document and must be 
submitted to the Docket Clerk, U.S. DOT Dockets, Room PL-401, 400 
Seventh Street, SW., Washington, DC 20590-0001. All comments received 
will be available for examination at the above address between 10:00 
a.m. and 5:00 p.m., e.t., Monday through Friday, except Federal 
holidays. Those desiring notification of comments must include a self-
addressed, stamped postcard or envelope.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. David Longo, (202) 366-0456, 
Federal Highway Administration, Department of Transportation, 400 
Seventh Street, SW., Washington, DC 20590. Office hours are from 7:00 
a.m. to 4:00 p.m., e.t., Monday through Friday, except Federal 
holidays.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
    Title: No-Zone Campaign Assessment.

Background

    The FHWA will conduct a quantitative analysis of the No-Zone 
campaign and its messages by developing and administering a baseline 
evaluation study. The study will be conducted to determine the public's 
recognition and awareness of the No-Zone campaign. The study will be 
used as a starting point from which the campaign will be evaluated at a 
future date. The study will quantify respondents' knowledge of truck 
and bus limitations; their knowledge of ``share the road'' issues; and 
their knowledge of the No-Zone campaign and its messages. The baseline 
study will assist the FHWA with future evaluations of the No-Zone 
campaign. It is anticipated that a sample of 4,000 respondents will be 
drawn in order to complete 1,100 interviews in households with 
telephones using a national random digit dial sample. The purpose of 
the No-Zone campaign is to help reduce the number of car-truck crashes, 
injuries, fatalities, and property loss. The campaign was initiated by 
the FHWA in 1994 in response to a congressional request in the 
Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency Act (ISTEA), that the FHWA 
``educate the motoring public about how to safely share the road with 
commercial motor vehicles.'' The principal campaign goal is to increase 
motorists' awareness of the No-Zone campaign and its highway safety 
messages. This baseline study will help evaluate the impact the No-Zone 
campaign has on increasing motorists' awareness of the commercial motor 
vehicle driver visibility limitations.
    Respondents: The respondents will be randomly selected adult 
licensed drivers. An estimated 1,100 responses will be necessary to 
conduct the analysis.
    Estimated Burden per Response: Each response is estimated to take 
less than five minutes. It is planned that each respondent will be 
asked up to 10 specific questions concerning highway safety.
    Estimated Total Annual Burden: The estimated total annual burden is 
92 hours (1,100 responses x 5 minutes per response).
    Frequency: This initial study will help the FHWA establish a 
baseline for determining the public's awareness of truck and bus 
limitations, ``share the road'' highway safety issues, and the No-Zone 
campaign's messages. The same information will be collected in 3 to 5 
years to assess improvements in public awareness as a result of ``share 
the road'' public outreach efforts.

Public Comments Invited

    Interested parties are invited to send comments regarding any 
aspect of this information collection, including, but not limited to: 
(1) The necessity and utility of the information collection for the 
proper performance of the functions of the FHWA; (2) the accuracy of 
the estimated burden; (3) ways to enhance the quality, utility, and 
clarity of the collected information; and (4) ways to minimize the 
collection burden without reducing the quality of the collected 
information. Comments submitted in response to this notice will be 
summarized and/or included in the request for OMB's clearance of this 
information collection.

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Electronic Access

    Internet users can access all comments received by the U.S. DOT 
Dockets, Room PL-401, by using the universal resource locator (URL): 
http://dms.dot.gov. It is available 24 hours each day, 365 days each 
year. Please follow the instructions online for more information and 
help. An electronic copy of this document may be downloaded using a 
modem and suitable communications software from the Government Printing 
Office Electronic Bulletin Board Service at telephone number 202-512-
1661. Internet users may reach the Federal Register's home page at 
http://www.nara.gov/fedreg and the Government Printing Office's 
database at :http://www.access.gpo.gov/nara.

    Authority: Pub. L. 105-78, section 2009, and Pub. L. 102-240, 
section 4002.

    Issued on: February 22, 1999.
Michael J. Vecchietti,
Director, Office of Information and Management Services.
[FR Doc. 99-4943 Filed 2-26-99; 8:45 am]
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