[Federal Register Volume 72, Number 81 (Friday, April 27, 2007)]
[Notices]
[Pages 21068-21069]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E7-8072]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

National Highway Traffic Safety Administration

[U.S. DOT Docket No. NHTSA-2007-27971]


Reports, Forms, and Recordkeeping Requirements

AGENCY: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), DOT.

ACTION: Request for public comment on proposed collection of 
information.

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SUMMARY: Before a Federal agency can collect certain information from 
the public, it must receive approval from the Office of Management and 
Budget (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 reinstatements of previously approved collections.
    This document describes one collection of information for which 
NHTSA intends to seek OMB approval.

DATES: Comments must be received on or before June 26, 2007.

ADDRESSES: Direct all written comments to U.S. Department of 
Transportation Dockets, 400 Seventh Street, SW., Plaza 401, Washington, 
DC 20590. Docket No. NHTSA-2007-27971.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. Alan Block, Contracting Officer's 
Technical Representative, Office of Behavioral Safety Research (NTI-
131), National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, 400 Seventh 
Street, SW., Room 5119, Washington, DC 20590. Mr. Block's phone number 
is 202-366-6401 and his e-mail address is [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Under the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, 
before an agency submits a proposed collection of information to OMB 
for approval, it must 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 regulations (at 5 CFR 
1320.8(d)), an agency must ask for public comment on the following:
    (i) 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;
    (ii) 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;
    (iii) How to enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the 
information to be collected; and
    (iv) 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 public comment on 
the following proposed collection of information:

2008 National Survey of Drinking and Driving Attitudes and Behavior

    Type of Request--New information collection requirement.
    OMB Clearance Number--None.
    Form Number--This collection of information uses no standard forms.
    Requested Expiration Date of Approval--December 31, 2009.
    Summary of the Collection of Information--NHTSA proposes to conduct 
a year 2008 National Survey of Drinking and Driving Attitudes and 
Behavior by telephone among a national probability sample of 6,000 
adults (age 16 and older). Participation by respondents would be 
voluntary. Survey topics would include frequency of drinking and 
driving and of riding with a driver who has been drinking, ways to 
prevent drinking and driving, enforcement of drinking and driving laws, 
and understanding of Blood Alcohol Concentration (BAC) levels and legal 
limits.
    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; the survey would 
not collect any personal information that would allow anyone to 
identify respondents. Participant names would not be collected during 
the interview and the telephone number used to reach the respondent 
would be separated from the data record prior to its entry into the 
analytical database.
    Description of the Need for the Information and Proposed Use of the 
Information--The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration's 
(NHTSA) mission is to save lives, prevent injuries, and reduce 
healthcare and other economic costs associated with motor vehicle 
crashes. The

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agency's goal is to reduce the rate of fatalities in high (0.08+) Blood 
Alcohol Concentration (BAC) crashes per 100 million vehicle miles 
traveled from 0.51 in 2003 to 0.48 in 2008. In order to plan and 
evaluate programs intended to reduce alcohol-impaired driving, NHTSA 
needs to periodically update its knowledge and understanding of the 
public's attitudes and behaviors with respect to drinking and driving. 
NHTSA began measuring the driving age public's attitudes and behaviors 
regarding drinking and driving in 1991. The proposed study, to be 
administered in the 1st quarter of 2008, and the eighth in this series 
of surveys, will collect data on topics included in the first seven 
studies (and some additional topics), including: frequency of drinking 
and driving and of riding with a driver who has been drinking, ways to 
prevent drinking and driving, enforcement of drinking and driving laws, 
and understanding of BAC levels and legal limits.
    The findings from this proposed collection of information 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 help focus current programs and activities to achieve 
the greatest benefit, to develop new programs to decrease the 
likelihood of drinking and driving, 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 
injuries.
    Description of the Likely Respondents (Including Estimated Number, 
and Proposed Frequency of Response to the Collection of Information)--
Under this proposed effort, the Contractor would conduct a survey 
pretest and final survey administration. A total of 18 telephone 
pretest interviews averaging 20 minutes in length would be administered 
to test the computer programming of the questionnaire, and to determine 
if any last adjustments to the questionnaire are needed. Following any 
revisions carried out as a result of the pretest, the Contractor would 
conduct telephone interviews averaging approximately 20 minutes in 
length with 6,000 randomly selected members of the general public age 
16 and older in telephone households. For non-drinkers and non-drivers 
the interview will average below 20 minutes, while for drinker-drivers 
it will average slightly over 20 minutes. The respondent sample would 
be selected from all 50 States plus the District of Columbia. 
Interviews would be conducted with persons at residential phone numbers 
selected through random digit dialing. Businesses are ineligible for 
the sample and would not be interviewed. No more than one respondent 
would be selected per household. Each member of the sample would 
complete one interview.
    Estimate of the Total Annual Reporting and Record Keeping Burden 
Resulting from the Collection of Information--NHTSA estimates that the 
pretest interviews would require an average of 20 minutes apiece or a 
total of 6 hours for the 18 respondents. Each respondent in the final 
survey sample would require an average of 20 minutes to complete the 
telephone interview or a total of 2,000 hours for the 6,000 
respondents. Thus, the number of estimated reporting burden hours a 
year on the general public would be 2,006 for the proposed survey (6 
for the pretest, and 2000 for the final survey administration). The 
respondents would not incur any reporting cost from the information 
collection. The respondents also would not incur any record keeping 
burden or record keeping cost from the information collection.

    Authority: 44 U.S.C. Section 3506(c)(2)(A).

Marilena Amoni,
Associate Administrator, Research and Program Development.
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