[Federal Register Volume 72, Number 139 (Friday, July 20, 2007)]
[Notices]
[Pages 39877-39878]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E7-14029]


-----------------------------------------------------------------------

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration

[Docket No. FMCSA-2007-28534]


Notice of Request for Information (RFI): Commercial Motor Vehicle 
Driver Risk Factor Study

AGENCY: Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA), DOT.

ACTION: Notice; request for information.

-----------------------------------------------------------------------

SUMMARY: In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, FMCSA 
announces its plan to submit the Information Collection Request (ICR) 
described below to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review 
and approval. This information collection is associated with the 
agency's study by a research contractor which will investigate 
commercial motor vehicle driver risk factors. This information 
collection will aid FMCSA in developing future safety initiatives by 
examining a wide array of driver and situational factors to determine 
if they are associated with increased or decreased crash and incident

[[Page 39878]]

involvement. On March 23, 2007 FMCSA published a Federal Register 
notice allowing for a 60-day comment period on the ICR. Two comments 
were received regarding the utility of the survey. These comments will 
be considered during the information collection activities for the 
study.

DATES: Please send your comments by August 20, 2007. OMB must receive 
your comments by this date in order to act quickly on the ICR.

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments to the Office of Information and 
Regulatory Affairs, Office of Management and Budget, 725 Seventeenth 
Street, NW., Washington, DC 20503, Attention: DOT/FMCSA Desk Officer.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. Albert Alvarez, Federal Motor 
Carrier Safety Administration, Office of Research and Analysis (MC-
RRR), Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration, West Building 6th 
Floor, 1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE., Washington, DC 20590. Telephone: 
(202) 385-2387; e-mail: [email protected]. Office hours are from 8 
a.m. to 4 p.m., ET, Monday through Friday, except Federal holidays.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
    Title: Commercial Motor Vehicle Driver Risk Factor Study.
    OMB Control Number: 2126-XXXX.
    Type of Request: New information collection.
    Respondents: Commercial motor vehicle (CMV) drivers and motor 
carriers.
    Estimated Number of Respondents: 700 [(600 CMV drivers completing 
telephone interviews and paper/online questionnaires + 72 of the 600 
CMV drivers completing in-person interviews, psychological and 
perceptual testing, and medical examinations) + 100 motor carriers 
providing driver records = 700].
    Estimated Time per Response: The estimated average burden per 
response is 20 minutes for telephone interviews; 30 minutes for paper/
online questionnaires; 4 hours for in-person interviews, including 
psychological and perceptual testing, and medical examinations; and 30 
minutes for motor carriers to locate and deliver respondents' driving 
records to researchers.
    Expiration Date: N/A. This is a new information collection.
    Frequency of Response: This information collection will be a 
single, nonrecurring event.
    Estimated Total Annual Burden: 1,124 hours [100 participating 
carriers x 2 hours to provide information to researchers + 100 non-
response carriers x 30 minutes/60 minutes + 600 non-response CMV 
drivers x 5 minutes/60 minutes + 600 CMV driver telephone interviews x 
20 minutes/60 minutes + 600 CMV driver paper/online questionnaires x 30 
minutes/60 minutes + 72 in-person interviews, psychological and 
perceptual testing, and medical examinations x 4 hours + 20 carriers 
locating and delivering 72 drivers' driving records x 30 minutes per 
driver/60 minutes = 1,124 hours].
    Background: The purpose of this study is to identify, verify, 
quantify, and prioritize commercial motor vehicle (CMV) driver risk 
factors. Primarily, these factors are personal, such as demographic 
characteristics, medical conditions, personality traits, and 
performance capabilities. Risk factors may also include work 
environmental conditions, such as carrier operations type, and 
compensation methods. The study will identify risk factors by linking 
the characteristics of individual drivers with their driving histories, 
especially the presence or absence of crashes or inspection violations.
    Definitions: Driver risk factors are personal factors such as 
demographic characteristics, medical conditions, personality traits, 
and performance capabilities. Risk factors may also include work 
environmental conditions, such as carrier operations type, and 
compensation method.
    Public Comments Invited: You are asked to comment on any aspect of 
this information collection, including: (1) Whether the proposed 
collection is necessary for the FMCSA's performance; (2) the accuracy 
of the estimated burden; (3) ways for the FMCSA to enhance the quality, 
usefulness, and clarity of the collected information; and (4) ways that 
the burden could be minimized without reducing the quality of the 
collected information.

    Issued on: July 11, 2007.
D. Marlene Thomas,
Associate Administrator for Administration.
 [FR Doc. E7-14029 Filed 7-19-07; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 4910-EX-P