[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 57 (Wednesday, March 25, 2015)]
[Notices]
[Pages 15866-15867]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2015-06820]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

National Highway Traffic Safety Administration

[U.S. DOT Docket No. NHTSA-2015-0017]


Reports, Forms, and Record Keeping 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 the collection of information for which NHTSA 
intends to seek OMB approval.

DATES: Comments must be received on or before May 26, 2015.

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ADDRESSES: You may submit comments identified by DOT Docket ID Number 
NHTSA-2015-0017 using any of the following methods:
    Electronic Submissions: Go to http://www.regulations.gov. Follow 
the on-line instructions for submitting comments.
    Mail: Docket Management Facility, M-30, U.S. Department of 
Transportation, 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE., West Building Ground Floor, 
Room W12-140, Washington, DC 20590.
    Hand Delivery: West Building Ground Floor, Room W12-140, 1200 New 
Jersey Avenue SE., Washington, DC, between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m., Monday 
through Friday, except Federal holidays. Fax: 1-(202) 493-2251.
    Instructions: Each submission must include the Agency name and the 
Docket number for this Notice. Note that all comments received will be 
posted without change to http://www.regulations.gov including any 
personal information provided.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Dr. Kathy Sifrit, Contracting 
Officer's Technical Representative, Office of Behavioral Safety 
Research (NTI-132), National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, 
1200 New Jersey Avenue SE., W46-472, Washington, DC 20590. Dr. Sifrit's 
phone number is (202) 366-0868 and her email 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:

Older Drivers' Self-Regulation and Exposure

    Type of Request--New information collection requirement.
    OMB Clearance Number--None.
    Form Number--NHTSA 1295.
    Requested Expiration Date of Approval--3 years from date of 
approval.
    Summary of the Collection of Information--The National Highway 
Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) proposes to collect information 
from licensed drivers about their age, driver license status, driving 
habits, vehicle type and age, and the extent to which they self-limit 
their driving exposure. Participation in the study will be voluntary. 
Drivers will volunteer for the study by responding to an emailed or 
individually-delivered descriptive solicitation or as a result of 
reading a call for volunteers in a publication or on a poster. The 
drivers will be asked a brief series of questions to determine 
eligibility to participate in a study of the extent to which older 
adults (60 years of age and older) self-limit their driving exposure as 
a function of their medical/cognitive condition and/or their driving 
performance. A project assistant will then describe the proposed study 
to those respondents who qualify for the study and answer all questions 
that the drivers may have. Each driver who meets the criteria for 
selection will then be asked if he or she consents to participate. If 
yes, a project assistant will then determine the willingness of the 
respondent to permit the installation of data recording equipment in 
their primary vehicle and to participate in the data collection 
activities. Each participant will be asked to agree to take a battery 
of standard clinical functional measures as well as permitting the 
instrumentation of their vehicle to obtain objective measures of 
driving performance and exposure. The instrumentation will either be 
plug-in or standalone and will not damage the vehicle or hamper a 
driver's ability to control it.
    Description of the Need for the Information and Proposed Use of the 
Information--NHTSA was established to reduce the 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. As drivers age, 
their crash risk generally goes up unless they voluntarily limit their 
exposure to high-risk situations or are subject to mandatory driving 
restrictions. Little is known about the extent to which older drivers 
actually self-limit their driving as a function of their individual 
need for limitation. This study will add to the state of knowledge by 
systematically examining the effects of age, functional status, and 
driving skill on older drivers' choices as to where and when to drive.
    Description of the Likely Respondents (Including Estimated Number, 
and Proposed Frequency of Response to the Collection of Information)-- 
Respondents will include up to 300 drivers 60 years old or older 
licensed in the State of North Carolina. Since not all volunteers will 
qualify, the agency proposes to conduct 300 conversations (telephone or 
face-to-face depending on how the volunteer was recruited) with 
potential participants to yield 60 participants.
    Estimate of the Total Annual Reporting and Record Keeping Burden 
Resulting from the Collection of Information--The 300 conversations 
will average 10 minutes in length including introduction, qualifying 
questions, potential participant questions, logistical questions, 
scheduling if the volunteer qualifies, and conclusion. The estimated 
annual burden associated with qualifying participants will be 50.00 
hours. The 60 participants included in the study will spend an 
estimated 150 hours in clinical and driving performance data collection 
activities (2.5 hours per participant), thus the total estimated annual 
burden will be 200 hours. Participants will incur no costs from the 
data collection, and participants will incur no record keeping burden 
and no record keeping cost from the information collection.

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

    Issued in Washington, DC, on March 20, 2015.
Jeff Michael,
Associate Administrator, Research and Program Development.
[FR Doc. 2015-06820 Filed 3-24-15; 8:45 am]
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