[Federal Register Volume 85, Number 37 (Tuesday, February 25, 2020)]
[Notices]
[Pages 10689-10691]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2020-03653]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

[60Day-20-20IP; Docket No. CDC-2020-0021]


Proposed Data Collection Submitted for Public Comment and 
Recommendations

AGENCY: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), Department of 
Health and Human Services (HHS).

ACTION: Notice with comment period.

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SUMMARY: The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), as part 
of its continuing effort to reduce public burden and maximize the 
utility of government information, invites the general public and other 
Federal agencies the opportunity to comment on a proposed and/or 
continuing information collection, as required by the Paperwork 
Reduction Act of 1995. This notice invites comment on a proposed 
information collection project titled ``Occupational Driver Safety at 
Intersections.'' The purpose of this data collection is to gather 
experimental information in the CDC Motor Vehicle Safety Research 
Laboratory on the effects of occupation, vehicle type, vehicle approach 
speed, signal light logic, and emergency response status on emergency 
vehicle driver decision-making at intersections. The information will 
also be used to formulate science-based safety recognition training 
materials and an advanced driver assistant tool to enhance occupational 
driver (e.g., law enforcement officers and firefighters) safety at 
intersections.

DATES: CDC must receive written comments on or before April 27, 2020.

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments, identified by Docket No. CDC-2020-
0021 by any of the following methods:
     Federal eRulemaking Portal: Regulations.gov. Follow the 
instructions for submitting comments.
     Mail: Jeffrey M. Zirger, Information Collection Review 
Office, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 1600 Clifton Road 
NE, MS-D74, Atlanta, Georgia 30329.
    Instructions: All submissions received must include the agency name 
and Docket Number. CDC will post, without change, all relevant comments 
to Regulations.gov.
    Please note: Submit all comments through the Federal eRulemaking 
portal (regulations.gov) or by U.S. mail to the address listed above.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: To request more information on the 
proposed project or to obtain a copy of the information collection plan 
and instruments, contact Jeffrey M. Zirger, Information Collection 
Review Office, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 1600 Clifton 
Road NE, MS-D74, Atlanta, Georgia 30329; phone: 404-639-7570; Email: 
[email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Under the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 
(PRA) (44 U.S.C. 3501-3520), Federal agencies must obtain approval from 
the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for each collection of 
information they conduct or sponsor. In addition, the PRA also requires 
Federal agencies to provide a 60-day notice in the Federal Register 
concerning each proposed collection of information, including each new 
proposed collection, each proposed extension of existing collection of 
information, and each reinstatement of previously approved information 
collection before submitting the collection to the OMB for approval. To 
comply with this requirement, we are publishing this notice of a 
proposed data collection as described below.
    The OMB is particularly interested in comments that will help:
    1. Evaluate 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;
    2. Evaluate 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;
    3. Enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the information to 
be collected; and
    4. Minimize the burden of the collection of information on those 
who are to respond, including through the use of appropriate automated, 
electronic, mechanical, or other technological collection techniques or 
other forms of information technology, e.g., permitting electronic 
submissions of responses.
    5. Assess information collection costs.

Proposed Project

    Occupational Driver Safety at Intersections--New--National 
Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH), Centers for 
Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).

Background and Brief Description

    The mission of the National Institute for Occupational Safety and 
Health (NIOSH) is to promote safety and health at work for all people 
through research and prevention. Nearly 40% of all traffic crashes 
occur at intersections. Erroneous decision-making while crossing a 
signalized intersection is a significant risk factor for drivers. Such 
decision-making is even more challenging for occupational drivers 
(e.g., police and fire truck drivers) due to their job demands, special 
vehicle characteristics, and frequency of crash risk exposure. NIOSH 
has initiated a laboratory simulation study on effects of occupation, 
vehicle type, vehicle approach speed, signal light logic, and emergency 
response status on emergency vehicle driver decision-making at 
intersections to advance the safety of approximately 900,000 law 
enforcement officers and 1,134,400 career and volunteer firefighters.
    Study results will be used to develop science-based safety 
recognition training materials for emergency vehicle drivers and their 
employers to enhance driver safety at intersections. The information 
also will be used to (1) determine the optimal time/distance to 
activate a traffic signal preemption system for

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emergency vehicles to obtain the right-of-way at intersections, and (2) 
conceptualize an advanced driver assistant system (ADAS) that provides 
signal light status and issues a preemptive warning when an emergency 
vehicle approaches an intersection at an unsafe speed limit based on 
the vehicle and environmental conditions. The system will assist 
occupational drivers in decision making while crossing a signalized 
intersection.
    Thirty-two fire truck drivers, 32 law enforcement officers (LEOs), 
and 32 general passenger vehicle drivers will be recruited for the 
experiment. The driving task for fire truck drivers and LEOs will 
consist of responding to an emergency call and returning to the base 
station. The general passenger vehicle drivers serve as the baseline 
reference; they will drive a sedan, simulating normal daily driving 
conditions. LEOs will perform an additional driving task (off-duty 
condition) using a sedan (same weight and size as the LEO cruiser) on a 
separate visit for the experiment. The drivers' performance (e.g., 
perception and response time, stopping accuracy, and stress level) and 
safety outcomes (e.g., deceleration at intersection, clearance to 
intersection, red light running time, and red light running frequency) 
will be analyzed, based on vehicle locations, vehicle speeds, and 
drivers' heart rates.
    A follow-up study will evaluate the effectiveness of a driver 
assistant tool (derived from the first experiment) on the drivers' 
decision-making and overall safety outcomes. The driver assistant tool 
would be (1) either an algorithm to activate a traffic signal 
preemption system at optimal time/distance for emergency vehicles to 
obtain the right-of-way at intersections or, (2) an advanced driver 
assistant system that provides signal light status and issues a 
preemptive warning when an emergency vehicle approaches an intersection 
at an unsafe speed limit. Half of the participants from the first 
experiment (i.e., 16 truck drivers, 16 LEOs, and 16 general passenger 
vehicle drivers) and 48 new participants (16 from each of the three 
groups) will be recruited. The design of this experiment in terms of 
nature of tasks and outcome measures will be the same as those for the 
first experiment.
    The two experiments will utilize 192 research participants. An 
additional six participants may be recruited to replace dropouts during 
the study due to simulator sickness. The data collection for the two 
experiments will take three years in total. Informed consent and the 
data collection are expected to take 3-3.5 hours (total) to complete 
for Experiment 1 and 4-4.5 hours for Experiment 2 for each participant. 
The total estimated annualized burden hours are 341. There are no costs 
to the respondents other than their time.

                                        Estimated Annualized Burden Hours
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                                                                                      Average
                                                      Number of      Number of      burden  per    Total burden
      Type of respondents             Form name      respondents   responses per   response  (in     (in hrs.)
                                                                    respondent         hrs.)
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Experiment 1: Law Enforcement    Pre-Enrollment               11               1            1/60               1
 Officers.                        Confirmation
                                  Email.
                                 Participation Data           11               1            1/60               1
                                  Collection Form.
                                 Informed Consent             11               1           20/60               4
                                  form--including
                                  participant
                                  orientation.
                                 Motion Sickness              11               1            2/60               1
                                  Screen Form.
                                 Pre and post drive           11               1               1              11
                                  simulator
                                  sickness
                                  assessment x5
                                  scenarios x3
                                  conditions.
                                 Sharpened Romberg            11               1           30/60               6
                                  Postural
                                  Stability Test x2
                                  states x3
                                  conditions.
                                 Practice Roadmap--           11               1           48/60               9
                                  Driving practice
                                  in simulator x3
                                  conditions.
                                 Actual test--120             11               1          360/60              66
                                  minutes x3
                                  conditions.
Experiment 1: Firefighter......  Pre-Enrollment               11               1            1/60               1
                                  Confirmation
                                  Email.
                                 Participation Data           11               1            1/60               1
                                  Collection Form.
                                 Informed Consent             11               1           20/60               4
                                  form--including
                                  participant
                                  orientation.
                                 Motion Sickness              11               1            2/60               1
                                  Screen Form.
                                 Pre and post drive           11               1           40/60               7
                                  simulator
                                  sickness
                                  assessment x5
                                  scenarios x2
                                  conditions.
                                 Sharpened Romberg            11               1           20/60               4
                                  Postural
                                  Stability Test x2
                                  states x2
                                  conditions.
                                 Practice Roadmap--           11               1           36/60               7
                                  Driving practice
                                  in simulator x2
                                  conditions.
                                 Actual test--120             11               1          240/60              44
                                  minutes x2
                                  conditions.
Experiment 1: General civilian.  Pre-Enrollment               11               1            1/60               1
                                  Confirmation
                                  Email.
                                 Participation Data           11               1            1/60               1
                                  Collection Form.
                                 Informed Consent             11               1           20/60               4
                                  form--including
                                  participant
                                  orientation.
                                 Motion Sickness              11               1            2/60               1
                                  Screen Form.
                                 Pre and post drive           11               1           20/60               4
                                  simulator
                                  sickness
                                  assessment x5
                                  scenarios x1
                                  condition.
                                 Sharpened Romberg            11               1           10/60               2
                                  Postural
                                  Stability Test x2
                                  states x1
                                  condition.
                                 Practice Roadmap--           11               1           16/60               3
                                  Driving practice
                                  in simulator x1
                                  condition.
                                 Actual test--120             11               1          120/60              22
                                  minutes x1
                                  condition.
Experiment 2: Law Enforcement    Pre-Enrollment               11               1            1/60               1
 Officers.                        Confirmation
                                  Email.
                                 Participation Data           11               1            1/60               1
                                  Collection Form.
                                 Informed Consent             11               1           20/60               4
                                  form--including
                                  participant
                                  orientation.
                                 Motion Sickness              11               1            2/60               1
                                  Screen Form.
                                 Pre and post drive           11               1           20/60               4
                                  simulator
                                  sickness
                                  assessment x5
                                  scenarios x1
                                  condition.
                                 Sharpened Romberg            11               1           10/60               2
                                  Postural
                                  Stability Test x2
                                  states x1
                                  condition.
                                 Acceptance of                11               1           40/60               7
                                  Advanced Driver
                                  Assistance System
                                  x1 condition.
                                 Practice Roadmap--           11               1           16/60               3
                                  Driving practice
                                  in simulator x1
                                  condition.

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                                 Actual test--120             11               1          120/60              22
                                  minutes x1
                                  condition.
Experiment 2: Firefighter......  Pre-Enrollment               11               1            1/60               1
                                  Confirmation
                                  Email.
                                 Participation Data           11               1            1/60               1
                                  Collection Form.
                                 Informed Consent             11               1           20/60               4
                                  form--including
                                  participant
                                  orientation.
                                 Motion Sickness              11               1            2/60               1
                                  Screen Form.
                                 Pre and post drive           11               1           20/60               4
                                  simulator
                                  sickness
                                  assessment x5
                                  scenarios x1
                                  condition.
                                 Sharpened Romberg            11               1           10/60               2
                                  Postural
                                  Stability Test x2
                                  states x1
                                  condition.
                                 Acceptance of                11               1           40/60               7
                                  Advanced Driver
                                  Assistance System
                                  x1 condition.
                                 Practice Roadmap--           11               1           16/60               3
                                  Driving practice
                                  in simulator x1
                                  condition.
                                 Actual test--120             11               1          120/60              22
                                  minutes x1
                                  condition.
Experiment 2: General civilian.  Pre-Enrollment               11               1            1/60               1
                                  Confirmation
                                  Email.
                                 Participation Data           11               1            1/60               1
                                  Collection Form.
                                 Informed Consent             11               1           20/60               4
                                  form--including
                                  participant
                                  orientation.
                                 Motion Sickness              11               1            2/60               1
                                  Screen Form.
                                 Pre and post drive           11               1           20/60               4
                                  simulator
                                  sickness
                                  assessment x5
                                  scenarios x1
                                  condition.
                                 Sharpened Romberg            11               1           10/60               2
                                  Postural
                                  Stability Test x2
                                  states x1
                                  condition.
                                 Acceptance of                11               1           40/60               7
                                  Advanced Driver
                                  Assistance System
                                  x1 condition.
                                 Practice Roadmap--           11               1           16/60               3
                                  Driving practice
                                  in simulator x1
                                  condition.
                                 Actual test--120             11               1          120/60              22
                                  minutes x1
                                  condition.
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    Total......................  ..................  ...........  ..............  ..............             341
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Jeffrey M. Zirger,
Lead, Information Collection Review Office, Office of Scientific 
Integrity, Office of Science, Centers for Disease Control and 
Prevention.
[FR Doc. 2020-03653 Filed 2-24-20; 8:45 am]
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