[Federal Register Volume 86, Number 198 (Monday, October 18, 2021)]
[Notices]
[Pages 57736-57737]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2021-22652]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Highway Administration

[Docket No. FHWA-2021-0020]


Agency Information Collection Activities: Request for Comments 
for a New Information Collection

AGENCY: Federal Highway Administration (FHWA), DOT.

ACTION: Notice and request for comments.

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SUMMARY: The FHWA invites public comments about our intention to 
request the Office of Management and Budget's (OMB) approval for a new 
information collection, which is summarized below under Supplementary 
Information. We are required to publish this notice in the Federal 
Register by the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995.

DATES: Please submit comments by December 17, 2021.

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments identified by DOT Docket ID Number 
2021-0020 by any of the following methods:
    Website: For access to the docket to read background documents or 
comments received go to the Federal eRulemaking Portal: Go to http://www.regulations.gov. Follow the online instructions for submitting 
comments.
    Fax: 1-202-493-2251.
    Mail: Docket Management Facility, U.S. Department of 
Transportation, West Building Ground Floor, Room W12-140, 1200 New 
Jersey Avenue SE, Washington, DC 20590-0001.
    Hand Delivery or Courier: U.S. Department of Transportation, West 
Building Ground Floor, Room W12-140, 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE, 
Washington, DC 20590, between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m. ET, Monday through 
Friday, except Federal holidays.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Danielle Betkey, 202-366-9417, or 
David Kopacz, 708-402-0840, Office of Safety, Federal Highway 
Administration, Department of Transportation, 1200 New Jersey Avenue 
SE, Washington, DC 20590. Office hours are from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m., 
Monday through Friday, except Federal holidays.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 
    Title: Safety Performance Target Setting: State-of-the-Practice 
Report.
    Background: Performance management is a critical element in roadway 
safety and is measured by the number of lives lost and serious injuries 
sustained on our Nation's roadways. The State's safety performance 
targets help to improve data, foster transparency and accountability, 
and allow safety progress to be tracked at the national and State 
level. States use the safety performance management framework to assist 
them in making progress toward improving road safety through the 
Highway Safety Improvement Program (HSIP), which requires a data-
driven, strategic approach to improving highway safety on all public 
roads with a focus on performance. Per 23 CFR part 490 subpart B, 
States are required to set safety performance targets in the HSIP 
annual report. The performance measures are based on 5-year rolling 
averages and include the following (1) number of fatalities; (2) rate 
of fatalities; (3) number of serious injuries; (4) rate of serious 
injuries; and (5) number of non-motorized fatalities and serious 
injuries.
    FHWA shares the vision that zero fatalities on our Nation's 
roadways is the only acceptable goal. The State's annual safety 
performance targets represent an important step in helping States work 
toward the ultimate goal of eliminating traffic deaths and serious 
injuries. The safety performance targets are interim performance levels 
that contribute toward the progress of the long-term goal of zero 
fatalities.
    FHWA does not prescribe a methodology for States to set their 
annual safety performance targets. States have the flexibility to use 
the methodology they deem most appropriate. FHWA encourages States to 
review data sets and trends and consider factors that may affect 
targets. The safety performance targets should be data-driven, 
realistic, and attainable and should align with the performance 
management framework and legislative intent.
    Since 2016 when 23 CFR part 490 went into effect, States have had 
the opportunity to go through several

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rounds of safety performance target setting. States have now set safety 
performance targets for calendar years (CY) 2018 through 2022 and have 
been assessed on the safety performance targets for CY 2018 and 2019. 
As States have gained more experience with target setting over the last 
several years, FHWA is interested in getting a better understanding of 
the state of the practice as it relates to safety target setting. FHWA 
seeks to identify how States are setting targets; what methods States 
are using to set targets; how States are integrating target setting 
into planning an programming practices; and how States are modifying 
their safety program in response to meeting or not meeting safety 
performance targets. The research will focus on identifying current 
practices as well as identifying gaps and noteworthy practices.
    Respondents: Approximately 104 participants, which would allow for 
up to two participants for each of the 50 States plus the District of 
Columbia and Puerto Rico.
    Frequency: One-time collection.
    Estimated Average Burden per Response: Approximately 60 minutes.
    Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: Approximately 104 hours for a 
one-time collection.
    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 FHWA's performance; (2) the accuracy of 
the estimated burdens; (3) ways for the FHWA to enhance the quality, 
usefulness, and clarity of the collected information; and (4) ways that 
the burden could be minimized, including the use of electronic 
technology, without reducing the quality of the collected information. 
The agency will summarize and/or include your comments in the request 
for OMB's clearance of this information collection.
    Authority: The Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995; 44 U.S.C. Chapter 
35, as amended; and 49 CFR 1.48.

    Issued On: October 13, 2021.
Michael Howell,
Information Collection Officer.
[FR Doc. 2021-22652 Filed 10-15-21; 8:45 am]
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