[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 170 (Tuesday, September 3, 2024)]
[Notices]
[Pages 71777-71783]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2024-19625]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

National Highway Traffic Safety Administration

[Docket No. NHTSA-2024-0052]


Agency Information Collection Activities; Notice and Request for 
Comment; Examining the Effectiveness of Lane Departure Warning and Lane 
Keep Assist Advanced Driver Assistance Systems for Improving Driver 
Response

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

ACTION: Notice and request for comments on a new information 
collection.

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SUMMARY: NHTSA invites public comments about our intention to request 
approval from the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for a new 
information collection. Before a Federal agency can collect certain 
information from the public, it must receive approval from 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 
reinstatement of previously approved collections. This document 
describes a collection of information for which NHTSA intends to seek 
OMB approval titled ``Examining the Effectiveness of Lateral Control 
Warnings (ADAS) for Improving Driver Response''.

DATES: Comments must be submitted on or before November 4, 2024.

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments identified by the Docket No. NHTSA-
2024-0052 through any of the following methods:

     Electronic submissions: Go to the Federal eRulemaking 
Portal at http://

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www.regulations.gov. Follow the online instructions for submitting 
comments.
     Fax: (202) 493-2251.
     Mail or Hand Delivery: Docket Management, U.S. Department 
of Transportation, 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE, West Building, Room W12-
140, Washington, DC 20590, between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m., Monday through 
Friday, except on Federal holidays. To be sure someone is there to help 
you, please call (202) 366-9322 before coming.
    Instructions: All submissions must include the agency name and 
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. Please see the Privacy Act heading 
below.
    Privacy Act: Anyone is able to search the electronic form of all 
comments received into any of our dockets by the name of the individual 
submitting the comment (or signing the comment, if submitted on behalf 
of an association, business, labor union, etc.). You may review DOT's 
complete Privacy Act Statement in the Federal Register published on 
April 11, 2000 (65 FR 19477-78) or you may visit https://www.transportation.gov/privacy.
    Docket: For access to the docket to read background documents or 
comments received, go to http://www.regulations.gov or the street 
address listed above. Follow the online instructions for accessing the 
dockets via internet.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Jeremiah Singer, National Highway 
Traffic Safety Administration, 1200 New Jersey Ave. SE, Washington, DC 
20590; email [email protected]; telephone (202) 366-7679.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Under the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 
(44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq.), before an agency submits a proposed 
collection of information to OMB for approval, it must first 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 regulation (at 5 CFR 1320.8(d)), an agency must 
ask for public comment on the following: (a) 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; (b) 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; (c) how to enhance 
the quality, utility, and clarity of the information to be collected; 
and (d) 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 for public comments on the following proposed collection of 
information for which the agency is seeking approval from OMB.
    Title: Examining the Effectiveness of Lateral Control Warnings 
(ADAS) for Improving Driver Response
    OMB Control Number: New
    Form Number(s):
NHTSA Form 1840--Recruitment Screener
NHTSA Form 1841--Informed Consent
NHTSA Form 1842--Vision-Hearing Form
NHTSA Form 1843--Knowledge Experience Questionnaire
NHTSA Form 1844--Session 1 Post-Condition Questionnaire
NHTSA Form 1845--Session 1 Post-Session Questionnaire
NHTSA Form 1846--Session 2 Post-Route Questionnaire LDW
NHTSA Form 1847--Session 2 Post-Route Questionnaire LDW/LKA
    Type of Request: New information collection
    Type of Review Requested: Regular
    Requested Expiration Date of Approval: 3 years from date of 
approval.

Summary of the Collection of Information

    The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) of the 
U.S. Department of Transportation is seeking approval to conduct 11 
voluntary information collections a part of a one-time research study 
involving up to 80 licensed drivers of various ages for a research 
study to examine the effectiveness of lateral control warnings in 
advanced driver assistance systems (ADAS) for improving driver 
response. The respondents will participate in two separate driving data 
collection sessions. Within this study, NHTSA's contractor, the 
Virginia Tech Transportation Institute (VTTI), will instrument two 
research vehicles with data acquisition systems (DASs). These DASs 
include video cameras and sensors that allow for collecting continuous 
data that encompasses driver behavior and vehicle performance. The 
completion of the two drives will take place on different days. The 
complete data collection effort is estimated to be 808 burden hours to 
the study participants. Recruitment of study respondents will be from 
Southwest Virginia, specifically the New River Valley and surrounding 
areas (Roanoke, Salem, etc.). The target for the study is 50 
participants; therefore, the research team will contact up to an 
estimated 340 potential research participants in order to identify 
approximately 85 respondents who will be eligible for participation and 
complete the informed consent process, estimating that up to 80 
respondents will participate in the driving sessions. Since the 
research study involves driving sessions on two different days, 
recruitment of up to 80 respondents is needed to account for attrition 
and potential replacements to ensure that the research study includes 
50 participants who complete both the Session 1 and Session 2 drives. 
Upon arriving for their first session, each enrolled participant will 
go through the consenting process. The consenting process will include 
an overview of the study, an explanation of the consent form, and an 
opportunity for the potential participants to ask questions and seek 
clarification. Following the consenting process, participants who sign 
up to participate will complete a brief vision and hearing evaluation, 
ensuring that they meet the basic vision requirements of driver's 
licensure in Virginia (20/40) and can hear experimenter instructions. 
Tracking for color blindness will also be included, as there are visual 
notifications throughout the study. Participants will then be asked to 
complete a 10-minute questionnaire related to their previous knowledge 
of and experience with the systems under evaluation. Thereafter, the 
enrolled participants will be instructed to perform a series of 
controlled driving tests on the Virginia Smart Roads facilities with 
one of the test vehicles. Each series of controlled driving tests on 
the Smart Roads will last about 2 hours and will be preceded by a 15-
minute familiarization with the vehicle, followed by a 30-minute post-
driving questionnaire and debriefing session. The drivers who complete 
the first session will return a different day for a second driving 
session in which they will be instructed to drive a prescribed route on 
public roads in Southwest Virginia. This second driving session will 
last approximately 4 hours, with a 15-minute break in between; this 
will be preceded by a 45-minute preparation and followed by a 30-minute 
post driving questionnaire and debriefing. The planned data collection

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activities discussed herein have been approved by Virginia Tech's 
Institutional Review Board.

Description of the Need for the Information and Proposed Use of the 
Information

    NHTSA's mission is to save lives, prevent injuries, and reduce 
traffic-related health care and other economic costs. To further this 
mission, NHTSA conducts research as a foundation for the development of 
motor vehicle standards and traffic safety programs. Lane departure 
crashes, including single-vehicle run-off-road crashes, non-collision 
rollovers, sideswipe crashes, and head-on crashes between two vehicles 
traveling in opposite directions, account for a large proportion of 
fatal and injury crashes on U.S. roads. Lane support systems (LSS), a 
type of lateral-control ADAS, predominantly comprise two complementary 
technologies: lane departure warning (LDW) and lane keep assistance 
(LKA) systems. LDW detects and alerts drivers when their vehicle is 
about to leave the current travel lane, whereas LKA redirects the 
lateral movement of the vehicle to prevent it from leaving the current 
travel lane. Numerous studies have estimated the effect of LSS 
technologies on police-reported crashes, with all reviewed studies 
finding a positive impact. Based on the comparison of multiple 
prevention systems and warning-only systems, previous studies have 
suggested that prevention systems are more effective than warning-only 
systems because they do not rely on a timely and appropriate response 
from the driver. Crash situations typically unfold quickly; thus, by 
the time the driver responds to the warning, it may be too late, 
particularly when the driver is distracted, drowsy, or fails to notice 
the warning right away. Therefore, the effectiveness of warning systems 
largely depends on human factors. While studies have demonstrated the 
effectiveness of LSS at reducing the intended crash types and the 
potential of LSS to save countless lives with widespread use, these 
systems are unfortunately associated with a high ``nuisance'' factor 
resulting from false or unnecessary alerts. This inevitably leads to 
system deactivation, with indications that drivers turn LDW systems off 
as much as 50 percent of the time due to annoying alerts and overly 
aggressive steering corrections.1 2 Once deactivated, all 
potential benefits of LSS are negated. Thus, it is important to reduce 
false alerts to maximize driver acceptance and the likelihood that the 
system remains enabled, which, in turn, will reduce crashes. LSS, if 
properly designed, evaluated, and used, have the potential to reduce 
the occurrence or, at the very least mitigate the severity of, a 
significant number of lane-departure crashes. NHTSA needs to learn more 
about LSS's effectiveness, the human factors that affect LDW and LKA 
performance, and about the system characteristics that will favor 
better acceptance. This data collection has been specifically designed 
to evaluate key LSS-related technologies, with a particular focus on 
driver and system performance, as well as driver acceptance. The 
outcomes will provide a wide variety of stakeholders with valuable 
information about the optimal LSS design features to maximize the 
safety benefits of these systems and will inform NHTSA in the 
development of future motor vehicle standards and in what traffic 
safety programs to advance in its mission to save lives, prevent 
injuries and reduce health care and other economic costs due to traffic 
crashes on U.S. highways.
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    NHTSA will use the information collected to produce a technical 
report containing summary statistics and tables. No identifying 
information or individual responses will be reported. The technical 
report will be made available to a variety of audiences interested in 
improving highway safety through the agency website and the National 
Transportation Library. This collection will provide valuable 
information about optimal lateral control ADAS toward maximizing the 
safety benefits of these systems.
    NHTSA was established by the Highway Safety Act of 1970 (23 U.S.C. 
101). Its Congressional mandate is to reduce the number of deaths, 
injuries, and economic losses resulting from motor vehicle crashes on 
our nation's highways. To accomplish this mission, NHTSA has statutory 
authority to conduct crash injury research and collect relevant data in 
the interest of public health. Specifically, NHTSA is authorized to: 
(1) engage in research on all phases of highway safety and traffic 
conditions; (2) undertake collaborative research and development 
projects with non-Federal entities for the purposes of crash data 
collection and analysis; and (3) conduct research and collect 
information to determine the relationship between motor vehicles and 
crashes, and personal injury or deaths resulting from such crashes. 
This information collection supports the department's strategic goal of 
safety.
    Subchapter V of chapter 301 of title 49 of the United States Code 
(U.S.C.) authorizes the Secretary of Transportation to conduct ``motor 
vehicle safety research, development, and testing programs and 
activities, including activities related to new and emerging 
technologies that impact or may impact motor vehicle safety.'' 49 
U.S.C. 30182. Pursuant to section 1.95 of title 49 of the Code of 
Federal Regulations (CFR), the Secretary has delegated this authority 
to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA).

Affected Public

    Respondents to this collection will be members of the public 
recruited from Blacksburg, VA, and surrounding areas. Effort will be 
made to recruit equal numbers of adult males and females, including 
participants with different levels of experience owning or driving a 
vehicle with LSS. This is an experimental study that will examine the 
effectiveness and preferences of lateral control warnings in ADAS for 
improving driver response. As such, the participants in this 
experimental research design are not expected nor intended to be a 
representative sample of all drivers in the U.S. Study participants 
will be licensed drivers between the ages of 25 and 65.

Estimated Number of Respondents

    The target for the study is for 50 participants to complete both 
sessions with valid data collected for each; therefore, the research 
team will contact up to an estimated 340 potential research 
participants to identify approximately 85 respondents who will be 
eligible for participation and will complete the informed consent 
process, estimating that up to 80 respondents will participate in the 
driving sessions. Since the research study involves driving sessions on 
two different days, recruitment of up to 80 respondents is needed to 
account for attrition and potential replacements (e.g., potential need 
to replace participants who drop out due to personal, health, or any 
other reason; scheduling conflicts and general participant 
availability, considering time gap between both sessions; and equipment 
failure resulting in data loss) to ensure that the research study 
includes 50 participants who complete both the Session 1 and Session 2 
drives.

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Frequency

    This is a one-time information collection.

Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours

    The total estimated burden for this one-time information collection 
is 808 hours total, or 269 annual burden hours (based on a 3-year 
period of performance). Further details are provided below.
    This ICR includes 11 information collections, which are described 
below.

1. Screening Questionnaire

    An estimated 340 potential participants will answer a Recruitment 
Screening Questionnaire (Form001) over the phone to determine if they 
qualify for the study. Participants will be screened over the phone to 
determine eligibility, with recruitment personnel recording responses 
on a paper form using an anonymized ID. Respondents are expected to 
take an estimated average of 15 minutes to complete the questionnaire 
and will complete this questionnaire once, resulting in a total of 85 
burden hours (28 annual burden hours) for the screening of potential 
participants. Recruitment of study respondents is from Southwest 
Virginia, specifically the New River Valley and surrounding areas 
(Roanoke, Salem, etc.).

2. Session 1: Informed Consent Form

    Based on an estimate that 25 percent of those who begin the 
screening process will be eligible and interested in participating, we 
anticipate an estimated 85 potential participants for the consenting 
process; these participants will be individually scheduled for an 
appointment to go to the contractor's facilities in Blacksburg, VA. The 
research team will select up to 80 individuals, each of whom will 
receive instructions to come to the VTTI facility at a particular date 
and time. While NHTSA estimates that 85 respondents will start the 
informed consent, NHTSA estimates that only 80 will complete informed 
consent, anticipating that either some respondents may choose not to 
proceed with the study or that the experimenter may determine that they 
should not participate (uncooperative, impaired, etc.). The visit to 
the VTTI facility will begin with a consenting process that includes an 
overview of the study, an explanation of the consent form, and an 
opportunity for the potential participants to ask questions and get 
clarification. Those individuals who consent to the study and enroll 
will complete the Informed Consent form and move on to the next 
process. This consent process and completion of the Informed Consent 
form are expected to take 30 minutes and will be completed only during 
the first session, resulting in a total of 43 burden hours (14 annual 
burden hours). This is a paper form, which participants are required to 
sign two copies of, keeping one for their records.

3. Session 1: Vision and Hearing Evaluation

    Following the consenting process, the experimenter will administer 
a brief vision and hearing evaluation for a maximum of 80 respondents. 
The purpose of this evaluation is to ensure that participants meet the 
basic vision requirements of driver's licensure in Virginia (20/40), 
and to confirm that they can hear instructions provided by the 
experimenter when looking away. The hearing evaluation consists of 
repeating approximately five statements back to the experimenter. 
Results will be completed only during the first session and will be 
recorded on paper. This evaluation is expected to take 5 minutes, 
resulting in a total of 7 burden hours (2 annual burden hours).

4. Session 1: Knowledge and Experience Questionnaire

    Following the consenting process, respondents will be asked to 
complete a 10-minute Knowledge and Experience Questionnaire (on paper) 
related to their previous knowledge of and experience with the systems 
under evaluation. The burden is calculated as 10 minutes per person and 
is to be completed once per respondent for a maximum of 80 respondents, 
resulting in a total of 13 burden hours (4 annual burden hours).

5. Session 1: Controlled Driving on the Smart Roads

    To assess preferences regarding LDW modality and timing under 
dynamic scenarios, study participants will experience a series of 
controlled driving tests with the LDW mockup vehicle on the Smart Roads 
test track. Each participant will drive continuously on closed loops 
while experiencing modality and timing conditions (independent and in 
combination, where applicable) incorporated in the LDW mockup vehicle, 
while data are collected by the DAS. No other traffic will be present 
on the part of the Smart Roads in use during participant sessions. 
After the participant performs a few loops to become familiar with the 
vehicle and the test track without instructions to depart the lane, 
they will be instructed to gradually deviate towards one of the lines 
until the departure warnings are triggered. Drivers will then be 
instructed to carefully perform a corrective maneuver back to the 
center of the lane after the warning. Not including the questionnaire 
elements referenced below (collection instruments 6 and 7), this 
driving session is expected to take 100 minutes, including vehicle 
familiarization, drive-time, and breaks. For a maximum of 80 
participants, this results in a total of 133 burden hours (44 annual 
burden hours). At the conclusion of this first session, participants 
will receive instruction to return on another day for the second 
session.

6. Session 1: Post-Condition Questionnaire

    Before, during, and following this behind-the-wheel session, 
drivers will provide feedback via questionnaires administered by the 
experimenter. This ``post-condition'' questionnaire, with an estimated 
time to complete of 5 minutes, will be administered up to 12 times for 
a total time of 60 minutes per participant. Administered to up to 80 
participants, this results in a total of 80 burden hours (27 annual 
burden hours). By experiencing variations of LDW modality and timing, 
participants will be better equipped to provide acceptance and 
preference feedback across the experienced options.

7. Session 1: Post-Session Questionnaire

    Following completion of the full driving session, participants will 
be asked to complete a final post-drive questionnaire, capturing 
feedback pertaining to all conditions experienced. Administered to up 
to 80 participants, the estimated time to complete is 5 minutes, for a 
total of 7 burden hours (2 annual burden hours).

Prescribed Driving on Public Roads (Session 2)

    To assess driver response to naturally occurring LDW and LKA 
actuations, two independent driving data collection efforts will be 
conducted on public roads in Southwest Virginia (the community 
surrounding the VTTI facility). The drivers who complete the controlled 
driving sessions will return to the contractor's facilities for a 
second session, during which they will be put into one of two groups 
and asked to individually drive a pre-determined (prescribed) route 
using one of the test vehicles, experiencing different modality, 
activation timing, and variation of LDW, LKA, and LDW/LKA conditions 
while driving as they normally would.

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8. Session 2: LDW Subset

    Each participant in the first group will drive a prescribed route 
using the LDW mockup vehicle. Each driving session will be part of a 
sub-study that aims to clarify the effects of the two independent LDW 
design variables (modality and activation timing) on driver performance 
safety indicators (e.g., frequency of lateral excursions and unintended 
departure events, and the magnitudes of these events). The sub-study 
will be conducted as a 2x3 factorial design with three LDW modalities 
and two LDW timing activation levels (for a total of six combinations). 
The LDW activation timing levels will be defined according to a 
previously conducted market assessment and vehicle characterization. At 
the halfway point, a member of the research team will switch the 
modality/timing combination. A remote experimenter tool will allow the 
experimenter to monitor the session and allow interfacing with the DAS. 
The total driving session duration for each participant will be 
approximately 4 hours, split into two sub-sessions. With orientation to 
the research vehicle and prescribed route, along with a 15-minute break 
at the halfway point, the total estimated time to complete this driving 
session is approximately 5 hours and 10 minutes. For up to 48 
participants, this equates to a total of 248 burden hours (83 annual 
burden hours).

9. Session 2: LDW Subset--Post-Route Questionnaire

    At the halfway point, participants will complete the ``post-route'' 
questionnaire, which is estimated to take 10 minutes. They will 
complete this same questionnaire a second time after completing their 
second drive. For up to 48 participants, this equates to a total of 16 
burden hours (5 annual burden hours).

10. Session 2: LDW/LKA Subset

    Each participant from the second group will complete the same 
prescribed drive but using the LDW/LKA factory vehicle rather than the 
LDW mockup vehicle. This experiment will address objective driver 
performance and subjective qualitative preferences under four system 
activation modes (none, LDW only, LKA only, and LDW with LKA). At the 
halfway point, a member of the research team will switch the modality/
timing combination. A remote experimenter tool will allow the 
experimenter to monitor the session and allow interfacing with the DAS. 
The total driving session duration for each participant will be 
approximately 4 hours, split into two sub-sessions. Including 
orientation to the research vehicle and prescribed route, along with a 
15-minute break at the halfway point, the total estimated time to 
complete this driving session is approximately 5 hours and 10 minutes. 
For up to 32 participants, this equates to a total of 165 burden hours 
(55 annual burden hours).

11. Session 2: LDW/LKA Subset--Post-Route Questionnaire

    At the halfway point, participants will complete the ``post-route'' 
questionnaire, which is estimated to take 10 minutes. They will 
complete this same questionnaire a second time after completing their 
second drive. For up to 32 participants, this equates to a total of 11 
burden hours (4 annual burden hours).
    Annual burden hours were estimated by first dividing the total 
number of respondents per information collection by three and then 
rounding to the nearest whole number. Based on the estimates of 113 
annual respondents for the screener questionnaire, 28 annual 
respondents for the informed consent, 27 annual respondents to each of 
the Session 1 information collections, 16 annual respondents to each of 
the Session 2 LDW Subset information collections, and 11 annual 
respondents to each of the Session 2 LDW/LKA Subset information 
collections, NHTSA has estimated that the annual burden for the 
collections is 269 hours. The total estimated burden for this one-time 
information collection is 808 hours.
    To calculate the opportunity cost to participants in this study, 
NHTSA used the average (mean) hourly earnings from employers in all 
industry sectors in the State of Virginia, which the Bureau of Labor 
Statistics lists at $34.91.\3\ This rate, rounded up to $35 per hour, 
was used for calculating burden cost. Each of the Information 
Collection Components will be completed for the duration specified in 
Table 1. These costs are calculated as opportunity costs rather than 
labor costs, as these respondents are not participating as part of 
employment time with additional benefits associated. NHTSA estimated 
the opportunity cost for each form (and associated study activities) 
and arrived at a total opportunity cost of $28,263 based on a total of 
808 hours. An annual opportunity cost of $9,421 and 269 hours was 
calculated by dividing the total opportunity cost estimates by three.
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    \3\ May 2024, Employment and Earnings Summary Table B, Hours and 
Earnings All Employees, Total Private Average Hourly Earnings, 
available https://www.bls.gov/web/empsit/ceseesummary.htm (accessed 
June 24, 2024).
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    This ICR includes 11 information collections, which are described 
below. Total burden estimates for each information collection are 
provided in Table 1 and annual burden estimates for each information 
collection are provided in Table 2. Rounding is applied in the tables, 
where appropriate.

                                            Table 1--Total 3-Year Burden Estimates by Information Collection
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                                                                                                                 Total time     Estimated
                                                                     Number of       Number of       Time to         per       total time     Estimated
                Information collection component                       study           times        complete     participant     burden      total cost
                                                                   participants      completed      (minutes)     (minutes)      (hours)     burden ($)
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Screening questionnaire (Form 001)..............................             340               1            15            15            85      2,975.00
Informed Consent (Form 002).....................................              85               1            30            30            43      1,487.50
Vision/Hearing evaluation (Form 003)............................              80               1             5             5             7        233.33
Knowledge/Experience questionnaire (Form 004)...................              80               1            10            10            13        466.67
Session 1: Controlled driving on the Smart Roads (orientation,                80               1           100           100           133      4,666.67
 drive-time, break).............................................
Session 1: Post-Condition Questionnaire (Form 005)..............              80              12             5            60            80      2,800.00
Session 1: Post-Session Questionnaire (Form 006)................              80               1             5             5             7        233.33

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Session 2 (LDW subset): Prescribed driving on public roads                    48               1           310           310           248      8,680.00
 (orientation, drive-time, break)...............................
Session 2 (LDW subset): Post-Route Questionnaire (Form 007).....              48               2            10            20            16        560.00
Session 2 (LDW/LKA subset): Prescribed driving on public roads                32               1           310           310           165      5,786.67
 (orientation, drive-time, break)...............................
Session 2 (LDW/LKA subset): Post-Route Questionnaire (Form 008).              32               2            10            20            11        373.33
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    Total.......................................................              80  ..............  ............  ............           808     28,262.50
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    Table 2 summarizes the annual burden estimates.

                                               Table 2--Annual Burden Estimates by Information Collection
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                                                                                                                 Total time     Estimated     Estimated
                                                                     Number of       Number of       Time to         per      total annual   total cost
                Information collection component                       study           times        complete     participant   time burden     annual
                                                                   participants      completed      (minutes)     (minutes)      (hours)     burden ($)
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Screening questionnaire (Form 001)..............................             113               1            15            15            28        991.67
Informed Consent (Form 002).....................................              28               1            30            30            14        495.83
Vision/Hearing evaluation (Form 003)............................              27               1             5             5             2         77.78
Knowledge/Experience questionnaire (Form 004)...................              27               1            10            10             4        155.56
Session 1: Controlled driving on the Smart Roads (orientation,                27               1           100           100            44      1,555.56
 drive-time, break).............................................
Session 1: Post-Condition Questionnaire (Form 005)..............              27              12             5            60            27        933.33
Session 1: Post-Session Questionnaire (Form 006)................              27               1             5             5             2         77.78
Session 2 (LDW subset): Prescribed driving on public roads                    16               1           310           310            83      2,893.33
 (orientation, drive-time, break)...............................
Session 2 (LDW subset): Post-Route Questionnaire (Form 007).....              16               2            10            20             5        186.67
Session 2 (LDW/LKA subset): Prescribed driving on public roads                11               1           310           310            55      1,928.89
 (orientation, drive-time, break)...............................
Session 2 (LDW/LKA subset): Post-Route Questionnaire (Form 008).              11               2            10            20             4        124.44
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    Total.......................................................              27  ..............  ............  ............           269      9,420.83
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    Estimated Total Annual Burden Cost: $3,216
    The only cost burdens respondents will incur are costs related to 
travel to and from the research location. The costs are minimal and are 
expected to be offset by the compensation that will be provided to the 
research participants. NHTSA estimates that, on average, each of the 
participants will travel less than 15 miles one-way to the research 
location (30 miles round trip), for a total of 60 miles for the two 
study drive days. Using the IRS standard mileage rate of $0.67 per 
mile,\4\ each respondent is expected to incur no more than $40.20 in 
transportation costs. Therefore, NHTSA estimates that the total costs 
to respondents will be no more than $3,216.
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    \4\ From Internal Revenue Service's 2024 standard mileage rates 
for self-employed and business. https://www.irs.gov/tax-professionals/standard-mileage-rates, last accessed April 26, 2024.
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    Public Comments Invited: You are asked to comment on any aspects of 
this information collection, including (a) whether the proposed 
collection of information is necessary for the proper performance of 
the functions of the Department, including whether the information will 
have practical utility; (b) the accuracy of the Department's estimate 
of the burden of the proposed information collection; (c) ways to 
enhance the quality, utility and clarity of the information to be 
collected; and (d) ways to minimize the burden of the collection of 
information on respondents, including the use of automated collection 
techniques or other forms of information technology.
    Authority: The Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995; 44 U.S.C. chapter 
35, as

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amended; 49 CFR 1.49; and DOT Order 1351.29A.

Cem Hatipoglu,
Associate Administrator, Office of Vehicle Safety Research.
[FR Doc. 2024-19625 Filed 8-30-24; 8:45 am]
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