Federal Register, Volume 90 Issue 59 (Friday, March 28, 2025)

[Federal Register Volume 90, Number 59 (Friday, March 28, 2025)]
[Notices]
[Pages 14181-14183]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2025-05342]

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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

National Highway Traffic Safety Administration

[Docket No. DOT-NHTSA-2025-0018]

Agency Information Collection Activities; Notice and Request for
Comment; 23 CFR Part 1327 Procedures for Participating in and Receiving
Information From the National Driver Register

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

ACTION: Notice and request for comments on the extension of a
previously approved collection of information.

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SUMMARY: The Department of Transportation (DOT) invites public comments
about our intention to request approval from the Office of Management
and Budget (OMB) for an extension of a currently approved information
collection. 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 extension and reinstatement of previously approved
collections. This document describes a collection of information for
which NHTSA intends to seek OMB approval titled ``National Driver
Register (NDR).''

DATES: Comments must be received on or before May 27, 2025.

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments [identified by Docket No. DOT-NHTSA-
2025-0018] through one of the following methods:
Electronic submissions: Go to the Federal eRulemaking
Portal: http://www.regulations.gov. Follow the online instructions for
submitting comments.
Fax: 1 (202) 493-2251.
Mail or Hand Delivery: Docket Management Facility, 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 can 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: For additional information or access
to background documents, contact Miriam Chege, NHTSA, U.S. Department
of Transportation, 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE, Room W55-210, NSA-200,
Washington, DC 20590.
Mrs. Chege's telephone number is (202) 366-4800. Please identify
the relevant collection of information by referring to its OMB Control
Number.

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

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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: National Driver Register (NDR).
OMB Control Number: 2127-0001.
Form Number(s): This collection of information is electronically
submitted to NHTSA. There are no standard forms.
Type of Request: Extension of a currently approved 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 Driver Register Act of 1982, Title 49 U.S.C., Subtitle
VI, Part A, Chapter 303 (as amended) requires the Secretary of
Transportation (NHTSA by delegation) to maintain a National Driver
Register (NDR) to assist the State chief driver licensing officials in
the exchange of information about the motor vehicle driving records of
individuals. The chief driver licensing official of a participating
State must report to the NDR identification information regarding any
individual who is denied a motor vehicle operator's license for cause,
whose motor vehicle operator's license is withdrawn for cause, or who
is convicted of certain serious motor vehicle related offenses
(specified in the Act at 49 U.S.C. 30304) or comparable offenses. (23
U.S.C. 30304(a); 23 CFR 1327, Appendix A). Participating States are
required to submit an inquiry to the NDR on all applicants for driver's
licenses before issuing a license to the applicant. In addition, when
requested by other authorized users (e.g., the Federal Aviation
Administration), participating States are required to submit inquires
to the NDR and provide responses to the other authorized users of the
NDR for transportation safety purposes. All 50 States and the District
of Columbia participate in the NDR.
The NDR maintains the computerized database known as the Problem
Driver Pointer System (PDPS) which contains information on individuals
whose privilege to operate a motor vehicle has been revoked, suspended,
canceled, or denied or who have been convicted of serious traffic-
related offenses. The records maintained at the NDR consist of
identification information including name, date of birth, sex, driver
license number, and reporting State which is collected on a daily
basis.
States use interactive communication for their routine transactions
with the NDR which allows them to submit the required information
automatically at the same time the individual's information is entered
into the State's system. Specifically, when an individual applies for a
driver's license, an inquiry is automatically transmitted to the NDR
when the driver's application is entered into the State's system.
Likewise, when a State records license actions that have been taken
against an individual that require reporting to the NDR, a transaction
submitting the individual's identification information is automatically
generated and transmitted to the NDR.

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

The purpose of the information collection is to improve traffic and
transportation safety by assisting States in keeping problem drivers
off the nation's highways. The NDR was established to serve as the
central repository of information on problem drivers to promote
information sharing among States, eliminating the need for States to
contact each of the other 50 jurisdictions, and the District of
Columbia individually. The information collected is used by State
driver licensing agencies to identify problem drivers prior to issuing
a driver's license and to develop and implement driver improvement
programs. The following groups are also authorized to receive
information upon inquiry to a State driver licensing agency for
transportation safety purposes:
a. Employers of motor vehicle operators,
b. Employers of locomotive operators,
c. Federal Aviation Administration regarding applications for or
holders of airman's certificates,
d. U.S. Coast Guard regarding applicants for or holders of
licenses, certificates of registry, or merchant mariner's documents,
and for Coast Guard crew members,
e. National Transportation Safety Board and Federal Motor Carrier
Safety Administration in connection with accident investigations,
f. Air carriers regarding individuals seeking employment as pilots,
and
g. Individuals who have or are seeking access to national security
information for purposes under E.O. 12968 or who are being investigated
for Federal employment.
Affected Public: Participating States.
Estimated number of Respondents: The number of respondents is 51--
all 50 States and the District of Columbia.
Frequency: On a daily basis.
Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 13,763 hours.
Estimated Total Annual Burden Cost: There are no annual costs.
States use routine electronic interactive communication for
transactions with the NDR, which allows the States to submit the
required information automatically at the same time the information is
entered into the State's own system. Although States are required to
report and check for a problem driver when issuing a driver's license,
no burden hours are incurred for these queries for this information
collection because the State's computer systems automatically transmit
the information that is entered as a part of normal business practice.
Therefore, the estimated hour burden is based on the States' PDPS IT
infrastructure maintenance and States' participation in the optional
Clean File process.
To estimate the annual maintenance and infrastructure burden to
report and check for problem drivers, NDR asked a small sample of
States for information about their annual burden. NDR received
formatted estimates from two States which included the maintenance and
infrastructure labor hours and cost used to send and maintain
information to PDPS. Together, the burden from these two States was 530
hours and the associated labor cost was $17,400. Using these estimates,
NHTSA calculates an average of 265 hours per State, with an annual
labor cost of $8,700. There are 51 respondents per year (the 50 States
and the District of Columbia). Therefore, total annual burden hours for
maintenance and infrastructure is estimated to be 13,515 hours (51
respondents x 265 hours). The total annual maintenance and
infrastructure labor cost per year is estimated to be $443,700 ($8,700
x 51).
To ensure that the information contained in the NDR is accurate,
States sometimes submit a ``clean file'' which

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is a confirmation of all drivers of that State who should be listed in
the NDR file. NHTSA estimates that an average of 31 clean files will be
submitted annually by States. States use SFTP to submit this
information, and NHTSA estimates it takes an IT specialist 8 hours to
prepare and run the data. NHTSA estimates the cost for IT personnel
burden hours using the Bureau of Labor Statistics' mean wage estimate
for Software and Web Developers, Programmers, and Testers (Standard
Occupational Classification #15-1250, May 2024) of $59.02.\1\ The
Bureau of Labor Statistics estimates that for State and local
government workers, wages represent 61.9% of total compensation.\2\
Therefore, the total hourly cost associated with the IT burden hours is
estimated to be $95.35 ($59.02 / 61.9%) per hour. The total annual
burden hours to prepare and submit clean files is 248 hours (8 x 31).
The total annual clean file labor cost per year is estimated to be
$23,647 ($95.35 x 248).
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\1\ May 2020 National Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates
United States, Occupational Employment Statistics, Bureau of Labor
Statistics, U.S. Department of Labor, https://www.bls.gov/oes/current/oes_nat.htm#15-0000, last accessed July 23, 2021.
\2\ Employer Costs for Employee Compensation by ownership (Dec.
2020), available at https://www.bls.gov/news.release/ecec.t01.htm
(accessed July 23, 2021).

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Estimated
Submission type Annual Annual burden per Average hourly Labor cost per Total burden Total labor
responses respondents respondent labor cost respondent hours costs
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Adding, Updating, or Deleting Records... 9,369,197 51 265 N/A $8,700 13,515 $443,700
Clean Files............................. N/A 31 248 95.35 762.80 248 23,647
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Total............................... .............. 51 513 .............. .............. 13,763 467,347
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Public Comments Invited: You are invited to comment on any aspect
of this information collection, including whether (a) 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 estimated
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. 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; 49 CFR 1.49; and DOT Order 1351.29.

Chou-Lin Chen,
Associate Administrator for the National Center for Statistics and
Analysis.
[FR Doc. 2025-05342 Filed 3-27-25; 8:45 am]
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