[Federal Register Volume 78, Number 150 (Monday, August 5, 2013)]
[Notices]
[Pages 47488-47489]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2013-18870]
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
[U.S. DOT Docket No. NHTSA-2013-0085]
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 October 4, 2013.
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments identified by DOT Docket ID Number
NHTSA-2013-0085 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. 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
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19477-78) or you may visit http://Docketslnfo.dot.gov.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. Alan Block, Office of Behavioral
Safety Research (NTI-131), National Highway Traffic Safety
Administration, 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE., W46-499, Washington, DC
20590. Mr. Block's phone number is 202-366-6401 and his 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:
Focus Groups for Traffic Safety Programs, Interventions and
Countermeasures
Type of Request--Renewal.
OMB Clearance Number--2127-0667.
Form Number--This collection of information uses no standard form.
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 renew its generic
clearance to conduct focus groups. NHTSA anticipates the need to
periodically conduct focus group sessions to refine its efforts to
reduce traffic injuries and fatalities. Session participation would be
voluntary and the focus group participants would receive remuneration
for their involvement. Focus group topics will include: strategic
messaging (e.g., slogans or advertisement concepts concerning seat belt
use, impaired driving, driver distraction, tire pressure monitoring),
problem identification (e.g., discussions with high-risk groups on
beliefs, attitudes, driving behaviors, or reactions to interventions
and countermeasures), and resource development (e.g., testing materials
designed to communicate essential information about traffic safety
issues such as vehicle or equipment performance rating systems). For
each focus group project, NHTSA will submit an individual Information
Collection Request (ICR) to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB)
detailing the specific nature and methodology of planned focus group
sessions prior to any collection activity covered under this generic
clearance.
Description of the Need for the Information and Proposed Use of the
Information--NHTSA was established by the Highway Safety Act of l970
(23 U.S. C. 101) to carry out a Congressional mandate to reduce the
mounting number of deaths, injuries, and economic losses resulting from
motor vehicle crashes on the Nation's highways. In support of this
mission, NHTSA anticipates the occasional need to conduct focus group
sessions in order to develop and refine effective interventions and
countermeasures. NHTSA will use the findings from focus group sessions
to help focus current programs, interventions and countermeasures in
order to achieve the greatest benefit in decreasing crashes and
resulting injuries and fatalities, and provide informational support to
States, localities, and law enforcement agencies that will aid them in
their efforts to reduce traffic crashes.
Description of the Likely Respondents (Including Estimated Number,
and Proposed Frequency of Response to the Collection of Information)--
Each year NHTSA anticipates conducting 140 focus groups, or 420 over
the three year period under a renewed clearance. Likely respondents are
licensed drivers 18 years of age and older who have not participated in
a previous focus group session. In some cases, stakeholders such as law
enforcement and health officials may participate in the focus groups.
Each respondent would participate in one focus group.
Estimate of the Total Annual Reporting and Record Keeping Burden
Resulting from the Collection of Information--NHTSA estimates that the
number of focus group participants will average 10 per group, and that
average duration per focus group will be 80 minutes. Participants will
be recruited by intercept or telephone using a brief screening
questionnaire estimated to take no more than another 10 minutes.
Therefore, over a three year period, NHTSA estimates that the total
burden will be 6300 hours (420 focus groups x 10 participants x 90
minutes). Total annual burden will be 2100 hours (140 focus groups x 10
participants x 90 minutes).
The respondents would not incur any reporting cost from the
information collection. The respondents also would not incur any record
keeping burden or record keeping cost from the information collection.
Authority: 44 U.S.C. Section 3506(c)(2)(A).
Issued on: July 31, 2013.
Jeff Michael,
Associate Administrator, Research and Program Development.
[FR Doc. 2013-18870 Filed 8-2-13; 8:45 am]
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