[Federal Register Volume 79, Number 227 (Tuesday, November 25, 2014)]
[Notices]
[Pages 70270-70271]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2014-27884]
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
[Docket No. NHTSA-2014-0033]
Reports, Forms, and Record Keeping Requirements; Agency
Information Collection Activity Under OMB Review
AGENCY: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA),
Department of Transportation (DOT).
ACTION: Notice and request for comments.
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SUMMARY: In compliance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44
U.S.C. 3501 et seq.), this notice announces that the Information
Collection Request (ICR) abstracted below has been forwarded to the
Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review and comments. The ICR
describes the nature of the information collection and its expected
burden.
DATES: Written comments must be received on or before December 26,
2014.
ADDRESSES: Send comments to the Office of Information and Regulatory
Affairs, Office of Management and Budget, 725 17th Street NW.,
Washington, DC 20503, Attention NHTSA Desk Officer.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For additional information or access
to background documents, contact Lisa Gavin, Office of Crash Avoidance
Standards (NVS-121), U.S. Department of Transportation, National
Highway Traffic Safety Administration, West Building, W43-432, 1200 New
Jersey Avenue SE., Washington, DC 20590. Email address:
[email protected]. Ms.
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Gavin's telephone number is (202) 366-9291.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Before a Federal agency can collect certain
information from the public, it must receive approval from the Office
of Management and Budget (OMB). In compliance with these requirements,
this notice announces that the following information collection request
has been forwarded to OMB. A Federal Register notice soliciting
comments on the following information collection was published on May
27, 2014 (79 FR 30230). No comments were received on that notice.
Title: Recruitment and Debriefing of Human Subjects for Research
Related to Motor Vehicle Gear Selection Controls.
OMB Control Number: 2127--New.
Type of Request: New information collection.
Form Numbers: 1263 and 1264.
Requested Expiration Date of Approval: Three years from the
approval date.
Abstract: The introduction of electronically-controlled
transmissions has allowed much greater freedom in the design of driver
interfaces, with the result that drivers are being confronted with new
and different types of gear selector controls--joysticks, push buttons,
rotary knobs, etc. This information collection is incidental to the
recruitment of participants for human-factors studies designed to
measure the ability of drivers to adapt to unfamiliar types of gear-
selection controls. There is no known published usability research
related to these new types of driver interfaces.
The proposed studies will examine driver response to non-
traditional gear selector configurations in routine and emergency
simulated driving scenarios, noting driver confusion, distraction and
unintended consequences due to the unconventional gear selector
configuration. The research method consists of driving simulations to
collect objective and subjective data about six different gear selector
types. Approximately 500 drivers will respond to the request for
participants. It is estimated that of the 500 respondents, 360 will
ultimately be recruited and participate. The estimated burden hours
were calculated for the pre- and post-experiment questionnaires and for
performing the driving tasks for the 500 respondents accordingly.
Participants will be tested individually in a driving simulator
located at the Volpe National Transportation Systems Center (Volpe
Center), which will conduct this research under an Intra-Agency
Agreement (IAA) with NHTSA. The information being collected consists of
that required for scheduling appointments and for balancing the subject
sample across age groups, gender, and previous driving experience with
various motor vehicle gear selector configurations. The experimental
data will contain the demographic and past-experience descriptors for
each participant, but no personally identifiable information. During or
after the experimental sessions, participants may be queried regarding
their perceptions and preferences about various aspects of gear-
selection controls.
Affected Public: Participants for the driving simulator experiment
will be selected from a list of eligible individuals who reside in the
Boston area and have indicated to Volpe Center staff that they would
like to participate in this experiment. All participants will be asked
the same recruitment questions.
Respondents: Drivers with a valid driver license.
Estimated Number of Respondents: 500.
Estimated Number of Respondents Selected: 360.
Estimated Total Annual Burden: 595 hours (1 hour and 38 minutes per
selected respondent and 3 minutes per respondent not selected.)
Frequency of Collection: One time.
Comments are invited on: 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; the accuracy of the Departments estimate of the burden of the
proposed information collection; ways to enhance the quality, utility
and clarity of the information to be collected; and 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 amended; and 49 CFR 1.95.
R. Ryan Posten,
Associate Administrator for Rulemaking, National Highway Traffic Safety
Administration.
[FR Doc. 2014-27884 Filed 11-24-14; 8:45 am]
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