Information Collection Activities: Submission for the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) Review; Request for Comment

Jeff Michael
National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
September 5, 2013

[Federal Register Volume 78, Number 172 (Thursday, September 5, 2013)]
[Notices]
[Pages 54723-54724]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2013-21552]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

National Highway Traffic Safety Administration


Information Collection Activities: Submission for the Office of 
Management and Budget (OMB) Review; Request for Comment

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

ACTION: Notice of the OMB review of information collection and 
solicitation of public comment.

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SUMMARY: In compliance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44 
U.S.C. chapter 35), this notice announces that the Information 
Collection Request (ICR) abstracted below will be submitted to the 
Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review. The ICR describes the 
nature of the information collection and its expected burden. A Federal 
Register Notice with a 60-day comment period soliciting public comments 
on the following information collection was published on April 22, 2013 
(Federal Register/Vol. 78, No. 77/pp. 23824-23825).

DATES: Submit comments to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) on 
or before October 7, 2013.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Dr. Kathy Sifrit at the National 
Highway Traffic Safety Administration, Office of Behavioral Safety 
Research (NTI-132), W46-472, Department of Transportation, 1200 New 
Jersey Avenue SE., Washington, DC 20590. Dr. Sifrit's phone number is 
202-366-0868

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and her email address is kathy.sifrit@dot.gov.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
    OMB Control Number: 2127-New.
    Title: Older Driver Compliance with Licensing Restrictions.
    Form No.: NHTSA Form 1186.
    Type of Review: Regular.
    Respondents: Drivers age 70 and older who have responded to a 
solicitation for participation in a study of licensing restrictions and 
provided a phone number for contact.
    Estimated Number of Respondents: A maximum of 240 respondents to a 
solicitation who have provided a phone number to call.
    Estimated Time Per Response: The average amount of time to respond 
to the questions is estimated at 10 minutes for each telephone 
conversation with a respondent.
    Total Estimated Annual Burden Hours: 40 hours.
    Frequency of Collection: The questions will be presented a single 
time.

Abstract

    Some States impose restrictions on drivers who have impairments 
that may affect safety, for example, limiting a driver whose vision is 
declining to daytime driving only. However, it is unclear whether 
drivers comply with those restrictions. This study will explore this 
issue by documenting driving habits of drivers with restrictions 
imposed by the licensing authority, drivers with restrictions 
recommended by a driving rehabilitation specialist but without State-
imposed restrictions, and a control group of unrestricted drivers of 
similar age. The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) 
proposes to collect information from older adult licensed drivers about 
their driver license status and driving habits. Drivers will volunteer 
for the study by responding to a mailed or individually-delivered 
solicitation. Researchers will ask drivers seven questions to determine 
eligibility to participate in the study, then describe the proposed 
study to respondents who qualify. Each driver who meets study inclusion 
criteria will then be asked if he or she wishes to participate. If yes, 
a project assistant will ask for a description of the car in order to 
identify it and install a data collection system that will collect all 
remaining data necessary for the study. In sum, the proposed questions 
will allow research staff to ensure that prospective participants meet 
study inclusion criteria and facilitate installing data collection 
instruments in the participants' vehicles. Findings will provide 
information about the extent to which drivers comply with license 
restrictions and with certified driving rehabilitation specialist 
recommendations, and whether such restrictions lead to reduced driving 
exposure. NHTSA will provide the findings to States for their use in 
developing restricted licensing practices aimed at reducing injuries 
and loss of life on the highway.

ADDRESSES: Send comments regarding the burden estimate, including 
suggestions for reducing the burden, to the Office of Information and 
Regulatory Affairs, Office of Management and Budget, 725 17th Street 
NW., Washington, DC 20503, Attention: Desk Officer for Department of 
Transportation, National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, or by 
email at oira_submission@omb.eop.gov, or fax: 202-395-5806.
    Comments are Invited On: whether the proposed collection of 
information is necessary for the proper performance of the functions of 
the Department of Transportation, including whether the information 
will have practical utility; the accuracy of the Department's 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. A comment to OMB is most 
effective if OMB receives it within 30 days of publication of this 
notice.

    Authority: 44 U.S.C. 3506(c)(2)(A).

    Issued in Washington, DC on August 30, 2013.
Jeff Michael,
Associate Administrator, Research and Program Development.
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