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Jeff Michael
National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
November 15, 2013
[Federal Register Volume 78, Number 221 (Friday, November 15, 2013)]
[Notices]
[Pages 68902-68903]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2013-27400]
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
[U.S. DOT Docket No. NHTSA-2013-0112]
Reports, Forms, and Recordkeeping 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 January 14, 2014.
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments identified by DOT Docket ID Number
NHTSA-2013-0112 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.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Dr. Kathy Sifrit, Contracting
Officer's Technical Representative, Office of Behavioral Safety
Research (NTI-132), National Highway Traffic Safety Administration,
1200 New Jersey Avenue SE., W46-472, Washington, DC 20590. Dr. Sifrit's
phone number is (202) 366-0868 and her email address is
kathy.sifrit@dot.gov.
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:
Physical Fitness and Driving Performance
Type of Request--New information collection requirement.
OMB Clearance Number--None.
Form Number--NHTSA Form 1227.
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 collect information
from licensed drivers about their driving habits, and levels of
physical activity in order to determine whether they are eligible to
participate in a study of the effects of physical activity on driving
performance. Study participation will be voluntary and solicited among
residents of one or more planned communities in the vicinity of Chapel
Hill, North Carolina. Solicitations will be in the form of flyers
posted at a community center, and/or announcements in newsletters and
on community listserves, and/or sign-ups at a weekly farmer's market
and other local events. Interested residents will contact a designated
staff member through a toll-free number to enroll. During a brief
telephone pre-screening, a project assistant will explain inclusion and
exclusion criteria for study participation. Candidate participants who
meet inclusion criteria will respond to a telephone questionnaire to
allow researchers to gauge activity and fitness level.
A project assistant will make appointments to visit each enrollee
to obtain his/her signature on the informed consent agreement, answer
questions about study participation and provide the subject with a
physical activity monitoring device. The remaining data necessary for
this study will be collected by the physical activity monitoring
device, a driving performance assessment conducted by a driving
rehabilitation specialist, and an in-vehicle data collection system.
The in-vehicle system will include a device to collect the vehicle's
Global Positioning System coordinates and a companion device to capture
an image of the driver to confirm that the driver for each trip is the
study participant.
Description of the Need for the Information and Proposed Use of the
Information--NHTSA was established to reduce the number of deaths,
injuries, and economic losses resulting from motor vehicle crashes on
the Nation's highways. As part of this statutory mandate, NHTSA is
authorized to conduct research as a foundation for the development of
motor vehicle standards and traffic safety programs.
Previous research indicates that gains in physical fitness improve
a number of functional abilities important for safe driving. NHTSA
needs to learn more about these relationships between fitness/activity
and driving performance to support the development of recommendations
and educational/outreach materials aimed at older driver safety. The
proposed screening questions and questions about fitness and activity
level will allow research
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staff to ensure that prospective participants meet study inclusion
criteria and facilitate their study participation.
The purpose of the study is to assess the effect(s) of physical
activity and physical fitness training on the driving performance of
adults 70 and older. Analyses of these data will provide information
about whether people age 70 and older who participate in regular
physical activity perform better in a driving evaluation and/or drive
more than do healthy, sedentary drivers of a similar age; whether
particular physical training activities relate to improved functioning
in specific driving tasks; and the extent to which driving performance
and/or exposure of sedentary older adults will improve, following
participation in physical activity. NHTSA will use the information to
inform recommendations to the public regarding how improved physical
fitness can result in better driving performance for the purpose of
reducing injuries and loss of life on the highway.
Description of the Likely Respondents (Including Estimated Number,
and Proposed Frequency of Response to the Collection of Information)--
Respondents will include community dwelling, independently living
licensed drivers, age 70 and older, from Chapel Hill, North Carolina
and surrounding areas. It is estimated that 270 telephone conversations
will be conducted with respondents to descriptive solicitations to
yield 180 study participants. This assumes that up to one-third of
interested older drivers will not meet inclusion/exclusion criteria for
study participation.
Estimate of the Total Annual Reporting and Recordkeeping Burden
Resulting from the Collection of Information--The 270 telephone
conversations will average 15 minutes in length including introduction,
qualifying questions, potential participant questions, logistical
questions, and conclusion. The total estimated annual burden will be
67.5 hours. Participants will incur no costs from the data collection
and participants will incur no record keeping burden and no record
keeping cost from the information collection.
Authority: 44 U.S.C. 3506(c)(2)(A).
Issued on November 12, 2013.
Jeff Michael,
Associate Administrator, Research and Program Development.
[FR Doc. 2013-27400 Filed 11-14-13; 8:45 am]
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