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Jeff Michael
National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
November 5, 2014
[Federal Register Volume 79, Number 214 (Wednesday, November 5, 2014)]
[Notices]
[Pages 65765-65767]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2014-26336]
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
[U.S. DOT Docket No. NHTSA-2014-0091]
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 (44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq.), 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 an Information Collection Request (ICR) for
which NHTSA intends to seek OMB approval.
DATES: Comments must be submitted on or before January 5, 2015.
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments identified by DOT Docket ID Number
NHTSA-2014-0091 using any of the following methods:
Electronic submissions: Go to http://www.regulations.gov. Follow
the online 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: Diane Wigle, Division Chief, Impaired
Driving Division (NTI-111), Office of Impaired Driving and Occupant
Protection, National Highway Traffic
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Safety Administration, 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE., W44-301, Washington,
DC 20590. Ms. Wigle's phone number is 202-366-2695 and her email
address is diane.wigle@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:
Title--Special Study on 18-24 Year Old Drivers Involved in Alcohol-
Related Motor Vehicle Crashes
Type of Request--New information collection request
OMB Clearance Number--None.
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--NHTSA has been
particularly concerned with 18- to-24-year-old drivers' propensity for
high-risk driving behaviors and overrepresentation in impaired driving
crashes. While data collection efforts exist to identify basic
demographics and some details of crash involvement, there is
insufficient information to define the characteristics, circumstances,
and patterns of 18-to-24-year-old drivers involved in alcohol-related
motor vehicle crashes. NHTSA needs this information to design programs
that are most likely to affect this age group. NHTSA plans to collect
and analyze information on: (1) Environmental or behavioral conditions
that may have played a role in the cause of the crash, (2) whether
there is a correlation between trip purpose, type, frequency,
departure, destination, or familiarity of location, (3) determine,
other than age, if there are demographic commonalities, (4) determine
methods of message delivery to be most highly accepted among this
group.
Description of the Need for the Information and Proposed Use of the
Information--NHTSA was established by the Highway Safety Act of 1970
(23 U.S.C. 101) to carry out the Congressional mandate to reduce the
mounting 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 safety standards and
traffic safety programs.
Every year, alcohol-impaired driving fatalities account for more
than 30 percent of the total motor vehicle traffic fatalities in the
United States. In 2012, 10,322 people died in alcohol-impaired-driving
crashes. Yearly data from the National Center for Statistics and
Analysis (NCSA) consistently show that nearly 30 percent of drivers age
18-24 involved in fatal crashes are alcohol impaired (BAC .08+). In
addition, a significant amount of research has indicated that heavy and
binge drinking, as well as signs of alcohol dependence and abuse, is
high among this age group.
In support of its mission, NHTSA proposes to gather information on
drivers age 18-24 involved in alcohol-related crashes and the
circumstances of these crashes. A sample of non-alcohol-related crashes
involving drivers age 18-24 will also be collected as a comparison
group. NHTSA is requesting approval to gather information through the
National Center for Statistics and Analysis (NCSA) new record-based
data collection system to be launched in January 2016, which will
replace the National Automotive Sampling System General Estimates
System (NASS GES), and is called the Crash Report Sampling System
(CRSS). NHTSA would like to gather additional information that isn't
currently being collected. NHTSA did not identify any national
databases with detailed information on impaired drivers age 18-24 and
specifically the characteristics, circumstances, and patterns of being
involved in alcohol-related crashes.
NHTSA is seeking approval to collect data from surviving drivers,
who were age 18-24 years old at the time of the crash, on driver
demographics, driving behavior, contributing crash factors, and other
circumstances. If the driver is unavailable, NHTSA will collect data
from surviving passengers of the vehicle driven by the 18-24 year old.
NHTSA, other federal agencies such as the National Institute for
Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (NIAAA), state and local governments,
safety research organizations, and universities will use the data to
design, develop, or determine which countermeasures are most likely to
reduce impaired driving among 18 to 24 year olds. The purpose of this
data collection is to provide critical information needed by NHTSA to
design effective countermeasures that meet the Agency's mandate to
improve highway traffic safety.
Description of the Likely Respondents (Including Estimated Number,
and Proposed Frequency of Response to the Collection of Information)--
The drivers and passengers will be identified through police reported
crashes of which there are over 5 million every year. From the
identified crashes involving 18-24 year old drivers, a random sample of
reported crashes will be selected and weighted for a geographic
representation of the nation. Since the data collection effort is
intended to gather information on drivers involved in alcohol-related
crashes and the circumstances of these crashes, a balanced
representation of non-alcohol and alcohol-related crashes are required
to make any meaningful findings. According to the General Estimates
System (GES) 2012 file, 1,026 of 18,566 total drivers ages 18 to 24
were in alcohol-related crashes. To show comparisons and identify
patterns between drivers involved and not involved in alcohol-related
crashes at significant confidence levels and considering a response
rate at 10%, investigators will need to make approximately 4,100 calls
for an estimated 410 possible completed interviews. NHTSA proposes to
make 6,000 contacts to be able to interview approximately 600
participants in 36 months. Participants are the surviving drivers and
passengers who have detailed knowledge of the crash and the driver
involved. Data will be collected by staff contracted to NHTSA under the
CRSS program. Special investigators will use telephone and in-person
interviews to gather information. Investigators may also make contact
by sending a questionnaire by mail.
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Estimate of the Total Annual Reporting and Record Keeping Burden
Resulting from the Collection of Information--NHTSA estimates 30
minutes for each interview for an estimated an annual burden of 100
hours and a total burden of 300 hours over a three year period. Based
on median per capita income, the maximum total input cost, if all
respondents were interviewed on the job, is estimated as follows:
$22.01 per hour x 100 interviewing hours = $2,201 per year and $6,603
total over a three year period. There are no record keeping or
reporting costs to respondents. All responses are provided
spontaneously. Each respondent only participates once in the data
collection. Thus there is no preparation of data required or expected
of respondents. Respondents do not incur: (a) Capital and startup
costs, or (b) operation, maintenance, and purchase costs for
interviewing
Authority: 44 U.S.C. 3506(c)(2)(A)
Dated: October 31, 2014.
Jeff Michael,
Associate Administrator, Research and Program Development.
[FR Doc. 2014-26336 Filed 11-4-14; 8:45 am]
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