Agency Information Collection Request

Nathaniel Beuse
National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
August 27, 2013

[Federal Register Volume 78, Number 166 (Tuesday, August 27, 2013)]
[Notices]
[Page 53005]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2013-20858]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

National Highway Traffic Safety Administration

[Docket No. NHTSA-2012-0179]


Agency Information Collection Request

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

ACTION: Notice of submission of information collection request to 
Office of Management and Budget (OMB).

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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 is being forwarded to the 
Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review and comments. A 
Federal Register Notice with a 60-day comment period soliciting 
comments on the following information collection was published on 
January 16, 2013.

DATES: Comments must be submitted on or before September 26, 2013.

ADDRESSES: Send comments, within 30 days, to the Office of Information 
and Regulatory Affairs, Office of Management and Budget, 725-17th 
Street NW., Washington, DC 20503, Attention: NHTSA Desk Officer.
    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 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.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Julie Kang, Ph.D., Contracting 
Officer's Technical Representative Task Order Manager, Office of Human-
Vehicle Performance Research (NVS-331), National Highway Traffic Safety 
Administration, 1200 New Jersey Ave SE., Washington, DC 20590. Dr. 
Kang's phone number is 202-366-7664. Her email address is 
julie.kang@dot.gov.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
    Title: Driver Monitoring of Inattention and Impairment Using 
Vehicle Equipment (Phase 2)
    OMB Control Number: None
    Type of Request: New Information Collection
    Abstract: In 2011, the National Highway Traffic Safety 
Administration reported 29,757 fatal vehicle crashes in the United 
States. A large proportion of these crashes were caused by one of three 
factors: 31% alcohol intoxication, 2.4% drowsy, and 7.1% distracted 
cases. In an effort to understand potential mitigation strategies, 
NHTSA has contracted with the University of Iowa's National Advanced 
Driving Simulator (NADS) to develop and evaluate vehicle-based 
algorithms to detect impairment and inattention.
    NHTSA proposes an experimental driving simulator study to develop 
algorithms for detecting impaired driving. This study will measure the 
ability of subjects to maintain lane position and vehicle speed 
relative to the posted speed limit while either drowsy or distracted by 
a secondary task while driving a driving simulator. NHTSA is requesting 
clearance to collect voluntary information from subjects to determine 
their eligibility to participate and remain in the driving simulator 
study.
    Affected Public: Voluntary study participants.
    Number of Respondents: Under this proposed effort, the University 
of Iowa, National Advanced Driving Simulator will contact approximately 
168 individuals by phone and use a screening questionnaire to determine 
their eligibility for the study. It is estimated that 96 of these 
individuals will qualify to be enrolled into the study. The 96 
individuals who will be contacted are persons in Eastern Iowa who have 
volunteered to take part in driving simulation studies in the past. 
Businesses are ineligible for the sample and will not be contacted.
    Number of Responses: Each respondent will complete the process 
once.
    Total Annual Burden Hours: It is estimated that the total 
respondent burden will be 247 hours. Respondents who complete the phone 
screening will have a burden of 10 minutes each for a total of 28 
hours. Respondents who go on to be enrolled in the study will have an 
additional burden of 61 minutes for a total of 219 hours. There are no 
additional costs to respondents
    Frequency of Collection: This is a one-time collection.

    Authority:  The Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995; 44 U.S.C. 
Chapter 35, as amended; and 49 CFR 1.95.

    Issued in Washington, DC on August 22, 2013.
Nathaniel Beuse,
Associate Administrator, Office of Vehicle Safety Research.
[FR Doc. 2013-20858 Filed 8-26-13; 8:45 am]
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