Reports, Forms, and Record Keeping Requirements Agency Information Collection Activity Under OMB Review

Jeff Michael
National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
17 May 2016

[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 95 (Tuesday, May 17, 2016)]
[Notices]
[Page 30607]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2016-11586]



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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

National Highway Traffic Safety Administration


Reports, Forms, and Record Keeping Requirements Agency 
Information Collection Activity Under OMB Review

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

ACTION: Notice.

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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 comment. The ICR 
describes the nature of the information collection and the expected 
burden. The Federal Register Notice with a 60-day comment period was 
published on March 21, 2016 (Federal Register/Vol. 81, No. 54/pp.15147-
15148).

DATES: Comments must be submitted on or before June 16, 2016.

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.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Dr. Kristie Johnson, 202-366-2755.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 
    Title: Countermeasures That Work (9th and 10th Editions) and 
Countermeasures At Work (1st and 2nd Editions)
    Type of Request: New information collection requirement.
    Abstract: The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration 
(NHTSA) proposes to collect user feedback on the Countermeasures That 
Work and Countermeasures At Work guides. These guides were developed 
for the State Highway Safety Offices (SHSOs) to assist them in 
developing programs for implementing safety countermeasures in nine 
program areas: Alcohol-impaired and drugged driving, seat belt use and 
child restraints, aggressive driving and speeding, distracted and 
drowsy driving, motorcycle safety, young drivers, older drivers, 
pedestrians, and bicyclists. The Countermeasures That Work guide covers 
each program area in a separate chapter that includes a short 
background section relaying current data trends, which is followed by a 
description of applicable countermeasures, and an explanation their 
effectiveness, use, costs, and time to implement. The new (to be 
developed) Countermeasures At Work guide will elaborate on some of the 
countermeasures contained in the Countermeasures That Work guide by 
providing real world examples and details on localities where specific 
countermeasures were implemented. The countermeasure descriptions may 
include details about locality size, implementation issues, cost, 
stakeholders to involve, challenges, evaluation, and outcomes. To 
collect this information for the new guide, NHTSA proposes to collect 
information from representatives from the SHSOs and/or local 
jurisdictions, in addition to representatives from the Governors 
Highway Safety Association (GHSA), State Coordinators, and other 
relevant stakeholders. The survey will ask the representatives the 
following information:
     Their background, including job roles and 
responsibilities, which provide context for document use,
     What are their key information needs for the 
Countermeasures At Work document, including obtaining details of 
specific use-case examples such as locality size, implementation 
issues, cost, stakeholders to involve, challenges, evaluation, and 
outcomes,
     Opinions on the documents' structure, format, and content, 
which includes using a consistent question format for different 
information items/sections in the document,
     Opinions about specific aspects and potential changes or 
improvements pertaining to examples of alternative presentation 
formats,
     Opinions about how the Countermeasures At Work guide would 
be used, what information should be included, and if stakeholders have 
information about good locality examples, and
     Opinions about features or topics that should be included 
both guides, such as the addition of figures and illustrations, and 
adjustments to the design of topic subsections.
    Estimated Total Annual Burden: 375 hours (250 participants, 
averaging 90 minutes).
    Comments are invited 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 information collection;
    (iii) ways to enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the 
information to be collected; and
    (iv) 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.

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

    Issued on: May 12, 2016.
Jeff Michael,
Associate Administrator, Research and Program Development.
[FR Doc. 2016-11586 Filed 5-16-16; 8:45 am]
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