Notice and Request for Comments

Nathaniel Beuse
National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
25 September 2018

[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 186 (Tuesday, September 25, 2018)]
[Notices]
[Pages 48509-48510]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2018-20753]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

National Highway Traffic Safety Administration

[Docket No. NHTSA 2018-0070]


Notice and Request for Comments

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

ACTION: Notice and request for comments.

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SUMMARY: In compliance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, 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 August 8, 2017. No comments were received.

DATES: Comments must be submitted on or before October 25, 2018.

ADDRESSES: Send comments regarding the burden estimate, including 
suggestions for reducing the burden, to the Office of Management and 
Budget, Attention: Desk Officer for the Office of the Secretary of 
Transportation, 725 17th Street NW, Washington, DC 20503.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Alrik L. Svenson, Office of Vehicle 
Safety Research, National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, U.S. 
Department of Transportation, 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE, Washington, DC 
20590, Telephone: 202-366-0436. Please identify the relevant collection 
of information by referring to its OMB Control Number.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 
    Title: Field Study of Newer Generation Heavy Vehicle Automatic 
Emergency Braking (AEB) Systems.
    OMB Control Number: Not assigned.
    Type of Request: New Information Collection.
    Abstract: The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration 
(NHTSA) is assessing the benefits of crash avoidance technologies for 
heavy trucks that include Automatic Emergency Braking (AEB) to prevent 
fatalities, injuries, and property damage in crashes involving heavy 
vehicles. Previous studies have investigated crash problem size, 
economic cost, and preliminary safety benefits concerning these 
systems. The underlying methods of these studies have included test 
track evaluations, objective test procedures, technology field 
demonstrations, and ``naturalistic'' studies. As both of the major AEB 
system suppliers have released new products in the second half of 2017, 
NHTSA is interested in the real world performance of these new systems, 
which are designed to address the shortcomings of the previous 
generation of AEB systems. These systems have been designed to offer 
improved threat detection and new features such as stationary object 
braking. Additionally, a new product called Detroit Assurance\TM\ was 
released in 2016 for Freightliner trucks by Detroit Diesel Corporation. 
This system shares many features with the OnGuard and Wingman[supreg] 
products including advanced emergency braking (AEB), forward collision 
warnings (FCW), and adaptive cruise control (ACC).
    Affected Public: Commercial vehicle drivers who are assigned a 
single, specific commercial vehicle that is equipped with the eligible 
technologies. Trucking fleets (approximately 7-10) will be contacted 
first to see if they have trucks equipped with the technologies and 
would be willing to have their drivers participate in the study.

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    Estimated Number of Respondents: 175, after compensating for 
potential drop-outs.
    Frequency: Twice at the start of participation (demographic and 
initial CAS technology surveys), once at the completion of 
participation approximately 3 months later.
    Number of Responses: Full participation in the study will include 3 
responses for a total of 92 questions per participant, plus a consent 
form that will be reviewed prior to participation.
    Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 110 minutes per respondent, 
including consent (204 hours total).
    Estimated Total Annual Burden Cost:

                                                       Table 1--Estimated Total Annual Burden Cost
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                                                                                                             Estimated         Total           Total
                                                             Number of     Frequency of      Number of      individual       estimated    annualize cost
                       Instrument                           respondents      responses       questions        burden       burden hours   to respondents
                                                                \1\                                          (minutes)        (hours)           \2\
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Informed Consent Form...................................             175               1             N/A              10              29         $584.64
Demographic questionnaire...............................             175               1              14              10              29          584.64
Initial CAS Technology Survey...........................             175               1              33              25              73         1471.68
Final CAS Technology Survey.............................             150               1              34              25            62.5         1260.00
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    TOTAL...............................................  ..............  ..............  ..............  ..............           193.5       $ 3900.96
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\1\ The number of respondents in this table includes drop-out rates.
\2\ Estimated based on the mean hourly rate nationwide for Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers of $20.16 as reported in the May 2014 Occupational
  Employment and Wage Estimates, Bureau of Labor Statistics. http://www.bls.gov/oes/current/oes_nat.htm#35-0000.

    Public Comments Invited: You are asked to comment on any aspects of 
this information collection, including (a) 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; (b) the accuracy of the Department's estimate 
of the burden of the proposed information collection; (c) ways to 
enhance the quality, utility and clarity of the information to be 
collected; and (d) 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.

    Authority: The Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995; 44 U.S.C. 
Chapter 35, as amended; and 49 CFR 1:48.

 Nathaniel Beuse,
Associate Administrator, Vehicle Safety Research.
[FR Doc. 2018-20753 Filed 9-24-18; 8:45 am]
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