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Jeff Michael
National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
25 July 2017
[Federal Register Volume 82, Number 141 (Tuesday, July 25, 2017)]
[Notices]
[Pages 34570-34571]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2017-15567]
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
[U.S. DOT Docket No. NHTSA-2017-0049]
Reports, Forms, and Record Keeping 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 an Information Collection Request (ICR) for which
NHTSA intends to seek OMB approval.
DATES: Comments must be submitted on or before September 25, 2017.
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments identified by DOT Docket ID Number
NHTSA-2017-0049 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: Randolph Atkins, Ph.D., Contracting
Officer's Representative, Office of Behavioral Safety Research (NPD-
310), National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, 1200 New Jersey
Ave. SE., W46-500, Washington, DC 20590. Dr. Atkins' phone number is
202-366-5597 and his email address is randolph.atkins@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 for public
comment on the following proposed collection of information:
Title: Effectiveness of State Law Enforcement Liaison Programs.
Type of Request: New information collection request.
OMB Clearance Number: None.
Form Numbers: NHTSA Form 1408 and NHTSA Form 1409.
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 the State's Law Enforcement Liaisons (LELs) and a selection of
their State and sponsoring agency sponsors about the State's LEL
program activities in promoting NHTSA's traffic safety programs and
initiatives. Participation in the study will be voluntary. The LELs and
their State and sponsoring agency sponsors will be asked to participate
in an online Web site-based survey designed to identify their program
characteristics, costs, and State-recommended program practices. The
following data will be collected: Number of LELs, program structure and
organization, job description, program objectives, reporting
requirements, performance monitoring practices, program costs,
communication networks, reported usefulness of specific program
practices, site and conference attendance practices, and public
outreach activities. The estimated time to complete the web-based
surveys will be 45 minutes. No personally identifiable information will
be used in analysis. The results from the
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surveys will be reported in aggregate and not identify individuals.
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 nations' 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. In support of this
mission, NHTSA proposes to collect information from LELs and their
State and/or sponsoring agency sponsors to improve NHTSA's
understanding of LEL programs in the United States and to evaluate the
programmatic and cost effectiveness of existing LEL approaches. Study
outcomes will be used to inform funding agencies and LEL programs about
LEL best practices and what is required to maintain maximum LEL program
effectiveness. The information will support States and other agencies
and organizations in their efforts to reduce and prevent injuries among
the motoring public through the use of traffic safety programs promoted
by the LELs.
Description of the Likely Respondents (Including Estimated Number,
and Proposed Frequency of Response to the Collection of Information):
NHTSA proposes to conduct two one-time surveys. The first survey will
include the approximately 240 LELs across the country. The second
survey will include the sponsoring agencies from the 49 States that use
LELs, either State Highway Safety Office (SHSO) or other sponsoring
agency personnel that supervise the LELs. Potential participants will
be sent an advance letter to inform them of the survey and how to
access the questionnaire along with a request for their participation.
Both surveys will be administered using an online survey format.
Estimate of the Total Annual Reporting and Record Keeping Burden
Resulting From the Collection of Information: Each of the approximately
240 LELs and the LEL supervisors from the 49 sponsoring agencies will
take the a single web-based online survey, which will take
approximately 45 minutes to complete. Data collection is expected to
take place over a 2 month period of time in the spring of 2018. The
estimated annual burden is approximately 217 total hours for both
surveys combined. The participants will not incur any record keeping
burden nor record keeping cost from the information collection.
Authority: 44 U.S.C. Section 3506(c)(2)(A).
Issued in Washington, DC, on July 20, 2017.
Jeff Michael,
Associate Administrator, Research and Program Development.
[FR Doc. 2017-15567 Filed 7-24-17; 8:45 am]
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