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Agency Information Collection Activities; Notice and Request for Comment; Countermeasures That Work Publication: Federal Register Agency: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Byline: Nanda Narayanan Srinivasan Date: 18 April 2022 Subjects: American Government  , Safety
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[Federal Register Volume 87, Number 74 (Monday, April 18, 2022)]
[Notices]
[Pages 23013-23017]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2022-08151]
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
[Docket No. NHTSA-2021-0016]
Agency Information Collection Activities; Notice and Request for
Comment; Countermeasures That Work
AGENCY: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA),
Department of Transportation (DOT).
ACTION: Notice and request for public comment on a reinstatement with
modification of a previously approved collection of information.
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SUMMARY: The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA)
invites public comments about our intention to request approval from
the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for a reinstatement with
modification of a previously approved collection of information. Before
a Federal agency can collect certain information from the public, it
must receive approval from 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 to conduct a
survey that will inform the development of the 12th edition of
Countermeasures That Work and structured interviews to populate and
update the 2nd edition of Countermeasures At Work.
DATES: Comments must be received on or before June 17, 2022.
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments identified by DOT Docket ID Number
NHTSA-2021-0016 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. To be sure someone is
there to help you, please call (202) 366-9322 before coming.
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. Please see the Privacy Act heading
below.
Privacy Act: Anyone is able to search the electronic form of all
comments received into any of our dockets by the name of the individual
submitting the comment (or signing the comment, if submitted on behalf
of an association, business, labor union, etc.). You may review DOT's
complete Privacy Act Statement in the Federal Register published on
April 11, 2000 (65 FR 19477-78) or you may visit https://www.transportation.gov/privacy.
Docket: For access to the docket to read background documents or
comments received, go to http://www.regulations.gov or the street
address listed above. Follow the online instructions for accessing the
dockets via internet.
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FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For additional information or access
to background documents, contact Kristie Johnson, Ph.D., Office of
Behavioral Safety Research (NPD-310), National Highway Traffic Safety
Administration, 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE, W46-498, Washington, DC
20590. Dr. Johnson's phone number is 202-366-2755, and her email
address is kristie.johnson@dot.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Under the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995
(PRA) (44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq.), before an agency submits a proposed
collection of information to OMB for approval, it must first 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: Countermeasures That Work.
OMB Control Number: 2127-0727.
Form Numbers: NHTSA Form 1343, NHTSA Form 1344.
Type of Information Collection Request: Reinstatement with
modification of a previously approved information collection.
Type of Review Requested: Regular.
Requested Expiration Date of Approval: 3 years from date of
approval.
Summary of the Collection of Information
NHTSA is seeking approval to (1) collect user feedback on the
Countermeasures That Work \1\ and Countermeasures At Work (1st edition
to be published later in early 2022) guides, and (2) collect program
information from program administrators to develop countermeasure case
studies for Countermeasures At Work.
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\1\ Venkatraman, V., Richard, C.M., Magee, K., & Johnson, K.
(2021, July). Countermeasures that work: A highway safety
countermeasure guide for State Highway Safety Offices, 10th edition
(Report No. DOT HS 813 097). National Highway Traffic Safety
Administration. www.nhtsa.gov/sites/nhtsa.gov/files/2021-09/15100_Countermeasures10th_080621_v5_tag.pdf.
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End-User Feedback Survey
NHTSA proposes to conduct a web-based feedback survey of up to 120
users of Countermeasures That Work and/or Countermeasures At Work
representing State Highway Safety Offices (SHSOs) and/or local
jurisdictions, the Governors Highway Safety Association (GHSA), State
Coordinators from across the United States, and other important
stakeholders with the intent to reach regular users of the documents to
help improve the documents. Survey topics will include how the guides
are used, weaknesses/drawbacks to the current guides, perceived
usefulness of the ratings, and other suggestions for improvement.
While previous feedback surveys were conducted via phone, the
proposed survey would be administered using an online platform to
reduce participant burden, improve data capture, and reduce coding
needs. Participation by respondents would be voluntary. There are no
record-keeping costs to the respondents. Responses will not be publicly
reported, but NHTSA will internally use the aggregated information to
revise and improve the Countermeasures That Work and Countermeasures At
Work guides. Specifically, feedback will be used to determine which
aspects of the guides should be improved and if there are features or
topics that the guides do not currently have that they would like to
have included.
Structured Interviews
NHTSA also proposes to conduct up to 60 structured in-person or
phone interviews with representatives from jurisdictions that currently
administer effective countermeasures. The respondents for the
interviews will be selected based on their job position, knowledge of
domain, management of effective countermeasure implementations as noted
in the literature, and recommendation from NHTSA or GHSA subject matter
experts with the intent to reach program administrators of effective
countermeasures with the goal of populating and enriching
countermeasure descriptions. The findings of interviews conducted for
Countermeasures At Work will be reported separately for each individual
locality so that the reader can get an idea about the size and type of
the featured locality and issues specific to that locality. The
Countermeasures At Work guide will include general contact information
about the locality (i.e., State DOT or SHSO office) or the contact
information of key individuals (if permission is granted by the
interview participant), so that readers of the document can follow-up,
if desired, with the locality to obtain more information about the
countermeasure.
The Countermeasures That Work and Countermeasures At Work reports
will be shared with SHSOs, local governments, and those who develop
traffic safety programs that aim to change behaviors with the goal of
reducing crashes and the resulting injuries and fatalities.
Description of the Need for the Information and Proposed Use of the
Information
NHTSA was established by the Highway Safety Act of 1970 and its
mission is to reduce deaths, injuries, and economic losses resulting
from motor vehicle crashes on the Nation's highways. To further this
mission, NHTSA is authorized to conduct research for the development of
traffic safety programs. Title 23, United States Code, Section 403
authorizes the Secretary of Transportation (NHTSA by delegation) to use
funds appropriated to conduct research and development activities,
including demonstration projects and the collection and analysis of
highway and motor vehicle safety data and related information, with
respect to (a) all aspects of highway and traffic safety systems and
conditions relating to vehicle, highway, driver, passenger,
motorcyclist, bicyclist, and pedestrian characteristics; accident
causation and investigations; and (b) human behavioral factors and
their effect on highway and traffic safety.
In 2019, 36,096 people were killed in motor vehicle traffic crashes
on U.S. roadways.\2\ While the number of people killed has increased
slightly since the U.S. hit its lowest number of fatalities
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in 2014, over the past 40 years there has been a general downward
trend. Effective behavioral safety countermeasures such as those
described in Countermeasures That Work and detailed in the upcoming
Countermeasures At Work have contributed to these reductions. This
project addresses the issue of providing information to traffic safety
professionals about countermeasures that have been demonstrated to be
effective in addressing certain traffic safety problems.
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\2\ National Center for Statistics and Analysis. (2020,
December). Overview of motor vehicle crashes in 2019 (Traffic Safety
Facts Research Note. Report No. DOT HS 813 060). National Highway
Traffic Safety Administration. https://crashstats.nhtsa.dot.gov/Api/Public/ViewPublication/813060.
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The public health approach to traffic safety which establishes
injuries and fatalities as preventable has resulted in a mix of
countermeasures, and the choices among them are driven by research on
their effectiveness. Generally, this approach includes some combination
of countermeasures aimed at improving safety in terms of improved
vehicles, education, improved roads, enhanced road user perception, and
behavior and better enforcement of traffic safety laws.
In 2005, the Governors Highway Safety Association and the National
Highway Traffic Safety Administration developed a guide,
Countermeasures That Work, for the State Highway Safety Offices that
provides a basic reference to assist in selecting effective, evidence-
based countermeasures to address traffic safety problem areas. Given
that SHSO's and other State practitioners responsible for implementing
these countermeasures use Countermeasures That Work as an aid to make
decisions, it is important to solicit their opinions about the document
and its content. Specifically, it is important to know which aspects of
the guide should be improved and if there are features or topics that
the guide does not currently have that they would like to have
included. The Countermeasures At Work guide expands on the most
effective countermeasures contained in the Countermeasures That Work
guide by providing real world examples and details on localities where
specific countermeasures were put into place. The descriptions of the
effective countermeasures include details about locality size,
implementation issues, cost, stakeholders involved, challenges,
evaluation, and outcomes to help officials determine which
countermeasures may be effective in their own jurisdictions.
Per Section 1300.11 of the Uniform Procedures for State Highway
Safety Grant Programs, each fiscal year, as part of the highway safety
planning process for a State's Highway Safety Plan, a list of
information and data sources consulted must be included in the plan.
Countermeasures That Work is commonly referenced as a consulted source.
The data from this proposed information collection will provide
NHTSA with information that will guide updates to the Countermeasures
That Work and Countermeasures At Work documents. Data collected from
the survey and structured interviews will be used primarily to (1)
update the content, format, and structure of information provided in
Countermeasures That Work and Countermeasures At Work, and (2) identify
the localities/implementation of countermeasures that should be
presented as case studies in Countermeasures At Work.
Frequency of Collection: This study is part a biennial update of
effective countermeasures. Each of the surveys will be collected one
time during the three-year period for which NHTSA is requesting
approval. The last survey of stakeholders was in 2020.
Affected Public: Participants will be U.S. adults (18 years old and
older) who are members of State Highway Safety Offices (SHSOs) and/or
local jurisdictions, the Governors Highway Safety Association (GHSA),
State Coordinators from across the United States, or other important
stakeholders. Businesses are ineligible for the survey and would not be
interviewed.
Estimated Number of Respondents: 180.
Participation in the end user feedback survey will be voluntary
with up to 120 participants surveyed from SHSOs and/or local
jurisdictions, GHSA, State Coordinators from across the United States,
and other important stakeholders. In addition, up to 60 participants
will be interviewed about effective countermeasure programs based on
their job position, knowledge of domain, management of effective
countermeasure implementations as noted in the literature, and
recommendation from NHTSA regional specialists or GHSA Office subject
matter experts.
Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 129.
End User Feedback Survey
NHTSA estimates the total burden of this information collection by
estimating the burden to those who NHTSA contacts who do not respond
and those who are contacted and participate. The estimated time to
contact 120 potential participants for the end user feedback survey is
one minute per person to read the invitation email. For recruited
participants, it is estimated that the survey will take thirty minutes
to complete. For recruited participants, participation is estimated to
take thirty-one minutes which includes time to read the email
invitation (survey introduction) and complete the survey. While up to
three email invites (or waves) are included in this estimate, potential
respondents would be comprised of a sample hand-selected by the
research team thus potentially reducing the number of subsequent
contacts as well as the number of non-responders.
Structured Interviews
NHTSA estimates the total burden of this information collection by
estimating the burden to those who NHTSA contacts who do not respond
and those who are contacted and participate. The estimated time to
contact 60 potential traffic safety representative participants for the
structured countermeasure program interviews is two minutes per person
to read the invitation email. For recruited participants, participation
is estimated to take ninety-two minutes per person. The ninety-two
minutes estimate includes time to read the email invitation (interview
introduction), schedule an interview time, and complete the interview.
Again, while up to four email invites are included in this estimate,
potential respondents would be comprised of a sample hand-selected by
the research team thus potentially reducing the number of subsequent
contacts as well as the number of non-responders.
Total Burden Hours for the End User Feedback Survey and the Structured
Interviews
The total estimated burden for contacting 120 traffic safety
representatives for the end user feedback survey, if 75% of solicited
participants respond, is approximately 50 hours, rounded up (((assuming
90 completed surveys out of 120 contacted potential participants: 45
hours for completed surveys (90 survey participants x 30 minutes to
complete the survey) + ~4.5 hours for reading invitations ((Wave 1-120
contacts x 1 minute) + (Wave 2-90 contacts x 1 minute) + (Wave 3-60
contacts x 1 minute))). The total estimated burden for contacting 60
traffic safety representatives for the program case study structured
interviews, if 75% of solicited participants respond, is approximately
79 hours, rounded up each wave (((assuming 48 completed interviews out
of 60 contacted potential participants: 72 hours (48 completed
interviews x 90 minutes for each interview) + ~5.6 hours ((Wave 1-60
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contacts x 2 minutes) + (Wave 2-48 contacts x 2 minutes) + (Wave 3-36
contacts x 2 minutes) + (Wave 4-24 contacts x 2 minutes))). Overall,
the total estimated burden for the feedback surveys and program case
study interviews is 129 hours. This information is presented in the
tables below.
Table 1--Estimated Total Burden for End User Feedback Survey
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Estimated time
Number of burden per Frequency Number of Burden Burden Average annual
Wave contacts Participant type participant (in of burden participants hours * hours per total burden
minutes) wave *
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Wave 1 (Initial Email 120 Contacted potential 1 1 120 2 17
Invitation--NHTSA Form 1343R). participant (read
email).
Recruited 30 1 30 15
participant
(completed survey).
Wave 2 (Reminder Email #1--NHTSA 90 Contacted potential 1 1 90 2 17
Form 1343R). participant (read
email).
Recruited 30 1 30 15
participant
(completed survey).
Wave 3 (Reminder Email #2--NHTSA 60 Contacted potential 1 1 60 1 16
Form 1343R). participant (read
email).
Recruited 30 1 30 15
participant
(completed survey).
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Total....................... ........... ................... ............... ........... ............ ........... 50 16.67
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* Rounded up to the nearest hour.
Table 2--Estimated Total Burden for Structured Interviews
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Estimated time
Number of burden per Frequency Number of Burden Burden Average annual
Wave contacts Participant type participant (in of burden participants hours * hours per total burden
minutes) wave *
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Wave 1 (Initial Email 60 Contacted potential 2 1 60 2 20
Invitation--NHTSA Form 1344R). participant (read
email).
Recruited 90 1 12 18
participant
(completed
interview).
Wave 2 (Reminder Email #1--NHTSA 48 Contacted potential 2 1 48 2 20
Form 1344R). participant (read
email).
Recruited 90 1 12 18
participant
(completed
interview).
Wave 3 (Reminder Email #2--NHTSA 36 Contacted potential 2 1 36 2 20
Form 1344R). participant (read
email).
Recruited 90 1 12 18
participant
(completed
interview).
Wave 4 (Reminder Email #3--NHTSA 24 Contacted potential 2 1 24 1 19
Form 1344R). participant (read
email).
Recruited 90 1 12 18
participant
(completed
interview).
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Total....................... ........... ................... ............... ........... ............ ........... 79 26.33
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* Rounded up to the nearest hour.
Table 3--Overall Estimated Total Burden
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Number of
Information collection component Frequency respondents per Burden hours Average annual
assessment per collection total (hours)
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End User Feedback Survey.................... 1 120 50 16.67
Structured Interviews....................... 1 60 79 26.33
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Total................................... ............... 180 129 43
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Estimated Total Annual Burden Cost: Participation in this study is
voluntary, and there are no costs to respondents beyond the time spent
completing the end user feedback survey or structured interviews.
Public Comments Invited: You are asked to comment on any aspects of
this information collection, including (i) 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; (ii) the accuracy of the Department's estimate
of the burden of the proposed information collection; (iii) ways to
enhance the quality, utility and clarity
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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.
Authority: The Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995; 44 U.S.C. chapter
35, as amended; 49 CFR 1.49; and DOT Order 1351.29.
Nanda Narayanan Srinivasan,
Associate Administrator, Research and Program Development.
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