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Agency Information Collection Activities; Notice and Request for Comment; National Survey of the Use of Booster Seats Publication: Federal Register Agency: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Byline: Chou-Lin Chen Date: 16 February 2022 Subjects: American Government  , Safety
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[Federal Register Volume 87, Number 32 (Wednesday, February 16, 2022)]
[Notices]
[Pages 8929-8930]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2022-03304]
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
[Docket No. NHTSA-2022-0009]
Agency Information Collection Activities; Notice and Request for
Comment; National Survey of the Use of Booster Seats
AGENCY: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA),
Department of Transportation (DOT).
ACTION: Notice and request for comments on extension of a currently
approved information collection.
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SUMMARY: NHTSA invites public comments about our intention to request
approval from the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for an
extension of a currently approved information collection. 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 reinstatement of previously
approved collections. This document describes a collection of
information for which NHTSA intends to seek OMB approval on the
National Survey of the Use of Booster Seats (NSUBS).
DATES: Comments must be submitted on or before April 18, 2022.
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments identified by the Docket No. NHTSA-
2022-0009 through any of the following methods:
Electronic Submissions: Go to the Federal eRulemaking
Portal at http://www.regulations.gov. Follow the online instructions
for submitting comments.
Fax: (202) 493-2251.
Mail or Hand Delivery: Docket Management, U.S. Department
of Transportation, 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE, West Building, Room W12-
140, Washington, DC 20590, between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m., Monday through
Friday, except on Federal holidays. To be sure someone is there to help
you, please call (202) 366-9322 before coming.
Instructions: All submissions must include the agency name and
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.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
For additional information or access to background documents,
contact Lacey L. Boyle, Office of Traffic Records and Analysis,
Mathematical Analysis Division (NSA-210), (202) 366-7468, National
Center for Statistics and Analysis, W55-207, U.S. Department of
Transportation, 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE, Washington, DC 20590. Please
identify the relevant collection of information by referring to its OMB
Control Number.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Under the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995
(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 regulation (at 5 CFR 1320.8(d)), an agency must
ask for public comment on the following: (a) 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; (b) 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; (c) how to enhance
the quality, utility, and clarity of the information to be collected;
and (d) 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 comments on the following proposed collection of
information for which the agency is seeking approval from OMB.
Title: National Survey of the Use of Booster Seats.
OMB Control Number: 2127-0644.
Form Number(s): NHTSA Form 1010.
Type of Request: Extension of a currently 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: The National Survey of
the Use of Booster Seats (NSUBS) is a voluntary collection of restraint
use information for children under 13. The purpose of the NSUBS is to
gather information on restraint use for all child occupants, in
particular the use of booster seats among children ages 4-7. NSUBS is a
biennial collection that involves data collectors visiting sampled gas
stations, recreation centers, day care centers, and seven specific fast
food restaurant chains (McDonald's, Taco Bell, Burger King, Wendy's,
Kentucky Fried Chicken, Dairy Queen, and Sonic), where vehicles are
most likely to have child occupants. Data collectors will observe as
many vehicles as possible that appear to have a least one child
occupant under the age of 13 in order for data collector observation of
restraint use for all occupants. For motorists who voluntarily
participate in a subsequent interview, the data collectors conduct a
brief interview with the vehicle driver or other knowledgeable adult to
determine the age, height, weight, race, and ethnicity of the child
occupants and age of the driver. The survey collects data to support
estimates of restraint use for all children under 13. The collection
includes race and ethnicity breakouts of restraint use among all
occupants in a vehicle as well as age, height, and weight of children.
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Description of the Need for the Information and Proposed Use of the
Information: The NSUBS is conducted to respond to Section 14(i) of the
Transportation Recall Enhancement, Accountability, and Documentation
(TREAD) Act of 2000. The Act directs the Department of Transportation
to reduce deaths and injuries among children in the 4- to 8-year old
age group that are caused by failure to use a booster seat by twenty-
five percent. Conducting the National Survey of the Use of Booster
Seats provides the Department with invaluable information on use and
non-use of booster seats, helping the Department to improve its
outreach programs to ensure that children are protected to the greatest
extent possible when they ride in motor vehicles. The survey data will
allow programs to better reach the caretakers whose children are
unrestrained or not using the best restraint choice for their
children's sizes. The findings may also be of interest to State
legislatures wanting to strengthen their child restraint laws by
enacting mandatory or enhanced booster seat use provisions.
Affected Public: Motorists in passenger vehicles with children
under 13 who are approached at gas stations, fast food restaurants, day
care centers, and recreation centers frequented by children and asked
to participate in the survey.
Estimated Number of Respondents: Based on the average number of
respondents from the last three survey years (2017, 2019, 2021), we
estimate that there will be approximately 5,300 respondents (i.e.,
5,300 adult motorists in passenger vehicles with children under 13 at
gas stations, fast food restaurants, day care centers, and recreation
centers who agree to be interviewed for the survey).
Frequency: Biennial.
Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: NHTSA estimates that the data
collection will, on average, take approximately 4.25 minutes per
respondent. A respondent in this case is an adult motorist providing
information about children in their vehicle. Therefore, NHTSA estimates
the total burden for the 5,300 respondents to be 376 hours, rounded
((4.25 minutes x 5,300 respondents) / 60 min/hr = 375.42 hours). Since
NSUBS data are collected biennially, dividing the 376 total burden
hours by two yields an annual burden of 188 hours. Table 1 provides a
summary of the burden hour estimates.
Table 1--Burden Estimates
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Estimated burden per Total burden hours Total annual Total annual burden
Responses per survey response (minutes) per survey responses hours
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5,300 4.25 376 2,650 188
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To represent the value of the respondents' time, NHTSA uses the
average hourly wage for the United States, which is estimated to be
$27.07.\1\ Using this estimate, NHTSA estimates the total opportunity
costs to respondents to be $10,178.32 (376 x $27.07) or $5,089.16
annually.
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\1\ U.S. Dept. of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics, May 2020
National Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates, accessed June
2021, from https://www.bls.gov/oes/current/oes_nat.htm#00-0000.
Table 2--Opportunity Costs Estimates
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Estimated burden per Average hourly Opportunity cost per Total burden hours Total opportunity Total annual
Responses per survey response (minutes) opportunity cost response per survey (hours) cost per survey opportunity cost
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5,300 4.25 $27.07 $1.92 376 $10,178.32 $5,089.16
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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
taking part in the survey.
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; 49 CFR 1.49; and DOT Order 1351.29.
Issued on February 11, 2022
Chou-Lin Chen,
Associate Administrator for National Center for Statistic and Analysis.
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