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Agency Information Collection Activities; Notice and Request for Comment; Motorcycle Crash Avoidance Technology Review Publication: Federal Register Agency: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Byline: Cem Hatipoglu Date: 12 June 2024 Subjects: American Government  , Motorcycles, Safety
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[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 114 (Wednesday, June 12, 2024)]
[Notices]
[Pages 50042-50045]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2024-12798]
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
[Docket No. NHTSA-2024-0024]
Agency Information Collection Activities; Notice and Request for
Comment; Motorcycle Crash Avoidance Technology Review
AGENCY: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA),
Department of Transportation (DOT).
ACTION: Notice and request for comments on a request for approval of a
new 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 a new
information collection. The new information collection would be a one-
time, voluntary, and anonymous survey of motorcycle riders to obtain
consumer-reported feedback and perspectives on the use and availability
of advanced crash avoidance motorcycle technologies. 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 the proposed motorcycle crash
avoidance technology survey for which NHTSA intends to seek OMB
approval.
DATES: Comments must be submitted on or before August 12, 2024.
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ADDRESSES: You may submit comments identified by the Docket No. NHTSA-
2024-0024 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 Mr. Ryan Rahimpour, NHTSA, Office of
Vehicle Safety Research, (202) 366-8756, W46-432, U.S. Department of
Transportation, 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE, Washington, DC 20590.
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: Motorcycle Crash Avoidance Technology Review.
OMB Control Number: New.
Form Number(s): Eligibility Questionnaire, NHTSA Form 1811;
Informed Consent, NHTSA Form 1812; Full Questionnaire, NHTSA Form 1813.
Type of Request: New Information Collection.
Type of Review Requested: Regular.
Requested Expiration Date of Approval: One year from date of
approval.
Summary of the Collection of Information
NHTSA is seeking approval to conduct three voluntary, one-time,
information collections that would be part of a survey of motorcycle
riders to obtain consumer-reported feedback and perspectives on the use
and availability of advanced crash avoidance motorcycle technologies.
These information collections would be conducted by NHTSA's contractor,
the University of Michigan Transportation Research Institute (UMTRI)
and will involve a convenience sample of motorcycle riders and will
collect information on current consumer perceptions of the utility and
availability of the technologies, including consumer willingness to use
advanced safety technology on motorcycles and the impact of various
contextual factors (e.g., personal, mandates, costs) on this
willingness. It is part of a research effort UMTRI is undertaking
entitled ``Motorcycle Crash Avoidance Technology Review,'' which
gathers data and performs analysis to summarize the scope of the
motorcycle crashes, estimate the prevalence of different crash
avoidance technologies available in the fleet, understand the crash
avoidance technologies under development, and identify perspectives on
advanced motorcycle technologies.
The three information collections include: (1) an eligibility
questionnaire; (2) an informed consent; and (3) the survey
questionnaire. The survey will ask respondents for background
information on themselves (demographics, riding behavior, and safety
habits like helmet use) to gauge whether knowledge and beliefs about
motorcycle systems differ by these contexts. The survey will ask about
respondents' knowledge and beliefs regarding motorcycle safety
technology using open-ended questions where respondents can type in
their responses. These questions include consumer willingness to use
various motorcycle technologies and their perspectives on the impact of
various contextual factors (e.g., personal beliefs, mandates, costs).
Technologies include braking systems (anti-lock braking,
combined braking, automatic emergency braking); warning systems (lane
departure, blind spot, curve speed, forward collision, and rear
collision); and control systems (stability control and wheelie
control).
Open-ended questions aim to gather unbiased perspective
and allow a measure of accuracy of information available to consumers
and users. Additionally, overall thoughts on technologies provide
insight into user acceptance and can be evaluated by demographics and
user characteristics.
Willingness to purchase and use technologies provides
perspective for incentivized incorporation of technologies and
potential disengagement or modification to make inoperative.
Cost considerations provide insight for potential policy
decisions as they relate to cost-benefit analyses.
Description of the Need for the Information and Proposed Use of the
Information
NHTSA's mission is to save lives, prevent injuries, and reduce the
economic costs of road traffic crashes through education, research,
safety standards, and enforcement activity. Subchapter V of chapter 301
of title 49 of the United States Code (U.S.C.) authorizes the Secretary
of Transportation to conduct ``motor vehicle safety research,
development, and testing programs and activities, including activities
related to new and emerging technologies that impact or may impact
motor vehicle safety.'' 49 U.S.C. 30182. Pursuant to section 1.95
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of title 49 of the Code of Federal Regulations (CFR), the Secretary has
delegated this authority to the National Highway Traffic Safety
Administration (NHTSA).
As crash avoidance technologies advance, they have the potential to
reduce the loss of life in roadway crashes. In order to better inform
the agency's efforts regarding crash avoidance technologies for
motorcyclists, NHTSA has contracted with the University of Michigan
Transportation Research Institute (UMTRI) to conduct a project entitled
``Motorcycle Crash Avoidance Technology Review''. The objectives of
this project are to gather data and perform analysis to summarize the
scope of the motorcycle crashes, estimate the prevalence of different
crash avoidance technologies available in the fleet, understand the
crash avoidance technologies under development, and identify
perspectives on advanced motorcycle technologies. NHTSA is seeking
approval for the information collection requested described in this
document to conduct a survey of motorcyclists that will be conducted as
a part of this project, to gain understanding of users' thoughts on
these technologies and identify possible unintended consequences of
mandating the technology.
This proposed survey would be a one-time, voluntary, and anonymous
survey of motorcycle riders to obtain consumer-reported feedback and
perspectives on the use and availability of advanced safety
technologies on motorcycles. At this time, there is no similar
information regarding consumer use and understanding of current
advanced safety technology on motorcycles. The results of the
information collection will help NHTSA better understand consumer-based
barriers and facilitators to advanced motorcycle crash avoidance
technology deployment. By understanding these barriers and
facilitators, NHTSA can better develop related policy and consumer
education materials to improve safety through the increased uptake and
safe use of advanced technologies for motorcycles.
Affected Public: General public with motorcycle experience.
Estimated Number of Respondents: Initial outreach for respondents
is targeted to reach 700 individuals, 420 individuals will move forward
to the informed consent document, and 420 completed questionnaires.
Frequency: Once.
Estimated Annual Burden Hours: 124 hours.
This information collection request involves three information
collections: (1) an eligibility questionnaire; (2) an informed consent
form; and (3) the survey questionnaire. The administration of each of
these information collections is completely electronic as well as the
solicitation of respondents through targeted advertisements and
motorcycle community web pages. The survey involves a convenience
sample and will remain available for completion until a sample size of
300 completed surveys is achieved.
Initial outreach for respondents is targeted to reach 700
individuals willing to initiate the survey (in order to arrive at the
final desired sample size of 300). The landing page for the survey is a
three-question eligibility questionnaire, with an estimated time for
completion of one minute. As this is a new format for gathering this
type of information from this community, the research team estimates
that 60 percent of the individuals who take the eligibility
questionnaire will qualify to move forward. As such, 420 individuals
will move forward to the informed consent document. It is assumed that
all 420 individuals will complete the informed consent, which is also
expected to take an average of one minute.
While all 420 respondents are expected to move forward for the
survey questionnaire, the research team expects some non-response and
some attrition of respondents. The research team is looking for 300
completed questionnaires. The 420 respondents are considered the
maximum number of respondents needed to arrive at 300 completed
questionnaires. A completed survey questionnaire is estimated to take
on average 15 minutes.
The survey administration software contains the ability to set
quotas for response. The research team will stop the solicitation of
respondents once 700 individuals have begun the eligibility
questionnaire or 300 completed questionnaires are gathered.
Burden costs are calculated as opportunity costs, as these
individuals are taking their own time to complete the survey. NHTSA
used an average hourly wage for all occupations to estimate the
opportunity costs associated with the information collections. The
Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) estimates that the mean hourly wage
for all occupations is $31.48.\1\ This is the hourly wage rate used to
calculate the opportunity costs for administration of this survey.
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\1\ Bureau of Labor Statistics. ``May 2023 OEWS National
Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates.'' Occupational
Employment and Wage Statistics. https://www.bls.gov/oes/current/oes_nat.htm#00-0000. Accessed June 6, 2024
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Full administration of the survey is expected to be completed
within one year and, therefore, opportunity costs and hours are both
total and annual estimates.
Table 1--Burden Estimates
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Time per
NHSTA Form Information Number of response Cost per Frequency Time burden Burden cost
No. collection respondents (min) response of response (hours) (dollars)
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1811......... Eligibility 700 1 $0.52 1 12 $364
Questionnaire.
1812......... Informed Consent 420 1 0.52 1 7 218
1813......... Full 420 15 7.87 1 105 3,305
Questionnaire.
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Annual Burden... .............. ........... ........... ........... 124 3,887
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The annual opportunity cost for the administration of the survey is
$3,887 and the annual burden hours for administration of the survey is
124 hours.
Estimated Annual Burden Cost: $0.
There is no cost to the respondents for this information
collection. Respondents will not incur travel expenses nor be required
to obtain equipment for completion of 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
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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 1351.29A.
Cem Hatipoglu,
Associate Administrator for Vehicle Safety Research.
[FR Doc. 2024-12798 Filed 6-11-24; 8:45 am]
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