Agency Information Collection Activities; Notice and Request for Comment; Examining the Effectiveness of Lane Departure Warning and Lane Keep Assist Advanced Driver Assistance Systems for Improving Driver Response

Agency Information Collection Activities; Notice and Request for Comment; Examining the Effectiveness of Lane Departure Warning and Lane Keep Assist Advanced Driver Assistance Systems for Improving Driver Response

Publication: Federal Register
Agency: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
Byline: Cem Hatipoglu
Date: 3 September 2024
Subject: American Government

, Safety

[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 170 (Tuesday, September 3, 2024)]
[Notices]
[Pages 71777-71783]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2024-19625]

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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

National Highway Traffic Safety Administration

[Docket No. NHTSA-2024-0052]

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

ACTION: Notice and request for comments on 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. 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 titled ``Examining the Effectiveness of Lateral Control
Warnings (ADAS) for Improving Driver Response''.

DATES: Comments must be submitted on or before November 4, 2024.

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments identified by the Docket No. NHTSA-
2024-0052 through any of the following methods:

Electronic submissions: Go to the Federal eRulemaking
Portal at http://

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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: Jeremiah Singer, National Highway
Traffic Safety Administration, 1200 New Jersey Ave. SE, Washington, DC
20590; email jeremiah.singer@dot.gov; telephone (202) 366-7679.

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: Examining the Effectiveness of Lateral Control Warnings
(ADAS) for Improving Driver Response
OMB Control Number: New
Form Number(s):
NHTSA Form 1840--Recruitment Screener
NHTSA Form 1841--Informed Consent
NHTSA Form 1842--Vision-Hearing Form
NHTSA Form 1843--Knowledge Experience Questionnaire
NHTSA Form 1844--Session 1 Post-Condition Questionnaire
NHTSA Form 1845--Session 1 Post-Session Questionnaire
NHTSA Form 1846--Session 2 Post-Route Questionnaire LDW
NHTSA Form 1847--Session 2 Post-Route Questionnaire LDW/LKA
Type of Request: New 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 Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) of the
U.S. Department of Transportation is seeking approval to conduct 11
voluntary information collections a part of a one-time research study
involving up to 80 licensed drivers of various ages for a research
study to examine the effectiveness of lateral control warnings in
advanced driver assistance systems (ADAS) for improving driver
response. The respondents will participate in two separate driving data
collection sessions. Within this study, NHTSA's contractor, the
Virginia Tech Transportation Institute (VTTI), will instrument two
research vehicles with data acquisition systems (DASs). These DASs
include video cameras and sensors that allow for collecting continuous
data that encompasses driver behavior and vehicle performance. The
completion of the two drives will take place on different days. The
complete data collection effort is estimated to be 808 burden hours to
the study participants. Recruitment of study respondents will be from
Southwest Virginia, specifically the New River Valley and surrounding
areas (Roanoke, Salem, etc.). The target for the study is 50
participants; therefore, the research team will contact up to an
estimated 340 potential research participants in order to identify
approximately 85 respondents who will be eligible for participation and
complete the informed consent process, estimating that up to 80
respondents will participate in the driving sessions. Since the
research study involves driving sessions on two different days,
recruitment of up to 80 respondents is needed to account for attrition
and potential replacements to ensure that the research study includes
50 participants who complete both the Session 1 and Session 2 drives.
Upon arriving for their first session, each enrolled participant will
go through the consenting process. The consenting process will include
an overview of the study, an explanation of the consent form, and an
opportunity for the potential participants to ask questions and seek
clarification. Following the consenting process, participants who sign
up to participate will complete a brief vision and hearing evaluation,
ensuring that they meet the basic vision requirements of driver's
licensure in Virginia (20/40) and can hear experimenter instructions.
Tracking for color blindness will also be included, as there are visual
notifications throughout the study. Participants will then be asked to
complete a 10-minute questionnaire related to their previous knowledge
of and experience with the systems under evaluation. Thereafter, the
enrolled participants will be instructed to perform a series of
controlled driving tests on the Virginia Smart Roads facilities with
one of the test vehicles. Each series of controlled driving tests on
the Smart Roads will last about 2 hours and will be preceded by a 15-
minute familiarization with the vehicle, followed by a 30-minute post-
driving questionnaire and debriefing session. The drivers who complete
the first session will return a different day for a second driving
session in which they will be instructed to drive a prescribed route on
public roads in Southwest Virginia. This second driving session will
last approximately 4 hours, with a 15-minute break in between; this
will be preceded by a 45-minute preparation and followed by a 30-minute
post driving questionnaire and debriefing. The planned data collection

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activities discussed herein have been approved by Virginia Tech's
Institutional Review Board.

Description of the Need for the Information and Proposed Use of the
Information

NHTSA's mission is to save lives, prevent injuries, and reduce
traffic-related health care and other economic costs. To further this
mission, NHTSA conducts research as a foundation for the development of
motor vehicle standards and traffic safety programs. Lane departure
crashes, including single-vehicle run-off-road crashes, non-collision
rollovers, sideswipe crashes, and head-on crashes between two vehicles
traveling in opposite directions, account for a large proportion of
fatal and injury crashes on U.S. roads. Lane support systems (LSS), a
type of lateral-control ADAS, predominantly comprise two complementary
technologies: lane departure warning (LDW) and lane keep assistance
(LKA) systems. LDW detects and alerts drivers when their vehicle is
about to leave the current travel lane, whereas LKA redirects the
lateral movement of the vehicle to prevent it from leaving the current
travel lane. Numerous studies have estimated the effect of LSS
technologies on police-reported crashes, with all reviewed studies
finding a positive impact. Based on the comparison of multiple
prevention systems and warning-only systems, previous studies have
suggested that prevention systems are more effective than warning-only
systems because they do not rely on a timely and appropriate response
from the driver. Crash situations typically unfold quickly; thus, by
the time the driver responds to the warning, it may be too late,
particularly when the driver is distracted, drowsy, or fails to notice
the warning right away. Therefore, the effectiveness of warning systems
largely depends on human factors. While studies have demonstrated the
effectiveness of LSS at reducing the intended crash types and the
potential of LSS to save countless lives with widespread use, these
systems are unfortunately associated with a high ``nuisance'' factor
resulting from false or unnecessary alerts. This inevitably leads to
system deactivation, with indications that drivers turn LDW systems off
as much as 50 percent of the time due to annoying alerts and overly
aggressive steering corrections.1 2 Once deactivated, all
potential benefits of LSS are negated. Thus, it is important to reduce
false alerts to maximize driver acceptance and the likelihood that the
system remains enabled, which, in turn, will reduce crashes. LSS, if
properly designed, evaluated, and used, have the potential to reduce
the occurrence or, at the very least mitigate the severity of, a
significant number of lane-departure crashes. NHTSA needs to learn more
about LSS's effectiveness, the human factors that affect LDW and LKA
performance, and about the system characteristics that will favor
better acceptance. This data collection has been specifically designed
to evaluate key LSS-related technologies, with a particular focus on
driver and system performance, as well as driver acceptance. The
outcomes will provide a wide variety of stakeholders with valuable
information about the optimal LSS design features to maximize the
safety benefits of these systems and will inform NHTSA in the
development of future motor vehicle standards and in what traffic
safety programs to advance in its mission to save lives, prevent
injuries and reduce health care and other economic costs due to traffic
crashes on U.S. highways.
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\1\ Flannagan C, LeBlanc D, Bogard S, Nobukawa K, Narayanaswamy
P, Leslie A, Kiefer R, Marchione M, Beck C, and Lobes K. (2016).
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\2\ Monticello, M. (2019). Car Safety Systems That Could Save
Your Life. Consumer Reports. (https://www.consumerreports.org/automotive-technology/car-safety-systems-that-could-save-your-life/.
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NHTSA will use the information collected to produce a technical
report containing summary statistics and tables. No identifying
information or individual responses will be reported. The technical
report will be made available to a variety of audiences interested in
improving highway safety through the agency website and the National
Transportation Library. This collection will provide valuable
information about optimal lateral control ADAS toward maximizing the
safety benefits of these systems.
NHTSA was established by the Highway Safety Act of 1970 (23 U.S.C.
101). Its Congressional mandate is to reduce the number of deaths,
injuries, and economic losses resulting from motor vehicle crashes on
our nation's highways. To accomplish this mission, NHTSA has statutory
authority to conduct crash injury research and collect relevant data in
the interest of public health. Specifically, NHTSA is authorized to:
(1) engage in research on all phases of highway safety and traffic
conditions; (2) undertake collaborative research and development
projects with non-Federal entities for the purposes of crash data
collection and analysis; and (3) conduct research and collect
information to determine the relationship between motor vehicles and
crashes, and personal injury or deaths resulting from such crashes.
This information collection supports the department's strategic goal of
safety.
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 of title 49 of the Code of
Federal Regulations (CFR), the Secretary has delegated this authority
to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA).

Affected Public

Respondents to this collection will be members of the public
recruited from Blacksburg, VA, and surrounding areas. Effort will be
made to recruit equal numbers of adult males and females, including
participants with different levels of experience owning or driving a
vehicle with LSS. This is an experimental study that will examine the
effectiveness and preferences of lateral control warnings in ADAS for
improving driver response. As such, the participants in this
experimental research design are not expected nor intended to be a
representative sample of all drivers in the U.S. Study participants
will be licensed drivers between the ages of 25 and 65.

Estimated Number of Respondents

The target for the study is for 50 participants to complete both
sessions with valid data collected for each; therefore, the research
team will contact up to an estimated 340 potential research
participants to identify approximately 85 respondents who will be
eligible for participation and will complete the informed consent
process, estimating that up to 80 respondents will participate in the
driving sessions. Since the research study involves driving sessions on
two different days, recruitment of up to 80 respondents is needed to
account for attrition and potential replacements (e.g., potential need
to replace participants who drop out due to personal, health, or any
other reason; scheduling conflicts and general participant
availability, considering time gap between both sessions; and equipment
failure resulting in data loss) to ensure that the research study
includes 50 participants who complete both the Session 1 and Session 2
drives.

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Frequency

This is a one-time information collection.

Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours

The total estimated burden for this one-time information collection
is 808 hours total, or 269 annual burden hours (based on a 3-year
period of performance). Further details are provided below.
This ICR includes 11 information collections, which are described
below.

1. Screening Questionnaire

An estimated 340 potential participants will answer a Recruitment
Screening Questionnaire (Form001) over the phone to determine if they
qualify for the study. Participants will be screened over the phone to
determine eligibility, with recruitment personnel recording responses
on a paper form using an anonymized ID. Respondents are expected to
take an estimated average of 15 minutes to complete the questionnaire
and will complete this questionnaire once, resulting in a total of 85
burden hours (28 annual burden hours) for the screening of potential
participants. Recruitment of study respondents is from Southwest
Virginia, specifically the New River Valley and surrounding areas
(Roanoke, Salem, etc.).

2. Session 1: Informed Consent Form

Based on an estimate that 25 percent of those who begin the
screening process will be eligible and interested in participating, we
anticipate an estimated 85 potential participants for the consenting
process; these participants will be individually scheduled for an
appointment to go to the contractor's facilities in Blacksburg, VA. The
research team will select up to 80 individuals, each of whom will
receive instructions to come to the VTTI facility at a particular date
and time. While NHTSA estimates that 85 respondents will start the
informed consent, NHTSA estimates that only 80 will complete informed
consent, anticipating that either some respondents may choose not to
proceed with the study or that the experimenter may determine that they
should not participate (uncooperative, impaired, etc.). The visit to
the VTTI facility will begin with a consenting process that includes an
overview of the study, an explanation of the consent form, and an
opportunity for the potential participants to ask questions and get
clarification. Those individuals who consent to the study and enroll
will complete the Informed Consent form and move on to the next
process. This consent process and completion of the Informed Consent
form are expected to take 30 minutes and will be completed only during
the first session, resulting in a total of 43 burden hours (14 annual
burden hours). This is a paper form, which participants are required to
sign two copies of, keeping one for their records.

3. Session 1: Vision and Hearing Evaluation

Following the consenting process, the experimenter will administer
a brief vision and hearing evaluation for a maximum of 80 respondents.
The purpose of this evaluation is to ensure that participants meet the
basic vision requirements of driver's licensure in Virginia (20/40),
and to confirm that they can hear instructions provided by the
experimenter when looking away. The hearing evaluation consists of
repeating approximately five statements back to the experimenter.
Results will be completed only during the first session and will be
recorded on paper. This evaluation is expected to take 5 minutes,
resulting in a total of 7 burden hours (2 annual burden hours).

4. Session 1: Knowledge and Experience Questionnaire

Following the consenting process, respondents will be asked to
complete a 10-minute Knowledge and Experience Questionnaire (on paper)
related to their previous knowledge of and experience with the systems
under evaluation. The burden is calculated as 10 minutes per person and
is to be completed once per respondent for a maximum of 80 respondents,
resulting in a total of 13 burden hours (4 annual burden hours).

5. Session 1: Controlled Driving on the Smart Roads

To assess preferences regarding LDW modality and timing under
dynamic scenarios, study participants will experience a series of
controlled driving tests with the LDW mockup vehicle on the Smart Roads
test track. Each participant will drive continuously on closed loops
while experiencing modality and timing conditions (independent and in
combination, where applicable) incorporated in the LDW mockup vehicle,
while data are collected by the DAS. No other traffic will be present
on the part of the Smart Roads in use during participant sessions.
After the participant performs a few loops to become familiar with the
vehicle and the test track without instructions to depart the lane,
they will be instructed to gradually deviate towards one of the lines
until the departure warnings are triggered. Drivers will then be
instructed to carefully perform a corrective maneuver back to the
center of the lane after the warning. Not including the questionnaire
elements referenced below (collection instruments 6 and 7), this
driving session is expected to take 100 minutes, including vehicle
familiarization, drive-time, and breaks. For a maximum of 80
participants, this results in a total of 133 burden hours (44 annual
burden hours). At the conclusion of this first session, participants
will receive instruction to return on another day for the second
session.

6. Session 1: Post-Condition Questionnaire

Before, during, and following this behind-the-wheel session,
drivers will provide feedback via questionnaires administered by the
experimenter. This ``post-condition'' questionnaire, with an estimated
time to complete of 5 minutes, will be administered up to 12 times for
a total time of 60 minutes per participant. Administered to up to 80
participants, this results in a total of 80 burden hours (27 annual
burden hours). By experiencing variations of LDW modality and timing,
participants will be better equipped to provide acceptance and
preference feedback across the experienced options.

7. Session 1: Post-Session Questionnaire

Following completion of the full driving session, participants will
be asked to complete a final post-drive questionnaire, capturing
feedback pertaining to all conditions experienced. Administered to up
to 80 participants, the estimated time to complete is 5 minutes, for a
total of 7 burden hours (2 annual burden hours).

Prescribed Driving on Public Roads (Session 2)

To assess driver response to naturally occurring LDW and LKA
actuations, two independent driving data collection efforts will be
conducted on public roads in Southwest Virginia (the community
surrounding the VTTI facility). The drivers who complete the controlled
driving sessions will return to the contractor's facilities for a
second session, during which they will be put into one of two groups
and asked to individually drive a pre-determined (prescribed) route
using one of the test vehicles, experiencing different modality,
activation timing, and variation of LDW, LKA, and LDW/LKA conditions
while driving as they normally would.

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8. Session 2: LDW Subset

Each participant in the first group will drive a prescribed route
using the LDW mockup vehicle. Each driving session will be part of a
sub-study that aims to clarify the effects of the two independent LDW
design variables (modality and activation timing) on driver performance
safety indicators (e.g., frequency of lateral excursions and unintended
departure events, and the magnitudes of these events). The sub-study
will be conducted as a 2x3 factorial design with three LDW modalities
and two LDW timing activation levels (for a total of six combinations).
The LDW activation timing levels will be defined according to a
previously conducted market assessment and vehicle characterization. At
the halfway point, a member of the research team will switch the
modality/timing combination. A remote experimenter tool will allow the
experimenter to monitor the session and allow interfacing with the DAS.
The total driving session duration for each participant will be
approximately 4 hours, split into two sub-sessions. With orientation to
the research vehicle and prescribed route, along with a 15-minute break
at the halfway point, the total estimated time to complete this driving
session is approximately 5 hours and 10 minutes. For up to 48
participants, this equates to a total of 248 burden hours (83 annual
burden hours).

9. Session 2: LDW Subset--Post-Route Questionnaire

10. Session 2: LDW/LKA Subset

Each participant from the second group will complete the same
prescribed drive but using the LDW/LKA factory vehicle rather than the
LDW mockup vehicle. This experiment will address objective driver
performance and subjective qualitative preferences under four system
activation modes (none, LDW only, LKA only, and LDW with LKA). At the
halfway point, a member of the research team will switch the modality/
timing combination. A remote experimenter tool will allow the
experimenter to monitor the session and allow interfacing with the DAS.
The total driving session duration for each participant will be
approximately 4 hours, split into two sub-sessions. Including
orientation to the research vehicle and prescribed route, along with a
15-minute break at the halfway point, the total estimated time to
complete this driving session is approximately 5 hours and 10 minutes.
For up to 32 participants, this equates to a total of 165 burden hours
(55 annual burden hours).

11. Session 2: LDW/LKA Subset--Post-Route Questionnaire

At the halfway point, participants will complete the ``post-route''
questionnaire, which is estimated to take 10 minutes. They will
complete this same questionnaire a second time after completing their
second drive. For up to 32 participants, this equates to a total of 11
burden hours (4 annual burden hours).
Annual burden hours were estimated by first dividing the total
number of respondents per information collection by three and then
rounding to the nearest whole number. Based on the estimates of 113
annual respondents for the screener questionnaire, 28 annual
respondents for the informed consent, 27 annual respondents to each of
the Session 1 information collections, 16 annual respondents to each of
the Session 2 LDW Subset information collections, and 11 annual
respondents to each of the Session 2 LDW/LKA Subset information
collections, NHTSA has estimated that the annual burden for the
collections is 269 hours. The total estimated burden for this one-time
information collection is 808 hours.
To calculate the opportunity cost to participants in this study,
NHTSA used the average (mean) hourly earnings from employers in all
industry sectors in the State of Virginia, which the Bureau of Labor
Statistics lists at $34.91.\3\ This rate, rounded up to $35 per hour,
was used for calculating burden cost. Each of the Information
Collection Components will be completed for the duration specified in
Table 1. These costs are calculated as opportunity costs rather than
labor costs, as these respondents are not participating as part of
employment time with additional benefits associated. NHTSA estimated
the opportunity cost for each form (and associated study activities)
and arrived at a total opportunity cost of $28,263 based on a total of
808 hours. An annual opportunity cost of $9,421 and 269 hours was
calculated by dividing the total opportunity cost estimates by three.
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\3\ May 2024, Employment and Earnings Summary Table B, Hours and
Earnings All Employees, Total Private Average Hourly Earnings,
available https://www.bls.gov/web/empsit/ceseesummary.htm (accessed
June 24, 2024).
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This ICR includes 11 information collections, which are described
below. Total burden estimates for each information collection are
provided in Table 1 and annual burden estimates for each information
collection are provided in Table 2. Rounding is applied in the tables,
where appropriate.

Table 1--Total 3-Year Burden Estimates by Information Collection
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Total time Estimated
Number of Number of Time to per total time Estimated
Information collection component study times complete participant burden total cost
participants completed (minutes) (minutes) (hours) burden ($)
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Screening questionnaire (Form 001).............................. 340 1 15 15 85 2,975.00
Informed Consent (Form 002)..................................... 85 1 30 30 43 1,487.50
Vision/Hearing evaluation (Form 003)............................ 80 1 5 5 7 233.33
Knowledge/Experience questionnaire (Form 004)................... 80 1 10 10 13 466.67
Session 1: Controlled driving on the Smart Roads (orientation, 80 1 100 100 133 4,666.67
drive-time, break).............................................
Session 1: Post-Condition Questionnaire (Form 005).............. 80 12 5 60 80 2,800.00
Session 1: Post-Session Questionnaire (Form 006)................ 80 1 5 5 7 233.33

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Session 2 (LDW subset): Prescribed driving on public roads 48 1 310 310 248 8,680.00
(orientation, drive-time, break)...............................
Session 2 (LDW subset): Post-Route Questionnaire (Form 007)..... 48 2 10 20 16 560.00
Session 2 (LDW/LKA subset): Prescribed driving on public roads 32 1 310 310 165 5,786.67
(orientation, drive-time, break)...............................
Session 2 (LDW/LKA subset): Post-Route Questionnaire (Form 008). 32 2 10 20 11 373.33
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Total....................................................... 80 .............. ............ ............ 808 28,262.50
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Table 2 summarizes the annual burden estimates.

Table 2--Annual Burden Estimates by Information Collection
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Total time Estimated Estimated
Number of Number of Time to per total annual total cost
Information collection component study times complete participant time burden annual
participants completed (minutes) (minutes) (hours) burden ($)
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Screening questionnaire (Form 001).............................. 113 1 15 15 28 991.67
Informed Consent (Form 002)..................................... 28 1 30 30 14 495.83
Vision/Hearing evaluation (Form 003)............................ 27 1 5 5 2 77.78
Knowledge/Experience questionnaire (Form 004)................... 27 1 10 10 4 155.56
Session 1: Controlled driving on the Smart Roads (orientation, 27 1 100 100 44 1,555.56
drive-time, break).............................................
Session 1: Post-Condition Questionnaire (Form 005).............. 27 12 5 60 27 933.33
Session 1: Post-Session Questionnaire (Form 006)................ 27 1 5 5 2 77.78
Session 2 (LDW subset): Prescribed driving on public roads 16 1 310 310 83 2,893.33
(orientation, drive-time, break)...............................
Session 2 (LDW subset): Post-Route Questionnaire (Form 007)..... 16 2 10 20 5 186.67
Session 2 (LDW/LKA subset): Prescribed driving on public roads 11 1 310 310 55 1,928.89
(orientation, drive-time, break)...............................
Session 2 (LDW/LKA subset): Post-Route Questionnaire (Form 008). 11 2 10 20 4 124.44
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Total....................................................... 27 .............. ............ ............ 269 9,420.83
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Estimated Total Annual Burden Cost: $3,216
The only cost burdens respondents will incur are costs related to
travel to and from the research location. The costs are minimal and are
expected to be offset by the compensation that will be provided to the
research participants. NHTSA estimates that, on average, each of the
participants will travel less than 15 miles one-way to the research
location (30 miles round trip), for a total of 60 miles for the two
study drive days. Using the IRS standard mileage rate of $0.67 per
mile,\4\ each respondent is expected to incur no more than $40.20 in
transportation costs. Therefore, NHTSA estimates that the total costs
to respondents will be no more than $3,216.
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\4\ From Internal Revenue Service's 2024 standard mileage rates
for self-employed and business. https://www.irs.gov/tax-professionals/standard-mileage-rates, last accessed April 26, 2024.
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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

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amended; 49 CFR 1.49; and DOT Order 1351.29A.

Cem Hatipoglu,
Associate Administrator, Office of Vehicle Safety Research.
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