Agency Information Collection Activities; Request for Comments on a New Information Collection: Evaluating the Safety Benefits of an On-Board Monitoring System in Commercial Vehicle Operations: Independent Evaluation and Data Analysis

Topics:  Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration

Kelly Leone
Federal Register
March 29, 2011

[Federal Register: March 29, 2011 (Volume 76, Number 60)]
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration

[Docket No. FMCSA-2011-0074]

 
Agency Information Collection Activities; Request for Comments on 
a New Information Collection: Evaluating the Safety Benefits of an On-
Board Monitoring System in Commercial Vehicle Operations: Independent 
Evaluation and Data Analysis

AGENCY: Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration, DOT.

ACTION: Notice and request for comments.

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SUMMARY: In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, FMCSA 
announces its plan to submit the Information Collection Request (ICR) 
described below to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for its 
review and approval and invites public comment. The purpose of this 
information collection is to assess Commercial Motor Vehicle (CMV) 
drivers' expectations, attitudes and acceptance of an on-board 
monitoring system (OBMS), as a part of a Field Operational Test (FOT) 
study.

DATES: We must receive your comments on or before May 31, 2011.

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments bearing the Federal Docket 
Management System (FDMS) Docket Number FMCSA-2011-0074 using any of the 
following methods:
     Federal eRulemaking Portal:  Go to http://
www.regulations.gov. Follow the on-line instructions for submitting 
comments.
     Mail: Docket Management Facility, U.S. Department of 
Transportation, 1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE., West Building Ground 
Floor, Room W12-140, Washington, DC 20590-0001.
     Hand Delivery: West Building Ground Floor, Room W12-140, 
1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE., Washington, DC 20590-0001 between 9 a.m. 
and 5 p.m., EST, Monday through Friday, except Federal Holidays.
     Fax: 1-202-493-2251.
    Each submission must include the Agency name and the docket number 
for this Notice. Note that DOT posts all comments received without 
change to http://www.regulations.gov, including any personal 
information included in a comment. Please see the Privacy Act heading 
below.
    Docket: For access to the docket to read background documents or 
comments, go to http://www.regulations.gov at any time or to

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Room W12-140 on the ground level of the West Building, 1200 New Jersey 
Avenue, SE., Washington, DC 20590-0001 between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m., 
Monday through Friday, except Federal holidays. Regulations.gov is 
available 24 hours each day, 365 days each year. If you want 
acknowledgement that we received your comments, please include a self-
addressed, stamped envelope or post card or print the acknowledgement 
page that appears after submitting them on-line.
    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 of the person signing the comment, if 
submitted on behalf of an association, business, labor union, etc.). 
You may review DOT's complete Privacy Act Statement for the Federal 
Docket Management System published in the Federal Register on January 
17, 2008 (73 FR 3316), or you may visit http://edocket.access.gpo.gov/
2008/pdf/E8-785.pdf.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Olu Ajayi, Research Division, 
Department of Transportation, Federal Motor Carrier Safety 
Administration, West Building 6th Floor, 1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE., 
Washington, DC 20590. Telephone: 202-366-0440; e-mail 
olu.ajayi@dot.gov.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 
    Background: The goal of the OBMS and safety research study (FOT) is 
to determine whether on-board monitoring and feedback will reduce at-
risk behavior among CMV drivers and improve driver safety performance. 
The purpose of the questionnaire portion is to assess CMV drivers' 
acceptance on the OBMS being evaluated in the FOT. A series of four 
unique questionnaires will be conducted in the Baseline (no feedback), 
Intervention (receiving feedback), and Withdrawal (no feedback) 
periods. These questionnaires will address the CMV drivers' 
expectations, experiences and attitudes toward the OBMS and assess 
changes in their perception over the 18-month study period. All study 
questionnaires will be available in both paper and electronic form. The 
results will be summarized and integrated into the rest of the larger 
FOT study report that evaluates the effectiveness of the OBMS in 
improving safety and driver performance.
    Title: Evaluating the Safety Benefits of an On-Board Monitoring 
system in Commercial Vehicle Operations: Independent Evaluation and 
Data Analysis.
    OMB Control Number: 2126-XXXX.
    Type of Request: New collection.
    Respondents: Commercial motor vehicle (CMV) drivers.
    Estimated Number of Respondents: 500 CMV drivers.
    Estimated Time per Response: 20 minutes for the pre-study 
questionnaire, 15 minutes for during- and post-study questionnaires, 
and 20 minutes for the exit interview at the end of the study.
    Expiration Date: N/A.
    Frequency of Response: Drivers will be asked to take a total of six 
questionnaires over a course of 18 months and one in-person interview 
at the end of the study.
    Estimated Total Annual Burden: 792 hours [(250 responses x 20 
minutes/60 minutes for pre-study questionnaire) + (1,250 responses x 15 
minutes/60 minutes for intervention questionnaire) + (1,250 responses x 
15 minutes/60 minutes for withdrawal questionnaire) + (250 responses x 
20 minutes/60 minutes for exit interview) = 792 hours].
    Public Comments Invited: You are asked to comment on any aspect of 
this information collection, including: (1) Whether the proposed 
collection is necessary for the performance of FMCSA's functions; (2) 
the accuracy of the estimated burden; (3) ways for FMCSA to enhance the 
quality, usefulness, and clarity of the collected information; and (4) 
ways that the burden could be minimized without reducing the quality of 
the collected information. The agency will summarize and include your 
comments in the request for OMB's clearance of this information 
collection.

    Issued on: March 15, 2011.
Kelly Leone,
Associate Administrator for Research and Information Technology.
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