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Topics: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
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Jeff Michael
Federal Register
September 9, 2011
[Federal Register Volume 76, Number 175 (Friday, September 9, 2011)]
[Notices]
[Page 56003]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2011-23075]
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
Reports, Forms, and Record Keeping Requirements; Agency
Information Collection Activity Under OMB Review
AGENCY: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), DOT.
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: In compliance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44
U.S.C. 3501 et seq.), this notice announces that the Information
Collection Request (ICR) abstracted below has been forwarded to the
Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review and comment. The ICR
describes the nature of the information collection and the expected
burden. The Federal Register Notice with a 60-day comment period was
published on April 15, 2011 (76 FR 21422-21423).
DATES: Comments must be submitted on or before October 11, 2011.
ADDRESSES: Send comments, within 30 days, to the Office of Information
and Regulatory Affairs, Office of Management and Budget, 725 17th
Street, NW., Washington, DC 20503, Attention NHTSA Desk Officer.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Jessica Cicchino, PhD, Contracting
Officer's Technical Representative, Office of Behavioral Safety
Research (NTI-131), National Highway Traffic Safety Administration,
1200 New Jersey Ave., SE., W46-491, Washington, DC 20590. Dr.
Cicchino's phone number is 202-366-2752 and her e-mail address is
jessica.cicchino@dot.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Title: Evaluation of Impaired Riding Interventions.
Type of Request: New information collection request.
Abstract: The heavy toll that impaired driving exacts on the Nation
in fatalities, injuries, and economic costs is well documented.
Impaired motorcycle riding has also been an increasing concern on our
Nation's roads. Motorcycle fatalities in the US decreased in 2009 for
the first time after steadily increasing for 11 years; however, even
with this decline, the number of motorcycle fatalities in 2009 was
nearly double that from a decade earlier. Alcohol impairment is a
factor that contributes to a substantial proportion of fatal motorcycle
crashes. In 2009, 30% of motorcycle riders fatally injured in crashes
had a blood alcohol concentration (BAC) at or above .08 g/dL, which is
per se evidence of impaired riding in all States. Forty-two percent of
riders who died in single-vehicle crashes in 2009, and 63% of riders
who died in single-vehicle crashes on weekend nights, had a BAC of .08
g/dL or higher.
In 2012, NHTSA anticipates sponsoring demonstration projects in
multiple locations to conduct interventions with the purpose of
reducing impaired motorcycle riding. NHTSA plans to evaluate these
interventions to determine their effectiveness. A key component of this
evaluation effort will use brief interviews to assess motorcycle
riders' knowledge of the intervention, self-reported drinking and
riding behavior, and belief that alcohol-impaired driving laws are
enforced for all motorists, including motorcycle riders in the areas in
which the interventions will occur.
In-person interviews will be conducted with motorcycle riders in up
to 4 program locations, and in up to 3 comparison locations not
carrying out an intervention. Motorcycle riders will be interviewed at
sites within the program and comparison locations where riders
congregate. Interview length will average 5 minutes and will collect
information on attitudes, awareness, knowledge, and behavior related to
the intervention.
The interviews will follow a pre-post design where they are
administered prior to the implementation of the intervention and after
its conclusion. For interventions where a pre-post design would not be
possible (i.e., interventions that are conducted in conjunction with an
infrequently-occurring event), the interviews will follow a test-
comparison design where they are administered during the intervention
in the program location, and in a comparison location that did not
experience an intervention. The proposed interviews will be anonymous.
Participation by respondents will be voluntary.
Affected Public: NHTSA plans to recruit up to 500 riders per
interview administration. Up to 2 waves of program activity are planned
in each program location, and thus interviews will be administered a
maximum of 4 times (before and after each wave of program activity) in
each of the 7 study locations (4 program locations and 3 comparison
locations). Thus, a total maximum of 14,000 motorcycle riders will be
interviewed.
Estimated Total Burden: Estimated time for each interview is 5
minutes. Hence, the total estimated burden is 1,166.67 hours.
Respondents would not incur any recordkeeping burden or recordkeeping
cost from the information collection.
Comments are invited 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 information collection;
(iii) Ways to enhance the quality, utility, and clarity 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.
A comment to OMB is most effective if OMB receives it within 30
days of publication.
Authority: 44 U.S.C. Section 3506(c)(2)(A)
Jeff Michael,
Associate Administrator, Research and Program Development.
[FR Doc. 2011-23075 Filed 9-8-11; 8:45 am]
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