[Federal Register Volume 75, Number 151 (Friday, August 6, 2010)]
[Notices]
[Pages 47676-47677]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2010-19352]
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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 May 12, 2010 (75 FR 26837-26838).
DATES: Comments must be submitted on or before [insert date 30 days
after publication].
ADDRESSES: Send comments, within 30 days, to the Office of Information
and Regulatory Affairs, Office of Management and Budget, 725-17th
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Street, NW., Washington, DC 20503, Attention NHTSA Desk Officer.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Randolph Atkins, PhD, Office of
Behavioral Safety Research, National Highway Traffic Safety
Administration, NTI-131, Room W46-500, 1200 New Jersey Ave, SE.,
Washington, DC 20590. Dr. Atkins' phone number is 202-366-5597 and his
e-mail address is [email protected].
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Title: Investigate the Use and Feasibility of Speed Warning
Devices.
Type of Request: New information collection request--debriefing
session follow-up with participants from an earlier on-road
instrumented vehicle study.
Abstract: Speeding is one of the primary factors leading to vehicle
crashes. In 2008, 31% of all fatal crashes were speeding-related. The
estimated economic cost to society for speeding-related crashes is
$40.4 billion per year. Driving at higher speeds reduces the ability of
drivers to avoid obstacles or react to sudden changes in the roadway
environment and increases the severity of crashes. Of particular
concern are the habitual speeders and aggressive drivers for whom other
countermeasures, such as enforcement, licenses suspensions, and fines,
are not effective deterrents. The data collected in this study will
provide NHTSA with important information on a countermeasure with the
potential to address an especially challenging segment of the driving
population that poses an inordinately high safety risk to themselves
and other drivers who share the roads with them. In this pilot study,
NHTSA will be conducting on-road instrumented vehicle data collection
with drivers who have a history of speeding violations to examine the
impact of in-vehicle speed warning devices on their driving speed
patterns and speeding behavior. Participants will be asked to install a
speed warning device for eight weeks. The device will provide data on
travel speeds of participants' vehicles coupled with GPS information
that is linked to a database with speed limits for various sections of
roads in the study area. After completing their on-road phase of the
data collection, participating drivers will be asked to participate in
a short debriefing interview while the in-vehicle warning device is
removed from their vehicle. The debriefing sessions will focus on the
drivers' subjective experience regarding the speed warning device--how
it affected their driving behavior, any problems experienced with the
device, how they interacted with the device, and their opinion of the
device, as well as feedback on their experience as a participant in the
study. This subjective data will be coupled with the data from their
actual driving behavior to help NHTSA develop a better understanding of
speeding and speeders and the potential acceptance and effectiveness of
using speed warning devices as a countermeasure to alter the speeding
behavior of habitual speeders. The debriefing sessions are expected to
provide data relevant to implementation issues and concerns associated
with the device, as well as the key advantages and disadvantages
associated with the use of this device as a countermeasure.
Affected Public: NHTSA plans to recruit 80 drivers from the
Rockville, MD area, with a driving history of at least three speeding
violations in the previous five years, through the MVA. The
participants will be stratified; with 20 male and 20 female drivers age
18-29 and 20 male and 20 female drivers age 30 and above. Participation
would be voluntary and confidential.
Estimated Total Annual Burden: The total estimated annual burden is
40 hours for the debriefing session (80 x 30 minutes per session) while
the monitoring device is being removed from their vehicle. The
participants would not incur any reporting cost from the information
collection and will receive a $150 honorarium for data collection. The
participants would not incur any record keeping burden or record
keeping 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. 3506(c)(2)(A).
Issued on: August 3, 2010.
Jeff Michael,
Associate Administrator, Research and Program Development.
[FR Doc. 2010-19352 Filed 8-5-10; 8:45 am]
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