[Federal Register Volume 75, Number 176 (Monday, September 13, 2010)]
[Notices]
[Pages 55629-55630]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2010-22729]
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
[U.S. DOT Docket No. NHTSA-2010-0130]
Reports, Forms, and Recordkeeping Requirements
AGENCY: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), DOT.
ACTION: Request for public comment on proposed collection of
information.
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SUMMARY: Before a Federal agency can collect certain information from
the public, it must receive approval from the Office of Management and
Budget (OMB). Under the 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 reinstatements of previously approved
collections. This document describes one collection of information for
which NHTSA intends to seek OMB approval.
DATES: Comments must be received on or before November 12, 2010.
ADDRESSES: Direct all written comments to: U.S. Department of
Transportation, Docket Management Facility, West Building, 1200 New
Jersey Ave., SE., Room W12-140, Washington, DC 20590. You may also
submit comments electronically at http://www.regulations.gov. All
comments should refer to the docket no. NHTSA-2009-0052.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Randolph Atkins, PhD, Contracting
Officer's Technical Representative, Office of Behavioral Safety
Research (NTI-131), National Highway Traffic Safety Administration,
1200 New Jersey Ave., SE., Washington, DC 20590. Phone number: 202-366-
5597. E-mail address: [email protected].
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Under the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995,
before an agency submits a proposed collection of information to OMB
for approval, it must 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 regulations (at 5 CFR
1320.8(d)), an agency must ask for public comment 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 collection of information, including the validity of the
methodology and assumptions used;
(iii) How to enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the
information to be collected; and
(iv) 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
submissions of responses.
In compliance with these requirements, NHTSA asks public comment on
the following proposed collection of information:
National Survey of Speeding Attitudes and Behavior: 2010
Type of Request--New information collection requirement.
OMB Clearance Number--None.
Form Number--This collection of information uses no standard forms.
Requested Expiration Date of Approval--September 1, 2013.
Summary of the Collection of Information--NHTSA proposes to conduct
a National Survey of Speeding Attitudes and Behavior by telephone among
a national probability sample of 6,000 drivers, age 16 and older.
Participation by respondents would be voluntary. Survey topics would
include the extent to which drivers speed, attitudes and perceptions
about speeding, reasons and motivations for speeding, and knowledge and
attitudes towards countermeasure strategies to deter speeding.
In conducting the proposed survey, the interviewers would use
computer-assisted telephone interviewing to reduce interview length and
minimize recording errors. A Spanish-language translation and bilingual
interviewers would be used to minimize language barriers to
participation. Interviews will be conducted with respondents using
landline phones and with respondents using cell phones. The proposed
survey would be anonymous; the survey would not collect any personal
information
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that would allow anyone to identify respondents.
Description of the Need for the Information and Proposed Use of the
Information--The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration's
(NHTSA) mission is to save lives, prevent injuries, and reduce
healthcare and other economic costs associated with motor vehicle
crashes. Over thirty percent of all fatal crashes are estimated to be
speed-related crashes, defined as racing, exceeding the speed limit, or
driving too fast for conditions. Speed-related crashes resulted in
11,674 lives lost in 2008 and an estimated cost of $40.4 billion in
2000. In order to plan and evaluate programs intended to reduce speed-
related crashes, NHTSA periodically conducts telephone surveys to
update its knowledge and understanding of the public's attitudes and
behaviors with respect to speeding issues.
NHTSA has conducted two previous administrations of the National
Survey of Speeding Attitudes and Behavior--once in 1997 and again in
2002. In the 2010 survey, NHTSA intends to examine the extent to which
drivers speed, who the speeders are, when and why drivers speed, and
what countermeasures are most acceptable and effective in reducing
speeding. Furthermore, NHTSA plans to assess whether or not self-
reported behaviors, attitudes, and perceptions regarding speeding and
associated countermeasure strategies have changed over time, since the
administration of the 1997 and 2002 national surveys. The 2010 survey
will also include new questions on emerging speed-related technologies.
The findings from this proposed collection of information will assist
NHTSA in designing, targeting, and implementing programs intended to
reduce speed on the roadways and to provide data to States, localities,
and law enforcement agencies that will aid in their efforts to reduce
speed-related crashes and injuries.
Description of the Likely Respondents (Including Estimated Number,
and Proposed Frequency of Response to the Collection of Information)--
Under this proposed effort, the Contractor would conduct telephone
interviews averaging approximately 20 minutes in length with 6,000
randomly selected members of the general driving public, age 16 and
older. The respondent sample would be selected from all 50 States and
the District of Columbia. Interviews would be conducted with randomly
selected persons with residential phones or cell phones. Businesses are
ineligible for the sample and would not be interviewed. No more than
one respondent would be selected per household. Each member of the
sample would complete one interview.
Prior to the administration of the survey, a total of 15 pretest
interviews, averaging 20 minutes in length would be administered to
test the computer programming of the questionnaire, and to determine if
any final adjustments to the questionnaire are needed. Following any
revisions carried out as a result of the pretest, the Contractor would
begin the main survey administration.
Estimate of the Total Annual Reporting and Recordkeeping Burden
Resulting From the Collection of Information--NHTSA estimates that
respondents will spend an average of 20 minutes each to complete the
survey, for a total of 2,005 hours for the 15 pretest respondents and
6,000 survey respondents. The respondents would not incur any reporting
cost from the information collection. The respondents also would not
incur any recordkeeping burden or recordkeeping cost from the
information collection.
Authority: 44 U.S.C. 3506(c)(2)(A).
Jeff Michael,
Associate Administrator, Research and Program Development.
[FR Doc. 2010-22729 Filed 9-10-10; 8:45 am]
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