[Federal Register Volume 76, Number 14 (Friday, January 21, 2011)]
[Notices]
[Pages 3934-3935]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2011-1205]
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
Reports, Forms, and Recordkeeping 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 August 16, 2010 (75 FR 50034-50036).
DATES: Comments must be submitted on or before February 22, 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
[email protected].
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Title: The Effect of Entry-Level Motorcycle Rider Training on
Motorcycle Crashes.
Type of Request: New information collection request.
Abstract: Motorcycle fatalities in the United States 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 ago.
Motorcycle rider training is a part of most States' motorcycle
safety programs, and funds are set aside under Section 2010 of SAFETEA-
LU in part to help States increase their motorcycle training. A study
conducted by Billheimer (1998) found that trained riders with less than
500 miles of riding experience had a lower crash rate than untrained
riders during the 6 months after training. Other studies conducted on
the effectiveness of motorcycle rider training in the United States,
however, have not found an effect of motorcycle rider training on
crashes. Thus, the extent to which motorcycle rider training reduces
crash involvement is unclear.
The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) plans on
using information from surveys and archival records to examine the
impact of entry-level motorcycle rider training on safe motorcycle
riding, as one component of
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a larger research project evaluating the effectiveness of rider
training. Participation by respondents will be voluntary. Surveys will
be used to collect information from motorcycle riders on topics such as
demographics, miles and years of riding experience, purpose of riding,
training history, self-reported crash history, alcohol use prior to
riding, use of helmets and other protective gear while riding, and
other behaviors pertaining to safe riding. Survey data will be
supplemented by archival data on riders' police-reported crashes,
injuries, and motor vehicle citations. Data collected from motorcycle
riders that have received entry-level rider training will be compared
to data from untrained motorcycle riders.
Respondents will be asked to complete a survey three times during
this study. The second survey will be completed 6 months after the
first, and the third survey will be completed 18 months after the
first. Surveys will be conducted electronically over the Internet when
possible, with a pen-and-paper option available if preferred by the
respondent.
Affected Public: NHTSA plans to recruit 1,250 motorcycle riders
(625 trained and 625 untrained) for this study. Respondents will be
novice motorcycle riders that have and have not completed an entry-
level motorcycle rider training course. Participation will be solicited
through motorcycle rider training courses, Departments of Motor
Vehicles, motorcycle dealerships, motorcycle accessory shops,
motorcycle trade shows, and at other locations where riders congregate.
Trained and untrained riders will be matched on a number of
characteristics, including demographics, riding experience, and self-
reported safe and unsafe riding behaviors (such as speeding). To form
matched pairs of 625 trained and 625 untrained riders, a total of up to
16,000 novice motorcycle riders will be screened (thus an additional
14,750 riders).
Estimated Total Burden: The total estimated burden is 1,541.5
hours. The burden for study participants is estimated to be 312.5 hours
(1,250 respondents participating in 3 surveys, averaging 5 minutes each
to complete), and the estimated burden for the additional riders that
will be screened for the study is 1,229 hours (14,750 respondents
participating in 1 screening survey, averaging 5 minutes to complete).
The 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. 3506(c)(2)(A).
Jeff Michael,
Associate Administrator, Research and Program Development.
[FR Doc. 2011-1205 Filed 1-20-11; 8:45 am]
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