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 Department of Transportation National Highway Traffic Safety Administration [Docket No. NHTSA-2020-0008]
 AGENCY: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), Department of Transportation (DOT).
 ACTION: Notice and request for comments on a reinstatement with modification of a previously approved collection of information.
 SUMMARY: In compliance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (PRA), this notice announces that the Information Collection Request (ICR) abstracted below will be submitted to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review. The ICR describes the nature of the information collection and its expected burden. The ICR is for a reinstatement with modification of a previously approved collection of information for a one-time voluntary survey regarding knowledge, attitudes, and behaviors associated with speeding. A 
                        **Federal Register**
                         notice with a 60-day comment period soliciting public comments on the following information collection was published on August 3, 2020. NHTSA received two comments, which we address below.
 DATES: Comments must be submitted on or before February 1, 2021.
 ADDRESSES: Written comments and recommendations for the proposed information collection, including suggestions for reducing burden, should be submitted to the Office of Management and Budget at 
                        *www.reginfo.gov/​public/​do/​PRAMain.*
                         To find this particular information collection, select “Currently under Review—Open for Public Comment” or use the search function. Comments may also be sent by mail to the Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs, Office of Management and Budget, 725 17th Street NW, Washington, DC 20503, Attention: Desk Officer for Department of Transportation, National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, or by email at 
                        *oira_submission@omb.eop.gov,*
                         or fax: 202-395-5806.
 FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For additional information or access to background documents, contact Kristie Johnson, Ph.D., Office of Behavioral Safety Research (NPD-310), National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE, W46-498, Washington, DC 20590. Dr. Johnson's phone number is 202-366-2755, and her email address is 
                        *kristie.johnson@dot.gov.*


SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Under the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (PRA) (44 U.S.C. 3501 
                    *et seq.*), before a Federal agency can collect certain information from the public, it must receive approval from the Office of Management and Budget (OMB). In compliance with these requirements, this notice announces that the following information collection request has been forwarded to OMB. A 
                    **Federal Register**
                     notice with a 60-day comment period soliciting public comments on the following information collection was published on August 3, 2020 (
                    **Federal Register**
                    /Vol. 85, No. 149/pp. 46782-46786). NHTSA received two comments. Sarah Smoak provided comments supportive of the proposed information collection. An anonymous commenter provided remarks about the COVID-19 pandemic with no mention of the proposed survey or traffic safety. Comments on the proposed information collection are appreciated. Thank you to Ms. Smoak for providing thoughtful commentary as to the importance of conducting the National Survey of Speeding Attitudes and Behaviors. This included using the data to be able to formulate plans, procedures, and countermeasures to have positive impacts on the public by reducing speed-related deaths. Ms. Smoak also appreciates that the periodic surveys help track behavioral changes related to speeding. *Title:*
                     National Survey of Speeding Attitudes and Behaviors. *OMB Control Number:*
                     2127-0613. *Form Numbers:*
                     NHTSA Form 1538, NHTSA Form 1539, NHTSA Form 1544, NHTSA Form 1545, NHTSA Form 1546. *Type of Information Collection Request:*
                     Reinstatement with modification of a previously approved information collection (OMB Control No. 2127-0613). *Type of Review Requested:*
                     Regular. *Requested Expiration Date of Approval:*
                     3 years from date of approval. *Respondents:*
                     Random sample of U.S. adults (18 years old and older) who drive a motor vehicle. *Summary of the Collection of Information:*
                     NHTSA is seeking approval to conduct a National Survey of Speeding Attitudes and Behaviors by web and mail among a national probability sample of 7,013 adult drivers (and 152 adult drivers for a pilot survey), age 18 and older. Participation by respondents would be voluntary. Survey topics would include the extent to which drivers speed, drivers' attitudes and perceptions about speeding, reasons and motivations for speeding, and knowledge and attitudes towards countermeasure strategies to deter speeding. In conducting the proposed research, the survey would use computer-assisted web interviewing (
                    *i.e.,*
                     a programmed, self-administered web survey) to minimize recording errors, as well as optical mark recognition and image scanning for the paper and pencil survey to facilitate ease of use and data accuracy. A Spanish-language survey option would be used to minimize language barriers to participation. Surveys would be conducted with respondents using an address-based sampling design that encourages respondents to complete the survey online. Although web would be the primary data collection mode, a paper questionnaire would be sent to households that do not respond to the web invitations. The proposed survey would be anonymous and the survey would not collect any personal information. This collection only requires respondents to report their answers; there are no record-keeping costs to the respondents. *Description of the Need for the Information and Proposed Use of the Information:* NHTSA was established to reduce deaths, injuries, and economic losses resulting from motor vehicle crashes on the nation's highways. As part of this statutory mandate, NHTSA is authorized to conduct research for the development of traffic safety programs. Title 23, United States Code, Section 403 gives the Secretary of Transportation (NHTSA by delegation) authorization to use funds appropriated to conduct research and development activities, including demonstration projects and the collection and analysis of highway and motor vehicle safety data and related information, with 
                    ( print page 86981)
                    respect to all aspects of highway and traffic safety systems and conditions relating to vehicle, highway, driver, passenger, motorcyclist, bicyclist, and pedestrian characteristics; accident causation and investigations; and human behavioral factors and their effect on highway and traffic safety. Traffic crashes are complex. Often, they involve multiple contributing factors, with speeding as one of the primary factors leading to a crash. Speeding-related crashes—defined as racing, exceeding the speed limit, or driving too fast for conditions [1]
                    
                    —resulted in 26% of all crash fatalities in 2018,[2]
                    
                     a percentage that has largely remained the same over the last 20 years despite national, State, and local efforts to address the speeding problem. In 2010, speeding-related crashes were estimated to result in $52 billion in economic costs and $203 billion in comprehensive costs.[3]
                    
                     Speeding is especially dangerous because it reduces the driver's ability to maneuver around obstacles in a timely manner, increases the distance a vehicle requires to stop, and increases the severity of injuries.[4]
                    
                     This stalled progress suggests that new countermeasures that differ from typical enforcement and engineering efforts may be needed to reduce speeding deaths. An interdisciplinary approach involving engineering, enforcement, and education is needed to change drivers' speeding behavior, thereby reducing speeding-related crashes, fatalities and injuries. To design interventions and countermeasure strategies that are likely to lead to behavior change, NHTSA requires up-to-date information on which drivers are speeding, their attitudes, perceptions, and motivations, as well as what countermeasures are most likely to reduce their speeding behavior. It is important to focus studies on factors underlying behaviors such as attitudes or perceptions of norms that are changeable. NHTSA has conducted the National Survey of Speeding Attitudes and Behaviors on three previous occasions—first in 1997, again in 2002, and most recently in 2011. In the 2021 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 self-reported behaviors, attitudes, and perceptions regarding speeding and associated countermeasure strategies have changed over time since the administration of the prior three national surveys. The 2021 survey will also include new questions on emerging speed-related technologies. The findings from this proposed information collection 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. NHTSA will use the information to produce a technical report that presents the results of the study. The technical report will provide aggregate (summary) statistics and tables as well as the results of statistical analysis of the information, but it will not include any personally identifiable information (PII). The technical report will be shared with State highway offices, local governments, and those who develop traffic safety communications that aim to reduce speed-related crashes. *Frequency of Collection:*
                     The study will be conducted one time during the three-year period for which NHTSA is requesting approval. This study is part of a tracking and trending study to measure changes over time. The last study was administered in 2011. *Respondents:*
                     Participants will be U.S. adults (18 years old and older) who drive a motor vehicle. Businesses are ineligible for the sample and would not be interviewed. *Estimated Number of Respondents:*
                     7,165. Participation in this study will be voluntary, with 7,013 participants sampled from all 50 States and the District of Columbia using address data from the most recent U.S. Postal Service (USPS) computerized Delivery Sequence File (DSF) of residential addresses. An estimated 20,600 households will be contacted and have the study described to them. No more than one respondent will be selected per household. Prior to the main survey, a pilot survey will be administered to test the survey and the mailing protocol and procedures. Participation in this study will be voluntary, with 152 participants sampled from all 50 States and the District of Columbia using address data from the most recent U.S. Postal Service (USPS) computerized Delivery Sequence File (DSF) of residential addresses. An estimated 444 households will be contacted and have the study described to them. No more than one respondent will be selected per household. *Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours:*
                     NHTSA estimates the total burden of this information collection by estimating the burden to those that NHTSA contacts who do not respond (non-responders), those that NHTSA contacts who respond but are ineligible (ineligible respondents), and those who respond and are eligible for participation (eligible respondents or actual participants). The estimated time to contact 20,600 potential participants (actual participants, ineligible respondents, and non-responders) for the survey and 444 potential participants (actual participants, ineligible respondents, and non-responders) for the pilot is one minute per person per contact attempt. Contact attempts will be made in five waves with fewer potential participants contacted each subsequent wave. NHTSA estimates that 7,221 people will respond to the survey request and 156 will respond to the pilot. Of those, NHTSA estimates that nearly 3% will be ineligible because they are not drivers or are under 18 years old, resulting in 208 respondents to the survey and 4 respondents to the pilot who are ineligible. The estimated time to contact and screen 208 ineligible survey participants and 4 ineligible pilot participants is three minutes per person. The estimated time to contact and complete the survey for 7,013 participants and 152 pilot participants is 21 minutes per person. Details of the burden hours for each wave in the pilot and full survey are included in Tables 1 and 2 below.
                    ( print page 86982) Table 1—Estimated Total Burden for Pilot Survey
Wave
Contacts
Participant type
Estimated
                             burden per 
                             sample unit 
                             (minutes)
Sample units
Burden
                             (hours)
Total burdenWave 1 (Initial Invitation—NHTSA Form 1544)
444
Contacted potential participant—Non-respondent
1
391
7
26Screened out participant—Ineligible respondent
3
2
1Recruited participant—Eligible respondent
21
51
18Wave 2 (Reminder Postcard #1—NHTSA Form 1546)
391
Contacted potential participant—Non-respondent
1
356
6
19Screened out participant—Ineligible respondent
3
0
0Recruited participant—Eligible respondent
21
35
13Wave 3 (1st Survey Mailing—NHTSA Forms 1538, 1545)
356
Contacted potential participant—Non-respondent
1
313
6
22Screened out participant—Ineligible respondent
3
2
1Recruited participant—Eligible respondent
21
41
15Wave 4 (Reminder Postcard #2—NHTSA Form 1546)
314
Contacted potential participant—Non-respondent
1
298
5
11Screened out participant—Ineligible respondent
3
0
0Recruited participant—Eligible respondent
21
16
6Wave 5 (2nd Survey Mailing—NHTSA Forms 1538, 1545)
298
Contacted potential participant—Non-respondent
1
289
5
9Screened out participant—Ineligible respondent
3
0
0Recruited participant—Eligible respondent
21
9
4Total





87
 Table 2—Estimated Total Burden for Full Survey
Wave
Contacts
Participant type
Estimated
                             burden per 
                             sample unit 
                             (minutes)
Sample units
Burden
                             (hours)
Total burdenWave 1 (Initial Invitation—NHTSA Form 1544)
20,600
Contacted potential participant—Non-respondent
1
18,130
303
1,147Screened out participant—Ineligible respondent
3
72
4Recruited participant—Eligible respondent
21
2,398
840Wave 2 (Reminder Postcard #1—NHTSA Form 1546)
18,130
Contacted potential participant—Non-respondent
1
16,498
275
833Screened out participant—Ineligible respondent
3
47
3Recruited participant—Eligible respondent
21
1,585
555Wave 3 (1st Survey Mailing—NHTSA Forms 1538, 1545)
16,498
Contacted potential participant—Non-respondent
1
14,518
242
919Screened out participant—Ineligible respondent
3
57
3Recruited participant—Eligible respondent
21
1,923
674Wave 4 (Reminder Postcard #2—NHTSA Form 1546)
14,519
Contacted potential participant—Non-respondent
1
13,793
230
479Screened out participant—Ineligible respondent
3
21
2Recruited participant—Eligible respondent
21
705
247Wave 5 (2nd Survey Mailing—NHTSA Forms 1538, 1545)
13,793
Contacted potential participant—Non-respondent
1
13,379
223
365Screened out participant—Ineligible respondent
3
12
1Recruited participant—Eligible respondent
21
402
141Total





3,743
 When rounded up to the nearest whole hour for each data collection effort, the total estimated annual burden is 3,830 hours for the project activities. *Estimated Total Annual Burden Cost:*
                     Participation in this study is voluntary, 
                    ( print page 86983)
                    and there are no costs to respondents beyond the time spent completing the questionnaires. *Public Comments Invited:*
                     You are asked to comment on any aspects of this information collection, including (a) whether the proposed collection of information is necessary for the proper performance of the functions of the Department of Transportation, including whether the information will have practical utility; (b) the accuracy of the agency's estimate of the burden of the proposed information collection, including the validity of the methodology and assumptions used; (c) ways to enhance the quality, utility and clarity of the information to be collected; and (d) ways to minimize the burden of the collection of information on respondents, including the use of appropriate automated, electronic, mechanical, or other technological collection techniques or other forms of information technology, 
                    *e.g.,*
                     permitting electronic submission of responses. Authority:
                    The Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995; 44 U.S.C. Chapter 35, as amended; 49 CFR 1.49; and DOT Order 1351.29. Issued in Washington, DC. Nanda Narayanan Srinivasan, Associate Administrator, Research and Program Development.


# Footnotes

1.
    
                         National Center for Statistics and Analysis. (2007). 
                        *Speeding: 2006 data*
                         (Traffic Safety Facts. DOT HS 810 814). Retrieved from the NHTSA website: 
                        *https://crashstats.nhtsa.dot.gov/​Api/​Public/​ViewPublication/​810814* Back to Citation
 2.
    
                         National Center for Statistics and Analysis. (2019, December). Fatality Analysis Reporting System (FARS): 2018 Annual Report File (ARF) custom query. Retrieved from the NHTSA website: 
                        *https://cdan.dot.gov/​query* Back to Citation
 3.
    
                         Blincoe, L.J., Miller, T.R. Zaloshnja, E., & Lawrence, B.A. (2015, May). 
                        *The economic and societal impact of motor vehicle crashes, 2010. (Revised.)*
                         (Report No. DOT HS 812 013). Retrieved from the NHTSA website: 
                        *https://crashstats.nhtsa.dot.gov/​Api/​Public/​ViewPublication/​812013* Back to Citation
 4.
    
                         National Center for Statistics and Analysis. (2007). 
                        *Speeding: 2006 data*
                         (Traffic Safety Facts. DOT HS 810 814). Back to Citation


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