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specific docket number. All comments 

received will be posted without change 

to the docket at www.regulations.gov, 

including any personal information 

provided. For detailed instructions on 

submitting comments, or to submit 

comments that are confidential in 

nature, see the section entitled Public 

Participation. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Patricia Hagerty, U.S. Department of 

Transportation, Maritime 

Administration, 1200 New Jersey 

Avenue SE, Room W23–461, 

Washington, DC 20590. Telephone: 

(202) 366–0903. Email: 

patricia.hagerty@dot.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: As 

described in the application, the 

intended service of the vessel LEI LANA 

is: 

—Intended Commercial Use of Vessel: 

Requester intends to offer passenger 

cruises to watch fireworks. 

—Geographic Region Including Base of 

Operations: Hawaii. Base of 

Operations: Honolulu, HI. 

—Vessel Length and Type: 54′ 

Motorboat. 

The complete application is available 

for review identified in the DOT docket 

as MARAD 2023–0222 at https://

www.regulations.gov. Interested parties 

may comment on the effect this action 

may have on U.S. vessel builders or 

businesses in the U.S. that use U.S.-flag 

vessels. If MARAD determines, in 

accordance with 46 U.S.C. 12121 and 

MARAD’s regulations at 46 CFR part 

388, that the employment of the vessel 

in the coastwise trade to carry no more 

than 12 passengers will have an unduly 

adverse effect on a U.S.-vessel builder or 

a business that uses U.S.-flag vessels in 

that business, MARAD will not issue an 

approval of the vessel’s coastwise 

endorsement eligibility. Comments 

should refer to the vessel name, state the 

commenter’s interest in the application, 

and address the eligibility criteria given 

in section 388.4 of MARAD’s 

regulations at 46 CFR part 388. 

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How do I submit comments? 

Please submit your comments, 

including the attachments, following the 

instructions provided under the above 

heading entitled ADDRESSES. Be advised 

that it may take a few hours or even 

days for your comment to be reflected 

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comments must be written in English. 

We encourage you to provide concise 

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and find supporting information? 

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Management Facility (see ADDRESSES for 

hours of operation). We recommend that 

you periodically check the Docket for 

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If you wish to submit comments 

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of our dockets by the name of the 

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privacy. 

(Authority: 49 CFR 1.93(a), 46 U.S.C. 55103, 

46 U.S.C. 12121) 

By Order of the Maritime Administrator. 

T. Mitchell Hudson, Jr., 

Secretary, Maritime Administration. 

[FR Doc. 2023–27183 Filed 12–11–23; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4910–81–P 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

National Highway Traffic Safety 

Administration 

[Docket No. NHTSA–2023–0063] 

Agency Information Collection 

Activities; Notice and Request for 

Comment; Human Interaction With 

Driving Automation Systems 

AGENCY: National Highway Traffic 

Safety Administration (NHTSA), 

Department of Transportation (DOT). 

ACTION: Notice and request for 

comments on a request for approval of 

a new collection of information. 

SUMMARY: The National Highway Traffic 

Safety Administration (NHTSA) invites 

public comments about our intention to 

request approval from the Office of 

Management and Budget (OMB) for a 

new information collection. Before a 

Federal agency can collect certain 

information from the public, it must 

receive approval from OMB. Under 

procedures established by the 

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (the 

PRA), before seeking OMB approval, 

Federal agencies must solicit public 

comment on proposed collections of 

information, including extensions and 

reinstatement of previously approved 

collections. The proposed collection of 

information described below supports 

research addressing safety-related 

aspects of drivers’ interactions with 

driving automation systems. 

DATES: Comments must be submitted 

before February 12, 2024. 

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments 

identified by the docket number 

NHTSA–2023–0063 through any of the 

following methods: 

• Electronic submissions: Go to the 

Federal eRulemaking Portal at http://

www.regulations.gov. Follow the online 

instructions for submitting comments. 

• Fax: (202) 493–2251. 

• Mail or Hand Delivery: Docket 

Management, U.S. Department of 

Transportation, 1200 New Jersey 

Avenue SE, West Building, Room W12– 

140, Washington, DC 20590, between 9 

a.m. and 5 p.m., Monday through 

Friday, except on Federal holidays. To 

be sure someone is there to help you, 

please call (202) 366–9322 before 

coming. 

Instructions: All submissions must 

include the agency name and docket 

number for this notice. Note that all 

comments received will be posted 

without change to http://

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Privacy Act: Anyone is able to search 

the electronic form of all comments 

received into any of our dockets by the 

name of the individual submitting the 

comment (or signing the comment, if 

submitted on behalf of an association, 

business, labor union, etc.). You may 

review DOT’s complete Privacy Act 

Statement in the Federal Register 

published on April 11, 2000 (65 FR 

19477–78) or you may visit http://

www.dot.gov/privacy.html. 

Docket: For access to the docket to 

read comments received, go to http://

www.regulations.gov, or the street 

address listed above. Follow the online 

instructions for accessing the dockets. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For 

additional information, contact: Eric 

Traube, Office of Vehicle Safety 

Research, Human Factors/Engineering 

Integration Division, NSR–310, West 

Building, W46–424, 1200 New Jersey 

Ave. SE, Washington, DC 20590; 

eric.traube@dot.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Under the 

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44 

U.S.C. 3501 et seq.), before an agency 

submits a proposed collection of 

information to OMB for approval, it 

must first 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 regulation (at 

5 CFR 1320.8(d)), an agency must ask 

for public comment on the following: (a) 

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; 

(b) 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; 

(c) how to enhance the quality, utility, 

and clarity of the information to be 

collected; and (d) 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 submission of 

responses. In compliance with these 

requirements, NHTSA asks for public 

comments on the following proposed 

collection of information for which the 

agency is seeking approval from OMB. 

Title: Human Interaction with Driving 

Automation Systems. 

OMB Control Number: New. 

Form Numbers: There are multiple 

forms for this collection including: 

Eligibility Questionnaire, NHTSA Form 

1742; Informed Consent Study 1, 

NHTSA Form 1743; Informed Consent 

Study 2, NHTSA Form 1744; Informed 

Consent Study 3, NHTSA Form 1745; 

Pre-Drive Questionnaire, NHTSA Form 

1746; Wellness Questionnaire, NHTSA 

Form 1747; In-Drive Questionnaire, 

NHTSA Form 1748; Post-Drive 

Questionnaire, NHTSA Form 1749. 

Type of Request: New information 

collection. 

Type of Review Requested: Regular. 

Requested Expiration Date of 

Approval: Three years from date of 

approval. 

Summary of the Collection of 

Information 

The National Highway Traffic Safety 

Administration (NHTSA) has proposed 

to perform research involving the 

collection of information from the 

public as part of a multi-year effort to 

learn about how humans interact with 

driving automation systems (DAS). This 

research will support NHTSA in 

understanding the potential safety 

challenges associated with human-DAS 

interactions, particularly in the context 

of mixed traffic interactions where some 

vehicles have DAS and others do not. 

Within mixed traffic environments, 

vehicles may also have DAS that 

perform more or less of the driving task 

(i.e., different levels of automation) and 

come with their own sets of 

expectations and limitations. 

The research will involve human 

subjects testing using a driving 

simulator. The goal is to understand 

how drivers interact with driving 

automation systems, specifically in 

situations where the automation 

behaves unlike a human driver. The 

project will measure interactions 

between humans and driving 

automation systems by (1) examining 

driving performance measures (such as 

takeover time and reaction time), (2) 

measuring understanding of the 

automation through questionnaires, (3) 

measuring trust in automation using 

questionnaires, and (4) measuring risk 

taking through questionnaires and a 

simple behavioral task on a computer. 

This research will add to NHTSA’s state 

of knowledge and is not immediately 

intended to inform regulations or 

policy. 

The research will be conducted in 

three parts, referred to as Study 1, Study 

2, and Study 3. All study procedures 

will be approved by the University of 

Iowa Institutional Review Board (IRB). 

Data collection will begin upon receipt 

of PRA clearance and will involve 

human-subjects data collection using 

the driving simulators at the University 

of Iowa Driving Safety Research 

Institute (DSRI). 

The data collections will be 

performed once to obtain the target 

number of valid test participants. Study 

participants will be members of the 

general public and participation will be 

voluntary with monetary compensation 

provided. Participants will include 

licensed drivers aged 18 to 65 who are 

healthy and able to drive without 

assistive devices. Participants will be 

recruited using the DSRI registry and 

through email blasts to University of 

Iowa community. 

The objective of the first study is to 

understand how humans interact with 

DAS in mixed traffic environments, 

driving environments where some 

vehicles have automated capabilities, 

and some vehicles are driven manually. 

In the first study, participants will 

participate in pairs with each 

participant driving a separate driving 

simulator but interacting in the same 

driving environment. Participants will 

experience one of two driving 

automation systems. Both members of 

the participant pair will provide 

informed consent, a pre-drive 

questionnaire, a training presentation, a 

familiarization drive, wellness 

questionnaires to screen for simulator 

sickness, a study drive, in-drive ratings 

of trust, a post-drive questionnaire, and 

a risk-propensity assessment. During the 

simulator drives, one member of the 

pair will perform a continuous drive 

along a specified route. The other 

member of the pair will complete three 

short drives where they interact with 

the other participant at specific points 

throughout the drive. The simulator will 

collect vehicle data (e.g., brake inputs, 

steering wheel angle) and data about the 

surrounding environment (e.g., distance 

to surrounding vehicles and lane 

markings). After the drives, participants 

will complete a questionnaire to assess 

their understanding of the DAS and 

their trust in and acceptance of the DAS. 

Data will be analyzed to understand 

how human drivers interact with DAS 

in mixed traffic situations and to 

understand how humans understand 

and perceive automation in different 

situations. 

Study 2 will focus on understanding 

the impact of different levels of 

automated system capability, defined by 

how well the automation can perform 

different driving behaviors. In the 

second study, participants will 

complete a drive in a driving simulator 

with a driving automation system. The 

study drive will contain situations to 

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Participants will be randomly assigned 

to one of three systems with different 

capabilities, defined by how well the 

automation can navigate the set of test 

situations. The simulator will collect 

vehicle data (e.g., brake inputs, steering 

wheel angle) and data about the 

surrounding environment (e.g., distance 

to surrounding vehicles and lane 

markings). After the drives, participants 

will complete a questionnaire to assess 

their understanding of the DAS and 

their trust in and acceptance of the DAS 

as well as a risk-propensity assessment. 

Data will be analyzed to understand 

how human drivers interact with DAS 

in mixed traffic situations and to 

understand how humans understand 

and perceive automation in different 

situations. 

Study 3 will be similar to Study 2 but 

will focus on how the decision-making 

behaviors of the automated driving 

systems impact user experience and 

driving performance. In the third study, 

participants will complete a drive in a 

driving simulator with a driving 

automation system. The study drive will 

contain situations to which the DAS 

must respond. Participants will be 

randomly assigned to one of three 

systems with different capabilities, 

defined by how well the automation can 

navigate the set of test situations. 

Procedures for the three studies are 

identical apart from the study drive 

experienced. 

These three studies will involve 

information collection through 

participant screening questions, a predrive questionnaire, a wellness 

questionnaire to measure simulator 

sickness symptoms, assessment of 

driving performance in a driving 

simulator with a situational trust 

questionnaire administered at points 

during the study drives, a post-drive 

questionnaire, and a behavioral 

assessment of risk-taking propensity 

called the balloon analogue risk task 

(BART). 

The National Highway Traffic Safety 

Administration’s (NHTSA) mission is to 

save lives, prevent injuries, and reduce 

economic costs associated with motor 

vehicle crashes. As new vehicle 

technologies are developed, it is 

prudent to ensure that they do not 

create any unintended decrease in 

safety. The safe deployment of driving 

automation systems, particularly when 

deployed in mixed traffic where some 

vehicles are controlled by automation 

and some are controlled manually, 

requires an understanding of how 

humans respond to and perceive 

different automation behavior. This 

work seeks to examine how drivers 

interact with driving automation 

systems in a wide sample of contexts 

and different levels of automation. 

The collection of information will 

consist of: 

1. Eligibility Questionnaire (NHTSA 

Form 1742). 

2. Informed Consent Study 1 (NHTSA 

Form 1743). 

3. Informed Consent Study 2 (NHTSA 

Form 1744). 

4. Informed Consent Study 3 (NHTSA 

Form 1745). 

5. Pre-Drive Questionnaire (NHTSA 

Form 1746). 

6. Wellness Questionnaire (NHTSA 

Form 1747). 

7. Driving Behavior Assessment (PreDrive PowerPoint Training, 

Familiarization Drive, Study Drive with 

In-Drive Questionnaire (NHTSA Form 

1748). 

8. Post-Drive Questionnaire (NHTSA 

Form 1749). 

9. Balloon Analogue Risk Task 

(BART). 

The information to be collected will 

be used for the following purposes: 

1. Eligibility Questionnaire (NHTSA 

Form 1742)—Necessary for determining 

individuals’ suitability for study 

participation based on driving 

experience and history, general health, 

and ability to safely drive in the 

simulator without health concerns. The 

Eligibility Questionnaire will solely be 

used to determine individuals’ 

suitability for study participation and 

will not be analyzed in any way. These 

criteria will remain the same across 

studies. 

2. Informed Consent Study 1 (NHTSA 

Form 1743)—Necessary for obtaining 

informed written consent from the 

participant to participate in the study. 

The form describes all study 

procedures, data storage and use, and 

potential risks from the study. 

3. Informed Consent Study 2 (NHTSA 

Form 1744)—Necessary for obtaining 

informed written consent from the 

participant to participate in the study. 

The form describes all study 

procedures, data storage and use, and 

potential risks from the study. 

4. Informed Consent Study 3 (NHTSA 

Form 1745)—Necessary for obtaining 

informed written consent from the 

participant to participate in the study. 

The form describes all study 

procedures, data storage and use, and 

potential risks from the study. 

5. Pre-Drive Questionnaire (NHTSA 

Form 1746)—Necessary for collecting 

data used to measure participants’ 

understanding (i.e., mental model) of 

DAS and their pre-drive trust in the 

DAS. Collecting these data before and 

after the drives will let us measure how 

exposure to the DAS impacts 

understanding and trust. Demographic 

information (e.g., age, sex, gender, race, 

ethnicity) will also be collected. This 

pre-drive questionnaire will remain the 

same across all three studies. 

6. Wellness Questionnaire (NHTSA 

Form 1747)—Necessary for evaluating 

simulator sickness symptoms to 

determine individuals’ ability to 

complete the study drive in the driving 

simulator. This questionnaire will be 

administered pre-drive (to obtain 

baseline ratings), after the 

familiarization drive, and after the study 

drive. This wellness questionnaire will 

remain the same across all three studies. 

7. Driving Behavior Assessment 

(Study Drive) with In-Drive 

Questionnaire (NHTSA Form 1748)— 

Before the study drive, participants will 

complete training via a PowerPoint 

presentation on a computer in a private 

study room. The presentation will 

introduce the simulator, the 

familiarization and study drive 

procedures, the DAS, and the nondriving email task. The familiarization 

drive is necessary to acclimate the 

participant to the driving simulator and 

perform a real-time determination for 

simulator sickness while training the 

participant on how to use the driving 

automation system. The study drive is 

necessary for gathering driving 

performance information for the 

purpose of assessing how drivers 

interact with automated systems and the 

impact of these interactions on safety. 

The in-drive questionnaire is necessary 

for understanding drivers’ trust in the 

DAS at various points during the study 

drive. In Study 1, this information is 

collected after the events where the pair 

of research participants interact with 

one another. In Studies 2 & 3, this 

information is collected after the four 

events where the behavior of the 

automation varies across the different 

conditions. The information will be 

used to measure trust in the DAS 

following specific events. These 

questions will remain the same across 

all three studies. 

8. Post-Drive Questionnaire (NHTSA 

Form 1749)—Necessary for collecting 

data used to measure participants’ 

understanding (i.e., mental model) of 

DAS and their post-drive trust in the 

DAS, as well as general risk-taking 

behavior while driving. This post-drive 

questionnaire will remain the same 

across all three studies. 

9. Balloon Analogue Risk Task 

(BART)—Necessary for measuring 

objective risk-taking propensity. For this 

computerized task, participants are 

presented with 20 different balloons (20 

trials) and told that ‘‘the actual number 

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vary.’’ Participants are instructed to 

attempt to earn as many points as 

possible. At the beginning of each trial, 

the participant decides how many 

pumps they thought the balloon would 

hold and input this number. Each 

balloon inflates for 3 seconds and then 

either pops or stays intact depending on 

whether the participant’s wager was 

above or below the predetermined 

explosion point for that balloon. If the 

balloon is pumped past its explosion 

point, it will pop, and the participant 

earns no points for that balloon. If the 

balloon is not pumped past the 

explosion point, the participant keeps 

the number of pumps as points. After 

each outcome, a new deflated balloon 

appears on the screen and points earned 

will be added to the total. Each balloon 

could earn a maximum of 128 points 

with an explosion point equally likely 

to occur on any given pump participant 

to the constraint that within each 

sequence of 10 balloons the average 

explosion point was on pump 64. The 

task will remain the same across the 

three studies and is a standardized 

online tool. 

Affected Public 

Individuals aged 18+ from Eastern 

Iowa and the surrounding areas who 

have volunteered to take part in driving 

studies will be contacted for 

participation. They will be randomized 

evenly by sex, though some imbalance 

will be permitted to be inclusive of 

individuals who do not identify on the 

gender spectrum or as a result of 

differences in how sex may be identified 

on drivers’ licenses across States. Efforts 

will be made to enroll a diverse age 

sample that broadly represents the age 

of the driving population and includes 

those at greater risk of crashing (e.g., 

less than 25 years of age and greater 

than 65 years of age). Businesses are 

ineligible for the sample and will not be 

contacted. 

Estimated Number of Respondents 

To obtain the target number of 224 

valid test participants. Assuming typical 

data loss rates for simulator testing with 

human participants, it is anticipated 

that 300 participants will need to be run 

in order to obtain 224 valid participant 

datasets. This will ensure sufficient 

statistical power in each of the three 

studies to detect differences between 

conditions. 

Information for the three studies will 

be obtained in an incremental fashion to 

permit the determination of which 

individuals have the necessary 

characteristics for study participation. 

All interested candidates will complete 

the Eligibility Questionnaire. From the 

subset of individuals found to meet the 

criteria in the Eligibility Questionnaire, 

a subset will be chosen with the goal of 

achieving a sample providing a balance 

of sex to be scheduled for study 

participation. Some imbalance will be 

allowed to be inclusive of all identities 

since not all individuals will identify on 

the gender spectrum. Participants will 

complete the Pre-Drive Questionnaire 

before a familiarization drive and the 

Wellness Questionnaire immediately 

after the drive to screen for simulator 

sickness. Participants who pass the 

screening will complete the remainder 

of the study procedures, including the 

In-Drive Questionnaire, the Post-Drive 

Questionnaire, and the Balloon 

Analogue Risk Task. 

Data collection will involve 

approximately 700 respondents for the 

Eligibility Questionnaire (with 

approximately 400 potentially meeting 

eligibility criteria) and 300 respondents 

for the Pre-Drive Questionnaire, 

Wellness Questionnaire, the Driving 

Behavior Assessment, the Post-Drive 

Questionnaire, and the Balloon 

Analogue Risk Task. A summary of the 

estimated numbers of individuals that 

will complete the noted question sets is 

provided in the following table. 

ESTIMATED NUMBER OF TOTAL RESPONDENTS

Information collection NHTSA form No. Participants (i.e., respondents) 

Eligibility Questionnaire ........................................................... 1742 700. 

Informed Consent Study 1 ....................................................... 1743 180. 

Informed Consent Study 2 ....................................................... 1744 60. 

Informed Consent Study 3 ....................................................... 1745 60. 

Pre-Drive Questionnaire .......................................................... 1746 300 (180 Study 1, 60 Study 2, 60 Study 3). 

Wellness Questionnaire ........................................................... 1747 300 (180 Study 1, 60 Study 2, 60 Study 3). 

Driving Behavior Assessment (Pre-Drive PowerPoint Training, Familiarization Drive, Study Drive with In-Drive Questionnaire).1748 300 (180 Study 1, 60 Study 2, 60 Study 3). 

Post-Drive Questionnaire ......................................................... 1749 300 (180 Study 1, 60 Study 2, 60 Study 3). 

Balloon Analogue Risk Task ................................................... .............................. 300 (180 Study 1, 60 Study 2, 60 Study 3). 

Frequency: One-time collection. 

Estimated Total Annual Burden 

Hours: The total estimated burden for 

the study is 903.3 hours. Averaging that 

over three years of the collection 

approval is 301.1 hours. 

Eligibility Questionnaire (NHTSA 

Form 1742) is estimated to take 11 

minutes (averaging those who complete 

the questionnaire and those who do not 

complete the questionnaire). Informed 

Consent Study 1 (NHTSA Form 1743) is 

estimated to take 20 minutes. Informed 

Consent Study 2 (NHTSA Form 1744) is 

estimated to take 20 minutes. Informed 

Consent Study 3 (NHTSA Form 1745) is 

estimated to take 20 minutes. Pre-Drive 

Questionnaire (NHTSA Form 1746) is 

estimated to take 15 minutes. Wellness 

Questionnaire (NHTSA Form 1747) is 

estimated to take 5 minutes and taken 

three times. Driving Behavior 

Assessment (Pre-Drive PowerPoint 

Training, Familiarization Drive, Study 

Drive with In-Drive Questionnaire 

(NHTSA Form 1748) is estimated to take 

80 minutes. Post-Drive Questionnaire 

(NHTSA Form 1749) is estimated to take 

20 minutes. Balloon Analogue Risk Task 

(BART) is estimated to take 5 minutes. 

The estimated annual time and cost 

burdens across all three study data 

collections are summarized in the table 

below. To calculate the opportunity cost 

associated with the forms and other 

relevant activities necessary for this 

collection of new information, NHTSA 

looked at average hourly earnings for 

employees on private nonfarm payrolls. 

NHTSA estimated the total opportunity 

costs associated with these burden 

hours by looking at the average wage for 

total private employees on private 

nonfarm payrolls. The Bureau of Labor 

Statistics (BLS) estimates that the 

average hourly wage for this group is 

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ESTIMATED TIME PER RESPONSE AND TOTAL TIME

Information collection component Respondents Time per response 

(min) 

Total burden 

time 

(hours) 

Total 

opportunity 

cost 

(dollars) 

Eligibility questionnaire .............................................................................. 700 11 ......................... 128.3 4,340.00 

Informed Consent Document (All Studies) ............................................... 300 20 ......................... 100 3,382.00 

Pre-Drive Questionnaire ............................................................................ 300 15 ......................... 75 2,536.50 

Wellness Questionnaire ............................................................................ 300 5 × 3 responses ... 75 2,536.50 

Driving Behavior Assessment (Pre-Drive PowerPoint Training, Familiarization Drive, Study Drive with In-Drive Questionnaire).300 80 ......................... 400 13,528.00 

Post-Drive Questionnaire .......................................................................... 300 20 ......................... 100 3,382.00 

Balloon Analogue Risk Task ..................................................................... 300 5 ........................... 25 846.00 

Total ................................................................................................... ........................ .............................. 903.3 30,551.00 

Estimated Total Annual Burden Cost: 

The respondents will not incur any 

reporting or recordkeeping cost from the 

information collection. Respondents 

will incur a one-time cost for local 

travel to and from DSRI, which is 

estimated not to exceed approximately 

$39.30 (based on the standard mileage 

rate for business-related driving in 2023 

and a round trip distance of 60 miles). 

These transportation costs are offset by 

participant compensation. 

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, including whether the 

information will have practical utility; 

(b) the accuracy of the Department’s 

estimate of the burden of the proposed 

information collection; (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 

automated collection techniques or 

other forms of information technology. 

Authority: The Paperwork Reduction 

Act of 1995; 44 U.S.C. chapter 35, as 

amended; 49 CFR 1.49; and DOT Order 

1351.29A. 

Cem Hatipoglu, 

Associate Administrator, Vehicle Safety 

Research. 

[FR Doc. 2023–27197 Filed 12–11–23; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4910–59–P 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Office of the Secretary 

[Docket No. DOT–OST–2023–0143] 

Information Collection Activities; 

Requests for Comments 

AGENCY: Office of the Secretary (OST), 

DOT. 

ACTION: Notice and request for public 

comment and submission to OMB for 

clearance of renewed approval of 

information collection. 

SUMMARY: In compliance with the 

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, this 

notice announces that the Information 

Collection Request (ICR) abstracted 

below will be forwarded to the Office of 

Management and Budget (OMB) for 

review and comments. The ICR 

describes the nature of the information 

collection and its expected burden. A 

Federal Register Notice with a 60-day 

comment period soliciting comments on 

the following information collection 

was published on September 29, 2023. 

No public comments were received. The 

purpose of this Notice is to allow 30 

days for public comment. 

DATES: Comments to this notice must be 

received by January 11, 2024. 

ADDRESSES: Written comments and 

recommendations for the proposed 

information collection should be sent 

within 30 days of publication of this 

notice to www.reginfo.gov/public/do/ 

PRAMain. Find this information 

collection by selecting ‘‘Currently under 

Review—Open for Public Comments’’ or 

by using the search function. Please 

note that comments submitted in 

response to this Notice are public 

record. Before including any detailed 

personal information, you should be 

aware that your comments as submitted, 

including your personal identification 

information, will be available for public 

view. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Mike Huntley, Office of Drug and 

Alcohol Policy and Compliance, Office 

of the Secretary, U.S. Department of 

Transportation, 1200 New Jersey 

Avenue SE, Washington, DC 20590; 

202–366–3784 (voice), 202–366–3897 

(fax), or ODAPCWebmail@dot.gov 

(email). 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

OMB Control Number: 2105–0529. 

Title: Procedures for Transportation 

Workplace Drug and Alcohol Testing 

Programs. 

Type of Review: Clearance of a 

renewal of an information collection. 

Form Numbers: DOT F 1385; DOT F 

1380. 

Respondents: The information will be 

used by transportation employers, 

Department representatives, and a 

variety of service agents. 

Abstract: Under the Omnibus 

Transportation Employee Testing Act of 

1991, DOT is required to implement a 

drug and alcohol testing program in 

various transportation-related 

industries. This specific requirement is 

elaborated in 49 CFR part 40, 

Procedures for Transportation 

Workplace Drug and Alcohol Testing 

Programs. This request for a renewal of 

the information collection for the 

program includes 45 burden items 

including the U.S. Department of 

Transportation Alcohol Testing Form 

(ATF) [DOT F 1380] and the DOT Drug 

and Alcohol Testing Management 

Information System (MIS) Data 

Collection Form [DOT F 1385]. 

The ATF includes the employee’s 

name, the type of test taken, the date of 

the test, and the name of the employer. 

Data on each test conducted, including 

test results, is necessary to document 

that the tests were conducted and is 

used to take action, when required, to 

ensure safety in the workplace. The MIS 

form includes employer specific drug 

and alcohol testing information such as 

the reason for the test and the 

cumulative number of test results for the 

negative, positive, and refusal tests. No 

employee specific data is collected. The 

MIS data is used by each of the affected 

DOT Agencies (i.e., Federal Aviation 

Administration, Federal Transit 

Administration, Federal Railroad 

Administration, Federal Motor Carrier 

Safety Administration, and the Pipeline 

and Hazardous Materials Safety 


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