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U.S.C. 5309 and cover three topics: 

Eligibility as a Core Capacity project; 

how FTA will determine that a CIG 

project sponsor has demonstrated 

progress on meeting Transit Asset 

Management targets; and how bundles 

of CIG projects can enter the Project 

Development phase of the program. The 

proposals being made today are 

available on the agency’s public website 

at https://www.transit.dot.gov/funding/ 

grant-programs/capital-investments/ 

capital-investment-grants-programregulations-guidance and in the docket 

to this notice. 

After review and consideration of the 

comments provided on the three initial 

CIG proposals in this document, FTA 

will issue a final notice and incorporate 

these changes into the existing CIG 

Policy Guidance. No other changes to 

the CIG Policy Guidance are being 

proposed at this time. Instead, FTA 

intends in the future to propose a more 

comprehensive update of the CIG Policy 

Guidance for notice and comment, 

incorporating feedback FTA received in 

response to its Request for Information 

published in the Federal Register in 

July 2021 (86 FR 37402). The three 

initial topics covered in this document 

are intended to assist FTA in managing 

the CIG program in the near term while 

the more comprehensive CIG policy 

guidance changes are developed and 

proposed. 

Nuria I. Fernandez, 

Administrator. 

[FR Doc. 2022–05466 Filed 3–14–22; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

National Highway Traffic Safety 

Administration 

[Docket No. NHTSA–2021–0085] 

Agency Information Collection 

Activities; Submission to the Office of 

Management and Budget for Review 

and Approval; Request for Comment; 

Driver Alcohol Detection System for 

Safety Field Operational Test 

AGENCY: National Highway Traffic 

Safety Administration (NHTSA), 

Department of Transportation (DOT). 

ACTION: Notice and request for 

comments on an extension of a 

currently approved information 

collection. 

SUMMARY: In compliance with the 

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 

(PRA), this notice announces that the 

Information Collection Request (ICR) 

summarized below will be submitted to 

the Office of Management and Budget 

(OMB) for review and approval. The ICR 

describes the nature of the information 

collection and its expected burden. This 

document describes the collection of 

information for which NHTSA intends 

to seek OMB approval to allow NHTSA 

to continue to conduct research on the 

development of a driver alcohol 

detection system. NHTSA is seeking an 

extension of the information collection, 

titled ‘‘Driver Alcohol Detection System 

for Safety Field Operational Test’’ (OMB 

Control Number 2127–0734), which is 

currently approved through March 31, 

2022. The extension is necessary to 

complete data collection that was 

delayed due to COVID–19 restrictions. 

The burden hour and cost calculations 

have been adjusted to reflect only the 

remaining data collection, adjustments 

for recruitment based on current 

experience, and adjustments in 

participation based on current 

experience. A Federal Register Notice 

with a 60-day comment period soliciting 

comments on the following information 

collection was published on December 

30, 2021. One comment was received in 

response to this notice. 

DATES: Comments must be submitted on 

or before April 14, 2022. 

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. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For 

additional information or access to 

background documents, contact Eric 

Traube, Vehicle Safety Research, 

Human Factors/Engineering Integration 

Division (NSR–310), (202) 366–5673, 

National Highway Traffic Safety 

Administration, W46–424, U.S. 

Department of Transportation, 1200 

New Jersey Avenue SE, Washington, DC 

20590. Please identify the relevant 

collection of information by referring to 

its OMB Control Number. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Under the 

PRA (44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq.), a Federal 

agency must receive approval from the 

Office of Management and Budget 

(OMB) before it collects certain 

information from the public and a 

person is not required to respond to a 

collection of information by a Federal 

agency unless the collection displays a 

valid OMB control number. In 

compliance with these requirements, 

this notice announces that the following 

information collection request will be 

submitted OMB. 

Title: Driver Alcohol Detection 

System for Safety Field Operational 

Test. 

OMB Control Number: 2127–0734. 

Form Number: None. 

Type of Request: Extension of a 

currently approved information 

collection. 

Type of Review Requested: Regular. 

Length of Approval Requested: Three 

years. 

Summary of the Collection of 

Information: NHTSA and the 

Automotive Coalition for Traffic Safety 

(ACTS) began research in February 2008 

to try to find potential in-vehicle 

approaches to the problem of alcoholimpaired driving. Members of ACTS 

comprise motor vehicle manufacturers 

representing approximately 99 percent 

of light vehicle sales in the U.S. This 

cooperative research partnership, 

known as the Driver Alcohol Detection 

System for Safety (DADSS) Program, is 

exploring the feasibility, the potential 

benefits of, and the public policy 

challenges associated with a more 

widespread use of non-invasive 

technology to prevent alcohol-impaired 

driving. The 2008 cooperative 

agreement between NHTSA and ACTS 

for Phases I and II outlined a program 

of research to assess the state of 

detection technologies that are capable 

of measuring blood alcohol 

concentration (BAC) or Breath Alcohol 

Concentration (BrAC). The 2008 

cooperative agreement and a subsequent 

2013 cooperative agreement support the 

creation and testing of prototypes and 

subsequent hardware that could be 

installed in vehicles. As part of this 

research program, and pursuant to the 

2013 cooperative agreement, NHTSA 

and ACTS developed both breath- and 

touch-based sensors to evaluate the 

potential implementation and 

integration of both breath-and touchbased sensor technologies. The sensors 

are to be integrated into a vehicle in a 

manner that does not significantly alter 

the appearance of the vehicle interior. 

Further research is needed to evaluate 

the potential implementation and 

integration of both breath- and touchbased sensor technologies. 

The purpose of this information 

collection is to collect data needed to 

evaluate the functionality of the touchand breath- based sensors in varying 

operating conditions by having study 

participants provide breath and touch 

samples in DADSS research vehicles 

equipped with the sensors. Although 

the sensors will undergo significant 

laboratory testing, it is necessary to 

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world environmental conditions to 

ensure that they will be operational for 

the harshest conditions that the sensors 

will encounter. 

The sensor-equipped research 

vehicles are used to gather data 

regarding sensor validity and reliability, 

as well as assess the real-world use of 

the sensors with human participants in 

varying environmental conditions, such 

as weather conditions, road conditions, 

temperatures, altitudes, air conditioner 

or heater status, window up or down, 

etc. These are the first vehicles ever to 

be equipped with systems designed to 

be unobtrusive that can measure driver 

alcohol levels. As such, it represents the 

first opportunity for researchers to gain 

an understanding of the use of the 

sensors in the operational context for 

which they were designed. Data 

collected from the study’s Field 

Operational Test (FOT or DADSS FOT) 

will be used to further refine the DADSS 

Performance Specifications and evaluate 

subsystem/sensor performance. 

The collection of information consists 

of: (1) An eligibility interview with 

COVID screening questions and COVID 

test, (2) a multi-day FOT of DADSS 

sensors, and (3) a post-test-day 

questionnaire. NHTSA is currently 

collecting information for the study and 

the data collection is ongoing. Extension 

of the study is necessary due to COVIDrelated delays which paused data 

collection for a period of time and 

during development of new COVID 

precautions. 

Description of the Need for the 

Information and Proposed Use of the 

Information 

60-Day Notice: A Federal Register 

notice with a 60-day comment period 

soliciting public comments on the 

following information collection was 

published on December 30, 2021 (89 FR 

74427). 

NHTSA received one comment in 

response to this notice. Mothers Against 

Drunk Driving (MADD) ‘‘supports 

NHTSA’s request for an extension of the 

information collection.’’ They further 

urge action to help meet the deadline 

mandated in the advanced technology 

provisions of the Infrastructure 

Investment and Jobs Act calling for the 

Agency to mandate that drunk and 

impaired driving prevention technology 

become standard equipment in all new 

passenger motor vehicles. MADD 

recognizes the timing of completion of 

NHTSA efforts and ‘‘adherence to the 

deadline mandated in the law is vital to 

the lives of the American public.’’ 

NHTSA appreciates the time and 

consideration of MADD in responding 

to the 60-day Federal Register notice. 

Affected Public: General Public. 

Estimated Number of Respondents: 

2,787. 

When NHTSA sought approval for the 

currently approved information 

collection, it described its plan for 

collecting data from 480 unique 

respondents. In order to recruit 480 

participants who would complete the 

field operational test, NHTSA estimated 

that 600 respondents would need to 

complete the initial eligibility screening 

(a 75% recruitment rate). Based on 

experience, NHTSA has found that the 

actual recruitment rate is much lower 

than anticipated. As of August 31, 2021, 

62 participants had been successfully 

recruited and participated in the FOT. 

Successful recruitment involved a 

screening of 420 individuals, for a 

recruitment rate of 15 percent. Since 

NHTSA needs to recruit 418 more 

participants, NHTSA estimates that the 

research team would need to screen 

2,787 individuals. 

Frequency: Varies. 

There are four different components 

to this information collection and the 

frequency for response varies across the 

components: The initial eligibility 

screening is conducted one-time; the 

full orientation is conducted one-time; 

the health screening is conducted each 

time that an individual participates in 

the FOT; and the FOT is conducted as 

many times as the individual wishes, up 

to 60 times. 

Number of Responses: Varies. 

Each of the different components in 

this information collection has a 

different number of responses: The 

initial eligibility screening is estimated 

at 2,787 responses; the full orientation 

is estimated at 418 responses; the health 

screening is estimated at 468 responses; 

and the FOT is estimated at 890 

responses. 

Estimated Total Annual Burden 

Hours: 3,249. 

When NHTSA originally obtained 

clearance for this ICR, the agency did 

not expect to need to renew the 

collection. Instead, it was expected that 

the data collection would have been 

completed within the three-year 

clearance period. However, COVID–19 

delayed the research effort, necessitating 

this request for extension. Accordingly, 

NHTSA is requesting an extension of 

this currently approved information 

collection for the portion of the planned 

data collection that still needs to be 

completed. As of August 31, 2021, 

collection is complete for 62 

participants of the necessary 480 

participants. Therefore, NHTSA is 

requesting approval for the collection of 

information from 418 remaining 

participants and individuals screened in 

order to recruit the 418 participants. In 

estimating the burden of this collection, 

NHTSA has made adjustments, based on 

its experience with recruitment and data 

collection under the current collection, 

to its estimates for numbers of 

screenings, duration associated with 

information collection, and frequency of 

data collection of various phases of the 

study. NHTSA has also added new 

COVID–19 screening questions and a 

COVID–19 test requirement for the 

safety of both researchers and study 

participants. These new COVID–19 

safety measures will be carried out in 

accordance with CDC guidelines and the 

data from the screening questions and 

tests will not be retained nor used for 

analytic purposes. 

When NHTSA originally sought 

approval for this research study, it 

estimated that each initial eligibility/ 

demographic interview would take 

approximately 15 minutes. With 

experience, NHTSA is now revising the 

estimate to be 30 minutes. NHTSA is 

also revising its burden estimates to 

include time for health screenings each 

time a respondent participates in the 

FOT after their first day. On the first 

day, participants will go through a full 

orientation, which is expected to last 1 

hour and includes both a health 

screening and in-vehicle instruction. 

NHTSA estimates that the health 

screening portion takes approximately 

30 minutes. 

NHTSA originally estimated burdens 

associated with this collection assuming 

that each participant would complete 

the FOT 60 times. This was based on the 

maximum amount of participation. 

However, based on the experience of the 

data collection through August 31, 2021, 

participants are, on average, completing 

the FOT 2.13 times. Of the 62 

participants who have completed the 

FOT thus far, 27 participated only once. 

The remaining 35 participated an 

average of 3 times each. Using this 

average, NHTSA estimates that the 

remaining 418 participants will 

complete a total of 890 operational tests. 

Based on experience, NHTSA has also 

revised the estimated burden hours for 

the FOT. NHTSA now estimates the 

average duration of the pre-drive, drive, 

and post-drive recovery to be five hours 

(this estimate does not include 

orientation time, which is estimated 

separately). 

NHTSA has also revised estimates to 

include the time for test-day questions 

in the burden estimate for FOT. These 

questions were counted separately in 

the initial ICR. However, the question 

responses are collected during the postdrive recovery time and included in the 


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1Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics. 

May 2020 Metropolitan and Nonmetropolitan Area 

Occupational Employment and Wage EstimatesSouthwest Virginia nonmetropolitan area. U.S. 

Bureau of Labor Statistics. https://www.bls.gov/oes/ 

2020/may/oes_5100001.htm. Last Accessed 12/27/ 

21. 

average time for participants in the FOT 

portion of the study. 

NHTSA estimates the total burden for 

the remaining data collection to be 

6,498 hours. The research team expects 

the data collection to take place over 24 

months, for an average of 3,249 hours 

per year. This is longer than initially 

estimated due to observed difficulty in 

recruitment. 

NHTSA estimates the opportunity 

cost associated with this information 

collection using the median hourly 

wage for the Southwest Virginia 

nonmetropolitan area of $15.34 per hour 

for all occupations,1 resulting in a total 

opportunity cost of $99,679.32 and an 

annual opportunity cost of $49,839.66. 

Table 1 provides a summary of the 

remaining burden hours for this 

information collection. 

TABLE 1—ESTIMATED BURDEN HOURS AND ASSOCIATED OPPORTUNITY COSTS

Instrument Number of 

responses 

Number of 

respondents Duration Estimated burden hours 

Cost per 

hour 

Estimated 

opportunity 

cost 

Eligibility/Demographic Interview ..................... 2,787 2,787 30 min (0.5 hrs) ... 1,393.5 $15.34 $21,376.29 

Full Orientation ................................................ 418 418 1 hour .................. 418 15.34 6,412.12 

Health Screening Only ..................................... 468 234 30 min (0.5 hrs) ... 234 15.34 3,589.66 

Field Operational Test ..................................... 890 418 5 hours ................ 4,452 15.34 68,293.68 

Total (covering a 24-month period) .......... .................... .................... .............................. 6,497.5 (6,498) .................... 99,679.32 

Estimated Annual Burden ................................ .................... .................... .............................. 3,249 .................... 49,839.66 

The 30-day Federal Register notice 

contained errors in the estimated 

opportunity cost for the Full 

Orientation, Health Screening Only, and 

Field Operational Test. Those errors 

were typographical, did not affect the 

calculations for total, and have been 

corrected in this notice. 

Estimated Total Annual Burden Cost: 

$0. 

NHTSA estimates that there are no 

additional costs to respondents beyond 

those associated with opportunity cost. 

To offset these costs, NHTSA is paying 

respondents who participate in the FOT 

$19.50 per hour. 

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 

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) 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. 

Cem Hatipoglu, 

Associate Administrator, Vehicle Safety 

Research. 

[FR Doc. 2022–05418 Filed 3–14–22; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Notice of Extension To Solicit Transit 

Advisory Committee for Safety 

Member Applications 

AGENCY: Federal Transit Administration, 

Department of Transportation. 

ACTION: Notice of extension to solicit 

Transit Advisory Committee for Safety 

Member Applications. 

SUMMARY: The Federal Transit 

Administration (FTA) is extending the 

solicitation seeking applications for 

individuals to serve as members, for 

two-year terms, on the Transit Advisory 

Committee for Safety (TRACS), which 

was published on February 7, 2022, 

with the original solicitation closing 

date of March 9, 2022. The TRACS 

provides information, advice, and 

recommendations to the U.S. Secretary 

of Transportation (Secretary) and FTA 

Administrator (Administrator) in 

response to tasks assigned to TRACS. 

The TRACS does not exercise program 

management responsibilities and makes 

no decisions directly affecting the 

programs on which it provides advice. 

The Secretary may accept or reject a 

recommendation made by TRACS and is 

not bound to pursue any 

recommendation from TRACS. 

DATES: Interested persons must submit 

their applications to FTA by April 8, 

2022. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Joseph DeLorenzo, TRACS Designated 

Federal Officer, Associate 

Administrator, FTA Office of Transit 

Safety and Oversight, (202) 366–1783, 

Joseph.DeLorenzo@dot.gov; or Bridget 

Zamperini, TRACS Program Manager, 

FTA Office of Transit Safety and 

Oversight, TRACS@dot.gov. Please 

address all mail to the Office of Transit 

Safety and Oversight, Federal Transit 

Administration, 1200 New Jersey 

Avenue SE, Washington, DC 20590– 

0001. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Nominations 

FTA invites qualified individuals 

interested in serving on TRACS to apply 

to FTA for appointment. The 

Administrator will recommend 

nominees for appointment by the 

Secretary. Appointments are for twoyear terms; however, a member may 

reapply to serve additional terms, in the 

event that the TRACS Charter is 

renewed. Applicants should be 

knowledgeable of trends and issues 

related to rail transit and/or bus transit 

safety. Along with their experience in 

the rail transit and/or bus transit 

industry, applicants will also be 

evaluated and selected based on factors 

including leadership and organizational 

skills, region of the country represented, 


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