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1National Center for Statistics and Analysis. 

(2021, April). Motorcycles: 2019 data (Traffic Safety 

Facts, Report No. DOT HS 813 112). National 

Highway Traffic Safety Administration. 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

National Highway Traffic Safety 

Administration 

[Docket No. NHTSA–2020–0073] 

Agency Information Collection 

Activities; Notice and Request for 

Comment; Survey on Driver 

Awareness of Motorcycles 

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 information collection. 

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, 

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 a collection of 

information for which NHTSA intends 

to seek OMB approval on Driver 

Awareness of Motorcycles. 

DATES: Comments must be submitted on 

or before June 6, 2022. 

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments 

identified by the Docket No. NHTSA– 

2020–0073 using 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://

www.regulations.gov, including any 

personal information provided. Please 

see the Privacy Act heading below. 

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 https://

www.transportation.gov/privacy. 

Docket: For access to the docket to 

read background documents or 

comments received, go to http://

www.regulations.gov or the street 

address listed above. Follow the online 

instructions for accessing the dockets 

via internet. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For 

additional information or access to 

background documents, contact Kathryn 

Wochinger, Ph.D., Office of Behavioral 

Safety Research (NPD–310), (202) 366– 

4300, National Highway Traffic Safety 

Administration, W46–487, U.S. 

Department of Transportation, 1200 

New Jersey Avenue SE, Washington, DC 

20590. 

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 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: (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 

comment on the following proposed 

collection of information for which the 

agency is seeking approval from OMB. 

Title: Driver Awareness of 

Motorcycles. 

OMB Control Number: New. 

Form Numbers: NHTSA Forms 1577, 

1578, 1579, 1580, 1581, 1582, 1583, and 

1588. 

Type of Request: Approval of a new 

information collection. 

Type of Review Requested: Regular. 

Requested Expiration Date of 

Approval: 3 years from date of approval. 

Summary of the Collection of 

Information: NHTSA is seeking 

approval to collect information from 

two samples of randomly selected 

adults who are aged 18 years or older 

and have driven a motor vehicle at least 

once in the past three months for a new 

one-time voluntary survey to report 

their knowledge, attitudes, and 

awareness of safe-driving behaviors 

towards motorcycles. One sample 

consists of adult drivers residing in 

Florida and the other sample consists of 

adult drivers residing in Pennsylvania. 

Surveys would be conducted with 

respondents using an address-based 

sampling design that encourages 

respondents to complete the survey 

online. NHTSA will contact a total of 

33,460 to achieve a target of at least 

2,486 complete voluntary responses 

consisting of 1,243 completed 

instruments from the Florida sample 

and 1,243 completed instruments from 

the Pennsylvania sample. The large 

geographic and demographic sizes of 

Florida and Pennsylvania allow for 

complex driving environments in which 

motorcycles and passenger vehicles 

operate in a range of traffic conditions. 

Notably, neither State has a universal 

motorcycle helmet use law, but each has 

a sizable population of registered 

motorcycles and varied helmet use 

rates. For example, in 2019, 52 percent 

of motorcyclists killed in Florida and 51 

percent of motorcyclists killed in 

Pennsylvania were not helmeted.1

The estimated burden of this 

collection is 3,289 hours with 2,709 

hours associated with survey invitations 

and reminders and 580 hours associated 

with survey completions. NHTSA will 

summarize the results of the collection 

using aggregate statistics in a final 

report to be distributed to NHTSA 

program and regional offices, State 

Highway Safety Offices, and other traffic 

safety and motorcycle safety 

stakeholders. This collection supports 

NHTSA’s mission by obtaining 

information needed for the development 

of traffic safety countermeasures, 


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particularly in the areas of 

communications and outreach, for the 

purpose of reducing fatalities, injuries, 

and crashes associated with multivehicle motorcycle crashes. 

Description of the Need for the 

Information and Proposed Use of the 

Information: NHTSA was established by 

the Highway Safety Act of 1970 to 

reduce deaths, injuries, and economic 

losses resulting from motor vehicle 

crashes on the Nation’s highways. To 

further its mission, NHTSA is 

authorized to conduct research as a 

foundation 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 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. Motorcycle safety is a 

behavioral area for which NHTSA has 

developed programs to meet its injury 

reduction goals. Motorcycle safety is an 

increasing safety concern in highway 

transportation. For example, per vehicle 

miles traveled in 2019, motorcyclist 

fatalities occurred nearly 29 times more 

frequently than passenger car occupant 

fatalities in traffic crashes, and an 

estimated 84,000 motorcyclists were 

injured in 2019, which is a 2-percent 

increase from 82,000 motorcyclists 

injured in 2018; the most harmful event 

for 55 percent of the 5,114 motorcycles 

involved in fatal crashes in 2019 was a 

collision with another motor vehicle; 

and in two-vehicle crashes, 76 percent 

of the motorcycles involved in fatal 

crashes were struck in the front.1 Thus, 

strategies for improving motorcycle 

safety include addressing other 

motorists’ perceptions and awareness of 

motorcycles. 

This collection supports NHTSA’s 

efforts to increase motorcyclist safety by 

examining factors related to the 

interactions between motorcycles and 

other motorists and their vehicles. The 

information from this collection will 

assist NHTSA in (a) assessing the extent 

and limitations of motorist knowledge 

of safe behaviors toward motorcycles, 

and (b) identifying the issues to 

emphasize in traffic safety campaigns 

and driver education. The collected 

information will help identify the 

beliefs, attitudes, and perceptions 

underlying driving behaviors towards 

motorcycles and inform the 

development of countermeasures to 

improve the safety of interactions 

between motor vehicles, specifically, 

motorcycles, and other vehicle types 

(primarily passenger cars and Sport 

Utility Vehicles (SUVs)). 

The survey data will be used to assist 

NHTSA in its ongoing responsibilities 

for: (a) Planning and designing research 

and program activities to improve 

motorcycle safety; (b) providing support 

to groups involved in developing and 

implementing motorcycle safety 

outreach programs and driver safety 

campaigns; and (c) identifying areas in 

driver awareness and knowledge that 

need attention. 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 project data will 

serve as a resource for NHTSA and 

stakeholders to identify gaps in 

knowledge among the driving public. 

The technical report will be shared with 

State highway offices, local 

governments, and those who develop 

traffic safety communications that aim 

to improve motorcycle safety. 

Affected Public: Participants will be 

U.S. adults (18 years and older) who 

reside in Florida or Pennsylvania and 

who have driven a motor vehicle (car, 

van, SUV, or pickup truck) at least once 

in the past three months. Businesses are 

ineligible for the sample and would not 

be surveyed. 

Estimated Number of Respondents: 

2,486 consisting of 1,243 in the Florida 

sample and 1,243 in the Pennsylvania 

sample. The project will invite 33,460 

people to participate using address data 

from the most recent U.S. Postal Service 

(USPS) computerized Delivery 

Sequence File (DSF) of residential 

addresses. No more than one respondent 

will be selected per household. 

Frequency of Collection: The study 

will be conducted one time during the 

three-year period for which NHTSA is 

requesting approval and there will be no 

recurrence. 

Estimated Total Annual Burden 

Hours: NHTSA estimates the total 

burden of this information collection by 

estimating the burden to those who 

NHTSA contacts who respond and are 

eligible for participation (eligible 

respondents that take the survey) and 

those contacted that choose not to take 

the survey (non-responders) or are not 

eligible to participate. The estimated 

time to contact 33,460 potential 

participants (participants and nonresponders) for the survey is one minute 

per person per contact attempt. Contact 

attempts will be made in five waves 

with fewer potential participants 

contacted in each subsequent wave. 

Potential participants will receive an 

initial postcard informing them of the 

project and inviting participation. The 

first contact is a postcard introducing 

the project and inviting participation. 

The second contact is an invitation 

letter with instructions for completing 

the survey online (as the methodology 

follows a ‘‘push-to-web’’ design to 

provide incentive to complete the 

survey online). The third contact is a 

reminder postcard. The fourth is a letter 

with a paper questionnaire and the fifth 

is a final reminder postcard. The sixth 

and final wave is a ‘‘thank you’’ letter 

that will include the contingent 

incentive to respondents who have 

provided a completed response. NHTSA 

estimates that 2,486 people will respond 

to the survey request. The estimated 

time to contact (1 minute) and complete 

the survey (14 minutes) is 15 minutes 

per person. The total burden estimated 

for this information collection is 3,289 

hours. Table 1 provides a description for 

each of the forms used in the survey 

protocol as well as their mailing wave. 

Details of the burden hours for each 

wave in the survey are included in 

Table 2. When rounded up to the 

nearest whole hour for each data 

collection effort, the total estimated 

annual burden is 3,289 hours for the 

project activities. 

TABLE 1—NHTSA FORM NUMBER, DESCRIPTION, AND MAILING WAVE

NHTSA form No. Description Mailing wave 

1577 .................... Initial Postcard—serves as a notice of selection, explains survey rationale .................................................... 1 

1578 .................... Invitation Letter—provides instructions and hyperlink to the online survey and includes the $1 non-contingent incentive.2 

1579 .................... Reminder Postcard #1—the first reminder, includes instructions and hyperlink to the online survey ............. 3 


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TABLE 1—NHTSA FORM NUMBER, DESCRIPTION, AND MAILING WAVE—Continued 

NHTSA form No. Description Mailing wave 

1580 .................... Reminder Letter #1—the second reminder with the paper survey, prepaid return envelope, PIN, and 

hyperlink to the online survey.

4 

1581 .................... Reminder Postcard #2—last reminder, includes hyperlink to the online survey .............................................. 5 

1582 .................... Questionnaire—the online version, provided on a secure website ................................................................... 2, 3, 4, 5 

1583 .................... Questionnaire—the paper version, for responders not using the online questionnaire .................................... 4 

1588 .................... Thank You Letter—includes the contingent incentive ....................................................................................... 6 

Table 2 shows the estimated burden 

for each contact (wave) by participation 

type (non-respondent, eligible, and 

ineligible). In the first wave, 33,460 

potential respondents are expected to 

spend 1 minute each reading the 

postcard, resulting in an estimated 

burden of 558 hours. This calculation is 

applied for each subsequent wave, as 

detailed in Table 2. 

TABLE 2—ESTIMATED TOTAL BURDEN FOR DATA COLLECTION

Mailing wave (form No.) Number of 

contacts Participant type 

Estimated 

burden 

per sample 

unit 

(in minutes) 

Frequency 

of burden 

Number of 

sample 

units 

Burden 

hours * 

Total 

burden 

hours * 

Wave 1—NHTSA Form 1577 .......... 33,460 Contacted potential participant ....... 1 1 33,460 558 558 

Wave 2—NHTSA Form 1578 .......... 33,460 Non-respondent .............................. 1 1 31,787 530 870 

Ineligible respondent ....................... 1 1 335 6 

Eligible respondent ......................... 15 1 1,338 334 

Wave 3—NHTSA Form 1579 .......... 31,787 Non-respondent .............................. 1 1 30,833 514 708 

Ineligible respondent ....................... 1 1 191 3 

Eligible respondent ......................... 15 1 763 191 

Wave 4—NHTSA Form 1580 .......... 30,833 Non-respondent .............................. 1 1 30,524 509 572 

Ineligible respondent ....................... 1 1 62 1 

Eligible respondent ......................... 15 1 247 62 

Wave 5—NHTSA Form 1581 .......... 30,524 Non-respondent .............................. 1 1 30,351 506 541 

Ineligible respondent ....................... 1 1 35 1 

Eligible respondent ......................... 15 1 138 34 

Wave 6—NHTSA Form 1588 .......... 2,486 Completed responders .................... 1 1 2,486 41 41 

Total .......................................... .................... ......................................................... ........................ .................... .................... .................... 3,289 

* Rounded up to the nearest hour. 

Table 3 provides total burden hours 

associated with each NHTSA form. For 

example, 2,486 anticipated responders 

who provide completed questionnaires 

(NHTSA Forms 1582 and 1583) are 

expected to spend 14 minutes each, 

resulting in an estimated burden of 580 

hours. 

TABLE 3—ESTIMATED TOTAL BURDEN BY NHTSA FORM FOR THE DATA COLLECTION

Information collection Number of 

responses 

Burden per 

response 

(minutes) 

Burden per 

respondent 

(minutes) 

Total 

burden 

hours * 

Questionnaire—NHTSA Forms 1582 and 1583 .............................................. 2,486 14 14 580 

Initial Postcard—NHTSA Form 1577 ............................................................... 33,460 1 1 558 

Invitation Letter—NHTSA Form 1578 .............................................................. 33,460 1 1 558 

Postcard Reminder—NHTSA Form 1579 ........................................................ 31,787 1 1 530 

Reminder Letter—NHTSA Form 1580 ............................................................. 30,833 1 1 514 

Final Postcard Reminder—NHTSA Form 1581 ............................................... 30,524 1 1 508 

Thank You Letter—NHTSA Form 1588 ........................................................... 2,486 1 1 41 

Total .......................................................................................................... ........................ ........................ ........................ 3,289 

* Rounded up to the nearest hour. 

Estimated Total Annual Burden Cost: 

NHTSA estimates that there are no costs 

to respondents beyond the time spent 

participating in the study. 

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 

1351.29. 


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Issued in Washington, DC. 

Nanda Narayanan Srinivasan, 

Associate Administrator, Research and 

Program Development. 

[FR Doc. 2022–07358 Filed 4–6–22; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4910–59–P 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

National Highway Traffic Safety 

Administration 

[Docket No. NHTSA–2022–0016] 

Agency Information Collection 

Activities; Notice and Request for 

Comment; Consumer Complaint 

Information 

AGENCY: National Highway Traffic 

Safety Administration (NHTSA), 

Department of Transportation (DOT). 

ACTION: Notice and request for 

comments on a reinstatement of a 

previously approved 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 

reinstatement of a previously approved 

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, before seeking OMB 

approval, Federal agencies must solicit 

public comment on proposed 

collections of information, including 

extensions and reinstatement of 

previously approved collections. This 

document describes a collection of 

information for which NHTSA intends 

to seek OMB approval on information 

gathered through consumer complaints. 

DATES: Written comments should be 

submitted by June 6, 2022. 

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments 

identified by Docket No. NHTSA–2022– 

0016 through one of the following 

methods: 

• Electronic Submissions: Go to the 

Federal eRulemaking Portal at https://

www.regulations.gov. Follow the online 

instructions for submitting comments. 

• Fax: (202) 493–2251. 

• Mail or Hand Delivery: Docket 

Management Facility, 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 https://

www.regulations.gov, including any 

personal information provided. Please 

see the Privacy Act heading below. 

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 https://

www.transportation.gov/privacy. 

Docket: For access to the docket to 

read background documents or 

comments received, go to https://

www.regulations.gov or the street 

address listed above. Follow the online 

instructions for accessing the dockets 

via internet. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For 

additional information or access to 

background documents, contact Randy 

Reid, Office of Defects Investigation 

(NEF–100), 212–366–2315, National 

Highway Traffic Safety Administration, 

W48–335, Department of 

Transportation, 1200 New Jersey 

Avenue SE, Washington, DC 20590, 

email: randy.reid@dot.gov. Please 

identify the relevant collection of 

information by referring to its OMB 

Control Number (2127–0008). 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Under the 

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44 

U.S.C. 3501 et seq.) (PRA), 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: Consumer Complaint 

Information. 

OMB Control Number: 2127–0008. 

Type of Request: Reinstatement of a 

previously approved information 

collection. 

Type of Review Requested: Regular. 

Requested Expiration Date of 

Approval: 3 years from date of approval. 

Summary of the Collection of 

Information: Chapter 301 of title 49 of 

the United States Code authorizes the 

Secretary of Transportation (NHTSA by 

delegation) to require manufacturers of 

motor vehicles and motor vehicle 

equipment to conduct owner 

notification and remedy, i.e., a recall 

campaign, when it has been determined 

that a safety defect exists in the 

performance, construction, components, 

or materials in motor vehicles and 

motor vehicle equipment. Pursuant to 

Title 49 of the United States Code of 

Federal Regulations (CFR) Parts 573 and 

577, manufacturers are required to 

notify NHTSA, as well as motor vehicle 

and motor vehicle equipment owners, 

dealers, and distributors, that a 

determination has been made to remedy 

a defect through the issuance of a safety 

recall. Manufacturers often initiate 

safety recalls voluntarily, while other 

recalls are influenced by NHTSA 

investigations or ordered by NHTSA via 

a court ruling. A manufacturer of each 

such motor vehicle or item of 

replacement equipment presented for 

remedy pursuant to such notification is 

required to remedy the safety defect at 

no charge to the owner. The 

manufacturer shall cause the vehicle to 

be remedied by any of the following 

means: (1) By repairing such vehicle or 

equipment; (2) by replacing such motor 

vehicle or equipment with an identical 

or similar product; or (3) by refunding 

the purchase price less depreciation. 

In order to help NHTSA identify 

safety-related defects, the agency solicits 

information from vehicle owners. This 

information is used to identify and 

evaluate possible safety-related defects 

and provide the necessary evidence of 

the existence of such a defect. NHTSA 

also uses the information to monitor the 

adequacy of a manufacturer’s recall 

efforts. Consumers of motor vehicles or 


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