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Preliminary Description of the 

Proposed Action and Alternatives: A 

reasonable range of alternatives for 

detailed study in the DEIS is currently 

being considered and will be refined in 

consideration of agency and public 

comments received during the 30-day 

NOI comment period. In addition to the 

No Action Alternative, potential project 

alternatives include bridge replacement 

and bridge rehabilitation. A preliminary 

description of these potential 

alternatives is provided below. 

The No Action Alternative assumes 

no improvements other than those 

implemented as part of routine 

maintenance. The Bridge Replacement 

Alternatives would replace the existing 

Albion River Bridge with a new bridge. 

Various bridge replacement concepts 

will be considered during the scoping 

process, including a west alignment 

constructed to the west of the existing 

bridge, an east alignment constructed to 

the east of the existing bridge, and onalignment constructed slightly west of 

the existing alignment. The Bridge 

Rehabilitation Alternatives would 

require major work to extend the service 

life of the existing Albion River Bridge. 

The Bridge Rehabilitation Alternatives 

would include rehabilitation of the 

bridge for motor vehicle use by 

widening the bridge and upgrading the 

bridge rails, or rehabilitation of the 

bridge as a pedestrian-only bridge 

alongside one of the bridge replacement 

alternatives. The operability of the 

bridge would need to be maintained 

while addressing structural deficiencies, 

geometric deficiencies, and operational 

reliability of the bridge. 

Summary of Expected Impacts: The 

DEIS will include an evaluation of the 

potential social, economic, and 

environmental effects resulting from the 

implementation of the Project. Based on 

preliminary review of existing 

conditions within and in proximity to 

the Project location, the implementation 

of the Project could result in effects to 

cultural and historic resources; 

community resources; parks and 

recreational areas; threatened and 

endangered species; wetlands; coastal 

resources; navigable waters; hazardous 

waste and contaminated materials; 

floodplains; noise; air quality; and 

visual resources. The analyses and 

evaluations conducted for the DEIS will 

identify the potential for effects; 

whether the anticipated effects would 

be adverse; and mitigation measures for 

adverse effects. Evaluations under 

Section 4(f) of the USDOT Act of 1966, 

23 CFR part 774, will be prepared, and 

consultation under Section 106 of the 

National Historic Preservation Act of 

1966, 54 U.S.C. 300101–307108, will be 

undertaken concurrently with the 

NEPA/CEQA environmental review 

processes. 

Anticipated Permits and Other 

Authorizations: Potential permits and 

approvals for the Project include: U.S. 

Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) 

permits under section 404 of the Clean 

Water Act, 33 U.S.C. 1344, and section 

10 of the Rivers and Harbors Act, 33 

U.S.C. 403, for construction in the 

Albion River and potential wetland 

impacts; U.S. Coast Guard (USCG) 

Bridge Permit, which establishes 

allowable clearances for bridges over 

navigable waterways such as the Albion 

River; National Marine Fisheries Service 

(NMFS) section 7 Endangered Species 

Act, 16 U.S.C. 1536, NMFS Essential 

Fish Habitat Consultation for potential 

impacts to species due to construction 

in the Albion River, consultation for 

potential impacts on threatened and/or 

endangered species; U.S. Fish and 

Wildlife Service (USFWS) section 7 

Endangered Species Act, 16 U.S.C. 

1536, consultation for potential impacts 

to federally-listed threatened species; as 

well as any other relevant California 

State and Local Agency permits and 

authorizations. 

Schedule for the Decision-Making 

Process: The Project schedule will be 

established as part of the requirements 

of the environmental review process 

under 23 U.S.C. 139 Efficient 

environmental reviews for project 

decision-making. 

The anticipated project schedule is 

outlined below: 

• Public Scoping Meetings (May 2022) 

• Scoping Report Publication (June 

2022) 

• Notice of Availability of the DEIS 

(May 2023) 

• Public Hearing (June 2023) 

• End of DEIS Comment Period (July 

2023) 

• Publish Single Final EIS (FEIS)/ROD 

(March 2024) 

A Description of the Public Scoping 

Process: Public and agency outreach 

will include a formal Public Scoping 

Meeting scheduled in May 2022. Letters 

describing the proposed action and 

soliciting comments will be sent to 

appropriate Federal, State, Native 

American Tribes and local agencies, and 

to private organizations and citizens 

who have previously expressed or are 

known to have interest in this proposal. 

A Public Hearing on the DEIS will also 

be scheduled during circulation of the 

environmental document. 

To ensure that the full range of issues 

related to this proposed action are 

addressed and all significant issues 

identified, comments, and suggestions 

are invited from all interested parties. 

Comments or questions concerning this 

proposed action and the DEIS should be 

directed to Caltrans at the address 

provided above. 

(Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance 

Program Number 20.205, Highway Planning 

and Construction. The regulations 

implementing Executive Order 12372 

regarding intergovernmental consultation on 

Federal programs and activities apply to this 

program.) 

Dated: April 12, 2022. 

Christina Leach, 

Acting Director, Planning, Environment and 

Right of Way, Federal Highway 

Administration, California Division. 

[FR Doc. 2022–08270 Filed 4–18–22; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4910–22–P 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

National Highway Traffic Safety 

Administration 

[Docket No. NHTSA–2021–0086] 

Agency Information Collection 

Activities; Submission to the Office of 

Management and Budget for Review 

and Approval; Investigation-Based 

Crash Data Studies 

AGENCY: National Highway Traffic 

Safety Administration (NHTSA), 

Department of Transportation (DOT). 

ACTION: Notice and request for 

comments on an extension with 

modification 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) 

abstracted 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 a currently 

approved collection of information for 

which NHTSA intends to seek approval 

from OMB for extension with 

modification on NHTSA’s InvestigationBased Crash Data Studies: Crash 

Investigation Sampling System (CISS), 

Special Crash Investigation (SCI) and 

Special Study Data Collection. A 

Federal Register Notice with a 60-day 

comment period soliciting comments on 

the following information collection 

was published on January 26, 2022. No 

comments were received. 

DATES: Comments must be submitted on 

or before May 19, 2022. 

ADDRESSES: Written comments and 

recommendations for the proposed 

information collection, including 


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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 Dinesh 

Sharma, Crash Investigation Division 

(NSA–110), (202) 366–2333, National 

Highway Traffic Safety Administration, 

W53–493, 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 to OMB. 

A Federal Register notice with a 60- 

day comment period soliciting public 

comments on the following information 

collection was published on January 26, 

2022. 

Title: Investigation-Based Crash Data 

Studies. 

OMB Control Number: 2127–0706. 

Form Number: Form 1278 and 1280. 

Type of Request: Request for 

extension with modification of a 

currently approved information 

collection. 

Type of Review Requested: Regular. 

Length of Approval Requested: Three 

years from date of approval. 

Summary of the Collection of 

Information: NHTSA is authorized, 

under 49 U.S.C. 30182 and 23 U.S.C. 

403 to collect data on motor vehicle 

traffic crashes to aid in the 

identification of issues and the 

development, implementation, and 

evaluation of motor vehicle and 

highway safety countermeasures. For 

decades, NHTSA has been investigating 

crashes and collecting crash data 

through its Investigation-Based Crash 

Data Studies, namely the Crash 

Investigation Sampling System (CISS), 

Special Crash Investigation (SCI), and 

specific issue-based Special Study data 

collection studies. Although each of 

these systems satisfy different purposes 

and collect data in different manners, 

they all utilize the same core variables 

(e.g. forms), procedures and protocols 

for data collection. 

On November 15, 2021, the 

Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act 

(Pub. L. 117–58), also referred to as the 

Bipartisan infrastructure Law (BIL), was 

signed into law. The Crash Data section 

(section 24108) of the BIL authorizes the 

Secretary of Transportation (NHTSA by 

delegation) to use funds to enhance the 

collection of data under CISSS by, 

among other things, including 

additional data collection sites. 

NHTSA is seeking approval to modify 

the existing information collection to: 

(a) Increase the number of crashes 

investigated by the crash technicians for 

2021 and future years, (b) add Special 

Study cases into this package, and (c) 

add Special Crash Investigation cases 

into this package. NHTSA has also 

adjusted estimates to include the burden 

incurred by tow yards, hospitals, and 

law enforcement agencies in responding 

to the collections. The combined impact 

is an increase of 6,458 burden hours to 

NHTSA’s overall total. 

The CISS is a nationally 

representative sample of passenger 

vehicle crashes which focus on detailed 

investigation of passenger vehicle 

crashes. It provides nationally 

representative data on fatal and nonfatal 

motor vehicle crashes for use in 

developing and evaluating federal motor 

vehicle safety standards and other safety 

countermeasures. The CISS began 

implementation in 2015 and by 2018 

was collecting crash data from thirtytwo (32) fully operational sites. As a 

result of the BIL, the CISS data 

collection sites will be expanded from 

32 to 56 sites. The CISS collects data at 

both the crash level through scene 

analysis and vehicle level through 

vehicle damage assessment together 

with injury source evidence and 

standardized coding. 

The SCI Program is used to provide 

NHTSA with the most in-depth and 

detailed level of crash investigation data 

collected by the Agency. Generally, SCI 

investigations are conducted for crashes 

of special interest, such as those 

involving new or emerging safety 

technologies (e.g., those involving 

vehicles equipped with crash avoidance 

technologies or Automated Driving 

Systems (ADS)), school buses, 

motorcoaches, alternative fuel and 

hybrid vehicles, adaptive control 

equipped vehicles, fires, child 

restraints, and those relevant to safety 

defect investigations. The crash 

investigations are conducted to 

document crash circumstances, identify 

injury sources, evaluate safety 

countermeasure effectiveness and 

support Agency rulemaking actions. 

Investigations are also conducted to 

provide early detection of alleged or 

potential vehicle safety defects. Reports 

are generated from investigations and all 

are made available to the public. The 

crashes chosen for SCI investigation 

may be chosen throughout the year as 

they arise or be part of a planned effort 

to look into a particular type of crash 

(such as crashes involving air bag 

deployment-related fatalities and 

injuries). 

In addition to the above-referenced 

CISS and SCI data collections, NHTSA 

also conducts investigation-based 

special studies using the CISS and SCI 

infrastructure to answer questions on a 

specific topical aspect of vehicle and 

highway safety. In the special study 

cases, data is typically gathered 

remotely where documents and 

investigation details are requested from 

investigating agencies and the data is 

compiled, coded, and reported on 

collectively in a summary report 

detailing the issue. These special 

studies will utilize the same 

infrastructure CISS and SCI, as well as 

the same core variables (e.g., forms) and 

procedures and protocols. The cases 

may be selected from an agency’s data 

set (i.e., CISS, SCI, or Fatality Analysis 

Reporting System (FARS)) or through 

other means (i.e., internet searches, 

news articles, and public notification). 

The cases may or may not be selected 

to provide a nationally-representative 

sample of crashes. In the past, using the 

National Automotive Sampling SystemCrashworthiness Data System (NASS– 

CDS) infrastructure, NHTSA conducted 

several investigation-based special 

studies, including studies on child 

occupant protection, air bag 

effectiveness, and pedestrian safety 

among others. NASS–CDS, operated 

from 1979 through 2015, and was the 

predecessor to CISS. Three currently 

planned special studies will collect 

information on crashes that involve 

medium-duty trucks (trucks between 

10,001 and 26,000 lbs.), pedestrians or 

pedalcyclists, and first responders or 

construction or maintenance workers 

struck while performing official duties 

on the road. 

NHTSA will also use the information 

collected through the CISS 

infrastructure to support NHTSA’s NonTraffic Surveillance (NTS). CISS 

Technicians review over a hundred and 

fifty thousand crash reports each year, 

and some of these reports are not 

applicable to the CISS program, but they 

may be applicable to the NTS data 

collection. NTS is a virtual data 

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counts and details regarding fatalities 

and injuries that occur in non-traffic 

crashes and in non-crash incidents. 

Non-traffic motor vehicle crashes are a 

class of crashes that occur off the public 

trafficways. These crashes, subsequently 

referred to as ‘‘non-traffic crashes,’’ are 

mostly single-vehicle crashes on private 

roads, two vehicle crashes in parking 

facilities, or collisions with pedestrians 

in driveways. In addition, there are nontraffic incidents such as a vehicle falling 

on a person underneath or an 

unintentional carbon monoxide 

poisoning inside the vehicle. Non-traffic 

crash data is obtained through NHTSA’s 

CISS, SCI, Crash Reporting Sampling 

System (CRSS), and FARS. 

For the standard investigation-based 

crash data studies acquisition process, 

once a crash has been selected for 

investigation, crash technicians locate, 

visit, measure, and photograph the crash 

scene; locate, visit, inspect, and 

photograph involved vehicle(s); conduct 

a telephone or personal interview with 

the involved individuals or a surrogate 

(another person who can provide 

occupant or crash information, such as 

parents for a minor or parent or spouse 

for a deceased individual); and obtain 

and record crash injury information 

received from various medical data 

sources. These data are used to describe 

and analyze circumstances, 

mechanisms, and consequences of a 

cross section of towed, light passenger 

motor vehicle crashes in the United 

States. The collection of interview data 

aids in this effort. 

For the special studies, the data is 

typically gathered following similar 

procedures, but is targeted to a specific 

issue (e.g., child occupant protection, 

crash causation factors) as opposed to 

an entire investigation. Special Studies 

investigations also typically only 

involve obtaining information from law 

enforcement, who provide access to and 

a copy of the crash report where the 

data is not electronic. They do not 

involve interviewing people involved in 

crashes, obtaining medical records or 

inspecting the vehicles. Each special 

study has specific requirements (i.e., 

types of crashes and/or data collected); 

however, the gathering of crash reports 

for these studies is similar to the 

gathering of crash reports in the CISS 

and SCI programs. 

Description of the Need for the 

Information and Proposed Use of the 

Information: NHTSA investigates realworld crashes and collects detailed 

crash data through CISS, SCI, and 

Special Studies data collection 

programs to identify the primary factors 

related to the source of crashes and their 

injury outcomes. These detailed factors 

are utilized to develop and evaluate 

effective safety countermeasures 

including the establishment and 

enforcement of motor vehicle 

regulations that reduce the severity of 

injury and property damage caused by 

motor vehicle crashes. The data 

collected also give motor vehicle 

researchers an opportunity to specify 

areas in which improvements may be 

possible, design countermeasure 

programs, and evaluate the effects of 

existing and proposed safety measures. 

60-Day Notice: NHTSA published a 

60-day notice in the Federal Register on 

January 26, 2022 (87 FR 4099). NHTSA 

received no comments. However, 

NHTSA is revising burden estimates as 

a result of additional funding for CISS 

data collection. In the 60-day notice, 

NHTSA estimated that there would be 

32 data collection sites in each of the 

next three years. As a result of the 

additional funding provided by the BIL, 

NHTSA now plans to phase in 24 

additional data collection sites in CISS 

over the next 3 years. This 30 day notice 

increases the burden hours for 

interviewees, Police, Tow Yards and 

Medical Facilities for an additional 24 

data collection sites. The total data 

collection sites will incrementally 

increase from 32 to 56 over the next 

three years. The increase in burden 

hours and cost for these additional data 

collection sites are reflected in the 

Burden to Respondent section of this 

document. 

Burden to Respondents: NHTSA has 

provided a description of the affected 

public, estimated number of 

respondents, description of frequency, 

and estimates of the total burden hours 

and costs for each of the three 

Investigation-Based Crash Data 

Acquisition Systems (CISS, SCI, and 

Special Studies) below. In aggregate, 

NHTSA estimates that the total annual 

burden is 12,063 hours and $0. 

Program: CISS. 

Affected Public: People involved in 

select motor vehicle crashes, law 

enforcement jurisdictions that provide 

access to and a copy of the crash report 

where the data is not electronic; 

hospitals that provide a copy of the 

injured occupant’s medical treatment of 

injuries; and tow or salvage lot facilities 

that provide access to the storage facility 

to inspect the vehicle. 

Estimated Number of Respondents: 

24,186. 

Frequency: On Occasion. 

Estimated Total Annual Burden 

Hours: 11,787 hours (6,956 + 822 + 298 

+ 2,783 + 928). 

The CISS crash data acquisition 

system includes 5 information 

collections. The first information 

collection covers the collection of 

information from individuals involved 

in crashes via interview. The estimated 

number of interview respondents is 

obtained by multiplying the 

approximate number of crashes 

investigated each year by the average 

number of interviews per crash. Based 

on existing data, each CISS crash 

involves an average of approximately 

2.25 individuals. NHTSA estimates that 

CISS conducts investigations on 9,275 

crashes per year. Therefore, NHTSA 

estimates that there will be 20,869 

respondents per year (9,275 crashes × 

2.25 respondents per crash). 

The respondents are contacted only 

once; however, in rare circumstances 

follow-up questions may be needed to 

clarify data. The interview requires 

approximately 20 minutes of a 

respondent’s time on average. CISS 

conducts interviews for approximately 

9,275 crashes per year, which NHTSA 

estimates takes about 45 minutes per 

crash (2.25 respondents × 20 minutes). 

Therefore, the estimated total annual 

burden hours for the collection of 

information from individuals involved 

in crashes for CISS is 6,956 hours 

((9,275 crashes × 45 minutes) ÷ 60 

minutes/hour). 

In addition to interviews, crash 

technicians and investigators must 

obtain official records to initiate and 

complete the cases. These records 

include police crash reports and 

medical records. The second 

information collection under CISS is for 

the collection of crash records from 

sampled police jurisdictions. NHTSA 

estimates that there are 316 sample 

police jurisdictions annually. To 

estimate the burden to sampled police 

jurisdictions, NHTSA multiplied the 

average number of visits per year by the 

average burden per visit and the number 

of police jurisdictions. On average, each 

of the 316 sampled police jurisdictions 

are queried weekly (or 52 times per 

year) and each query is estimated to take 

3 minutes. Accordingly, NHTSA 

estimates the total annual burden for 

sampled police jurisdictions to be 2.6 

hours per respondent (3 minutes × 52 

visits) and 822 hours for all respondents 

(2.6 hours × 316 police jurisdictions = 

821.6 hours). 

The third information collection 

under CISS is for the collection of crash 

records from non-sampled police 

jurisdictions. Based on existing CISS 

data, there are 340 non-sampled 

jurisdictions annually. To estimate the 

burden to non-sample police 

jurisdictions, NHTSA multiplied the 

average number of visits per year by the 

average burden per visit and the number 

of non-sampled police jurisdictions. On 


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average, each of the 595 non-sampled 

police jurisdictions are visited twice 

annually and each query is estimated to 

take 15 minutes. Accordingly, NHTSA 

estimates the total burden for nonsampled police jurisdictions to be 30 

minutes per respondent (15 minutes × 2 

visits) and 289 hours for all respondents 

((30 minutes × 595 non-sampled police 

jurisdictions) ÷ 60 minutes/hour) = 298 

hours). 

The fourth information collection 

under CISS is for the collection of 

medical records from hospitals. Based 

on existing data, CISS collects an 

average of 16,695 records each year from 

an average of 481 hospitals. NHTSA 

estimates that a hospital spends 10 

minutes for each record requested. 

Accordingly, NHTSA estimates the total 

annual burden to be 2,783 hours 

((16,695 records × 10 minutes) ÷ 60 

minutes/hour) and estimates that each 

hospital will, on average, spend 5.78 

hours providing the requested 

information each year (2,783 hours ÷ 

481 hospitals). 

The fifth information collection under 

CISS is for the collection from tow yards 

necessary to gain access to and locate a 

vehicle that was involved in a crash. 

Typically, a tow facility operator just 

needs to give the crash technician 

permission to enter the yard to inspect 

the vehicle and involves approximately 

5 minutes of staff time. CISS data shows 

an average of 11,130 visits to tow 

facilities per year, and NHTSA estimates 

1,926 tow facilities will be visited 

annually. Accordingly, NHTSA 

estimates the total annual burden to be 

928 hours ((11,130 visits × 5 minutes) ÷ 

60 minutes/hour) and estimates that 

each tow facility will, on average, spend 

28.90 minutes providing the requested 

information each year ((928 hours × 60 

minutes) ÷ 1,926 facilities). 

Accordingly, NHTSA estimates that 

the total burden associated with the 

CISS data acquisition system is 11,787 

hours (6,956 + 822 + 298 + 2,783 + 928). 

Estimated Total Annual Burden Cost: 

$0. 

There are no capital, start-up, or 

annual operation and maintenance costs 

involved in this collection of 

information. The respondents would not 

incur any reporting costs from the 

information collection beyond the 

opportunity or labor costs associated 

with the burden hours. The respondents 

also would not incur any recordkeeping 

burden or recordkeeping costs from the 

information collection. 

Program: Special Crash Investigation 

(SCI) 

Affected Public: People involved in 

select motor vehicle crashes, law 

enforcement jurisdictions that provide 

access to and a copy of the crash report 

where the data is not electronic; 

hospitals that provide a copy of the 

injured occupant’s medical treatment of 

injuries; and tow or salvage lot facilities 

that provide access to the storage facility 

to inspect the vehicle. 

Estimated Number of Respondents: 

500. 

Frequency: On occasion (typically 

once per year). 

Estimated Total Annual Burden 

Hours: 109 hours (67 + 17 + 17 + 8). 

The SCI crash data acquisition system 

includes 4 information collections. The 

first information collection covers the 

collection of information from 

individuals involved in crashes via 

interview. The estimated number of 

interview respondents is obtained by 

multiplying the approximate number of 

crashes investigated each year by the 

average number of interviews per crash. 

Based on existing data, each SCI crash 

involves an average of approximately 2 

individuals. NHTSA estimates that SCI 

conducts investigations on 

approximately 100 crashes per year. 

Therefore, NHTSA estimates that there 

will be 200 respondents per year (100 

crashes × 2 respondents per crash). 

The respondents are contacted only 

once; however, in rare circumstances 

follow-up questions may be needed to 

clarify data. The interview requires 

approximately 20 minutes of a 

respondent’s time on average. SCI 

conducts interviews for approximately 

100 crashes per year, which NHTSA 

estimates takes about 40 minutes per 

crash (2 respondents × 20 minutes). 

Therefore, the estimated total annual 

burden hours for the collection of 

information from individuals involved 

in crashes for SCI is approximately 67 

hours ((100 crashes × 40 minutes) ÷ 60 

minutes/hour = 66.67). 

In addition to interviews, crash 

technicians and investigators must 

obtain official records to initiate and 

complete the cases. These records 

include police crash reports and 

medical records. The second 

information collection under SCI is for 

the collection of crash records from 

police jurisdictions. The SCI 

investigators contact an estimated 100 

police jurisdictions once per year and 

require approximately 10 minutes of 

staff time per police jurisdiction. To 

estimate the burden to these police 

jurisdictions, NHTSA multiplied the 

average number of visits per year by the 

average burden per visit and the number 

of police jurisdictions. Accordingly, 

NHTSA estimates the total annual 

burden for police jurisdictions to be 10 

minutes per respondent (10 minutes × 1 

query per year) and 17 hours for all 

respondents ((10 minutes × 100 police 

jurisdictions) ÷ 60 minutes/hour = 16.67 

hours). 

The third information collection 

under SCI is for the collection of 

medical records from hospitals. Based 

on existing data, SCI collects an average 

of 100 records each year from 100 

hospitals (1 request per hospital per 

year). NHTSA estimates that a hospital 

spends 10 minutes for each record 

requested. Accordingly, NHTSA 

estimates the total annual burden to be 

17 hours ((100 records × 10 minutes) ÷ 

60 minutes/hour = 16.67 hours) and 

estimates that each hospital will, on 

average, spend 10 minutes providing the 

requested information each year (10 

minutes × 1 record request per year). 

The fourth information collection 

under SCI is for the collection from tow 

yards necessary to gain access to and 

locate a vehicle that was involved in a 

crash. Typically, a tow facility operator 

just needs to give the crash technician 

permission to enter the yard to inspect 

the vehicle and involves approximately 

5 minutes of staff time. SCI conducts 

approximately 100 visits to tow 

facilities per year, and NHTSA estimates 

that 100 tow facilities will be visited 

annually (1 request per facility per 

year). Accordingly, NHTSA estimates 

the total annual burden to be 8 hours 

((100 visits × 5 minutes) ÷ 60 minutes/ 

hour = 8.33 hours) and estimates that 

each tow facility will, on average, spend 

5 minutes providing the requested 

information each year. 

Accordingly, NHTSA estimates that 

the total burden associated with the SCI 

data acquisition system is 109 hours (67 

+ 17 + 17 + 8). 

Estimated Total Annual Burden Cost: 

$0. 

There are no capital, start-up, or 

annual operation and maintenance costs 

involved in this collection of 

information. The respondents would not 

incur any reporting costs from the 

information collection beyond the 

opportunity or labor costs associated 

with the burden hours. The respondents 

also would not incur any recordkeeping 

burden or recordkeeping costs from the 

information collection. 

Special Studies 

Affected Public: Law enforcement 

jurisdictions that provide access to and 

a copy of the crash report where the 

data is not electronic. 

Estimated Number of Respondents: 

1,000. 

Frequency: On occasion (typically 

once per year). 

Estimated Total Annual Burden 

Hours: 167 hours. 


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1 If NHTSA intends to conduct a special study 

that is not remote, it will seek separate clearance. 

There is only one information 

collection for Special Studies in this 

ICR. This ICR only covers special 

studies involving remote-level 

investigations.1 Accordingly, these 

remote-level investigations do not 

involve interviews of individuals 

involved in crashes, collection of 

medical records from hospitals, or visits 

to tow facilities. Instead, these special 

studies only involve the collection of 

information from police jurisdictions. 

NHTSA estimates that the special 

studies will involve, on average, 1,000 

police jurisdictions each year and 

require approximately 10 minutes of 

staff time per police jurisdiction. The 

total annual hour burden on 

jurisdictions for special studies 

information is estimated to be 167 hours 

(1 visit × 10 minutes × 1,000 

jurisdictions ÷ 60 minutes/hour = 

166.67). 

Estimated Total Annual Burden Cost: 

$0. 

There are no capital, start-up, or 

annual operation and maintenance costs 

involved in this collection of 

information. The respondents would not 

incur any reporting costs from the 

information collection beyond the labor 

costs associated with the burden hours. 

The respondents also would not incur 

any recordkeeping burden or 

recordkeeping costs from the 

information collection. 

Estimated Total Annual Burden 

Hours All Programs: 12,063 hours. 

The total estimated annual burden 

hours to all respondents for this ICR is 

12,063 hours. The table below provides 

a summary of the estimated annual 

burden hours. 

TABLE 2—SUMMARY OF BURDEN HOUR ESTIMATES

Information collection title Number of 

respondents 

Number of 

responses 

(per respondent) 

Burden per 

response 

(minutes) 

Burden per 

respondent 

Total 

burden 

(hours) 

CISS: Interviews with Individuals Involved in Crashes ... 20,869 20,869 (1) .............. 20 20 minutes ............. 6,956 

CISS: Collection of Police Records from Sampled Jurisdictions.316 16,432 (52) ............ 3 156 minutes ...........

(2.6 hours) .............

821.6 

822 

CISS: Collection of Police Records from Non-Sampled 

Jurisdictions.

595 1,190 (2) ................ 15 30 minutes ............. 298 

CISS: Collection of Medical Records .............................. 480 16,695 (34.76) ....... 10 5.78 hours .............. 2,783 

CISS: Access to Tow Yards ........................................... 1,960 11,130 (5.68) ......... 5 28.39 minutes ........ 928 

SCI: Interviews with Individuals Involved in Crashes ..... 200 200 (1) ................... 20 20 minutes ............. 67 

SCI: Collection of Police Records ................................... 100 100 (1) ................... 10 10 minutes ............. 17 

SCI: Collection of Medical Records ................................ 100 100 (1) ................... 10 10 minutes ............. 17 

SCI: Access to Tow Yards .............................................. 100 100 (1) ................... 5 5 minutes ............... 8 

Special Studies: Collection of Police Records ................ 1,000 1,000 (1) ................ 10 10 minutes ............. 167 

Total ......................................................................... ........................ ................................ ...................... ................................ 12,063 

Estimated Total Annual Burden Cost 

All Programs: $0. 

NHTSA estimates that there are no 

costs to respondents other than costs 

associated with burden hours. 

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. 

Chou Lin Chen, 

Associate Administrator, National Center for 

Statistics and Analysis. 

[FR Doc. 2022–08275 Filed 4–18–22; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4910–59–P 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Pipeline and Hazardous Materials 

Safety Administration 

[PHMSA–2019–0098] 

Lithium Battery Air Safety Advisory 

Committee; Notice of Public Meeting 

AGENCY: Pipeline and Hazardous 

Materials Safety Administration 

(PHMSA), U.S. Department of 

Transportation (DOT). 

ACTION: Notice of public meeting. 

SUMMARY: This notice announces a 

meeting of the Lithium Battery Air 

Safety Advisory Committee 

(Committee). 

DATES: The meeting will be held on May 

4, 2022, from 9:00 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. 

Eastern Daylight Time. Requests to 

attend the meeting must be sent by 

April 19, 2022, to the point of contact 

identified in the FOR FURTHER

INFORMATION CONTACT section. Persons 

requesting to speak during the meeting 

must submit a written copy of their 

remarks to DOT by April 19, 2022. 

Requests to submit written materials to 

be reviewed during the meeting must be 

received no later than April 19, 2022. 

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held 

virtually. Details to access the virtual 

meeting will be posted on the 

Committee website located at: https://

www.phmsa.dot.gov/hazmat/ 

rulemakings/lithium-battery-safetyadvisory-committee. If the guidelines 

concerning personal health and safety in 

Federal facilities during the COVID–19 

pandemic change, PHMSA may hold a 

hybrid meeting. Details on a hybrid 

meeting will also be posted on the 

Committee website. The E-Gov website 

is located at https://

www.regulations.gov. Mailed written 

comments intended for the Committee 


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