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Segment to provide safety oversight of 

these new functions with the intent of 

improving the safety and efficiency of 

rail operations. FRA is publishing this 

notice and inviting public comment on 

the railroad’s field test request. 

DATES: FRA will consider comments 

received by July 11, 2022. FRA may 

consider comments received after that 

date to the extent practicable and 

without delaying implementation of 

valuable or necessary modifications to a 

PTC system. 

ADDRESSES: 

Comments: Comments may be 

submitted by going to https://

www.regulations.gov and following the 

online instructions for submitting 

comments. 

Instructions: All submissions must 

include the agency name and the 

applicable docket number. The relevant 

PTC docket number for this host 

railroad is Docket No. FRA–2010–0054. 

For convenience, all active PTC dockets 

are hyperlinked on FRA’s website at 

https://railroads.dot.gov/train-control/ 

ptc/ptc-annual-and-quarterly-reports. 

All comments received will be posted 

without change to https://

www.regulations.gov; this includes any 

personal information. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Gabe Neal, Staff Director, Signal, Train 

Control, and Crossings Division, 

telephone: 816–516–7168, email: 

Gabe.Neal@dot.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On 

December 11, 2020, FRA certified 

ARRC’s Interoperable Electronic Train 

Management System (I–ETMS) PTC 

system under Title 49 Code of Federal 

Regulations (CFR) Section 236.1015 and 

Title 49 United States Code (U.S.C.) 

20157(h). Pursuant to 49 CFR 236.1035, 

a railroad must obtain FRA’s approval 

before field testing an uncertified PTC 

system, or a product of an uncertified 

PTC system, or any regression testing of 

a certified PTC system on the general 

rail system. See 49 CFR 236.1035(a). 

Interested parties are invited to 

comment on ARRC’s field test request 

by submitting written comments or data. 

During FRA’s review of this railroad’s 

field test request, FRA will consider any 

comments or data submitted within the 

timeline specified in this notice and to 

the extent practicable, without delaying 

implementation of valuable or necessary 

modifications to a PTC system. Under 

49 CFR 236.1035, FRA maintains the 

authority to approve, approve with 

conditions, or deny a railroad’s field test 

request at FRA’s sole discretion. 

Privacy Act Notice 

In accordance with 49 CFR 211.3, 

FRA solicits comments from the public 

to better inform its decisions. DOT posts 

these comments, without edit, including 

any personal information the 

commenter provides, to https://

www.regulations.gov, as described in 

the system of records notice (DOT/ALL– 

14 FDMS), which can be reviewed at 

https://www.transportation.gov/privacy. 

See https://www.regulations.gov/ 

privacy-notice for the privacy notice of 

regulations.gov. To facilitate comment 

tracking, we encourage commenters to 

provide their name, or the name of their 

organization; however, submission of 

names is completely optional. If you 

wish to provide comments containing 

proprietary or confidential information, 

please contact FRA for alternate 

submission instructions. 

Issued in Washington, DC. 

Carolyn R. Hayward-Williams, 

Director, Office of Railroad Systems and 

Technology. 

[FR Doc. 2022–09943 Filed 5–9–22; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4910–06–P 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

National Highway Traffic Safety 

Administration 

[Docket No. NHTSA–2022–0044] 

Agency Information Collection 

Activities; Notice and Request for 

Comment; Field Study of Heavy 

Vehicle Crash Avoidance Systems 

ACTION: Notice and request for public 

comment on an extension of a currently 

approved 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 an 

extension of a currently approved 

information collection. Before a federal 

agency may 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 extension approval, titled 

‘‘Heavy Vehicle Crash Avoidance 

Systems’’ and identified by OMB 

Control Number 2127–0741, which is 

currently approved through August 31, 

2022. This project has been delayed due 

to COVID–19 shutdowns and 

precautions. The extension is necessary 

to continue the current data collection 

to completion. This extension request 

updates the burden hours to reflect the 

numbers of respondents that are needed 

to complete the study, updates to time 

estimates for responses, and mean 

hourly rates. Additionally, this notice 

provides clarification on the burden 

hours and the costs to the public. 

DATES: Comments must be submitted on 

or before July 11, 2022. 

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments 

using any of the following methods: 

• Electronic submissions: Go to 

http://www.regulations.gov. Follow the 

online instructions for submitting 

comments. 

• Fax: (202) 493–2251. 

• Mail: Docket Management, U.S. 

Department of Transportation, 1200 

New Jersey Ave. SE, West Building, 

Room W12–140, Washington, DC 20590. 

• Hand Delivery: 1200 New Jersey 

Avenue SE, West Building Ground 

Floor, Room W12–140, Washington, DC, 

between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m., Monday 

through Friday, except Federal holidays. 

Telephone (202) 366–9322. 

Instructions: Each submission must 

include the Agency name and Docket 

number identified at the beginning of 

this document. Note that all comments 

received will be posted without change 

to http://www.regulation.gov, including 

any personal information provided. 

Please see the Privacy 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 http://

www.dot.gov/privacy.html. 

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 the internet. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Jenny Zhang, Office of Vehicle Safety 

Research, National Highway Traffic 

Safety Administration, U.S. Department 

of Transportation, 1200 New Jersey 

Avenue SE, Washington, DC 20590, 

Telephone: 202–366–3973; email 

address jenny.zhang@dot.gov. Please 

identify the relevant collection of 


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information by referring to its OMB 

Control Number. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Under the 

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, 

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. 

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; (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 extension of the 

following collection of information for 

which the agency is seeking approval 

from OMB. 

Title: Field Study of Heavy Vehicle 

Crash Avoidance Systems. 

Type of Request: Extension of a 

currently approved information 

collection. 

OMB Control Number: 2127–0741. 

Form Number: None. 

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) 

is gathering information regarding 

drivers’ naturalistic driving experiences 

and opinions about crash avoidance 

systems (CAS) consisting of Lane 

Departure Warning, Forward Collision 

Warning, Impact Alert, and Automatic 

Emergency Braking for heavy vehicles. 

CAS technology has been advancing 

rapidly since the conclusion of the 

previous study, with products for heavy 

commercial vehicles becoming 

commercially available. These systems 

present opportunities for improving 

driver awareness and behavior, 

improving drivers’ responses to 

potential collisions, and mitigating or 

preventing collisions when drivers do 

not respond. The newest generation of 

CAS technology includes several new 

features, such as multiple sensors, 

improvements to radar algorithms, and 

new features such as full braking in 

response to static objects or pedestrians. 

However, it is unknown if this newest 

generation of products has been able to 

reduce the prevalence of false or 

nuisance alerts observed in the previous 

study, if there are any issues with new 

types of alerts that have been added 

since previous studies, or whether 

driver have negative perceptions of the 

technology due to these issues. As these 

technologies become more popular with 

fleets, it is important to understand their 

real-world performance and any 

unintended consequences that may arise 

from them. 

Data collection began in August 2021 

after COVID delays and a shortage of 

chips necessary for use in the data 

acquisition system necessary for the 

naturalistic driving portion of the study. 

As of December 31, 2021, one 

respondent has completed the study, 

three are in the field study portion, and 

one has completed the informed consent 

document and pre-field study surveys 

but still needs to go through the 

installation portion of stage one and 

stages two to three of the study. 

Information in this extension requests 

refers to the respondents and burden 

associated with completing the study. 

Description of the Need for the 

Information and Proposed Use of the 

Information: The collection of 

information consists of: An informed 

consent for participation, a demographic 

questionnaire, an initial CAS technology 

questionnaire, and a post-study CAS 

technology questionnaire. 

The information to be collected will 

be used as follows: 

• Informed Consent is collected from 

respondents who agree to participate in 

the study; the informed consent has 

been approved by an Institutional 

Review Board. 

• Demographic questionnaire is used 

to obtain demographic information so 

that potential analysis may account for 

participants from various groups (e.g., 

age, self-identified gender, driving 

experience, and experience with CAS 

technology). 

• Initial CAS technology 

questionnaire is used to get information 

about drivers’ beliefs and attitudes 

towards the CAS technology installed 

on the commercial vehicle they use for 

their job prior to data collection. This 

questionnaire assesses perceived 

usability of the systems in terms of 

acceptance and satisfaction, as well as 

willingness to have this technology in 

their vehicle. 

• Final CAS technology questionnaire 

is used to get information about drivers’ 

beliefs and attitudes towards the CAS 

technology installed on the commercial 

vehicle they use for their job at the end 

of data collection. These questionnaires 

will also be used to assess perceived 

distraction potential of the systems in 

terms of acceptance and satisfaction, as 

well as willingness to have this 

technology in their vehicle. Each driver 

will complete a post-study 

questionnaire once, after the completion 

of his or her data collection. The poststudy survey will gauge how drivers’ 

attitudes and preferences may have 

changed over the course of 

participation. 

• Each participating driver will have 

a data acquisition system (DAS) 

installed in their vehicle for 

approximately three months while they 

perform their normal work duties. This 

system will collect video of the driver 

and forward roadway, telemetry and 

vehicle network data related to driving, 

and activations of the vehicle’s CAS. 

Respondents: Respondents for this 

study are drawn from a convenience 

sample from trucking fleets across the 

United States. Drivers are recruited from 

fleets that have signed agreements with 

the research team and have trucks that 

are outfitted with CAS technologies. 

Recruitment will attempt to balance the 

number of vehicles using particular 

brands of CAS technology but will be 

subject to fleet availability and 

scheduling constraints. Requirements of 

drivers involved in the study do not 

extend beyond employment 

requirements for each fleet. 

Estimated Number of Respondents: 

170 remaining respondents for initial 

phases of the study; anticipating some 

drop-out, the end-goal number of 

remaining respondents is 149. 

Estimated Number of Responses: 170 

for the consent form (one per 

respondent); 170 for the Demographic 

Questionnaire (one per respondent); 170 

for the Initial CAS Questionnaire (one 

per respondent); 149 for the Final CAS 

Questionnaire (one per respondent) that 

completes the study. 

Estimated Total Annual Burden: 

123.6 hours total. 

Estimated Frequency: The Informed 

Consent Form, Demographic 

Questionnaire, and Initial CAS 

Technology Questionnaire are 

completed once at the start of 

participation and data collection. The 


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Final CAS Technology Questionnaire is 

completed once at the completion of 

participation, approximately three 

months later. 

TABLE 1—BURDEN CALCULATIONS AND ESTIMATED OPPORTUNITY COST

Instrument Number of 

respondents 

Estimated 

time for 

completion 

Total 

estimated 

burden hours †

Hourly wage Estimated total 

opportunity cost 

Stage One: 

Informed Consent Form ......................................... 170 20 57 hours ......... $23.42 $1,334.94 

Demographic Questionnaire ................................... 170 5 15 hours ......... 23.42 351.30 

Initial CAS Technology Questionnaire ................... 170 25 71 hours ......... 23.42 1,662.82 

Stage Two: 

Naturalistic Driving Study ....................................... 171 N/A N/A ................. N/A N/A 

Stage Three: 

Final CAS Technology Questionnaire .................... 149 25 63 hours ......... 23.42 1,475.46 

Total Burden Remaining ........................................ ........................ ........................ 206 hours ....... ........................ 4,824.52 

Months Remaining ......................................................... ........................ ........................ 20 ................... ........................ ..............................

Annual Burden Remaining ............................................ ........................ ........................ 123.6 hours .... ........................ 2,894.71 

The above table reflects the annual 

burden hours to be 123.6 to complete 

data collection. While the table reflects 

opportunity costs, this is not a burden 

incurred by the public for this 

information collection. The annual 

burden cost to respondents is zero. 

The previous notice estimated total 

burden hours for this study to be 193.5 

total. The total number of burden hours 

to complete data collection is now 206 

based on updates to the time for the 

Informed Consent and the Demographic 

Questionnaire. Opportunity costs have 

been updated to reflect current average 

hourly wages; however, this is not a 

burden to respondents for the 

information collection. 

Due to COVID–19 shutdowns and 

precautions, data collection efforts were 

suspended. NHTSA anticipates 

additional time beyond the August 31, 

2022, expiration date of the currently 

approved collection to complete this 

effort. The federal government began 

this study at $2,581,075 in contract 

expenses and has added expenses due 

to the time delays and resulting changes 

in technology. The total cost expected at 

this time is $2,954,970 with an 

annualized cost to the federal 

government over the expected study 

time-to-completion of $402,950. 

Public Comments Invited: You are 

asked to comment on any aspect of this 

information collection, including (a) 

Whether the proposed collection of 

information is necessary for the 

Department’s performance; (b) the 

accuracy of the estimated burden; (c) 

ways for the Department to enhance the 

quality, utility, and clarity of the 

information collection; and (d) ways 

that the burden could be minimized 

without reducing the quality of the 

collected information. The agency will 

summarize and/or include your 

comments in the request for OMB’s 

clearance of this information collection. 

Authority: The Paperwork Reduction 

Act of 1995, 44. U.S.C. Chapter 35, as 

amended; 5 CFR part 1320; and 49 CFR 

1.95. 

Issued in Washington DC. 

Cem Hatipoglu, 

Associate Administrator for Vehicle Safety 

Research. 

[FR Doc. 2022–10012 Filed 5–9–22; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4910–59–P 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Office of the Secretary 

[Docket ID Number: DOT–OST–2010–0054] 

Notice of Submission of Proposed 

Information Collection to OMB Agency 

Request for Reinstatement of 

Previously Approved Collections: 

Nondiscrimination on the Basis of 

Disability in Air Travel: Reporting 

Requirements for Disability-Related 

Complaints 

AGENCY: Office of the Secretary (OST), 

Department of Transportation 

(Department or DOT). 

ACTION: Notice and request for 

comments. 

SUMMARY: In accordance with the 

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44 

U.S.C. Chapter 35, as amended), this 

notice announces the DOT’s intention to 

reinstate an Office of Management and 

Budget (OMB) Control Number 2105– 

0551, ‘‘Reporting Requirements for 

Disability-Related Complaints.’’ The 

information collection is related to a 

requirement in the Code of Federal 

Regulations (CFR) for carriers to report 

annually to the Department the number 

of disability-related complaints they 

receive. 

DATES: Interested persons are invited to 

submit comments regarding this 

proposal. Written comments should be 

submitted by July 11, 2022. 

ADDRESSES: You may file comments 

identified by the docket number DOT– 

OST–2010–0054 by any of the following 

methods: 

• Federal eRulemaking Portal: Go to 

http://www.regulations.gov and follow 

the online instructions for submitting 

comments. (You may access comments 

received for this notice at http://

www.regulations.gov by searching 

docket DOT–OST–2010–0054.) 

• Mail: Docket Management Facility, 

U.S. Department of Transportation, 1200 

New Jersey Ave. SE, West Building 

Ground Floor Room W12–140, 

Washington, DC 20590–0001; 

• Hand delivery: West Building 

Ground Floor, Room W12–140, 1200 

New Jersey Ave. SE, between 9 a.m. and 

5 p.m., Monday through Friday, except 

Federal holidays. The telephone number 

is 202–366–9329. 

Instructions: You must include the 

agency name and docket number DOT– 

OST–2010–0054 at the beginning of 

your comment. All comments received 

will be posted without change to 

https://www.regulations.gov, including 

any personal information provided. 

Privacy Act: Anyone is able to search 

the electronic form of all comments 

received in any of DOT’s 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 


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