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Gavin’s telephone number is (202) 366– 

9291. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Before a 

Federal agency can collect certain 

information from the public, it must 

receive approval from the Office of 

Management and Budget (OMB). In 

compliance with these requirements, 

this notice announces that the following 

information collection request has been 

forwarded to OMB. A Federal Register 

notice soliciting comments on the 

following information collection was 

published on May 27, 2014 (79 FR 

30230). No comments were received on 

that notice. 

Title: Recruitment and Debriefing of 

Human Subjects for Research Related to 

Motor Vehicle Gear Selection Controls. 

OMB Control Number: 2127—New. 

Type of Request: New information 

collection. 

Form Numbers: 1263 and 1264. 

Requested Expiration Date of 

Approval: Three years from the 

approval date. 

Abstract: The introduction of 

electronically-controlled transmissions 

has allowed much greater freedom in 

the design of driver interfaces, with the 

result that drivers are being confronted 

with new and different types of gear 

selector controls—joysticks, push 

buttons, rotary knobs, etc. This 

information collection is incidental to 

the recruitment of participants for 

human-factors studies designed to 

measure the ability of drivers to adapt 

to unfamiliar types of gear-selection 

controls. There is no known published 

usability research related to these new 

types of driver interfaces. 

The proposed studies will examine 

driver response to non-traditional gear 

selector configurations in routine and 

emergency simulated driving scenarios, 

noting driver confusion, distraction and 

unintended consequences due to the 

unconventional gear selector 

configuration. The research method 

consists of driving simulations to collect 

objective and subjective data about six 

different gear selector types. 

Approximately 500 drivers will respond 

to the request for participants. It is 

estimated that of the 500 respondents, 

360 will ultimately be recruited and 

participate. The estimated burden hours 

were calculated for the pre- and postexperiment questionnaires and for 

performing the driving tasks for the 500 

respondents accordingly. 

Participants will be tested 

individually in a driving simulator 

located at the Volpe National 

Transportation Systems Center (Volpe 

Center), which will conduct this 

research under an Intra-Agency 

Agreement (IAA) with NHTSA. The 

information being collected consists of 

that required for scheduling 

appointments and for balancing the 

subject sample across age groups, 

gender, and previous driving experience 

with various motor vehicle gear selector 

configurations. The experimental data 

will contain the demographic and pastexperience descriptors for each 

participant, but no personally 

identifiable information. During or after 

the experimental sessions, participants 

may be queried regarding their 

perceptions and preferences about 

various aspects of gear-selection 

controls. 

Affected Public: Participants for the 

driving simulator experiment will be 

selected from a list of eligible 

individuals who reside in the Boston 

area and have indicated to Volpe Center 

staff that they would like to participate 

in this experiment. All participants will 

be asked the same recruitment 

questions. 

Respondents: Drivers with a valid 

driver license. 

Estimated Number of Respondents: 

500. 

Estimated Number of Respondents 

Selected: 360. 

Estimated Total Annual Burden: 595 

hours (1 hour and 38 minutes per 

selected respondent and 3 minutes per 

respondent not selected.) 

Frequency of Collection: One time. 

Comments are invited on: 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; the accuracy of 

the Departments estimate of the burden 

of the proposed information collection; 

ways to enhance the quality, utility and 

clarity of the information to be 

collected; and 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; 

and 49 CFR 1.95. 

R. Ryan Posten, 

Associate Administrator for Rulemaking, 

National Highway Traffic Safety 

Administration. 

[FR Doc. 2014–27884 Filed 11–24–14; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4910–59–P 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

National Highway Traffic Safety 

Administration 

[U.S. DOT Docket Number NHTSA–2014– 

0116] 

Reports, Forms, and Recordkeeping 

Requirements 

AGENCY: National Highway Traffic 

Safety Administration (NHTSA), 

Department of Transportation. 

ACTION: Request for public comment on 

extension of a currently approved 

collection of information. 

SUMMARY: Before a Federal agency can 

collect certain information from the 

public, it must receive approval from 

the Office of Management and Budget 

(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 an 

existing collection of information for 49 

CFR part 574, Tire Identification and 

Recordkeeping, for which NHTSA 

intends to seek renewed OMB approval. 

DATES: Comments must be received on 

or before January 26, 2015. 

ADDRESSES: Comments must refer to the 

docket number cited at the beginning of 

this notice, and may be submitted by 

any of the following methods: 

• Federal eRulemaking Portal: Go to 

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

online instructions for submitting 

comments. 

• Mail: Docket Management Facility, 

M–30, U.S. Department of 

Transportation, West Building, Ground 

Floor, Room W12–140, 1200 New Jersey 

Avenue SE., Washington, DC 20590. 

• Hand Delivery or Courier: West 

Building, Ground Floor, Room W12– 

140, 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE., 

between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m. Eastern Time, 

Monday through Friday, except Federal 

Holidays. Telephone: 1–800–647–2251. 

Instructions: All submissions must 

include the docket number for this 

document. Please identify the collection 

of information for which a comment is 

provided by referencing the OMB 

Control Number, 2127–0050. 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 

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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://

DocketsInfo.dot.gov. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Dr. 

Abigail Morgan, NHTSA, 1200 New 

Jersey Avenue SE., Room W43–467, 

NVS–122, Washington, DC 20590. 

Telephone: (202) 366–6005. 

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. 

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: 

(1) 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; 

(2) 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; 

(3) How to enhance the quality, 

utility, and clarity of the information to 

be collected; 

(4) 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 collection of 

information: 

Title: Tire Identification and 

Recordkeeping. 

OMB Control Number: 2127–0050. 

Form Number: This collection of 

information uses no standard form. 

Type of Request: Extension of a 

currently approved collection of 

information. 

Summary of the Collection of 

Information: 49 U.S.C. 30117(b) requires 

each tire manufacturer to collect and 

maintain records of the first purchasers 

of new tires. To carry out this mandate, 

49 CFR part 574, Tire Identification and 

Recordkeeping, requires tire dealers and 

distributors to record the names and 

addresses of retail purchasers of new 

tires and the identification numbers(s) 

of the tires sold. A specific form is 

provided to tire dealers and distributors 

by tire manufacturers for recording this 

information. The completed forms are 

returned to the tire manufacturers where 

they are retained for not less than five 

years. Part 574 requires independent tire 

dealers and distributors to provide a 

registration form to consumers with the 

tire identification number(s) already 

recorded and information identifying 

the dealer/distributor. The consumer 

can then record his/her name and 

address and return the form to the tire 

manufacturer via U.S. mail, or 

alternatively, the consumer can provide 

this information electronically on the 

tire manufacturer’s Web site if the tire 

manufacturer provides this capability. 

Additionally, motor vehicle 

manufacturers are required to record the 

names and addresses of the first 

purchasers (for purposes other than 

resale), together with the identification 

numbers of the tires on the new vehicle, 

and retain this information for not less 

than five years. 

Description of the Need for the 

Information and the Use of the 

Information: The information is used by 

a tire manufacturer after it or the agency 

determines that some of its tires either 

fail to comply with an applicable safety 

standard or contain a safety related 

defect. With the information, the tire 

manufacturer can notify the first 

purchaser of the tire and provide them 

with any necessary information or 

instructions to remedy the noncompliance situation or safety defect. 

Without this information, efforts to 

identify the first purchaser of tires that 

have been determined to be defective or 

nonconforming pursuant to Sections 

30118 and 30119 of Title 49 U.S.C. 

would be impeded. Further, the ability 

of the purchasers to take appropriate 

action in the interest of motor vehicle 

safety may be compromised. 

Description of the Likely Respondents 

(Including Estimated Number and 

Proposed Frequency of Response to the 

Collection of Information): We estimate 

that the collection of information affects 

10 million respondents annually. This 

group consists of approximately 20 tire 

manufacturers, 59,000 new tire dealers 

and distributors, and 10 million 

consumers who choose to register their 

tire purchases with tire manufacturers. 

A response is required by motor vehicle 

manufacturers upon each sale of a new 

vehicle and by non-independent tire 

dealers with each sale of a new tire. A 

consumer may elect to respond when 

purchasing a new tire from an 

independent tire dealer. 

Estimate of the Total Annual 

Reporting and Recordkeeping Burden 

Resulting From the Collection of 

Information: The estimated burden is as 

follows: 

New tire dealers and distributors: 

59,000. 

Consumers: 10,000,000. 

Total tire registrations (manual): 

54,000,000. 

Total tire registration hours (manual): 

225,000. 

Recordkeeping hours (manual): 25,000. 

Total annual tire registration and 

recordkeeping hours: 250,000. 

Comments are invited on: 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; the accuracy of 

the Department’s estimate of the burden 

of the proposed information collection; 

ways to enhance the quality, utility and 

clarity of the information to be 

collected; and 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. 

R. Ryan Posten, 

Associate Administrator for Rulemaking. 

[FR Doc. 2014–27891 Filed 11–24–14; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4910–59–P 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

National Highway Traffic Safety 

Administration 

[U.S. DOT Docket Number NHTSA–2014— 

0111] 

Reports, Forms, and Record Keeping 

Requirements 

AGENCY: National Highway Traffic 

Safety Administration (NHTSA), 

Department of Transportation. 

ACTION: Request for public comment on 

the extension of a currently approved 

collection of information. 

SUMMARY: Before a Federal agency can 

collect certain information from the 

public, it must receive approval from 

the Office of Management and Budget 

(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. 


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