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SCUBA diving and fishing. Most trips 

will be within 35 miles of safe harbor.’’ 

Geographic Region: ‘‘North Carolina.’’ 

The complete application is given in 

DOT docket MARAD–2015–0004 at 

http://www.regulations.gov. Interested 

parties may comment on the effect this 

action may have on U.S. vessel builders 

or businesses in the U.S. that use U.S.- 

flag vessels. If MARAD determines, in 

accordance with 46 U.S.C. 12121 and 

MARAD’s regulations at 46 CFR part 

388, that the issuance of the waiver will 

have an unduly adverse effect on a U.S.- 

vessel builder or a business that uses 

U.S.-flag vessels in that business, a 

waiver will not be granted. Comments 

should refer to the docket number of 

this notice and the vessel name in order 

for MARAD to properly consider the 

comments. Comments should also state 

the commenter’s interest in the waiver 

application, and address the waiver 

criteria given in § 388.4 of MARAD’s 

regulations at 46 CFR part 388. 

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 (Volume 

65, Number 70; Pages 19477–78). 

By Order of the Maritime Administrator. 

Dated: January 5, 2015. 

Julie P. Agarwal, 

Secretary, Maritime Administration. 

[FR Doc. 2015–00898 Filed 1–20–15; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Maritime Administration 

[Docket No. MARAD–2015–0002] 

Requested Administrative Waiver of 

the Coastwise Trade Laws: Vessel 

JOSIAHS REACH; Invitation for Public 

Comments 

AGENCY: Maritime Administration, 

Department of Transportation. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: As authorized by 46 U.S.C. 

12121, the Secretary of Transportation, 

as represented by the Maritime 

Administration (MARAD), is authorized 

to grant waivers of the U.S.-build 

requirement of the coastwise laws under 

certain circumstances. A request for 

such a waiver has been received by 

MARAD. The vessel, and a brief 

description of the proposed service, is 

listed below. 

DATES: Submit comments on or before 

February 20, 2015. 

ADDRESSES: Comments should refer to 

docket number MARAD–2015–0002. 

Written comments may be submitted by 

hand or by mail to the Docket Clerk, 

U.S. Department of Transportation, 

Docket Operations, M–30, West 

Building Ground Floor, Room W12–140, 

1200 New Jersey Avenue SE., 

Washington, DC 20590. You may also 

send comments electronically via the 

Internet at http://www.regulations.gov. 

All comments will become part of this 

docket and will be available for 

inspection and copying at the above 

address between 10 a.m. and 5 p.m., 

E.T., Monday through Friday, except 

federal holidays. An electronic version 

of this document and all documents 

entered into this docket is available on 

the World Wide Web at http://

www.regulations.gov. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Linda Williams, U.S. Department of 

Transportation, Maritime 

Administration, 1200 New Jersey 

Avenue SE., Room W23–453, 

Washington, DC 20590. Telephone 202– 

366–0903, Email Linda.Williams@

dot.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: As 

described by the applicant the intended 

service of the vessel JOSIAHS REACH 

is: 

Intended Commercial Use of Vessel: 

Nautical tourism on the Puerto Rico 

Island. The service we want to develop 

is a Sailing Charter with crew 

(Catamaran Leopard 43) for day trips as 

well as overnight. 

Geographic Region: ‘‘Puerto Rico.’’ 

The complete application is given in 

DOT docket MARAD–2015–0002 at 

http://www.regulations.gov. Interested 

parties may comment on the effect this 

action may have on U.S. vessel builders 

or businesses in the U.S. that use U.S.- 

flag vessels. If MARAD determines, in 

accordance with 46 U.S.C. 12121 and 

MARAD’s regulations at 46 CFR part 

388, that the issuance of the waiver will 

have an unduly adverse effect on a U.S.- 

vessel builder or a business that uses 

U.S.-flag vessels in that business, a 

waiver will not be granted. Comments 

should refer to the docket number of 

this notice and the vessel name in order 

for MARAD to properly consider the 

comments. Comments should also state 

the commenter’s interest in the waiver 

application, and address the waiver 

criteria given in § 388.4 of MARAD’s 

regulations at 46 CFR part 388. 

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 (Volume 

65, Number 70; Pages 19477–78). 

By Order of the Maritime Administrator. 

Dated: January 5, 2015. 

Julie P. Agarwal, 

Secretary, Maritime Administration. 

[FR Doc. 2015–00897 Filed 1–20–15; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4910–81–P 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

National Highway Traffic Safety 

Administration 

[U.S. DOT Docket No. NHTSA–2014–0126] 

Reports, Forms, and Record Keeping 

Requirements 

AGENCY: National Highway Traffic 

Safety Administration (NHTSA), DOT. 

ACTION: Request for public comment on 

proposed 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 

reinstatements of previously approved 

collections. 

This document describes one 

collection of information for which 

NHTSA intends to seek OMB approval. 

DATES: Comments must be received on 

or before March 23, 2015. 

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments 

identified by DOT Docket ID Number 

NHTSA–[docket number] using any of 

the following methods: 

Electronic submissions: Go to http://

www.regulations.gov. Follow the online 

instructions for submitting comments. 

Mail: Docket Management Facility, 

M–30, U.S. Department of 

Transportation, 1200 New Jersey 

Avenue SE., West Building Ground 

Floor, Room W12–140, Washington, DC 

20590. 

Hand Delivery: West Building Ground 

Floor, Room W12–140, 1200 New Jersey 

Avenue SE., Washington, DC, between 9 


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a.m. and 5 p.m., Monday through 

Friday, except Federal holidays. 

Fax: 1–202–493–2251. 

Instructions: Each submission must 

include the Agency name and the 

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. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Dr. 

Amanda M. Kelley, Contracting Officer’s 

Representative, Office of Behavioral 

Safety Research (NTI–132), National 

Highway Traffic Safety Administration, 

1200 New Jersey Avenue SE., W46–495, 

Washington, DC 20590. Dr. Kelley’s 

phone number is 202–366–7394 and her 

email address is Amanda.Kelley@

dot.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Under the 

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, 

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: 

(i) 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; 

(ii) 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; 

(iii) how to enhance the quality, 

utility, and clarity of the information to 

be collected; and 

(iv) 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 public 

comment on the following proposed 

collection of information: 

Title: Evaluation of Correct Child 

Restraint System Installations. 

Type of Request: New information 

collection requirement. 

OMB Clearance Number: None. 

Form Number: NHTSA Forms 1265, 

1266, 1267. 

Requested Expiration Date of 

Approval: 3 years from date of approval. 

Summary of the Collection of 

Information—The National Highway 

Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) 

proposes to conduct individual data 

collection session with 150 participants. 

Each session will require participants to 

complete a set of questionnaires 

including: A risk appraisal assessment 

tool specific to motor vehicle crash and 

injury risks; a measure of invincibility 

beliefs; and a demographics 

questionnaire. Then each participant 

will be instructed to install a CRS (rearfacing, forward facing, high-back 

booster, no-back booster) for each of the 

four child-size dummies (16-month-old, 

3-year-old, 6-year-old, and 8-year-old) 

into one of the four vehicle types (SUV, 

compact SUV, mini-van, sedan) 

provided. By providing the participant 

with the age, height, and weight of the 

child, and asking the participant to 

select the appropriate CRS to install, 

NHTSA will immediately address 

whether the parent has selected the best 

restraint type for each child’s age and 

physical dimensions. No verbal 

instructions on how to use the CRS 

features or vehicle features will be 

provided. Participants will be instructed 

to complete each installation by 

securing a child-size doll in the CRS. 

Participants will complete a total of 4 

installations. 

The order of installations for a given 

participant will be randomized with 

respect to CRS type, vehicle type, and 

child’s age/weight/height in order to 

preclude any effects of sequence and 

control for any learning or fatigue that 

might take place. In addition, the CRS 

within each CRS type (easier, more 

challenging) and the vehicle type will 

vary across participants. 

After each installation, various types 

of objective and subjective measures 

will be collected. Together, these 

measures will describe how the 

participant used the CRS system, what 

problems were encountered, errors 

identified, how acceptable the system 

was to the user, and the degree of 

confidence each participant exhibited 

with correctly installing the CRS to the 

vehicle and securing the child in the 

CRS. Participants will convey this 

information by responding to a series of 

ratings and open-ended questions 

regarding the ease of installation and 

challenges related to usability of the 

CRS system, the CRS manual, and the 

vehicle features and vehicle manual. 

Each CRS installation will be videotaped using electronic equipment. Any 

and all personally identifiable 

information will be separated from data 

collected. Also, all identifying 

information collected during initial 

scheduling will be separated from 

collected information, kept on a secure 

server in password protected files, and 

discarded when no longer needed. 

Access to this information will be 

limited. All information collected 

during the sessions will be summarized 

using generic categories and summary 

statistics. 

Description of the Need for the 

Information and Proposed Use of the 

Information—The National Highway 

Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) 

was established by the Highway Safety 

Act of 1970 (23 U.S.C. 101) to carry out 

a Congressional mandate to reduce the 

mounting number of deaths, injuries, 

and economic losses resulting from 

motor vehicle crashes on the Nation’s 

highways. As part of this statutory 

mandate, NHTSA is authorized to 

conduct research as a foundation for the 

development of motor vehicle standards 

and traffic safety programs. 

Motor vehicle crashes are a leading 

cause of death to children in the United 

States. In 2012 a total of 952 children 

younger than 13 years died in motor 

vehicle traffic crashes, and two-thirds of 

these fatalities occurred among children 

riding in passenger vehicles. The 

National Highway Traffic Safety 

Administration (NHTSA), recommends 

that all children ages 12 and under be 

properly buckled in an age- and sizeappropriate car seat, booster seat, or seat 

belt in the rear seat. Currently, there are 

four types of child restraint systems 

designed for children: Infant, 

convertible, combination, and beltpositioning booster seats. Each system is 

designed to protect a child within a 

given height and weight category in the 

event of a crash. Child safety seat (CSS) 

use reduces the risk for death to infants 

(aged <1 year) by 71%; and to toddlers 

(aged 1–4 years) by 54% in passenger 

vehicles. Booster seat use reduces the 

risk for serious injury by 45% for 

children aged 4–8 years when compared 

with seat belt use alone. Infant, 

convertible, and combination seats are 

secured to the vehicle seat using the 

vehicle’s seat belt system or the 

vehicle’s LATCH system, and the child 

is secured to the seat using the CRS’s 

harness system. Conversely, 

combination and booster seats provide a 

transition from the child safety seat with 

its internal harness to the vehicle lap/ 

shoulder belt by repositioning the child 

so that the vehicle’s seat belt system 

holds both the child and the booster in 

place. 

While child restraint use has 

increased over the years, many children 

are still fatally injured as a result of 

motor vehicles crashes. One possible 

explanation for this occurrence could be 

the large number of child passengers 


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who are either riding unrestrained in 

vehicles, improperly placed in a CRS, or 

prematurely graduated to an adult 

vehicle seat belt system. A NHTSA 

survey, the National Child Restraint Use 

Special Study, conducted in 2011, 

observed and interviewed a nationally 

representative sample of drivers with 

child passengers (NHTSA, 2012). The 

most prevalent installation errors 

identified in this survey were: Incorrect 

harness routing slot used, improper 

harness clip position, loose CRS 

installation, loose harness straps, and 

improper lap belt placement. Other 

potential installation errors may 

include: Improper routing of the 

vehicle’s seat belt system or lower 

LATCH straps, and twisting of the seat 

belt or LATCH. While these errors can 

be classified as improper installation 

and/or securement errors, researchers 

have also identified errors related to 

caregivers selecting the correct CRS for 

the children’s ages, heights, and 

weights. 

Evaluating the causes of the various 

selection and installation errors can be 

challenging. That is, one or more factors 

may contribute to any one type of 

installation error. There are numerous 

CRS makes and models marketed to the 

consumer, each with its own 

installation procedures/manual. In 

addition, vehicle manufacturers design 

vehicle restraint systems and vehicle 

seats that are incompatible with various 

CRSs. New vehicles are continually 

introduced to the fleet, and CRSs 

continue to evolve each year. Finally, 

there is a never-ending flow of new 

parents/caregivers who need to be 

educated on child passenger safety. 

Despite their inexperience, new parents 

may overestimate their own accuracy in 

selecting and securely installing a CRS 

to the vehicle and securing the child in 

the CRS. 

While it might be hard to control for 

some factors, such as the continuing 

flow of new parents, and the number 

and variety of vehicles and CRSs, others 

might be more easily examined. For 

example, among the large variety of CRS 

designs, CRS and vehicle labeling, 

vehicle seating attachments, and manual 

designs and instructions, there may be 

ways to better convey information to the 

caregivers. In addition, specific features 

or designs that minimize installation 

errors could improve the ease of use for 

CRS for the parent or caregiver. In an 

effort to reduce the number of errors, 

NHTSA is undertaking a study to gain 

some insight into the causes of errors 

related to selecting and installing CRSs. 

To accomplish this, NHTSA will 

evaluate installation performance and 

caregiver confidence in both 

experienced and novice CRS users and 

determine which factors contribute to 

both installation and securement errors 

and to determine what factors related to 

the CRS, vehicle, and user confidence 

contribute to errors. Identifying these 

causal factors that contribute to errors 

related to selecting and installing CRSs, 

as well as those factors that contribute 

to accurately selecting and properly 

installing CRSs for both novice and 

experienced users, will be the first step 

in increasing the safety of child 

passengers in moving vehicles. In 

addition, overall findings can be made 

available to CRS manufacturers and 

vehicle manufacturers related to 

improvements to specific CRS and 

vehicle design features that may foster 

a better fit in the vehicles and 

securement for children. 

Description of the Likely Respondents 

(Including Estimated Number, and 

Proposed Frequency of Response to the 

Collection of Information)—Under this 

proposed effort, a total of 150 

individuals evenly distributed among 

experienced and novice CRS users. 

‘‘Experienced’’ users will be defined as 

individuals who regularly care for a 

child under the age of 4 years, transport 

the child in a vehicle at least twice a 

week, and also have installed any CRS 

a minimum of five times in the past 6 

months. ‘‘Novice’’ users are defined as 

individuals who do not regularly 

transport children and have not 

installed a CRS in the past 6 months. 

NHTSA estimates that each session 

will last 120 minutes. Each participant 

will complete four installations, 

resulting in 600 total installations 

distributed across vehicle type, CRS 

type, and child’s age, weight, and 

height. Each CRS installation will be 

video recorded. Prior to installing the 

CRS’s, participants will complete a set 

of questionnaires including a risk 

appraisal assessment tool specific to 

motor vehicle crash and injury risks, an 

invincibility beliefs index, and 

demographics. 

Throughout the project, the privacy of 

all participants will be protected. 

Personally-identifiable information 

(names, telephone numbers, email 

addresses, etc.) will be kept separate 

from the data collected, and will be 

stored in restricted folders on secure 

password protected servers that are only 

accessible to study staff who have need 

to access such information. In addition, 

all data collected from participants will 

be reported in aggregate, and participant 

names will not be used in any reports 

resulting from this project. Rigorous deidentification procedures will be used 

during summary and feedback stages to 

ensure no officers will be identified 

through reconstructive means. 

Estimate of the Total Annual 

Reporting and Record Keeping Burden 

Resulting from the Collection of 

Information—NHTSA estimates that the 

total time for each respondent to 

participate in the data collection effort 

will likely not be more than 2 hours. 

Staff estimates that the travel time for 

participants will not be more than 30 

minutes one-way. Therefore, a 

maximum of 3 hours of burden will be 

placed on any one participant. The 

duration of the study for each 

participant will be 3 hours, or a total of 

450 hours for the 150 participants. The 

participants will not incur any reporting 

cost from the information collection. 

The participants also will not incur any 

record keeping burden or record 

keeping cost from the information 

collection. 

Authority: 44 U.S.C. Section 3506(c)(2)(A) 

Dated: January 15, 2015. 

Jeff Michael, 

Associate Administrator, Research and 

Program Development. 

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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

National Highway Traffic Safety 

Administration 

[U.S. DOT Docket No. NHTSA–2014–0127] 

Reports, Forms, and Record Keeping 

Requirements 

AGENCY: National Highway Traffic 

Safety Administration (NHTSA), DOT. 

ACTION: Request for public comment on 

proposed 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 

reinstatements of previously approved 

collections. 

This document describes the 

collection of information for which 

NHTSA intends to seek OMB approval. 

DATES: Comments must be received on 

or before March 23, 2015. 

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments 

identified by DOT Docket ID Number 

NHTSA–2014–0127 using any of the 

following methods: 


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