21850 Federal Register / Vol. 74, No. 89 / Monday, May 11, 2009 / Notices 

[FR Doc. E9–10963 Filed 5–8–09; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE P 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

National Highway Traffic Safety 

Administration 

[Docket No. NHTSA–2009–0095] 

Technical Report on the Effectiveness 

of Amber Rear Turn Signals for 

Reducing Rear Impacts 

AGENCY: National Highway Traffic 

Safety Administration (NHTSA), 

Department of Transportation. 

ACTION: Request for comments on 

technical report. 

SUMMARY: This purpose of this report is 

to determine the effect of rear turn 

signal color on the likelihood of being 

involved in a rear-end crash. Federal 

Motor Vehicle Safety Standard No. 108 

allows rear turn signals to be either red 

or amber in color. The primary 

conclusion is that amber rear turn 

signals are 5.3% more effective than red 

rear turn signals at preventing 

involvement in crashes where a careful 

driver would typically use the turn 

signals. The result is shown to be 

statistically significant and consistent 

with other published analyses on the 

influence of rear turn signal color. 

DATES: Comments must be received no 

later than September 6, 2009 

ADDRESSES:

Report: The technical report is 

available on the Internet for viewing in 

PDF format at http://wwwnrd.nhtsa.dot.gov/Pubs/811115.PDF. 

You may obtain a copy of the report free 

of charge by sending a self-addressed 

mailing label to Kirk Allen (NVS–431), 

National Highway Traffic Safety 

Administration, 1200 New Jersey 

Avenue, SE., Washington, DC 20590. 

Comments: You may submit 

comments [identified by Docket Number 

NHTSA–2009–0095] by any of the 

following methods: 

• Federal eRulemaking Portal: Go to 

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

online instructions for submitting 

comments. 

• Fax: 1–202–493–2251. 

• Mail: Docket Management Facility, 

M–30, U.S. Department of 

Transportation, West Building, Ground 

Floor, Rm. W12–140, 1200 New Jersey 

Avenue, SE., Washington, DC 20590. 

• Hand Delivery: 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. 

You may call Docket Management at 

202–366–9826. 

Instructions: For detailed instructions 

on submitting comments, see the 

Procedural Matters section of this 

document. Note that all comments 

received will be posted without change 

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

any personal information provided. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Kirk 

Allen, Statistician, Evaluation Division, 

NVS–431, National Center for Statistics 

and Analysis, National Highway Traffic 

Safety Administration, Room W53–457, 

1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE, 

Washington, DC 20590. Telephone: 

202–366–9308. E-mail: 

kirk.allen@dot.gov. 

For information about NHTSA’s 

evaluations of the effectiveness of 

existing regulations and programs: Visit 

the NHTSA Web site at http:// 

www.nhtsa.dot.gov and click ‘‘NCSA’’ 

near the upper right corner on the home 

page; then click ‘‘Regulatory 

Evaluation’’ under ‘‘Browse Topics’’ on 

the ‘‘NCSA’’ page. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Federal 

Motor Vehicle Safety Standard No. 108 

allows rear turn signals to be either red 

or amber in color. Previous work on this 

subject includes laboratory experiments 

and analyses of crash data that suggest 

amber rear turn signals are beneficial. 

The present study was designed around 

the concept of ‘‘switch pairs’’—makemodels of passenger vehicles were 

identified that had switched rear turn 

signal color, and crash involvement 

rates were computed before and after 

the switch. This method should control 

for extraneous factors related to vehicle 

and driver characteristics. Crash data 

from NHTSA’s State Data System was 

used in the analysis. The principal 

finding of the report is that amber 

signals show a 5.3% effectiveness in 

reducing involvement in two-vehicle 

crashes where a lead vehicle is rearstruck in the act of turning left, turning 

right, merging into traffic, changing 

lanes, or entering/leaving a parking 

space. The advantage of amber rear turn 

signals is shown to be statistically 

significant. 

Procedural Matters 

How can I influence NHTSA’s thinking 

on this subject? 

NHTSA welcomes public review of 

the technical report. NHTSA will 

submit to the Docket a response to the 

comments and, if appropriate, will 

supplement or revise the report. 

How do I prepare and submit 

comments? 

Your comments must be written and 

in English. To ensure that your 

comments are correctly filed in the 

Docket, please include the Docket 

number of this document (NHTSA– 

2009–0095) in your comments. 

Your primary comments must not be 

more than 15 pages long (49 CFR 

553.21). However, you may attach 

additional documents to your primary 

comments. There is no limit on the 

length of the attachments. 

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) or you may visit http:// 

regulations.gov. 

Please send two paper copies of your 

comments to Docket Management, fax 

them, or use the Federal eRulemaking 

Portal. The mailing address is U. S. 

Department of Transportation, Docket 

Management Facility, M–30, West 

Building, Ground Floor, Rm. W12–140, 

1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE., 

Washington, DC 20590. The fax number 

is 1–202–493–2251. To use the Federal 

eRulemaking Portal, go to http:// 

www.regulations.gov and follow the 

online instructions for submitting 

comments. 

We also request, but do not require 

you to send a copy to Kirk Allen, 

Statistician, Evaluation Division, NVS– 

431, National Highway Traffic Safety 

Administration, Room W53–312, 1200 

New Jersey Avenue, SE., Washington, 

DC 20590 (or e-mail them to 

kirk.allen@dot.gov). He can check if 

your comments have been received at 

the Docket and he can expedite their 

review by NHTSA. 

How can I be sure that my comments 

were received? 

If you wish Docket Management to 

notify you upon its receipt of your 

comments, enclose a self-addressed, 

stamped postcard in the envelope 

containing your comments. Upon 

receiving your comments, Docket 

Management will return the postcard by 

mail. 

How do I submit confidential business 

information? 

If you wish to submit any information 

under a claim of confidentiality, send 

three copies of your complete 

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submission, including the information 

you claim to be confidential business 

information, to the Chief Counsel, 

National Highway Traffic Safety 

Administration, 1200 New Jersey 

Avenue, SE., Washington, DC 20590. 

Include a cover letter supplying the 

information specified in our 

confidential business information 

regulation (49 CFR Part 512). 

In addition, send two copies from 

which you have deleted the claimed 

confidential business information to 

U.S. Department of Transportation, 

Docket Management Facility, M–30, 

West Building, Ground Floor, Rm. W12– 

140, 1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE., 

Washington, DC 20590, or submit them 

via the Federal eRulemaking Portal. 

Will the agency consider late 

comments? 

In our response, we will consider all 

comments that Docket Management 

receives before the close of business on 

the comment closing date indicated 

above under DATES. To the extent 

possible, we will also consider 

comments that Docket Management 

receives after that date. 

Please note that even after the 

comment closing date, we will continue 

to file relevant information in the 

Docket as it becomes available. Further, 

some people may submit late comments. 

Accordingly, we recommend that you 

periodically check the Docket for new 

material. 

How can I read the comments submitted 

by other people? 

You may read the materials placed in 

the docket for this document (e.g., the 

comments submitted in response to this 

document by other interested persons) 

at any time by going to http:// 

www.regulations.gov. Follow the online 

instructions for accessing the dockets. 

You may also read the materials at the 

Docket Management Facility by going to 

the street address given above under 

ADDRESSES. The Docket Management 

Facility is open between 9 a.m. and 5 

p.m. Eastern Time, Monday through 

Friday, except Federal holidays. 

Authority: 49 U.S.C. 30111, 30168; 

delegation of authority at 49 CFR 1.50 and 

501.8. 

James F. Simons, 

Director, Office of Regulatory Analysis and 

Evaluation. 

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BILLING CODE 4910–59–P 

DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS 

AFFAIRS 

[OMB Control No. 2900—New (VRE)] 

Agency Information Collection 

(Evaluation of VA’s Vocational 

Rehabilitation and Employment (VR&E) 

Program) Activities Under OMB Review 

AGENCY: Office of Policy and Planning, 

Department of Veterans Affairs. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: In compliance with the 

Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) of 1995 

(44 U.S.C. 3501–3521), this notice 

announces that the Office of Policy, 

Planning and Preparedness (OPP&P), 

Department of Veterans Affairs, has 

submitted the collection of information 

as abstracted below to the Office of 

Management and Budget (OMB) for 

review and comment. The PRA 

submission describes the nature of the 

information collection and its expected 

cost and burden; it includes the actual 

data collection instrument. 

DATES: Comments must be submitted on 

or before June 10, 2009. 

ADDRESSES: Submit written comments 

on the collection of information through 

http://www.Regulations.gov; or to VA’s 

OMB Desk Officer, Office of Information 

and Regulatory Affairs, New Executive 

Office Building, Room 10235, 

Washington, DC 20503, (202) 395–7316. 

Please refer to ‘‘OMB Control 2900— 

New (VRE)’’ in any correspondence. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Denise McLamb, Enterprise Records 

Service (005R1B), Department of 

Veterans Affairs, 810 Vermont Avenue, 

NW., Washington, DC 20420, (202) 461– 

7485, FAX (202) 273–0443 or e-mail: 

denise.mclamb@mail.va.gov. Please 

refer to ‘‘OMB Control No. 2900—New 

(VRE). 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Title: Evaluation of VA’s Vocational 

Rehabilitation and Employment (VR&E) 

Program. 

OMB Control Number: 2900—New 

(VRE). 

Type of Review: New collection. 

Abstract: The evaluation requires 

information that is not available in VA 

administrative files and therefore 

surveys will be conducted of program 

participants and non-participants and 

counselors who assist them. Focus 

groups will be conducted with 

dependents of program participants. In 

addition, interviews will be conducted 

with officials of State vocational 

rehabilitation programs to conduct an 

inventory of these programs that are also 

available to disabled veterans. This 

evaluation is part of an ongoing 

assessment of the effectiveness of 

programs conducted to fulfill the 

requirements of Public Law 103–62, the 

Government Performance and Results 

Act of 1993, and Title 38, 527, 

Evaluation and Data Collection. This 

evaluation will provide information to 

support VA policy, planning, and 

quality improvement decisions. 

An agency may not conduct or 

sponsor, and a person is not required to 

respond to a collection of information 

unless it displays a currently valid OMB 

control number. The Federal Register 

Notice with a 60-day comment period 

soliciting comments on this collection 

of information was published on 

February 10, 2009, at pages 6695–6696. 

Affected Public: Individuals or 

households. 

Estimated Total Annual Burden: 

10,118 hours. 

Estimated Average Burden per 

Respondent: 24 minutes. 

Frequency of Response: One-time. 

Estimated Number of Respondents: 

25,240. 

Dated: May 5, 2009. 

By direction of the Secretary. 

Denise McLamb, 

Program Analyst, Enterprise Records Service. 

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BILLING CODE A320–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS 

AFFAIRS 

[OMB Control No. 2900—New (uSPEQ)] 

Agency Information Collection (uSPEQ 

Consumer Survey Experience 

(Rehabilitation)) Under OMB Review 

AGENCY: Veterans Health 

Administration, Department of Veterans 

Affairs. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: In compliance with the 

Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) of 1995 

(44 U.S.C. 3501–21), this notice 

announces that the Veterans Health 

Administration (VHA), Department of 

Veterans Affairs, will submit the 

collection of information abstracted 

below to the Office of Management and 

Budget (OMB) for review and comment. 

The PRA submission describes the 

nature of the information collection and 

its expected cost and burden and 

includes the actual data collection 

instrument. 

DATES: Comments must be submitted on 

or before June 10, 2009. 

ADDRESSES: Submit written comments 

on the collection of information through 

http://www.Regulations.gov; or to VA’s 

OMB Desk Officer, Office of Information