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DATES: Comments must be submitted on 

or before December 4, 2017. 

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments, 

within 30 days, to the Office of 

Information and Regulatory Affairs, 

Office of Management and Budget, 725 

17th Street NW., Washington, DC 20503, 

Attention NHTSA Desk Officer. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Dr. 

Kathy J. Sifrit, Office of Behavioral 

Safety Research (NPD–320), National 

Highway Traffic Safety Administration, 

1200 New Jersey Avenue SE., W46–472, 

Washington, DC 20590. Dr. Sifrit’s 

phone number is 202–366–0868, and 

her email address is kathy.sifrit@

dot.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Title: Older Driver Rearview Video 

Systems. 

Type of Request: New information 

collection requirement. 

Abstract: A 2014 final rule by NHTSA 

requires rear visibility technology in all 

new vehicles under 10,000 pounds by 

May 2018, but the anticipated safety 

gains strongly depend on the extent to 

which drivers understand and use the 

technology as intended. The purpose of 

this study is to assess the driving 

performance of adults 60 and older 

using traditional mirrors as compared to 

using a rearview video system (RVS) 

during backing tasks; and to develop, 

implement, and assess the effectiveness 

of an RVS training protocol. 

Study staff will invite drivers 60 and 

older from residential communities, 

senior centers, and/or service or faithbased organizations in southeast 

Pennsylvania to a public meeting to 

describe the opportunity including 

inclusion and exclusion criteria. The 

project plans to recruit a total of 200 

participants for the study: 80 for 

Segment 1 and 120 for Segment 2. 

Segment 1 participants will complete a 

series of backing tasks in an 

instrumented vehicle as directed by a 

driving evaluator. The 120 participants 

assigned to Segment 2 will complete a 

30-minute training session, which will 

be based on participant errors and 

comments during Segment 1, before 

completing the backing tasks in the 

same manner as the Segment 1 

participants. Participants will receive 

compensation for study participation at 

the completion of the backing tasks. 

Findings will provide information 

about whether people ages 60 and older 

differ in backing performance when 

using RVS versus traditional inside 

traditional mirrors, which elements of 

RVS use are particularly difficult for 

this cohort, and whether RVS training 

improves older drivers’ ability to use 

RVS to avoid obstacles while backing. 

NHTSA will use the information to 

inform recommendations to the public 

regarding backing practices for the 

purpose of reducing crashes. 

Affected Public: Participants will 

include 200 licensed drivers 60 and 

older. 

Estimated Total Annual Burden: The 

total burden for data collection would 

be 360 hours. 

Comments are invited 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 Department’s 

estimate of the burden of the proposed 

information collection; 

(iii) ways to enhance the quality, 

utility and clarity of the information to 

be collected; and 

(iv) 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. 

A comment to OMB is most effective if 

OMB receives it within 30 days of 

publication of this notice. 

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

Issued in Washington, DC, on October 30, 

2017. 

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–2017–0087] 

Reports, Forms, and Recordkeeping 

Requirements 

AGENCY: National Highway Traffic 

Safety Administration (NHTSA), 

Department of Transportation (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 

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 approval. 

DATES: Comments must be received on 

or before January 2, 2018. 

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments 

[identified by DOT Docket No. NHTSA– 

2017–0087] by any of the following 

methods: 

• Federal Rulemaking Portal: Go to 

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

online instructions for submitting 

comments. 

• Mail: Docket Management Facility: 

U.S. Department of Transportation, 1200 

New Jersey Avenue SE., West Building 

Ground Floor, Room W12–140, 

Washington, DC 20590–0001. 

• Hand Delivery or Courier: U.S. 

Department of Transportation, 1200 

New Jersey Avenue SE., West Building 

Ground Floor, Room W12–140, between 

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

Friday, except Federal holidays. 

Telephone: 1–800–647–5527. 

• Fax: 202–493–2251. 

Instructions: All submissions must 

include the agency name and docket 

number for this proposed collection of 

information. 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 

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://

docketsinfo.dot.gov/. 

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. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ms. 

Laurie Flaherty, Office of Emergency 

Medical Services, National Highway 

Traffic Safety Administration, U.S. 

Department of Transportation, 1200 

New Jersey Avenue SE., NPD–400, 

Room W44–322, Washington, DC 20590. 

(202) 366–2705. laurie.flaherty@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 


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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 submissions of responses. In 

compliance with these requirements, 

NHTSA asks public comment on the 

following proposed collection of 

information: 

Title: Medical Directors Workforce 

Assessment. 

OMB Control Number: N/A. 

Form Number: This collection of 

information uses no standard forms, but 

will utilize a Web-based, data reporting/ 

collection tool. 

Type of Review: New information 

collection. 

Abstract: With over 50,000 separate 

Emergency Medical Services (EMS) 

agencies and fire departments providing 

care to millions of patients each year, a 

clear description of the training and 

backgrounds of those who provide 

medical direction of EMS services in the 

U.S. is surprisingly not available. An 

estimated 8,500 medical directors serve 

20,000 EMS agencies and 30,000 fire 

departments across the country. 

Public Safety Answering Points that 

answer 911 calls and provide emergency 

medical dispatch, aeromedical services, 

mass gathering events such as 

marathons and concerts, and police 

departments and their special 

operations teams also require medical 

directors if their personnel provide 

emergency care or instruction. Despite a 

growing number of trained and now 

boarded certified EMS physicians, 

prehospital medical direction faces 

several obstacles and unknowns. 

Currently data is difficult to identify, 

but many medical directors are thought 

to be from several specialties such as 

family practice, internal medicine, and 

surgery and have little or no EMS 

experience. In addition, individuals 

serving as EMS directors have varying 

degrees of involvement with their 

services. Medical directors’ 

compensation, legal protections, 

involvement in research, and education 

are also largely unknown. 

Knowing more about the population 

of EMS medical directors in the United 

States would create several benefits. 

Defining this groups’ demographics, 

qualifications, number, types and sizes 

of agencies served, and their financial 

compensation and legal protections is 

critical to determining trends of 

employment, identifying professional 

and training needs, recognizing barriers 

for medical directors, and directing 

policy and advocacy efforts. Collecting 

this data is essential for improving EMS 

medical direction across the nation and 

the National Highway Safety 

Administration (NHTSA) and other 

federal departments would benefit from 

understanding its prehospital medical 

leadership from a national preparedness 

perspective. 

The goal of the Medical Directors 

Workforce Assessment is to investigate 

and define key attributes of EMS and 

911 medical directors across the United 

States in order to create a national 

picture of prehospital medical direction. 

The data will be used to establish an 

Emergency Medical Services Medical 

Director Workforce Assessment 

(EMSMDWA), which can guide future 

policy and investment in activities to 

support the improvement of 

preshospital medical direction. 

Affected Public: Under this proposed 

effort, the respondents would 

voluntarily submit data described above 

utilizing a Web-based data collection 

tool. Reporting entities are EMS and 911 

Medical Directors of state and local EMS 

and 911 systems. The total maximum 

number of respondents is estimated 350. 

Estimated Number of Respondents: 

Under this proposed effort, several 

forums and organizations known for 

medical director involvement will be 

targeted by the Office of EMS, to 

respond to an online survey being 

developed by the National Association 

of EMS Physicians, under the terms of 

a cooperative agreement (DTNH22–16– 

H–00007). The total number of 

respondents is estimated at 350. This is 

a one-time survey and no annual or 

second survey is planned at this time. 

Frequency: The reporting entities will 

be requested to submit data once, using 

the described Web-based tool. 

Number of Responses: The total 

maximum number of responses is 

estimated at 350. 

Estimated Total Burden: NHTSA 

estimates that the time required to 

submit the data described utilizing the 

Web-based tool will be one hour (no 

advance preparation, one hour of entry 

to Web site) per reporting entity, for a 

total of 350 hours for all entities. The 

respondents would not incur any 

reporting costs from the information 

collection beyond the time it takes to 

populate the Web-based data collection 

tool. The respondents also would not 

incur any recordkeeping burden or 

recordkeeping costs from the 

information collection. 

The total estimated costs to 

respondents or record-keepers are based 

on the following: 

• The total hour burden of the 

collection of information equaling 350 

hours. 

• Respondents will be EMS and 911 

Medical Directors at of State, local, 

territorial, and tribal EMS and 911 

systems. To estimate reasonable staff 

expenses to respond to this information 

collection, the Agencies reviewed the 

Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) 

Occupational Outlook Handbook and 

determined that the Physicians and 

Surgeons description closely aligns with 

the positions of personnel responsible 

for completing this request. BLS lists a 

median salary of $208,000 per year 

amounting to $100.00 per hour. There 

are no capital, start-up, or annual 

operation and maintenance costs 

involved in the collection of 

information. 

• Total cost based on hour’s burden 

equals $35,000.00. 

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; 

and 49 CFR 1:48. 

Issued in Washington, DC, on October 30, 

2017. 

Jeff Michael, 

Associate Administrator, Research and 

Program Development. 

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