Document ID: NHTSA-2009-0192-0002
Agency: nhtsa
Document Type: Rule
Title: Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposals, Submissions, and Approvals
Posted Date: 2010-05-06T04:00Z

[Federal Register: May 6, 2010 (Volume 75, Number 87)]
[Notices]               
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From the Federal Register Online via GPO Access [wais.access.gpo.gov]
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

National Highway Traffic Safety Administration

[U.S. DOT Docket No. NHTSA-2009-0192]

 
Reports, Forms, and Record Keeping Requirements

AGENCY: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), DOT.

ACTION: Request for public comment on proposed collection of 
information.

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SUMMARY: In compliance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44 
U.S.C. 3501 et seq.), this notice announces that the Information 
Collection Request (ICR) abstracted below has been forwarded to the 
Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review and comment. The ICR 
describes the nature of the information collection and the expected 
burden. The Federal Register Notice with a 60-day comment period was 
published on February 24, 2010 (75 FR 8426-8472).

DATES: Comments must be submitted on or before June 7, 2010.

ADDRESSES: Send comments regarding this information collection request 
to the Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs, Office of 
Management and Budget, 725 Seventeenth Street, NW., Washington, DC 
20503; Attention: NHTSA Desk Officer. Comments may also be sent via e-
mail to OMB at the following address: oira_submissions@omb.eop.gov.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Scott Roberts, PhD, Contracting 
Officer's Technical Representative, Office of Behavioral Safety 
Research (NTI-132), National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, 
1200 New Jersey Ave., SE., W46-495, Washington, DC 20590. Dr. Roberts' 
phone number is 202-366-5594 and his e-mail address is 
Scott.Roberts@dot.gov.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
    Title: Focus Groups for Traffic and Motor Vehicle Safety Programs 
and Activities.
    Type of Request: New generic information collection request.
    Requested Expiration Date of Approval: May 31, 2013.
    Abstract: The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration 
(NHTSA) anticipates the need to periodically conduct focus group 
sessions to define its efforts to reduce traffic injuries and 
fatalities. Session participation would be voluntary and compensated 
with, on average, a $75 honorarium. Focus group topics will include: 
Strategic messaging (e.g., slogans or advertisement concepts concerning 
seat belt use, impaired driving, driver distraction or tire pressure 
monitoring), problem identification (e.g., discussions with high-risk 
groups on beliefs, attitudes, driving behaviors, or reactions to 
interventions and countermeasures), and resource development (e.g., 
testing materials designed to communicate essential information about 
traffic safety issues such as vehicle or equipment performance rating 
systems). The purpose of the generic clearance request is to obtain 
approval for NHTSA's general approach to conducting focus group 
research. NHTSA will submit an individual Information Collection 
Request (ICR), detailing the specific nature and methodology of planned 
focus group sessions, to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) 
prior to any collection activity covered under this generic clearance.
    Description of the Need for the Information and Proposed Use of the 
Information--The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) 
was authorized by the Highway Safety Act of 1966 to carry out a 
Congressional mandate to reduce the mounting number of deaths, injuries 
and economic losses resulting from motor vehicle crashes on our 
Nation's highways. In support of this mission, NHTSA anticipates the 
occasional need to conduct focus group sessions in order to develop and 
define effective interventions and countermeasures.
    NHTSA will use the findings from focus group sessions to help focus 
current programs, interventions and countermeasures in order to achieve 
the greatest benefit in decreasing crashes and resulting injuries and 
fatalities, and provide informational support to States, localities, 
and law enforcement agencies that will aid them in their efforts to 
reduce traffic crashes.
    Description of the Likely Respondents (Including Estimated Number, 
and Proposed Frequency of Response to the Collection of Information)--
Each year NHTSA anticipates conducting 19 Focus Group Studies. Likely 
respondents are licensed drivers 18 years of age and older who have not 
participated in a previous focus group session.

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    Estimate of the Total Annual Reporting and Record Keeping Burden 
Resulting from the Collection of Information--Each of the 19 Studies 
will consist of approximately 11 focus groups of nine participants and 
last approximately 80 minutes. Individuals will be recruited via 
advertisement, intercept, or randomly dialed telephone calls and 
screened based on the desired criteria. The recruiting and screening 
process is estimated to take no more than 10 minutes per person. 
Therefore, the estimated annual burden is 2822 hours. The respondents 
would not incur any reporting cost from the information collection. The 
respondents also would not incur any record keeping burden or record 
keeping cost from the information collection.
    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 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.
    A comment to OMB is most effective if OMB receives it within 30 
days of publication.

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

Jeff Michael,
Associate Administrator, Research and Program Development.
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