Document ID: NHTSA-2011-0170-0001
Agency: nhtsa
Document Type: Notice
Title: Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposals, Submissions, and Approvals
Posted Date: 2011-12-16T05:00Z

[Federal Register Volume 76, Number 242 (Friday, December 16, 2011)]
[Notices]
[Pages 78334-78335]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2011-32295]

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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

National Highway Traffic Safety Administration

[U.S. DOT Docket No. NHTSA-2011-0170]

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: 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 February 14, 2012.

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments identified by DOT Docket ID Number 
NHTSA-2011-0068 using any of the following methods:
    Electronic submissions: Go to http://www.regulations.gov. Follow 
the on-line 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 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: Ms. Carole Guzzetta, Contracting 
Officer's Technical Representative, Office of Behavioral Safety 
Research (NTI-131), National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, 
1200 New Jersey Avenue SE., W46-499, Washington, DC 20590. Ms. 
Guzzetta's phone number is (202) 366-6401 and her email address is 
carole.guzzetta@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:

Effectiveness of Child passenger Safety Information for the Safe 
Transportation of Children

    Type of Request--New information collection requirement.
    OMB Clearance Number--None.
    Form Number--NHTSA Form.
    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 collect information 
from parents and caregivers of children less than 13 years of age about 
their knowledge, behavior, and perceptions of various child passenger 
safety messages. Participation in the study will be voluntary. Parents 
and caregivers will be recruited at various locations where they often 
go with child passengers (e.g., child care centers). They will be asked 
to participate in the study which will require them to go to a computer 
lab center and read and respond to Child Passenger Safety (CPS) 
messages and questions on a personal computer. A project assistant will 
be present to answer all questions that participants

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might have. The following data will be collected: demographic 
information on parents/caregivers and their children; parent/caregiver 
understanding of the CPS messages shown to them; and parent/caregiver 
perception of safest behavior to follow for properly restraining their 
children depending on their children's age. At the conclusion of the 
survey, participants will receive information on child passenger safety 
and specific information regarding the locations of inspection stations 
and car seat check events that are available in the area. An incentive 
will also be given to all participants.
    The participants would respond to the proposed surveys using touch-
screen computers to reduce survey length and minimize recording errors. 
No personally identifiable information will be collected during the 
surveys.
    Description of the Need for the Information and Proposed Use of the 
Information--NHTSA was established to reduce the 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.
    In support of this mission, NHTSA proposes to collect information 
from parents and caregivers on their understanding and perceptions of 
child passenger safety messages. The response information is necessary 
to determine the most effective CPS messages that would influence 
parents and caregivers to seek the most appropriate restraint systems 
for their children (less than 13 years of age). In addition, NHTSA will 
publish the findings of this research study to provide information to 
States, localities, and other interested organizations in support of 
their efforts to reduce and prevent injuries among child occupants.
    Description of the Likely Respondents (Including Estimated Number, 
and Proposed Frequency of Response to the Collection of Information)--
NHTSA proposes to conduct computer-generated response tests with 600 
parents and caregivers of young children less than 13 years of age. 
Data collection is expected to take place over a 3 month period in the 
Summer and Fall of 2012.
    Estimate of the Total Annual Reporting and Record Keeping Burden 
Resulting from the Collection of Information--Each of the 600 
participant testing sessions will last approximately 75 minutes 
including the initial introduction and instruction. Data collection is 
expected to take place over a three-month period during 2012. 
Therefore, the estimated annual burden is 750 hours. The participants 
would not incur any reporting cost from the information collection. The 
participants also would not incur any record keeping burden or record 
keeping cost from the information collection.

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

Jeffrey Michael,
Associate Administrator, Research and Program Development.
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