Reports, Forms, and Record Keeping Requirements

Lori K. Summers
National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
July 8, 2013

[Federal Register Volume 78, Number 130 (Monday, July 8, 2013)]
[Notices]
[Page 40823]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2013-16268]



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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

National Highway Traffic Safety Administration

[U.S. DOT Docket Number NHTSA-2013-0176]


Reports, Forms, and Record Keeping Requirements

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

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: In compliance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44 
U.S.C. chapter 35), this notice announces that the Information 
Collection Request (ICR) abstracted below will be submitted to the 
Office of Management and Budge (OMB) for review. The ICR describes the 
nature of the information collection and its expected burden. A Federal 
Register Notice with a 60-day comment period soliciting public comments 
on the following information was published on January 28, 2013 (Federal 
Register/Vol. 78, No. 18/pp. 5866-5867).

DATES: Submit comments to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) on 
or before August 7, 2013.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Carla Rush at the National Highway 
Traffic Safety Administration, Office of Crashworthiness Standards, 
Department of Transportation, 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE., Washington, 
DC 20590. Mrs. Rush's phone number is (202) 366-4583 and her email 
address is carla.rush@dot.gov.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
    OMB Control Number: To be issued at time of approval.
    Title: National Survey of Principal Drivers of Vehicles with a Rear 
Seat Belt Reminder System
    Type of Request: New collection.
    Abstract: NHTSA seeks to collect data from those who drive vehicles 
equipped with a Rear Seat Belt Reminder System (SBRS), which are 
currently available on only a few vehicle models sold in the U.S., the 
test group, and draw comparisons to those who drive similar vehicles 
without a rear SBRS (the comparison group). To this end, NHTSA will 
collect basic demographic information from both groups and information 
on their passengers seat belt usage habits, as well as the 
effectiveness, preferences and acceptance of the rear SBRS. NHTSA will 
use the findings from this proposed collection of information in 
support of an analysis of the potential benefits of requiring a rear 
SBRS in new vehicles sold in the United States.
    In conducting the proposed telephone interviews, the interviewers 
would use computer-assisted telephone interviewing to reduce interview 
length and minimize recording errors. No personally identifiable 
information will be collected during the telephone interviews. NHTSA 
has decided not to use a Spanish-language translation or bilingual 
interviewers based on the prevalence of the use of English in the 
United States.
    Respondents: Telephone interviews will be administered to a 
national sample of people 18 and older who are primary drivers of 
vehicles with a specific make and model.
    Estimated Number of Respondents: 2,500 survey respondents.
    Estimated Time per Response: 15 minutes per interview.
    Total Estimated Annual Burden: 625 hours.
    Frequency of Collection: The survey will be administered a single 
time.

ADDRESSES: Send comments regarding the burden estimate, including 
suggestions for reducing the burden, to the Office of Information and 
Regulatory Affairs, Office of Management and Budget, 725 17th Street 
NW., Washington, DC 20503, Attention: Desk Officer for Department of 
Transportation, National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, or by 
email at oira_submission@omb.eop.gov, or fax: 202-395-5806.
    Comments Are Invited On: Whether the proposed collection of 
information is necessary for the proper performance of the functions of 
the Department of Transportation, including whether the information 
will have practical utility; the accuracy of the Department's estimate 
of the burden of the proposed information collection; ways to enhance 
the quality, utility and clarity of the information to be collected; 
and 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.

    Issued on: June 27, 2013.
Lori K. Summers,
Acting Associate Administrator for Rulemaking.
[FR Doc. 2013-16268 Filed 7-5-13; 8:45 am]
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