[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 47 (Friday, March 9, 2018)]
[Notices]
[Pages 10550-10551]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2018-04750]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

National Highway Traffic Safety Administration

[U.S. DOT Docket No. NHTSA-2017-0089]


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 May 8, 2018.

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments identified by DOT Docket ID Number 
NHTSA-2017-0089 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: Kathryn Wochinger, Contracting 
Officer's Representative, DOT/NHTSA (NPD-310), 1200 New Jersey Avenue 
SE, W46-487, Washington, DC 20590. Dr. Wochinger's phone number is 
(202) 366-4300 and email address is [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 
    OMB Clearance Number: None.
    Title: National Survey of Drinking, Drug Use, and Driving Attitudes 
and Behaviors.
    Type of Request: New information collection requirement.
    Requested Expiration Date of Approval: 3 years from date of 
approval.
    Summary of the Collection of Information: NHTSA has periodically 
conducted a national survey of driver attitudes and self-reported 
behavior on drinking and driving, to understand the prevalence of 
drinking and driving among drivers, the perception of impaired driving 
as a traffic safety problem, and driver awareness and attitudes towards 
impaired driving laws. NHTSA and others have used the data to track 
national trends in the drinking-driving problem and assess the impact 
of countermeasures to reduce impaired driving.
    The survey was last administered in 2008, and NHTSA is preparing to 
administer an updated version of the survey, referred to as the 
National Survey on Drinking, Drug Use and Driving (NSDDD). The survey 
will continue to address alcohol but will add items on drugs other than 
alcohol. The survey will replace the previously used telephone 
interviews with an online and mailed questionnaire; respondents will 
complete either the internet or paper surveys.

Description of the Need for the Information and Proposed Use of the 
Information

    NHTSA's mission is to save lives, prevent injuries and reduce 
traffic-related health care and other economic costs. The agency 
develops, promotes and implements educational, engineering and 
enforcement programs with the goal of ending preventable tragedies and 
reducing economic costs associated with vehicle use and highway travel. 
Impaired driving is a long-standing highway safety and public health 
problem. Efforts to reduce impaired driving have resulted in impressive 
improvements, but it remains a significant problem. For example, data 
compiled and analyzed by NHTSA show that in 2016, 10,497 people died in 
alcohol-impaired-driving crashes, accounting for 28 percent of all 
motor vehicle traffic fatalities in the United States. An alcohol-
impaired-driving crash are those that involve a driver with a blood 
alcohol concentration (BAC) of 0.08 grams per deciliter (g/dL) or 
higher. In addition to concern about alcohol-impaired driving, there 
are increasing questions regarding drug-impaired driving.
    The objectives of the project include the following:
     To survey a nationally representative sample of driving-
age individuals on their knowledge, attitudes and beliefs about 
drinking, drug use (including over-the-counter, prescription, and 
illegal drugs) and alcohol- and drug-positive/impaired driving;
     To assess the public's awareness, acceptance and opinions 
of laws on alcohol-involved and drugged driving;
     To obtain information helpful in the monitoring of 
progress in impaired driving safety programs and revealing areas that 
require further attention; and
     To add to the knowledge base supporting NHTSA's 
responsibilities for providing a sound scientific basis for the 
development of countermeasure programs.
    Description of the Likely Respondents (Including Estimated Number, 
and Proposed Frequency of Response to the Collection of Information): 
The potential respondents would be people aged 18 years or older who 
drive a passenger vehicle at least periodically. NHTSA would contact a 
maximum of 30,000 households via United States mail to obtain 7,000 
completed questionnaires. The contact would consist of a screening 
instrument to determine survey eligibility. Eligible respondents would 
a member of the household who is at least 18 years of age and has 
driven at least once in the previous two weeks. A respondent would 
complete a single survey only; there will be no request for follow-up 
information or response.
    Privacy Protections. Throughout the project, the privacy of all 
households and participants will be protected. Access to the online 
instrument will be controlled using an alphanumeric PIN, with access 
restricted to using encrypted connection via Secure Socket Layer (SSL) 
certificates. Personally-identifiable information such as the postal 
address of sample members will

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be kept separate from the data collected, and stored in restricted 
folders on secure password-protected servers that are only accessible 
to study staff who have need to access them. The study data will be 
reported in aggregate only, and identifying information would not be 
used in any reports resulting from this data collection effort.
    Total Estimated Time per Response. The expected average duration 
for the respondent selection is 0.10 hours (6 minutes) per respondent. 
The expected average duration to complete the online or paper 
questionnaire is 0.33 hours (20 minutes).
    Total Estimated Annual Burden Hours. Of the 30,000 sampled 
addresses, NHTSA estimates that 9,348 respondents will complete the 
screening process at 0.10 hours per respondent, resulting in 935 
annualized burden hours; and that 7,004 respondents will take the 
survey, resulting in 2,311 annualized burden hours. The participants 
would not incur any reporting cost from the information collection. The 
participants would also not incur any record keeping burden or record 
keeping cost from the information collection.

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

    Issued in Washington, DC, on March 6, 2018.
Jeff Michael,
Associate Administrator, Research and Program Development.
[FR Doc. 2018-04750 Filed 3-8-18; 8:45 am]
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