96-29484. Reports, Forms and Recordkeeping Requirements; Agency Information Collection Activity Under OMB Review  

  • [Federal Register Volume 61, Number 223 (Monday, November 18, 1996)]
    [Notices]
    [Pages 58732-58733]
    From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
    [FR Doc No: 96-29484]
    
    
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    DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
    
    Office of the Secretary
    
    
    Reports, Forms and Recordkeeping Requirements; Agency Information 
    Collection Activity Under OMB Review
    
    AGENCY: Department of Transportation (DOT).
    
    ACTION: Notice.
    
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    SUMMARY: In compliance with the Paperwork Reduction Act (44 U.S.C. 3501 
    et seq.), this notice announces that the Information Collection 
    Requests (ICRs) abstracted below have been forwarded to the Office of 
    Management and Budget (OMB) for approval of a new collection, 
    reinstatement, with change, of a previously approved collection for 
    which approval has expired. The ICRs describes the nature of the 
    information collection and its expected burden. The Federal Register 
    Notice soliciting comments on collection of information 2127-new was 
    published on July 1, 1996 [FR 61, page 33891] and the Federal Register 
    Notice soliciting comments on collection of information 2127-0021 was 
    published on July 12, 1996 [FR 61, page 36778].
    
    DATES: Comments must be submitted on or before December 18, 1996.
    
    FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Edward Kosek, (202) 366-2590, and 
    refer to the OMB Control Number.
    
    SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: National Highway Traffic Safety 
    Administration (NHTSA)
        Title: Highway Crash Data Collection for Evaluation of Conspicuity 
    Marking on Heavy Truck Trailers.
        Type of Request: New Collection.
        OMB Control Number: 2127-new.
        Form Number: N/A.
        Affected Public: State and local governments.
        Abstract: Under Executive Order 12866, ``Regulatory Planning and 
    Review'' (58 FR 51735), NHTSA is required to conduct periodic 
    evaluations to assess the effectiveness of the vehicle safety standards 
    it has promulgated. These studies estimate the actual safety benefits 
    achieved by the standards and provide a basis for assessing whether the 
    standards are functioning as intended. Typically, the evaluation 
    studies consist of the analyses of highway crash data which compare the 
    experience of vehicles equipped with a given standard with the 
    experience of vehicles not equipped with the standard. In addition to 
    all trailers manufactured since December 1993, which are required to 
    have conspicuity marking, some companies have also equipped their older 
    trailers with the material. Trailers equipped prior to December 1993 
    sometimes used colors and patterns which differ from those specified in 
    the standard. A data collection effort is planned to provide crash 
    information for the purpose of evaluating the safety effects of the 
    conspicuity requirement under FMVSS No.108. NHTSA will analyze the data 
    to estimate the safety benefits, in terms of crashes, injuries, and 
    fatalities avoided that can be attributed to the requirement.
        Annual Estimated Burden: The total estimated annual burden is 2,666 
    hours.
    
        Title: National Accident Sampling System (NASS).
        Type of Request: Reinstatement, with change, of a previously 
    approved collection for which approval has expired.
        OMB Control Number: 2127-0021.
        Form Numbers: HS-433A, HS-433B, HS-435H, HS-435I, and HS-435F.
        Affected Public: Participation is voluntary for all respondents. 
    NHTSA contractor employers begin by going to the police to get copies 
    of accident reports. They select certain accidents, usually the more 
    serious, to investigate. They interview occupants and witnesses, 
    acquire medical records, and inspect the crash scene and vehicles. Data 
    is coded on standard forms and entered into a computerized database.
        Abstract: NASS investigates high severity crashes. Once a crash has 
    been selected for investigation, several activities are initiated by 
    the NASS Crashworthiness Data System (CDS) team. Researchers locate, 
    visit, measure, and photograph the crash scene; locate, inspect, and 
    photograph all involved vehicles; conduct a telephone or personal 
    interview with each involved person or surrogate; and obtain and record 
    injury information from hospitals or emergency rooms for all injured 
    victims. During each activity the researchers record information on the 
    NASS vehicle, and occupant/ pedestrian forms as appropriate.
        Need for the Information and Proposed Use: NASS CDS data are used 
    to describe and analyze circumstances, mechanisms, and consequences of 
    high severity motor vehicle crashes in the United States. These 
    descriptions and analyses in turn will help to describe the magnitude 
    of vehicle damage and injury severity as related to traffic safety 
    problems. It will give motor vehicle researchers an opportunity to 
    specify areas in which improvements may be possible, design 
    countermeasure programs, and evaluate the effects of existing and 
    proposed safety measures. Users include virtually every program
    
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    area in NHTSA, other federal agencies such as the Federal Highway 
    Administration, state and local governments, domestic and foreign motor 
    vehicle manufacturers, insurance and consumer organizations, safety 
    research organizations, universities, foreign government agencies, and 
    individual citizens.
        Annual Estimated Burden: The total estimated annual burden is 5,807 
    hours.
    
    ADDRESSES: Send comments to the Office of Information and Regulatory 
    Affairs, Office of Management and Budget, 725-17th Street, NW, 
    Washington, DC 20503, Attention OST Desk Officer.
        Comments are Invited on: whether the proposed collection of 
    information is necessary for the proper performance of the functions of 
    the Department, 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.
    
        Issued in Washington, DC, on November 13, 1996.
    Phillip A. Leach,
    Clearance Officer, United States Department of Transportation.
    [FR Doc. 96-29484 Filed 11-15-96; 8:45 am]
    BILLING CODE 4910-62-P
    
    
    

Document Information

Published:
11/18/1996
Department:
Transportation Department
Entry Type:
Notice
Action:
Notice.
Document Number:
96-29484
Dates:
Comments must be submitted on or before December 18, 1996.
Pages:
58732-58733 (2 pages)
PDF File:
96-29484.pdf