National Traffic Safety Survey

Forms and Documents

Document Name	Status
Form 1810 Survey Form 1810 - Modules 3 & 4 Form and Instruction	New
Form 1809 Survey Form 1809 - Modules 2 & 4 Form and Instruction	New
Form 1808 Survey Form 1808 - Modules 2 & 3 Form and Instruction	New
Form 1807 Survey Form 1807 - Modules 1 & 4 Form and Instruction	New
Form 1806 Survey Form 1806 - Modules 1 & 3 Form and Instruction	New
Form 1805 Survey Form 1805 - Modules 1 & 2 Form and Instruction	New
NTSS_ICR_30DayNotice_07.29.24.pdf Supplementary Document	2024-07-29
NTSS_ICR_SupportingStatementA_07.29.24.docx Supporting Statement A	2024-07-29
NTSS_Materials_SurveyLetter2_07.03.24.docx Supplementary Document	2024-07-22
NTSS_Materials_SurveyLetter1_07.03.24.docx Supplementary Document	2024-07-22
NTSS_Materials_ReminderPostcard2_07.03.24.docx Supplementary Document	2024-07-22
NTSS_Materials_ReminderPostcard1_07.03.24.docx Supplementary Document	2024-07-22
NTSS_Materials_PilotInsert_07.03.24.docx Supplementary Document	2024-07-22
NTSS_Materials_InvitationLetter_07.03.24.docx Supplementary Document	2024-07-22
NTSS_ICR_60DayNotice_05.17.24.pdf Supplementary Document	2024-07-22
NTSS_ICR_QuestionJustification_07.01.24.docx Supplementary Document	2024-07-22
NTSS_ICR_SupportingStatementB_07.01.24.docx Supporting Statement B	2024-07-22

IC Document Collections

IC ID	Document Title	Status
269550	Survey Form 1810 - Modules 3 & 4 Form and Instruction	New
269549	Survey Form 1809 - Modules 2 & 4 Form and Instruction	New
269548	Survey Form 1808 - Modules 2 & 3 Form and Instruction	New
269546	Survey Form 1807 - Modules 1 & 4 Form and Instruction	New
269519	Survey Form 1806 - Modules 1 & 3 Form and Instruction	New
269518	Survey Form 1805 - Modules 1 & 2 Form and Instruction	New

ICR Details

OMB Control No:	ICR Reference No: 202407-2127-003
Status: Received in OIRA	Previous ICR Reference No:
Agency/Subagency: DOT/NHTSA	Agency Tracking No: OST reviewed; Published 30-day FRN on 7/29/2024
Title: National Traffic Safety Survey
Type of Information Collection: New collection (Request for a new OMB Control Number)	Common Form ICR:  No
Type of Review Request: Regular	Date Submitted to OIRA: 07/29/2024

	Requested	Previously Approved
Expiration Date	36 Months From Approved
Responses	4,086	0
Time Burden (Hours)	2,046	0
Cost Burden (Dollars)	0	0

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Abstract: The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) of the U.S. Department of Transportation is seeking approval of this information collection request (ICR) to allow NHTSA to conduct six information collections as part of a new voluntary research effort titled the National Traffic Safety Survey (NTSS). The purpose of the surveys is to obtain up-to-date information about road user attitudes and behaviors related to motor vehicle safety. The respondents will be members of the public that are contacted through nationally representative sampling methods. Participation by respondents will be voluntary. Each of the surveys will contain a set of core questions that will be asked across all surveys and a combination of two additional sections consisting of questions related to seat belts, distracted driving, new vehicle technologies, or traffic safety and traffic safety enforcement. This collection only asks respondents to report their answers; there are no record-keeping costs to respondents. Each survey will have a combination of two of the four topic areas, and the order of the topic areas will be varied. The NTSS is intended to collect approximately 6,001 surveys, or 1,000 of each type of survey (with 500 surveys collected for each order in which the additional topic sections would appear). NHTSA intends to conduct a pilot of the survey first with approximately 250 respondents, followed by a full administration of the survey to 6,001 respondents, and a possible follow-up administration of the survey two years later with 6,001 respondents. For purposes of this ICR, NHTSA assumes that the survey will be conducted twice, as well as the pilot being conducted once. Accordingly, the estimates for the three-year approval are based on an average annual burden based on these targets, with an estimate that there will be approximately 681 annual respondents for each of the six information collections. The contractor conducting this information collection is ICF International, Inc. ICF’s IRB will review and approve this data collection prior to fielding. ICF’s IRB meets all federal requirements in 45 CFR 46, is registered with the Office for Human Research Protections, and has a Federalwide Assurance (FWA00002349). NHTSA will use the information from this collection to produce a technical report that presents the results of the survey, as well as a dataset that does not contain any personally identifiable information (PII). The technical report will provide aggregate (summary) statistics and tables as well as the results of statistical analyses of the information, but it will not include any PII. The technical report will be shared with State highway safety offices, local governments, policymakers, researchers, educators, advocates, and others who may wish to use the data from this survey to support their work. NHTSA estimates the total annual burden associated with this ICR to be 2,046 hours and $0.

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Authorizing Statute(s): US Code: 23 USC 403 Name of Law: Highway Safety Act
  

Citations for New Statutory Requirements: None

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Associated Rulemaking Information
RIN:	Stage of Rulemaking:	Federal Register Citation:	Date:
	Not associated with rulemaking

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Federal Register Notices & Comments
60-day Notice:	Federal Register Citation:	Citation Date:
	89 FR 43505	05/17/2024
30-day Notice:	Federal Register Citation:	Citation Date:
	89 FR 60967	07/29/2024
Did the Agency receive public comments on this ICR? Yes

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Number of Information Collection (IC) in this ICR: 6

IC Title	Form No.	Form Name
Survey Form 1805 - Modules 1 & 2	1805	National Traffic Safety Survey - Modules 1 & 2
Survey Form 1806 - Modules 1 & 3	1806	National Traffic Safety Survey - Modules 1 & 3
Survey Form 1807 - Modules 1 & 4	1807	National Traffic Safety Survey - Modules 1 & 4
Survey Form 1808 - Modules 2 & 3	1808	National Traffic Safety Survey - Modules 2 & 3
Survey Form 1809 - Modules 2 & 4	1809	National Traffic Safety Survey - Modules 2 & 4
Survey Form 1810 - Modules 3 & 4	1810	National Traffic Safety Survey - Modules 3 & 4

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ICR Summary of Burden

	Total Request	Previously Approved	Change Due to New Statute	Change Due to Agency Discretion	Change Due to Adjustment in Estimate	Change Due to Potential Violation of the PRA
Annual Number of Responses	4,086	0	0	4,086	0	0
Annual Time Burden (Hours)	2,046	0	0	2,046	0	0
Annual Cost Burden (Dollars)	0	0	0	0	0	0

Burden increases because of Program Change due to Agency Discretion: Yes

Burden Increase Due to: Miscellaneous Actions

Burden decreases because of Program Change due to Agency Discretion: No

Burden Reduction Due to:

Short Statement: This is a new information collection supporting NHTSA's behavioral traffic safety research program and the agency's efforts to improve traffic safety.

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Annual Cost to Federal Government: $571,200

Does this IC contain surveys, censuses, or employ statistical methods? Yes Part B of Supporting Statement

Does this ICR request any personally identifiable information (see OMB Circular No. A-130 for an explanation of this term)? Please consult with your agency's privacy program when making this determination.     Yes

Does this ICR include a form that requires a Privacy Act Statement (see 5 U.S.C. §552a(e)(3))? Please consult with your agency's privacy program when making this determination.     No

Is this ICR related to the Affordable Care Act [Pub. L. 111-148 & 111-152]? No

Is this ICR related to the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, [Pub. L. 111-203]? No

Is this ICR related to the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (ARRA)? No

Is this ICR related to the Pandemic Response? No

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Common Form ICR:  No

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On behalf of this Federal agency, I certify that the collection of information encompassed by this request complies with 5 CFR 1320.9 and the related provisions of 5 CFR 1320.8(b)(3).

The following is a summary of the topics, regarding the proposed collection of information, that the certification covers:

(a) It is necessary for the proper performance of agency functions;

(b) It avoids unnecessary duplication;

(c) It reduces burden on small entities;

(d) It uses plain, coherent, and unambiguous language that is understandable to respondents;

(e) Its implementation will be consistent and compatible with current reporting and recordkeeping practices;

(f) It indicates the retention periods for recordkeeping requirements;

(g) It informs respondents of the information called for under 5 CFR 1320.8 (b)(3) about:

(i) Why the information is being collected;

(ii) Use of information;

(iii) Burden estimate;

(iv) Nature of response (voluntary, required for a benefit, or mandatory);

(v) Nature and extent of confidentiality; and

(vi) Need to display currently valid OMB control number;

(h) It was developed by an office that has planned and allocated resources for the efficient and effective management and use of the information to be collected.

(i) It uses effective and efficient statistical survey methodology (if applicable); and

(j) It makes appropriate use of information technology.

If you are unable to certify compliance with any of these provisions, identify the item by leaving the box unchecked and explain the reason in the Supporting Statement.

Certification Date: 07/29/2024

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