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priorities of safety, equity, Justice40,
climate and sustainability, workforce
development, job quality, and wealth
creation, as described in the DOT’s
Strategic Plan and executive orders.
MARAD encourages applicants to
propose projects that will improve
safety, efficiency, or the reliability of the
movement of goods through ports and
intermodal connection to ports, and
reduce greenhouse gas emissions in the
transportation sector. Proposed projects
must also create proportional impacts to
all populations in a project area,
increase equitable access to project
benefits, support the creation of goodpaying jobs with the free and fair choice
to join a union, and include the
incorporation of strong labor standards,
training, and placement programs,
especially registered apprenticeships.
Respondents: A State, a political
subdivision of a State or a local
government, a public agency or publicly
chartered authority established by one
or more States, a special purpose district
with a transportation function, an
Indian Tribe or consortium of Indian
Tribes, a multistate or
multijurisdictional group of entities, or
a lead entity described above jointly
with a private entity or group of private
entities (including the owners or
operators of a facility, or collection of
facilities, at a port).
Affected Public: State, Local or Tribal
Government.
Estimated Number of Respondents:
200.
Estimated Number of Responses: 200.
Estimated Hours per Response: 160.
Annual Estimated Total Annual
Burden Hours: 32,000.
Frequency of Response: Once
Annually.
(Authority: The Paperwork Reduction Act
of 1995; 44 U.S.C. chapter 35, as amended;
and 49 CFR 1.49.)
By Order of the Maritime Administrator.
T. Mitchell Hudson, Jr.,
Secretary, Maritime Administration.
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Administration, W46–474, U.S.
Department of Transportation, 1200
National Highway Traffic Safety
New Jersey Avenue SE, Washington, DC
Administration
20590. Please identify the relevant
collection of information by referring to
[Docket No. NHTSA–NHTSA–2023–0062]
its OMB Control Number.
Agency Information Collection
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Under the
Activities; Submission to the Office of
PRA (44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq.), a Federal
Management and Budget for Review
agency must receive approval from the
and Approval; Request for Comment;
Office of Management and Budget
National Traffic Safety Survey
(OMB) before it collects certain
information from the public and a
AGENCY: National Highway Traffic
person is not required to respond to a
Safety Administration (NHTSA),
collection of information by a Federal
Department of Transportation (DOT).
agency unless the collection displays a
ACTION: Notice and request for
valid OMB control number. In
comments on a request for approval of
compliance with these requirements,
a new information collection.
this notice announces that the following
information collection request will be
SUMMARY: In compliance with the
submitted OMB.
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995
Title: National Traffic Safety Survey.
(PRA), this notice announces that the
OMB Control Number: New.
Information Collection Request (ICR)
Form Numbers: NHTSA Forms #1805,
summarized below will be submitted to
1805–S, 1806, 1806–S, 1807, 1807–S,
the Office of Management and Budget
(OMB) for review and approval. The ICR 1808, 1808–S, 1809, 1809–S, 1810,
1810–S.
describes the nature of the information
Type of Request: Request for approval
collection and its expected burden. The
of a new information collection.
National Highway Traffic Safety
Type of Review Requested: Regular.
Administration (NHTSA) proposes to
Requested Expiration Date of
conduct a new information collection,
Approval:
3 years from date of approval.
the National Traffic Safety Survey, a
Summary of the Collection of
national probability sample of
approximately 6,001 adults aged 18 and Information: The National Highway
Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA)
older per survey administration. This
proposes to collect information from the
information will be used to better
public to better understand the public’s
understand the public’s behavior and
behavior and attitudes regarding traffic
attitudes regarding traffic safety issues
safety issues including seat belts,
including seat belts, distracted driving,
new and emerging vehicle technologies, distracted driving, new and emerging
vehicle technologies, and traffic safety
and traffic safety and enforcement. A
and enforcement. Data would be
Federal Register Notice with a 60-day
comment period soliciting comments on collected by web and mail among a
national probability sample of
the following information collection
approximately 6,001 adults aged 18 and
was published on May 17, 2024.
older per survey administration.
NHTSA received one comment in
NHTSA is proposing to conduct the full
support of the proposed information
survey twice, two years apart, and
collection.
conduct a pilot survey involving 250
DATES: Comments must be submitted on
individuals that would occur before the
or before August 28, 2024.
first full administration of the survey.
ADDRESSES: Written comments and
Participation by respondents would be
recommendations for the proposed
voluntary. Survey topics include key
information collection, including
driving behaviors and experiences,
suggestions for reducing burden, should behaviors, attitudes, and knowledge
be submitted to the Office of
around seat belt use, distracted driving,
Management and Budget at
new vehicle technologies, traffic safety,
www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain.
and traffic safety enforcement.
To find this particular information
As part of the NTSS, NHTSA will
collection, select ‘‘Currently under
send out six different version of the
Review—Open for Public Comment’’ or
survey. Each of the surveys will contain
use the search function.
a set of core questions that will be asked
across all surveys and a combination of
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For
two additional sections consisting of
additional information or access to
questions related to seat belts, distracted
background documents, contact
driving, new vehicle technologies, or
Christine Watson, Ph.D., Office of
traffic safety and traffic safety
Behavioral Safety Research (NPD–320),
enforcement. Based on the target of
202–366–7345, Christine.Watson@
dot.gov, National Highway Traffic Safety collecting 6,001 completed surveys,
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NHTSA estimates that the full
administration of the survey will
include approximately 1,000 completed
surveys for each of the six versions. In
conducting the proposed research, the
survey would use computer-assisted
web interviewing (i.e., a programmed,
self-administered web survey) to
minimize recording errors, as well as
optical mark recognition and image
scanning for the paper and pencil
survey to facilitate ease of use and data
accuracy. A Spanish-language survey
option would be used to minimize
language barriers to participation.
Surveys would be conducted with
respondents using an address-based
sampling design that encourages
respondents to complete the survey
online. Although web would be the
primary data collection mode, a paper
questionnaire would be sent to
households that do not respond to the
web invitations. Any Personally
Identifiable Information (PII) would be
removed as only a de-identified dataset
will be delivered to NHTSA. This
collection only requires respondents to
report their answers; there are no
record-keeping costs to the respondents.
Individuals receiving a survey invitation
will receive compensation in return for
their activities.
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 traffic safety programs.
Title 23, United States Code, Section
403 authorizes the Secretary of
Transportation (NHTSA by delegation)
to conduct research and development
activities, including demonstration
projects and the collection and analysis
of highway and motor vehicle safety
data and related information, with
respect to all aspects of highway and
traffic safety systems and conditions
relating to vehicle, highway, driver,
passenger, motorcyclist, bicyclist, and
pedestrian characteristics; accident
causation and investigations; and
human behavioral factors and their
effect on highway and traffic safety.
A primary way NHTSA identifies
problems and supports the development
of effective countermeasures is through
conducting nationally representative
surveys of public attitudes, knowledge,
and self-reported behaviors regarding
various traffic safety topics. NHTSA has
conducted seven previous iterations of
the Motor Vehicle Occupant Safety
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information on driver and passenger
attitudes and behaviors related to safety;
the MVOSS was most recently
administered in 2016.1 However, recent
advances in vehicle safety technologies,
increases in portable electronic device
use, and changes in attitudes towards
enforcement have all changed the
driving environment, and there is a
need to collect up-to-date information
about the public’s attitudes and
behavior on these traffic safety topics to
better inform programs aimed at
improving the safety of all road users.
The NTSS is the ‘‘next generation’’ of
NHTSA’s previous MVOSS, expanded
across more traffic safety topics to
increase relevance to current and future
traffic safety issues. NTSS will deliver
highly relevant, actionable data on
current and future topics in traffic safety
that support the agency’s mission to
save lives, prevent injuries, and reduce
economic costs resulting from traffic
crashes.
NHTSA will use the information
collected from the NTSS to produce a
technical report that presents the results
of the survey, as well as a publicly
available dataset that does not contain
any PII. The technical report will
provide aggregate (summary) statistics
and tables as well as the results of
statistical analysis 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 use the data from this survey to
support their work.
60-Day Notice: A Federal Register
notice with a 60-day comment period
soliciting public comments on the
following information collection was
published on May 17, 2024 (89 FR
43505). One organization, the National
Association of Mutual Insurance
Companies (NAMIC), provided
comments.
NAMIC expressed support for the
project, specifically, that the
information collection is ‘‘necessary for
the proper performance of the functions
of the agency’’ and that ‘‘the information
will have practical utility.’’ NAMIC also
suggested that insurance industry
representatives may be able to provide
input on potential applications of
results from the proposed information
collection.
1 Bailly, K., Martin, K. & Block, A. (2019,
December). 2016 Motor vehicle occupant safety
survey: Volume 1, Methodology report (Report No.
DOT HS 812 851). National Highway Traffic Safety
Administration. https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/
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Affected Public: Participants will be
English- and Spanish-speaking U.S.
adults (18 years old and older).
Estimated Number of Respondents:
Participation in this study will be
voluntary, with 6,001 participants
sampled from all 50 States and the
District of Columbia using address data
from the most recent U.S. Postal Service
(USPS) computerized Delivery
Sequence File (DSF) of residential
addresses. An estimated 28,700
households will be contacted and
invited to participate. No more than one
respondent will be selected per
household. Prior to the main survey, a
pilot survey will be administered to test
the survey and the mailing protocol and
procedures. Participation in the pilot
study will be voluntary, with
approximately 250 participants sampled
from all 50 States and the District of
Columbia using address data from the
most recent USPS computerized DSF of
residential addresses. An estimated
1,200 households will be contacted and
invited to participate in the pilot study.
No more than one respondent will be
selected per household.
Frequency: The study will be
conducted up to two times during the
three-year period for which NHTSA is
requesting approval, with a small pilot
study occurring several months before
the study’s full launch.
Estimated Total Annual Burden
Hours: To estimate the annul burden of
the information collection request,
NHTSA first estimated the total number
of respondents that would complete
each of the six surveys over the course
of the three-year period for which
NHTSA is seeking approval. Assuming
that there will be 250 respondents to the
pilot survey and 6,001 respondents in
each of the two full administrations of
the survey, NHTSA estimates a total of
12,252 respondents in the three-year
period, or approximately 4,084 per year.
With this estimate, NHTSA estimates
that, on average, approximately 681
respondents will complete each of the
six surveys annually.
The first survey administration will
be a pilot survey will assess the entire
survey administration system prior to
launching the full survey and will
include an experimental condition
examining the effectiveness of different
messaging techniques used in contact
materials to increase survey response
rates. The pilot administration will
survey approximately 250 randomly
selected respondents. This will be
followed by a first administration of the
survey with approximately 6,001
randomly selected respondents during
the main data collection effort. NHTSA
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approximately 6,001 randomly selected
respondents during a second survey
administration. For purposes of this
information collection request, NHTSA
assumes that it will conduct the second
administration.
For the pilot survey, a mass mailing
using USPS DSF to 1,200 addresses, of
which 1,140 are expected to be valid

to be valid contact addresses, is
expected to reach about 6,001 willing
participants ages 18 and older. As with
the pilot survey, participants are
expected to take 30 minutes to complete
the survey.
Table 1 provides an overview of the
survey administrations.

contact addresses, is expected to reach
about 250 willing respondents ages 18
and older. Respondents are expected to
take 30 minutes to complete the survey
(250 people, 30 minutes average length,
125 hours total).
For each survey administration, a
mass mailing using USPS DSF to 28,700
addresses, of which 27,265 are expected

TABLE 1—OVERVIEW OF THE SURVEY ADMINISTRATIONS
Number of
respondents

Information collection

Burden per
response
(minutes)

Total burden
hours

Pilot Survey ..................................................................................................................................
Survey Administration 1 ...............................................................................................................
Survey Administration 2 ...............................................................................................................

250
6,001
6,001

30
30
30

125
3,001
3,001

Total ......................................................................................................................................

12,252

........................

6,127

Since the survey administrations
would occur over three years, NHTSA
averaged the number of respondents
responding to each of the six surveys
over the three-year period to estimate
that each of the surveys would have
approximately 681 respondents per
year. The burden estimates are based on
this estimate.
NHTSA estimates that each of the six
versions of the survey will have

hourly wage for all occupations in the
United States was $29.76 per hour.2
Therefore, NHTSA estimates the total
annual opportunity cost to be
approximately $60,889 ($29.76 × 2,046
= $60,888.96). Table 2 provides a
summary of the estimated annual
burden hours and labor costs associated
with those submissions.

approximately 681 respondents each
year and estimates that it takes
approximately 30 minutes to complete
each survey. Accordingly, NHTSA
estimates that each of the surveys will
have a burden of 341 hours per year, for
a total of 2,046 hours of annual burden
for all six of the surveys.
NHTSA estimates the opportunity
cost to respondents using an average
hourly wage. The May 2022 mean

TABLE 2—ANNUAL BURDEN ESTIMATES

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Survey
Survey
Survey
Survey
Survey
Survey

Version
Version
Version
Version
Version
Version

1
2
3
4
5
6

Burden per
response
(minutes)

Number of
respondents

Information collection

Hourly
opportunity
cost

Opportunity
cost response

Total
opportunity
cost

Total burden
hours

.....................................
.....................................
.....................................
.....................................
.....................................
.....................................

681
681
681
681
681
681

30
30
30
30
30
30

$29.76
29.76
29.76
29.76
29.76
29.76

$14.88
14.88
14.88
14.88
14.88
14.88

$10,148.16
10,148.16
10,148.16
10,148.16
10,148.16
10,148.16

341
341
341
341
341
341

Total ..................................................

........................

........................

........................

........................

60,888.96

2,046

Estimated Total Annual Burden Cost:
Participation in this study is voluntary,
and there are no costs to respondents
beyond the time spent completing the
questionnaires.
Public Comments Invited: You are
asked to comment on any aspects of this
information collection, including (a)
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;
(b) the accuracy of the Department’s
estimate of the burden of the proposed
information collection; (c) ways to
enhance the quality, utility and clarity
2 U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. (2023, April 25).
May 2022 National Occupational Employment and

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of the information to be collected; and
(d) 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.
Authority: The Paperwork Reduction
Act of 1995; 44 U.S.C. chapter 35, as
amended; 49 CFR 1.49; and DOT Order
1351.29A.
Nanda Narayanan Srinivasan,
Associate Administrator, Research and
Program Development.
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DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY
Office of the Comptroller of the
Currency
Agency Information Collection
Activities: Information Collection
Renewal; Submission for OMB Review;
Fair Credit Reporting: Affiliate
Marketing
Office of the Comptroller of the
Currency (OCC), Treasury.
ACTION: : Notice and request for
comment.
AGENCY:

The OCC, as part of its
continuing effort to reduce paperwork

SUMMARY:

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