Factors That Influence
Effectiveness of Hazard Anticipation and Attention Maintenance
Training
New
collection (Request for a new OMB Control Number)
No
Regular
12/10/2025
Requested
Previously Approved
36 Months From Approved
334
0
322
0
0
0
The National Highway Traffic Safety
Administration (NHTSA) is seeking approval for a one-time voluntary
information collection from 168 participants ages 18 and 19 who do
not yet have driver’s licenses for a research study on novice
driver training. Specifically, this collection involves developing
and testing a novice driver training program on a smartphone-like
platform and determining whether the effectiveness of the training
differs for participants of different sexes, socio-economic status
(SES) strata, and trait levels of sensation seeking and
aggressiveness. The information collection will proceed in two
phases. First, the research team expects to provide screening
questionnaires to 1,002 potential participants to determine their
eligibility for the study; screening questionnaires will be
provided to those who respond to recruitment information about the
study posted on social media platforms or provided to contacts in
local communities (e.g., teen centers, community college faculty in
the area, high school principals, local driving schools) and to
those who participated in past studies at the research center and
agreed to be contacted about future opportunities. To be eligible,
participants must be 18 or 19 years old, must not have an
unrestricted driver’s license or an intermediate/provisional
license that allows driving independently, and must be interested
in obtaining an unrestricted or intermediate/provisional license in
the next 12 months. Participants may have a learner’s permit.
Completing the screening questionnaire is estimated to have a
burden of 5 minutes per respondent (an annual burden of 28 hours
for 334 annual respondents, averaged over the three-year approval
period). Second, of the estimated 1,002 potential participants who
are provided a screening questionnaire, an estimated 180
respondents are expected to complete the screening questionnaire
and be eligible, interested, and willing to travel to the research
center to undergo the informed consent process, with an estimated
burden of 70 minutes per respondent, including travel time (an
annual burden of 70 hours for 60 annual respondents). Finally, of
the estimated 180 respondents who undergo the informed consent
process, an estimated 168 respondents are expected to consent and
enroll in the study. These participants will complete the
enrollment process and a pre-study questionnaire, with an estimated
burden of 10 minutes per respondent (an annual burden of 9 hours
for 56 annual respondents). Then, participants will complete the
novice driver training protocol, which involves a pre-training
test, the hazard anticipation and attention maintenance training
program (or a placebo training program), a post-training test (all
administered on a computer), a rest break, a test on a computerized
driving simulator, and a post-study questionnaire. The training
protocol has an estimated burden of 230 minutes per respondent (an
annual burden of 215 hours for 56 annual respondents). The total
annual burden for this information collection is 322 hours and
$13,069. Prior to conducting the study, the research team will
obtain review and approval of this data collection from an
Institutional Review Board (IRB) that meets all Federal
requirements in 45 CFR 46, is registered with the Office for Human
Research Protections, and has a Federal wide Assurance. NHTSA will
use the results of this study to produce a technical report
containing summary descriptive and inferential statistics. No
identifying information or individual responses will be reported.
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 on novice and teen driver safety.
US Code:
23 USC
43 Name of Law: Highway Safety Act
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:
(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;
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.