Notice2022-07160
Agency Information Collection Activities: Request for Comments for a New Information Collection
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Published
April 5, 2022
Issuing agencies
Transportation DepartmentFederal Highway Administration
Abstract
The FHWA has forwarded the information collection request described in this notice to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for approval of a new (periodic) information collection. We published a Federal Register Notice with a 60-day public comment period on this information collection on October 18, 2021. We are required to publish this notice in the Federal Register by the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995.
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[Federal Register Volume 87, Number 65 (Tuesday, April 5, 2022)]
[Notices]
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From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2022-07160]
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Highway Administration
[Docket No. FHWA-2022-0020]
Agency Information Collection Activities: Request for Comments
for a New Information Collection
AGENCY: Federal Highway Administration (FHWA), DOT.
ACTION: Notice and request for comments.
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SUMMARY: The FHWA has forwarded the information collection request
described in this notice to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB)
for approval of a new (periodic) information collection. We published a
Federal Register Notice with a 60-day public comment period on this
information collection on October 18, 2021. We are required to publish
this notice in the Federal Register by the Paperwork Reduction Act of
1995.
DATES: Please submit comments by May 5, 2022.
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments identified by DOT Docket ID Number
2022-0020 by any of the following methods:
Web site: For access to the docket to read background documents or
comments received go to the Federal eRulemaking Portal: Go to <a href="http://www.regulations.gov">http://www.regulations.gov</a>. Follow the online instructions for submitting
comments.
Fax: 1-202-493-2251.
Mail: Docket Management Facility, U.S. Department of
Transportation, West Building Ground Floor, Room W12-140, 1200 New
Jersey Avenue SE, Washington, DC 20590-0001.
Hand Delivery or Courier: U.S. Department of Transportation, West
Building Ground Floor, Room W12-140, 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE,
Washington, DC 20590, between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m. ET, Monday through
Friday, except Federal holidays.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Danielle Betkey, 202-366-9417, or
David Kopacz, 708-402-0840, Office of Safety, Federal Highway
Administration, Department of Transportation, 1200 New Jersey Avenue
SE, Washington, DC 20590. Office hours are from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m.,
Monday through Friday, except Federal holidays.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Title: Safety Performance Target Setting: State-of-the-Practice
Report.
Background: Performance management is a critical element in roadway
safety and is measured by the number of lives lost and serious injuries
sustained on our Nation's roadways. The State's safety performance
targets help to improve data, foster transparency and accountability,
and allow safety progress to be tracked at the national and State
level. States use the safety performance management framework to assist
them in making progress toward improving road safety through the
Highway Safety Improvement Program (HSIP), which requires a data-
driven, strategic approach to improving highway safety on all public
roads with a focus on performance.
Per 23 CFR part 490 subpart B, States are required to set safety
performance targets in the HSIP annual report. The performance measures
are based on 5-year rolling averages and include the following (1)
number of fatalities; (2) rate of fatalities; (3) number of serious
injuries; (4) rate of serious injuries; and (5) number of non-motorized
fatalities and serious injuries.
FHWA shares the vision that zero fatalities on our Nation's
roadways is the only acceptable goal. The State's annual safety
performance targets represent an important step in helping States work
toward the ultimate goal of eliminating traffic deaths and serious
injuries. The safety performance targets are interim performance levels
that contribute toward the progress of the long-term goal of zero
fatalities.
FHWA does not prescribe a methodology for States to set their
annual safety performance targets. States have the flexibility to use
the methodology they deem most appropriate. FHWA encourages States to
review data sets and trends and consider factors that may affect
targets. The safety performance targets should be data-driven,
realistic, and attainable and should align with the performance
management framework and legislative intent.
Since 2016 when 23 CFR 490 went into effect, States have had the
opportunity to go through several rounds of safety performance target
setting. States have now set safety performance targets for calendar
years (CY) 2018 through 2022 and have been assessed on the safety
performance targets for CY 2018 and 2019. As States have gained more
experience with target setting over the last several years, FHWA is
interested in getting a better understanding of the state of the
practice as it relates to safety target setting. FHWA seeks to identify
how States are setting targets; what methods States are using to set
targets; how States are integrating target setting into planning an
programming practices; and how States are modifying their safety
program in response to meeting or not meeting safety performance
targets. The research will focus on identifying current practices as
well as identifying gaps and noteworthy practices.
Respondents: Approximately 104 participants, which would allow for
up to two participants for each of the 50 States plus the District of
Columbia and Puerto Rico.
Frequency: One-time collection.
Estimated Average Burden per Response: Approximately 60 minutes.
Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: Approximately 104 hours for a
one-time collection.
Public Comments Invited: You are asked to comment on any aspect of
this information collection, including: (1) Whether the proposed
collection is necessary for the FHWA's performance; (2) the accuracy of
the estimated burdens; (3) ways for the FHWA to enhance the quality,
usefulness, and clarity of the collected information; and (4) ways that
the burden could be minimized, including the use of electronic
technology, without reducing the quality of the collected information.
The agency will summarize and/or include your comments in the request
for OMB's clearance of this information collection.
Authority: The Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995; 44 U.S.C. chapter
35, as amended; and 49 CFR 1.48.
Issued On: March 31, 2022.
Michael Howell,
Information Collection Officer.
[FR Doc. 2022-07160 Filed 4-4-22; 8:45 am]
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