Notice2023-17683
Agency Information Collection Activities; Notice and Request for Comment; First Responder Incident Advanced Reporting Program: Extension of Comment Period
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Published
August 17, 2023
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Transportation DepartmentNational Highway Traffic Safety Administration
Abstract
NHTSA is extending the comment period for the notice NHTSA published on June 12, 2023 seeking public comment on its intention to seek approval from the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for a new information collection for NHTSA's planned First Responder Incident Advanced Reporting (FRIAR) Program. The comment period for the FRIAR notice was scheduled to end on August 11, 2023. NHTSA is extending the comment period for the notice by 20 days to allow for additional time to submit comments.
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[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 158 (Thursday, August 17, 2023)]
[Notices]
[Pages 56120-56121]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2023-17683]
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
[Docket No. NHTSA-2023-0024]
Agency Information Collection Activities; Notice and Request for
Comment; First Responder Incident Advanced Reporting Program: Extension
of Comment Period
AGENCY: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA),
Department of Transportation (DOT).
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ACTION: Extension of comment period.
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SUMMARY: NHTSA is extending the comment period for the notice NHTSA
published on June 12, 2023 seeking public comment on its intention to
seek approval from the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for a new
information collection for NHTSA's planned First Responder Incident
Advanced Reporting (FRIAR) Program. The comment period for the FRIAR
notice was scheduled to end on August 11, 2023. NHTSA is extending the
comment period for the notice by 20 days to allow for additional time
to submit comments.
DATES: The comment period for the notice published on June 12, 2023, at
88 FR 38124, is extended to August 31, 2023.
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments identified by the Docket No. NHTSA-
2023-0024 through any of the following methods:
<bullet> Electronic submissions: Go to the Federal eRulemaking
Portal at <a href="http://www.regulations.gov">http://www.regulations.gov</a>. Follow the online instructions
for submitting comments.
<bullet> Fax: (202) 493-2251.
<bullet> Mail or Hand Delivery: Docket Management, U.S. Department
of Transportation, 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE, West Building, Room W12-
140, Washington, DC 20590, between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m., Monday through
Friday, except on Federal holidays.
Instructions: All submissions must include the agency name and
docket number for this notice. Note that all comments received will be
posted without change to <a href="http://www.regulations.gov">http://www.regulations.gov</a>, including any
personal information provided. Please see the Privacy Act heading
below.
Privacy Act: Anyone is able to search the electronic form of all
comments received into any of our dockets by the name of the individual
submitting the comment (or signing the comment, if submitted on behalf
of an association, business, labor union, etc.). You may review DOT's
complete Privacy Act Statement in the Federal Register published on
April 11, 2000 (65 FR 19477-78) or you may visit <a href="https://www.transportation.gov/privacy">https://www.transportation.gov/privacy</a>.
Docket: For access to the docket to read background documents or
comments received, go to <a href="http://www.regulations.gov">http://www.regulations.gov</a> or the street
address listed above. Follow the online instructions for accessing the
dockets via internet.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For additional information or access
to background documents, contact Tanya Topka, Office of Defects
Investigation (NEF-100), (202) 366-9590, National Highway Traffic
Safety Administration, W48-336, U.S. Department of Transportation, 1200
New Jersey Avenue SE, Washington, DC 20590.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Pursuant to the requirements of the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq.), before an
agency submits a proposed collection of information to OMB for
approval, it must first publish a document in the Federal Register
providing a 60-day comment period and otherwise consult with members of
the public and affected agencies concerning each proposed collection of
information. In accordance with this requirement, NHTSA published a
Federal Register notice on June 12, 2023 (88 FR 38124) seeking public
comment on its intention to seek approval from OMB for a new
information collection that will allow NHTSA to provide first
responders with a distinct mechanism to report to NHTSA's Office of
Defects Investigation (ODI) regarding fatalities, injuries, or crashes
that may have been caused due to an alleged defect. Currently, ODI
collects Vehicle Owner Questionnaires (VOQ) to gather information from
the public about alleged or suspected safety defects. The FRIAR
collection will be a separate method to collect safety and defect
related information from the first responder community that will
expedite and prioritize ODI's review of such reports.
In addition to publishing the 60-day notice, and consistent with
the requirements of the Paperwork Reduction Act, NHTSA conducted
additional outreach regarding this effort by highlighting NHTSA's
publication of its June 12, 2023 notice during a presentation at the
IACP Impaired Driving and Traffic Safety Conference on August 9, 2023.
The conference is widely attended by potential FRIAR respondents and
other traffic safety professionals and some attendees expressed
interest in providing comments on the notice. In order to provide
additional time for these comments to be submitted, NHTSA is extending
the comment period by 20 days.
Authority: The Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995; 44 U.S.C. chapter
35, as amended; 49 CFR 1.49; and DOT Order 1351.29A.
Tanya Topka,
Acting Director, Office of Defect Investigation.
[FR Doc. 2023-17683 Filed 8-16-23; 8:45 am]
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