Notice2024-27270
Agency Information Collection Activities; Approval of a New Information Collection Request: Quantitative Data on Commercial Motor Vehicle Drivers Safety Belt Usage
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Published
November 21, 2024
Issuing agencies
Transportation DepartmentFederal Motor Carrier Safety Administration
Abstract
In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, FMCSA announces its plan to submit the Information Collection Request (ICR) described below to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review and approval. This notice announces that FMCSA intends to use quantitative data collection techniques through a self-administered online survey to understand commercial motor vehicle (CMV) drivers' perceptions and behaviors regarding safety belt usage and road safety. Four comments were received from the public in response to the 60-day Federal Register notice.
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[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 225 (Thursday, November 21, 2024)]
[Notices]
[Pages 92276-92277]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2024-27270]
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration
[Docket No. FMCSA-2024-0091]
Agency Information Collection Activities; Approval of a New
Information Collection Request: Quantitative Data on Commercial Motor
Vehicle Drivers Safety Belt Usage
AGENCY: Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA), Department
of Transportation (DOT).
ACTION: Notice and request for comments.
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SUMMARY: In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, FMCSA
announces its plan to submit the Information Collection Request (ICR)
described below to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review
and approval. This notice announces that FMCSA intends to use
quantitative data collection techniques through a self-administered
online survey to understand commercial motor vehicle (CMV) drivers'
perceptions and behaviors regarding safety belt usage and road safety.
Four comments were received from the public in response to the 60-day
Federal Register notice.
DATES: Comments on this notice must be received on or before December
23, 2024.
ADDRESSES: Written comments and recommendations for the proposed
information collection should be submitted within 30 days of
publication of this notice to <a href="http://www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain">www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain</a>. Find
this information collection by selecting ``Currently under 30-day
Review--Open for Public Comments'' or by using the search function.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Brian Ronk, Marketing Specialist,
Office of Outreach and Education, DOT, FMCSA, West Building 6th Floor,
1200 New Jersey Avenue SE, Washington, DC 20590-0001; (202) 366-1072;
<a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#a9ebdbc0c8c787fbc6c7c2e9cdc6dd87cec6df"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="6527170c040b4b370a0b0e25010a114b020a13">[email protected]</span></a>.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Title: Online Survey on Safety Belt Usage of Commercial Motor
Vehicle Drivers.
OMB Control Number: 2126-00XX.
Type of Request: New ICR.
Respondents: Commercial motor vehicle drivers residing in the
United States.
Estimated Number of Respondents: 1,060.
Estimated Time per Response: 10 minutes.
Expiration Date: This is a new ICR.
Frequency of Response: Other--The survey will be conducted over a
three-to-four-week period.
Estimated Total Annual Burden
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Number of Participation
Category of respondent respondents time (minutes) Burden (hours)
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Pre-testing survey instrument................................... 10 10 1.66
Piloting the survey............................................. 50 10 8.33
Self-administered survey........................................ 1,000 10 166.66
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Totals...................................................... 1,060 10 176.65
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Background
Existing data on the usage of safety belts and perceptions related
to road safety do not capture the diversity of different types of CMV
drivers in a post-coronavirus disease 2019 pandemic landscape.
Understanding safety belt usage and perceptions of road safety among
CMV drivers will assist FMCSA in gauging emerging trends among this
cohort and will inform future messaging and communication efforts
targeting CMV drivers.
Eligible participants are self-identified CMV drivers residing in
the United States with internet access. The collection is an online
voluntary survey, with a low burden for respondents and a low cost for
the Federal Government. The collection is non-controversial and does
not raise issues of concern to other Federal agencies. The results are
not intended to be disseminated to the public, and the information
gathered will not be used for the purpose of substantially informing
influential policy decisions. The collection is targeted to the
solicitation of opinions from respondents who have experience with the
program or may have experience with the program in the future.
Personally identifiable information (PII) is not being collected. There
are no gifts or payment incentives (e.g., money or reimbursement of
expenses, a token of appreciation) being provided to participants.
The following public comments were received in response to the 60-
day Federal Register notice, which was published on June 13, 2024 (89
FR 50402):
FMCSA received four public comments in response to the 60-day
notice regarding the proposed survey on safety belt usage by commercial
motor vehicle drivers. Three comments provided personal perspectives on
safety belt use and broader reflections on safety belt mandates. One
comment questioned the need and cost of the survey and whether a
Federal law on safety belt usage is intended because of the survey's
proposed data collection.
In reply to this comment, the data collected in the proposed survey
will help FMCSA identify attitudes and behaviors related to safety belt
usage among commercial motor vehicle drivers. The data gained from this
undertaking will inform targeted communication strategies directed at
commercial motor vehicle drivers related to safety belt use compliance.
FMCSA develops and enforces regulations to ensure safety on the
nation's highways but does not have the authority to create Federal
laws. The proposed study's overall cost is less than thirty-six
thousand dollars.
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 performance of FMCSA's functions; (2)
the accuracy of the estimated burden; (3) ways for FMCSA to enhance the
quality, usefulness, and clarity of the collected information; and (4)
ways that the burden could be minimized without reducing the quality of
the collected information.
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Issued under the authority of 49 CFR 1.87.
Thomas P. Keane,
Associate Administrator, Office of Research and Registration.
[FR Doc. 2024-27270 Filed 11-20-24; 8:45 am]
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