Notice2025-06077
Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to the Office of Management and Budget for Review and Approval; Request for Comment; Examining the Effectiveness of Lane Departure Warning and Lane Keep Assist Advanced Driver Assistance Systems for Improving Driver Response
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April 9, 2025
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In compliance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (PRA), this notice announces that the Information Collection Request (ICR) summarized below will be submitted to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review and approval. This document describes a new collection of information for which NHTSA intends to seek OMB approval titled "Examining the Effectiveness of Lane Departure Warning and Lane Keep Assist Advanced Driver Assistance Systems (ADAS) for Improving Driver Response." A Federal Register Notice with a 60-day comment period soliciting comments on this information collection was published on September 3, 2024. One comment was received in response, recommending the collection of an additional data point. NHTSA agrees with the comment and has incorporated the change in the respective form.
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[Federal Register Volume 90, Number 67 (Wednesday, April 9, 2025)]
[Notices]
[Pages 15294-15298]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2025-06077]
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
[Docket No. NHTSA- 2024-0052]
Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to the
Office of Management and Budget for Review and Approval; Request for
Comment; Examining the Effectiveness of Lane Departure Warning and Lane
Keep Assist Advanced Driver Assistance Systems for Improving Driver
Response
AGENCY: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA),
Department of Transportation (DOT).
ACTION: Notice and request for comments on a new information
collection.
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SUMMARY: In compliance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (PRA),
this notice announces that the Information Collection Request (ICR)
summarized below will be submitted to the Office of Management and
Budget (OMB) for review and approval. This document describes a new
collection of information for which NHTSA intends to seek OMB approval
titled ``Examining the Effectiveness of Lane Departure Warning and Lane
Keep Assist Advanced Driver Assistance Systems (ADAS) for Improving
Driver Response.'' A Federal Register Notice with a 60-day comment
period soliciting comments on this information collection was published
on September 3, 2024. One comment was received in response,
recommending the collection of an additional data point. NHTSA agrees
with the comment and has incorporated the change in the respective
form.
DATES: Comments must be submitted on or before May 9, 2025.
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ADDRESSES: Written comments and recommendations for the proposed
information collection, including suggestions for reducing burden,
should be submitted to OMB at <a href="http://www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain">www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain</a>. To
find this particular information collection, select ``Currently under
Review--Open for Public Comment'' or use the search function.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For additional information or access
to background documents, contact Jeremiah Singer, National Highway
Traffic Safety Administration, 1200 New Jersey Ave. SE, Washington, DC
20590; email <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#a9c3ccdbccc4c0c8c187dac0c7ceccdbe9cdc6dd87cec6df"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="ec86899e8981858d84c29f85828b899eac888398c28b839a">[email protected]</span></a>; telephone (202) 366-7679. Please
identify the relevant collection of information by referring to its OMB
Control Number.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Under the PRA (44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq.), a
Federal agency must receive approval from the OMB before it collects
certain information from the public, and a person is not required to
respond to a collection of information by a Federal agency unless the
collection displays a valid OMB control number. In compliance with
these requirements, this notice announces that the following
information collection request will be submitted to OMB.
Title: Examining the Effectiveness of Lane Departure Warning and
Lane Keep Assist Advanced Driver Assistance Systems for Improving
Driver Response.
OMB Control Number: New.
Form Numbers: NHTSA Form 1840--Recruitment Screener; NHTSA Form
1841--Informed Consent; NHTSA Form 1842--Vision-Hearing Form; NHTSA
Form 1843--Knowledge Experience Questionnaire; NHTSA Form 1844--Session
1 Post-Condition Questionnaire; NHTSA Form 1845--Session 1 Post-Session
Questionnaire; NHTSA Form 1846--Session 2 Post-Route Questionnaire LDW;
NHTSA Form 1847--Session 2 Post-Route Questionnaire LDW/LKA.
Type of Request: New information collection.
Type of Review Requested: Regular.
Length of Approval Requested: 3 years from date of approval.
Summary of the Collection of Information: The National Highway
Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) is seeking approval to conduct 11
voluntary information collections as part of a one-time research study
involving up to 80 licensed drivers of various ages to examine the
effectiveness of LDW and LKA ADAS for improving driver response.
Recruitment of study respondents will be from the area near the
testing facility in Blacksburg, Virginia, and surrounding areas. The
target for the study is a total of 50 participants; however, the
research team has provided sufficient additional recruitment such that
the target sample will be achieved given expected reductions in
respondents due to ineligibility and attrition. The respondents will
participate in two separate driving data collection sessions during the
course of the research after undergoing a series of evaluations for
suitability of inclusion in the study.
Respondents will be asked to complete a brief questionnaire related
to their previous knowledge of, and experience with, LDW systems and
LKA systems. Respondents will next perform a series of controlled
driving tests on the Virginia Smart Roads facilities with one of the
test vehicles that has been instrumented with a Data Acquisition System
(DAS). The DAS includes video cameras and sensors that allow for
collecting continuous data that encompasses driver behavior and vehicle
performance. Each series of controlled driving tests on the Smart Roads
will last about 2 hours and will be preceded by a 15-minute
familiarization with the vehicle, followed by a 30-minute post-driving
questionnaire and debriefing session. The drivers who complete the
first session will return a different day for a second driving session
in which they will be instructed to drive a prescribed route on public
roads in Southwest Virginia. This second driving session will last
approximately 4 hours, with a 15-minute break in the middle of the
session; this will be preceded by a 45-minute preparation and followed
by a 30-minute post-driving questionnaire and debriefing. The planned
data collection activities discussed herein have been approved by an
Institutional Review Board.
Description of the Need for the Information and Proposed Use of the
Information: As part of NHTSA's mission to save lives, prevent
injuries, and reduce traffic-related health care and other economic
costs, the agency conducts research as a foundation for the development
of motor vehicle standards and traffic safety programs. Lane departure
crashes, including single-vehicle run-off-road crashes, non-collision
rollovers, sideswipe crashes, and head-on crashes between two vehicles
traveling in opposite directions, account for a large proportion of
fatal and injury crashes on U.S. roads. LSS, a type of lateral-control
ADAS, predominantly comprise two complementary technologies: LDW and
LKA systems. LDW detects and alerts drivers when their vehicle is about
to leave the current travel lane, whereas LKA redirects the lateral
movement of the vehicle to prevent it from leaving the current travel
lane.
Numerous studies have found that LSS reduce the likelihood of a
crash. Based on the comparison of multiple prevention systems and
warning-only systems, studies have suggested that prevention systems
are more effective than warning-only systems. Crash situations
typically unfold quickly; thus, a driver's response to the warning may
be too late to prevent a crash, particularly when the driver is
distracted, drowsy, or fails to notice the warning quickly. While
studies have demonstrated the effectiveness of LSS at reducing the
intended crash types and the potential of LSS to save countless lives
with widespread use, these systems are unfortunately associated with a
``nuisance'' factor resulting from false or unnecessary alerts. This
leads to system deactivation, with indications that drivers turn LDW
systems off as much as 50 percent of the time due to annoying alerts
and overly aggressive steering corrections. Once deactivated, all
potential safety benefits of LSS are lost, highlighting the importance
of reducing false or unnecessary alerts to maximize driver acceptance
and the likelihood that the system remains enabled. LSS, if properly
designed, evaluated, and used, have the potential to reduce the
occurrence of, or at the very least mitigate the severity of, a
significant number of lane-departure crashes. NHTSA needs to learn more
about the effectiveness of LSS, the human factors that affect LDW and
LKA performance, and the system characteristics that will favor better
acceptance. This data collection has been designed to evaluate key LSS-
related technologies, with a particular focus on driver and system
performance, as well as driver acceptance. The outcomes will provide a
wide variety of stakeholders with valuable information about LSS design
features to maximize the safety benefits of these systems and will
inform NHTSA in future activities involving these systems.
NHTSA will use the information collected to produce a technical
report containing summary statistics and tables that will be made
available publicly through the agency website and the National
Transportation Library.
60-Day Notice: A Federal Register notice with a 60-day comment
period soliciting public comments on the following information
collection was published on September 3, 2024 (89 FR 71777). NHTSA
received one public
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comment from the Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT). The
commenter began with, ``TxDOT agrees with NHTSA's conclusion that more
research is required to understand the effectiveness of lane support
systems, the human factors affecting LDW and LKA technologies, and the
features in these systems that lead to increased acceptance and
adoption. TxDOT requested that NHTSA ``consider asking participants if
they received any specialized training, at the time of a new vehicle's
purchase, on the use and operations of LDW and LKA systems. TxDOT
stated its belief that this information will provide a more
comprehensive view of the efficacy of these technologies. NHTSA concurs
with this comment and has added a question to NHTSA Form 1843--
Knowledge Experience Questionnaire to that effect. While this question
has been added to the collection, NHTSA does not anticipate a notable
increase in the length of time to complete NHTSA Form 1843 and,
therefore, there are no changes in burden from that which was published
in the 60-day notice.
Affected Public: Respondents to this collection will be members of
the public recruited from Blacksburg, Virginia, and surrounding areas.
Effort will be made to recruit equal numbers of adult males and
females, including participants aged 25 to 65 with different levels of
experience owning or driving a vehicle with LSS. A representative
sample is not necessary to satisfy the objectives of the study;
therefore, a convenience sample of individuals meeting eligibility
criteria will be sufficient.
Estimated Number of Respondents: The target for the study is for 50
participants total to complete both sessions with valid data collected
for each. However, eligibility and attrition must be accounted for
throughout the individual information collections included in this
request. As previously stated, there are 11 individual information
collections in this request. The number of respondents annually for
each collection is as follows: Recruitment Screener--113; Informed
Consent--28; Vision-Hearing Form--27; Knowledge Experience
Questionnaire--27; Session 1: Controlled Driving--27; Session 1: Post-
Condition Questionnaire--27; Session 1: Post-Session Questionnaire--27;
Session 2: Naturalistic Driving: LDW Subset--16; Session 2: Post-Route
Questionnaire LDW--16; Session 2: Naturalistic Driving: LDW/LKA
Subset--11; Session 2: Post-Route Questionnaire LDW/LKA--11.
Frequency: This is a one-time information collection.
Estimated Number of Responses: 654.
Estimated Annual Burden Hours: The estimated annual burden for this
one-time information collection is 272 annual burden hours (based on a
3-year approval period). Further details are provided below. This ICR
includes 11 individual information collections described below.
1. Recruitment Screener
An estimated 113 respondents annually will answer a Recruitment
Screener over the phone to determine if they qualify for the study.
Participants will be screened over the phone to determine eligibility,
with recruitment personnel recording responses on a paper form using an
anonymized identifier. Respondents are expected to take an average of
15 minutes to complete the questionnaire and will complete this
questionnaire once, resulting in 28 annual burden hours.
2. Informed Consent
Based on an estimate that 25 percent of those who begin the
screening process will be eligible and interested in participating in
the study, 28 respondents annually will be scheduled for an appointment
to go to the contractor's facilities in Blacksburg, Virginia, for the
consenting process and, subsequently, the full study. The consenting
process includes an overview of the study, an explanation of the
consent form, and an opportunity for the potential participants to ask
questions and get clarification. Those individuals who consent to the
study and enroll will complete the Informed Consent form and move on to
the next process. This consenting process is expected to take 30
minutes, resulting in 14 annual burden hours.
3. Vision-Hearing Form
NHTSA anticipates a minimal amount of attrition following the
consenting process; thus 27 respondents annually are expected to
complete the Vision-Hearing Form. This collection involves an
experimenter administering a vision and hearing evaluation to ensure
that respondents meet the basic vision requirements of driver's
licensure in Virginia (20/40) and to confirm that they can hear
instructions provided by the experimenter when looking away. This
evaluation is expected to take 5 minutes, resulting in 2 annual burden
hours.
4. Knowledge Experience Questionnaire
Following the vision and hearing evaluation, the 27 annual
respondents will be asked to complete a 10-minute Knowledge Experience
Questionnaire related to their previous knowledge of and experience
with the systems under evaluation. Completion of this form will take 10
minutes per respondent and is to be completed once, resulting in 5
annual burden hours.
5. Session 1: Controlled Driving
To assess preferences regarding LDW modality and timing under
dynamic scenarios, study participants will experience a series of
controlled driving tests with the LDW mockup vehicle on the Smart Roads
test track at the contractor's facility. Each participant will drive
continuously on closed loops while experiencing modality and timing
conditions (independent and in combination, where applicable)
incorporated in the LDW mockup vehicle, while data are collected by the
DAS. No other traffic will be present on the part of the Smart Roads in
use during participant sessions. After the participant performs a few
loops to become familiar with the vehicle and the test track without
instructions to depart the lane, they will be instructed to gradually
deviate towards one of the lines until the departure warnings are
triggered. Drivers will then be instructed to carefully perform a
corrective maneuver back to the center of the lane after the warning.
Not including the questionnaire elements referenced below, this driving
session is expected to take 100 minutes, including vehicle
familiarization, drive time, and breaks. For 27 respondents annually,
this results in 45 annual burden hours.
6. Session 1: Post-Condition Questionnaire
During the behind-the-wheel session, drivers will verbally answer
questions administered by the experimenter. This ``post-condition''
questionnaire, with an estimated completion time of 5 minutes, will be
administered up to 12 times for a total time of 60 minutes per
participant. Note that this allotted time is in addition to the actual
driving time. Administered to 27 respondents annually, this results in
a total of 27 annual burden hours.
7. Session 1: Post-Session Questionnaire
Following completion of the full driving session, respondents will
be asked to complete a final post-drive questionnaire, capturing
feedback pertaining to all conditions experienced. The estimated
completion time is 5 minutes. Administered to 27 respondents annually,
this results in 2 annual burden hours. At the conclusion of this first
driving session and questionnaires, participants will receive
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instruction to return on another day for the second session.
To assess driver response to naturally occurring LDW and LKA
actuations, two independent driving data collection efforts will be
conducted on public roads in Southwest Virginia (the community
surrounding the VTTI facility). The drivers who have completed the
controlled driving sessions will return to the contractor's facilities
for a second session, during which they will be assigned to one of two
groups (16 respondents in the first group and 11 respondents in the
second group) and asked to individually drive a prescribed route using
one of the test vehicles, experiencing different modality, activation
timing, and variation of LDW, LKA, and LDW/LKA conditions while driving
as they normally would. The respondents will not need to repeat the
consent form, evaluations, or instructional processing prior to this
semi-naturalistic driving session.
8. Session 2: Naturalistic Driving: LDW Subset
Each respondent in the first group, 16 respondents annually, will
drive a prescribed route using the LDW mockup vehicle. Each driving
session will be part of a sub-study that aims to clarify the effects of
the two independent LDW design variables (modality and activation
timing) on driver performance safety indicators (e.g., frequency of
lateral excursions and unintended departure events, and the magnitudes
of these events). At the halfway point, a member of the research team
will switch the modality/timing combination. A remote experimenter tool
will allow the experimenter to monitor the session and allow
interfacing with the DAS. The total driving session duration for each
participant will be approximately 4 hours. With orientation to the
research vehicle and prescribed route, along with a 15-minute break at
the halfway point, the total estimated time to complete this driving
session is approximately 5 hours and 10 minutes. For 16 respondents
annually, this equates to 83 annual burden hours.
9. Session 2: Post-Route Questionnaire LDW
At the halfway point, when the respondents take their 15-minute
break, they will also complete the ``post-route'' questionnaire. This
is estimated to take 10 minutes but is distinct from their break time.
They will complete this same questionnaire after completing their
second half of the drive. For 16 respondents annually, this equates to
5 annual burden hours.
10. Session 2: Naturalistic Driving: LDW/LKA Subset
Each participant from the second group, 11 respondents annually,
will complete the same prescribed drive but will use the LDW/LKA
factory vehicle rather than the LDW mockup vehicle. This experiment
will address objective driver performance and subjective qualitative
preferences under four system activation modes (none, LDW only, LKA
only, and LDW with LKA). At the halfway point, a member of the research
team will switch the modality/timing combination. A remote experimenter
tool will allow the experimenter to monitor the session and allow
interfacing with the DAS. The total driving session duration for each
participant will be approximately 4 hours. Including orientation to the
research vehicle and prescribed route, along with a 15-minute break at
the halfway point, the total estimated time to complete this driving
session is approximately 5 hours and 10 minutes. For 11 respondents
annually, this equates to 57 annual burden hours.
11. Session 2: Post-Route Questionnaire LDW/LKA
At the halfway point when respondents take their 15-minute break,
they will also complete the ``post-route'' questionnaire. This is
estimated to take 10 minutes but is distinct from their break time.
They will complete this same questionnaire a second time after
completing their second half of the drive. For 11 respondents annually,
this equates to 4 annual burden hours.
The 11 information collections described above are summarized in
the following table, showing the number of annual respondents,
frequency of response, time per response, and associated burden.
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Time per
Information collection Number of Frequency of response Burden
respondents response (minutes) hours
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Recruitment Screener........................................ 113 1 15 28
Informed Consent............................................ 28 1 30 14
Vision-Hearing Form......................................... 27 1 5 2
Knowledge Experience Questionnaire.......................... 27 1 10 5
Session 1: Controlled Driving............................... 27 1 100 45
Session 1: Post-Condition Questionnaire..................... 27 12 5 27
Session 1: Post-Session Questionnaire....................... 27 1 5 2
Session 2: Naturalistic Driving: LDW Subset................. 16 1 310 83
Session 2: Post-Route Questionnaire LDW..................... 16 2 10 5
Session 2: Naturalistic Driving: LDW/LKA Subset............. 11 1 310 57
Session 2: Post-Route Questionnaire LDW/LKA................. 11 2 10 4
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Estimated Total Annual Burden Cost: $0.
The respondents will not incur any reporting or recordkeeping cost
from the information collection.
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 agency, including whether the information will
have practical utility; (b) the accuracy of the agency's estimate of
the burden of the proposed collection of information, including the
validity of the methodology and assumptions used; (c) ways to enhance
the quality, utility, and clarity of the information to be collected;
and (d) ways to minimize the burden of the collection of information on
respondents, including the use of appropriate automated, electronic,
mechanical, or other technological collection techniques or other forms
of information technology, e.g., permitting electronic submission of
responses.
Authority: The Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995; 44 U.S.C. chapter
35, as
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amended; 49 CFR 1.49; and DOT Order 1351.29A.
Cem Hatipoglu,
Associate Administrator, Office of Vehicle Safety Research.
[FR Doc. 2025-06077 Filed 4-8-25; 8:45 am]
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