Notice2026-05366
Agency Information Collection Activities; Notice and Request for Comment; Crash Report Sampling System (CRSS), Non-Traffic Surveillance (NTS), and Special Study Data Collection
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March 19, 2026
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Transportation DepartmentNational Highway Traffic Safety Administration
Abstract
NHTSA invites public comments about our intention to request approval from the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for an extension with modification of a currently approved information collection. Before a Federal agency can collect certain information from the public, it must receive approval from OMB. Under procedures established by the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, before seeking OMB approval, Federal agencies must solicit public comment on proposed collections of information, including extensions and reinstatement of previously approved collections. This document describes a collection of information for which NHTSA intends to seek OMB approval on Crash Report Sampling System (CRSS), Non-Traffic Surveillance (NTS), and Special Study Data Collection.
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[Federal Register Volume 91, Number 53 (Thursday, March 19, 2026)]
[Notices]
[Pages 13397-13402]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2026-05366]
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
[Docket No. NHTSA-2026-0463]
Agency Information Collection Activities; Notice and Request for
Comment; Crash Report Sampling System (CRSS), Non-Traffic Surveillance
(NTS), and Special Study Data Collection
AGENCY: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA),
Department of Transportation (DOT).
ACTION: Notice and request for comments on a request for extension with
modification of a currently approved information collection.
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SUMMARY: NHTSA invites public comments about our intention to request
approval from the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for an
extension with modification of a currently approved information
collection. Before a Federal agency can collect certain information
from the public, it must receive approval from OMB. Under procedures
established by the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, before seeking OMB
approval, Federal agencies must solicit public comment on proposed
collections of information, including extensions and reinstatement of
previously approved collections. This document describes a collection
of information for which NHTSA intends to seek OMB approval on Crash
Report Sampling System (CRSS), Non-Traffic Surveillance (NTS), and
Special Study Data Collection.
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DATES: Comments must be submitted on or before May 18, 2026.
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments identified by the Docket No. NHTSA-
2026-0463 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 Barbara Rhea, State Data Reporting
Systems Division (NSA-120), (202) 560-6724, National Highway Traffic
Safety Administration, Room W43-313, U.S. Department of Transportation,
1200 New Jersey Avenue SE, Washington, DC 20590. Please identify the
relevant collection of information by referring to its OMB Control
Number (2127-0714).
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Under 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. The OMB has
promulgated regulations describing what must be included in such a
document. Under OMB's regulation (at 5 CFR 1320.8(d)), an agency must
ask for public comment on the following: (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) how to enhance
the quality, utility, and clarity of the information to be collected;
and (d) how to minimize the burden of the collection of information on
those who are to respond, 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. In compliance with these requirements, NHTSA
asks for public comments on the following proposed collection of
information for which the agency is seeking approval from OMB.
Title: Crash Report Sampling System (CRSS), Non-Traffic
Surveillance (NTS), and Special Study Data Collection.
OMB Control Number: 2127-0714.
Form Number(s): NHTSA Form 2178, NHTSA Form 2174.
Type of Request: Extension with modification of a currently
approved collection of information.
Type of Review Requested: Regular.
Requested Expiration Date of Approval: Three years from date of
approval.
Summary of the Collection of Information:
NHTSA is authorized by 49 U.S.C. 30182 and 23 U.S.C. 403 to collect
data on motor vehicle traffic crashes to aid in the identification of
issues and the development, implementation, and evaluation of motor
vehicle and highway safety countermeasures to support efforts to reduce
injuries and fatalities caused by motor vehicle crashes. The Crash
Report Sampling System (CRSS) is a voluntary collection of data from
police-reported crashes involving all types of motor vehicles,
pedestrians, and cyclists; this includes property damage only crashes
as well as those resulting in injuries and fatalities. The Non-Traffic
Surveillance (NTS) is a virtual data collection effort for collecting
information about non-traffic crashes and non-crash incidents. The NTS
data provide counts and details regarding fatalities and injuries that
occur in non-traffic crashes and in non-crash incidents. This request
for extension is a modification to the previously approved as OMB
Control No. 2127-0714 (current expiration Date: 8/31/2026). The
previous request for this information collection (OMB No. 2127-0714)
estimated the annual burden to be 42,680 burden hours and this request
decreases the burden to 18,167 hours. This ICR is adjusted due to (a)
reducing burden hour estimates for CRSS information collection to
reflect current efficiencies, (b) remove the Non-Sampled PJ Crash Count
Special Study.
Description of the Need for the Information and Proposed Use of the
Information:
NHTSA is authorized by 49 U.S.C. 30182 and 23 U.S.C. 403 to collect
data on motor vehicle traffic crashes to aid in the identification of
issues and the development, implementation, and evaluation of motor
vehicle and highway safety countermeasures to reduce fatalities and the
property damages associated with motor vehicle crashes. Using this
authority, NHTSA established the Crash Report Sampling System (CRSS),
Non-Traffic Surveillance (NTS) and targeted Special Studies to collect
data on motor vehicle crashes. These data collection effort support the
Department of Transportation's strategic goal for safety by working
toward the elimination of transportation related deaths, injuries, and
property damage.
CRSS
The CRSS is a voluntary collection of data from police-reported
crashes involving all types of motor vehicles, pedestrians, and
cyclists; this includes property damage only crashes as well as those
resulting in injuries and fatalities. CRSS obtains its data from a
nationally representative probability sample selected from the
estimated six million police-reported crashes that occur annually in
the United States. By focusing attention on police-reported crashes,
CRSS concentrates on the crashes of greatest concern to the highway
safety community and the public.
CRSS depends on the voluntary participation and cooperation of
State and law enforcement agencies. This allows NHTSA and its
contractors to access the crash reports to review, list, and categorize
the crashes. CRSS data is solely based on crash reports. The crash
reports provide essential data: detailed information regarding the
location of the crash, the vehicles, and the people involved. The crash
reports are official local and State government forms that include the
location of the crash and the pre-crash environment, explains the
number and types of vehicles involved
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as well as describing the persons, injuries and other variables to
express how the person was involved in the crash. No personally
identifiable information is collected or released via the CRSS data.
Selected crashes are released to the public in the annual CRSS file
following quality control processes conducted by NHTSA. These data
files are used by NHTSA and the public for highway safety research
purposes.
NTS
The NTS is a data collection effort for collecting information
about counts and details regarding fatalities and injuries that occur
in non-traffic crashes and non-crash incidents. U.S. Congress required
the Secretary of Transportation (NHTSA by delegation) to collect and
maintain information about fatalities and injuries in nontraffic and
non-crash incidents in the Cameron Gulbransen Kids Transportation
Safety Act of 2007 (K.T. Safety Act) (Pub. L. 110-189). NHTSA designed
and implemented the Non-Traffic Surveillance (NTS) study to fulfill the
requirements of the K.T. Safety Act.
Non-traffic crashes are crashes that occur off a public trafficway
(e.g. private roads, parking lots, or driveways), and non-crash
incidents are incidents involving motor vehicles but without a crash
scenario such as, carbon monoxide poisoning and hypo/hyperthermia. The
NTS non-traffic crash data are obtained through NHTSA's data collection
efforts for the Crash Report Sampling System (CRSS),\1\ the Crash
Investigation Sampling System (CISS),\2\ and the Fatality Analysis
Reporting System (FARS).\3\ NTS also includes data outside of NHTSA's
own data collections. NTS' non-crash injury data is based upon
emergency department records from a special study conducted by the
Consumer Product Safety Commission's National Electronic Injury
Surveillance System (NEISS) All Injury Program. The NTS non-crash
fatality data is derived from death certificate information from the
Centers for Disease Control's National Vital Statistics System.
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\1\ The CRSS information collection is assigned OMB Control No.
2127-0714.
\2\ The CISS information collection is assigned OMB Control No.
2127-0706.
\3\ The FARS information collection is assigned OMB Control No.
2127-0006.
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This ICR only seeks approval for the collection of data for NTS
non-traffic crash data collection from the CRSS data collection effort.
The burden for NTS is included across three information collections
because the data is collected differently under each of NHTSA's three
data collection efforts that feed into NTS. The CRSS and CISS data
collection efforts obtain NTS applicable reports received from the
sample sites during their normal data collection efforts for CRSS and
CISS. The FARS data collection effort uncovers NTS applicable reports
received from the State during their normal data collection activities
for FARS. Therefore, portions of the burden for NTS are included in the
ICRs for all three data collection efforts.
Special Studies
Initially, the previous ICR requested approval for two special
studies to be considered.
--Non-Sampled PJ Crash Count Special Study
--PJ Frame Evaluation Special Study
Upon reevaluation, the statisticians determined that PJ Frame
Evaluation Special Study would be the most beneficial for reducing
underestimation in the CRSS estimates. Consequently, the Non-Sampled PJ
Crash Count Special Study will no longer be utilized. However,
information for both special studies is provided below for reference.
Non-Sampled PJ Crash Count Special Study
In addition to the CRSS data collection, NHTSA may require a
special study to collect crash counts from the non-sampled CRSS
jurisdictions. The data to be collected from the non-sampled PJs
includes the crash counts by the crash report Strata--within in scope
for CRSS, NTS applicable, or out of scope. Non-sampled PJs are defined
as PJs that investigate motor vehicle crashes within the CRSS Primary
Sampling Units (PSU) boundaries but are not selected for the CRSS data
collection.
The majority of the CRSS estimates are sub-population totals and
percentages. To make these estimates efficient, both CRSS PSU and PJ
samples were selected using probability proportional to size sampling
method. Here the PSU and PJ crash counts were used as the measure of
size (MOS). On the other hand, CRSS PSU and PJ samples are panel
samples--once selected they are used for many years' data collection. A
drawback of using panel sample is the MOS may become outdated over time
so that the estimates become less efficient. To mitigate this
inadvertent effect, it is necessary to collect the crash counts of the
non-sampled PJs periodically and use them together with the sampled
PJ's crash counts to calibrate the PJ weights. The completion of the
Non-Sampled PJ Crash Count Special Study supplements the CRSS data
collection effort to reduce PJ frame coverage errors, sampling variance
and potential PJ non-response bias. In addition, non-sampled counts are
also used to update the PJ frame for future PJ sample re-selection.
There are various tasks associated with the non-sampled PJ crash
counts, including working with the non-sampled police jurisdictions to
gain access to crash reports. Then, for an entire data collection year,
the collection of the non-sampled PJ crash counts would include the
review of crash reports from the non-sampled PJs that are to be
stratified and tallied.
PJ Frame Evaluation Special Study
Another special study NHTSA may require is the CRSS PJ frame
evaluation. The current CRSS PJ sample was selected from a PJ frame
created in 2016. However, the PJ frame is constantly changing: new PJs
start operating, existing PJs are closed, multiple PJs are merged into
one PJ, or one PJ splits into multiple PJs. The current CRSS PJ sample
was selected from the 2016 PJ frame and the PJ weights were calculated
accordingly. If the PJ frame has changed dramatically from the 2016 PJ
frame, the CRSS PJ weights are no longer correct and the CRSS estimates
may be biased. To prevent this, NHTSA needs to evaluate the current PJ
frame. Specifically, this includes the following:
1. The PJ frame evaluation should identify all the current PJs
(including new PJs, closed PJs, any changes) that provide Police Crash
Report (PCRs) in the non-Electronic Data Transfer (EDT) PSUs.
2. For all identified PJs in the PJ frame, collect six crash counts
(total crashes, fatal crashes, injury crashes, pedestrian crashes,
motorcycle crashes, and commercial motor vehicle crashes). These crash
counts will be used as PJ measurement of size for PJ sample selection
or PJ weight adjustment if needed.
The CRSS States have a combination of crash report access methods,
which include but are not limited to the EDT, access to State websites
and web service transfer. The EDT is a routine automated transfer of
State crash data from a State agency to NHTSA to support crash data
collection efforts for various crash report data collection systems.
EDT reduces the level of effort need to share crash data to support
NHTSA record-based and crash investigation studies.
Absent the data collected and disseminated via the CRSS, NTS and
the two special studies, US DOT, State Highway Safety Offices, and
other traffic safety analysts would not have
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information data crucial to problem identification and countermeasure
development for motor vehicle crashes and non-traffic crashes,
respectively.
Affected Public: Various Police Jurisdiction and State Agencies.
Estimated Number of Respondents: 1,367.
Frequency: Annual.
Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 18,167.
Burden for CRSS and NTS
Within the 30 States or 60 CRSS PSUs there are PJs, from which a
CRSS sampler must obtain crash reports for listing, categorization, and
sampling. Currently, 54 PSUs provide NHTSA data electronically--through
EDT, State website access, or web service portal. For one State, the
crash reports are obtained through EDT and manually since not all
crashes are reported through EDT. A total of 6 PSUs, or 37 local PJs,
where crash reports collection is conducted in the field using a
combination of electronic and manual methods as dictated by the sample
PJ's crash report collection methods. The manual PJs required field
samplers which incur an increased burden due to the labor-intensive
administrative practices and privacy protections associated with
manually accessing the crash reports.
The annual burden estimate detailed in Table 1 is produced by
identifying the crash report access method for each PSU and PJ and
assigning the appropriate burden hours for that method as outlined
below. Since NTS data is collected with CRSS data, the burden estimates
also include NTS burdens.
<bullet> EDT Maintenance--For PSUs providing crash report through
EDT, the burden is estimated at five hours annually. This accounts for
yearly updates to programming needed to successfully transmit data,
such as updating data structures if new data elements are added or any
changes to the state made to their crash report or databases.
<bullet> State website--User Access Only: For PSUs providing crash
reports via a state repository/website or database, the burden is
estimated at 10 hours annually per PSU and PJ in the State. This
represents time to process user account requests, establish
credentials, and routine maintenance of the State's data repositories.
<bullet> State website--User Access and Additional Administrative
Functions: For PSUs providing crash reports directly to NHTSA via web
service or where the State employees provide user access accounts in
addition to regularly searches for crash reports, compiles the lists of
crashes to send to NHTSA monthly, the burden is estimated at 60 hours
annually per PSU and PJ in the State. This represents implementation,
data transfer monitoring, and communications with NHTSA and its
contractors.
<bullet> For PJs providing crash reports to NHTSA via manual crash
report access methods (i.e., copying crash reports and mailing them,
and searching for recently completed crash reports and uploading crash
reports to secure email links), the burden is estimated at 470 hours
annually per PJ. This represents--but is not limited to--maintaining a
law enforcement presence while the crash reports are being reviewed,
and/or providing resources to the CRSS sampler in order to access the
crash reports. This is the most labor extensive access type due to the
administrative burden and the additional processes required to protect
PII. Other local police jurisdictions may photocopy crash reports and
FedEx to the contractors or download electronic crash reports to submit
electronically via secure email or thumb drive monthly. This total also
accounts for States that have monthly manual processes to identify
crash reports in their state databases, compile crash reports and share
with NHTSA.
This hourly burden was calculated using the Bureau of Labor
Statistics' mean hourly wage estimate for Court, Municipal, and License
Clerks (Standard Occupational Classification #43-4031) \4\ from May
2024 of $24.61 Therefore, NHTSA estimates the hourly wage associated
with the estimated 17,820 burden hours to be $438,550.20 (17,820 hours
x $24.61 per hour). The Bureau of Labor Statistics estimates that for
State and local government workers, wages represent 61.5% of total
compensation.\5\ Therefore, the total cost of burden associated with
this collection is estimated to be $713,089. 76 ($438,550.20 / 0.6150).
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\4\ See May 2023 National Industry-Specific Occupational
Employment and Wage Estimates, 43-4031--Court, Municipal, and
License Clerks, available at Occupational Employment and Wage
Statistics (accessed December 23, 2025).
\5\ See Table 1. Employer Costs for Employee Compensation by
ownership for state and local government workers, available at
<a href="https://www.bls.gov/news.release/ecec.nr0.htm">https://www.bls.gov/news.release/ecec.nr0.htm</a> (accessed December 23,
2025).
Table 1--CRSS and NTS Data Collection Burden Hours
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Hours per
Access method jurisdiction Number of respondents (PJ or Total hours
(PJ or States) States)
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EDT (Maintenance)............................. 5 14 States....................... 70
State Website (user access only).............. 10 10 States and 2PJs.............. 120
State Website (user access and additional 60 1 States........................ 60
administrative functions).
Web Service (user access and States query and 60 1 State and 2 PJs............... 180
compile info).
Mixed Manual.................................. 470 37 PJs.......................... 17,390
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Grand Total............................... .............. 67 Respondents.................. 17,820
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Annually, there is the potential to reselect police jurisdictions,
which is dependent on maintenance of cooperation and access to crash
reports. If cooperation is lost, replacement jurisdictions are sought.
Regardless, the PJ frame is updated, and the PJ sample is reselected
every year. However, the changes in the sampled PJs are minimal because
Pareto sampling method is used for PJ sample selection. Any changes to
the PJ frame could impact the reported burden rates. For more details,
please refer to Pages 29-32 of the Technical Report: <a href="https://crashstats.nhtsa.dot.gov/Api/Public/ViewPublication/812706">https://crashstats.nhtsa.dot.gov/Api/Public/ViewPublication/812706</a>.
Special Studies
The CRSS special studies are important to evaluate the PJ frame of
the CRSS PSUs, determine PJ weights and measure of size for the CRSS PJ
sample selection. For NHTSA to accomplish its mission, motor vehicle
crash data must be of the highest quality which includes
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sampling from an accurate PJ frame to select a nationally
representative sample of crashes.
Non-Sampled PJ Crash Count Special Study (This study is Removed From
This ICR)
The burden calculation for the Non-Sampled PJ Crash Count Special
Study is difficult to determine. Each burden calculation is associated
with the agreed upon crash report access method for sample sites. For
non-sampled PJs we have no established relationship nor is it known
which type of access to crash report is feasible. Most importantly,
Non-sampled Sampled PJ Crash Count Special Studies are conducted on an
ad-hoc basis and not implemented every year. We estimate that the Non-
sampled Sampled PJ Crash Count Special Study will at most be conducted
once in the next three-year cycle. Table 2 illustrates the burden hours
for this special study by access method. EDT has been removed from the
table because CRSS samples from the entire county for EDT States,
therefore there is no distinction between the non-sampled and sampled
PJs. This is an added benefit to EDT implementation as we get an
accurate assessment of the PSU frame by CRSS strata. State websites
with user access have non-sampled PJs however, there is no added burden
because the initial access granted is at the state level. State website
with user access and additional administrative functions provide NHTSA
data at the county level, which includes both sampled and non-sampled
PJs, thus there is no additional burden to the state. Webservice
agreements also provide data at the county level, thus there is no
additional burden to the state to provide non-sampled crash reports.
States noted as having manual methods only account for the sampled PJs.
Without established cooperation, NHTSA can't forecast individual PJ's
access methods for the purposes of the burden calculation. Therefore,
NHTSA assumes that all the non-sampled PJs within the PSUs using the
mixed manual method will also use this method. Thus, NHTSA estimates
136 PJs will participate in the non-sampled special study using the
mixed manual method. The maximum burden for the Non-Sampled PJ Crash
Count Special Study's estimated burden is 63,920 with the possibility
of reduction with cooperative agreements finalized. If the Non-Sampled
PJ Crash Count Special Study were to be collected once in the next
three year, dividing the 63,920 total burden hours by three would yield
an annual burden of 21,307 hours.
After the statisticians revaluated the Non-Sampled PJ Crash Count
Special Study, it was concluded that the PJ frame evaluation and the
updated six crash counts would be the most beneficial to reduce
underestimation in the CRSS estimates. Thus, the Non-Sampled PJ Crash
Count Special Study will be no longer utilized. The new burden hours
will no longer reflect this special study in Table 4.
Table 2--Non-Sampled PJ Crash Count Special Study Burden Hours
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Number of
Hours per respondents
Access method jurisdiction jurisdiction (PJ) Total hours
or States
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Manual............................................... 470 136 21,307 (470*136/3)
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Grand Total...................................... ................. 136 21,307
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PJ Frame Evaluation Special Study
The activities associated with PJ frame evaluation special study
include identifying the in-scope PJs and collecting six crash count
from the in-scope PJs. NHTSA estimates there are total 40 non-EDT PSUs
and about 1,300 PJs in those non-EDT PSUs. NHTSA anticipates
approximately 16 minutes (0.25 hours) for each PJ to prepare the six
crash counts. NHTSA estimates the total number of hours of response
burden is about 347 hours.
Table 3--PJ Frame Evaluation Special Study Burden Hours
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Hours per Number of
PJ Frame evaluation jurisdiction respondents Total hours
(minutes) jurisdiction (PJ)
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Manual............................................... 16 1,300 347 (16/60*1,300)
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Grand Total...................................... ................. 1,300 347
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The total cost of burden associated with PJ frame evaluation
special study is $13,885.64 (347 hours x $24.61 per hour/.6150
compensation) using the same mean hourly wage estimate for Court,
Municipal and license clerks and estimates that for State and local
government workers, wages represent 61.50% of total compensation.\6\
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\6\ See Table 1. Employer Costs for Employee Compensation by
ownership for state and local government workers, available at
<a href="https://www.bls.gov/news.release/ecec.nr0.htm">https://www.bls.gov/news.release/ecec.nr0.htm</a> (accessed December 23,
2025).
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The total annual burden hours for the CRSS, and NTS and is
estimated at 18,167 (17,820 + 347) for a data collection year when all
studies are implemented.
The total cost of burden associated with this collection is
estimated to be $726,975.40 ($713,089.76 + $13,885.64).
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Table 4--Summary of Burden Changes
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Number of Previous New burden
Information collections respondents burden hours hours Difference Reasoning
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CRSS.......................... 67 21,040 17,820 3,220 Increased
efficiencies
with more
States
participating
in EDT and
Robotic Process
Automation
(RPA)
NTS........................... 0 0 0 0 Included with
CRSS burden
above
Non-sampled PJ Crash Count 0 21,307 0 21,307 This special
Special Study. study is
removed from
the data
collection.
PJ Frame Evaluation Special 1,300 333 347 14 Estimated number
Study. is increased to
account for
newly
identified in-
scope PJs
during
evaluation.
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Total..................... 1,367 42,680 18,167 24,513 ................
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Estimated Total Annual Burden Cost: $0.
There are no additional costs to respondents participating.
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 Department, including whether the information will
have practical utility; (b) the accuracy of the Department's estimate
of the burden of the proposed information collection; (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 automated collection
techniques or other forms of information technology.
(Authority: The Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995; 44 U.S.C. Chapter
35, as amended; 49 CFR 1.49; and DOT Order 1351.29A.)
Chou-Lin Chen,
Associate Administrator, National Center for Statistics and Analysis.
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