Agency Information Collection Activities; Notice and Request for Comment; Click It or Ticket (CIOT) Evaluation

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The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration invites public comments about our intention to request approval from the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for a new 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 to be conducted as part of an evaluation of the Click It or Ticket (CIOT) high-visibility enforcement campaign.

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[Federal Register Volume 91, Number 211 (Tuesday, November 3, 2026)]
[Notices]
[Pages 69302-69304]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2026-22366]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

National Highway Traffic Safety Administration

[Docket No. NHTSA-2026-0100]


Agency Information Collection Activities; Notice and Request for 
Comment; Click It or Ticket (CIOT) Evaluation

AGENCY: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), 
Department of Transportation (DOT).

ACTION: Notice and request for comments on a request for approval of a 
new information collection.

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SUMMARY: The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration invites 
public comments about our intention to request approval from the Office 
of Management and Budget (OMB) for a new 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 to be 
conducted as part of an evaluation of the Click It or Ticket (CIOT) 
high-visibility enforcement campaign.

DATES: Comments must be submitted on or before January 4, 2027.

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments identified by the Docket No. NHTSA-
2026-0100 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 W58-
213, 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 Christine Watson, Ph.D., Office of 
Behavioral Safety Research (NPD-320), 771-241-3120, 
<a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#14577c667d67607d7a713a437560677b7a54707b603a737b62"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="bbf8d3c9d2c8cfd2d5de95ecdacfc8d4d5fbdfd4cf95dcd4cd">[email&#160;protected]</span></a>, National Highway Traffic Safety 
Administration, W46-474, U.S. Department of Transportation, 1200 New 
Jersey Avenue SE, Washington, DC 20590.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Under the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 
(PRA) (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.

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    Title: Click It or Ticket Evaluation.
    OMB Control Number: New.
    Form Numbers: NHTSA Form 2188.
    Type of Request: Request for approval of a new information 
collection.
    Type of Review Requested: Regular.
    Requested Expiration Date of Approval: Three years from date of 
approval.
    Summary of the Collection of Information: NHTSA is seeking approval 
of this one-time information collection request (ICR) to administer 
surveys as part of an evaluation of Click It or Ticket, a key high-
visibility enforcement campaign aimed at increasing seat belt use 
through highly visible seat belt enforcement combined with 
communications and outreach strategies. The purpose of the self-report 
surveys is to measure the reach and awareness of CIOT communication and 
enforcement efforts and to evaluate the effects of the CIOT campaign on 
driver knowledge, attitudes, and behaviors related to seat belt use.
    The surveys will be administered at three timepoints/waves (before, 
during, and after the annual national CIOT mobilization, which occurs 
in May) to English-speaking adults (age 18+) with valid driver's 
licenses who are members of the Gallup Panel, a probability-based panel 
with over 100,000 panelists in the 50 States and Washington DC. During 
each of the three survey waves, data will be collected from 4,800 
respondents, with an estimated burden of 15 minutes per respondent (an 
annual burden of 1,200 hours for 4,800 annual respondents, averaged 
over the three-year approval period). At each wave, 800 respondents 
will reside in one of four major metropolitan areas (MSAs) located in 
four States selected to participate in other components of NHTSA's CIOT 
evaluation,\1\ with 200 respondents per MSA. An additional 4,000 
respondents will reside in the rest of the U.S. Participation by 
respondents will be voluntary. The total annual burden for this 
information collection is 1,200 hours.
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    \1\ Other components of the CIOT evaluation include conducting 
observational surveys of seat belt use at the roadside and 
conducting process evaluations of the implementation of CIOT 
enforcement and messaging in the four selected States. The 
observational surveys of seat belt use conducted as part of the CIOT 
evaluation only involve direct observation of vehicle occupants at 
the roadside. The process evaluation of the implementation of CIOT 
enforcement and messaging in four States will not involve requesting 
information from more than 9 people or groups. Therefore, these 
components of the CIOT evaluation do not require PRA clearance.
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    The contractor conducting this information collection is Gallup 
Inc., subcontracted to toXcel, LLC (Toxcel), NHTSA's prime contractor. 
Gallup's Institutional Review Board (IRB) will review and approve this 
data collection prior to fielding. Gallup's IRB meets all Federal 
requirements in 45 CFR 46, is registered with the Office for Human 
Research Protections, and has a Federalwide Assurance (FWA00021937). 
Toxcel also has established a Federalwide Assurance (FWA00022882).
    NHTSA will use the information from this collection to produce a 
technical report that presents the results of the survey and the other 
components of the CIOT evaluation, as well as a dataset that does not 
contain any personally identifiable information. No identifying 
information or individual responses will be reported. The technical 
report will be shared with State Highway Safety Offices, law 
enforcement, local governments, policymakers, researchers, educators, 
advocates, and others who may wish to use the information to support 
their work.
    Description of the Need for the Information and Proposed Use of the 
Information: NHTSA was established to reduce deaths, injuries, and 
economic losses resulting from motor vehicle crashes on the Nation's 
highways. The agency develops, promotes, and implements effective 
educational and enforcement programs with the goal of ending 
preventable tragedies and reducing economic costs associated with 
vehicle use and highway travel. Seat belt use is a key behavioral area 
for which NHTSA has developed comprehensive programs to meet its injury 
reduction goals. The annual CIOT mobilization is a major component of 
NHTSA efforts in this area. CIOT is a high-visibility enforcement 
campaign aimed at increasing seat belt use, and ultimately reducing 
injuries and fatalities, through highly visible seat belt enforcement 
combined with communications and outreach strategies.
    NHTSA has conducted previous evaluations of CIOT, with the most 
recent evaluation conducted over 12 years ago.\2\ As part of a broader 
effort to gather up-to-date information about CIOT, this survey will 
provide information about whether, how much, where, for how long, and 
for whom CIOT improves seat belt use, as well as potential impacts on 
other driver knowledge, attitudes and behaviors related to seat belt 
use. These survey results will deliver highly relevant, actionable data 
on CIOT effectiveness in support of NHTSA's mission to save lives, 
prevent injuries, and reduce economic costs resulting from traffic 
crashes.
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    \2\ Nichols, J., Chaffe, R., Solomon, M., & Tison, J. (2016, 
January). The Click It or Ticket evaluation (Traffic Safety Facts 
Research Note. Report No. DOT HS 812 238). National Highway Traffic 
Safety Administration.
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    Affected Public: Participants will be English-speaking licensed 
drivers aged 18 years and older who live in one of the 50 States or the 
District of Columbia.
    Estimated Number of Respondents: Participation in this study will 
be voluntary, with 4,800 participants at each of three waves (before, 
during, and after the annual national CIOT mobilization) selected from 
the Gallup Panel, a large probability-based panel sample frame. An 
estimated 13,760 panel members at each wave (41,200 total) will be 
invited to participate.
    Frequency: The study will be conducted once in three waves: before, 
during, and after the nationwide CIOT mobilization.
    Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 1,200 hours annually.
    This ICR will be conducted in three waves: before, during, and 
after the national CIOT high-visibility enforcement mobilization. At 
each survey administration (wave), respondents are expected to take 15 
minutes to complete the survey. Table 1 provides an overview of the 
survey administrations.

                                 Table 1--Overview of the Survey Administrations
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                                                                                    Burden per
                           Survey wave                             Total number      response      Total burden
                                                                  of respondents     (minutes)         hours
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Wave 1 (Before CIOT)............................................           4,800              15           1,200
Wave 2 (During CIOT)............................................           4,800              15           1,200
Wave 3 (After CIOT).............................................           4,800              15           1,200
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    Total.......................................................          14,400  ..............           3,600
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    NHTSA estimates that each wave will have approximately 4,800 
respondents and estimates that it will take approximately 15 minutes 
for a respondent to complete the survey, with an annual burden of 1,200 
hours averaged across the three-year approval period (Table 2).

                                                            Table 2--Annual Burden Estimates
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                                                                            Burden per        Hourly        Opportunity    Total annual
      Information collection                Forms          Annual number     response       opportunity      cost per       opportunity    Total annual
                                                          of respondents     (minutes)         cost          response          cost        burden hours
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Survey............................  NHTSA 2188..........           4,800              15          $42.88          $10.72         $51,456           1,200
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    To be eligible, potential respondents must be age 18 or older, 
reside in the U.S., have access to the internet, be English-speaking, 
and have a valid U.S. license. However, using demographic information 
respondents provided when they became Gallup Panel members, Gallup will 
only send survey invitations to panelists who meet these first four 
criteria. In addition, survey invitations and notifications sent to 
Gallup panelists will indicate that respondents must have a driver's 
license, with about 89 percent of U.S. adults being licensed 
drivers.\3\ Therefore, the number of respondents who read the 
invitation materials, decide to participate, but ultimately report not 
having a valid U.S. driver's license is expected to be near zero.
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    \3\ Office of Highway Police Information. (2025, January). 
Highway statistics 2023. Federal Highway Administration. <a href="https://www.fhwa.dot.gov/policyinformation/statistics/2023/dl20.cfm">https://www.fhwa.dot.gov/policyinformation/statistics/2023/dl20.cfm</a>
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    NHTSA estimates the opportunity cost to respondents using a fully-
loaded average hourly wage. The May 2024 mean hourly wage for all 
occupations in the United States was $32.66 per hour.\4\ NHTSA adds 
31.3 percent to this figure to account for benefits, for a fully-loaded 
average hourly wage of $42.88.<SUP>5 6</SUP> Therefore, NHTSA estimates 
the annual opportunity cost to be approximately $51,456 ($42.88 x 1,200 
= $51,456). Table 2 provides a summary of the estimated annual burden 
hours and opportunity costs associated with this ICR.
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    \4\ U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. (2025, April). May 2024 
National Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates. U.S. Bureau of 
Labor Statistics. <a href="https://data.bls.gov/oes/#/industry/000000">https://data.bls.gov/oes/#/industry/000000</a>.
    \5\ <a href="http://Ditigal.gov">Ditigal.gov</a>. (n.d.). How to estimate burden. U.S. General 
Services Administration and Office of Management and Budget. <a href="https://pra.digital.gov/burden/estimation/">https://pra.digital.gov/burden/estimation/</a>.
    \6\ U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. (2025, September 12). 
Employer costs for employee compensation--June 2025 [News Release]. 
<a href="https://www.bls.gov/news.release/pdf/ecec.pdf">https://www.bls.gov/news.release/pdf/ecec.pdf</a>.
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    Estimated Total Annual Burden Cost: Participation in this study is 
voluntary, and there are no costs to respondents beyond the time spent 
completing the questionnaires.
    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.

Angie Wang,
Acting Associate Administrator, Research and Program Development.
[FR Doc. 2026-22366 Filed 11-2-26; 8:45 am]
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