Federal Register/Vol. 85, No. 251/Thursday, December 31, 2020/Notices
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86980 Federal Register / Vol. 85, No. 251 / Thursday, December 31, 2020 / Notices Description of Relief Sought: Phoenix use the search function. Comments may information collection (OMB Control Air Unmanned, LLC seeks relief from 14 also be sent by mail to the Office of No. 2127–0613). CFR 61.113(a); 91.7(a); 91.113(b), (d), Information and Regulatory Affairs, Type of Review Requested: Regular. (e), (f), (g); 91.119(c); 91.121; 91.151(b); Office of Management and Budget, 725 Requested Expiration Date of 91.405(a); 91.407(a)(1) and (2); 17th Street NW, Washington, DC 20503, Approval: 3 years from date of approval. 91.409(a)(1) and (2); and 91.417(a) and Attention: Desk Officer for Department Respondents: Random sample of U.S. (b) to allow the petitioner to operate the of Transportation, National Highway adults (18 years old and older) who SwissDrones SD050V2 unmanned Traffic Safety Administration, or by drive a motor vehicle. aircraft system with a take-off weight email at [email protected], Summary of the Collection of not to exceed 192 pounds to remotely or fax: 202–395–5806. Information: NHTSA is seeking approval to conduct a National Survey conduct inspections and patrol critical FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For electric system infrastructures. of Speeding Attitudes and Behaviors by additional information or access to web and mail among a national [FR Doc. 2020–28918 Filed 12–30–20; 8:45 am] background documents, contact Kristie probability sample of 7,013 adult BILLING CODE 4910–13–P Johnson, Ph.D., Office of Behavioral drivers (and 152 adult drivers for a pilot Safety Research (NPD–310), National survey), age 18 and older. Participation Highway Traffic Safety Administration, by respondents would be voluntary. DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE, W46–498, Survey topics would include the extent Washington, DC 20590. Dr. Johnson’s to which drivers speed, drivers’ National Highway Traffic Safety phone number is 202–366–2755, and Administration attitudes and perceptions about her email address is kristie.johnson@ speeding, reasons and motivations for [Docket No. NHTSA–2020–0008] dot.gov. speeding, and knowledge and attitudes SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Under the towards countermeasure strategies to Agency Information Collection Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (PRA) deter speeding. Activities; Submission to the Office of (44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq.), before a Federal In conducting the proposed research, Management and Budget for Review agency can collect certain information the survey would use computer-assisted and Approval; National Survey of from the public, it must receive web interviewing (i.e., a programmed, Speeding Attitudes and Behaviors approval from the Office of Management self-administered web survey) to minimize recording errors, as well as AGENCY: National Highway Traffic and Budget (OMB). In compliance with optical mark recognition and image Safety Administration (NHTSA), these requirements, this notice scanning for the paper and pencil Department of Transportation (DOT). announces that the following survey to facilitate ease of use and data ACTION: Notice and request for information collection request has been forwarded to OMB. accuracy. A Spanish-language survey comments on a reinstatement with option would be used to minimize A Federal Register notice with a 60- modification of a previously approved language barriers to participation. day comment period soliciting public collection of information. Surveys would be conducted with comments on the following information respondents using an address-based SUMMARY: In compliance with the collection was published on August 3, sampling design that encourages Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 2020 (Federal Register/Vol. 85, No. 149/ respondents to complete the survey (PRA), this notice announces that the pp. 46782–46786). NHTSA received two online. Although web would be the Information Collection Request (ICR) comments. Sarah Smoak provided primary data collection mode, a paper abstracted below will be submitted to comments supportive of the proposed questionnaire would be sent to the Office of Management and Budget information collection. An anonymous households that do not respond to the (OMB) for review. The ICR describes the commenter provided remarks about the web invitations. The proposed survey nature of the information collection and COVID–19 pandemic with no mention would be anonymous and the survey its expected burden. The ICR is for a of the proposed survey or traffic safety. reinstatement with modification of a would not collect any personal Comments on the proposed information. This collection only previously approved collection of information collection are appreciated. information for a one-time voluntary requires respondents to report their Thank you to Ms. Smoak for providing answers; there are no record-keeping survey regarding knowledge, attitudes, thoughtful commentary as to the and behaviors associated with speeding. costs to the respondents. importance of conducting the National Description of the Need for the A Federal Register notice with a 60-day Survey of Speeding Attitudes and Information and Proposed Use of the comment period soliciting public Behaviors. This included using the data Information: comments on the following information to be able to formulate plans, NHTSA was established to reduce collection was published on August 3, procedures, and countermeasures to deaths, injuries, and economic losses 2020. NHTSA received two comments, have positive impacts on the public by resulting from motor vehicle crashes on which we address below. reducing speed-related deaths. Ms. the nation’s highways. As part of this DATES: Comments must be submitted on Smoak also appreciates that the periodic statutory mandate, NHTSA is or before February 1, 2021. surveys help track behavioral changes authorized to conduct research for the ADDRESSES: Written comments and related to speeding. development of traffic safety programs. recommendations for the proposed Title: National Survey of Speeding Title 23, United States Code, Section information collection, including Attitudes and Behaviors. 403 gives the Secretary of suggestions for reducing burden, should OMB Control Number: 2127–0613. Transportation (NHTSA by delegation) be submitted to the Office of Form Numbers: NHTSA Form 1538, authorization to use funds appropriated Management and Budget at NHTSA Form 1539, NHTSA Form 1544, to conduct research and development www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain. NHTSA Form 1545, NHTSA Form 1546. activities, including demonstration To find this particular information Type of Information Collection projects and the collection and analysis collection, select ‘‘Currently under Request: Reinstatement with of highway and motor vehicle safety Review—Open for Public Comment’’ or modification of a previously approved data and related information, with VerDate Sep<11>2014 19:28 Dec 30, 2020 Jkt 253001 PO 00000 Frm 00080 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 E:\FR\FM\31DEN1.SGM 31DEN1 khammond on DSKJM1Z7X2PROD with NOTICES Federal Register / Vol. 85, No. 251 / Thursday, December 31, 2020 / Notices 86981 respect to all aspects of highway and on factors underlying behaviors such as Sequence File (DSF) of residential traffic safety systems and conditions attitudes or perceptions of norms that addresses. An estimated 20,600 relating to vehicle, highway, driver, are changeable. households will be contacted and have passenger, motorcyclist, bicyclist, and NHTSA has conducted the National the study described to them. No more pedestrian characteristics; accident Survey of Speeding Attitudes and than one respondent will be selected per causation and investigations; and Behaviors on three previous occasions— household. human behavioral factors and their first in 1997, again in 2002, and most Prior to the main survey, a pilot effect on highway and traffic safety. recently in 2011. In the 2021 survey, survey will be administered to test the Traffic crashes are complex. Often, NHTSA intends to examine the extent to they involve multiple contributing which drivers’ speed, who the speeders survey and the mailing protocol and factors, with speeding as one of the are, when and why drivers speed, and procedures. Participation in this study primary factors leading to a crash. what countermeasures are most will be voluntary, with 152 participants Speeding-related crashes—defined as acceptable and effective in reducing sampled from all 50 States and the racing, exceeding the speed limit, or speeding. Furthermore, NHTSA plans to District of Columbia using address data driving too fast for conditions 1— assess whether self-reported behaviors, from the most recent U.S. Postal Service resulted in 26% of all crash fatalities in attitudes, and perceptions regarding (USPS) computerized Delivery 2018,2 a percentage that has largely speeding and associated Sequence File (DSF) of residential remained the same over the last 20 years countermeasure strategies have changed addresses. An estimated 444 households despite national, State, and local efforts over time since the administration of the will be contacted and have the study to address the speeding problem. In prior three national surveys. The 2021 described to them. No more than one 2010, speeding-related crashes were survey will also include new questions respondent will be selected per estimated to result in $52 billion in on emerging speed-related technologies. household. economic costs and $203 billion in The findings from this proposed Estimated