Fatality Analysis Reporting System (FARS)

Forms and Documents

Forms and supporting documents for this ICR

Document	Type	Status	Availability
Form HS Form 214 Fatality Analysis Reporting System (FARS)	Form	Modified	Available
Revised_April_28_Part_B_Collection_of_Info_Employing_Stats[1].docx	Supporting Statement B	Uploaded 2015-10-27	Available
OMB_18_Supporting_Statements_Final_DRAFT_Oct_22_v1[1][1].doc	Supporting Statement A	Uploaded 2015-11-20	Available
FARS Burden statement.docx	Supplementary Document	Uploaded 2014-06-11	Available

IC Document Collections

Information collection document groups

IC ID	Collection	Type	Status	Form
26137	Fatality Analysis Reporting System (FARS)	Form	Modified

ICR Details

OMB Control No: 2127-0006	ICR Reference No: 201510-2127-001
Status: Historical Active	Previous ICR Reference No: 201406-2127-003
Agency/Subagency: DOT/NHTSA	Agency Tracking No:
Title: Fatality Analysis Reporting System (FARS)
Type of Information Collection: Reinstatement with change of a previously approved collection	Common Form ICR:  No
Type of Review Request: Regular
OIRA Conclusion Action: Approved without change	Conclusion Date: 04/04/2016
	Date Received in OIRA: 12/16/2015
Terms of Clearance:

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	Inventory as of this Action	Requested	Previously Approved
Expiration Date	04/30/2019	36 Months From Approved
Responses	32,885	0	0
Time Burden (Hours)	98,655	0	0
Cost Burden (Dollars)	0	0	0

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Abstract: . The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) has the responsibility to collect accident data that support the establishment and enforcement of motor vehicle regulations and highway safety programs. These regulations and programs are developed to reduce the severity of injury and the property damage associated with motor vehicle accidents. The Fatality Analysis Reporting System (FARS) is in its thirty-seventh year of operation as a major system that acquires national fatality information directly from existing State files and documents. FARS, census of all fatal motor vehicle traffic accidents in the US and P.R. Data from existing state records is automated for the agency's use in highway and motor vehicle safety problem analysis and evaluation.

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Authorizing Statute(s): US Code: 23 USC 101 Name of Law: Highway Safety Act of 1966
  

Citations for New Statutory Requirements: None

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Associated Rulemaking Information
RIN:	Stage of Rulemaking:	Federal Register Citation:	Date:
	Not associated with rulemaking

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Federal Register Notices & Comments
60-day Notice:	Federal Register Citation:	Citation Date:
	78 FR 38096	06/25/2013
30-day Notice:	Federal Register Citation:	Citation Date:
	79 FR 6997	02/05/2014
Did the Agency receive public comments on this ICR? No

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Number of Information Collection (IC) in this ICR: 1

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IC Title	Form No.	Form Name
Fatality Analysis Reporting System (FARS)	HS Form 214-A, HS Form 214, HS Form 214-B, HS Form 214-C, HS Form 214-D, HS Form 214-E	Crash Level ,   Vehicle Level ,   Driver Level ,   Person Level (MV Occupant) ,   Pre-Crash Level (Vehicle/Driver) ,   Person Level (Not A MV Occupant)

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ICR Summary of Burden

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	Total Approved	Previously Approved	Change Due to New Statute	Change Due to Agency Discretion	Change Due to Adjustment in Estimate	Change Due to Potential Violation of the PRA
Annual Number of Responses	32,885	0	0	0	-5,424	38,309
Annual Time Burden (Hours)	98,655	0	0	0	16,291	82,364
Annual Cost Burden (Dollars)	0	0	0	0	0	0

Burden increases because of Program Change due to Agency Discretion: No

Burden Increase Due to:

Burden decreases because of Program Change due to Agency Discretion: No

Burden Reduction Due to:

Short Statement: This is reinstatement, whereby increasing NHTSA's total burden hour total by 98,655 hours.

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Annual Cost to Federal Government: $8,400,000

Does this IC contain surveys, censuses, or employ statistical methods? Yes Part B of Supporting Statement

Is the Supporting Statement intended to be a Privacy Impact Assessment required by the E-Government Act of 2002? No

Is this ICR related to the Affordable Care Act [Pub. L. 111-148 & 111-152]? No

Is this ICR related to the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, [Pub. L. 111-203]? No

Is this ICR related to the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (ARRA)? No

Is this ICR related to the Pandemic Response? Uncollected

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Common Form ICR:  No

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On behalf of this Federal agency, I certify that the collection of information encompassed by this request complies with 5 CFR 1320.9 and the related provisions of 5 CFR 1320.8(b)(3).

The following is a summary of the topics, regarding the proposed collection of information, that the certification covers:

(a) It is necessary for the proper performance of agency functions;

(b) It avoids unnecessary duplication;

(c) It reduces burden on small entities;

(d) It uses plain, coherent, and unambiguous language that is understandable to respondents;

(e) Its implementation will be consistent and compatible with current reporting and recordkeeping practices;

(f) It indicates the retention periods for recordkeeping requirements;

(g) It informs respondents of the information called for under 5 CFR 1320.8 (b)(3) about:

(i) Why the information is being collected;

(ii) Use of information;

(iii) Burden estimate;

(iv) Nature of response (voluntary, required for a benefit, or mandatory);

(v) Nature and extent of confidentiality; and

(vi) Need to display currently valid OMB control number;

(h) It was developed by an office that has planned and allocated resources for the efficient and effective management and use of the information to be collected.

(i) It uses effective and efficient statistical survey methodology (if applicable); and

(j) It makes appropriate use of information technology.

If you are unable to certify compliance with any of these provisions, identify the item by leaving the box unchecked and explain the reason in the Supporting Statement.

Certification Date: 12/16/2015

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