Impact of Driver Commuting on Safety

Forms and Documents

Forms and supporting documents for this ICR

Document	Type	Status	Availability
Form Form No. 1 CMV Driver Commuting Time and Hours of Service Survey	Form and Instruction	New	Repair queued
DriverCommutingSurvey_Supporting Statement A.docx	Supporting Statement A	Uploaded 2018-05-31	Repair queued
30-Day FR for Driver Commuting Practices Survey.pdf	Supplementary Document	Uploaded 2018-05-29	Repair queued
60-Day FR for Driver Commuting Practices Survey.pdf	Supplementary Document	Uploaded 2018-05-29	Repair queued
DriverCommutingSurvey_Attachment D_Reminder Letter.docx	Supplementary Document	Uploaded 2018-05-29	Repair queued
DriverCommutingSurvey_Attachment C_Reminder Postcard.docx	Supplementary Document	Uploaded 2018-05-29	Repair queued
DriverCommutingSurvey_Attachment B_Recruitment Letter.docx	Supplementary Document	Uploaded 2018-05-29	Repair queued
DriverCommutingSurvey_Attachment A_FAST Act 5515.docx	Supplementary Document	Uploaded 2018-05-29	Repair queued
DriverCommutingSurvey_Supporting Statement B.docx	Supporting Statement B	Uploaded 2018-05-29	Repair queued

IC Document Collections

Information collection document groups

IC ID	Collection	Type	Status	Form
231584	CMV Driver Commuting Time and Hours of Service Survey	Form and Instruction	New

ICR Details

OMB Control No:	ICR Reference No: 201805-2126-001
Status: Historical Inactive	Previous ICR Reference No:
Agency/Subagency: DOT/FMCSA	Agency Tracking No:
Title: Impact of Driver Commuting on Safety
Type of Information Collection: New collection (Request for a new OMB Control Number)	Common Form ICR:  No
Type of Review Request: Regular
OIRA Conclusion Action: Withdrawn	Conclusion Date: 08/28/2018
	Date Received in OIRA: 06/29/2018
Terms of Clearance: Agency withdrew collection to pursue a new methodology without the need of a PRA collection.

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	Inventory as of this Action	Requested	Previously Approved
Expiration Date		36 Months From Approved
Responses	0	0	0
Time Burden (Hours)	0	0	0
Cost Burden (Dollars)	0	0	0

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Abstract: FMCSA proposes a survey to inquire about driver commuting practices to fulfill Section 5515 of the Fixing America’s Surface Transportation Act, 2015 (FAST Act). Section 5515 of the FAST Act requires FMCSA to conduct a study on the safety effects of motor carrier operator commutes exceeding 150 minutes. The administrator is then required to submit a report to Congress containing the findings of the study. The survey proposed within this information collection request is seeking to gather information on the prevalence of excessive (greater than 150 minutes) driver commuting in the commercial motor vehicle (CMV) industry, including the number and percentage of drivers who commute; the distances traveled, time zones crossed, time spent commuting, and methods of transportation used; research on the impact of excessive commuting on safety and CMV driver fatigue; and the commuting practices of CMV drivers and policies of motor carriers. Responding to the collection which is a survey is voluntary. Current and past drivers of freight and passenger vehicles are expected to respond in order to disclose information. The information collection is a one-time survey. CMV driver characteristics is collected by the survey, as follows: • Work history; • Commuting time, transportation mode, and recording of that time; • Driving schedules; • Rests and breaks; • Miles driven annually; and • Demographics. Using a Mail-Web methodology, the questionnaire of the driver commute survey will be sent out by the research team, on behalf of FMCSA, to 12,000 randomly selected drivers, as identified in step 1. These drivers will be solicited to complete an online survey, using a recruitment letter (with a $2 pre-incentive), a reminder postcard, and a second follow-up letter. The letter will inform the drivers that they will receive a check for $10 upon completion of the survey, which is expected to require an average of 20 minutes to complete. Based on low response rates in this industry, the expectation is that approximately 4.17 percent of the 12,000 (500) selected drivers (out of a universe of approximately 4 million drivers) will complete the survey on the Web. Therefore, the burden estimates developed for this study are based on the expectation that FMCSA will receive 500 responses. The survey will be conducted online, which does not require any data entry staff; the recruitment letters will provide the drivers with a personal identification number (PIN) to allow them to access the online survey. FMCSA will receive the information FMCSA on driver commuting practices and potential safety outcomes. The primary purpose of this study is to develop a report to Congress to satisfy the requirements mandated in the FAST Act. The Agency received 381 comments in response to this notice, of which 18 were supportive of the study, 22 were deemed not relevant to this information collection, 11 were neutral or provided information regarding the proposed topic of driver commuting, 326 were negative toward the study. Additional information on the 381 comments received are presented in Section 8 of the attached Supporting Statement A. The actual comments are provided in Regulations.gov at https://www.regulations.gov/docketBrowser?rpp=25&po=0&dct=PS&D=FMCSA-2017-0313&refD=FMCSA-2017-0313-0001, or by using the Docket ID: FMCSA-2017-0313 in the search engine.

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Authorizing Statute(s): None

Citations for New Statutory Requirements: PL: Pub.L. 114 - 94 5515 Name of Law: Fixing America’s Surface Transportation Act, 2015 (FAST Act)

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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:
	82 FR 56102	11/27/2017
30-day Notice:	Federal Register Citation:	Citation Date:
	83 FR 24149	05/24/2018
Did the Agency receive public comments on this ICR? Yes

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

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IC Title	Form No.	Form Name
CMV Driver Commuting Time and Hours of Service Survey	Form No. 1	Commercial Motor Vehicle Driver Commuting Time and Hours of Survey

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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 a new information collection. This is a program change as the result of deliberate Federal government action due to the requirement of Section 5515 of the FAST Act for FMCSA to conduct a study on the safety effects of motor carrier operator commutes exceeding 150 minutes. The FMCSA Administrator is then required to submit a report to Congress containing the findings of the study.

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Annual Cost to Federal Government: $286,095

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

Does this ICR request any personally identifiable information (see OMB Circular No. A-130 for an explanation of this term)? Please consult with your agency's privacy program when making this determination.     No

Does this ICR include a form that requires a Privacy Act Statement (see 5 U.S.C. §552a(e)(3))? Please consult with your agency's privacy program when making this determination.     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: 06/29/2018

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