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Preliminary Description of the
Proposed Action and Alternatives: A
reasonable range of alternatives for
detailed study in the DEIS is currently
being considered and will be refined in
consideration of agency and public
comments received during the 30-day
NOI comment period. In addition to the
No Action Alternative, potential project
alternatives include bridge replacement
and bridge rehabilitation. A preliminary
description of these potential
alternatives is provided below.
The No Action Alternative assumes
no improvements other than those
implemented as part of routine
maintenance. The Bridge Replacement
Alternatives would replace the existing
Albion River Bridge with a new bridge.
Various bridge replacement concepts
will be considered during the scoping
process, including a west alignment
constructed to the west of the existing
bridge, an east alignment constructed to
the east of the existing bridge, and onalignment constructed slightly west of
the existing alignment. The Bridge
Rehabilitation Alternatives would
require major work to extend the service
life of the existing Albion River Bridge.
The Bridge Rehabilitation Alternatives
would include rehabilitation of the
bridge for motor vehicle use by
widening the bridge and upgrading the
bridge rails, or rehabilitation of the
bridge as a pedestrian-only bridge
alongside one of the bridge replacement
alternatives. The operability of the
bridge would need to be maintained
while addressing structural deficiencies,
geometric deficiencies, and operational
reliability of the bridge.
Summary of Expected Impacts: The
DEIS will include an evaluation of the
potential social, economic, and
environmental effects resulting from the
implementation of the Project. Based on
preliminary review of existing
conditions within and in proximity to
the Project location, the implementation
of the Project could result in effects to
cultural and historic resources;
community resources; parks and
recreational areas; threatened and
endangered species; wetlands; coastal
resources; navigable waters; hazardous
waste and contaminated materials;
floodplains; noise; air quality; and
visual resources. The analyses and
evaluations conducted for the DEIS will
identify the potential for effects;
whether the anticipated effects would
be adverse; and mitigation measures for
adverse effects. Evaluations under
Section 4(f) of the USDOT Act of 1966,
23 CFR part 774, will be prepared, and
consultation under Section 106 of the
National Historic Preservation Act of
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undertaken concurrently with the
NEPA/CEQA environmental review
processes.
Anticipated Permits and Other
Authorizations: Potential permits and
approvals for the Project include: U.S.
Army Corps of Engineers (USACE)
permits under section 404 of the Clean
Water Act, 33 U.S.C. 1344, and section
10 of the Rivers and Harbors Act, 33
U.S.C. 403, for construction in the
Albion River and potential wetland
impacts; U.S. Coast Guard (USCG)
Bridge Permit, which establishes
allowable clearances for bridges over
navigable waterways such as the Albion
River; National Marine Fisheries Service
(NMFS) section 7 Endangered Species
Act, 16 U.S.C. 1536, NMFS Essential
Fish Habitat Consultation for potential
impacts to species due to construction
in the Albion River, consultation for
potential impacts on threatened and/or
endangered species; U.S. Fish and
Wildlife Service (USFWS) section 7
Endangered Species Act, 16 U.S.C.
1536, consultation for potential impacts
to federally-listed threatened species; as
well as any other relevant California
State and Local Agency permits and
authorizations.
Schedule for the Decision-Making
Process: The Project schedule will be
established as part of the requirements
of the environmental review process
under 23 U.S.C. 139 Efficient
environmental reviews for project
decision-making.
The anticipated project schedule is
outlined below:
• Public Scoping Meetings (May 2022)
• Scoping Report Publication (June
2022)
• Notice of Availability of the DEIS
(May 2023)
• Public Hearing (June 2023)
• End of DEIS Comment Period (July
2023)
• Publish Single Final EIS (FEIS)/ROD
(March 2024)
A Description of the Public Scoping
Process: Public and agency outreach
will include a formal Public Scoping
Meeting scheduled in May 2022. Letters
describing the proposed action and
soliciting comments will be sent to
appropriate Federal, State, Native
American Tribes and local agencies, and
to private organizations and citizens
who have previously expressed or are
known to have interest in this proposal.
A Public Hearing on the DEIS will also
be scheduled during circulation of the
environmental document.
To ensure that the full range of issues
related to this proposed action are
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are invited from all interested parties.
Comments or questions concerning this
proposed action and the DEIS should be
directed to Caltrans at the address
provided above.
(Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance
Program Number 20.205, Highway Planning
and Construction. The regulations
implementing Executive Order 12372
regarding intergovernmental consultation on
Federal programs and activities apply to this
program.)
Dated: April 12, 2022.
Christina Leach,
Acting Director, Planning, Environment and
Right of Way, Federal Highway
Administration, California Division.
[FR Doc. 2022–08270 Filed 4–18–22; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 4910–22–P

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
National Highway Traffic Safety
Administration
[Docket No. NHTSA–2021–0086]

Agency Information Collection
Activities; Submission to the Office of
Management and Budget for Review
and Approval; Investigation-Based
Crash Data Studies
National Highway Traffic
Safety Administration (NHTSA),
Department of Transportation (DOT).
ACTION: Notice and request for
comments on an extension with
modification of a currently approved
information collection.
AGENCY:

In compliance with the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995
(PRA), this notice announces that the
Information Collection Request (ICR)
abstracted below will be submitted to
the Office of Management and Budget
(OMB) for review and approval. The ICR
describes the nature of the information
collection and its expected burden. This
document describes a currently
approved collection of information for
which NHTSA intends to seek approval
from OMB for extension with
modification on NHTSA’s InvestigationBased Crash Data Studies: Crash
Investigation Sampling System (CISS),
Special Crash Investigation (SCI) and
Special Study Data Collection. A
Federal Register Notice with a 60-day
comment period soliciting comments on
the following information collection
was published on January 26, 2022. No
comments were received.
DATES: Comments must be submitted on
or before May 19, 2022.
ADDRESSES: Written comments and
recommendations for the proposed
information collection, including
SUMMARY:

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suggestions for reducing burden, should
be submitted to the Office of
Management and Budget at
www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain.
To find this particular information
collection, select ‘‘Currently under
Review—Open for Public Comment’’ or
use the search function.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For
additional information or access to
background documents, contact Dinesh
Sharma, Crash Investigation Division
(NSA–110), (202) 366–2333, National
Highway Traffic Safety Administration,
W53–493, 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.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Under the
PRA (44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq.), a Federal
agency must receive approval from the
Office of Management and Budget
(OMB) before it collects certain
information from the public and a
person is not required to respond to a
collection of information by a Federal
agency unless the collection displays a
valid OMB control number. In
compliance with these requirements,
this notice announces that the following
information collection request will be
submitted to OMB.
A Federal Register notice with a 60day comment period soliciting public
comments on the following information
collection was published on January 26,
2022.
Title: Investigation-Based Crash Data
Studies.
OMB Control Number: 2127–0706.
Form Number: Form 1278 and 1280.
Type of Request: Request for
extension with modification of a
currently approved information
collection.
Type of Review Requested: Regular.
Length of Approval Requested: Three
years from date of approval.
Summary of the Collection of
Information: NHTSA is authorized,
under 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. For
decades, NHTSA has been investigating
crashes and collecting crash data
through its Investigation-Based Crash
Data Studies, namely the Crash
Investigation Sampling System (CISS),
Special Crash Investigation (SCI), and
specific issue-based Special Study data
collection studies. Although each of
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and collect data in different manners,
they all utilize the same core variables
(e.g. forms), procedures and protocols
for data collection.
On November 15, 2021, the
Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act
(Pub. L. 117–58), also referred to as the
Bipartisan infrastructure Law (BIL), was
signed into law. The Crash Data section
(section 24108) of the BIL authorizes the
Secretary of Transportation (NHTSA by
delegation) to use funds to enhance the
collection of data under CISSS by,
among other things, including
additional data collection sites.
NHTSA is seeking approval to modify
the existing information collection to:
(a) Increase the number of crashes
investigated by the crash technicians for
2021 and future years, (b) add Special
Study cases into this package, and (c)
add Special Crash Investigation cases
into this package. NHTSA has also
adjusted estimates to include the burden
incurred by tow yards, hospitals, and
law enforcement agencies in responding
to the collections. The combined impact
is an increase of 6,458 burden hours to
NHTSA’s overall total.
The CISS is a nationally
representative sample of passenger
vehicle crashes which focus on detailed
investigation of passenger vehicle
crashes. It provides nationally
representative data on fatal and nonfatal
motor vehicle crashes for use in
developing and evaluating federal motor
vehicle safety standards and other safety
countermeasures. The CISS began
implementation in 2015 and by 2018
was collecting crash data from thirtytwo (32) fully operational sites. As a
result of the BIL, the CISS data
collection sites will be expanded from
32 to 56 sites. The CISS collects data at
both the crash level through scene
analysis and vehicle level through
vehicle damage assessment together
with injury source evidence and
standardized coding.
The SCI Program is used to provide
NHTSA with the most in-depth and
detailed level of crash investigation data
collected by the Agency. Generally, SCI
investigations are conducted for crashes
of special interest, such as those
involving new or emerging safety
technologies (e.g., those involving
vehicles equipped with crash avoidance
technologies or Automated Driving
Systems (ADS)), school buses,
motorcoaches, alternative fuel and
hybrid vehicles, adaptive control
equipped vehicles, fires, child
restraints, and those relevant to safety
defect investigations. The crash
investigations are conducted to
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countermeasure effectiveness and
support Agency rulemaking actions.
Investigations are also conducted to
provide early detection of alleged or
potential vehicle safety defects. Reports
are generated from investigations and all
are made available to the public. The
crashes chosen for SCI investigation
may be chosen throughout the year as
they arise or be part of a planned effort
to look into a particular type of crash
(such as crashes involving air bag
deployment-related fatalities and
injuries).
In addition to the above-referenced
CISS and SCI data collections, NHTSA
also conducts investigation-based
special studies using the CISS and SCI
infrastructure to answer questions on a
specific topical aspect of vehicle and
highway safety. In the special study
cases, data is typically gathered
remotely where documents and
investigation details are requested from
investigating agencies and the data is
compiled, coded, and reported on
collectively in a summary report
detailing the issue. These special
studies will utilize the same
infrastructure CISS and SCI, as well as
the same core variables (e.g., forms) and
procedures and protocols. The cases
may be selected from an agency’s data
set (i.e., CISS, SCI, or Fatality Analysis
Reporting System (FARS)) or through
other means (i.e., internet searches,
news articles, and public notification).
The cases may or may not be selected
to provide a nationally-representative
sample of crashes. In the past, using the
National Automotive Sampling SystemCrashworthiness Data System (NASS–
CDS) infrastructure, NHTSA conducted
several investigation-based special
studies, including studies on child
occupant protection, air bag
effectiveness, and pedestrian safety
among others. NASS–CDS, operated
from 1979 through 2015, and was the
predecessor to CISS. Three currently
planned special studies will collect
information on crashes that involve
medium-duty trucks (trucks between
10,001 and 26,000 lbs.), pedestrians or
pedalcyclists, and first responders or
construction or maintenance workers
struck while performing official duties
on the road.
NHTSA will also use the information
collected through the CISS
infrastructure to support NHTSA’s NonTraffic Surveillance (NTS). CISS
Technicians review over a hundred and
fifty thousand crash reports each year,
and some of these reports are not
applicable to the CISS program, but they
may be applicable to the NTS data
collection. NTS is a virtual data
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counts and details regarding fatalities
and injuries that occur in non-traffic
crashes and in non-crash incidents.
Non-traffic motor vehicle crashes are a
class of crashes that occur off the public
trafficways. These crashes, subsequently
referred to as ‘‘non-traffic crashes,’’ are
mostly single-vehicle crashes on private
roads, two vehicle crashes in parking
facilities, or collisions with pedestrians
in driveways. In addition, there are nontraffic incidents such as a vehicle falling
on a person underneath or an
unintentional carbon monoxide
poisoning inside the vehicle. Non-traffic
crash data is obtained through NHTSA’s
CISS, SCI, Crash Reporting Sampling
System (CRSS), and FARS.
For the standard investigation-based
crash data studies acquisition process,
once a crash has been selected for
investigation, crash technicians locate,
visit, measure, and photograph the crash
scene; locate, visit, inspect, and
photograph involved vehicle(s); conduct
a telephone or personal interview with
the involved individuals or a surrogate
(another person who can provide
occupant or crash information, such as
parents for a minor or parent or spouse
for a deceased individual); and obtain
and record crash injury information
received from various medical data
sources. These data are used to describe
and analyze circumstances,
mechanisms, and consequences of a
cross section of towed, light passenger
motor vehicle crashes in the United
States. The collection of interview data
aids in this effort.
For the special studies, the data is
typically gathered following similar
procedures, but is targeted to a specific
issue (e.g., child occupant protection,
crash causation factors) as opposed to
an entire investigation. Special Studies
investigations also typically only
involve obtaining information from law
enforcement, who provide access to and
a copy of the crash report where the
data is not electronic. They do not
involve interviewing people involved in
crashes, obtaining medical records or
inspecting the vehicles. Each special
study has specific requirements (i.e.,
types of crashes and/or data collected);
however, the gathering of crash reports
for these studies is similar to the
gathering of crash reports in the CISS
and SCI programs.
Description of the Need for the
Information and Proposed Use of the
Information: NHTSA investigates realworld crashes and collects detailed
crash data through CISS, SCI, and
Special Studies data collection
programs to identify the primary factors
related to the source of crashes and their
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are utilized to develop and evaluate
effective safety countermeasures
including the establishment and
enforcement of motor vehicle
regulations that reduce the severity of
injury and property damage caused by
motor vehicle crashes. The data
collected also give motor vehicle
researchers an opportunity to specify
areas in which improvements may be
possible, design countermeasure
programs, and evaluate the effects of
existing and proposed safety measures.
60-Day Notice: NHTSA published a
60-day notice in the Federal Register on
January 26, 2022 (87 FR 4099). NHTSA
received no comments. However,
NHTSA is revising burden estimates as
a result of additional funding for CISS
data collection. In the 60-day notice,
NHTSA estimated that there would be
32 data collection sites in each of the
next three years. As a result of the
additional funding provided by the BIL,
NHTSA now plans to phase in 24
additional data collection sites in CISS
over the next 3 years. This 30 day notice
increases the burden hours for
interviewees, Police, Tow Yards and
Medical Facilities for an additional 24
data collection sites. The total data
collection sites will incrementally
increase from 32 to 56 over the next
three years. The increase in burden
hours and cost for these additional data
collection sites are reflected in the
Burden to Respondent section of this
document.
Burden to Respondents: NHTSA has
provided a description of the affected
public, estimated number of
respondents, description of frequency,
and estimates of the total burden hours
and costs for each of the three
Investigation-Based Crash Data
Acquisition Systems (CISS, SCI, and
Special Studies) below. In aggregate,
NHTSA estimates that the total annual
burden is 12,063 hours and $0.
Program: CISS.
Affected Public: People involved in
select motor vehicle crashes, law
enforcement jurisdictions that provide
access to and a copy of the crash report
where the data is not electronic;
hospitals that provide a copy of the
injured occupant’s medical treatment of
injuries; and tow or salvage lot facilities
that provide access to the storage facility
to inspect the vehicle.
Estimated Number of Respondents:
24,186.
Frequency: On Occasion.
Estimated Total Annual Burden
Hours: 11,787 hours (6,956 + 822 + 298
+ 2,783 + 928).
The CISS crash data acquisition
system includes 5 information
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collection covers the collection of
information from individuals involved
in crashes via interview. The estimated
number of interview respondents is
obtained by multiplying the
approximate number of crashes
investigated each year by the average
number of interviews per crash. Based
on existing data, each CISS crash
involves an average of approximately
2.25 individuals. NHTSA estimates that
CISS conducts investigations on 9,275
crashes per year. Therefore, NHTSA
estimates that there will be 20,869
respondents per year (9,275 crashes ×
2.25 respondents per crash).
The respondents are contacted only
once; however, in rare circumstances
follow-up questions may be needed to
clarify data. The interview requires
approximately 20 minutes of a
respondent’s time on average. CISS
conducts interviews for approximately
9,275 crashes per year, which NHTSA
estimates takes about 45 minutes per
crash (2.25 respondents × 20 minutes).
Therefore, the estimated total annual
burden hours for the collection of
information from individuals involved
in crashes for CISS is 6,956 hours
((9,275 crashes × 45 minutes) ÷ 60
minutes/hour).
In addition to interviews, crash
technicians and investigators must
obtain official records to initiate and
complete the cases. These records
include police crash reports and
medical records. The second
information collection under CISS is for
the collection of crash records from
sampled police jurisdictions. NHTSA
estimates that there are 316 sample
police jurisdictions annually. To
estimate the burden to sampled police
jurisdictions, NHTSA multiplied the
average number of visits per year by the
average burden per visit and the number
of police jurisdictions. On average, each
of the 316 sampled police jurisdictions
are queried weekly (or 52 times per
year) and each query is estimated to take
3 minutes. Accordingly, NHTSA
estimates the total annual burden for
sampled police jurisdictions to be 2.6
hours per respondent (3 minutes × 52
visits) and 822 hours for all respondents
(2.6 hours × 316 police jurisdictions =
821.6 hours).
The third information collection
under CISS is for the collection of crash
records from non-sampled police
jurisdictions. Based on existing CISS
data, there are 340 non-sampled
jurisdictions annually. To estimate the
burden to non-sample police
jurisdictions, NHTSA multiplied the
average number of visits per year by the
average burden per visit and the number
of non-sampled police jurisdictions. On

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average, each of the 595 non-sampled
police jurisdictions are visited twice
annually and each query is estimated to
take 15 minutes. Accordingly, NHTSA
estimates the total burden for nonsampled police jurisdictions to be 30
minutes per respondent (15 minutes × 2
visits) and 289 hours for all respondents
((30 minutes × 595 non-sampled police
jurisdictions) ÷ 60 minutes/hour) = 298
hours).
The fourth information collection
under CISS is for the collection of
medical records from hospitals. Based
on existing data, CISS collects an
average of 16,695 records each year from
an average of 481 hospitals. NHTSA
estimates that a hospital spends 10
minutes for each record requested.
Accordingly, NHTSA estimates the total
annual burden to be 2,783 hours
((16,695 records × 10 minutes) ÷ 60
minutes/hour) and estimates that each
hospital will, on average, spend 5.78
hours providing the requested
information each year (2,783 hours ÷
481 hospitals).
The fifth information collection under
CISS is for the collection from tow yards
necessary to gain access to and locate a
vehicle that was involved in a crash.
Typically, a tow facility operator just
needs to give the crash technician
permission to enter the yard to inspect
the vehicle and involves approximately
5 minutes of staff time. CISS data shows
an average of 11,130 visits to tow
facilities per year, and NHTSA estimates
1,926 tow facilities will be visited
annually. Accordingly, NHTSA
estimates the total annual burden to be
928 hours ((11,130 visits × 5 minutes) ÷
60 minutes/hour) and estimates that
each tow facility will, on average, spend
28.90 minutes providing the requested
information each year ((928 hours × 60
minutes) ÷ 1,926 facilities).
Accordingly, NHTSA estimates that
the total burden associated with the
CISS data acquisition system is 11,787
hours (6,956 + 822 + 298 + 2,783 + 928).
Estimated Total Annual Burden Cost:
$0.
There are no capital, start-up, or
annual operation and maintenance costs
involved in this collection of
information. The respondents would not
incur any reporting costs from the
information collection beyond the
opportunity or labor costs associated
with the burden hours. The respondents
also would not incur any recordkeeping
burden or recordkeeping costs from the
information collection.
Program: Special Crash Investigation
(SCI)
Affected Public: People involved in
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enforcement jurisdictions that provide
access to and a copy of the crash report
where the data is not electronic;
hospitals that provide a copy of the
injured occupant’s medical treatment of
injuries; and tow or salvage lot facilities
that provide access to the storage facility
to inspect the vehicle.
Estimated Number of Respondents:
500.
Frequency: On occasion (typically
once per year).
Estimated Total Annual Burden
Hours: 109 hours (67 + 17 + 17 + 8).
The SCI crash data acquisition system
includes 4 information collections. The
first information collection covers the
collection of information from
individuals involved in crashes via
interview. The estimated number of
interview respondents is obtained by
multiplying the approximate number of
crashes investigated each year by the
average number of interviews per crash.
Based on existing data, each SCI crash
involves an average of approximately 2
individuals. NHTSA estimates that SCI
conducts investigations on
approximately 100 crashes per year.
Therefore, NHTSA estimates that there
will be 200 respondents per year (100
crashes × 2 respondents per crash).
The respondents are contacted only
once; however, in rare circumstances
follow-up questions may be needed to
clarify data. The interview requires
approximately 20 minutes of a
respondent’s time on average. SCI
conducts interviews for approximately
100 crashes per year, which NHTSA
estimates takes about 40 minutes per
crash (2 respondents × 20 minutes).
Therefore, the estimated total annual
burden hours for the collection of
information from individuals involved
in crashes for SCI is approximately 67
hours ((100 crashes × 40 minutes) ÷ 60
minutes/hour = 66.67).
In addition to interviews, crash
technicians and investigators must
obtain official records to initiate and
complete the cases. These records
include police crash reports and
medical records. The second
information collection under SCI is for
the collection of crash records from
police jurisdictions. The SCI
investigators contact an estimated 100
police jurisdictions once per year and
require approximately 10 minutes of
staff time per police jurisdiction. To
estimate the burden to these police
jurisdictions, NHTSA multiplied the
average number of visits per year by the
average burden per visit and the number
of police jurisdictions. Accordingly,
NHTSA estimates the total annual
burden for police jurisdictions to be 10
minutes per respondent (10 minutes × 1

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query per year) and 17 hours for all
respondents ((10 minutes × 100 police
jurisdictions) ÷ 60 minutes/hour = 16.67
hours).
The third information collection
under SCI is for the collection of
medical records from hospitals. Based
on existing data, SCI collects an average
of 100 records each year from 100
hospitals (1 request per hospital per
year). NHTSA estimates that a hospital
spends 10 minutes for each record
requested. Accordingly, NHTSA
estimates the total annual burden to be
17 hours ((100 records × 10 minutes) ÷
60 minutes/hour = 16.67 hours) and
estimates that each hospital will, on
average, spend 10 minutes providing the
requested information each year (10
minutes × 1 record request per year).
The fourth information collection
under SCI is for the collection from tow
yards necessary to gain access to and
locate a vehicle that was involved in a
crash. Typically, a tow facility operator
just needs to give the crash technician
permission to enter the yard to inspect
the vehicle and involves approximately
5 minutes of staff time. SCI conducts
approximately 100 visits to tow
facilities per year, and NHTSA estimates
that 100 tow facilities will be visited
annually (1 request per facility per
year). Accordingly, NHTSA estimates
the total annual burden to be 8 hours
((100 visits × 5 minutes) ÷ 60 minutes/
hour = 8.33 hours) and estimates that
each tow facility will, on average, spend
5 minutes providing the requested
information each year.
Accordingly, NHTSA estimates that
the total burden associated with the SCI
data acquisition system is 109 hours (67
+ 17 + 17 + 8).
Estimated Total Annual Burden Cost:
$0.
There are no capital, start-up, or
annual operation and maintenance costs
involved in this collection of
information. The respondents would not
incur any reporting costs from the
information collection beyond the
opportunity or labor costs associated
with the burden hours. The respondents
also would not incur any recordkeeping
burden or recordkeeping costs from the
information collection.
Special Studies
Affected Public: Law enforcement
jurisdictions that provide access to and
a copy of the crash report where the
data is not electronic.
Estimated Number of Respondents:
1,000.
Frequency: On occasion (typically
once per year).
Estimated Total Annual Burden
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There is only one information
collection for Special Studies in this
ICR. This ICR only covers special
studies involving remote-level
investigations.1 Accordingly, these
remote-level investigations do not
involve interviews of individuals
involved in crashes, collection of
medical records from hospitals, or visits
to tow facilities. Instead, these special
studies only involve the collection of
information from police jurisdictions.
NHTSA estimates that the special
studies will involve, on average, 1,000
police jurisdictions each year and

require approximately 10 minutes of
staff time per police jurisdiction. The
total annual hour burden on
jurisdictions for special studies
information is estimated to be 167 hours
(1 visit × 10 minutes × 1,000
jurisdictions ÷ 60 minutes/hour =
166.67).
Estimated Total Annual Burden Cost:
$0.
There are no capital, start-up, or
annual operation and maintenance costs
involved in this collection of
information. The respondents would not
incur any reporting costs from the

information collection beyond the labor
costs associated with the burden hours.
The respondents also would not incur
any recordkeeping burden or
recordkeeping costs from the
information collection.
Estimated Total Annual Burden
Hours All Programs: 12,063 hours.
The total estimated annual burden
hours to all respondents for this ICR is
12,063 hours. The table below provides
a summary of the estimated annual
burden hours.

TABLE 2—SUMMARY OF BURDEN HOUR ESTIMATES
Number of
respondents

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Information collection title

Number of
responses
(per respondent)

Burden per
response
(minutes)

CISS: Interviews with Individuals Involved in Crashes ...
CISS: Collection of Police Records from Sampled Jurisdictions.
CISS: Collection of Police Records from Non-Sampled
Jurisdictions.
CISS: Collection of Medical Records ..............................
CISS: Access to Tow Yards ...........................................
SCI: Interviews with Individuals Involved in Crashes .....
SCI: Collection of Police Records ...................................
SCI: Collection of Medical Records ................................
SCI: Access to Tow Yards ..............................................
Special Studies: Collection of Police Records ................

20,869
316

20,869 (1) ..............
16,432 (52) ............

20
3

595

1,190 (2) ................

480
1,960
200
100
100
100
1,000

Total .........................................................................

........................

Estimated Total Annual Burden Cost
All Programs: $0.
NHTSA estimates that there are no
costs to respondents other than costs
associated with burden hours.
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
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) 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
appropriate automated, electronic,
mechanical, or other technological
collection techniques or other forms of
information technology, e.g., permitting
electronic submission of responses.
Authority: The Paperwork Reduction
Act of 1995; 44 U.S.C. chapter 35, as

15

6,956
821.6
822
298

16,695 (34.76) .......
11,130 (5.68) .........
200 (1) ...................
100 (1) ...................
100 (1) ...................
100 (1) ...................
1,000 (1) ................

10
5
20
10
10
5
10

5.78 hours ..............
28.39 minutes ........
20 minutes .............
10 minutes .............
10 minutes .............
5 minutes ...............
10 minutes .............

2,783
928
67
17
17
8
167

................................

......................

................................

12,063

Chou Lin Chen,
Associate Administrator, National Center for
Statistics and Analysis.
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1 If NHTSA intends to conduct a special study
that is not remote, it will seek separate clearance.

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