Survey on Driver Awareness of Motorcycles

Forms and Documents

Document Name	Status
Form 1582/1583 Questionnaire Form and Instruction	New
MC Awareness Survey_ICR_Part B.docx Supporting Statement B	2022-06-28
MC Awareness Survey_ICR_Part A.docx Supporting Statement A	2022-06-28
MC Awareness Survey_Item by Item Justification.docx Supplementary Document	2022-06-15

IC Document Collections

IC ID	Document Title	Status
254260	Questionnaire Form and Instruction	New
254259	Thank You Letter Instruction	New
254257	Final Postcard Reminder Instruction	New
254256	Reminder Letter Instruction	New
254255	Reminder Postcard Instruction	New
254252	Initial Postcard and Invitation Instruction	New

ICR Details

OMB Control No:	ICR Reference No: 202206-2127-003
Status: Received in OIRA	Previous ICR Reference No:
Agency/Subagency: DOT/NHTSA	Agency Tracking No:
Title: Survey on Driver Awareness of Motorcycles
Type of Information Collection: New collection (Request for a new OMB Control Number)	Common Form ICR:  No
Type of Review Request: Regular	Date Submitted to OIRA: 06/28/2022

	Requested	Previously Approved
Expiration Date	36 Months From Approved
Responses	131,576	0
Time Burden (Hours)	3,289	0
Cost Burden (Dollars)	111,300	0

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Abstract: The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) of the U.S. Department of Transportation is seeking approval to conduct a one-time survey of randomly selected adults aged 18 years or older and who have driven a motor vehicle at least once in the past three months to report their knowledge, attitudes, and awareness of safe-driving behaviors towards motorcycles. One sample consists of adult drivers residing in Florida and the other sample consists of adult drivers residing in Pennsylvania. NHTSA will contact a total of 33,460 to achieve a target of at least 2,486 complete voluntary responses consisting of 1,243 completed instruments from the Florida sample and 1,243 completed instruments from the Pennsylvania sample. The large geographic and demographic sizes of Florida and Pennsylvania allow for complex driving environments in which motorcycles and passenger vehicles operate in a range of traffic conditions. Notably, neither State has a universal motorcycle helmet use law, but each has a sizable population of registered motorcycles and varied helmet use rates. For example, in 2019, 52 percent of motorcyclists killed in Florida and 51 percent of motorcyclists killed in Pennsylvania were not helmeted. The estimated burden of this collection is 3,289 hours with 2,709 hours associated with survey invitations and reminders and 580 hours associated with survey completions. NHTSA will summarize the results of the collection using aggregate statistics in a final report to be distributed to NHTSA program and regional offices, State Highway Safety Offices, and other traffic safety and motorcycle safety stakeholders. This collection supports NHTSA’s mission by obtaining information needed for the development of traffic safety countermeasures, particularly in the areas of communications and outreach, for the purpose of reducing fatalities, injuries, and crashes associated with multi-vehicle motorcycle crashes. An Institutional Review Board (IRB) determined that this proposed information collection is exempt from IRB oversight.

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Authorizing Statute(s): US Code: 23 USC 403 Name of Law: Highway Safety Act of 1970
  

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:
	87 FR 20504	04/07/2022
30-day Notice:	Federal Register Citation:	Citation Date:
	87 FR 38454	06/28/2022
Did the Agency receive public comments on this ICR? Yes

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Number of Information Collection (IC) in this ICR: 6

IC Title	Form No.	Form Name
Final Postcard Reminder
Initial Postcard and Invitation
Questionnaire	1582/1583	Motorcycle Awareness Survey
Reminder Letter
Reminder Postcard
Thank You Letter

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ICR Summary of Burden

	Total Request	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	131,576	0	0	131,576	0	0
Annual Time Burden (Hours)	3,289	0	0	3,289	0	0
Annual Cost Burden (Dollars)	111,300	0	0	111,300	0	0

Burden increases because of Program Change due to Agency Discretion: Yes

Burden Increase Due to: Miscellaneous Actions

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

Burden Reduction Due to:

Short Statement: This is a one-time new information collection supporting NHTSA's behavioral traffic safety research program and the agency's efforts to improve motorcyclist safety. As such, it requires a program change to add the estimated 3,289 hours for the new information collection to existing burden.

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Annual Cost to Federal Government: $651,980

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.     Yes

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? No

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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: 06/28/2022

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