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Segment to provide safety oversight of
these new functions with the intent of
improving the safety and efficiency of
rail operations. FRA is publishing this
notice and inviting public comment on
the railroad’s field test request.
FRA will consider comments
received by July 11, 2022. FRA may
consider comments received after that
date to the extent practicable and
without delaying implementation of
valuable or necessary modifications to a
PTC system.

DATES:

ADDRESSES:

Comments: Comments may be
submitted by going to https://
www.regulations.gov and following the
online instructions for submitting
comments.
Instructions: All submissions must
include the agency name and the
applicable docket number. The relevant
PTC docket number for this host
railroad is Docket No. FRA–2010–0054.
For convenience, all active PTC dockets
are hyperlinked on FRA’s website at
https://railroads.dot.gov/train-control/
ptc/ptc-annual-and-quarterly-reports.
All comments received will be posted
without change to https://
www.regulations.gov; this includes any
personal information.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Gabe Neal, Staff Director, Signal, Train
Control, and Crossings Division,
telephone: 816–516–7168, email:
[email protected].
On
December 11, 2020, FRA certified
ARRC’s Interoperable Electronic Train
Management System (I–ETMS) PTC
system under Title 49 Code of Federal
Regulations (CFR) Section 236.1015 and
Title 49 United States Code (U.S.C.)
20157(h). Pursuant to 49 CFR 236.1035,
a railroad must obtain FRA’s approval
before field testing an uncertified PTC
system, or a product of an uncertified
PTC system, or any regression testing of
a certified PTC system on the general
rail system. See 49 CFR 236.1035(a).
Interested parties are invited to
comment on ARRC’s field test request
by submitting written comments or data.
During FRA’s review of this railroad’s
field test request, FRA will consider any
comments or data submitted within the
timeline specified in this notice and to
the extent practicable, without delaying
implementation of valuable or necessary
modifications to a PTC system. Under
49 CFR 236.1035, FRA maintains the
authority to approve, approve with
conditions, or deny a railroad’s field test
request at FRA’s sole discretion.

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SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

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Privacy Act Notice
In accordance with 49 CFR 211.3,
FRA solicits comments from the public
to better inform its decisions. DOT posts
these comments, without edit, including
any personal information the
commenter provides, to https://
www.regulations.gov, as described in
the system of records notice (DOT/ALL–
14 FDMS), which can be reviewed at
https://www.transportation.gov/privacy.
See https://www.regulations.gov/
privacy-notice for the privacy notice of
regulations.gov. To facilitate comment
tracking, we encourage commenters to
provide their name, or the name of their
organization; however, submission of
names is completely optional. If you
wish to provide comments containing
proprietary or confidential information,
please contact FRA for alternate
submission instructions.
Issued in Washington, DC.
Carolyn R. Hayward-Williams,
Director, Office of Railroad Systems and
Technology.
[FR Doc. 2022–09943 Filed 5–9–22; 8:45 am]
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
National Highway Traffic Safety
Administration
[Docket No. NHTSA–2022–0044]

Agency Information Collection
Activities; Notice and Request for
Comment; Field Study of Heavy
Vehicle Crash Avoidance Systems
Notice and request for public
comment on an extension of a currently
approved information collection.

ACTION:

The National Highway Traffic
Safety Administration (NHTSA) invites
public comments about our intention to
request approval from the Office of
Management and Budget (OMB) for an
extension of a currently approved
information collection. Before a federal
agency may collect certain information
from the public, it must receive
approval from OMB. Under procedures
established by the Paperwork Reduction
Act of 1995, before seeking OMB
approval, Federal agencies must solicit
public comment on proposed
collections of information, including
extensions and reinstatements of
previously approved collections. This
document describes a collection of
information for which NHTSA intends
to seek OMB extension approval, titled
‘‘Heavy Vehicle Crash Avoidance
Systems’’ and identified by OMB
Control Number 2127–0741, which is

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currently approved through August 31,
2022. This project has been delayed due
to COVID–19 shutdowns and
precautions. The extension is necessary
to continue the current data collection
to completion. This extension request
updates the burden hours to reflect the
numbers of respondents that are needed
to complete the study, updates to time
estimates for responses, and mean
hourly rates. Additionally, this notice
provides clarification on the burden
hours and the costs to the public.
DATES: Comments must be submitted on
or before July 11, 2022.
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments
using any of the following methods:
• Electronic submissions: Go to
http://www.regulations.gov. Follow the
online instructions for submitting
comments.
• Fax: (202) 493–2251.
• Mail: Docket Management, U.S.
Department of Transportation, 1200
New Jersey Ave. SE, West Building,
Room W12–140, Washington, DC 20590.
• Hand Delivery: 1200 New Jersey
Avenue SE, West Building Ground
Floor, Room W12–140, Washington, DC,
between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m., Monday
through Friday, except Federal holidays.
Telephone (202) 366–9322.
Instructions: Each submission must
include the Agency name and Docket
number identified at the beginning of
this document. Note that all comments
received will be posted without change
to http://www.regulation.gov, including
any personal information provided.
Please see the Privacy heading below.
Privacy Act: Anyone is able to search
the electronic form of all comments
received into any of our dockets by the
name of the individual submitting the
comment (or signing the comment, if
submitted on behalf of an association,
business, labor union, etc.). You may
review DOT’s complete Privacy Act
Statement in the Federal Register
published on April 11, 2000 (65 FR
19477–78) or you may visit http://
www.dot.gov/privacy.html.
Docket: For access to the docket to
read background documents or
comments received, go to http://
www.regulations.gov, or the street
address listed above. Follow the online
instructions for accessing the dockets
via the internet.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Jenny Zhang, Office of Vehicle Safety
Research, National Highway Traffic
Safety Administration, U.S. Department
of Transportation, 1200 New Jersey
Avenue SE, Washington, DC 20590,
Telephone: 202–366–3973; email
address [email protected]. Please
identify the relevant collection of

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information by referring to its OMB
Control Number.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Under the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995,
before an agency submits a proposed
collection of information to OMB for
approval, it must first publish a
document in the Federal Register
providing a 60-day comment period and
otherwise consult with members of the
public and affected agencies concerning
each proposed collection of information.
OMB has promulgated regulations
describing what must be included in
such a document. Under OMB’s
regulation (at 5 CFR 1320.8(d)), an
agency must ask for public comment on
the following: (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)
how to enhance the quality, utility, and
clarity of the information to be
collected; (d) how to minimize the
burden of the collection of information
on those who are to respond, 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. In compliance with these
requirements, NHTSA asks for public
comments on the extension of the
following collection of information for
which the agency is seeking approval
from OMB.
Title: Field Study of Heavy Vehicle
Crash Avoidance Systems.
Type of Request: Extension of a
currently approved information
collection.
OMB Control Number: 2127–0741.
Form Number: None.
Type of Review Requested: Regular.
Requested Expiration Date of
Approval: Three years from date of
approval.
Summary of the Collection of
Information: The National Highway
Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA)
is gathering information regarding
drivers’ naturalistic driving experiences
and opinions about crash avoidance
systems (CAS) consisting of Lane
Departure Warning, Forward Collision
Warning, Impact Alert, and Automatic
Emergency Braking for heavy vehicles.
CAS technology has been advancing
rapidly since the conclusion of the
previous study, with products for heavy
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commercially available. These systems
present opportunities for improving
driver awareness and behavior,
improving drivers’ responses to
potential collisions, and mitigating or
preventing collisions when drivers do
not respond. The newest generation of
CAS technology includes several new
features, such as multiple sensors,
improvements to radar algorithms, and
new features such as full braking in
response to static objects or pedestrians.
However, it is unknown if this newest
generation of products has been able to
reduce the prevalence of false or
nuisance alerts observed in the previous
study, if there are any issues with new
types of alerts that have been added
since previous studies, or whether
driver have negative perceptions of the
technology due to these issues. As these
technologies become more popular with
fleets, it is important to understand their
real-world performance and any
unintended consequences that may arise
from them.
Data collection began in August 2021
after COVID delays and a shortage of
chips necessary for use in the data
acquisition system necessary for the
naturalistic driving portion of the study.
As of December 31, 2021, one
respondent has completed the study,
three are in the field study portion, and
one has completed the informed consent
document and pre-field study surveys
but still needs to go through the
installation portion of stage one and
stages two to three of the study.
Information in this extension requests
refers to the respondents and burden
associated with completing the study.
Description of the Need for the
Information and Proposed Use of the
Information: The collection of
information consists of: An informed
consent for participation, a demographic
questionnaire, an initial CAS technology
questionnaire, and a post-study CAS
technology questionnaire.
The information to be collected will
be used as follows:
• Informed Consent is collected from
respondents who agree to participate in
the study; the informed consent has
been approved by an Institutional
Review Board.
• Demographic questionnaire is used
to obtain demographic information so
that potential analysis may account for
participants from various groups (e.g.,
age, self-identified gender, driving
experience, and experience with CAS
technology).
• Initial CAS technology
questionnaire is used to get information
about drivers’ beliefs and attitudes
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their job prior to data collection. This
questionnaire assesses perceived
usability of the systems in terms of
acceptance and satisfaction, as well as
willingness to have this technology in
their vehicle.
• Final CAS technology questionnaire
is used to get information about drivers’
beliefs and attitudes towards the CAS
technology installed on the commercial
vehicle they use for their job at the end
of data collection. These questionnaires
will also be used to assess perceived
distraction potential of the systems in
terms of acceptance and satisfaction, as
well as willingness to have this
technology in their vehicle. Each driver
will complete a post-study
questionnaire once, after the completion
of his or her data collection. The poststudy survey will gauge how drivers’
attitudes and preferences may have
changed over the course of
participation.
• Each participating driver will have
a data acquisition system (DAS)
installed in their vehicle for
approximately three months while they
perform their normal work duties. This
system will collect video of the driver
and forward roadway, telemetry and
vehicle network data related to driving,
and activations of the vehicle’s CAS.
Respondents: Respondents for this
study are drawn from a convenience
sample from trucking fleets across the
United States. Drivers are recruited from
fleets that have signed agreements with
the research team and have trucks that
are outfitted with CAS technologies.
Recruitment will attempt to balance the
number of vehicles using particular
brands of CAS technology but will be
subject to fleet availability and
scheduling constraints. Requirements of
drivers involved in the study do not
extend beyond employment
requirements for each fleet.
Estimated Number of Respondents:
170 remaining respondents for initial
phases of the study; anticipating some
drop-out, the end-goal number of
remaining respondents is 149.
Estimated Number of Responses: 170
for the consent form (one per
respondent); 170 for the Demographic
Questionnaire (one per respondent); 170
for the Initial CAS Questionnaire (one
per respondent); 149 for the Final CAS
Questionnaire (one per respondent) that
completes the study.
Estimated Total Annual Burden:
123.6 hours total.
Estimated Frequency: The Informed
Consent Form, Demographic
Questionnaire, and Initial CAS
Technology Questionnaire are
completed once at the start of
participation and data collection. The

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Final CAS Technology Questionnaire is
completed once at the completion of

participation, approximately three
months later.

TABLE 1—BURDEN CALCULATIONS AND ESTIMATED OPPORTUNITY COST

Stage One:
Informed Consent Form .........................................
Demographic Questionnaire ...................................
Initial CAS Technology Questionnaire ...................
Stage Two:
Naturalistic Driving Study .......................................
Stage Three:
Final CAS Technology Questionnaire ....................

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Estimated
time for
completion

Number of
respondents

Instrument

Total
estimated
burden hours †

Hourly wage

Estimated total
opportunity cost

170
170
170

20
5
25

57 hours .........
15 hours .........
71 hours .........

$23.42
23.42
23.42

$1,334.94
351.30
1,662.82

171

N/A

N/A .................

N/A

N/A

149

25

63 hours .........

23.42

1,475.46

Total Burden Remaining ........................................

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

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

206 hours .......

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

4,824.52

Months Remaining .........................................................
Annual Burden Remaining ............................................

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

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

20 ...................
123.6 hours ....

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

..............................
2,894.71

The above table reflects the annual
burden hours to be 123.6 to complete
data collection. While the table reflects
opportunity costs, this is not a burden
incurred by the public for this
information collection. The annual
burden cost to respondents is zero.
The previous notice estimated total
burden hours for this study to be 193.5
total. The total number of burden hours
to complete data collection is now 206
based on updates to the time for the
Informed Consent and the Demographic
Questionnaire. Opportunity costs have
been updated to reflect current average
hourly wages; however, this is not a
burden to respondents for the
information collection.
Due to COVID–19 shutdowns and
precautions, data collection efforts were
suspended. NHTSA anticipates
additional time beyond the August 31,
2022, expiration date of the currently
approved collection to complete this
effort. The federal government began
this study at $2,581,075 in contract
expenses and has added expenses due
to the time delays and resulting changes
in technology. The total cost expected at
this time is $2,954,970 with an
annualized cost to the federal
government over the expected study
time-to-completion of $402,950.
Public Comments Invited: You are
asked to comment on any aspect of this
information collection, including (a)
Whether the proposed collection of
information is necessary for the
Department’s performance; (b) the
accuracy of the estimated burden; (c)
ways for the Department to enhance the
quality, utility, and clarity of the
information collection; and (d) ways
that the burden could be minimized
without reducing the quality of the
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summarize and/or include your
comments in the request for OMB’s
clearance of this information collection.
Authority: The Paperwork Reduction
Act of 1995, 44. U.S.C. Chapter 35, as
amended; 5 CFR part 1320; and 49 CFR
1.95.
Issued in Washington DC.
Cem Hatipoglu,
Associate Administrator for Vehicle Safety
Research.
[FR Doc. 2022–10012 Filed 5–9–22; 8:45 am]
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Office of the Secretary
[Docket ID Number: DOT–OST–2010–0054]

Notice of Submission of Proposed
Information Collection to OMB Agency
Request for Reinstatement of
Previously Approved Collections:
Nondiscrimination on the Basis of
Disability in Air Travel: Reporting
Requirements for Disability-Related
Complaints
Office of the Secretary (OST),
Department of Transportation
(Department or DOT).
ACTION: Notice and request for
comments.
AGENCY:

In accordance with the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44
U.S.C. Chapter 35, as amended), this
notice announces the DOT’s intention to
reinstate an Office of Management and
Budget (OMB) Control Number 2105–
0551, ‘‘Reporting Requirements for
Disability-Related Complaints.’’ The
information collection is related to a
requirement in the Code of Federal
Regulations (CFR) for carriers to report

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annually to the Department the number
of disability-related complaints they
receive.
Interested persons are invited to
submit comments regarding this
proposal. Written comments should be
submitted by July 11, 2022.
ADDRESSES: You may file comments
identified by the docket number DOT–
OST–2010–0054 by any of the following
methods:
• Federal eRulemaking Portal: Go to
http://www.regulations.gov and follow
the online instructions for submitting
comments. (You may access comments
received for this notice at http://
www.regulations.gov by searching
docket DOT–OST–2010–0054.)
• Mail: Docket Management Facility,
U.S. Department of Transportation, 1200
New Jersey Ave. SE, West Building
Ground Floor Room W12–140,
Washington, DC 20590–0001;
• Hand delivery: West Building
Ground Floor, Room W12–140, 1200
New Jersey Ave. SE, between 9 a.m. and
5 p.m., Monday through Friday, except
Federal holidays. The telephone number
is 202–366–9329.
Instructions: You must include the
agency name and docket number DOT–
OST–2010–0054 at the beginning of
your comment. All comments received
will be posted without change to
https://www.regulations.gov, including
any personal information provided.
Privacy Act: Anyone is able to search
the electronic form of all comments
received in any of DOT’s dockets by the
name of the individual submitting the
comment (or signing the comment, if
submitted on behalf of an association,
business, labor union, etc.). You may
review DOT’s complete Privacy Act
Statement in the Federal Register
DATES:

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