View Information Collection Request (ICR) Package

OMB Control No: 2127-0734	ICR Reference No: 202203-2127-002
Status: Historical Active	Previous ICR Reference No: 201807-2127-002
Agency/Subagency: DOT/NHTSA	Agency Tracking No:
Title: Driver Alcohol Detection System for Safety Field Operational Test (DADSS-FOT)
Type of Information Collection: Revision of a currently approved collection	Common Form ICR: No
Type of Review Request: Regular
OIRA Conclusion Action: Approved without change	Conclusion Date: 09/29/2022
Retrieve Notice of Action (NOA)	Date Received in OIRA: 03/16/2022
Terms of Clearance: NHTSA will seek OMB approval before collecting information from the public.

	Inventory as of this Action	Requested	Previously Approved
Expiration Date	09/30/2025	36 Months From Approved	09/30/2022
Responses	2,296	0	313,560
Time Burden (Hours)	3,249	0	115,830
Cost Burden (Dollars)	0	0	0

Abstract: This is a request to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review and approval of a renewal with modification of currently approved information collection request (ICR) titled “Driver Alcohol Detection System for Safety - Field Operational Test (DADSS-FOT).” This ICR is for a voluntary information collection to evaluate breath-based sensor technologies that are integrated into research vehicles. The purpose of the information collection is to collect information to provide a greater understanding of the performance of both breath- and touch-based sensors with actual dosed passengers using the technology under varying environmental conditions. Although the sensors will undergo significant laboratory testing, it is necessary to evaluate their function in real-world environmental conditions to ensure that they will be operational for all possible conditions. This ICR is for the collection of data from human subjects to allow NHTSA to perform real-world testing. The primary component of this information collection is the collection of sensor data during a Field Operational Test (FOT) involving human subjects; however, demographic information about participants and post-test information will be collected as well. The objectives of the FOT are to: (1) Determine the effectiveness of the DADSS sensors in a real-world driving environment; (2) Analyze DADSS breath- and touch-based sensors in real-world driving scenarios; and (3) Obtain technical data to further refine the DADSS Performance Specifications that will ultimately be used for system design and product development. Respondents are voluntary participants that will be accepted for inclusion based on a pre-screening interview to ensure they are able to consume alcohol. For the study, NHTSA intends to collect data from a total of 480 uniquely individual participants to collect a minimum of 312,000 data points through their participative rides/drives. NHTSA has already collected data from 62 participants and will need to collect data from an additional 418 individuals .. The respondent selection interviewing is a one-time data collection and the respondents have the opportunity to participate in the FOT up to 60 times within the study; however, for the 62 individuals that have participated, they have participated an average of 2.13 times. In accordance with DOT policy on research involving human subjects, this study has been reviewed and approved by a Health and Human Services-approved Institutional Review Board before data collection began. Recipients of the respondent information are the data analysts and researchers and the data are used initially to assess whether to include the respondent in the study and later to assess the functionality of the in-vehicle equipment. During the FOT, the only data collected from the human subjects will be measurement data from sensors on the vehicle, which will be recorded and used by the data analysts and researchers. This information collection is under request for extension and both the annual burden hours and the total annual burden cost have been revised based on the study experience up to August 31, 2021. The original ICR reported a total 2-year burden estimate of 115,830 hours (annual burden of 57,915 hours) and a total 2-year cost of $2,256,847.50 (annual cost of $1,128,423.75). These were estimates of maximum burden to the public based on the assumption that each individual participant would choose to participate the maximum 60 times. With adjustments made to time, response rate, and participation level, burden calculations have been updated. The burden is therefore no longer based on maximum participation of 60 times per individual participant, rather the average number of times individuals have chosen to participate thus far in data collection. The updated burden estimate is an annual burden of 3,249 hours. The annual burden cost associated with this ICR extension is zero other than the time spent participating.

Authorizing Statute(s): None

Citations for New Statutory Requirements: None

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

Federal Register Notices & Comments
60-day Notice:	Federal Register Citation:	Citation Date:
	86 FR 74427	12/30/2021
30-day Notice:	Federal Register Citation:	Citation Date:
	87 FR 14613	03/15/2022
Did the Agency receive public comments on this ICR? Yes

Number of Information Collection (IC) in this ICR: 4

IC Title	Form No.	Form Name
DADSS Orientation
Eligibility/Demographic Interview	NHTAS Form 1647	Eligibility Demographic Questionnaire
Field Operational test
Full Orientation	NHTSA Form 1648	FOT Orientation
Health Screening Only	NHTSA Form 1649	Health Screener
Recruitment Survey	NHTSA Form 1418	DADSS Recruitment
Test-day Questioins	NHTSA Form 1419	Test-Day Questions

ICR Summary of Burden

	Total Approved	Previously Approved	Change Due to Agency Discretion	Change Due to Adjustment in Estimate
Annual Number of Responses	2,296	313,560	291	-311,555
Annual Time Burden (Hours)	3,249	115,830	-4,407	-108,174
Annual Cost Burden (Dollars)	0	0	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: Yes

Burden Reduction Due to: Miscellaneous Actions

Short Statement: Given this is an extension request, some changes to the burden have been made. Calculations for this extension were totaled and averaged over what is expected to be an additional two years of data collection based on the delay from COVID-19 restrictions as well as challenges in recruiting participants. Estimates of respondents, time, and frequency have been updated in response to the data collection up to this point. Based on current response rates (15% compared to the original estimate of a 75% response rate), estimates of the number of individuals necessary for contact for recruitment has been increased. The experience of the research team has also led to a change in the timing for both the eligibility/demographic interview has increased. The timing for orientation has been separated into the amount of time necessary for a full orientation and the amount of time necessary for completion of the health screening portion of the orientation for those returning participants. Additionally, estimates of the number of times a unique respondent returns to participate in the study has been adjusted based on the experience of those respondents thus far. The final change is that the original burden hours were calculated at 115,830 but that was the total number of hours, not the hours averaged over the two years of the study. The updated estimated annual burden hours are 3,249. The annual burden cost has been changed to zero, as there is no additional cost associated with participation and respondents are compensated for their time.

Annual Cost to Federal Government: $1,283,956

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

Agency Contact: Eric Traube 202 366-5673 eric.traube@dot.gov

View ICR - OIRA Conclusion