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OMB Control No: 2127-0741	ICR Reference No: 202208-2127-003
Status: Historical Active	Previous ICR Reference No: 201811-2127-007
Agency/Subagency: DOT/NHTSA	Agency Tracking No:
Title: Field Study of Heavy Vehicle Crash Avoidance Systems
Type of Information Collection: Extension without change of a currently approved collection	Common Form ICR: No
Type of Review Request: Regular
OIRA Conclusion Action: Approved without change	Conclusion Date: 02/24/2023
	Date Received in OIRA: 08/30/2022
Terms of Clearance:

	Inventory as of this Action	Requested	Previously Approved
Expiration Date	02/28/2026	36 Months From Approved	02/28/2023
Responses	659	0	675
Time Burden (Hours)	206	0	194
Cost Burden (Dollars)	0	0	0

Abstract: This information collection request (ICR) is for an extension without modification of an ongoing study titled “Field Study of Heavy Vehicle Crash Avoidance Systems” that received OMB approval in 2019. Participation in this information collection is voluntary and respondents will be justly compensated for any participation in the study. Respondents may elect to stop participation at any time during the study but are only compensated for the time they actively participate in the study. The respondent pool consists of individuals who hold a valid Class A commercial driver’s license and are currently employed as a commercial vehicle driver. These respondents are selected through a network of commercial driver fleets that have signed agreements with Virginia Tech Transportation Institute (VTTI). The information collection is for reporting purposes, as data is collected through a pre-field study survey and a post-field study survey. In the first stage, the respondents will complete an Informed Consent Form, a Demographic Questionnaire, and an Initial Crash Avoidance System (CAS) Technology Questionnaire prior to the start of the field study. In the second stage, the field study data is collected through a data acquisition system (DAS) installed in the vehicle and does not impose any additional burden on respondents because data collection through the DAS requires no additional effort from the driver. The DAS is installed during non-work hours and does not require attendance by the driver. The DAS collects data during the respondent’s normal driving for work and does not require any additional driving. After approximately three months of the field study, the final stage of the study involves the participants completing a Final CAS Technology Questionnaire at the end of participation. Each respondent is asked to go through the three stages only one time and each questionnaire is completed only once. The overall study is performed once with a goal of 150 respondents completing the study and questionnaires. Information collected during the study includes demographic information (e.g., age, self-identified gender, driving experience, and experience with CAS technology) and prior experience with crash avoidance technologies. Opinions about crash avoidance technologies are asked in the first and final stages of the study during the pre- and post- field study CAS questionnaires to see if there are changes over time. The DAS will record data from the vehicle and driver in a naturalistic driving environment. VTTI will receive the information from participants. VTTI will de-identify, analyze, and securely store the information. VTTI will provide NHTSA with summary information and analyses that will be used in a final report and presentations available to the general public. The purpose of the collection is to gather demographic information about the drivers and learn whether they trust crash avoidance technology or believe that it will improve their safety. The survey data will be used with naturalistic data from the driver’s vehicle to determine whether a driver’s experiences with crash avoidance technology affects their opinions regarding that technology (i.e. if drivers who experience more alerts have different opinions of the technology). The information collection has received approval by an Institutional Review Board (IRB) per VTTI protocol. This document is an extension to a currently approved ICR. The extension is necessary due to initial delays due to COVID-19 and resulting difficulties in procuring hardware for the DAS. Those delays have been resolved and the VTTI research team has begun collection. 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 the pre-field study surveys but still needs to go through the installation portion of stage one and stages two and three of the study.

Authorizing Statute(s): US Code: 49 USC Part A, ch 301, sec 30182 Name of Law: Motor Vehicle Safety Research and Development
   US Code: 49 USC Part A, ch 301, sec 30183 Name of Law: Motor Vehicle Safety Research and Development
   US Code: 49 USC Part A, ch 301, sec 30181 Name of Law: Motor Vehicle Safety Research and Development

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:
	87 FR 28099	05/10/2022
30-day Notice:	Federal Register Citation:	Citation Date:
	87 FR 53045	08/30/2022
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
Demographic Questionnaire	NHTSA Form 1426
Final CAS Technology Survey	NHTSA Form 1428
Informed Consent	NHTSA Form 1425
Inital CAS Technology Survey	NHTSA Form 1427

ICR Summary of Burden

	Total Approved	Previously Approved	Change Due to Agency Discretion
Annual Number of Responses	659	675	-16
Annual Time Burden (Hours)	206	194	12
Annual Cost Burden (Dollars)	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: This extension request updates the burden to reflect the numbers of respondents that are needed to complete the study, an update in the completion time for the informed consent form and the demographic questionnaire, and an update in the mean hourly rate for Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers. Updates in the completion time are based on experience gathered as of December 31, 2021. Additionally, the burden hours and cost provided in the original ICR was the total burden rather than the annual burden. The total burden hours changed from 193.5 hours from the initial request to 206 hours for this extension request. Total opportunity cost changed from a total of $3,900.96 in the initial request to $4,824.52 for this extension request.

Annual Cost to Federal Government: $402,950

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: Debbie Sweet 202 366-7179

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