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OMB Control No: 2127-0723	ICR Reference No: 202501-2127-003
Status: Active	Previous ICR Reference No: 202105-2127-001
Agency/Subagency: DOT/NHTSA	Agency Tracking No:
Title: Automated Driving Systems 2.0: A Vision for Safety
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: 04/10/2025
Retrieve Notice of Action (NOA)	Date Received in OIRA: 02/26/2025
Terms of Clearance: In accordance with 5 CFR 1320, this information collection is approved

	Inventory as of this Action	Requested	Previously Approved
Expiration Date	04/30/2028	36 Months From Approved	04/30/2025
Responses	4	0	20
Time Burden (Hours)	2,400	0	12,000
Cost Burden (Dollars)	0	0	0

Abstract: This ICR is for a voluntary disclosure of information to the public by entities involved in the testing and deployment of Automated Driving Systems (ADSs). The entities engaged in ADS development and testing may demonstrate how they address – via industry best practices, their own best practices, or other appropriate methods – the safety elements contained in the Voluntary Guidance section of Automated Driving Systems 2.0: A Vision for Safety by publishing a Voluntary Safety Self-Assessment (VSSA). The VSSA is intended to demonstrate to the public (particularly States and consumers) that entities are: (1) considering safety aspects of ADSs; (2) communicating and collaborating with DOT; (3) encouraging the self-establishment of industry safety norms for ADSs; and (4) building public trust, acceptance, and confidence through transparent testing and deployment of ADSs. This collection, a reporting collection, allows companies an opportunity to showcase their approach to safety, without needing to reveal proprietary intellectual property. Disclosure of information in the VSSA would be publicly accessible and foreseeably accessed by members of the public, State stakeholders, and consumer-based stakeholders. NHTSA anticipates any respondents for the information collection would provide the VSSA once in the three-year approval period. This is a revision of a currently approved IC to both extend the approval period and include revisions to the burden calculations based on NHTSA’s observations of the current collection and the previous associated collections dating back to 2017. NHTSA has collated a list of entities in the ADS space that could potentially develop a VSSA and used previous VSSA publication to estimate the number of new VSSAs that may be developed each year for the subsequent three years. This results in a lower estimate of the number of respondents for the collection and thus a lower estimate of annual burden and labor costs. The current collection estimated 20 respondents per year, each responding once in that year. The burden associated with disclosure recommendations via a VSSA would be 600 hours per respondent. The annual burden associated with the information collection was calculated as 12,000 hours and $1,168,320 in labor costs. The revisions estimate four entities will publish a VSSA every year and will publish only once in the three-year period. As there have been no disagreements with the burden hour calculation for an individual VSSA, the annual burden hours for this collection are revised to 2,400 hours. The labor cost associated with this revision are $282,384. This is a decrease of 9,600 burden hours per year. Additionally, there is a decrease in labor costs of $885,936 per year. NHTSA estimates that respondents will not incur any costs beyond hourly labor costs.

Authorizing Statute(s): US Code: 49 USC 30101 Name of Law: Motor Vehicle Safety Act of 1966

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:
	89 FR 84669	10/23/2024
30-day Notice:	Federal Register Citation:	Citation Date:
	90 FR 10033	02/20/2025
Did the Agency receive public comments on this ICR? No

Number of Information Collection (IC) in this ICR: 1

IC Title	Form No.	Form Name
Automated Driving Systems 2.0: A Vision for Safety

ICR Summary of Burden

	Total Approved	Previously Approved	Change Due to Agency Discretion
Annual Number of Responses	4	20	-16
Annual Time Burden (Hours)	2,400	12,000	-9,600
Annual Cost Burden (Dollars)	0	0	0

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

Burden Increase Due to:

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

Burden Reduction Due to: Miscellaneous Actions

Short Statement: The currently approved collection estimated 20 respondents per year, each responding once in that year. The burden associated with disclosure recommendations via a VSSA would be 600 hours per respondent. The annual burden associated with the information collection was calculated as 12,000 hours and $1,168,320 in labor costs. The revisions estimate four entities will publish a VSSA every year and will publish only once in the three-year period. This decrease is a result of review of the submissions for the currently approved collection and a review of the entities currently in the Automated Driving System industry. As there have been no disagreements with the burden hour calculation for an individual VSSA, the annual burden hours for this collection are revised to 2,400 hours. The labor cost associated with this revision are $282,384. This is a decrease of 9,600 burden hours per year. Additionally, there is a decrease in labor costs of $885,936 per year. NHTSA estimates that respondents will not incur any costs beyond hourly labor costs.

Annual Cost to Federal Government: $256

Does this IC contain surveys, censuses, or employ statistical methods? No

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. No

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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