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OMB Control No: 2127-0644	ICR Reference No: 202507-2127-009
Status: Received in OIRA	Previous ICR Reference No: 202503-2127-005
Agency/Subagency: DOT/NHTSA	Agency Tracking No:
Title: National Survey of the Use of Booster Seats
Type of Information Collection: Revision of a currently approved collection	Common Form ICR: No
Type of Review Request: Regular	Date Submitted to OIRA: 07/29/2025

	Requested	Previously Approved
Expiration Date	36 Months From Approved	12/31/2025
Responses	4,600	5,300
Time Burden (Hours)	326	376
Cost Burden (Dollars)	0	0

Abstract: The National Survey of the Use of Booster Seats (NSUBS) is a voluntary collection of restraint use information for children under 13. NSUBS is a biennial collection. Data collectors observe restraint use for all passenger vehicle occupants included in the survey and for those vehicles that voluntarily participate, the data collectors conduct a brief interview with the vehicle driver or other knowledgeable adult to determine the age, height, weight, race, and ethnicity of the child occupants and age of the driver. Data collectors do not collect personal identifying information such as names, addresses, phone number of participating vehicle occupants. Data collectors use paper forms to collect information at fast food restaurants, gas stations, day care centers, and recreation centers where vehicles are mostly likely to have child occupants. The contractor supplies an electronic file of the data collected to National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA). The contractor creates replicate weights, derives analytic variables, and adds auxiliary information on state laws. NHTSA uses the NSUBS data to estimate booster seat use among 4- to 7-year-old children. It also estimates restraint use for all children under 13, race and ethnicity breakouts of restraint use among all occupants in a vehicle, and estimates the extent to which children are “prematurely transitioned” from one restraint type to others that are inappropriate for their age as well as height and weight. The survey produces biennial estimates of: • Restraint use by Age Group • Restraint use by Weight Group • Restraint use by Height Group • Restraint use by Office of Management and Budget (OMB) categories for Race/Ethnicity NHTSA also asks the adult drivers their age to analyze the impact of driver age on driver seat belt use and child restraint use. NHTSA will tabulate the survey data, analyze the results, and publish the data in technical reports. NHTSA plans to release the results and the electronic file of the data collected to the public. NHTSA uses the NSUBS information to design outreach programs to help ensure that more of the nation’s children are using restraints that will protect them in motor vehicle crashes. The survey data will allow programs to better reach the caretakers whose children are unrestrained or not using the best restraint choice for their children’s sizes. The findings may also be of interest to State legislatures wanting to strengthen their child restraint laws by enacting mandatory or enhanced booster seat use provisions. The survey was previously approved as OMB Control No. 2127-0644 (current expiration date: 06/30/2022). The new collection will increase the number of respondents from 4,800 drivers to 5,300 drivers based on the average number of drivers interviewed over the last three surveys. This increases the burden hours by 36 hours (from 340 hours to 376 hours). NHTSA continues to estimate that there are no costs associated with the information collection.

Authorizing Statute(s): PL: Pub.L. 106 - 414 1-17 Name of Law: The TREAD Act
PL: Pub.L. 107 - 318 1-7 Name of Law: Anton's Law

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:
	90 FR 14515	04/02/2025
30-day Notice:	Federal Register Citation:	Citation Date:
	90 FR 34575	07/22/2025
Did the Agency receive public comments on this ICR? Yes

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

IC Title	Form No.	Form Name
National Survey of the Use of Booster Seats	NHTSA Form 1010	NSUBS

ICR Summary of Burden

	Total Request	Previously Approved	Change Due to Agency Discretion
Annual Number of Responses	4,600	5,300	-700
Annual Time Burden (Hours)	326	376	-50
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: Since the last time NHTSA sought approval, the only adjustment to the information collection has been a decrease in the estimated number of respondents, from 5,300 to 4,600, leading to a reduction in burden hours. The original estimate of 376 hours has been reduced to 326 burden hours, reflecting a decrease of 50 hours. The previous estimate of 5,300 respondents was based on an earlier assessment. However, due to the nature of this survey, the number of respondents can vary from year to year. Over the last three surveys, the average number of drivers interviewed has been 4,600 respondents, necessitating this adjustment.

Annual Cost to Federal Government: $739,963

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. 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: Lixin Zhao 202 695-0839 lixin.zhao@dot.gov

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