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OMB Control No: 2127-0714	ICR Reference No: 202601-2127-001
Status: Received in OIRA	Previous ICR Reference No: 202503-2127-009
Agency/Subagency: DOT/NHTSA	Agency Tracking No:
Title: Crash Report Sampling System (CRSS)
Type of Information Collection: Revision of a currently approved collection	Common Form ICR: No
Type of Review Request: Regular	Date Submitted to OIRA: 07/13/2026

	Requested	Previously Approved
Expiration Date	36 Months From Approved	09/30/2026
Responses	1,367	1,456
Time Burden (Hours)	18,167	42,680
Cost Burden (Dollars)	0	0

Abstract: The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) is seeking approval from OMB of this information collection request (ICR) for an extension with modification of its currently approved information collection for the Crash Report Sampling System (CRSS) information collection and related special studies. NHTSA is seeking approval to modify the collection to update the burdens and remove one special study. NHTSA is authorized by 49 U.S.C. 30182 and 23 U.S.C. 403 to collect data on motor vehicle traffic crashes to aid in the identification of issues and the development, implementation, and evaluation of motor vehicle and highway safety countermeasures to support efforts to reduce injuries and fatalities caused by motor vehicle crashes. CRSS is a voluntary collection of data from police-reported crashes involving all types of motor vehicles, pedestrians, and cyclists; this includes property damage only crashes as well as those resulting in injuries and fatalities. The Non-Traffic Surveillance (NTS) is a virtual data collection effort for collecting information about non-traffic crashes and non-crash incidents. The NTS data provide counts and details regarding fatalities and injuries that occur in non-traffic crashes and in non-crash incidents. Additionally, two special studies are included: the non-Sample count study and the PJ frame evaluation which will assess the quality of the CRSS sampling frame and assist with determining the weights and measure of size for the CRSS Police Jurisdictions (PJs). This is a modification to the previously approved as OMB Control No. 2127-0714 (current expiration Date: 8/31/2026). This ICR decreased the burden by 24,513hours (from 42,680 hours to 18,167 hours). The cost burden remains the same at $0.

ICR Summary of Burden

	Total Request	Previously Approved	Change Due to Agency Discretion
Annual Number of Responses	1,367	1,456	-89
Annual Time Burden (Hours)	18,167	42,680	-24,513
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: Using Information Technology

Short Statement: After adjusting for the previous calculated burden, integrating the increased efficiencies and automation with more police judications participating in the electronic data collections, NHTSA estimates 18,167 burden hours. The previous request for this information collection (OMB No. 2127-0714) estimated the annual burden to be 42,680 burden hours. This request decreases the burden to 18,167. This ICR is adjusted due to a) reducing burden hour estimates for CRSS information collection to reflect current efficiencies, b) remove the Non-Sampled PJ Crash Count Special Study. The combined impact is a decrease of 24,513 burden hours. We have routinely sought efficiencies in the data collection efforts and implemented automation of receiving crash reports where possible. As states have converted to more electronic means to store crash reports, CRSS has sought to access the crash reports remotely thus reducing the level of effort needed from the law enforcement and state agencies.

Annual Cost to Federal Government: $5,993,693

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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