Reports, Forms and Record Keeping Requirements; Agency Information Collection Activity Under OMB Review

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

National Highway Traffic Safety Administration

Reports, Forms and Record Keeping Requirements; Agency

Information Collection Activity Under OMB Review

AGENCY: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, DOT.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: In compliance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44

U.S.C. 3501 et seq.), this notice announces that the Information

Collection Request (ICR) abstracted below has been forwarded to the

Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review and comment. The ICR

describes the nature of the information collections and their expected

burden. The Federal Register Notice with a 60-day comment period was

published on February 19, 2009 [FR Doc. 2009-0037, Vol. 74, No. 32,

Pages 7737-7738].

DATES: Comments must be submitted on or before August 12, 2009.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Charlene Doyle, Contracting Officer's

Technical Representative, Office of Regulatory Analysis and Evaluation,

National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, 1200 New Jersey Ave.,

SE., NVS-431, Washington, DC 20590. Ms. Doyle's phone number is 202-

366-1276 and her e-mail address is [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

National Highway Traffic Safety Administration

Title: An In-Depth Examination of Pedestrian Involved Hit and Run

Traffic Crashes.

OMB Number: 2127-New.

Type of Request: Request for public comment on proposed collection

of information.

Abstract: The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration

(NHTSA) was established to reduce the mounting number of deaths,

injuries and economic losses resulting from motor vehicle crashes on

the Nation's highways. As part of this statutory mandate, NHTSA is

authorized to conduct research as a foundation for the development of

motor vehicle standards and traffic safety programs. Between 1998 and

2007, of the more than 48,000 pedestrian deaths recorded within the

United States, over 9,000 (19 percent) were caused by hit-and-run

drivers. The data collected in this survey of drivers, along with

police crash and court data from 10 counties, will be used to identify

areas for targeting improvements, identify scenarios in which hit-and-

run collisions are more likely to occur, and assist in the selection of

cost-effective countermeasures to reduce the incidence of pedestrian

hit-and-run crashes.

Affected Public: Individuals.

Estimated Total Annual Burden: 855 hours.

ADDRESSES: Send comments, within 30 days, to the Office of Information

and Regulatory Affairs, Office of Management and Budget, 725-17th

Street, NW., Washington, DC 20503, Attention NHTSA Desk Officer.

Comments are invited on: Whether the proposed collection of

information is necessary for the proper performance of the functions of

the Department, including whether the information will have practical

utility; the accuracy of the Department's estimate of the burden of the

proposed information collection; ways to enhance the quality, utility

and clarity of the information to be collected; and ways to minimize

the burden of the collection of information on respondents, including

the use of automated collection techniques or other forms of

information technology. A comment to OMB is most effective if OMB

receives it within 30 days of publication.

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Authority: 44 U.S.C. 3506(c)(2)(A).

James F. Simons,

Director, Office of Regulatory Analysis and Evaluation.

[FR Doc. E9-16585 Filed 7-10-09; 8:45 am]

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