The National Highway Traffic Safety
Administration (NHTSA) was authorized by the Highway Safety Act of
1966 to carry out a Congressional mandate to reduce the mounting
number of deaths, injuries and economic losses resulting from motor
vehicle crashes on our Nations highways. In support of this
mission, NHTSA is requesting generic clearance to conduct
information collections in the form of Focus Group Studies over the
next three years. These studies are necessary to develop and refine
NHTSAs problem identification, messaging, resource development,
and strategic approaches. Focus groups are an important information
gathering technique because they allow for more in-depth
understanding of the driving publics beliefs, attitudes,
motivations, and self-reported behaviors than do other kinds of
studies. Focus groups are essential to obtain drivers reactions to
different technologies, public information materials, and
countermeasure strategies. They are used to gather suggestions on
how to design countermeasure strategies or highway safety programs.
Focus group sessions are narrowly defined to provide direct and
informal feedback on a specific topic. The information obtained
from focus groups complement other research findings (e.g. crash
data, citations and arrests) by providing a window into the
thinking, motivations, and understanding of drivers and others
about traffic safety and various potential countermeasures to
enhance safety.
NHTSA Form 1135, NHTSA Form 1142, NHTSA Form 1134, NHTSA Form
1141, NHTSA Form 1139, NHTSA Form 1140, NHTSA Form 1143, NHTSA Form
1132, NHTSA Form 1136, NHTSA Form 1138, NHTSA Form 1133, NHTSA Form
1137
On behalf of this Federal agency, I certify that
the collection of information encompassed by this request complies
with 5 CFR 1320.9 and the related provisions of 5 CFR
1320.8(b)(3).
The following is a summary of the topics, regarding
the proposed collection of information, that the certification
covers:
(i) Why the information is being collected;
(ii) Use of information;
(iii) Burden estimate;
(iv) Nature of response (voluntary, required for a
benefit, or mandatory);
(v) Nature and extent of confidentiality; and
(vi) Need to display currently valid OMB control
number;
If you are unable to certify compliance with any of
these provisions, identify the item by leaving the box unchecked
and explain the reason in the Supporting Statement.