The Pedestrian Safety Enhancement Act
of 2010 (PSEA) requires NHTSA to conduct a rulemaking to establish
a Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard (FMVSS) requiring an alert
sound for pedestrians to be emitted by electric vehicles or hybrid
vehicles (EVs and HVs) that allows blind and other pedestrians to
reasonably detect a nearby EV or HV. Further, 49 U.S.C. 30111,
30112 and 30117 of the National Traffic and Motor Vehicle Safety
Act of 1966 specify that the Secretary shall prescribe standards
that are practicable, meet the safety need for motor vehicle
safety, and are stated in objective terms. The Secretary is
authorized to issue, amend and revoke such rules and regulations as
she/he deems necessary to carry out these sub-chapters. The
Secretary is also authorized to require manufacturers to provide
information to first purchasers of motor vehicle equipment when the
vehicle or equipment is purchased, in a printed matter placed in
the vehicle or attached to or accompanying the equipment. The
National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), in
prescribing a FMVSS, is to consider available relevant motor
vehicle safety data, consult with appropriate agencies, and obtain
safety comments from the responsible agencies, states, safety
commissions, public and other related parties. Further, the Act
mandates that in issuing any FMVSS, the agency considers whether
the standard is "reasonable, practicable and appropriate for the
particular type of motor vehicle or item of motor vehicle equipment
for which it is prescribed," and whether such standards will
contribute to carrying out the purpose of the Act.
Dear Ms. Achanta:
Pursuant to Office of Management and Budget procedures established
at 5 CFR Part 1320, Controlling Paperwork Burdens on the Public, I
ask that the following collection of information, "Recruitment of
Human Subjects for Observational Experiments regarding Vehicle
Sound" be processed pursuant to section 1320.13 Emergency
processing. I have determined that this information must be
collected prior to the expiration of time periods established under
Part 1320, and that this information is essential to the National
Highway Traffic Safety Administration's (NHTSA) mission to
establish Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard No. 141 pursuant to
the Pedestrian Safety Enhancement Act (PSEA) of2010. This new
standard will require an alert sound to be emitted by electric or
hybrid vehicles allowing visually impaired and other pedestrians to
reasonably detect them. As discussed in detail in the agency's
supporting statement, this collection of voluntary information to
identify participants is essential to complete a human factors
observational study. The PSEA established a statutory deadline for
prescribing final requirements by January 4, 2014. In order to meet
this deadline the observational study needs to start by August 17,
2012. The results of this study will assist in the refinement of
the performance requirements for pedestrian alert sounds, and it
will assist in our response to anticipated comments to the notice
of proposed rulemaking which is to be published July 5, 2012. The
agency cannot compl with the normal ICR clearance procedures
without missing the statutory deadline for a final rule, because of
the deadlines established by Congress. To allow for the recruitment
of study participants and other factors associated with the conduct
of the experiment, please approve or disapprove the collection of
information by July 18, 2012. NHTSA has taken all practicable steps
to consult with other agencies and members of the public in order
to minimize the burden of this collection of information. These
efforts are described in detail in the Supporting Statement Part A
under AS.
This is a new information
collection, resulting in a program change of adding 11 burden hours
to NHTSA's overall burden hour total.
$991
No
No
No
No
No
Uncollected
Lisandra Garay-Vega 202
366-1412
No
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.
Form NHTSA Form 1173 Recruitment of Human Subjects for Observational Experiments Regarding Vehicle Sounds
Emergency Letter - Recruitment of Human Subjects for Observational Experiments Regarding Vehicle Sounds.pdf
Supporting_Statement_NHTSA_PSEA_Part B.docx
Supporting_Statement_NHTSA_PSEA[1].doc
Recruitment of Human Subjects for Observational Experiments Regarding Vehicle Sounds