Federal Register: January 3, 2005 (Volume 70, Number 1)
DOCID: FR Doc 04-28677
DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
NOTICE: NOTICES
DOCUMENT ACTION: Notice.
SUBJECT CATEGORY:
Reports, Forms and Record Keeping Requirements; Agency Information Collection Activity Under OMB Review
DATES: Comments must be submitted on or before February 2, 2005.
DOCUMENT 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 60day comment period was published on Monday, October 18, 2004, FR Doc. 0423253.
SUMMARY:
Agency information collection activities; proposals, submissions, and approvals,
SUPPLEMENTAL INFORMATION
National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
Title: Fatal Accident Reporting System (FARS).
OMB Number: 21270006.
Type of Request: Extension of currently approved collection.
Abstract: Under both the Highway Safety Act of 1966 and the National Traffic and Motor Vehicle Safety Act of 1966, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) has the responsibility to collect accident data that support the establishment and enforcement of motor vehicle regulations and highway safety programs. These regulations and programs are developed to reduce the severity of injury and the property damage associated with motor vehicle accidents. The Fatal Accident Reporting System (FARS) is a major system that acquires national fatality information directly from existing State files and documents. Since FARS is an ongoing data acquisition system, reviews are conducted yearly to determine whether the data acquired are responsive to the total user population needs. The total user population includes Federal and State agencies and the private sector. Annual changes in the forms are minor in terms of operation and method of data acquisition, and do not affect the reporting burden of the respondent (State employees utilize existing State accident files). The changes usually involve clarification adjustments to aid statisticians in conducting more precise analyses and to remove potential ambiguity for the respondents.
Affected Public: State, local or tribal government.
Estimated Total Annual Burden: 82,364 hours.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT
Dennis M. Flemons at the National
Highway Traffic Safety Administration, National Center for Statistics
and Analysis (NPO 112), (202) 3665389, 400 Seventh Street, SW., Room