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EMS Data Management Officials
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• State or local legislative bodies (e.g.,
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appointment by submitting the
following materials to one of the
locations listed in the ADDRESSES
section by the deadline listed in the
DATES section:
• Resume or Curriculum Vitae (CV)
containing the applicants full name,
title, home address, phone number,
email address.
• At least two (2) but no more than
four (4) letters of recommendation from
a company, association, organization, or
individual on letterhead containing a
brief description of why the applicant
should be considered for appointment.
• A letter of interest which identifies
the EMS sector the applicant seeks to
represent and contains an attestation
statement indicating that the applicant
is not a registered federal lobbyist and
an understanding that as a government
representative the applicant may not
concurrently serve as registered federal
lobbyists.
Each applicant must submit the
required materials to the person listed
in the FOR FURTHER INFORMATION
CONTACT section by the deadline.
Nominees for appointment will be
selected on the basis of materials
submitted and in a manner that ensures
equal opportunity for all people and
avoids discrimination on the basis of
race, color, religion, sex, gender
identity, sexual orientation, national
origin, disability or age; however,
selection will be undertaken in a
manner that encourages participation by
members of underrepresented and
underserved communities in accordance
with Presidential Executive Order
13985.
Authority: 42 U.S.C. 300d–4(b); 49
CFR 1.95(i)(4).
Issued in Washington, DC.
Nanda Narayanan Srinivasan,
Associate Administrator, Research and
Program Development.
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
National Highway Traffic Safety
Administration
[Docket No. NHTSA–2024–0054]

Agency Information Collection
Activities; Notice and Request for
Comment; Limousine Crashworthiness
Safety Research
National Highway Traffic
Safety Administration (NHTSA),
Department of Transportation (DOT).
ACTION: Notice and request for
comments on a request for approval of
a new collection of information.
AGENCY:

NHTSA invites public
comments about our intention to request
approval from the Office of Management
and Budget (OMB) for a new
information collection. Before a Federal
agency can collect certain information
from the public, it must receive
approval from OMB. Under procedures
established by the Paperwork Reduction
Act of 1995, before seeking OMB
approval, Federal agencies must solicit
public comment on proposed
collections of information, including
extensions and reinstatement of
previously approved collections. This
document describes a collection of
information for which NHTSA intends
to seek OMB approval on a new
information collection to research
limousine crash safety.
DATES: Comments must be submitted on
or before December 6, 2024.
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments
identified by the Docket No. NHTSA–
2024–0054 through any of the following
methods:
• Electronic submissions: Go to the
Federal eRulemaking Portal at http://
www.regulations.gov. Follow the online
instructions for submitting comments.
• Fax: (202) 493–2251.
• Mail or Hand Delivery: Docket
Management, U.S. Department of
Transportation, 1200 New Jersey
Avenue SE, West Building, Room W12–
140, Washington, DC 20590, between 9
a.m. and 5 p.m., Monday through
Friday, except on Federal holidays. To
be sure someone is there to help you,
please call (202) 366–9322 before
coming.
Instructions: All submissions must
include the agency name and docket
number for this notice. Note that all
comments received will be posted
without change to http://
www.regulations.gov, including any
personal information provided. Please
see the Privacy Act heading below.
Privacy Act: Anyone is able to search
the electronic form of all comments
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received into any of our dockets by the
name of the individual submitting the
comment (or signing the comment, if
submitted on behalf of an association,
business, labor union, etc.). You may
review DOT’s complete Privacy Act
Statement in the Federal Register
published on April 11, 2000 (65 FR
19477–78) or you may visit https://
www.transportation.gov/privacy.
Docket: For access to the docket to
read background documents or
comments received, go to http://
www.regulations.gov or the street
address listed above. Follow the online
instructions for accessing the dockets
via internet.
For
additional information or access to
background documents, contact Jason
Greb, Structures and Restraints Research
Division (NSR–210), (202) 366–3637,
National Highway Traffic Safety
Administration, W46–443, U.S.
Department of Transportation, 1200
New Jersey Avenue SE, Washington, DC
20590.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Under the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44
U.S.C. 3501 et seq.), before an agency
submits a proposed collection of
information to OMB for approval, it
must first publish a document in the
Federal Register providing a 60-day
comment period and otherwise consult
with members of the public and affected
agencies concerning each proposed
collection of information. The OMB has
promulgated regulations describing
what must be included in such a
document. Under OMB’s regulation (at
5 CFR 1320.8(d)), an agency must ask
for public comment on the following: (a)
whether the proposed collection of
information is necessary for the proper
performance of the functions of the
agency, including whether the
information will have practical utility;
(b) the accuracy of the agency’s estimate
of the burden of the proposed collection
of information, including the validity of
the methodology and assumptions used;
(c) how to enhance the quality, utility,
and clarity of the information to be
collected; and (d) how to minimize the
burden of the collection of information
on those who are to respond, including
the use of appropriate automated,
electronic, mechanical, or other
technological collection techniques or
other forms of information technology,
e.g., permitting electronic submission of
responses. In compliance with these
requirements, NHTSA asks for public
comments on the following proposed
collection of information for which the
agency is seeking approval from OMB.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

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Title: Limousine Crashworthiness
Safety Research
OMB Control Number: New
Form Number(s): NHTSA Form 1802
Interview Guide—OEM; NHTSA Form
1803 Interview Guide—OEM Program
Non-Participant; NHTSA Form 1804
Interview Guide—OEM Program
Participant.
Type of Request: New.
Type of Review Requested: Regular.
Requested Expiration Date of
Approval: 3 years from date of approval.
Summary of the Collection of
Information:
In an effort to understand the
limousine market and the characteristics
of limousine vehicles with respect to
crashworthiness and occupant safety,
and to comply with a Congressional
mandate, the National Highway Traffic
Safety Administration (NHTSA) is
seeking approval for a new information
collection request (ICR).
Many federal safety regulations (e.g.,
FMVSS Nos. 207, 208, 209, 210) do not
currently apply to limousines and, as a
result, the extent of limousine crash
safety features and performance is not
well known. Furthermore, limousine
manufacturers fall into one of three
categories (Vehicle Original Equipment
Manufacturer [OEM], OEM program
participant, and OEM program
nonparticipants) and the respective
differences of these manufacturer’s
approach to fabrication and vehicle
safety requires targeted research. The
proposed NHTSA research approach
will consist of one-time voluntary
interviews of three groups related to the
limousine market: (a) Vehicle Original
Equipment Manufacturer [OEM], (b)
OEM program participant, and (c) OEM
program nonparticipants. The
interviews will consist of approximately
10–15 open-ended questions about
limousine fabrication intended for
reporting on safety characteristics
related to evacuation, crashworthiness,
occupant seating, and restraints. Three
versions of the interview will be used,
one for each category of manufacturer.
Interview results will be collected and
summarized in a final report available
for public consumption and the data
will help provide NHTSA with data
required for necessary cost-benefit
analyses prior to potential rulemaking
activities.
Description of the Need for the
Information and Proposed Use of the
Information:
On November 15, 2021, President
Biden signed the Infrastructure
Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA or the
Bipartisan Infrastructure Law), Public
Law 117–58. Sections 23015 and 23023
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(BIL) mandated that the Secretary of
Transportation, NHTSA through
delegation, shall conduct a variety of
research and actions including research
into the development of motor vehicle
safety standards for side impact
protection, roof crush resistance, and air
bag systems for the protection of
occupants in limousines with
alternative seating positions—including
perimeter seating arrangements, safety
features and standards that aid
evacuation in the event that an exit in
the passenger compartment of a
limousine is blocked, and amending
FMVSS Nos. 207, 208, 209, and 210
such that they apply to limousines on
each designated seating position,
including side-facing seats.
This information collection will also
aid in any cost-benefit analyses that
would be required for promulgating new
federal safety regulation and other
regulatory alternative considerations
under Executive Orders (E.O.) 12866
(Regulatory Planning and Review),
13563 (Improving Regulation and
Regulatory Review), and 14094
(Modernizing Regulatory Review), DOT
Order 2100.6A and the Department of
Transportation’s regulatory policies and
procedures. Therefore, NHTSA has a
need to understand the limousine
market and characteristics of limousine
vehicles.
Affected Public: This includes
selected limousine manufacturers/
fabricators which will fall into one of
three categories, including Vehicle
Original Equipment Manufacturer
(OEM), limousine fabricators associated
with an OEM limousine program (OEM
program participant), and limousine
fabricator not associated with an OEM
program (OEM program
nonparticipants). Participation is
voluntary.
Estimated Annual Number of
Respondents: 53.
Frequency: Once.
Estimated Annual Burden Hours: 53
hours.
This information collection will
consist of interviews conducted across
three categories of limousine
manufacturers: Vehicle Original
Equipment Manufacturer (OEM), OEM
program participant, and OEM program
nonparticipants. The interviews in this
ICR will be one-time responses of
limousine manufacturers. For each
manufacturer type, the target for
minimum number of responses is 10,
and then approximately equal
distribution of the 11 remaining
planned interviews to arrive at a total of
a minimum of 41 successful responses.
These interviews will take place over
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collection (3-year collection period).
Respondents in some of the groups may
be more difficult for interview
completion than others and thus the
target maximum respondent outreach of
160 contacts is as follows: the number
of interview attempts for a maximum of
20 OEMs will be contacted in total with
an annual average of 7 OEMs contacted
(greatest expected response rate), a
maximum of 40 OEM program
participants will be contacted in total
with an annual average of 13 OEM
program participants contacted (midrange expected response), and a
maximum of 100 OEM program nonparticipants will be contacted in total
with an annual average of 33 OEM
program non-participants contacted
(these will be the smaller businesses
and response rate is expected to be low).
While each interview guide varies
slightly, the time to complete the
interview is not expected to vary greatly
with an average of 60 minutes per
interview. While NHTSA and the
research team will discontinue the
interview process after a minimum of 41
successful responses is complete across
a relatively equal distribution of the
categories, there is no similar study to
calculate response rates nor average
completion time of an incomplete
response or declined interview.
Therefore, for calculation of burden,
NHTSA and the research team have
used the maximum number of contacts
to provide an absolute maximum
burden. The table below provides
estimated burden costs and hours, both
total burden and annual burden. Based
on the average interview time from a
preliminary round of nine interviews
with limousine manufacturers, the time
required to complete each interview is
expected to be 60 minutes. This results
in a total burden to respondents of 160
hours for the entire study and an annual
burden of 53 hours.
The database of respondents for
limousine manufacturers will be from
S&P Global Mobility and their extensive
canvasing of the automotive industry.
The respondents in each category will
be selected at random and given the
opportunity to accept or decline the
interview before moving on to the
subsequent outreach effort.
Estimated Annual Burden Cost:
$4,999.
To calculate the labor cost associated
with the interviews, NHTSA looked at
wage estimates for the type of personnel
responding to the interviews. NHTSA
estimates the total labor costs associated
with these burden hours by looking at
the average wage for Marketing/Sales
Managers in the United States. The
Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS)

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estimates that the average hourly wage
for Marketing/Sales Managers (BLS
Occupation code 11–2020) in the Motor
Vehicle Manufacturing Industry is
$66.60. The Bureau of Labor Statistics
estimates that private industry workers’

wages represent 70.6% of total labor
compensation costs. Therefore, NHTSA
estimates the hourly labor costs to be
$94.33 for Marketing/Sales Managers.
NHTSA estimates the total burden
cost for the complete study to be
$15,093, while the annual burden cost

is estimated to be $4,999. Table 1
provides a summary of the estimated
burden hours and labor costs associated
with those submissions. Note there are
slight variations between the total and
the annual figures based on rounding.

TABLE 1—BURDEN ESTIMATES
Number of respondents
(total/annual)

Information collection

Time
(minutes)

Hourly labor
cost

Burden hours

Interview Guide—OEM (NHTSA
Form 1802).
Interview Guide—OEM Program
Participant (NHTSA Form 1804).
Interview Guide—OEM Program
Non-participant (NHTSA Form
1803).

20 total ..............
7 annual ............
40 total ..............
13 annual ..........
100 total ............
33 annual ..........

1

60

$94.33

1

60

94.33

1

60

94.33

Total ........................................
Annual ....................................

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Public Comments Invited: You are
asked to comment on any aspects of this
information collection, including (a)
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;
(b) the accuracy of the Department’s
estimate of the burden of the proposed
information collection; (c) ways to
enhance the quality, utility and clarity
of the information to be collected; and
(d) 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.
Authority: The Paperwork Reduction
Act of 1995; 44 U.S.C. Chapter 35, as
amended; 49 CFR 1.49; and DOT Order
1351.29A.
Cem Hatipoglu,
Associate Administrator, Office of Vehicle
Safety Research.
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
National Highway Traffic Safety
Administration
[Docket No. NHTSA–2023–0038]

Supplemental Initial Decision That
Certain Frontal Driver and Passenger
Air Bag Inflators Manufactured by ARC
Automotive Inc. and Delphi Automotive
Systems LLC, and Vehicles in Which
Those Inflators Were Installed, Contain
a Safety Defect
National Highway Traffic
Safety Administration (NHTSA),
Department of Transportation (DOT).
ACTION: Second extension of deadline
for written submissions.
AGENCY:

On October 2, 2024, NHTSA
received a request to extend the period
during which manufacturers and any
interested person may submit written
information in response to the agency’s
Supplemental Initial Decision published
in the Federal Register on August 5,
2024. The prior written submission
deadline was October 4, 2024. NHTSA
is extending the deadline to October 11,
2024.
DATES: The written submission deadline
related to the Supplemental Initial
Decision published on August 5, 2024,
at 89 FR 63473, is extended to October
11, 2024.
ADDRESSES: You may submit written
submissions to the docket number
identified in the heading of this
document by any of the following
methods:
• Federal eRulemaking Portal: Go to
https://www.regulations.gov. Follow the
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Burden costs
(rounded)

20 total ..............
7 annual ............
40 total ..............
13 annual ..........
100 total ............
33 annual ..........

$1,887 total
$660 annual.
$,3773 total
$1,226 annual.
$9,433 total
$3,113 annual.

160 ....................
53 ......................

$15,093.
$4,999.

online instructions for submitting
comments.
• Mail: Docket Management Facility:
U.S. Department of Transportation, 1200
New Jersey Avenue SE, West Building
Ground Floor, Room W12–140,
Washington, DC 20590–0001.
• Hand Delivery or Courier: 1200
New Jersey Avenue SE, West Building
Ground Floor, Room W12–140, between
9 a.m. and 5 p.m. ET, Monday through
Friday, except Federal holidays.
• Fax: (202) 493–2251.
Instructions: All submissions must
include the agency name and docket
number. Note that all written
submissions received will be posted
without change to https://
www.regulations.gov, including any
personal information provided. Please
see the Privacy Act discussion below.
We will consider all written
submissions received before the close of
business on Friday, October 4, 2024.
Docket: For access to the docket to
read background documents or written
submissions received, go to https://
www.regulations.gov at any time or to
1200 New Jersey Avenue SE, West
Building Ground Floor, Room W12–140,
Washington, DC 20590, between 9 a.m.
and 5 p.m., Monday through Friday,
except Federal Holidays. Telephone:
(202) 366–9826.
Privacy Act: In accordance with 49
U.S.C. 30118(b)(1), NHTSA will make a
final decision only after providing an
opportunity for manufacturers and any
interested person to present
information, views, and arguments.
DOT posts written submissions
submitted by manufacturers and
interested persons, without edit,
including any personal information the

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