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Federal Register / Vol. 90, No. 82 / Wednesday, April 30, 2025 / Notices
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
National Highway Traffic Safety
Administration
[Docket No. NHTSA–2024–0054]

Agency Information Collection
Activities; Submission to the Office of
Management and Budget for Review
and Approval; 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:

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be submitted to the Office of
Management and Budget at
www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain.
To find this particular information
collection, select ‘‘Currently under
Review—Open for Public Comment’’ or
use the search function.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For
additional information or access to
background documents, contact Ian
Hall, Structures and Restraints Research
Division (NSR–210), (202) 366–4714,
National Highway Traffic Safety
Administration, W46–443, U.S.
Department of Transportation, 1200
New Jersey Avenue SE, Washington, DC
20590. Please identify the relevant
collection of information by referring to
its OMB Control Number.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Under the
PRA (44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq.), a Federal
agency must receive approval from the
Office of Management and Budget
(OMB) before it collects certain
information from the public, and a
person is not required to respond to a
collection of information by a Federal
agency unless the collection displays a
valid OMB control number. In
compliance with these requirements,
this notice announces that the following
information collection request will be
submitted OMB.
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.
Length of Approval Requested: 3 years
from date of approval.
Summary of the Collection of
Information:
In an effort to comply with a
Congressional mandate and understand
the limousine market and the
characteristics of limousine vehicles
with respect to crashworthiness and
occupant safety, NHTSA is seeking
approval for a new ICR.
Many federal safety regulations (e.g.,
Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standards
[FMVSS] Nos. 207, 208, 209, and 210)
do not currently apply to limousines; as
a result, the extent of limousine crash
safety features and performance is not
well known. Since limousine
manufacturers fall into one of three
categories (vehicle original equipment
manufacturers [OEM], OEM program
participants, and OEM program
nonparticipants), each of which uses
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and vehicle design, NHTSA must
conduct this research with survey tools
targeting each of those specific
categories. The research approach
consists of one-time voluntary
interviews with members of the three
groups related to the limousine market:
(a) vehicle OEMs, (b) OEM program
participants, and (c) OEM program
nonparticipants. The interviews will
consist of open-ended questions
regarding limousine fabrication and are
intended to report 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 via the National
Transportation Library, and the data
will help inform NHTSA actions in
alignment with the Infrastructure
Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA).
Description of the Need for the
Information and Proposed Use of the
Information:
On November 15, 2021, Public Law
117–58, also known as IIJA, became law.
Sections 23015 and 23023 of IIJA
mandate that the Secretary of
Transportation, NHTSA through
delegation, conduct a variety of research
and actions. These include 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 for 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 if
those actions are deemed necessary and
appropriate.
60-Day Notice:
A Federal Register notice with a 60day comment period soliciting public
comments on the following information
collection was published on October 7,
2024 (89 FR 81134). NHTSA received
one comment during the 60-day
comment period. The comment came
from the National Association of Mutual
Insurance Companies (NAMIC) and
expressed support for NHTSA’s
information collection. Specifically, the
comment stated that ‘‘NAMIC supports

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this effort and the intended safety goal.
The proposed collection of information
seems reasonably necessary to assist in
safety determinations and to have
practical utility.’’ Additionally, NHTSA
notified the public about the research
and the opportunity to comment on the
information collection at the NHTSA
Safety Research Portfolio Public
Meeting,1 which had an approximate
attendance of 1,228. NHTSA opened
docket NHTSA–2024–0040 to announce
and receive comments regarding the
NHTSA Safety Research Portfolio Public
Meeting at which this research was
discussed. Four comments were
received to this docket; however, none
of the comments referenced the
Limousine Study.2 With no specific
feedback to the information requested
during the study nor comments
regarding the burden estimates, no
changes were made to the study.
Affected Public:
This includes selected limousine
manufacturers/fabricators who will fall
into one of three categories, including
vehicle OEMs, limousine fabricators
associated with an OEM limousine
program (OEM program participants),
and limousine fabricators not associated
with an OEM program (OEM program
nonparticipants). Participation is
voluntary.
Estimated Annual Number of
Respondents: 53.
Frequency: Once.
Estimated Annual Number of
Responses: 53.

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 or 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 over the three-year 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.
Table 1 provides a summary of the
estimated burden hours associated with
those submissions. Note there are slight
variations between the total and the
annual figures based on rounding.

Estimated Annual Burden Hours: 53
hours.
This information collection will
consist of interviews conducted across
three categories of limousine
manufacturers: vehicle OEMs, OEM
program participants, 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,
plus an approximately equal
distribution of the 11 remaining
planned interviews to arrive at a total of
a minimum of 41 successful responses.
Respondents in some of the groups may
be more difficult for interview
completion than others; thus, the target
maximum respondent outreach of 160
contacts is as follows: a maximum of 20
OEMs will be contacted in total with an
annual average of seven 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 nonparticipants 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

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

Information collection

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Interview Guide—OEM (NHTSA Form 1802) .............
Interview Guide—OEM Program Participant (NHTSA
Form 1804).
Interview Guide—OEM Program Nonparticipant
(NHTSA Form 1803).
Total Burden .........................................................
Annualized Burden ...............................................

Frequency of
response
1
1

60
60

20 total/7 annual.
40 total/13 annual.

100 total/33 annual ..........

100 total/33 annual.

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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) ways to enhance the quality, utility
and clarity of the information to be

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Burden hours

20 total/7 annual ..............
40 total/13 annual ............

Estimated Total Annual Cost Burden:
$0.
There will be no start-up or recordkeeping costs to respondents to
complete the interviews. Respondents
are completing the interview in-person
or via phone, and no equipment or
software is required for completion.
Public Comments Invited: You are
asked to comment on any aspects of this
information collection, including (a)

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collected; and (d) ways to minimize the
burden of the collection of information
on respondents, 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.
Authority: The Paperwork Reduction
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amended; 49 CFR 1.49; and DOT Order
1351.29A.
Cem Hatipoglu,
Associate Administrator, Office of Vehicle
Safety Research.
[FR Doc. 2025–07447 Filed 4–29–25; 8:45 am]
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
National Highway Traffic Safety
Administration
[Docket No. NHTSA–2024–0024]

Agency Information Collection
Activities; Submission to the Office of
Management and Budget for Review
and Approval; Motorcycle Crash
Avoidance Technology Review
National Highway Traffic
Safety Administration (NHTSA),
Department of Transportation (DOT).
ACTION: Notice and request for
comments on a request for approval of
a new information collection.
AGENCY:

In compliance with the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995
(PRA), this notice announces that the
Information Collection Request (ICR)
summarized below will be submitted to
the Office of Management and Budget
(OMB) for review and approval. This
document describes a new collection of
information for which NHTSA intends
to seek OMB approval titled
‘‘Motorcycle Crash Avoidance
Technology Review.’’ The new
information collection would be a onetime, voluntary, and anonymous survey
of motorcycle riders to obtain consumerreported feedback and perspectives on
the use and availability of advanced
crash avoidance motorcycle
technologies. A Federal Register Notice
with a 60-day comment period soliciting
comments on the following information
collection was published on June 12,
2024. Three comments were received
during the comment period. This 30-day
notice includes a summary of those
comments and responses. NHTSA has
addressed these comments, but there are
no resulting changes to the estimated
burden.
DATES: Comments must be submitted on
or before May 30, 2025.
ADDRESSES: Written comments and
recommendations for the proposed
information collection, including
suggestions for reducing burden, should
be submitted to the Office of
Management and Budget at
www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain.
To find this particular information
collection, select ‘‘Currently under

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Review—Open for Public Comment’’ or
use the search function.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For
additional information or access to
background documents, contact Mr.
Ryan Rahimpour, NHTSA, Office of
Vehicle Safety Research, (202) 366–
8756, W46–432, U.S. Department of
Transportation, 1200 New Jersey
Avenue SE, Washington, DC 20590,
Ryan.rahimpour@dot.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Under the
PRA (44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq.), a Federal
agency must receive approval from
OMB before it collects certain
information from the public, and a
person is not required to respond to a
collection of information by a Federal
agency unless the collection displays a
valid OMB control number. In
compliance with these requirements,
this notice announces that the following
information collection request will be
submitted OMB.
Title: Motorcycle Crash Avoidance
Technology Review.
OMB Control Number: New.
Form Number(s): Eligibility
Questionnaire, NHTSA Form 1811;
Informed Consent, NHTSA Form 1812;
Full Questionnaire, NHTSA Form 1813.
Type of Request: New information
collection.
Type of Review Requested: Regular.
Length of Approval Requested: One
year from date of approval.
Summary of the Collection of
Information: NHTSA is seeking
approval to conduct three voluntary,
one-time information collections that
would be part of a survey of motorcycle
riders to obtain consumer-reported
feedback and perspectives on the use
and availability of advanced crash
avoidance motorcycle technologies.
These information collections will be
administered to a convenience sample
of motorcycle riders and will collect
information on current consumer
perceptions of the utility and
availability of the technologies,
including consumer willingness to use
advanced safety technology on
motorcycles and how various contextual
factors will impact that willingness to
use. This collection is part of a larger
effort to gather data and summarize the
scope of motorcycle crashes, estimate
the prevalence of different crash
avoidance technologies available in the
fleet, understand the crash avoidance
technologies under development, and
identify perspectives on advanced
motorcycle technologies.
The three information collections
include (1) an eligibility questionnaire;
(2) an informed consent form; and (3)
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will ask respondents for background
information on themselves
(demographics, riding behavior, and
safety habits like helmet use) to gauge
whether knowledge and beliefs about
motorcycle systems differ by any of
these variables. The survey will ask
respondents about their knowledge and
beliefs regarding motorcycle safety
technology using open-ended questions.
These questions will assess consumer
willingness to use various motorcycle
technologies and their perspectives on
the impact of various contextual factors
(e.g., personal beliefs, mandates, costs).
• Technologies include braking
systems (anti-lock braking, combined
braking, automatic emergency braking);
warning systems (lane departure, blind
spot, curve speed, forward collision,
and rear collision); and control systems
(stability control and wheelie control).
• Open-ended questions aim to gather
unbiased perspectives and allow a
measure of accuracy of information
available to consumers and users.
Additionally, overall thoughts on
technologies provide insight into user
acceptance and can be evaluated by
demographics and user characteristics.
• Willingness to purchase and use
technologies provides perspective for
incentivized incorporation of
technologies and potential
disengagement or modification to make
inoperative.
• Cost considerations provide insight
for potential policy decisions as they
relate to cost-benefit analyses.
Description of the Need for the
Information and Proposed Use of the
Information: NHTSA’s mission is to
save lives, prevent injuries, and reduce
the economic costs of road traffic
crashes through education, research,
safety standards, and enforcement
activity. Subchapter V of Chapter 301 of
Title 49 of the United States Code
(U.S.C.) authorizes the Secretary of
Transportation to conduct ‘‘motor
vehicle safety research, development,
and testing programs and activities,
including activities related to new and
emerging technologies that impact or
may impact motor vehicle safety’’ (49
U.S.C. 30182). Pursuant to Section 1.95
of Title 49 of the Code of Federal
Regulations (CFR), the Secretary has
delegated this authority to NHTSA.
As crash avoidance technologies
advance, they have the potential to
reduce the loss of life in roadway
crashes. NHTSA is looking to gather
information regarding consumer use and
understanding of current advanced
safety technology on motorcycles. The
results of the information collection will
help NHTSA better understand
consumer-based barriers and facilitators

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