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Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to the Office of Management and Budget for Review and Approval; Request for Comment; Assessment of Contextual Driver Monitoring Systems (DMS)

Tuesday, October 6, 2026

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The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) is planning to collect information to evaluate driver monitoring systems (DMS). This is part of a process to get approval from the Office of Management and Budget (OMB). They previously announced a 60-day period for public comments on this information collection starting from June 10, 2026. Insurance agents should be aware of this development as it may impact policies related to driver safety and monitoring systems.
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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. The ICR describes the nature of the information collection and its expected burden. This document describes a collection of information for which NHTSA intends to seek OMB approval to assess contextual driver monitoring systems (DMS). A Federal Register Notice with a 60-day comment period soliciting comments on the following information collection was published on June 10, 2026 (with an administrative correction published June 18, 2026).