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Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to the Office of Management and Budget for Review and Approval; Request for Comment; Fatality Analysis Reporting System (FARS) and Non-Traffic Surveillance (NTS)
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The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) is seeking approval to continue collecting information related to fatal traffic accidents and non-traffic incidents. This request is part of a process to ensure that the data collection is necessary and not overly burdensome. A notice was published inviting public comments, and they received 24 responses. Insurance agents should stay informed about these developments as they may impact data related to claims and safety assessments.
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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 currently approved collection of information for which NHTSA intends to seek approval from OMB for extension with modification on NHTSA's Fatality Analysis Reporting System (FARS) and Non-Traffic Surveillance (NTS). A Federal Register Notice with a 60-day comment period soliciting comments on the following information collection was published on November 18, 2025. Twenty-four comments were received.