[Federal Register Volume 68, Number 110 (Monday, June 9, 2003)]
[Notices]
[Pages 34390-34391]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 03-14385]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

[60Day-03-73]


Proposed Data Collections Submitted for Public Comment and 
Recommendations

    In compliance with the requirement of section 3506(c)(2)(A) of the 
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 for opportunity for public comment on 
proposed data collection projects, the Centers for Disease Control and 
Prevention (CDC) will publish periodic summaries of proposed projects. 
To request more information on the proposed projects or to obtain a 
copy of the data collection plans and instruments, call the CDC Reports 
Clearance Officer on (404) 498-1210.
    Comments are invited on: (a) Whether the proposed collection of 
information is necessary for the proper performance of the functions of 
the agency, including whether the information shall have practical 
utility; (b) the accuracy of the agency's estimate of the burden of the 
proposed collection of information; (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 through the use of automated collection techniques or other 
forms of information technology. Send comments to Seleda Perryman, CDC 
Assistant Reports Clearance Officer, 1600 Clifton Road, MS-D24, 
Atlanta, GA 30333. Written comments should be received within 60 days 
of this notice.
    Proposed Project: The NEISS Special Studies on Motor Vehicle Safety 
B--New--National Center for Injury Prevention and Control (NCIPC), 
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).
    Motor vehicle injuries are the leading cause of death in the U.S. 
for people aged 1-34. In 2000, more than 40,000 people died as a result 
of motor vehicle-related injuries. In addition, motor vehicle injuries 
account for millions of emergency department visits annually, with many 
victims suffering permanent disabilities. Our goal at the National

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Center for Injury Prevention and Control is to reduce these deaths and 
disabilities. A recent priority-setting process revealed several gaps 
in our knowledge of motor vehicle safety that could be filled with 
enhancements to the NEISS All-Injury Program data collection system.
    Scientific knowledge is being advanced through an expansion of the 
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System All Injury Program 
(NEISS-AIP), a collaborative effort by the National Center for Injury 
Prevention and Control (NCIPC) and the U.S. Consumer Product Safety 
Commission (CPSC). The NEISS-AIP collects data about all types and 
external causes of non-fatal injuries and poisonings treated in U.S. 
hospital emergency departments (EDs). Currently, NEISS-AIP collects 
information only on the most severe injury. CDC proposes to expand 
NEISS-AIP by inserting a special screen study for one year, which will 
be triggered by coding motor vehicle as the cause of the injury. This 
special screen will permit us to collect all injury diagnoses and body 
parts affected (up to five), as well as restraint use and blood alcohol 
concentration for all motor vehicle occupants, when this information is 
included in the medical chart. The second study will identify, within 
that population, child occupants aged 0-12 years. A telephone follow-
back survey of parents and caregivers will then be conducted to collect 
information about their child's seating position, restraint type, and 
vehicle and crash characteristics. This project will provide vital 
information about the type and number of injuries incurred in order to 
improve upon existing interventions or develop new interventions. There 
are no costs to respondents.

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                                                                                     Number of
                           Respondents                               Number of     responses per   Total burden
                                                                    respondents     respondent         hours
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500.............................................................               1           15/60             125
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    Dated: June 2, 2003.
Thomas A. Bartenfeld,
Acting Associate Director for Policy, Planning and Evaluation, Centers 
for Disease Control and Prevention.
[FR Doc. 03-14385 Filed 6-6-03; 8:45 am]
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