[Federal Register Volume 68, Number 236 (Tuesday, December 9, 2003)]
[Notices]
[Pages 68629-68630]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 03-30425]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

[30Day-09-04]


Proposed Data Collections Submitted for Public Comment and 
Recommendations

    The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) publishes a 
list of information collection requests under review by the Office of 
Management and Budget (OMB) in compliance with the Paperwork Reduction 
Act (44 U.S.C. Chapter 35). To request a copy of these requests, call 
the CDC Reports Clearance Officer at (404) 498-1210. Send written 
comments to CDC, Desk Officer, Human Resources and Housing Branch, New 
Executive Office Building, Room 10235, Washington, DC 20503 or by fax 
to (202) 395-6974. Written comments should be received within 30 days 
of this notice.
    Proposed Project: The National Electronic Injury Surveillance 
System--All Injury Program (NEISS-AIP) Special Study on Motor Vehicle 
Safety--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 
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 CDC, 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 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. The 
estimated annualized burden is 271 hours.

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                                                               Average
                                    No. of         No. of      burden/
            Survey               respondents     responses/    response
                                                 respondent   (in hours)
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NEISS Motor Vehicle Study (0-  1,250                      1         5/60
 12).                           (screening).
NEISS Motor Vehicle Study (0-  1,000                      1        10/60
 12).                           (respondents).
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    Dated: December 1, 2003.
Laura Yerdon Martin,
Acting Director, Executive Secretariat, Centers for Disease Control and 
Prevention.
[FR Doc. 03-30425 Filed 12-8-03; 8:45 am]
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