[Federal Register Volume 79, Number 25 (Thursday, February 6, 2014)]
[Notices]
[Pages 7195-7196]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2014-02524]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)

[CDC-2013-0024, Docket Number NIOSH-270]


NIOSH Center for Motor Vehicle Safety: Research and Guidance 
Strategic Plan 2014-2018

AGENCY: National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) 
of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), Department of 
Health and Human Services (HHS).

ACTION: Notice of draft document for public comment.

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SUMMARY: The National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health of 
the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention announces the 
availability of a draft document entitled NIOSH Center for Motor 
Vehicle Safety: Research and Guidance Strategic Plan 2014-2018 for 
public comment. To view the notice and related materials, visit http://www.regulations.gov and enter CDC-2013-0024 in the search field and 
click ``Search.''
    Public comment period: Comments must be received within 30 days 
from publication of the Federal Register Notice.

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments, identified by CDC-2013-0024 and 
Docket Number NIOSH-270, by either of the following two methods:
     Federal eRulemaking Portal: https://www.regulations.gov. 
Follow the instructions for submitting comments.
     Mail: NIOSH Docket Office, Robert A. Taft Laboratories, 
4676 Columbia Parkway, MS C-34, Cincinnati, Ohio 45226.
    Instructions: All information received in response to this notice 
must include the agency name and docket number (CDC-2013-0024; NIOSH-
270). All relevant comments received will be posted without change to 
http://www.regulations.gov, including any personal information 
provided. All electronic comments should be formatted as Microsoft 
Word. Please make reference to CDC-2013-0024 and Docket Number NIOSH-
270.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The purpose of this review is to receive 
public comments and input on the NIOSH Center for Motor Vehicle Safety: 
Research and Guidance Strategic Plan for the period 2014-2018. NIOSH is 
seeking comments on: (1) The relevance of the current draft; (2) the 
adequacy of the plan in addressing research needs for work-related 
motor vehicle crashes and fatal/non-fatal injuries; (3) the

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adequacy of proposed performance measures; and (4) additional potential 
partners the NIOSH Center for Motor Vehicle Safety could engage with to 
enhance the relevance and capacity of the Center's program.
    Background: Fatality data show that across all industries, motor 
vehicle-related incidents are consistently the leading cause of work-
related fatalities, and they are the first or second leading cause in 
every major industry sector. The NIOSH Center for Motor Vehicle Safety 
is the focal point for research and prevention activities within the 
Institute to reduce work-related motor vehicle crashes and resulting 
injuries. The goals for the NIOSH Center for Motor Vehicle Safety were 
developed based on: (1) Consideration of research gaps based on review 
of the scientific literature, employer policies, and government 
regulations; (2) a review of related goals in the NIOSH sector and 
cross-sector programs; and (3) consideration of the research areas 
where NIOSH is best-positioned to add to the knowledge base on work-
related motor vehicle safety. The draft goals address the following 
areas:
    (1) Epidemiologic research to identify risk factors associated with 
work-related motor vehicle crashes and injury
    (2) Engineering and technology-related research
    (3) Research and demonstration projects on motor vehicle safety 
management strategies
    (4) Global collaborations to develop strategies for reducing 
occupational road traffic injuries worldwide
    (5) Research communication products

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Stephanie Pratt, Ph.D., NIOSH, 
Division of Safety Research, Mailstop H-1808, 1095 Willowdale Road, 
Morgantown, West Virginia 26505-2888. Dr. Pratt may be contacted at 
(304) 285-5992 or by email at [email protected].

    Dated: January 31, 2014.
John Howard,
Director, National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, 
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
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