[Federal Register Volume 79, Number 83 (Wednesday, April 30, 2014)]
[Notices]
[Pages 24431-24432]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2014-09763]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

[60Day-14-14VK]


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 404-639-7570 
and send comments to Leroy Richardson, 1600 Clifton Road, MS-D74, 
Atlanta, GA 30333 or send an email to [email protected].
    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. Written comments should be received 
within 60 days of this notice.

Proposed Project

    Improving the Understanding of Traumatic Brain Injury through 
Policy and Program Evaluation Research--New--National Center for Injury 
Prevention and Control (NCIPC), Centers for Disease Control and 
Prevention (CDC).

Background and Brief Description

    Traumatic brain injury (TBI) is one of the highest priorities in 
public health because of its magnitude, economic and human impact, and 
preventability. Improving the recognition and management of mild TBIs--
such as concussions that occur during youth sports--can help reduce the 
harm caused by such injuries and prevent future consequences.
    More than 7 million U.S. high school students participate in 
organized sports each year. Sports-related concussions are common 
injuries among youth and have potentially serious consequences. CDC's 
public health efforts have included the development of the ``Heads Up'' 
education campaign, which focuses on raising awareness of the signs and 
symptoms of concussions and improving the management of concussions 
among youth athletes.
    Individual states and the District of Columbia have taken the 
initiative and passed laws aimed at improving the management of youth 
sports-related concussions. In 2009, Washington State enacted the first 
such law to manage youth sports-related concussions--the

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Lystedt Law. Since there is currently no model law for managing youth 
sports-related concussions, 48 other states and the District of 
Columbia have developed their own laws independently. While there are 
similarities across the states, an examination of the laws shows 
considerable variation in the breadth and scope of the laws. Despite 
the proliferation of state laws and the dissemination of concussion 
education materials, little is known about the reach, use, and 
effectiveness of these laws in improving the management of youth 
sports-related concussions.
    The major danger faced by young athletes who have experienced a 
concussive event is that they are allowed to return to play while still 
experiencing symptoms. If the state laws are effective, they should 
reduce the number of athletes who return to play while symptomatic.
    The primary goal of the current proposal is to examine the 
relationship between state laws aimed at managing youth sports-related 
TBIs and youth athletes returning to play while symptomatic. In 
addition, the study also intends to assess variations in knowledge, 
attitudes, and behavior regarding concussions; the use of concussion 
education materials, including Heads Up; and state policies governing 
requirements for identification and management of concussions in youth 
athletics. With the data collected during the proposed study, CDC will 
be able to assess the effectiveness of state laws in reducing the 
number of youth athletes who return to play with concussion symptoms, 
the general knowledge and understanding of concussions, and the 
effectiveness of education and training about concussions. This will 
enable CDC to make recommendations for improving state policies and 
improve the agency's Heads Up concussion education training program.
    CDC requests OMB approval for one year to collect data from three 
national subsamples: (1) Soccer coaches, coaching boys and girls ages 
14-18 on club soccer teams; (2) boys and girls youth soccer players 
ages 14-18 playing club soccer; and (3) parents of boys and girls ages 
14-18 who are club soccer players. The samples will be drawn from the 
U.S. Youth Soccer Association, a national youth soccer organization 
with over 3 million youth players.
    CDC will use an online data collection tool for a pre-season 
survey, followed by a brief weekly surveillance survey administered 
through an automated phone system once a week for ten weeks. 
Respondents will receive a randomly generated identification number 
that will be used to complete the online and phone surveys. The 
database linking these identification numbers to participant data will 
only be available to a limited number of evaluation contractor staff.
    The pre-season survey will be administered to the coaches, players, 
and parents, while the weekly surveillance survey will only be 
completed by players and parents. Athletes who report suffering a hit 
with associated concussive symptoms and the parent of such an athlete 
will also be administered a phone interview about the athlete's 
symptoms and management. These electronic data collection tools provide 
CDC the means to efficiently collect data from a large number of 
respondents from across the country.
    There are no costs to respondents other than their time.

                                        Estimated Annualized Burden Hours
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                                                                     Number of    Average burden
      Type of respondents           Form name        Number of     responses per   per response    Total burden
                                                    respondents     respondent        (hours)         (hours)
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U.S. Youth Soccer Coach.......  Pre-season                   115               1           10/60              19
                                 survey.
Parent........................  Pre-season                 1,294               1           10/60             216
                                 survey.
Parent........................  Weekly                       970              10            3/60             485
                                 Surveillance
                                 survey.
Parent........................  Injury Follow-up             576               1           10/60              96
                                 survey.
Athlete.......................  Pre-season                 1,294               1           10/60             216
                                 survey.
Athlete.......................  Weekly                       970              10            3/60             485
                                 Surveillance
                                 survey.
Athlete.......................  Injury Follow-up             576               1           10/60              96
                                 survey.
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    Total.....................  ................  ..............  ..............  ..............           1,613
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Leroy A. Richardson,
Chief, Information Collection Review Office, Office of Scientific 
Integrity, Office of the Associate Director for Science, Office of the 
Director, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
[FR Doc. 2014-09763 Filed 4-29-14; 8:45 am]
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