[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 157 (Monday, August 15, 2016)]
[Notices]
[Pages 54094-54096]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2016-19350]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

[CDC-2016-0067, Docket Number NIOSH 270-A]


NIOSH Center for Motor Vehicle Safety: Midcourse Review of 
Strategic Plan

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 public web meeting and request for comment.

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SUMMARY: The National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health of 
the

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Centers for Disease Control and Prevention announces a public web 
meeting and an opportunity to comment on future directions for the 
NIOSH Center for Motor Vehicle Safety. To view the notice and related 
materials, visit http://www.regulations.gov and enter CDC-2016-0067 in 
the search field and click ``Search.''

TABLE OF CONTENTS 
 Dates:
 Addresses:
 For Further Information Contact:
 Supplementary Information:
    I. Background
    II. Public Web Meeting
 Instructions:

DATES: The public web meeting will be held on September 14, 2016 from 
1:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. Eastern Time, or after the last public commenter 
in attendance has spoken, whichever occurs first. The public web 
meeting will be a web-based event available only by remote access. 
Written comments submitted to the docket must be received by October 
14, 2016.

ADDRESSES: You may submit written comments, identified by CDC-2016-0067 
and Docket Number NIOSH 270-A, by either of the following methods:
     Federal eRulemaking Portal: http://www.regulations.gov 
Follow the instructions for submitting comments.
     Mail: National Institute for Occupational Safety and 
Health, NIOSH Docket Office, 1090 Tusculum Avenue, MS C-34, Cincinnati, 
Ohio 45226-1998.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Dr. Rosa L. Rodriguez, Division of 
Safety Research, 1095 Willowdale Road, MS 1808, Morgantown, West 
Virginia 26505-2888, (304) 285-6299 (not a toll free number), 
[email protected]; or Dr. Stephanie G. Pratt, Division of Safety Research, 
1095 Willowdale Road, MS 1808, Morgantown, West Virginia 26505-2888, 
(304) 285-5992 (not a toll free number), [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

I. Background

    The National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) 
is seeking input on the progress and future direction of its Center for 
Motor Vehicle Safety to ensure that the program is (1) addressing goals 
outlined in the NIOSH Center for Motor Vehicle Safety: Strategic Plan 
for Research and Prevention, 2014-2018 http://www.cdc.gov/niosh/docs/2014-122/pdfs/2014-122.pdf; (2) meeting stakeholder needs; and (3) 
working effectively toward its overarching purpose of preventing work-
related crashes and injuries.
    Motor vehicle crashes are the leading cause of work-related injury 
deaths in the United States. Millions of workers drive or ride in a 
motor vehicle as part of their jobs. The risk affects workers in all 
industries and occupations, whether they drive heavy or light vehicles 
on the job.
    Between 2003 and 2014, 22,000 workers died in work-related motor 
vehicle crashes. In 2013 alone, motor vehicle crashes at work cost U.S. 
employers $25 billion--$65,000 per nonfatal injury and $671,000 per 
death.
    NIOSH is the only U.S. federal agency whose mission encompasses 
prevention of work-related motor vehicle crashes and resulting injuries 
for all worker populations. Since 2014, the NIOSH Center for Motor 
Vehicle Safety has followed a 5-year strategic plan for research and 
prevention to work toward meeting five strategic goals.
    To help us review midcourse progress, we request your comment on 
the Center's work and goals. NIOSH is especially interested in comments 
that address the following topics:

Research Priorities

    1. What research should NIOSH consider pursuing during the 
remaining period covered by the NIOSH Center for Motor Vehicle Safety: 
Strategic Plan for Research and Prevention, 2014-2018?
    2. What research should NIOSH begin planning to initiate beyond 
2018?
    3. Are there additional external research partners NIOSH should 
work with?

Communications and Outreach

    4. What specific resources or tools are most urgently needed to 
move prevention of work-related crashes forward?
    5. What audience(s) for workplace crash-prevention information 
should NIOSH prioritize in planning its communication strategy?
    6. What are your organization's preferred digital communication 
channels for receiving workplace crash-prevention information (e.g., 
email, social media, eNewsletter, Web page)?

Use of NIOSH Products

    7. How have you or your organization used information from the 
NIOSH Center for Motor Vehicle Safety? Of particular interest is 
information on changes made in workplace motor vehicle safety programs 
based on research results and/or communication materials and the impact 
of those changes.
    For information about the NIOSH Center for Motor Vehicle Safety, 
visit www.cdc.gov/niosh/motorvehicle.
    For information about Center for Motor Vehicle Safety progress 
towards meeting strategic goals, see the following supporting documents 
in http://www.regulations.gov: NIOSH Center for Motor Vehicle Safety: 
Strategic Plan for Research and Prevention, 2014-2018; NIOSH Center for 
Motor Vehicle Safety: Progress Report 2016 http://www.cdc.gov/niosh/motorvehicle/pdfs/progressreport.pdf and NIOSH Center for Motor Vehicle 
Safety: Performance Measures http://www.cdc.gov/niosh/motorvehicle/pdfs/performancemeasures.pdf.

II. Public Web Meeting

    NIOSH will hold a public web meeting on September 14, 2016 from 
1:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. Eastern Time, to allow for comments on future 
directions for the NIOSH Center for Motor Vehicle Safety. Attendance to 
this public web meeting is first come, first served.
    Confirm your attendance to this web meeting by sending an email to 
[email protected] with the subject line ``Attendance: Public web 
meeting'' by September 1, 2016. An email confirming registration will 
be sent from NIOSH and will include details needed to participate.
    Requests to make presentations at the public web meeting should be 
emailed to [email protected] with the subject line ``Request to 
present: Public web meeting'' by September 1, 2016. All requests to 
present should contain the name, address, telephone number, and 
relevant organizational affiliation(s) of the presenter. Presenters 
will be assigned a 10-minute slot on the agenda. Presenters who wish to 
use slides must email an electronic file in Microsoft PowerPoint format 
to [email protected] with the subject line ``Presentation: Public web 
meeting'' by September 1, 2016. An email confirming the presentation 
request will be sent from NIOSH and will include details needed to 
present and an approximate start time for the presentation. Presenters 
are encouraged to be on-line at the start of the web meeting, since the 
web meeting could end early and presenter may miss their opportunity to 
present. For assistance with technical difficulties the day of the web 
meeting, email Sydney Webb at [email protected].
    If a presenter is not on-line when his/her presentation is 
scheduled to begin, the remaining presenters will be heard in order. 
After the last scheduled presenter is heard, those who missed their 
opportunity may be allowed to present, limited by time available.
    Attendees who wish to speak, but did not submit a request for the 
opportunity to make a presentation, may be given

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this opportunity after the scheduled presenters are heard, at the 
discretion of the presiding officer and limited by time available.

Instructions

    All information received in response to this notice must include 
the agency name and docket number [CDC-2016-0067 and NIOSH 270-A]. The 
public web meeting, including all presentations and slides, will be 
recorded, transcribed, and posted without change to http://www.regulations.gov, including any personal information provided as 
well as all relevant comments received. All information received in 
response to this notice will also be available for public examination 
and copying at the NIOSH Docket Office, 1150 Tusculum Avenue, Room 155, 
Cincinnati, Ohio 45226-1998.

John Howard,
Director, National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, 
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
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