[Federal Register Volume 84, Number 22 (Friday, February 1, 2019)]
[Notices]
[Page 1269]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2019-00623]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

National Highway Traffic Safety Administration

[Docket No. NHTSA-2019-0001]


Notice and Request for Comments

AGENCY: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), 
Department of Transportation (DOT).

ACTION: Notice and request for comments.

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SUMMARY: The Department of Transportation (DOT) invites public comments 
about our intention to request the Office of Management and Budget 
(OMB) approval to renew an information collection. Before a Federal 
agency can collect certain information from the public, it must receive 
approval from the Office of Management and Budget (OMB). Under 
procedures established by the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, before 
seeking OMB approval, Federal agencies must solicit public comment on 
proposed collections of information, including extensions and 
reinstatement of previously approved collections.

DATES: Written comments should be submitted by April 2, 2019.

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments [identified by Docket No. DOT-NHTSA-
2019-0001] through one of the following methods:
     Federal eRulemaking Portal: http://www.regulations.gov. 
Follow the online instructions for submitting comments.
     Fax: 1-202-493-2251.
     Mail or Hand Delivery: Docket Management Facility, U.S. 
Department of Transportation, 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE, West Building, 
Room W12-140, Washington, DC 20590, between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m., Monday 
through Friday, except on Federal holidays.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Jeremiah Kinsman, Office of Emergency 
Medical Services (NPD-400), Room W44-321, 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE, 
Washington, DC 20590. Mr. Kinsman's telephone number is (202) 366-2795. 
Please identify the relevant collection of information by referring to 
its OMB Control Number.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Title: National Emergency Medical Services 
Information System (NEMSIS)--State Submission to National EMS Database
    OMB Control Number: 2127-0717.
    Type of Request: Collection of Emergency Medical Services Data.
    Abstract: The U.S. Department of Transportation, National Highway 
Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) was established by Congress to 
save lives, prevent injuries, and reduce economic costs due to motor 
vehicle crashes through education, research, safety standards, and 
enforcement activity. Within NHTSA, the Office of Emergency Medical 
Services is responsible for advancing a national vision for emergency 
medical services (EMS) through the development and implementation of 
targeted projects to benefit patient care, EMS practitioner safety and 
support of EMS research. The NHTSA Office of EMS also coordinates with 
the Federal and state highway safety community to ensure that EMS is 
equipped and prepared to carry out its mission of preventing death and 
reducing serious injuries after traffic crashes. NHTSA is proposing to 
continue voluntary collection of limited EMS information from U.S. 
States and Territories. There are no Federal mandates or requirements 
for submission of EMS information from U.S. States and Territories. The 
information is transmitted from local EMS agencies to State EMS data 
systems, and then onto NHTSA's National EMS Database via an automated 
``machine-to-machine'' process that uses Web Services. The information 
is transmitted from the point-of-care to states and NHTSA's National 
EMS Database in near real-time. The information collected by the 
National EMS Database is a de-identified subset of the data already 
being collected for use by state and territorial EMS Offices. The 
National EMS Database collects information that describes EMS agencies, 
the activation and response of individual EMS units to an emergency, 
emergency care provided on scene and during transport to a health 
facility, transport decision, disposition of the patient and incident, 
and EMS system times such as response time. Personal identifiable 
information (PII) such as the patient's name, patient's home address, 
patient's date of birth, patient's social security number, and 
patient's medical record number are not collected by the National EMS 
Database. The information collected by the National EMS Database is 
available to the public. The National EMS Database provides NHTSA's 
Office of EMS with information necessary to inform national EMS and 
first responder programs, projects, and initiatives; and determine the 
impact EMS has on highway safety and post-crash care. The information 
is also used by EMS and public health researchers to develop evidence 
for best practices in EMS operations and prehospital clinical care, and 
by local EMS agencies and state offices of EMS for performance 
improvement and benchmarking.
    Affected Public: State Governments.
    Estimated Number of Respondents: 56.
    Frequency: Annually.
    Number of Responses: N/A.
    Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 1008.00.
    Estimated Total Annual Burden Cost: $49,624.
    Public Comments Invited: You are asked to comment on any aspect of 
this information collection, including (a) Whether the proposed 
collection of information is necessary for the Department's 
performance; (b) the accuracy of the estimated burden; (c) ways for the 
Department to enhance the quality, utility and clarity of the 
information collection; and (d) ways that the burden could be minimized 
without reducing the quality of the collected information. The agency 
will summarize and/or include your comments in the request for OMB's 
clearance of this information collection.

    Authority: 44 U.S.C. Section 3506 (c)(2)(A).

    Issued in Washington, DC, on January 29, 2019.
Jon Krohmer,
Acting Associate Administrator, Research and Program Development.
[FR Doc. 2019-00623 Filed 1-31-19; 8:45 am]
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