[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 216 (Monday, November 9, 2015)]
[Notices]
[Pages 69223-69225]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2015-28409]
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
[60Day-16-16CA; Docket No. CDC-2015-0096]
Proposed Data Collection Submitted for Public Comment and
Recommendations
AGENCY: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), Department of
Health and Human Services (HHS).
ACTION: Notice with comment period.
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SUMMARY: The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), as part
of
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its continuing efforts to reduce public burden and maximize the utility
of government information, invites the general public and other Federal
agencies to take this opportunity to comment on proposed and/or
continuing information collections, as required by the Paperwork
Reduction Act of 1995. This notice invites comment on a proposed
information collection entitled ``Update the Height Recommendation for
Proper Seat Belt Fit among Children.'' CDC will use the information
collected to inform CDC's child passenger safety recommendation
regarding when children can safely transition from using a booster seat
to using only a seat belt.
DATES: Written comments must be received on or before January 8, 2016.
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments, identified by Docket No. CDC-2015-
0096 by any of the following methods:
Federal eRulemaking Portal: Regulation.gov. Follow the instructions
for submitting comments.
Mail: Leroy A. Richardson, Information Collection Review Office,
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 1600 Clifton Road NE., MS-
D74, Atlanta, Georgia 30329.
Instructions: All submissions received must include the agency name
and Docket Number. All relevant comments received will be posted
without change to Regulations.gov, including any personal information
provided. For access to the docket to read background documents or
comments received, go to Regulations.gov.
Please note: All public comment should be submitted through the
Federal eRulemaking portal (Regulations.gov) or by U.S. mail to the
address listed above.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: To request more information on the
proposed project or to obtain a copy of the information collection plan
and instruments, contact the Information Collection Review Office,
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 1600 Clifton Road NE., MS-
D74, Atlanta, Georgia 30329; phone: 404-639-7570; Email: [email protected].
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Under the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (PRA) (44 U.S.C. 3501-
3520), Federal agencies must obtain approval from the Office of
Management and Budget (OMB) for each collection of information they
conduct or sponsor. In addition, the PRA also requires Federal agencies
to provide a 60-day notice in the Federal Register concerning each
proposed collection of information, including each new proposed
collection, each proposed extension of existing collection of
information, and each reinstatement of previously approved information
collection before submitting the collection to OMB for approval. To
comply with this requirement, we are publishing this notice of a
proposed data collection as described below.
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; (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; and (e) estimates of capital or start-
up costs and costs of operation, maintenance, and purchase of services
to provide information. Burden means the total time, effort, or
financial resources expended by persons to generate, maintain, retain,
disclose or provide information to or for a Federal agency. This
includes the time needed to review instructions; to develop, acquire,
install and utilize technology and systems for the purpose of
collecting, validating and verifying information, processing and
maintaining information, and disclosing and providing information; to
train personnel and to be able to respond to a collection of
information, to search data sources, to complete and review the
collection of information; and to transmit or otherwise disclose the
information.
Proposed Project
Update the Height Recommendation for Proper Seat Belt Fit among
Children--New--National Center for Injury Prevention and Control
(NCIPC), Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).
Background and Brief Description
Motor vehicle crashes are a leading cause of death among children.
Proper restraint use is critical for children in order to prevent
injuries and death in a motor vehicle crash. Booster seat use reduces
the risk for serious injury by 45% for children aged 4-8 years when
compared with seat belt use alone. For older children and adults, seat
belt use reduces the risk for death and serious injury by approximately
half (NHTSA, 2013). Based on this evidence, CDC recommends using age-
and size-appropriate child restraints (including child safety seats and
booster seats) in the back seat until adult seat belts fit properly
(i.e. when the lap belt lies across the upper thighs, not the stomach;
and the shoulder belt lies across the shoulder and chest, not the neck
or face).
For maximum protection, it is especially important for children to
not transition to using only a seat belt before they are large enough
for the seat belt to properly fit. The current recommendation for when
children can safely transition to a seat belt is 57 inches tall. This
height recommendation of 57 inches was derived from a study of 155
children aged 6 to 12 years who were assessed for seat belt fit in 3
different types of vehicles in 1993. Since 1993, both children and the
vehicle fleet have changed.
The goal of this new collection is to determine whether the
previous height recommendation for proper seat belt fit among children
is valid in the current vehicle fleet and among today's children.
Findings from this data collection will inform CDC's child passenger
safety recommendation regarding when children can safely transition
from using a booster seat with the vehicle seat belt to using only the
vehicle seat belt. This study will also provide information on ways to
further reduce motor vehicle-related injuries and deaths among
children. Prospective study participants will answer a series of
screening questions. Individuals who meet the screening criteria and
are willing to participate will complete an in-person measurement
session lasting approximately 2 hours. In-person measurement sessions
will collect data on 224 children aged 6-12 years. Data will be
analyzed using descriptive statistics, mean, standard deviation, and
logistic regression.
OMB approval is requested for three years. Participation in the
information collection is voluntary. There are no costs to respondents
other than their time.
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Estimated Annualized Burden Hours
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Number of
Type of respondents Form name Number of responses per Response Total burden
respondents respondent burden (hours) hours
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Parent/guardian of children Screener Script 200 1 5/60 17
aged 6-12 years. Guide.
Child participants aged 6-12 Seat Belt Fit 75 1 2 150
years. Measurements.
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Total..................... ................ .............. .............. .............. 167
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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. 2015-28409 Filed 11-6-15; 8:45 am]
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