80 FR 69223 - Proposed Data Collection Submitted for Public Comment and Recommendations

DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

Federal Register Volume 80, Issue 216 (November 9, 2015)

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), as part of 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.

[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 216 (Monday, November 9, 2015)]
[Notices]
[Pages 69223-69225]
From the Federal Register Online  [www.thefederalregister.org]
[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.
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