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Increasing Adoption of Cost-effective Rollover Protective Structures (CROPS) by Farmers and Manufacturers

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Federal Register / Vol. 74, No. 181 / Monday, September 21, 2009 / Notices
ESTIMATED ANNUALIZED BURDEN
Respondents

Number of
respondents
per year

Number of
responses per
respondent

Average
burden per
response
(in hours)

Total burden
(in hours)

Test Volunteers ................................................................................................

500

1.25

625

Dated: September 14, 2009.
Maryam I. Daneshvar,
Acting Reports Clearance Officer, Centers for
Disease Control and Prevention.
[FR Doc. E9–22650 Filed 9–18–09; 8:45 am]
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND
HUMAN SERVICES

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.

the barriers to adoption and
implementation are much more
complex than previously believed.
With the assistance of state partners,
the project will identify the study
population—farmers in two selected
states who use tractors for which a
CROPS prototype has been developed
by NIOSH. From this group of farmers
a subset of farmers from the study
population will be selected (18 in each
state for a total of 36) to receive a
CROPS at no charge. Each farmer will be
asked to install the CROPS and provide
an initial assessment of their perception
of the utility and value of the device and
allow others to observe the retrofit
process. New York and Virginia were
selected as states because of their high
number of tractor roll over fatalities and
established relationships with NIOSH,
its partners, and access to farming
communities. The state partners will
schedule and arrange 18 demonstration
projects within their respective states
for a total of 36 tractor retrofit
demonstrations. Attendance at these
events is anticipated to be
demonstrators, observers, community
leaders and fabricators. It is anticipated
to have a minimum of 10 attendees
identified and secured for each of the 36
demonstration projects. These attendees
will be invited to observe installation of
CROPS in the field and queried on their
perception of the utility and value of the
design. This will help identify barriers
from and approaches for stimulating
farmers to retrofit their tractors with
Cost-Effective Roll-Over Protection
Structures (CROPS) using stakeholder
input.
There is no cost to respondents other
than their time.

Proposed Project
Increasing Adoption of CROPS by
Farmers and Manufacturers—New—
National Institute for Occupational
Safety and Health (NIOSH), Centers for
Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).

Centers for Disease Control and
Prevention
[60Day–09–09CO]

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 404–639–5960 and
send comments to Maryam I. Daneshvar,
CDC Acting Reports Clearance Officer,
1600 Clifton Road, MS–D74, Atlanta,
GA 30333 or send an e-mail 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

Background and Brief Description
There was an average of 200 tractorrelated fatalities annually between 1992
and 2005 in the U.S., with tractor
overturns accounting for 1,412 of these
deaths. The majority could have been
prevented with the use of a rollover
protective structure (ROPS). It is
estimated that about half of the 4.8
million tractors in the United States
currently do not have ROPS installed.
Earlier research indicated that adoption
of retrofit ROPS technology for older
tractors is impeded by the costs,
complexity of this modification,
usability and storage of the tractor after
the retrofitting (installation), of a ROPS.
To overcome these barriers, NIOSH
designed a prototype of a cost-effective
roll over protective structure (CROPS).
Projected retrofit costs for CROPS are
$800, compared to $1,200–$2,500 for
ROPS; and the installation complexity is
significantly reduced. NIOSH has
CROPS prototype designs for five
tractors: Ford 3000 series, Ford 4000
series, Ford 8N, Ford 4600 and MasseyFerguson 135. However, this technology
has not been transferred to the
agricultural workplace, suggesting that

ESTIMATED ANNUALIZED BURDEN HOURS
No. of
respondents

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Respondents

No. of
responses per
respondent

Average
burden per
response
(in hours)

Total
burden
(in hours)

Farmer demonstrators of retrofitting CROPS ..................................................
Observers of CROPS demonstration ..............................................................

36
364

3
3

15/60
15/60

27
273

Total ..........................................................................................................

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Federal Register / Vol. 74, No. 181 / Monday, September 21, 2009 / Notices
Dated: September 14, 2009.
Maryam I. Daneshvar,
Acting Reports Clearance Officer, Centers for
Disease Control and Prevention.
[FR Doc. E9–22648 Filed 9–18–09; 8:45 am]
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Centers for Disease Control and
Prevention

In an effort to encourage use of
improved triage procedures, CDC’s
National Center for Injury Prevention
and Control (NCIPC) worked with
experts and partner organizations to
develop the 2006 Field Triage Decision
Scheme. In support of the 2006 Field
Triage Decision Scheme, NCIPC
developed a multi-media toolkit aimed
at EMS professionals. The toolkit
includes A Guide to the Field Triage
Decision Scheme: The National Trauma
Triage Protocol, a poster, CD–ROM, and
pocket card to help EMS providers,
planners, and administrators effectively
train others and use the Decision
Scheme criteria within their own
systems.
After the national distribution, NCIPC
will conduct an online survey of EMS
professionals who have received a
toolkit to assess the short-term impact of
the communication initiative directed at
EMS professionals about field triage
procedures. Specifically, the survey will
assess how many EMS professionals
who received a copy of the Decision
Scheme are using it, how EMS
professionals have used the Decision
Scheme and accompanying toolkit
materials, how the materials have been
used to educate others, what EMS
professionals learned from the
materials, and how the Decision Scheme
changed EMS professional’s triage
practices. Survey results will be used to
identify the impact and applicability of
the Decision Scheme and toolkit
materials for EMS professionals.
NCIPC will also conduct focus groups
with a segment of the survey
respondents in order to have them
elaborate on data submitted through the
survey. These group interviews will
focus on the extent the Decision Scheme
is being used, how it is being
implemented, self-reported changes in
knowledge, and perceived impact on
treatment of trauma patients. There are
no costs to respondents other than their
time.

be received within 60 days of this
notice.
Proposed Project
Evaluation of the Field Triage
Decision Scheme: The National Trauma
Triage Protocol—New—Division of
Injury Response (DIR), National Center
for Injury Prevention and Control
(NCIPC), Centers for Disease Control
and Prevention (CDC).
Background and Brief Description

[60Day–09–09AD]

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 404–639–5960 or send
comments to CDC Acting Reports
Clearance Officer, 1600 Clifton Road,
MS–D74, Atlanta, GA 30333 or send an
e-mail 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

The Field Triage Decision Scheme:
The National Trauma Triage Protocol
educational initiative was developed to
help emergency medical services (EMS)
professionals (administrators, medical
directors, trauma system leadership, and
providers) learn about and implement
the revised Field Triage Decision
Scheme. The Decision Scheme is
intended to be the foundation for the
development of local and regional field
triage protocols.
In the United States, injury is the
leading cause of death for persons aged
1–44 years. EMS professionals have a
substantial impact on care of the injured
and on public health. At an injury
scene, EMS professionals determine the
severity of injury, initiate medical
management, and identify the most
appropriate facility to which the patient
should be transported. This destination
decision is made through a process
called field triage. Certain hospitals
have additional expertise, resources,
and equipment to treat severely injured
patients. These facilities are known as
trauma centers and are classified from
Level I to Level IV. The risk for death
of a severely injured person is 25%
lower if the patient receives care at a
Level I trauma center. However, not all
patients require the services of a Level
I trauma center; proper triage will
ensure that patients who are injured less
severely will be transported to a closer
emergency department that is capable of
managing their injuries.

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ESTIMATE OF ANNUALIZED BURDEN HOURS
Average
burden per
response
(in hours)

Form name

EMS professionals ............................

Online survey ...................................
Screening and Recruitment for
Focus Groups.
Focus Groups ...................................

3,000
48

1
1

15/60
5/60

750
4

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