This is to request the Office of
Management and Budget’s (OMB) review and approval of a new National
Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) information
collection request (ICR) titled “Pediatric Shoulder Response in
Frontal Loading.” This research is primarily observational in
nature and voluntary, in which members of the public perform a
light push/pull exercise activity (similar to rowing) while their
shoulder movements are observed using a motion capture system. . A
signature granting consent is required because the study
participants will be minors (age 6 – 14). The study details of what
their child will be doing and how the observational data is used
will be clearly delineated on the consent form per Institutional
Review Board (IRB) requirements. The parent/guardian will be on
site for the testing and in view of the participant throughout the
testing, which is expected to take approximately one hour,
including check-in, participant measurements, and motion capture
setup tasks. The participant’s name must be included on the consent
form per IRB. This is the only place their name will be collected.
A test ID number will be assigned and used henceforth to document
the participant’s age (from birthdate), sex, and size (from
anthropometry measurements made by researchers). The consent form
will be a hard copy, while all other measurements will be entered
electronically via computer (associated with a test ID number). The
observational aspect of this research includes a fun, low-intensity
activity or game where the participant’s shoulder movement is
tracked with motion capture software while resisting forces
generated by the test apparatus are collected using a data
acquisition system. The activity, which resembles a rowing motion,
will simulate the shoulder motions experienced in a crash event,
but at a much lower intensity. The forces generated with respect to
the movements are used to develop a “response target” that serves
as design guidance for the relevant crash dummy component. The
age/sex/anthropometry collection will provide contractor/NHTSA
researchers with independent variables for the purpose of binning
and normalizing the experimental responses to a particular child
dummy size. For example, responses from males age 6 – 8 that have a
shoulder breadth in a certain range may be compared with responses
from males age 9 – 11 having the same shoulder breadth range to
determine if there is a statistical difference between those
cohorts. If there is no statistical difference between cohorts,
then observational data from both cohorts may be combined to create
the response target for the LODC.
US Code:
49
USC 30182 Name of Law: Motor Vehicle Safety
There is a program change
because of this new data collection whereby an additional 24 burden
hours will be added to NHTSA’s overall burden total.
$135,469
No
No
No
No
No
No
Uncollected
Jason Stammen 937
666-3319
No
On behalf of this Federal agency, I certify that
the collection of information encompassed by this request complies
with 5 CFR 1320.9 and the related provisions of 5 CFR
1320.8(b)(3).
The following is a summary of the topics, regarding
the proposed collection of information, that the certification
covers:
(i) Why the information is being collected;
(ii) Use of information;
(iii) Burden estimate;
(iv) Nature of response (voluntary, required for a
benefit, or mandatory);
(v) Nature and extent of confidentiality; and
(vi) Need to display currently valid OMB control
number;
If you are unable to certify compliance with any of
these provisions, identify the item by leaving the box unchecked
and explain the reason in the Supporting Statement.