Crash Injury Research and
Engineering Network Data Collection
New
collection (Request for a new OMB Control Number)
No
Regular
09/03/2024
Requested
Previously Approved
36 Months From Approved
1,652
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1,059
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The Crash Injury Research and
Engineering Network (CIREN) is a multidisciplinary, injury-focused
crash data collection program using trauma centers under contract
to NHTSA’s Office of Vehicle Safety Research. NHTSA is seeking
approval for a new, independent information collection request for
the CIREN program. CIREN collects a purposive sample of injured
traffic crash victims from a small number of sites to extensively
examine and document injury causation in motor vehicle crashes. The
CIREN program enrolls case subjects (crash victims) who have been
admitted to eight contracted level-one trauma centers for treatment
of injuries sustained in crashes and consent to participate in the
study. The collection facilitates detailed review and analysis of
medical and engineering data by multidisciplinary teams to evaluate
injury causation. The focus of the CIREN program has historically
been on seriously-injured occupants of recent model-year motor
vehicles, though the program intends to expand to include
pedestrians, pedalcyclists, and micromobility (non-motorist) users
who have been injured in crashes.
The National Highway Traffic
Safety Administration (NHTSA) is seeking approval from OMB of this
new, independent information collection request (ICR) for six (6)
information collections for an investigation-based crash data
acquisition system (formerly considered under OMB 2127-0706).
Participation in these information collections is voluntary and
each of the collections involves reporting. Respondents may elect
to stop participation at any time during the study. Respondents
include individuals injured in motor vehicle crashes who have been
admitted to a hospital, emergency services providers, insurance
companies responsible for case subjects’ vehicles, and tow/salvage
yard operators associated with investigated crashes. The
information collection consists of reporting and includes
interviews and responses to inquiries for information. The
collections are performed on an as-needed basis and expected to be
once in a lifetime for any particular individual who has been
involved in a crash based on likelihood of meeting inclusion
criteria. The case subjects are selected by screening mechanisms in
place at eight hospitals under contract with the National Highway
Traffic Safety Administration. The information collection populates
a database for internal NHTSA and public use. Case identification
begins with contractor personnel screening potentially eligible
case subjects in trauma logs at contracted hospitals. Potentially
eligible case subjects are approached for consent to participate in
the study and to further confirm eligibility. At this stage,
willing participants complete an informed consent form and
participate in an interview with contractor personnel. The
interview includes questions about the crash circumstances,
involved vehicle, medical history, and the injury outcome. Once
contractor personnel determine that a respondent meets study
criteria, collection of medical and crash-related data commences.
Contractor personnel retrieve police crash reports and medical
transport reports associated with the case subject’s crash.
Contractor personnel retrieve medical data from the contractor
hospital’s electronic medical record (EMR) system. A trained crash
investigator locates the involved vehicle(s) at tow yards and
salvage facilities and performs detailed inspections. Contractor
personnel enter data into an electronic database. Following a
quality control process, data are used for internal research
purposes and made available to the public. The information
collected supports research efforts and countermeasure development
that reduce the severity of injury and property damage caused by
motor vehicle crashes. The Crash Injury Research and Engineering
Network (CIREN) is a purposive sample of injured traffic crash
victims to support in-depth injury causation analysis. Each
contractor site receives approval for this collection from its
Institutional Review Board (IRB) according to its own institutional
protocols. The purpose of this information collection is to
document injury causation in motor vehicle crashes and build a
repository of detailed crash injury data.
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.
30 day notice pdf.pdf
Form 1786 Inova CIREN Consent form vehicle IFH.docx
Access to Towing/Salvage Facility