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OMB Control No: 2127-0774	ICR Reference No: 202407-2127-001
Status: Active	Previous ICR Reference No:
Agency/Subagency: DOT/NHTSA	Agency Tracking No:
Title: Crash Injury Research and Engineering Network Data Collection
Type of Information Collection: New collection (Request for a new OMB Control Number)	Common Form ICR: No
Type of Review Request: Regular
OIRA Conclusion Action: Approved without change	Conclusion Date: 03/19/2025
	Date Received in OIRA: 09/03/2024
Terms of Clearance: In accordance with 5 CFR 1320, this information collection is approved

	Inventory as of this Action	Requested	Previously Approved
Expiration Date	03/31/2028	36 Months From Approved
Responses	1,652	0	0
Time Burden (Hours)	1,059	0	0
Cost Burden (Dollars)	0	0	0

Abstract: 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.

Authorizing Statute(s): None

Citations for New Statutory Requirements: None

Associated Rulemaking Information
RIN:	Stage of Rulemaking:	Federal Register Citation:	Date:
	Not associated with rulemaking

Federal Register Notices & Comments
60-day Notice:	Federal Register Citation:	Citation Date:
	88 FR 85725	12/08/2023
30-day Notice:	Federal Register Citation:	Citation Date:
	89 FR 70687	08/30/2024
Did the Agency receive public comments on this ICR? Yes

ICR Summary of Burden

	Total Approved	Change Due to Agency Discretion
Annual Number of Responses	1,652	1,652
Annual Time Burden (Hours)	1,059	1,059
Annual Cost Burden (Dollars)	0	0

Burden increases because of Program Change due to Agency Discretion: Yes

Burden Increase Due to: Miscellaneous Actions

Burden decreases because of Program Change due to Agency Discretion: No

Burden Reduction Due to:

Short Statement: 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.

Annual Cost to Federal Government: $5,273,181

Does this IC contain surveys, censuses, or employ statistical methods? Yes Part B of Supporting Statement

Does this ICR request any personally identifiable information (see OMB Circular No. A-130 for an explanation of this term)? Please consult with your agency's privacy program when making this determination. No

Does this ICR include a form that requires a Privacy Act Statement (see 5 U.S.C. §552a(e)(3))? Please consult with your agency's privacy program when making this determination. No

Is this ICR related to the Affordable Care Act [Pub. L. 111-148 & 111-152]? No

Is this ICR related to the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, [Pub. L. 111-203]? No

Is this ICR related to the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (ARRA)? No

Is this ICR related to the Pandemic Response? No

Agency Contact: Debbie Sweet 202 366-7179

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