Announcing the Twentieth Public Meeting of the Crash Injury Research and Engineering Network (CIREN), 46154-46155 [2012-18944]

Download as PDF 46154 Federal Register / Vol. 77, No. 149 / Thursday, August 2, 2012 / Notices will be valid for two years unless rescinded earlier by FMCSA. The exemption will be rescinded if: (1) The person fails to comply with the terms and conditions of the exemption; (2) the exemption has resulted in a lower level of safety than was maintained before it was granted; or (3) continuation of the exemption would not be consistent with the goals and objectives of 49 U.S.C. 31136(e) and 31315. mstockstill on DSK4VPTVN1PROD with NOTICES Basis for Renewing Exemptions Under 49 U.S.C. 31315(b)(1), an exemption may be granted for no longer than two years from its approval date and may be renewed upon application for additional two year periods. 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These factors provide an adequate basis for predicting each driver’s ability to continue to drive safely in interstate commerce. Therefore, FMCSA concludes that extending the exemption for each renewal applicant for a period of two years is likely to achieve a level of safety equal to that existing without the exemption. Request for Comments FMCSA will review comments received at any time concerning a particular driver’s safety record and determine if the continuation of the exemption is consistent with the requirements at 49 U.S.C. 31136(e) and 31315. However, FMCSA requests that interested parties with specific data concerning the safety records of these drivers submit comments by September 4, 2012. FMCSA believes that the requirements for a renewal of an exemption under 49 U.S.C. 31136(e) and 31315 can be satisfied by initially granting the renewal and then VerDate Mar<15>2010 18:15 Aug 01, 2012 Jkt 226001 requesting and evaluating, if needed, subsequent comments submitted by interested parties. As indicated above, the Agency previously published notices of final disposition announcing its decision to exempt these 48 individuals from the vision requirement in 49 CFR 391.41(b)(10). The final decision to grant an exemption to each of these individuals was made on the merits of each case and made only after careful consideration of the comments received to its notices of applications. The notices of applications stated in detail the qualifications, experience, and medical condition of each applicant for an exemption from the vision requirements. That information is available by consulting the above cited Federal Register publications. Interested parties or organizations possessing information that would otherwise show that any, or all, of these drivers are not currently achieving the statutory level of safety should immediately notify FMCSA. The Agency will evaluate any adverse evidence submitted and, if safety is being compromised or if continuation of the exemption would not be consistent with the goals and objectives of 49 U.S.C. 31136(e) and 31315, FMCSA will take immediate steps to revoke the exemption of a driver. Issued on: July 26, 2012. Larry W. Minor, Associate Administrator for Policy. [FR Doc. 2012–18908 Filed 8–1–12; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4910–EX–P DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Announcing the Twentieth Public Meeting of the Crash Injury Research and Engineering Network (CIREN) National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), DOT. ACTION: Meeting Announcement. AGENCY: This notice announces the Twentieth Public Meeting of members of the Crash Injury Research and Engineering Network. CIREN is a collaborative effort to conduct research on crashes and injuries at six Level I Trauma Centers across the United States linked by a computer network. The current CIREN model utilizes two types of centers, medical and engineering. Medical centers are based at Level I Trauma Centers that admit large numbers of people injured in motor vehicle crashes. These teams are led by trauma surgeons and emergency SUMMARY: PO 00000 Frm 00139 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 physicians and also include a crash investigator and project coordinator. Engineering centers are based at academic engineering laboratories that have experience in motor vehicle crash and human injury research. Engineering teams partner with trauma centers to enroll crash victims into the CIREN program. Engineering teams are led by mechanical engineers, typically trained in the area of impact biomechanics. Engineering teams also include trauma/ emergency physicians, a crash investigator, and a project coordinator. Either type of team typically includes additional physicians and/or engineers, epidemiologists, nurses, and other researchers. The CIREN process combines prospective data collection with professional multidisciplinary analysis of medical and engineering evidence to determine injury causation in every crash investigation conducted. Researchers can review data and share expertise, which may lead to a better understanding of crash injury mechanisms and the design of safer vehicles. The six centers will give presentations on current research based on CIREN data. Topics include thoraco-lumbar fractures in frontal crashes, risk of pelvic fractures in motor vehicle collisions, trauma system adoption of Advanced Automatic Collision Notification (AACN) Systems, lower extremity injury patterns sustained in frontal crashes, evaluation of brain lesion location sustained in motor vehicle crashes, and major vascular injuries. The final agenda will be posted to the CIREN Web site that can be accessed by going to the NHTSA homepage https:// www.nhtsa.dot.gov/, click on Vehicle Safety Research on the right side of the top toolbar, and then click on Crash Injury Research and Engineering Network (CIREN) in the box on the left. The agenda will be posted one week prior to the meeting. DATE AND TIME: The meeting is scheduled from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Wednesday, September 5, 2012. ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at: Department of Transportation Headquarters, Oklahoma Room, 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE., Washington, DC 20590. TO REGISTER FOR THIS EVENT: It is essential that you pre-register to expedite the security process for entry to the meeting facility. Please send your name, affiliation, phone number, and email address to Rodney.Rudd@dot.gov by Thursday, August 30, 2012, in order to have your name added to the preregistration list. Everyone must have a E:\FR\FM\02AUN1.SGM 02AUN1 Federal Register / Vol. 77, No. 149 / Thursday, August 2, 2012 / Notices government-issued photo identification to be admitted to the facility. FOR GENERAL INFORMATION: Rodney Rudd (202) 366–5932, Mark Scarboro (202) 366–5078 or Cathy McCullough (202) 366–4734. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: NHTSA has held CIREN public meetings on a regular basis since 2000, including quarterly meetings and annual conferences. This is the twentieth such meeting. Presentations from these meetings are available through the NHTSA Web site. NHTSA plans to continue holding CIREN meetings on a regular basis to disseminate CIREN information to interested parties. Individual CIREN cases collected since 1998 may be viewed from the NHTSA/ CIREN Web site at the address provided above. Should it be necessary to cancel the meeting due to inclement weather or to any other emergencies, a decision to cancel will be made as soon as possible and posted immediately on CIREN’s Web site as indicated above. If you do not have access to the Web site, you may call or email the contacts listed in this announcement and leave your telephone number or email address. You will be contacted only if the meeting is postponed or canceled. Issued on: July 26, 2012. John Maddox, Associate Administrator for Vehicle Safety Research. [FR Doc. 2012–18944 Filed 8–1–12; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4910–59–P DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration [Docket No. PHMSA–2012–0094] Pipeline Safety: Information Collection Activities Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (PHMSA), DOT. ACTION: Notice and request for comments. AGENCY: In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, PHMSA invites comments on two information collections that we will be submitting to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for renewal. The information collections relate to the pipeline integrity management requirements for gas transmission pipeline operators and the response plan requirements for operators of onshore oil pipelines. A Federal Register Notice with a 60-day comment mstockstill on DSK4VPTVN1PROD with NOTICES SUMMARY: VerDate Mar<15>2010 18:15 Aug 01, 2012 Jkt 226001 period soliciting comments on the following information collection was published in the Federal Register on May 9, 2012, (77 FR 27279) under Docket No. PHMSA–2012–0094. No comments were received. The purpose of this notice is to allow the public an additional 30 days to submit comments to OMB on the information collection described below. DATES: Interested persons are invited to submit comments on or before September 4, 2012. ADDRESSES: Comments may be submitted in the following ways: E–Gov Web Site: https:// www.regulations.gov. This site allows the public to enter comments on any Federal Register notice issued by any agency. Fax: 1–202–493–2251. Mail: Docket Management Facility; U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT), 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE., West Building, Room W12–140, Washington, DC 20590–0001. Hand Delivery: Room W12–140 on the ground level of DOT, West Building, 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE., Washington, DC, between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m., Monday through Friday, except Federal holidays. Instructions: Identify the docket number, PHMSA–2012–0094, at the beginning of your comments. Note that all comments received will be posted without change to https:// www.regulations.gov, including any personal information provided. You should know that anyone is able to search the electronic form of all comments received into any of our dockets by the name of the individual submitting the comment (or signing the comment, if submitted on behalf of an association, business, labor union, etc.). Therefore, you may want to review DOT’s complete Privacy Act Statement in the Federal Register published on April 11, 2000, (65 FR 19477) or visit https://www.regulations.gov before submitting any such comments. Docket: For access to the docket or to read background documents or comments, go to https:// www.regulations.gov at any time or to Room W12–140 on the ground level of DOT, West Building, 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE, Washington, DC, between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m., Monday through Friday, except Federal holidays. If you wish to receive confirmation of receipt of your written comments, please include a self-addressed, stamped postcard with the following statement: ‘‘Comments on PHMSA–2012–0094.’’ The Docket Clerk will date stamp the postcard prior to returning it to you via PO 00000 Frm 00140 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 46155 the U.S. mail. Please note that due to delays in the delivery of U.S. mail to Federal offices in Washington, DC, we recommend that persons consider an alternative method (internet, fax, or professional delivery service) of submitting comments to the docket and ensuring their timely receipt at DOT. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Angela Dow by telephone at 202–366– 1246, by fax at 202–366–4566, or by mail at DOT, PHMSA, 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE., PHP–30, Washington, DC 20590–0001. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Section 1320.8(d), Title 5, Code of Federal Regulations, requires PHMSA to provide interested members of the public and affected agencies an opportunity to comment on information collection and recordkeeping requests. This notice identifies two information collection requests that PHMSA will be submitting to OMB for renewal. The following information is provided for each information collection: (1) Title of the information collection; (2) OMB control number; (3) Current expiration date; (4) Type of request; (5) Abstract of the information collection activity; (6) Description of affected public; (7) Estimate of total annual reporting and recordkeeping burden; and (8) Frequency of collection. PHMSA will request a three-year term of approval for each information collection activity. PHMSA requests comments on the following information collections: 1. Title: Pipeline Integrity Management in High Consequence Areas Gas Transmission Pipeline Operators. OMB Control Number: 2137–0610. Current Expiration Date: 9/30/2012. Type of Request: Renewal with revision. Abstract: 49 CFR 192.947 requires operators of gas transmission pipelines located in or near high consequence areas to maintain a written integrity management program and records showing compliance with 49 CFR part 192, subpart O. Operators must also submit documentation relative to their integrity management program to PHMSA as applicable. Affected Public: Operators of gas transmission pipelines located in or near high consequence areas. Annual Reporting and Recordkeeping Burden: Total Annual Responses: 733. Total Annual Burden Hours: 1,018,807. Frequency of Collection: On occasion. 2. 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[Federal Register Volume 77, Number 149 (Thursday, August 2, 2012)]
[Notices]
[Pages 46154-46155]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2012-18944]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

National Highway Traffic Safety Administration


Announcing the Twentieth Public Meeting of the Crash Injury 
Research and Engineering Network (CIREN)

AGENCY: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), DOT.

ACTION: Meeting Announcement.

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SUMMARY: This notice announces the Twentieth Public Meeting of members 
of the Crash Injury Research and Engineering Network. CIREN is a 
collaborative effort to conduct research on crashes and injuries at six 
Level I Trauma Centers across the United States linked by a computer 
network. The current CIREN model utilizes two types of centers, medical 
and engineering. Medical centers are based at Level I Trauma Centers 
that admit large numbers of people injured in motor vehicle crashes. 
These teams are led by trauma surgeons and emergency physicians and 
also include a crash investigator and project coordinator. Engineering 
centers are based at academic engineering laboratories that have 
experience in motor vehicle crash and human injury research. 
Engineering teams partner with trauma centers to enroll crash victims 
into the CIREN program. Engineering teams are led by mechanical 
engineers, typically trained in the area of impact biomechanics. 
Engineering teams also include trauma/emergency physicians, a crash 
investigator, and a project coordinator. Either type of team typically 
includes additional physicians and/or engineers, epidemiologists, 
nurses, and other researchers. The CIREN process combines prospective 
data collection with professional multidisciplinary analysis of medical 
and engineering evidence to determine injury causation in every crash 
investigation conducted. Researchers can review data and share 
expertise, which may lead to a better understanding of crash injury 
mechanisms and the design of safer vehicles.
    The six centers will give presentations on current research based 
on CIREN data. Topics include thoraco-lumbar fractures in frontal 
crashes, risk of pelvic fractures in motor vehicle collisions, trauma 
system adoption of Advanced Automatic Collision Notification (AACN) 
Systems, lower extremity injury patterns sustained in frontal crashes, 
evaluation of brain lesion location sustained in motor vehicle crashes, 
and major vascular injuries.
    The final agenda will be posted to the CIREN Web site that can be 
accessed by going to the NHTSA homepage https://www.nhtsa.dot.gov/, 
click on Vehicle Safety Research on the right side of the top toolbar, 
and then click on Crash Injury Research and Engineering Network (CIREN) 
in the box on the left. The agenda will be posted one week prior to the 
meeting.

DATE AND TIME: The meeting is scheduled from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. on 
Wednesday, September 5, 2012.

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at: Department of Transportation 
Headquarters, Oklahoma Room, 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE., Washington, DC 
20590.

TO REGISTER FOR THIS EVENT:  It is essential that you pre-register to 
expedite the security process for entry to the meeting facility. Please 
send your name, affiliation, phone number, and email address to 
Rodney.Rudd@dot.gov by Thursday, August 30, 2012, in order to have your 
name added to the pre-registration list. Everyone must have a

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government-issued photo identification to be admitted to the facility.

FOR GENERAL INFORMATION:  Rodney Rudd (202) 366-5932, Mark Scarboro 
(202) 366-5078 or Cathy McCullough (202) 366-4734.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: NHTSA has held CIREN public meetings on a 
regular basis since 2000, including quarterly meetings and annual 
conferences. This is the twentieth such meeting. Presentations from 
these meetings are available through the NHTSA Web site. NHTSA plans to 
continue holding CIREN meetings on a regular basis to disseminate CIREN 
information to interested parties. Individual CIREN cases collected 
since 1998 may be viewed from the NHTSA/CIREN Web site at the address 
provided above. Should it be necessary to cancel the meeting due to 
inclement weather or to any other emergencies, a decision to cancel 
will be made as soon as possible and posted immediately on CIREN's Web 
site as indicated above. If you do not have access to the Web site, you 
may call or email the contacts listed in this announcement and leave 
your telephone number or email address. You will be contacted only if 
the meeting is postponed or canceled.

    Issued on: July 26, 2012.
John Maddox,
Associate Administrator for Vehicle Safety Research.
[FR Doc. 2012-18944 Filed 8-1-12; 8:45 am]
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