Federal Register #NHTSA-2026-1420

NHTSA Information Collection: Best Practices for Crash and Injury Data Integration

The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), under the Department of Transportation, is seeking public input on best practices for integrating crash and injury surveillance data systems. - Government Buyer: - National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) - Department of Transportation - National Center for Statistics and Analysis - Purpose: - Collect information from States and territories on methods for linking motor vehicle crash data with injury surveillance and medical data (e.g., EMS, hospital discharge, trauma registry, vital statistics) - Services Requested: - Facilitation of 10 virtual stakeholder meetings (approx. 200 participants) - Distribution and collection of an online survey (approx. 100 stakeholders) - Conducting up to 36 follow-up in-depth interviews with State stakeholders - Unique Requirements: - Participation by State and territorial stakeholders who manage, link, or use crash and injury surveillance data - Focus on documenting current practices, challenges, and best practices - No equipment or product procurement; strictly information gathering - OEMs and Vendors: - No specific OEMs or vendors are mentioned, as this is a request for information, not a product or service procurement - Notable Details: - The collected information will inform NHTSA's technical assistance, program planning, and development of best practice guidance for States - The effort is a one-time collection with a requested approval period of three years

Description

The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) intends to request approval from the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for a new information collection. This collection aims to obtain structured information on States' and territories' practices related to linking or integrating motor vehicle crash data with injury surveillance and medical data. The collection includes virtual stakeholder meetings, an online survey, and follow-up in-depth interviews with a subset of States to document current practices, challenges, and best practices in crash and injury surveillance data linkage and integration. The information will inform NHTSA's technical assistance, program planning, and development of best practice guidance to support States in data linkage and integration activities.

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