Notice2025-06124
Information Collection Activities; Comment Request
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Published
April 10, 2025
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Abstract
The Department of Labor, as part of its continuing effort to reduce paperwork and respondent burden, conducts a pre-clearance consultation program to provide the general public and Federal agencies with an opportunity to comment on proposed and/or continuing collections of information in accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995. This program helps to ensure that requested data can be provided in the desired format, reporting burden (time and financial resources) is minimized, collection instruments are clearly understood, and the impact of collection requirements on respondents can be properly assessed. The Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) is soliciting comments concerning the proposed extension of the "Census of Fatal Occupational Injuries." A copy of the proposed information collection request can be obtained by contacting the individual listed below in the ADDRESSES section of this notice.
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[Federal Register Volume 90, Number 68 (Thursday, April 10, 2025)]
[Notices]
[Pages 15367-15368]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2025-06124]
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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
Bureau of Labor Statistics
Information Collection Activities; Comment Request
AGENCY: Bureau of Labor Statistics, Department of Labor.
ACTION: Notice of information collection; request for comment.
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SUMMARY: The Department of Labor, as part of its continuing effort to
reduce paperwork and respondent burden, conducts a pre-clearance
consultation program to provide the general public and Federal agencies
with an opportunity to comment on proposed and/or continuing
collections of information in accordance with the Paperwork Reduction
Act of 1995. This program helps to ensure that requested data can be
provided in the desired format, reporting burden (time and financial
resources) is minimized, collection instruments are clearly understood,
and the impact of collection requirements on respondents can be
properly assessed. The Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) is soliciting
comments concerning the proposed extension of the ``Census of Fatal
Occupational Injuries.'' A copy of the proposed information collection
request can be obtained by contacting the individual listed below in
the ADDRESSES section of this notice.
DATES: Written comments must be submitted to the office listed in the
ADDRESSES section of this notice on or before June 9, 2025.
ADDRESSES: Send comments to Nora Kincaid, BLS Clearance Officer,
Division of Management Systems, Bureau of Labor Statistics, by email to
<a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#5d1f110e020d0f1c020d283f31343e1d3f312e733a322b"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="03414f505c5351425c5376616f6a6043616f702d646c75">[email protected]</span></a>.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Nora Kincaid, BLS Clearance Officer,
at 202-691-7628 (this is not a toll-free number). (See ADDRESSES
section.)
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
I. Background
The Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) was delegated responsibility
by the Secretary of Labor for implementing Section 24(a) of the
Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970. This section states that
``the Secretary shall compile accurate statistics on work injuries and
illnesses which shall include all disabling, serious, or significant
injuries and illnesses . . .''
Prior to the implementation of the Census of Fatal Occupational
Injuries (CFOI), the BLS generated estimates of occupational fatalities
for private sector employers from a sample survey of about 280,000
establishments. Studies showed that occupational fatalities were
underreported in those estimates as well as in those compiled by
regulatory, vital statistics, and workers' compensation systems.
Estimates prior to the CFOI varied widely, ranging from 3,000 to 10,000
fatal work injuries annually. In addition, information needed to
develop prevention strategies were often missing from these earlier
programs.
In the late 1980s, the National Academy of Sciences study, Counting
Injuries and Illnesses in the Workplace, and another report, Keystone
National Policy Dialogue on Work-Related Illness and Injury
Recordkeeping, emphasized the need for the BLS to compile a complete
roster of work-related fatalities because of concern over the accuracy
of using a sample survey to estimate the incidence of occupational
fatalities. These studies also recommended the use of all available
data sources to compile detailed information for fatality prevention
efforts.
The BLS tested the feasibility of collecting fatality data in this
manner in 1989 and 1990. The resulting CFOI was implemented in 32
states in 1991. National data covering all 50 states, New York City,
the District of Columbia, and three U.S. Territories have been compiled
and published annually since 1992.
The CFOI compiles comprehensive, accurate, and timely information
on fatal work injuries needed to develop effective prevention
strategies. The system collects information concerning the incident,
demographic information of the deceased, and characteristics of the
employer.
CFOI data are used to:
<bullet> Develop employee safety training programs.
<bullet> Develop and assess the effectiveness of safety standards.
<bullet> Conduct research for developing prevention strategies.
In addition, state partners use the data to publish state reports,
to identify state-specific hazards, to allocate resources for promoting
safety in the workplace, and to evaluate the quality of work life in
the state.
II. Current Action
Office of Management and Budget clearance is being sought for the
Census of Fatal Occupational Injuries.
In 2023, 5,283 workers lost their lives because of fatal work
injuries. This official systematic, verifiable count mutes controversy
over the various counts from different sources. The CFOI count has been
adopted by the National Safety Council and other organizations as the
sole source of a comprehensive count of fatal work injuries for the
U.S. If this information were not collected, confusion over the number
and patterns in fatal occupational injuries would hamper prevention
efforts. By providing timely occupational fatality data, the CFOI
provides safety and health managers the information necessary to
respond to emerging workplace hazards.
During 2024, the BLS national office responded to 88 requests for
CFOI data from various organizations. (This figure excludes requests
received by states for state-specific data.) In addition, the CFOI page
of the BLS website averaged about 8,084 users per month in 2024.
National office staff also responded to numerous requests from
safety organizations for staff members to participate in safety
conferences and seminars. The CFOI research file, made available to
safety and health groups, is being used by 4 organizations. Study
topics include fatalities by worker demographic category (young
workers, older workers, Hispanic workers); by occupation or industry
(construction workers, police officers, firefighters, landscaping
workers, workers in oil and gas extraction); by event (heat-related
fatalities, fatalities from workplace violence, suicides, falls from
height); or other research such as safety and health program
effectiveness and the impact of fatality risk on wages. A current list
of research articles and reports that include CFOI data can be found
at: <a href="https://www.bls.gov/iif/publications-overview.htm">https://www.bls.gov/iif/publications-overview.htm</a>.
III. Desired Focus of Comments
The Bureau of Labor Statistics is particularly interested in
comments that:
<bullet> Evaluate whether the proposed collection of information is
necessary for the proper performance of the functions of the agency,
including whether the information will have practical utility.
<bullet> Evaluate the accuracy of the agency's estimate of the
burden of the proposed collection of information, including the
validity of the methodology and assumptions used.
<bullet> Enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the
information to be collected.
<bullet> Minimize the burden of the collection of information on
those who are to respond, including through the use of appropriate
automated, electronic, mechanical, or other technological collection
techniques or other forms of information technology, e.g., permitting
electronic submissions of responses.
Title of Collection: Census of Fatal Occupational Injuries.
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OMB Number: 1220-0133.
Type of Review: Extension.
Affected Public: Federal government; Individuals or households;
Private sector (Business or other for-profits, Not-for-profit
institutions, Farms); State, local, or tribal governments.
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Average Estimated
Total Total time per total
Form respondents Frequency responses response burden
(minutes) (hours)
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Form BLS CFOI-1.................... 205 On Occasion........... 205 20 69
Source Documents................... 227 On Occasion........... 15,867 10 2,713
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Totals......................... 432 ...................... 16,072 ........... 2,782
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Comments submitted in response to this notice will be summarized
and/or included in the request for Office of Management and Budget
approval of the information collection request; they also will become a
matter of public record.
Signed at Washington, DC, on April 3, 2025.
Eric Molina,
Chief, Division of Management Systems, Branch of Policy Analysis.
[FR Doc. 2025-06124 Filed 4-9-25; 8:45 am]
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