BLS Occupational Safety and Health Statistics Cooperative Agreement Application Package

Forms and Documents

Document Name	Status
Form BLS OSHS BIF Occupational Safety and Health Statistics Cooperative Agreement Application Package Form	Modified
Note to Reviewer - FY 2025 OSHS Form Instruction Updates.docx Justification for No Material/Nonsubstantive Change	2024-09-09
OSHS Cooperative Agreement Supporting Statement.docx Supporting Statement A	2024-03-01
31 U.S. Code § 6305 - Using cooperative agreements.pdf Supplementary Document	2021-04-15
29 U.S. Code § 669 - Research and related activities.pdf Supplementary Document	2021-04-15
29 U.S. Code § 2.pdf Supplementary Document	2021-04-15
29 U.S. Code § 1.pdf Supplementary Document	2021-04-15
FR1 1220-0149 (12-8-2023).pdf Supplementary Document	2024-03-01

IC Document Collections

IC ID	Document Title	Status
264780	Occupational Safety and Health Statistics Cooperative Agreement Application Package Form	Modified

ICR Details

OMB Control No: 1220-0149	ICR Reference No: 202409-1220-003
Status: Received in OIRA	Previous ICR Reference No: 202401-1220-007
Agency/Subagency: DOL/BLS	Agency Tracking No:
Title: BLS Occupational Safety and Health Statistics Cooperative Agreement Application Package
Type of Information Collection: No material or nonsubstantive change to a currently approved collection	Common Form ICR:  No
Type of Review Request: Regular	Date Submitted to OIRA: 09/09/2024

	Requested	Previously Approved
Expiration Date	06/30/2027	06/30/2027
Responses	493	493
Time Burden (Hours)	462	462
Cost Burden (Dollars)	0	0

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Abstract: The BLS signs cooperative agreements with States, and political subdivisions thereof, to assist them in developing and administering programs that deal with occupational safety and health statistics and to arrange through these agreements for research to further the objectives of the Occupational Safety and Health Act.

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Authorizing Statute(s): US Code: 29 USC 1 Name of Law: Design and Duties of the Bureau Generally
   US Code: 29 USC 2 Name of Law: Collection, Collation, and Reports of Labor Statistics
   US Code: 29 USC 669 Name of Law: Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970
   US Code: 31 USC 6305 Name of Law: Federal Grant and Cooperative Agreement Act of 1977
  

Citations for New Statutory Requirements: None

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

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Federal Register Notices & Comments
60-day Notice:	Federal Register Citation:	Citation Date:
	88 FR 85657	12/08/2023
30-day Notice:	Federal Register Citation:	Citation Date:
	89 FR 17880	03/12/2024
Did the Agency receive public comments on this ICR? No

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Number of Information Collection (IC) in this ICR: 1

IC Title	Form No.	Form Name
Occupational Safety and Health Statistics Cooperative Agreement Application Package	BLS OSHS BIF, BLS OSHS BV, BLS OSHS TCF, BLS OSHS FRW-A, BLS OSHS FRW-B AAMC, BLS OSHS Property Listing, BLS OSHS 2, FY2025 OSHS CA	BLS OSHS Budget Information Form ,   BLS OSHS Budget Variance Request Form ,   BLS OSHS Transmittal and Certification Form ,   BLS OSHS Financial Reconciliation Worksheet - Base Programs ,   BLS OSHS Financial Reconciliation Worksheet - AAMC Programs ,   BLS OSHS Property Listing ,   BLS OSHS Quarterly Financial Report ,   FY2025 OSHS Cooperative Agreement

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ICR Summary of Burden

	Total Request	Previously Approved	Change Due to New Statute	Change Due to Agency Discretion	Change Due to Adjustment in Estimate	Change Due to Potential Violation of the PRA
Annual Number of Responses	493	493	0	0	0	0
Annual Time Burden (Hours)	462	462	0	0	0	0
Annual Cost Burden (Dollars)	0	0	0	0	0	0

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

Burden Increase Due to:

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

Burden Reduction Due to:

Short Statement:

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Annual Cost to Federal Government: $700,000

Does this IC contain surveys, censuses, or employ statistical methods? No

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

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Common Form ICR:  No

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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:

(a) It is necessary for the proper performance of agency functions;

(b) It avoids unnecessary duplication;

(c) It reduces burden on small entities;

(d) It uses plain, coherent, and unambiguous language that is understandable to respondents;

(e) Its implementation will be consistent and compatible with current reporting and recordkeeping practices;

(f) It indicates the retention periods for recordkeeping requirements;

(g) It informs respondents of the information called for under 5 CFR 1320.8 (b)(3) about:

(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;

(h) It was developed by an office that has planned and allocated resources for the efficient and effective management and use of the information to be collected.

(i) It uses effective and efficient statistical survey methodology (if applicable); and

(j) It makes appropriate use of information technology.

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.

Certification Date: 09/09/2024

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