[Federal Register Volume 72, Number 247 (Thursday, December 27, 2007)]
[Notices]
[Pages 73372-73373]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E7-25021]


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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Office of the Secretary


Submission for OMB Review: Comment Request

December 19, 2007.
    The Department of Labor (DOL) hereby announces the submission of 
the following public information collection request (ICR) to the Office 
of Management and Budget (OMB) for review and approval in accordance 
with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (Pub. L. 104-13, 44 U.S.C. 
chapter 35). A copy of the ICR, with applicable supporting 
documentation; including among other things a description of the likely 
respondents, proposed frequency of response, and estimated total burden 
may be obtained from the RegInfo.gov Web site at http://www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain or by contacting Darrin King on 202-
693-4129 (this is

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not a toll-free number)/e-mail: [email protected].
    Interested parties are encouraged to send comments to the Office of 
Information and Regulatory Affairs, Attn: Brian A. Harris-Kojetin, OMB 
Desk Officer for the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS), Office of 
Management and Budget, Room 10235, Washington, DC 20503, Telephone: 
202-395-7316/Fax: 202-395-6974 (these are not toll-free numbers), E-
mail: [email protected] within 30 days from the date of this 
publication in the Federal Register. In order to ensure the appropriate 
consideration, comments should reference the OMB Control Number (see 
below).
    The OMB is particularly interested in comments which:
     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;
     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;
     Enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the 
information to be collected; and
     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 submission of responses.
    Agency: Bureau of Labor Statistics.
    Type of Review: Extension without change of a currently approved 
collection.
    Title of Collection: Census of Fatal Occupational Injuries.
    OMB Control Number: 1220-0133.
    Agency Form Number: BLS CFOI-1.
    Affected Public: Business or other for-profit; Not-for-profit 
institutions; Federal Government; State, Local, or Tribal Government; 
and individuals or households.
    Estimated Number of Respondents: 1,949.
    Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 3,763.
    Estimated Total Annual Costs Burden: $0.
    Description: The Census of Fatal Occupational Injuries is 
authorized by section 24(a) of the Occupational Safety and Health Act 
of 1970 (Pub. L. 91-596) and provides policymakers and the public with 
comprehensive, verifiable, and timely measures of fatal work injuries. 
Data are complied from various Federal, State, and local sources and 
include information on how the incident occurred as well as various 
characteristics of the employers and the deceased worker. This 
information is used for surveillance of fatal work injuries and for 
developing prevention strategies. For additional information, see 
related notice published on October 4, 2007 at 72 FR 192.

Darrin A. King,
Acting Departmental Clearance Officer.
 [FR Doc. E7-25021 Filed 12-26-07; 8:45 am]
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