[Federal Register Volume 82, Number 221 (Friday, November 17, 2017)]
[Notices]
[Pages 54416-54418]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2017-24996]


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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 on the proposed revision of the ``BLS Occupational Safety and 
Health Statistics (OSHS) Cooperative Agreement application package.'' 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 January 16, 2018.

ADDRESSES: Send comments to Nora Kincaid, BLS Clearance Officer, 
Division of Management Systems, Bureau of Labor Statistics, Room 4080, 
2 Massachusetts Avenue NE., Washington, DC 20212. Written comments also 
may be transmitted by fax to 202-691-5111 (this is not a toll free 
number).

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Nora Kincaid, BLS Clearance Officer, 
telephone number 202-691-7628 (this is not a toll free number.) (See 
ADDRESSES section.)

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

I. Background

    The Secretary of Labor has delegated to the BLS the authority to 
collect, compile, and analyze statistical data on work-related injuries 
and illnesses, as authorized by the Occupational Safety and Health Act 
of 1970 (Pub. L. 91-596). The Cooperative Agreement is designed to 
allow the BLS to ensure conformance with program objectives. The BLS 
has full authority over the financial operations of the statistical 
program. The existing collection of information allows Federal staff to 
negotiate the Cooperative Agreement with the State Grant Agencies and 
monitor their financial and programmatic performance and adherence to 
administrative requirements imposed by the Uniform Administrative 
Requirements, Cost Principles, and Audit Requirements for Federal 
Awards (2 CFR 200) and other grant related regulations. The information 
collected also is used for planning and budgeting at the Federal level 
and in meeting Federal reporting requirements. The BLS requires 
financial reporting that will produce the information that is needed to 
monitor the financial activities of the BLS Occupational Safety and 
Health Statistics grantees.
    The Cooperative Agreement application package being submitted for 
approval is representative of the package sent every year to state 
agencies. The work statements included in the Cooperative Agreement 
application also are representative of what is included in the whole 
OSHS Cooperative Agreement package. The final Cooperative Agreement, 
including the work statements, will be submitted separately to the 
Office of Management and Budget for review of any minor year-to-year 
information collection burden changes they may contain.

II. Current Action

    Office of Management and Budget clearance is being sought for the 
OSHS Cooperative Agreement application package. Two new forms, the OSHS 
Budget Variance form and the OSHS Federal Reconciliation Worksheet 
(FRW-B): Additional Activity to Maintain Currency (AAMC) form, are 
being included in this application package. The OSHS Budget Variance 
form will be used to request budget variances, or small movements of 
funds between the OSHS programs prior to closeout. The OSHS FRW-B: AAMC 
form will be used to reconcile OSHS AAMC expenditures and obligations 
as part of the closeout process.

III. Desired Focus of Comments

    The BLS is particularly interested in comments that:
     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.
     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: BLS Occupational Safety and Health Statistics 
Cooperative Agreement Application Package.
    OMB Number: 1220-0149.
    Type of Review: Revision of a currently approved collection.
    Affected Public: State Governments.

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             Information collection                Respondents      Frequency       Responses                      Time                     Total hours
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BLS-OSHS Work Statements.......................              56               1              56  2 hours................................             112
BLS-OSHS2......................................              56               4             224  1 hour.................................             224
BLS-OSHS TCF...................................              56               1              56  5-10 minutes...........................         4.7-9.3
OSHS Budget Variance Request Form..............            0-40               1            0-40  5-25 minutes...........................          0-16.7
BLS-OSHS FRW-A: Base Programs..................              56               1              56  20-30 minutes..........................         18.7-28
BLS-OSHS FRW-B: AAMC...........................            0-10               1            0-10  20-30 minutes..........................             0-5
BLS-OSHS Property Listing......................            0-56               1            0-56  20-30 minutes..........................            0-28
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    Total......................................              56  ..............         392-498  .......................................       359.4-423
    Average Totals.............................              56  ..............             445  .......................................             391
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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, this 9th day of November 2017.
Kimberley D. Hill,
Chief, Division of Management Systems.
[FR Doc. 2017-24996 Filed 11-16-17; 8:45 am]
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