The Census of Fatal Occupational
Injuries 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.
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Pub.L. 91 - 596 24 Name of Law: Occupational Safety and Health
Act of 1970
The decrease in the annual
number of responses is due in part to the use of revised
methodology for counting Federal source document responses. To
better reflect the Federal agency burden, the number of data files
submitted by a Federal agency is used for the number of responses
rather than the total number of fatality reports as was done in
previous estimates. These calculations are based on the maximum
value over the five-year period from 2007-2011 to account for any
additional increase in future years. The overall decrease in the
burden hour estimate reflects an overall decrease in the number of
fatal occupational injuries during this period, which resulted in
fewer source documents and followback questionnaires received.
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:
(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;
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.