The Survey of Occupational Injuries
and Illnesses is the primary indicator of the Nation's progress in
providing every working man and woman safe and healthful working
conditions. The survey measures the overall rate of work injuries
and illnesses by industry. Survey data are also used to evaluate
the effectiveness of Federal and State programs and to prioritize
scarce resources. Respondents include employers who maintain OSHA
records in accordance with the Occupational Safety and Health Act
and employers who are normally exempt from OSHA recordkeeping. Each
year a sample of exempt employers is required to keep records and
participate in the Survey.
PL:
Pub.L. 91 - 596 24(a) Name of Law: Occupational Safety and
Health Act of 1970
PL:
Pub.L. 107 - 347 Title 5 Name of Law: Confidential Information
Protection and Statistical Efficiency Act (CIPSEA)
The decrease in respondent
burden of 4,128 hours reflects that fewer cases are expected to be
reported due to the decrease of the case subsampling threshold from
15 to 8 for the number of DAFW and DJTR cases that respondents will
be required to report. DJTR was collected on a test basis beginning
in survey year 2011 through survey year 2019. BLS will collect DJTR
cases on a permanent basis starting with survey year 2021. BLS has
previously maintained the subsampling process for employers to
limit to 15 the number of cases each employer needs to submit. BLS
pilot tests and simulations demonstrated that collecting both DJTR
and DAFW case types increases both the number of employers who will
have to report case details and the number of employers who would
be eligible for subsampling. In order to maintain the same level of
burden on employers and keep a neutral workload on participating
state agencies, as well as neutral resource obligations, BLS will
reduce the number of cases each employer needs to submit to a
maximum of 8 cases. BLS has estimated that this will result in
approximately the same number of cases collected annually across
the two case types.
Elizabeth Rogers 202 691-5098
rogers.elizabeth@bls.gov
No
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.