DOL Notice of Fatal Occupational Injuries Data Collection Review

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ACTION:

Notice of availability; request for comments.

SUMMARY:

The Department of Labor (DOL) is submitting this Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS)-sponsored 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 (PRA). Public comments on the ICR are invited.

DATES:

The OMB will consider all written comments that the agency receives on or before October 16, 2025.

ADDRESSES:

Written comments and recommendations for the proposed information collection should be sent within 30 days of publication
of this notice to www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain. Find this particular information collection by selecting “Currently under 30-day Review—Open for Public Comments” or by using
the search function.

Comments are invited on: (1) whether the collection of information is necessary for the proper performance of the functions
of the Department, including whether the information will have practical utility; (2) the accuracy of the agency's estimates
of the burden and cost of the collection of information, including the validity of the methodology and assumptions used; (3)
ways to enhance the quality, utility and clarity of the information collection; and (4) ways to minimize the burden of the
collection of information on those who are to respond, including the use of automated collection techniques or other forms
of information technology.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Nicole Bouchet by telephone at 202-693-0213, or by email at DOLPRAPUBLIC@dol.gov.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

The Census of Fatal Occupational Injuries provides policymakers and the public with comprehensive, verifiable, and timely
measures of fatal work injuries. Data are compiled from various sources including Federal, State, and local governments, the
private sector and individuals 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 substantive information about this ICR, see the related notice published in the
Federal Register
on April 10, 2025 (90 FRN 15367).

This information collection is subject to the PRA. A Federal agency generally cannot conduct or sponsor a collection of information,
and the public is generally not required to respond to an information collection, unless the OMB approves it and displays
a currently valid OMB Control Number. In addition, notwithstanding any other provisions of law, no person shall generally
be subject to penalty for failing to comply with a collection of information that does not display a valid OMB Control Number. See 5 CFR 1320.5(a) and 1320.6.

Agency: DOL-BLS.

Title of Collection: Census of Fatal Occupational Injuries.

OMB Control Number: 1220-0133.

Affected Public: Individuals or Households; Businesses or other for-profits; State, Local, or Tribal Governments; Farms; Federal Government.

Total Estimated Number of Respondents: 432.

Total Estimated Number of Responses: 16,072.

Total Estimated Annual Time Burden: 2,782 hours.

Total Estimated Annual Other Costs Burden: $0.

(Authority: 44 U.S.C. 3507(a)(1)(D).)

Nicole Bouchet, Senior Paperwork Reduction Act Analyst. [FR Doc. 2025-17796 Filed 9-15-25; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4510-24-P

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