Occupational Safety and Health-State Program (17.503)

Program

17.503 Occupational Safety and Health-State Program

Federal Agency

Agency: Department of Labor
Office: Occupational Safety and Health Administration

Authorization

Occupational Safety and Health Act, Section 23(g), Public Law 91-596, 29 U.S.C 60(c).

Program Number

17.503

Last Known Status

Active

Objectives

To fund federally approved comprehensive State occupational safety and health programs that are "at least as effective" as the Federal program.

Types of Assistance

PROJECT GRANTS

Uses and Use Restrictions

Grants to States to administer and enforce State programs for occupational safety and health, limited to States having federally approved plans.

Eligibility Requirements

Applicant Eligibility

Designated State agencies which have federally approved occupational safety and health plans.

Beneficiary Eligibility

Any employer, worker or their representative from a business engaged in interstate commerce except those under jurisdiction of other Federal agencies.

Credentials/Documentation

State agency responsible for occupational safety and health must show that its program is "at least as effective" as the Federal occupational safety and health program. This is accomplished by providing standards covering occupational safety and health issues, an enforcement program for those standards, and adequate legal authority and resources to operate the program. OMB Circular No. A-87 applies to this program.

Application and Award Process

Preapplication Coordination

Preapplication coordination is required. Environmental impact information is not required for this program. This program is excluded from coverage under E.O. 12372.

Application Procedure

OMB Circular No. A-102 applies to this program. This program is excluded from coverage under OMB Circular No. A-110. Application instructions are distributed by the Occupational Safety and Health Administration to the approved State plan States through OSHA's Directives System. Completed applications are returned to the National Office . OMB Circular No. A-102 governs application requirements.

Award Procedure

Final approval of funding requests is given annually by the Assistant Secretary of Labor for Occupational Safety and Health.

Deadlines

Contact the headquarters or regional office, as appropriate, for application deadlines.

Range of Approval/Disapproval Time

From 30 to 60 days.

Appeals

Not Applicable.

Renewals

Grants to States for administering their own safety and health programs that can be renewed indefinitely, provided they continue to meet the "at least as effective" requirements. Applications for renewals are submitted to the Occupational Safety and Health Administration's National Grants Office.

Assistance Considerations

Formula and Matching Requirements

This program has no statutory formula.

Matching Requirements: Percent: 50.%. The Federal share may not exceed 50 percent of the total cost to the State.

MOE requirements are not applicable to this program.

Length and Time Phasing of Assistance

State program grants are aspects of a continuing program. Grantees receive funds through the Department of Health and Human Services' Payment Management System. Method of awarding/releasing assistance: lump sum.

Post Assistance Requirements

Reports

Program reports are required quarterly and annually. Cash reports are not applicable. Progress reports are not applicable. Federal Financial Reports are required quarterly. Performance monitoring is conducted by the Regional Offices on a quarterly and annual basis.

Audits

In accordance with the provisions of OMB Circular No. A-133 (Revised, June 27, 2003), "Audits of States, Local Governments, and Non-Profit Organizations," nonfederal entities that expend financial assistance of $500,000 or more in Federal awards will have a single or a program-specific audit conducted for that year. Nonfederal entities that expend less than $500,000 a year in Federal awards are exempt from Federal audit requirements for that year, except as noted in Circular No. A-133. In accordance with the provisions of OMB Circular No. A-133 (Revised, June 27, 2003), Audits of States, Local Governments, and Nonprofit Organizations, nonfederal entities that expend $500,000 or more in Federal awards will have a single or a program-specific audit conducted for that year. Nonfederal entities that expend less than $500,000 a year in Federal awards are exempt from Federal audit requirements for that year, except as noted in Circular No. A-133.

Records

Records must be retained for three years following grant closeout or final audit, whichever is later.

Program Accomplishments

Fiscal Year 2008: State inspections totaled 57,380. Fiscal Year 2009: State inspections are estimated at 50,000. Fiscal Year 2010: State inspections are estimated at 57,650.

Financial Information

Account Identification

16-0400-0-1-554.

Obligations

(Salaries) FY 08 $0; FY 09 est $3,750,000; FY 10 est $0. (Salaries) FY 08 $89,502,000; FY 09 est $92,593,000; FY 10 est $106,393,000

Range and Average of Financial Assistance

Fiscal year 2008 grants ranged from $197,000 to $22,612,000. These awards represent approximately 50 percent of total program cost.

Regulations, Guidelines and Literature

29 CFR Parts 1902, 1903, 1904, 1905, 1908, 1952, 1953, 1954, 1955, 1956, 2200; OMB Circulars A-102 and A-87 (2 CFR Part 225); and 29 CFR Parts 96 and 97.

Related Programs

17.502 Occupational Safety and Health_Susan Harwood Training Grants; 17.504 Consultation Agreements; 17.505 OSHA Data Initiative; 17.600 Mine Health and Safety Grants; 17.601 Mine Health and Safety Counseling and Technical Assistance; 17.602 Mine Health and Safety Education and Training; 93.262 Occupational Safety and Health Program

Information Contacts

Regional or Local Office

See Regional Agency Offices. See Appendix IV of the Catalog for Regional Offices of the Occupational Safety and Health Administration.

Headquarters Office

Pavlo Oborski US Department of Labor, Occupational Safety and Health Administration, 200 Constitution Avenue, NW, Washington, District of Columbia 20210 Email: oborski.pavlo@dol.gov Phone: 202-693-2422

Web Site Address

http://www.osha.gov.

Examples of Funded Projects

Fiscal Year 2008: Twenty-six State agencies operate approved State plans by providing standards covering occupational safety and health issues, an enforcement program for those standards, and adequate legal authority and resources to operate their programs. Fiscal Year 2009: Twenty-seven State agencies operate approved State plans by providing standards covering occupational safety and health issues, an enforcement program for those standards, and adequate legal authority and resources to operate their programs. Fiscal Year 2010: Twenty-seven State agencies operate approved State plans by providing standards covering occupational safety and health issues, an enforcement program for those standards, and adequate legal authority and resources to operate their programs.

Criteria for Selecting Proposals

Grants may be awarded only to a State agency, designated by the Governor of a State, which has had its State Plan approved by the Assistant Secretary and which has submitted an application for a grant.