Bureau of Justice Assistance; Agency Information Collection Activities: Proposed Collection; Comments Requested, 9587-9588 [E7-3632]

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• Department of Justice
• Justice Programs Office

[Federal Register Volume 72, Number 41 (Friday, March 2, 2007)]
[Notices]
[Pages 9587-9588]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E7-3632]


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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE

 Office of Justice Programs

[OMB Number 1121-0024]


Bureau of Justice Assistance; Agency Information Collection 
Activities: Proposed Collection; Comments Requested

ACTION: 60-Day Notice of Information Collection Under Review Extension 
of currently approved collection.

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    Bureau of Justice Assistance Application Form: Claim for Death 
Benefits Form. The Department of Justice, Office of Justice Programs, 
Bureau of Justice Assistance, has submitted the following information 
collection request for review and clearance in accordance with the 
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995. This proposed information collection 
is published to obtain comments from the public and affected agencies. 
Comments are encouraged and will be accepted for ``sixty days'' until 
May 1, 2007. If you have additional comments, suggestions, or need a 
copy of the proposed information collection instrument with 
instructions or additional information, please contact M. Pressley 1-
866-859-2687, Bureau of Justice Assistance, Office of Justice Programs, 
U.S. Department of Justice, 810 7th Street, NW., Washington, DC 20531.
    Written comments and suggestions from the public and affected 
agencies concerning the proposed collection of information are 
encouraged. Your comments should address one or more of the following 
four points:

--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; and
--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 
submission of responses.

    Overview of this information collection:
    (1) Type of information collection: Extension of currently approved 
collection.
    (2) The title of the form/collection: Claim for Death Benefits 
Form.
    (3) The agency form number, if any, and the applicable component of 
the Department sponsoring the collection: None. Bureau of Justice 
Assistance, Office of Justice Programs, United States Department of 
Justice. OJP Form 1240/20. Form number?
    (4) Affected public who will be asked or required to respond, as 
well as a brief abstract:
    Primary: Dependents of public safety officers who were killed or 
permanently and totally disabled in the line of duty.
    Abstract: BJA's Public Safety Officers' Benefits (PSOB) division 
will use the PSOEA Application information to confirm the eligibility 
of applicants to receive PSOEA benefits. Eligibility is dependent on 
several factors, including the applicant having received or being 
eligible to receive a portion of the PSOB Death Benefit, or having a 
family member who received the PSOB Disability Benefit. Also considered 
are the applicant's age and the schools being attended. In addition, 
information to help BJA identify an individual is collected, such as 
Social Security number and contact numbers and e-mail addresses. The 
changes to the

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application form have been made in an effort to streamline the 
application process and eliminate requests for information that is 
either irrelevant or already being collected by other means.
    Others: None.
    (5) An estimate of the total number of respondents and the amount 
of time estimated for an average respondent to respond: It is estimated 
that 275 respondents will complete the claim process in approximately 4 
hours. 275 ``Claim for Death Benefit'' forms. This form is completed 
and submitted by the decedent's employing agency. It is estimated that 
it takes the employer 4 hours to complete the form and assemble 
supporting documentation.
    (6) An estimate of the total public burden (in hours) associated 
with the Collection is 1,100 hours. Total Annual Reporting Burden: 275 
x 240 minutes per application = 66,000 minutes / by 60 minutes per hour 
= 1,100 hours.
    If additional information is required, please contact, Lynn Bryant, 
Clearance Officer, United States Department of Justice, Justice 
Management Division, Policy and Planning Staff, Patrick Henry Building, 
Suite 1600, 601 D Street, NW., Washington, DC 20530.

    Dated: February 26, 2007.
Lynn Bryant,
Department Clearance Officer, United States Department of Justice.
 [FR Doc. E7-3632 Filed 3-1-07; 8:45 am]
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