Agency Information Collection Activities: Extension of a Currently Approved Collection: Comments Requested, 25783 [E7-8638]

Agencies

• Department of Justice
• Office of Justice Programs
• Justice Programs Office

[Federal Register Volume 72, Number 87 (Monday, May 7, 2007)]
[Notices]
[Page 25783]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E7-8638]


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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE

Office of Justice Programs

[OMB Number 1121-0025]


Agency Information Collection Activities: Extension of a 
Currently Approved Collection: Comments Requested

ACTION: 30-Day Notice of Information Collection Under Review: Extension 
of a currently approved collection; Bureau of Justice Assistance 
Application Form: Claim for Death Benefits Form and Report of Public 
Safety Officer's Death Form.

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    The Department of Justice (DOJ), Office of Justice Programs (OJP) 
will be submitting the following information collection request to the 
Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review and approval in 
accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995. The proposed 
collection information is published to obtain comments from the public 
and affected agencies. This proposed information collection was 
previously published in the Federal Register [Volume 72, Number 41 page 
9588 on March 2, 2007] allowing for a 60 day comment period. The 
purpose of this notice is to allow for an additional 30 days for public 
comment until June 6, 2007. This process is conducted in accordance 
with 5 CFR 1320.10.
    All comments, suggestions, or questions regarding additional 
information, to include obtaining a copy of the proposed information 
collection instrument with instructions, should be directed to M. 
Pressley, Bureau of Justice Assistance, Office of Justice Programs, 
Department of Justice, 810 7th Street, NW., Washington, DC 20531, 1-
866-859-2687.
    Written comments and/or suggestions regarding the items contained 
in this notice, especially the estimated public burden and associated 
response time, should be directed to the Office of Management and 
Budget, Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs, Attention 
Department of Justice Desk Officer, Washington, DC 20503. Additionally, 
comments may be submitted to OMB via facsimile to (202) 395-5806. 
Comments may also be submitted to M. Pressley, Bureau of Justice 
Assistance, Office of Justice Programs, U. S. Department of Justice, 
810 7th Street, NW., Washington, DC., 20531 via facsimile to (202) 305-
1367.
    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 a currently 
approved collection.
    (2) Title of the Form/Collection: Claim for Death Benefits Form and 
Report of Public Safety Officer's Death Form.
    (3) Agency form number, if any, and the applicable component of the 
Department of Justice sponsoring the collection: OJP Form 1240/20. 
Payments and Benefits Division, Bureau of Justice Assistance, Office of 
Justice Programs, Department of Justice.
    (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. Respondents who 
complete this application may be spouses, children, or parents of the 
public safety officer who was killed in the line of duty.
    (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. Three hundred twenty ``Report of Public Safety Officer's Death'' 
forms are filed in association with the ``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: The estimated total public burden hours associated 
with this application is 1,100.
    If additional information is required, contact: Lynn Bryant, 
Department Clearance Officer, Policy and Planning Staff, Justice 
Management Division, Department of Justice, Patrick Henry Building, 601 
D Street, NW., Suite 1600, Washington, DC 20530.

    Dated: May 1, 2007.
Lynn Bryant,
Department Clearance Officer, PRA, Department of Justice.
[FR Doc. E7-8638 Filed 5-4-07; 8:45 am]
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