[Federal Register Volume 63, Number 115 (Tuesday, June 16, 1998)]
[Notices]
[Pages 32896-32897]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 98-15937]


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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE


Civil Division; Agency Information Collection Activities; 
Proposed Collection; Comment Request

ACTION: Notice of Information Collection Under Review; Reinstatement, 
without change, of a previously approved collection for which approval 
has expired; Claims Under the Radiation Exposure Act.

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    The Justice Department's, Civil Division 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 August 17, 1998.

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    If you have any comments, suggestions, or need a copy of the 
proposed information collection instrument with instructions or 
additional information, please contact Gerald W. Fischer, 202-616-4090, 
Assistant Director, Torts Branch, Civil Division, United States 
Department of Justice, P.O. Box 146, Ben Franklin Station, Washington, 
D.C. 2044-0146.
    Written comments and suggestions from the public and affected 
agencies concerning the proposed collection of information should 
address one or more of the following four points:
    (1) Evaluate whether the proposed collection of information is 
necessary for the proper performance of the function of the agency, 
including whether the information will have practical utility;
    (2) 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;
    (3) Enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the information to 
be collected; and
    (4) 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: Reinstatement, without change, 
of a previously approved collection for which approval has expired.
    (2) The title of the form/collection: Claims Under the Radiation 
Exposure Compensation Act.
    (3) The agency form number, if any, and the applicable component of 
the department sponsoring the collection: Form Number: None. Radiation 
Exposure Compensation Unit, Constitutional and Specialized Torts 
Branch, Civil Division, United States Department of Justice.
    (4) Affected public who will be asked or required to respond, as 
well as a brief abstract: Primary: Individuals or households. Other: 
None. Information is needed to determine whether an applicant is 
eligible for a statutory compensation payment under the Radiation 
Exposure Compensation Act, 42 U.S.C. 2210 note (1994). Applicants are 
persons who reside near the Nevada Test Site, onsite participants in an 
atmospheric nuclear weapons test, and persons employed in underground 
uranium mines.
    (5) An estimate of the total number of respondents and the amount 
of time estimated for average respondent to respond/reply: 2,000 annual 
respondents at 2.5 hours per response.
    (6) An estimate of the total public burden (in hours) associated 
with the collection: 5,000 annual burden hours.
    If additional information is required contact: Mr. Robert B. 
Briggs, Clearance Officer, United States Department of Justice, 
Information Management and Security Staff, Justice Management Division, 
Suite 850, Washington Center, 1001 G Street, N.W., Washington, DC 
20530.

    Dated: June 10, 1998.
Robert B. Briggs,
Department Clearance Officer, United States Department of Justice.
[FR Doc. 98-15937 Filed 6-15-98; 8:45 am]
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