[Federal Register Volume 63, Number 184 (Wednesday, September 23, 1998)]
[Notices]
[Page 50927]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 98-25401]


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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE

Office of Justice Programs


Bureau of Justice Assistance; Public Safety Officers Benefits 
Program Agency Information Collection Activities: Extension of a 
Currently Approved Collection; Comment Request

ACTION: Notice of information collection under review; (Reinstatement, 
without change, of a previously approved collection for which approval 
has expired); Report of Public Safety Officers Permanent and Total 
Disability Program.

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    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. Office of Management and Budget approval is 
being sought for the information collection listed below. This proposed 
information collection was previously published in the Federal Register 
on May 12, 1998, allowing for a 60-day public comment period.
    The purpose of this notice is to allow an additional 30 days for 
public comment until October 23, 1998. This process is conducted in 
accordance with 5 CFR 1320.10.
    Written comments and/or suggestions regarding the item(s) contained 
in this notice, especially regarding 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 20530. 
Additionally, comments may be submitted to OMB via facsimile to (202) 
395-7285. Comments may also be submitted to the Department of Justice 
(DOJ), Justice Management Division, Information Management and Security 
Staff, Attention: Department Deputy Clearance Officer, Suite 850, 1001 
G Street, NW, Washington, DC 20530.
    Written comments and/or 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:
    (1) Type of information collection: Extension of previously 
approved collection.
    (2) The title of the form/collection: report of Public Safety 
Officers' Permanent and Total Disability Program.
    (3) The agency form number, if any, and the applicable component of 
the Department sponsoring the collection: Form 3650/7, Public Safety 
Officers' Benefit Program, Bureau of Justice Assistance, Office of 
Justice Programs, United States Department of Justice.
    (4) Affected public who will be asked or required to respond, as 
well as a brief abstract: Primary: Federal Government, State, Local 
public safety agencies.
    Other: National public safety membership organizations. The Public 
Safety Officers' Disability Program provides a benefit to Public Safety 
Officers who have become permanently and totally disabled by a 
catastrophic injury sustained 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/reply: 30 
respondents at 10 hours to respond (one hour for application form, and 
nine hours for compilation of required supporting documents).
    (6) An estimate of the total public burden (in hours) associated 
with the collection: 300 annual burden hours. The total number of 
annual hour burden hours to complete the application form and compile 
supporting documentation is 300 annual burden hours.
    If additional information is required contact: Mrs. Brenda E. Dyer, 
Deputy Clearance Officer, United States Department of Justice, 
Information Management and Security Staff, Justice Management Division, 
Suite 850, Washington Center, 1001 G Street, NW, Washington, DC 20530.

    Dated: September 16, 1998.
Brenda E. Dyer,
Department Deputy Clearance Officer, United States Department of 
Justice.
[FR Doc. 98-25401 Filed 9-22-98; 8:45 am]
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