[Federal Register Volume 72, Number 71 (Friday, April 13, 2007)]
[Notices]
[Page 18670]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E7-7083]


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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE

Office of Justice Programs

[OMB Number 1121-0166]


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: Public Safety Officers Disability Benefits.

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    The Department of Justice (DOJ), Office of Justice Programs (OJP) 
has submitted 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 32, 
pages 7677-7678 on February 16, 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 May 14, 2007. This process is conducted 
in accordance with 5 CFR 1320.10.
    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: Public Safety Officers Disability 
Benefits.
    (3) Agency form number, if any, and the applicable component of the 
Department of Justice sponsoring the collection: OJP FORM 3650/7 Public 
Safety Officers Disability Benefits.
    (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: The Public Safety Officers' Benefits Act of 1976 (PSOB), 
42 U.S.C. 3796, authorizes the Bureau of Justice Assistance, Office of 
Justice Programs to pay a benefit to claimant public safety officers 
found to have been permanently and totally disabled as the direct 
result of a catastrophic line of duty injury sustained on or after 
November 29, 1990.
    Others: None.
    (5) An estimate of the total number of respondents and the amount 
of time needed for an average respondent to respond is as follows: It 
is estimated that no more than 75 respondents will apply a year. Each 
application takes approximately 120 minutes to complete.
    (6) An estimate of the total public burden (in hours) associated 
with the collection: Total Annual Reporting Burden: 75 x 120 minutes 
per application = 9,000 minutes/by 60 minutes per hour = 150 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: April 10, 2007.
Lynn Bryant,
Department Clearance Officer, PRA, United States Department of Justice.
 [FR Doc. E7-7083 Filed 4-12-07; 8:45 am]
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