[Federal Register Volume 77, Number 215 (Tuesday, November 6, 2012)]
[Notices]
[Pages 66637-66638]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2012-27037]


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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE

Office of Justice Programs

[OMB Number 1121-0259]


Agency Information Collection Activities: Proposed Collection; 
Comments Requested; Bureau of Justice Assistance Application Form: 
Public Safety Officer's Medal of Valor

ACTION: 30-day notice.

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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 
information collection is published to obtain comments from the public 
and affected agencies. This proposed information collection was 
previously published in the Federal Register Volume 77, Number 168, 
page 52369, on August 29, 2012, allowing for a 60 day comment period.
    The purpose of this notice is to allow for an additional 30 days 
for public comment until December 6, 2012. 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 Maria 
A. Berry, Senior Advisor by email at [email protected] or by 
telephone at 202-353-8643, Bureau of Justice Assistance, Office of 
Justice Programs, U.S. Department of Justice, 810 Seventh Street NW., 
Washington, DC 20531.
    Additionally, comments may be submitted to OMB via facsimile to 
(202) 395-7285. 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 agencies 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 previously 
approved collection for which approval will expire in November 2012.
    (2) Title of the Form/Collection: Public Safety Officer Medal or 
Valor.
    (3) Agency form number, if any, and the applicable component of the 
Department sponsoring the collection: None.
    (4) Affected public who will be as or required to respond, as well 
as a brief abstract: Primary: State, local and tribal government 
agencies within the United States and its territories.
    Abstract: The Bureau of Justice Assistance, a component of the 
Office of Justice Program, Department of Justice, administers the 
Public Safety Officer's Medal of Valor program. Once a year, the 
President of the United States of America may award and present in the 
name of Congress, a Medal of Valor of appropriate design, with ribbons 
and appurtenances, to a public safety officer

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who is cited by the Attorney General, upon the recommendation of the 
Medal of Valor Review Board, for extraordinary valor above and beyond 
the call of duty. The Public Safety Officer Medal of Valor is the 
highest national award given to a public safety officer in recognition 
of their bravery and altruistic acts of valor to protect and save the 
lives of others. Nomination(s) for this award is voluntary. Nominations 
are received through the Internet, or postal mail. The Medal of Valor 
program is governed by F1.R.802, the ``Public Safety Officer Medal of 
Valor Act of 2001.''
    (5) An estimate of the total number of respondents and the amount 
of time estimated for an average respondent to respond/reply: It is 
estimated that it will take the 225 applicants under the Medal of Valor 
approximately 25 minutes to complete the application/nomination form.
    (6) An estimate of the total public burden (in hours) associated 
with the
    collection: The total estimated annual hour burden to complete the 
application/nomination form is 93.75 hours.
    If additional information is required please contact Jerri Murray, 
Department Clearance Officer, United States Department of Justice, 
Justice Management Division, Policy and Planning Staff, 145 N Street 
NE., Room 3W-1407B, Washington, DC 20530.

    Dated: November 1, 2012.
Jerri Murray,
Department Clearance Officer, PRA, U.S. Department of Justice.
[FR Doc. 2012-27037 Filed 11-5-12; 8:45 am]
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