[Federal Register Volume 87, Number 67 (Thursday, April 7, 2022)]
[Notices]
[Pages 20466-20467]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2022-07328]


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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE

Justice Programs Office

[OMB Number 1121-0259]


Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposed eCollection 
eComments Requested; Extension Without Change, of a Previously Approved 
Collection

AGENCY: Office of Justice Programs, Department of Justice.

ACTION: 60-Day notice.

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SUMMARY: The Department of Justice, Office of Justice Programs, Bureau 
of Justice Assistance is 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.

DATES: The Department of Justice encourages public comment and will 
accept input until June 6, 2022.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: If you have additional comments 
especially on the estimated public burden or associated response time, 
suggestions, or need a copy of the proposed information collection 
instrument with instructions or additional information, please contact 
Gregory Joy, Policy Advisor, Office of Justice Programs, Bureau of 
Justice Assistance, 810 Seventh Street NW, Washington, DC 20531, 
[email protected], 202-514-1369. Written comments and/or 
suggestions can also be sent to the Office of Management and Budget, 
Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs, Attention Department of 
Justice Desk Officer, Washington, DC 20503 or sent to 
[email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 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 Bureau of Justice 
Assistance, 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;
--Evaluate whether and if so how the quality, utility, and clarity of 
the information to be collected can be enhanced; 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, without change, of a 
currently approved collection.
    2. The Title of the Form/Collection: Public Safety Officer Medal of 
Valor (Pub. L. 107-12).
    3. The agency form number, if any, and the applicable component of 
the Department sponsoring the collection:

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The nomination process is managed through the internet, using the 
Office of Justice Programs' (OJP) MOV online nomination system at: 
https://www.bja.gov/programs/medalofvalor/index.html.
    4. Affected public who will be asked or required to respond, as 
well as a brief abstract: The information that is being collected is 
solicited from federal, state, local and tribal public safety agencies, 
who wish to nominate their personnel to receive the Public Safety 
Officer Medal of Valor (MOV). This information is provided on a 
voluntary basis, includes agency and nominee information along with 
details about the events for which the nominees are to be consider when 
determining who will be recommended to receive the MOV.
    5. An estimate of the total number of respondents and the amount of 
time estimated for an average respondent to respond: Over the last four 
application submission periods, (2014-2015 thru 2017-2018), there were 
a total of 550 nominations received. Taking this number into account, 
the average number of nominations that are anticipated to be received 
on an annual basis is 137.5. This number does not factor in the ongoing 
outreach efforts (e.g. marketing and social media outreach) that are 
intended to increase the number of annual submissions. In addition, it 
is projected that the application submission process takes 
approximately 25 minutes. This would include, reviewing the fields of 
required and optional information, arranging the information and 
populating the online application form.
    6. An estimate of the total public burden (in hours) associated 
with the collection: Base upon the average number of submissions over 
the last 4 years, and the estimated time required to complete each 
submission, the estimated annual public burden would be 53.54 hours.

a. 137.5 x 25 minutes = 3,437.5 minutes/60 = 57.29 hours

    If additional information is required contact: Melody Braswell, 
Department Clearance Officer, United States Department of Justice, 
Justice Management Division, Policy and Planning Staff, Two 
Constitution Square, 145 N Street NE, 3E.405A, Washington, DC 20530.

    Dated: April 1, 2022.
Melody Braswell,
Department Clearance Officer for PRA, U.S. Department of Justice.
[FR Doc. 2022-07328 Filed 4-6-22; 8:45 am]
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