[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 81 (Thursday, April 27, 2023)]
[Notices]
[Pages 25669-25670]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2023-08881]


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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

U.S. Customs and Border Protection

[1651-0NEW]


Death Gratuity Information Sheet

AGENCY: U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP), Department of 
Homeland Security.

ACTION: 30-Day notice and request for comments; a new collection of 
information.

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SUMMARY: The Department of Homeland Security, U.S. Customs and Border 
Protection will be 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 (PRA). 
The information collection is published in the Federal Register to 
obtain comments from the public and affected agencies.

DATES: Comments are encouraged and must be submitted (no later than May 
30, 2023) to be assured of consideration.

ADDRESSES: Written comments and/or suggestions regarding the item(s) 
contained in this notice should be sent within 30 days of publication 
of this notice to www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain. Find this 
particular information collection by selecting ``Currently under 30-day 
Review--Open for Public Comments'' or by using the search function.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Requests for additional PRA 
information should be directed to Seth Renkema, Chief, Economic Impact 
Analysis Branch, U.S. Customs and Border Protection, Office of Trade, 
Regulations and Rulings, 90 K Street NE, 10th Floor, Washington, DC 
20229-1177, Telephone number 202-325-0056 or via email 
[email protected]. Please note that the contact information provided 
here is solely for questions regarding this notice. Individuals seeking 
information about other CBP programs should contact the CBP National 
Customer Service Center at 877-227-5511, (TTY) 1-800-877-8339, or CBP 
website at https://www.cbp.gov/.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: CBP invites the general public and other 
Federal agencies to comment on the proposed and/or continuing 
information collections pursuant to the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 
(44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq.). This proposed information collection was 
previously published in the Federal Register (87 FR 55016) on September 
08, 2022, allowing for a 60-day comment period. This notice allows for 
an additional 30 days for public comments. This process is conducted in 
accordance with 5 CFR 1320.8. Written comments and suggestions from the 
public and affected agencies should address one or more of the 
following four points: (1) 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; (2) 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) suggestions to enhance the 
quality, utility, and clarity of the information to be collected; and 
(4) suggestions to 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. The comments that are submitted 
will be summarized and included in the request for approval. All 
comments will become a matter of public record.

Overview of This Information Collection

    Title: Death Gratuity Information Sheet.
    OMB Number: 1651-0NEW.
    Form Number: N/A.
    Current Actions: New collection of information.
    Type of Review: New collection of information.
    Affected Public: Individuals/households.
    Abstract: When the U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) 
Commissioner has made the determination that the death of a CBP 
employee is to be classified as a line-of-duty death (LODD), a Death 
Gratuity (DG) may become payable to the personal representative of the 
deceased. After the LODD determination is made, CBP will send the 
potential personal representative of the deceased a DG Information 
Sheet. This information sheet aids the involved CBP offices in 
establishing who the personal representative of the deceased is, 
approving DG, and subsequently, getting the payment paid to the correct 
person after CBP Commissioner approval.
    Potential personal representatives are provided by/from the 
deceased CBP employee, through their executed beneficiary forms. 
However, if there are no beneficiary forms on file, next of kin will be 
identified via the emergency contact information listed with the agency 
for that employee in WebTele. Potential personal representatives will 
be required to provide the following data elements on the DG 
information sheet:

 Name of Deceased CBP Employee
 Date of Death
 Location of Death
 Name of Claimant/personal representative
 Address of Claimant/personal representative (for payment)
 Phone Number and Email Address of Claimant/personal 
representative
 Relationship to Employee (i.e., spouse, child, parent, etc.)
 If spouse, date of marriage
 If child or parent, date of birth
 First page of will, if applicable
 Contact information for Executor of Estate, if applicable
 Copy of Marriage Certificate, if applicable
 Copy of Letters of Administration, if applicable

    CBP is authorized to collect the information requested on this form 
pursuant to Public Law 104-208 which allows the agency to pay a DG in 
some situations of LODD. 110 Stat. 3009-368, Sept. 30, 1996; 5 U.S.C. 
8133 note. In order to make this payment, CBP must first identify and 
obtain the information from the personal representative so it can be 
known where and to whom the payment should be sent. CBP Retirement and 
Benefits Advisory Services (RABAS) has the authority designated by the 
Office of Personnel Management (OPM) to provide retirement, benefits, 
and survivor counselling and processing. This authority is outlined in 
detail in the Civil Service Retirement System/Federal Employee 
Retirement System (CSRS/FERS) Handbook, Federal Employees Group Life 
Insurance (FEGLI) Handbook, and Federal Employee Health Benefits (FEHB) 
Handbook.
    Type of Information Collection: Death Gratuity Information Sheet.
    Estimated Number of Respondents: 33.
    Estimated Number of Annual Responses per Respondent: 1.
    Estimated Number of Total Annual Responses: 33.
    Estimated Time per Response: 15 minutes.

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    Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 8.

    Dated: April 24, 2023.
Seth D. Renkema,
Branch Chief, Economic Impact Analysis Branch, U.S. Customs and Border 
Protection.
[FR Doc. 2023-08881 Filed 4-26-23; 8:45 am]
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