[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 225 (Friday, November 24, 2023)]
[Notices]
[Pages 82403-82404]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2023-25917]


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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE

[OMB Number 1121-0330]


Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposed eCollection 
eComments Requested; Law Enforcement Congressional Badge of Bravery

AGENCY: Office of Justice Programs, Department of Justice.

ACTION: 30-Day notice.

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SUMMARY: The Office of Justice Programs, Bureau of Justice Assistance 
(BJA), Department of Justice (DOJ), 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. The proposed information collection was 
previously published in the Federal Register on September 15, allowing 
a 60-day comment period.

DATES: Comments are encouraged and will be accepted for 30 days until 
December 26, 2023.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: If you have 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 at 
202-514-1369, Policy Advisor, Bureau of Justice Assistance, 810 7th 
Street NW,

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Washington, DC 20531; email: [email protected] and telephone: (202) 
514-1369.

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 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/or
--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.

    Written comments and recommendations for this information 
collection should be submitted within 30 days of the publication of 
this notice on the following website 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 and entering either the title of the information collection or 
the OMB Control Number 1121-0330. This information collection request 
may be viewed at www.reginfo.gov. Follow the instructions to view 
Department of Justice, information collections currently under review 
by OMB.
    DOJ seeks PRA authorization for this information collection for 
three (3) years. OMB authorization for an ICR cannot be for more than 
three (3) years without renewal. The DOJ notes that information 
collection requirements submitted to the OMB for existing ICRs receive 
a month-to-month extension while they undergo review.

Overview of This Information Collection

    1. Type of Information Collection: Extension of a previously 
approved collection.
    2. Title of the Form/Collection: Law Enforcement Congressional 
Badge of Bravery (CBOB).
    3. Agency form number, if any, and the applicable component of the 
Department of Justice sponsoring the collection: No form number. 
Sponsor: Office of Justice Programs, Bureau of Justice Assistance 
(BJA).
    4. Affected public who will be asked or required to respond, as 
well as a brief abstract: Affected Public: Federal Government, and 
State. Local and Tribal Governments.
    Abstract: BJA will use the CBOB nomination information to confirm 
the eligibility of nominees to be considered for the CBOB, and forward 
all eligible nominations as appropriate, to the Federal or the State 
and Local CBOB Board for their further consideration. In General--the 
agency heads of Federal/State and Local law enforcement agencies many 
nominate for a Federal/State and Local Law Enforcement CBOB, an 
individual--(1) who is a Federal/State and Local law enforcement 
officer working within the agency of the Federal/State and Local agency 
head making the nomination; and (2) who--(A)(i) sustained a physical 
injury while--(I) engaged in the lawful duties of the individual; and 
(II) performing an act characterized as bravery by the Federal/State 
and Local agency head making the nomination; and (ii) put the 
individual at personal risk when the injury described in clause (i) 
occurred; or (B) while not injured, performed and act characterized as 
bravery by the Federal/State and Local agency head making the 
nomination that placed the individual at risk of serious physical 
injury or death. BJA has been authorized to administer the CBOB 
Program.
    5. Obligation to Respond: Voluntary.
    6. Total Estimated Number of Respondents: 164.
    7. Estimated Time per Respondent: 15 minutes.
    8. Frequency: Annually.
    9. Total Estimated Annual Time Burden: 41 hours.
    10. Total Estimated Annual Other Costs Burden: $0.
    If additional information is required, contact: Darwin Arceo, 
Department Clearance Officer, Policy and Planning Staff, Justice 
Management Division, United States Department of Justice, Two 
Constitution Square, 145 N Street NE, 4W-218 Washington, DC 20530.

    Dated: November 17, 2023.
Darwin Arceo,
Department Clearance Officer for PRA, U.S. Department of Justice.
[FR Doc. 2023-25917 Filed 11-22-23; 8:45 am]
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