2023-25917. 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.

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, Washington, DC 20531; email: [e-mail] and telephone: [phone].

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.