[Federal Register Volume 63, Number 184 (Wednesday, September 23, 1998)]
[Notices]
[Page 50927]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 98-25401]
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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE
Office of Justice Programs
Bureau of Justice Assistance; Public Safety Officers Benefits
Program Agency Information Collection Activities: Extension of a
Currently Approved Collection; Comment Request
ACTION: Notice of information collection under review; (Reinstatement,
without change, of a previously approved collection for which approval
has expired); Report of Public Safety Officers Permanent and Total
Disability Program.
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The Department of Justice, Office of Justice Programs, Bureau of
Justice Assistance has submitted the following information collection
request for review and clearance in accordance with the Paperwork
Reduction Act of 1995. Office of Management and Budget approval is
being sought for the information collection listed below. This proposed
information collection was previously published in the Federal Register
on May 12, 1998, allowing for a 60-day public comment period.
The purpose of this notice is to allow an additional 30 days for
public comment until October 23, 1998. This process is conducted in
accordance with 5 CFR 1320.10.
Written comments and/or suggestions regarding the item(s) contained
in this notice, especially regarding the estimated public burden and
associated response time, should be directed to the Office of
Management and Budget, Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs,
Attention: Department of Justice Desk Officer, Washington, DC 20530.
Additionally, comments may be submitted to OMB via facsimile to (202)
395-7285. Comments may also be submitted to the Department of Justice
(DOJ), Justice Management Division, Information Management and Security
Staff, Attention: Department Deputy Clearance Officer, Suite 850, 1001
G Street, NW, Washington, DC 20530.
Written comments and/or suggestions from the public and affected
agencies concerning the proposed collection of information should
address one or more of the following four points:
(1) Evaluate whether the proposed collection of information is
necessary for the proper performance of the function of the agency,
including whether the information will have practical utility;
(2) 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;
(3) Enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the information to
be collected; and
(4) 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:
(1) Type of information collection: Extension of previously
approved collection.
(2) The title of the form/collection: report of Public Safety
Officers' Permanent and Total Disability Program.
(3) The agency form number, if any, and the applicable component of
the Department sponsoring the collection: Form 3650/7, Public Safety
Officers' Benefit Program, Bureau of Justice Assistance, Office of
Justice Programs, United States Department of Justice.
(4) Affected public who will be asked or required to respond, as
well as a brief abstract: Primary: Federal Government, State, Local
public safety agencies.
Other: National public safety membership organizations. The Public
Safety Officers' Disability Program provides a benefit to Public Safety
Officers who have become permanently and totally disabled by a
catastrophic injury sustained in the line of duty.
(5) An estimate of the total number of respondents and the amount
of time estimated for an average respondent to respond/reply: 30
respondents at 10 hours to respond (one hour for application form, and
nine hours for compilation of required supporting documents).
(6) An estimate of the total public burden (in hours) associated
with the collection: 300 annual burden hours. The total number of
annual hour burden hours to complete the application form and compile
supporting documentation is 300 annual burden hours.
If additional information is required contact: Mrs. Brenda E. Dyer,
Deputy Clearance Officer, United States Department of Justice,
Information Management and Security Staff, Justice Management Division,
Suite 850, Washington Center, 1001 G Street, NW, Washington, DC 20530.
Dated: September 16, 1998.
Brenda E. Dyer,
Department Deputy Clearance Officer, United States Department of
Justice.
[FR Doc. 98-25401 Filed 9-22-98; 8:45 am]
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