Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposals, Submissions, and Approvals
Federal Register: June 19, 2009 (Volume 74, Number 117)
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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE
Office of Justice Programs
OMB Number 1121-0259
Agency Information Collection Activities: Proposed Collection;
Comments Requested
ACTION: 60-Day Notice of Information Collection Under Review: Bureau of
Justice Assistance Application Form: Public Safety Officer's Medal of
Valor.
The Department of Justice (DOJ), Office of Justice Programs (OJP), 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 is published to obtain comments from the public and affected agencies. Comments are encouraged and will be accepted for
``sixty days'' until August 18, 2009. This process is conducted in accordance with 5 CFR 1320.10.
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 Maria A. Berry at 202-353-8643, Bureau of
Justice Assistance, Office of Justice Programs, U.S. Department of
Justice, 810 Seventh Street, NW., Washington, DC 20531.
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 agencies 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
--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 of a currently approved collection.
(2) Title of the Form/Collection: Bureau of Justice Assistance
Application Form: Public Safety Officers Medal of Valor.
(3) Agency form number, if any, and the applicable component of the
Department of Justice sponsoring the collection: Form Number: None.
(4) Affected public who will be asked or required to respond, as well as a brief Abstract: Primary: State, local and Tribal government agencies within the United States and its territories.
Abstract: The Bureau of Justice Assistance, a component of the
Office of Justice Program, Department of Justice, administers the
Public Safety Officer's Medal of Valor. One a year, the President of the United States of America may award, and present in the name of
Congress, a Medal of Valor of appropriate design, with ribbons and appurtenances, to a public safety officer who is cited by the Attorney
General, upon the recommendation of the Medal of Valor Review Board, for extraordinary valor above and beyond the call of duty. The Public
Safety Officer Medal of Valor is the highest national award given to a public safety officer in recognition of their bravery and altruistic acts of valor to protect and save the lives of others. Nomination(s) for this award is voluntary.
Nominations are received through the Internet, or postal mail. The
Medal of Valor program is governed by F1.R.802, the ``Public Safety
Officer Medal of Valor Act of 2001.''
(5) An estimate of the total number of respondents and the amount of time estimated for an average respondent to respond/reply: It is estimated that it will take the 182 applicants under the Medal of Valor approximately 25 minutes to complete the application form.
(6) An estimate of the total public burden (in hours) associated with the collection: The total estimated annual hour burden to complete the certification form is 75.83 hours.
If additional information is required contact: Lynn Bryant,
Department Clearance Officer, United States Department of Justice,
Justice Management Division, Policy and Planning Staff, Patrick Henry
Building, Suite 1600, 601 D Street, NW., Washington, DC 20530.
Dated: June 15, 2009.
Lynn Bryant,
Department Clearance Officer, PRA, Department of Justice.
FR Doc. E9-14378 Filed 6-18-09; 8:45 am
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