Notice2024-05988
Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposed eCollection eComments Requested; Public Safety Officers' Educational Assistance (PSOEA)
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Published
March 21, 2024
Issuing agencies
Justice Department
Abstract
The Office of Justice Programs, 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 December 20, 2023, allowing a 60-day comment period.
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[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 56 (Thursday, March 21, 2024)]
[Notices]
[Pages 20249-20250]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2024-05988]
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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE
[OMB Number 1121-0220]
Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposed eCollection
eComments Requested; Public Safety Officers' Educational Assistance
(PSOEA)
AGENCY: Bureau of Justice Assistance, Department of Justice.
ACTION: 30-Day notice.
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SUMMARY: The Office of Justice Programs, 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 December 20, 2023, allowing a 60-day comment period.
DATES: Comments are encouraged and will be accepted for 30 days until
April 22, 2024.
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: Hope D. Janke,
Director, Director, Public Safety Officers' Benefits Office, Bureau of
Justice Assistance, Office of Justice Programs, U.S. Department of
Justice, 810 7th Street NW, Washington, DC 20531, telephone: (202) 307-
2858, or email: <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#7d15120d18531953171c1316183d080e191217531a120b"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="721a1d02175c165c18131c1917320701161d185c151d04">[email protected]</span></a>.
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 <a href="http://www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain">www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain</a>.
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 1121-0220. This information collection request
may be viewed at <a href="http://www.reginfo.gov">www.reginfo.gov</a>. 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.
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Overview of This Information Collection
1. Type of Information Collection: Extension of a currently
approved collection.
2. The Title of the Form/Collection: Public Safety Officers
Educational Assistance.
3. The agency form number: No form number.
4. Affected public who will be asked or required to respond, as
well as a brief abstract: Primary: State, local, and tribal
governments. Abstract: BJA's Public Safety Officers' Benefits (PSOB)
Office will use the PSOEA Application information to confirm the
eligibility of applicants to receive PSOEA benefits. Eligibility is
dependent on several factors, including the applicant having received
or being eligible to receive a portion of the PSOB Death Benefit, or
having a spouse or parent who received the PSOB Disability Benefit.
Also considered are the applicant's age and the schools being attended.
In addition, information to help BJA identify an individual is
collected, such as contact numbers and email addresses.
5. Obligation to Respond: Voluntary.
6. Total Estimated Number of Respondents: It is estimated that no
more than 300 new respondents will apply a year.
7. Estimated Time per Respondent: Each application takes
approximately 30 minutes to complete.
8. Frequency: Once annually.
9. Total Estimated Annual Time Burden: The estimated public burden
associated with this collection is 150 hours. It is estimated that new
respondents will take 30 minutes to complete an application. The burden
hours for collecting respondent data sum to 150 hours (300 respondents
x 0.5 hours = 150 hours).
10. Total Estimated Annual Other Costs Burden: There is no cost
estimate.
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: March 18, 2024.
Darwin Arceo,
Department Clearance Officer for PRA, U.S. Department of Justice.
[FR Doc. 2024-05988 Filed 3-20-24; 8:45 am]
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