29238 Federal Register / Vol. 74, No. 117 / Friday, June 19, 2009 / Notices 

Suite 1600, 601 D Street NW., 

Washington, DC 20530. 

Dated: June 15, 2009. 

Lynn Bryant, 

Department Clearance Officer, PRA, United 

States Department of Justice. 

[FR Doc. E9–14376 Filed 6–18–09; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4410–18–P 

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] 

BILLING CODE 4410–18–P 

DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE 

Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms 

and Explosives 

[OMB Number 1140–0092] 

Agency Information Collection 

Activities: Proposed Collection; 

Comments Requested 

ACTION: 60-Day Notice of Information 

Collection Under Review: Voluntary 

Magazine Questionnaire for Agencies/ 

Entities Who Store Explosives. 

The Department of Justice (DOJ), 

Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms 

and Explosives (ATF), 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 Debra Satkowiak, Chief, 

Explosives Industry Programs Branch, 

99 New York Avenue, NE., Washington, 

DC 20226. 

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; 

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