Proposed Changes to the LODD Benefits - Deadline for Comment TOMORROW (9/8/08)

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Sorry for the short notice but this was just brought to my attention this afternoon.

As this applies to almost all of us it warrants review and commentary if you see anything that could affect us. Just do it quickly!

On Thursday, July 10th, the Department of Justice (DOJ) posted a

Notice of Proposed Rulemaking for the Public Safety Officers Benefit

(PSOB) Program. The proposed rule makes a number of changes to the

PSOB program...and you have until this MONDAY* to get your comments

in.

CFSI has prepared a brief summary of the proposed rule that can be

found here:

http://www.cfsi.org/pdf/CFSI_Analysis_Memo...sed_Changes.pdf

NOTE: A close examination of the Proposed Regulation suggests that

some of the changes the Department of Justice (DOJ) is proposing may

make it easier in certain ways for claimants to establish their

claims, while some of the proposed changes may either limit the

number of individuals who are eligible to receive benefits under the

PSOB or impose additional procedural requirements on claimants. *

*

While CFSI has attempted to outline the proposed changes that are

likely to have the most significant effects on the ability of public

safety officers and their beneficiaries to claim benefits under the

PSOB, this is by no means a complete "top-to-bottom" analysis of the

proposed rule. The following memo is intended to simply highlight

some of the larger issues covered by the proposed rule and provide an

understanding of the overall effect of the changes DOJ is proposing.

The entire proposed rule can be found here:

http://www.regulations.gov/fdmspublic/comp...tDetail&o=0

900006480663906

*Public comments are due no later than 1700 hours (EST) on Monday,

September 8, 2008. All comments should be directed to:

Hope Janke

Counsel to the Director, Bureau of Justice Assistance

Office of Justice Programs

810 7th Street, N.W.

Washington, DC 20531

(202) 305-1367 (fax)

To ensure proper handling, please reference OJP Docket No. 1478 on

your correspondence.

QUESTIONS: Contact CFSI at: Tel: (202) 371-1277 or their website at

http://www.cfsi.org/

Referenced analysis and link to NPRM are also below in case the embedded links don't work.

CFSI_Analysis_Memo_on_PSOB_Proposed_Changes.pdf

http://www.regulations.gov/fdmspublic/comp...900006480663906