[Federal Register Volume 62, Number 156 (Wednesday, August 13, 1997)]
[Notices]
[Pages 43349-43350]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 97-21295]


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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE


Office of Police Corps and Law Enforcement Education (Office of 
Community Oriented Policing Services); Agency Information Collection 
Activities: Proposed Collection; Comment Request

ACTION: Notice of Information Collection Under Review; Police Corps 
Request for Scholarship Payment.

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    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 from the date listed at the top of this page 
in the Federal Register. Written comments and suggestions from the 
public and affected agencies concerning the proposed collection of 
information are requested. Comments 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 functions 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.
    Written comments and/or suggestions regarding the items 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 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 Clearance Officer, Suite 850, 1001 G Street, NW., 
Washington, DC 20530. Additionally, comments may be submitted to DOJ 
via facsimile to 202-514-1534. Written comments may also be submitted 
to Charlotte C. Grzebien, Associate General Counsel, Office of 
Community Oriented Policing Services, 1100 Vermont Avenue, NW., 
Washington, DC 20530, or via facsimile at (202) 514-3456.
    Overvew of this information collection:
    (1) Type of Information Collection: New collection.
    (2) Title of the Form/Collection: Police Corps Request for 
Scholarship Payment.
    (3) Agency form number, if any, and the applicable component of the 
Department of Justice sponsoring the collection: Form: COPS 21/01 and 
21/02. Office of Police Corps and Law Enforcement Education, Office of 
Community Oriented Policing Services, U.S. Department of Justice.
    (4) Affected public who will be asked or required to respond, as 
well as a brief abstract: Students who are Police Corps Scholarship 
recipients either as Police Corps Program participants or as the 
dependent children of fallen officers and their respective educational 
institutions will complete this form.
    The Police Corps Request for Scholarship Payment will be completed 
by Police Corps scholarship recipients to obtain scholarship payments 
from the Office of Police Corps and Law Enforcement Education for 
estimated educational expenses per academic year. The information 
collected includes the estimated educational expenses projected for the 
academic year by the student and a certification by the recipient's 
college or university of the estimated annual educational expenses.
    The Police Corps Request for Scholarship Payment is formatted both 
for Police Corps Participants (021/01) who were competitively selected 
to participate in the Police Corps program and for those students who 
are receiving Police Corps scholarships based on their status as the 
eligible dependents of fallen law enforcement officers (021/02).
    (5) An estimate of the total number of respondents and the amount 
of time estimated for an average respondent to respond: Estimated 
number of Police Corps participant respondents: 1,000 (Form 021/01). 
Estimated number of Police Corps dependents of fallen

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officers respondents: 80 (Form 021/02). Estimated time for average 
respondent to respond: 30 minutes (including recordkeeping).
    (6) An estimate of the total public burden (in hours) associated 
with the collection: Approximately 539.8 annual burden hours.
    If additional information is required contact: Mr. Robert B. 
Briggs, 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: August 7, 1997.
Robert M. Zanger,
Attorney Advisor.
[FR Doc. 97-21295 Filed 8-12-97; 8:45 am]
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