[Federal Register Volume 62, Number 156 (Wednesday, August 13, 1997)]
[Notices]
[Pages 43350-43351]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 97-21297]


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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 reimbursement of previous educational expenses.

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    Office of Management and Budget (OMB) approval is being sought for 
the information collection listed below. This proposed information 
collection was previously published in the Federal Register and allowed 
60 days for public comment.
    The purpose of this notice is to allow an additional 30 days for 
public comments from the date listed at the top of this page in the 
Federal Register. This process is conducted in accordance with 5 Code 
of Federal Regulation, Sec. 1320.10.
    Written comments and/or suggestions regarding the item(s) contained 
in this notice, especially regarding the

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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, D.C. 20530, or via facsimile at (202) 514-3456.
    Written comments and suggestions from the public and affected 
agencies should address one or more of the following points:
    (1) Evaluate whether the proposed collection of information is 
necessary for the proper performance of the functions of the agency/
component, including whether the information will have practical 
utility;
    (2) Evaluate the accuracy of the agency's/component'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.
    The proposed collection is listed below:
    Police Corps Request for Reimbursement of Previous Educational 
Expenses.
    (1) Type of information collection: New collection
    (2) The title of the form/collection: Police Corps Request for 
Reimbursement of Previous Educational Expenses.
    (3) The agency form number, if any, and the applicable component of 
the Department sponsoring the collection: Form: COPS 020/01 and 020/02. 
Office of Police Corps and Law Enforcement Education, Office of 
Community Oriented Policing Services, United States 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 Reimbursement of Previous Educational 
Expenses will be completed by Police Corps scholarship recipients to 
obtain reimbursement from the Office of Police Corps and Law 
Enforcement Education for eligible educational expenses already 
incurred. The information collected includes the annual educational 
expenses which were incurred by the student and certification by the 
recipient's college or university of the expenses for which 
reimbursement is sought.
    The Police Corps Request for Reimbursement of Previous Educational 
Expenses is formatted both for Police Corps Participants (020/01) 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 (020/02).
    (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: 900 (Form 020/01). 
Estimated number of Police Corps dependents of fallen officers 
respondents: 60 (Form 020/02). Estimated time for average respondent to 
respond: 30 minutes (including record-keeping).
    (6) An estimate of the total public burden (in hours) associated 
with the collection: Approximately 480 hours.
    Public comment on this proposed information collection is strongly 
encouraged.

    Dated: August 7, 1997.
Robert M. Zanger,
Attorney Advisor.
[FR Doc. 97-21297 Filed 8-12-97; 8:45 am]
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