[Federal Register Volume 63, Number 111 (Wednesday, June 10, 1998)]
[Notices]
[Pages 31809-31810]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 98-15384]


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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 two information collections under review; Police 
Corps Interim Final Regulation, extension of a currently approved 
collection; Police Corps Service Agreement, extension of a currently 
approved collection.

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    The Department of Justice, Office of Community Oriented Policing 
Services has submitted the following two information collection 
requests for review and clearance in accordance with the Paperwork 
Reduction Act of 1995. Office of Management and Budget approval is 
being sought for the two information collections listed below. These 
proposed information collections were previously published in the 
Federal Register on March 31, 1998, allowing for a 60-day public 
comment period.
    The purpose of this notice is to allow an additional 30 days for 
public comment until July 9, 1998. This process is conducted in 
accordance with 5 CFR 1320.10.
    Written comments and/or suggestions regarding the item(s) contained 
in each notice, especially regarding the estimated public burden and 
associated response time, should be directed to the Office of 
Management and Budget, Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs, 
Attention: Department of Justice Desk Officer, Washington, DC 20530. 
Comments may also be submitted to the Department of Justice (DOJ), 
Justice Management Division, Information Management and Security Staff, 
Attention: Department Deputy Clearance Officer, Suite 850, 1001 G 
Street, NW, Washington, DC 20530.
    Written comments and suggestions from the public and affected 
agencies concerning the proposed collection of information 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 function 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, electronic, mechanical, or other technological collection 
techniques or other forms of information technology, e.g., permitting 
electronic submission of responses.
Overview of this information: Police Corps Interim Final Regulation
    (1) Type of Information Collection: Extension of a currently 
approved collection.
    (2) Title of the Form/Collection: Police Corps Interim Final 
Regulation.
    (3) Agency form number, if any, and the applicable component of the 
Department of Justice sponsoring the

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collection: Form: COPS 17/01. 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 as ore required to respond, as well 
as a brief abstract: Primary: State, Local, or Tribal governments. 
Other: None. The Police Corps Interim Final Regulation sets forth 
guidance to interested States and Territories and individual 
participants on the requirements for participation in the Police Corps, 
a scholarship program for students willing to provide 4 years of 
service in return for funding. The Regulation specifies required 
information on each participant.
    (5) An estimate of the total number of respondents and the amount 
of time estimated for an average respondent to respond: Police Corps 
Interim Final Regulation: Approximately 8 respondents, at 10 hours per 
response (including record-keeping). Total annual burden hours 
requested 160.
    (6) An estimate of the total public burden (in hours) associated 
with the collection: Approximately 160 annual burden hours.
Overview of this information: Police Corps Service Agreement
    (1) Type of Information Collection: Extension of a currently 
approved collection.
    (2) Title of the Form/Collection: Police Corps Service Agreement.
    (3) Agency form number, if any, and the applicable component of the 
Department of Justice sponsoring the collection: Form: COPS 17/02. 
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 as ore required to respond, as well 
as a brief abstract: Primary: Individuals or households. Other: None. 
The Police Corps Service Agreement is the written contract between the 
Office of Police Corps and Law Enforcement Education and selected 
Police Corps participants, setting forth the participants' agreement to 
provide 4 years of law enforcement service in exchange for scholarship 
or reimbursement funds for educational purposes.
    (5) An estimate of the total number of respondents and the amount 
of time estimated for an average respondent to respond: Approximately 
144 respondents, at 24 hours per response (including record-keeping). 
Total annual burden hours requested 24.
    (6) An estimate of the total public burden (in hours) associated 
with the collection: Approximately 24 annual burden hours.
    If additional information is required contact: Mrs. Brenda E. Dyer, 
Deputy 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: June 4, 1998.
Brenda E. Dyer,
Department Deputy Clearance Officer, Untied States Department of 
Justice.
[FR Doc. 98-15384 Filed 6-9-98; 8:45 am]
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