[Federal Register Volume 64, Number 79 (Monday, April 26, 1999)]
[Notices]
[Pages 20325-20326]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 99-10302]


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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE

Office of Community Oriented Policing Services


Agency Information Collection Activities: Proposed Collection; 
Comment Request

ACTION: Notice of information collection under review; Extension of a 
currently approved collection.

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Problem Solving Partnerships: Analysis and Assessment Surveys

    Office of Management and Budget (OMB) approval is being sought for 
the

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information collection listed below. This proposed information 
collection was previously published in the Federal Register on October 
16, 1998 to allow 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, part 1320.10. Written comments and/or 
suggestions regarding the item(s) 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.
    Written comments may also be submitted to the COPS Office, PPSE 
Division, 1100 Vermont Avenue, NW, Washington, DC 20530, or via 
facsimile at (202) 633-1386.
    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/components=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:
    Problem Solving Partnerships; Analysis and Assessment Surveys
    (1) Type of information collection. Extension of a currently 
approved collection.
    (2) The title of the form/collection. Problem Solving Partnerships; 
Analysis and Assessment Surveys
    (3) The agency form number, if any, and the applicable component of 
the Department sponsoring the collection. Form: COPS 29/01. 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. Local law enforcement agencies that received 
grant funding for the Problem Solving Partnerships (PSP) grant from the 
COPS Office will be surveyed regarding the activities and outcomes of 
the analysis and assessment phases of the grant project.
    The agencies implementing the problem-solving process through their 
PSP grants vary significantly in terms of population size, primary 
problems, location, partners, evaluators, and demographics. The 
agencies and their partners are working together to target either 
specific property crimes, violent crimes, problems associated with 
drugs and/or alcohol, or crimes related to public disorder.
    The COPS Office is looking to provide documentation that may 
stimulate the promotion of problem solving as a way of addressing 
crime/disorder problems for both current and future grantees looking to 
implement the problem-solving approach. Copies of the survey 
instruments to be used by the contractor to obtain information from the 
PSP grantees are attached. The Analysis Survey will be distributed to 
grantees once OMB approval is obtained. The Assessment Survey will be 
distributed to grantees at a later date, once agencies have completed 
evaluating the impact of their tailor-made responses. Information 
obtained from these surveys will be disseminated to other departments 
to promote the adoption of problem-solving approaches.
    (5) An estimate of the total number of respondents and the amount 
of time estimated for an average respondent to respond. Each survey, 
the Analysis Survey and the Assessment Survey, will be administered one 
time: Approximately 470 respondents per survey administration, at 55 
minutes per respondent per survey (including record-keeping).
    (6) An estimate of the total public burden (in hours) associated 
with the collection. Approximately 861.6 hours.
    Public comment on this proposed information collection is strongly 
encouraged.

    Dated: April 20, 1999.
Brenda E. Dyer,
Department Deputy Clearance Officer, United States Department of 
Justice.
[FR Doc. 99-10302 Filed 4-23-99; 8:45 am]
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