[Federal Register Volume 65, Number 194 (Thursday, October 5, 2000)]
[Notices]
[Pages 59465-59466]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 00-25521]


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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; National Center for Victims of Crime: 
Service referral questionnaire.

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    The Department of Justice, Office of Community Oriented Policing 
Services, has submitted the following information collection request 
for review and clearance in accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act 
of 1995.

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Office of Management and Budget approval is being sought for the 
information collection listed below. This proposed information 
collection was previously published in the Federal Register on March 
14, 2000 (Volume 65, page 13791-13792), allowing for a 60-day public 
comment period.
    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 Information and 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 Deputy Clearance Officer, Suite 1220, 1331 
Pennsylvania Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20530.
    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 on 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.

Overview of the Information Collection is Listed Below

    (1) Type of information collection. Extension of a currently 
approved collection.
    (2) The title of the form/collection. National Center for Victims 
of Crime: Service Referral Questionnaire.
    (3) The agency form number, if any, and the applicable component of 
the Department sponsoring the collection: Form: COPS PPSE/02. 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: Approximately 10,000 victims' services 
organizations nationwide will be asked to respond. The Service Referral 
Questionnaire will allow the National Center for Victims of Crime 
(NCVC) to collect information on agency name, contact information, 
types of services provided to crime victims, types of crime victims 
primarily served by the organization, and to request permission to 
allow the NCVC to include the listing in its service database on its 
website.
    NCVC will use the information collected to provide referral 
assistance to victims of crime who request information via the 
telephone through a toll-free number, e-mail, general mail and the NCVC 
website.
    (5) An estimate of the total number of respondents and the amount 
of time estimated for an average respondent to respond: Surveys will be 
administered by telephone to approximately 10,000 victims' service 
organizations nationwide. The survey will also be available to 
respondents on the NCVC website to allow on-line completion. 
Administrative preparation and survey completion will take 
approximately 0.25 hours per respondent (there is no record keeping 
burden for this collection).
    (6) An estimate of the total public burden (in hours) associated 
with the collection: Approximately 2,500 hours.
    Public comment on this proposed information collection is strongly 
encouraged.

    Dated: September 29, 2000.
Brenda E. Dyer,
Department Deputy Clearance Officer, Department of Justice.
[FR Doc. 00-25521 Filed 10-4-00; 8:45 am]
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