[Federal Register Volume 67, Number 25 (Wednesday, February 6, 2002)]
[Notices]
[Page 5614]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 02-2790]


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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE

Office of Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS)


Agency Information Collection Activities: Proposed Collection; 
Comments Requested

ACTION: 60-day notice of information collection under review: new 
collection; COPS in Schools/Safe Schools Healthy Students Annual 
Report.

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    The Department of Justice (DOJ) Office of Community Oriented 
Policing Services (COPS) has submitted the following information 
collection request to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for 
review and approval in accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 
1995. 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'' 
until April 8, 2002. This process is conducted in accordance with 5 CFR 
1320.10.
    If you have comments, especially on the estimated public burden or 
associated response time, suggestions, or need a copy of the proposed 
information collection instrument with instructions or additional 
information, please contact Gretchen DePasquale, Office of Community 
Oriented Policing Services, 1100 Vermont Avenue, NW, Washington, DC 
20530. Written comments and suggestions from the public and affected 
agencies concerning the proposed collection of information are 
encouraged. Your 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;
    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.

Overview of This Information Collection

    (1) Type of Information Collection: New Collection.
    (2) Title of the Form/Collection: COPS in Schools/Safe Schools 
Healthy Students Annual Report.
    (3) Agency form number, if any, and the applicable component of the 
Department of Justice sponsoring the collection: Form Number: None. 
U.S. Department of Justice Office of Community Oriented Policing 
Services (COPS).
    (4) Affected public who will be asked or required to respond, as 
well as a brief abstract: Primary: Awardees of the COPS in Schools/Safe 
Schools Healthy Students Grant Programs. Other: None. Abstract: COPS in 
Schools/Safe Schools Healthy Students Annual Report is a survey 
instrument that the COPS Office uses to monitor the community policing 
activities of the COPS in Schools hiring grant.
    (5) An estimate of the total number of respondents and the amount 
of time estimated for an average respondent to respond: The estimated 
number of agencies that are eligible to receive and complete the COPS 
in Schools/Safe Schools Healthy Students Annual Report is 2,800. The 
estimated amount of time required for the average respondent to 
complete and return the form is 30 minutes.
    (6) An estimate of the total public burden (in hours) associated 
with the collection: The hours associated with this information 
collection is 1,400 hours.
    If additional information is required contact: Brenda Dyer, Deputy 
Clearance Officer, Information Management and Security Staff, Justice 
Management Division, United States Department of Justice, 601 D Street 
NW, Patrick Henry Building, Suite 1600, NW, Washington, DC 20530.

    Dated: January 31, 2002.
Brenda Dyer,
Deputy Clearance Officer, United States Department of Justice.
[FR Doc. 02-2790 Filed 2-5-02; 8:45 am]
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