[Federal Register Volume 68, Number 3 (Monday, January 6, 2003)]
[Notices]
[Page 567]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 03-197]


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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: extension 
of a currently approved collection department initial report.

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    The Department of Justice Office of Community Oriented Policing 
Services has submitted the following information collection request to 
the Office of Management and Budget 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 March 7, 2003. 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;
    (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, 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: Extension of a Currently 
Approved Collection.
    (2) Title of the Form/Collection: Department Initial Report (DIR).
    (3) Agency form number, if any, and the applicable component of the 
Department of Justice sponsoring the collection: There is no agency 
form number. The U.S. Department of Justice Office of Community 
Oriented Policing Services (COPS) is sponsoring this information 
collection.
    (4) Affected public who will be asked or required to respond, as 
well as a brief abstract: Primary: Recipients of the Funding 
Accelerated for Small Towns (FAST) program, the Accelerated Hiring, 
Education and Deployment (AHEAD) program, and/or Universal Hiring 
Program (UHP) grants. Other: Applicants of the current hiring grant 
program, UHP, or interested parties. Abstract: The DIR is a collection 
instrument that the COPS Office uses to establish a baseline to 
evaluate the progress of agencies awarded grants under the FAST, AHEAD, 
and UHP grant programs.
    (5) An estimate of the total number of respondents and the amount 
of time estimated for an average respondent to respond: The DIR will be 
sent to approximately 500 grantees per year. The estimated amount of 
time required for the average respondent to complete and return the 
form is 1.5 hours.
    (6) An estimate of the total public burden (in hours) associated 
with the collection: There are 875 estimated burden hours associated 
with this collection.
    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: December 31, 2002.
Brenda Dyer,
Deputy Clearance Officer, United States Department of Justice.
[FR Doc. 03-197 Filed 1-3-03; 8:45 am]
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