[Federal Register Volume 68, Number 63 (Wednesday, April 2, 2003)]
[Notices]
[Pages 16087-16088]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 03-7823]


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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE

Office of Community Oriented Policing Services


Agency Information Collection Activities: Proposed Collection; 
Comments Requested

ACTION: 60-Day Notice of Information Collection Under Review: Extension 
of currently approved collection; Making Officer Redeployment Effective 
(MORE) Grant Progress 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 June 2, 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 collections instrument with instructions or additional 
information, please contact Gretchen DePasquale, (202) 305-7780, 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: Making Officer Redeployment 
Effective (MORE) Grant Progress Report.
    (3) Agency form number, if any, and the applicable component of the 
Department of Justice sponsoring the collection: COPS. Form number: Not 
applicable.
    (4) Affected public who will be asked or required to respond, as 
well as a brief abstract: Primary: MORE 2001 award recipients Other: 
None Abstract: The currently approved collection instrument targeted 
MORE award recipients to gather data on equipment purchased and/or 
civilians hired under the MORE '98 program. The questions used to 
gather data on the equipment purchases will be used by the COPS Office 
to track summary data on the equipment purchased with COPS funding and 
to monitor the progress of the MORE '01 award recipients in 
implementing their grant. The questions used to gather data on 
civilians will be deleted.
    (5) An estimate of the total number of respondents and the amount 
of time estimated for an average respondent to respond: This will be a 
one-time, targeted collection to 541 respondents. The estimated amount 
of time required for the average respondent to respond is 1.5 hours.
    (6) An estimate of the additional public burden (in hours) 
associated with the collection: The total estimated

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burden on the public is 1,082 hours annually.
    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: March 27, 2003.
Brenda Dyer,
Deputy Clearance Officer, Department of Justice.
[FR Doc. 03-7823 Filed 4-1-03; 8:45 am]
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