[Federal Register Volume 68, Number 66 (Monday, April 7, 2003)]
[Notices]
[Pages 16829-16830]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 03-8381]


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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE

Office of Community Oriented Policing Services


Agency Information Collection Activities: Proposed Collection; 
Comments Requested

ACTION: 30-day notice of information collection under review: extension 
of a currently approved collection; Department Initial 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. This proposed 
information collection was previously published in the Federal Register 
Volume 68, Number 3, page 567 on January 6, 2003, allowing for a 60 day 
comment period.
    The purpose of this notice is to allow for an additional 30 days 
for public comment until June 6, 2003. This process is conducted in 
accordance with 5 CFR 1320.10.
    Written comments and/or suggestions regarding the items contained 
in this notice, especially the estimated public burden and associated 
response time, should be directed to The Office of Information and 
Regulatory Affairs, Attention Department of Justice Desk Officer, 
Washington, DC 20503. Additionally, comments may be submitted to OMB 
via facsimile to (202) 395-7285.
    Request 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:
    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: Form: none. The U.S. 
Department of Justice Office of Community Oriented Policing Services 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.

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    If additional information is required contact: Mrs. Brenda E. Dyer, 
Deputy Clearance Officer, United States Department of Justice, 
Information Management and Security Staff, Justice Management Division, 
Suite 1600, Patrick Henry Building, 601 D Street NW., Washington, DC 
20503.

    Dated: April 2, 2003.
Brenda E. Dyer,
Department Deputy Clearance Officer, Department of Justice.
[FR Doc. 03-8381 Filed 4-4-03; 8:45 am]
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