[Federal Register Volume 68, Number 78 (Wednesday, April 23, 2003)]
[Notices]
[Page 20029]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 03-9967]


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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: revision 
of currently approved collection; COPS Count Survey.

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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 23, 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: Revision of currently approved 
collection.
    (2) Title of the Form/Collection: COPS Count Survey.
    (3) Agency form number, if any, and the applicable component of the 
Department of Justice sponsoring the collection: Form: COPS 301/01. 
Office of Community Oriented Policing Services.
    (4) Affected public who will be asked or required to respond, as 
well as a brief abstract:
    Primary: The COPS Count Project surveys agencies that have been 
awarded a Hiring and/or MORE grants from the COPS Office. Other: None. 
The information collected provides an accurate up to date account on 
the status of officers hired/redeployed. This enables COPS to assess 
the hiring/redeployment progress of awarded grants. This information is 
also utilized by the Grant Monitoring Division for pre-site preparation 
and the Grants Administration Division to further enhance the customer 
service component of the COPS Office. The Program Policy Support and 
Evaluation Division uses this information for evaluation of the 
programs funded by the COPS Office as well as the development of future 
programs.
    (5) An estimate of the total number of respondents and the amount 
of time estimated for an average respondent to respond: There will be 
an estimated total of 11,000 respondents providing information on 
17,450 grant awards. There will be 17,000 responses to the hiring 
survey, at .25 hours per response, for a total of 4,250 hours. There 
will be 450 responses to the MORE survey, at one hour per response, for 
a total of 450 hours.
    (6) An estimate of the additional public burden (in hours) 
associated with the collection: The total estimated burden on the 
public is 4,700 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: April 17, 2003.
Brenda Dyer,
Deputy Clearance Officer, United States Department of Justice.
[FR Doc. 03-9967 Filed 4-22-03; 8:45 am]
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