[Federal Register Volume 68, Number 114 (Friday, June 13, 2003)]
[Notices]
[Pages 35427-35428]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 03-15004]


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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 a currently approved collection; COPS Tribal Resources Grant Program 
(TRGP) Hiring Progress Report.

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    The Department Justice (DOJ) Office of Community Oriented Policing 
Services (COPS) has submitted the following information collection 
request to the Office of Management and Budget

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(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 August 12, 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 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.
    (2) Title of the Form/Collection: COPS Tribal Resources Grant 
Program Hiring 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. Office of Community Oriented Policing Services, Department 
of Justice.
    (4) Affected public who will be asked or required to respond, as 
well as a brief abstract: Primary: TRGP Hiring award recipients Other: 
None Abstract: The currently approved collection instrument targets 
TRGP award recipients to gather data on officer positions received 
under the Tribal Resources Grant Program. The data will be used by the 
COPS Office to monitor the progress of the TRGP award recipients in 
implementing their grant and for compliance monitoring efforts.
    (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 200 responses. The estimated amount of time required for 
the average respondent to respond is half an hour.
    (6) An estimate of the additional public burden (in hours) 
associated with the collection: The total estimated burden on the 
public is 100 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: June 10, 2003
Brenda Dyer,
Deputy Clearance Officer, Department of Justice.
[FR Doc. 03-15004 Filed 6-12-03; 8:45 am]
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