[Federal Register Volume 68, Number 114 (Friday, June 13, 2003)]
[Notices]
[Pages 35428-35429]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 03-15005]


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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) Equipment and Training 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 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 the collection of information on 
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 a currently 
approved collection
    (2) Title of the Form/Collection: COPS Tribal Resources Grant 
Program Equipment and Training Progress Report
    (3) Agency form number, if any, and the applicable component of the 
Department of Justice sponsoring the collection: Office of Community 
Oriented Policing Services (COPS). Form Number: Not applicable.
    (4) Affected public who will be asked or required to respond, as 
well as a brief abstract: Primary: TRGP Equipment/Training award 
recipients Other: None. Abstract: The currently approved collection 
instruments targets TRGP award recipients to gather data on equipment 
purchased and/or training 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

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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. 03-15005 Filed 6-12-03; 8:45 am]
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