[Federal Register Volume 68, Number 202 (Monday, October 20, 2003)]
[Notices]
[Pages 59950-59951]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 03-26369]


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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: Community 
Policing Development Application Packet.

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    The Department of Justice (DOJ), Office of Community Oriented 
Policing Services (COPS) has submitted the

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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 
December 19, 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 collection instrument with instructions or additional 
information, please contact Mary Hyland, (202) 616-9418, 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: New Collection.
    (2) Title of the Form/Collection: Community Policing Development 
Application Packet.
    (3) Agency form number, if any, and the applicable component of the 
Department of Justice sponsoring the collection: Office of Community 
Oriented Policing Services Form Number: 1103-0085.
    (4) Affected public who will be asked or required to respond, as 
well as a brief abstract: Primary: State, local, and Tribal law 
enforcement agencies, institutions of higher education, and/or non-
profit organizations. Other: None Abstract: The information collected 
will be used by the COPS Office to determine grantee's eligibility for 
funding under Community Policing Development initiatives, which address 
current law enforcement/community needs and emerging law enforcement 
issues.
    (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: 8 hours.
    (6) An estimate of the total public burden (in hours) associated 
with the collection: 1,800 hours annually.
    If additional information is required contact: Brenda Dyer, Deputy 
Clearance Officer, Policy and Planning Staff, Justice Management 
Division, United States Department of Justice, 601 D Street, NW., 
Patrick Henry Building, Suite 1600, NW., Washington, DC 20530.

    Dated: October 14, 2003.
Brenda Dyer,
Deputy Clearance Officer, Department of Justice.
[FR Doc. 03-26369 Filed 10-17-03; 8:45 am]
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