[Federal Register Volume 73, Number 4 (Monday, January 7, 2008)]
[Notices]
[Pages 1230-1231]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E7-25594]


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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE

[OMB Number 1103-0094]


Office of Community Oriented Policing Services; Agency 
Information Collection Activities: Revision of a Currently Approved 
Collection; Comments Requested

ACTION: 60-Day Notice of Information Collection Under Review: Revision 
of a currently approved collection--Department Annual Progress Report.

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    The Department of Justice (DOJ) Office of Community Oriented 
Policing Services (COPS), will be submitting 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 revision of a currently approved information collection is 
published to obtain comments from the public and affected agencies.
    The purpose of this notice is to allow for 60 days for public 
comment until March 7, 2008. 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 Rebekah Dorr, Department of Justice 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 revision of the existing collection of 
information are encouraged. Your comments should address one or more of 
the following four points:

--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;
--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;
--Enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the information to be 
collected; and
--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 a currently 
approved collection; comments requested.
    (2) Title of the Form/Collection: Department Annual Progress Report 
(DAPR).
    (3) Agency form number, if any, and the applicable component of the 
Department sponsoring the collection: None. U.S. Department of Justice 
Office of Community Oriented Policing Services.
    (4) Affected public who will be asked or required to respond, as 
well as a brief abstract: Primary: Law enforcement agencies that are 
recipients of COPS hiring grants and/or COPS grants that have a 
redeployment requirement. The Department Annual Progress Report was 
part of a business process reengineering effort aimed at minimizing the 
reporting burden on COPS hiring grantees by

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streamlining the collection of progress report into one annual report.
    (5) An estimate of the total number of respondents and the amount 
of time estimated for an average respondent to respond/reply: It is 
estimated that 3,000 respondents annually will complete the form within 
1 hour.
    (6) An estimate of the total public burden (in hours) associated 
with the collection: There are an estimated 3,000 total annual burden 
hours associated with this collection.
    If additional information is required contact: Lynn Bryant, 
Department Clearance Officer, United States Department of Justice, 
Justice Management Division, Policy and Planning Staff, Patrick Henry 
Building, Suite 1600, 601 D Street NW., Washington, DC 20530.

    Dated: December 28, 2007.
Lynn Bryant,
Department Clearance Officer, PRA, Department of Justice.
[FR Doc. E7-25594 Filed 1-4-08; 8:45 am]
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