[Federal Register Volume 73, Number 9 (Monday, January 14, 2008)]
[Notices]
[Pages 2279-2280]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E8-387]


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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE

[OMB Number 1103-0096]


 Office of Community Oriented Policing Services; Agency 
Information Collection Activities: Extension of a Previously Approved 
Collection, With Change; Comments Requested

ACTION: 30-Day Notice of Information Collection Under Review: COPS 
Application Guide.

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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 proposed information collection is published to obtain 
comments from the public and affected agencies. This proposed 
information collection was previously published in the Federal Register 
Volume nn, Number nnn, page nnnnn on month, day, year, allowing for a 
60 day comment period.
    The purpose of this notice is to allow for an additional 30 days 
for public comment until February 13, 2008. This process is conducted 
in accordance with 5 CFR 1320.10.
    Written comments and/or suggestions regarding the items contained 
in this notice, especially the estimated public burden and associated 
response time, should be directed to The Office of Management and 
Budget, Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs, Attention 
Department of Justice Desk Officer, Washington, DC 20503. Additionally, 
comments may be submitted to OMB via facsimile to (202) 395-5806. 
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:

--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: Extension of a previously 
approved collection, with change.
    (2) Title of the Form/Collection: COPS Application Guide.
    (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 and other 
public and private entities that apply for COPS Office discretionary 
grants or cooperative agreements will be asked to review the COPS 
Application Guide: Open Competitive Programs. The COPS Application 
Open/Competitive Guide is the result of a COPS Office business process 
reengineering effort aimed at streamlining as required under the grant 
streamlining requirements of Public Law 106-107, the Federal Financial 
Assistance Management Improvement Act of 1999, as well as the 
President's Management Agenda E-grants Initiative. This collection 
combines the previously approved collection COPS Application Guide: 
Targeted/Invited Programs (1103-0096) with the collection COPS 
Application Guide: Open/Competitive Programs (1103-0095).
    (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 6,200 respondents annually will review the Guide within 
1 hour.
    (6) An estimate of the total public burden (in hours) associated 
with the collection: There are an estimated 6,200 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: January 8, 2008.
Lynn Bryant,
Department Clearance Officer, PRA, Department of Justice.
[FR Doc. E8-387 Filed 1-11-08; 8:45 am]
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