[Federal Register Volume 76, Number 36 (Wednesday, February 23, 2011)]
[Notices]
[Pages 10064-10065]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2011-3950]


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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE

[OMB Number 1103-0102]


Agency Information Collection Activities: Extension of a 
Previously Approved Collection; Comments Requested

ACTION: 30-Day Notice of Information Collection Under Review: COPS 
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 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 75, Number 239, pages 22904-22905, on December 14, 2010, 
allowing for a 60 day comment period.
    The purpose of this notice is to allow for 30 days for public 
comment until March 25, 2011. This process is

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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 Ashley Hoornstra, Department of Justice 
Office of Community Oriented Policing Services, 145 N Street, NE., 
Washington, DC 20530.
    Written comments concerning this information collection should be 
sent to the Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs, Office of 
Management and Budget, Attn: DOJ Desk Officer. The best way to ensure 
your comments are received is to e-mail them to [email protected] or fax them to 202-395-7285. All comments should 
reference the 8 digit OMB number for the collection or the title of the 
collection. If you have questions concerning the collection, please 
call Ashley Hoornstra at 202-616-1314 or the DOJ Desk Officer at 202-
395-3176.
    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; comments requested.
    (2) Title of the Form/Collection: COPS Progress Report.
    (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 and public safety 
agencies, institutions of higher learning and non-profit organizations 
that are recipients of COPS hiring or non-hiring grants.
    (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 approximately 7,400 annual, quarterly, and final report 
respondents can complete the report in an average of 30 minutes.
    (6) An estimate of the total public burden (in hours) associated 
with the collection: 3,700 total burden hours.

If additional information is required contact: Lynn Murray, Department 
Clearance Officer, United States Department of Justice, Justice 
Management Division, Policy and Planning Staff, Two Constitution 
Square, 145 N Street, NE., Suite 2E-502, Washington, DC 20530.

    Dated: February 16, 2011.
Lynn Murray,
Department Clearance Officer, PRA, U.S. Department of Justice.
[FR Doc. 2011-3950 Filed 2-16-11; 8:45 am]
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