[Federal Register Volume 77, Number 167 (Tuesday, August 28, 2012)]
[Notices]
[Pages 52059-52060]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2012-21074]


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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE

[OMB Number 1103-0102]


Agency Information Collection Activities; Revision of a 
Previously Approved Collection; Comments Requested; COPS Progress 
Report

ACTION: 30-Day Notice.

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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 77, Number 116, Pages 36001-36002, on June 15, 2012, allowing 
for a 60 day comment period.
    The purpose of this notice is to allow for an additional 30 days 
for public comment until September 27, 2012. 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 Danielle Ouellette, Department of Justice 
Office of Community Oriented Policing Services, 145 N Street NE., 
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:

--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: Under the Violent Crime and Control 
Act of 1994, the U.S. Department of Justice COPS Office would require 
the completion of the COPS Progress Report by recipients of COPS hiring 
and non-hiring grants. Grant recipients must complete this report in 
order to inform COPS of their activities with their awarded grant 
funding.
    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 7,600 annual, quarterly,

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and final report respondents can complete the report in an average of 
25 minutes.
    (5) An estimate of the total public burden (in hours) associated 
with the collection: There are an estimated 3,167 total annual burden 
hours associated with this collection.
    If additional information is required contact: Jerri Murray, 
Department Clearance Officer, United States Department of Justice, 
Justice Management Division, Policy and Planning Staff, Two 
Constitution Square, 145 N Street NE., Room 2E-508, Washington, DC 
20530.

    Dated: August 22, 2012.
Jerri Murray,
Department Clearance Officer, PRA, U.S. Department of Justice.
[FR Doc. 2012-21074 Filed 8-27-12; 8:45 am]
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