[Federal Register Volume 86, Number 12 (Thursday, January 21, 2021)]
[Notices]
[Pages 6367-6368]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2021-01216]


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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE

[OMB Number 1100-NEW]


Agency Infromation Collection Activtices: Proposed eCollection 
eComments Requested; New Collection: Law Enforcement Agency 
Certifications for Department of Justice Funding

AGENCY: Office of Community Oriented Policing Services, Department of 
Justice.

ACTION: 30-Day notice.

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SUMMARY: The Department of Justice (DOJ), Office of Community Oriented 
Policing Services (COPS Office) will be submitting the following 
emergency information collection request to the Office of Management 
and Budget (OMB) for review and approval in accordance with the 
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995.

DATES: Comments are encouraged and will be accepted for 30 days until 
February 22, 2021.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: If you have additional comments 
especially on the estimated public burden or associated response time 
please contact Shelley S. Hyland, Supervisory Program Specialist, 
Office of Community Oriented Policing Services, 145 N Street NE, 
Washington, DC 20503 (email: [email protected]; telephone: 202-
598-1826). If you are simply providing public comments, please forward 
them directly to Lashon M. Hilliard, COPS PRA Program Manager, 145 N 
Street NE, Washington, DC 20503 (email: [email protected]; 202-
305-5245).

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 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 Office of 
Community Oriented Policing Services, 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;
     Evaluate whether and if so how the quality, utility, and 
clarity of the information to be collected can be enhanced; 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: Emergency request.
    (2) The Title of the Form/Collection: Law Enforcement Agency 
Certifications for Department of Justice Funding
    (3) The agency form number, if any, and the applicable component of 
the Department sponsoring the collection: There will be no form number. 
The applicable component within the Department of Justice is the Office 
of Community Oriented Policing Services.
    (4) Affected public who will be asked or required to respond, as 
well as a brief abstract: Respondents will be staff from designated 
independent credentialing bodies. On June 16, 2020, President Donald J. 
Trump issued E.O. 13929 on Safe Policing for Safe Communities, which 
requires local, state, and university/college law enforcement agencies 
seeking Department of Justice discretionary funding to meet two use of 
force requirements: (1) The applying agency maintains use of force 
policies that adhere to all applicable federal, state, and local laws; 
and (2) the applying agency maintains use of force policies that 
prohibit the use of choke holds, except in situations where the use of 
deadly force is allowed by law. Per guidance issued by the Attorney 
General on E.O. 13929, independent credentialing bodies are to submit a 
list of certified agencies to the Office of Community Oriented Policing 
Services by January 31st in the funding year. Respondents are asked to 
supply the following information for each certified agency: Originating 
Record Identifier (ORI), Employee Identification Number (EIN), Data 
Universal Number System (DUNS), name of law enforcement agency, city, 
state and zip code of where law enforcement agency is located, title of 
the law enforcement agency's chief executive (e.g., sheriff, chief of 
police, commissioner), chief executive's name, and date law enforcement 
agency received certification for E.O. 13929.
    (5) An estimate of the total number of respondents and the amount 
of time estimated for an average respondent to respond: The COPS Office 
estimates that 52 independent credentialing bodies will respond (49 
state agencies and 3 national organizations). The COPS Office estimates 
compiling the lists of certified agencies will require

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approximately 4 hours over three years for each of the independent 
credentialing bodies.
    (6) An estimate of the total public burden (in hours) associated 
with the collection: There is an estimated 217 total burden hours 
associated with this collection.
    If additional information is required contact: Melody Braswell, 
Department Clearance Officer, United States Department of Justice, 
Justice Management Division, Policy and Planning Staff, Two 
Constitution Square, 145 N Street NE, 3E.405A, Washington, DC 20530.

    Dated: January 14, 2021.
Melody Braswell,
Department Clearance Officer for PRA, U.S. Department of Justice.
[FR Doc. 2021-01216 Filed 1-19-21; 8:45 am]
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