Agency Information Collection Activities: Proposed Collection; Comment Request

DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE

Agency Information Collection Activities: Proposed Collection;

Comment Request

AGENCY: Office of Community Oriented Policies Services, Justice.

ACTION: Notice of Information Collection Under Emergency Review;

Regional Community Policing Institute Quarterly Projection Report.

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The Department of Justice, Office of Community Oriented Policing

Services has submitted the following information collection request to

the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review and approval in

accordance with the emergency review procedures of the Paperwork

Reduction Act of 1995; 5 Code of Federal Regulation, Part 1320.13.

The proposed information collection is published to obtain comments

from the public and affected agencies. Emergency review and approval of

this collection has been requested from OMB by October 31, 1997. If

granted, the emergency approval is only valid for 180 days. All

comments should be directed to OMB, Office of Information and

Regulatory Affairs: Attention: Mr. Patrick Boyd, 202-395-5871,

Department of Justice Desk Officer, Washington, DC 20503.

During the first 60 days of this same period, a regular review of

this information collection is also being undertaken. Comments are

encouraged and will be accepted until December 29, 1997. Comments

should address one or more of the following four points:

(1) 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;

(2) 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;

(3) enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the information to

be collected; and

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(4) 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.

Written comments and/or suggestions regarding the items contained

in this notice, especially regarding the estimated public burden and

associated response time, should be directed to the Office of

Management and Budget, Office of Regulatory Affairs, Attention:

Department of Justice Desk Officer, Washington, DC, 20530.

Additionally, comments may be submitted to OMB via facsimile to 202-

395-7285. Comments may also be submitted to the Department of Justice

(DOJ), Justice Management Division, Information Management and Security

Staff, Attention: Department Clearance Officer, Suite 850, 1001 G

Street, NW, Washington, DC, 20530. Additionally, comments may be

submitted to DOJ via facsimile to 202-514-1534. Written comments may

also be submitted to Charlotte C. Grzebien, Associate General Counsel,

Office of Community Oriented Policing Services, 1100 Vermont Avenue,

N.W., Washington, D.C. 20530, or via facsimile at (202) 514-3456.

Overview of this information collection:

(1) Type of Information collection: New collection.

(2) Title of the Form/Collection: Regional Community Policing

Institute Quarterly Projection Report.

(3) Agency form number, if any, and the applicable component of the

Department of Justice sponsoring the collection: Form: COPS 22/02.

Office of Community Oriented Policing Services, U.S. Department of

Justice.

(4) Affected public who will be asked or required to respond, as

well as a brief abstract: Regional Community Policing Institutes funded

through a one-year cooperative agreement from the COPS Office are

required to respond.

The Regional Community Policing Institute Quarterly Projection

Report will be completed by each Regional Community Policing Institute.

The information collected provides a quarterly projection of plans for

performing the training and technical assistance functions of this

program, as well as information concerning any changes or modifications

requested in the project or cooperative agreement budgets.

(5) An estimate of the total number of respondents and the amount

of time estimated for an average respondent of respond: Estimated

number respondents: 35. Estimated time for average respondent to

respond: 2 hours quarterly (including record-keeping).

(6) An estimate of the total public burden (in hours) associated

with the collection: Approximately 280 annual burden hours.

If additional information is required contact: Mr. Robert B.

Briggs, Clearance Officer, United States Department of Justice,

Information Management and Security Staff, Justice Management Division,

Suite 850, Washington Center, 1001 G Street, NW, Washington, DC 20530.

Dated: October 23, 1997.

Robert B. Briggs,

Department Clearance Officer, United States Department of Justice.

[FR Doc. 97-28514 Filed 10-27-97; 8:45 am]

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