Office of Community Oriented Policing Services; Agency Information Collection Activities: Proposed Collection; Comment Request

DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE

Office of Community Oriented Policing Services; Agency

Information Collection Activities: Proposed Collection; Comment Request

ACTION: Notice of information collection under review; new collection.

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COPS More '96 28 CFR Part 23 Certification

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 clearance in

accordance with emergency review procedures of the Paperwork Reduction

Act of 1995. OMB approval has been requested by June 5, 1998. The

proposed information collection is published to obtain comments from

the public and affected agencies. If granted, the emergency approval is

only valid for 180 days. Comments should be directed to OMB, Office of

Information Regulation Affairs, Attention: Mr. Alex Hunt, (202) 395-

7860, Department of Justice Desk Officer, Washington, DC 20530.

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

review of this information collection is also being undertaken. All

comments and suggestions, or questions regarding additional

information, to include obtaining a copy of the proposed information

collection instrument with instructions, should be directed to Nina S.

Pozgar, General Counsel, Office of Community Oriented Policing

Services, 1100 Vermont Avenue, Washington DC 20530, or facsimile at

(202) 514-3456.

Request written comments and suggestions from the public and

affected agencies concerning the proposed collection of information.

Your 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

(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.

Overview of this information.

(1) Type of Information Collection: new collection.

(2) Title of the Form/Collection: COPS More '96 28 C.F.R. Part 23

Certification.

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

Department sponsoring the collection: COPS 25/01. Office of Community

Oriented Policy Services, U.S. Department of Justice.

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

as a brief abstract: Primary: State, Local or Tribal Government. Other:

None. This information collection is necessary to establish that each

grantee that has received funding under the COPS MORE '96 grant program

is either in compliance with the operating principles set forth in 28

C.F.R. Part 23.20 or that the regulation is not applicable.

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

of time estimated for an average respondent to respond/reply: The time

burden of the 1,100 respondents to complete the surveys is 5 hours and

10 minutes per application.

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

with the collection: The total annual hour burden to complete

applications for the COPS More '96 28 C.F.R. Part 23 Certification is

5,518 annual burden hours.

If additional information is required contact: Mrs. Brenda E. Dyer,

Deputy Clearance Officer, United States Department of Justice,

Information Management and Security Staff Justice Management Division,

Suite 850, Washington Center, 1001 G Street N.W., Washington, DC 20530.

Dated: May 27, 1998.

Brenda E. Dyer,

Department Deputy Clearance Officer, United States Department of

Justice.

[FR Doc. 98-14488 Filed 6-1-98; 8:45 am]

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