Office of Police Corps and Law Enforcement Education, Office of Community Oriented Policing Services; Agency Information Collection Activities: Proposed Collection; Comment Request

DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE

Office of Police Corps and Law Enforcement Education, Office of

Community Oriented Policing Services; Agency Information Collection

Activities: Proposed Collection; Comment Request

ACTION: Notice of two information collections under review; Police

Corps Interim Final Regulation, extension of a currently approved

collection; Police Corps Service Agreement, extension of a currently

approved collection.

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The Department of Justice, Office of Community Oriented Policing

Services has submitted the following two information collection

requests for review and clearance in accordance with the Paperwork

Reduction Act of 1995. Office of Management and Budget approval is

being sought for the two information collections listed below. These

proposed information collections were previously published in the

Federal Register on March 31, 1998, allowing for a 60-day public

comment period.

The purpose of this notice is to allow an additional 30 days for

public comment until July 9, 1998. This process is conducted in

accordance with 5 CFR 1320.10.

Written comments and/or suggestions regarding the item(s) contained

in each notice, especially regarding the estimated public burden and

associated response time, should be directed to the Office of

Management and Budget, Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs,

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

Comments may also be submitted to the Department of Justice (DOJ),

Justice Management Division, Information Management and Security Staff,

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

Street, NW, Washington, DC 20530.

Written comments and suggestions from the public and affected

agencies concerning the proposed collection of information 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 function 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, electronic, mechanical, or other technological collection

techniques or other forms of information technology, e.g., permitting

electronic submission of responses.

Overview of this information: Police Corps Interim Final Regulation

(1) Type of Information Collection: Extension of a currently

approved collection.

(2) Title of the Form/Collection: Police Corps Interim Final

Regulation.

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

Department of Justice sponsoring the

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collection: Form: COPS 17/01. Office of Police Corps and Law

Enforcement Education, Office of Community Oriented Policing Services,

U.S. Department of Justice.

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

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

Other: None. The Police Corps Interim Final Regulation sets forth

guidance to interested States and Territories and individual

participants on the requirements for participation in the Police Corps,

a scholarship program for students willing to provide 4 years of

service in return for funding. The Regulation specifies required

information on each participant.

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

of time estimated for an average respondent to respond: Police Corps

Interim Final Regulation: Approximately 8 respondents, at 10 hours per

response (including record-keeping). Total annual burden hours

requested 160.

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

with the collection: Approximately 160 annual burden hours.

Overview of this information: Police Corps Service Agreement

(1) Type of Information Collection: Extension of a currently

approved collection.

(2) Title of the Form/Collection: Police Corps Service Agreement.

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

Department of Justice sponsoring the collection: Form: COPS 17/02.

Office of Police Corps and Law Enforcement Education, Office of

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

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

as a brief abstract: Primary: Individuals or households. Other: None.

The Police Corps Service Agreement is the written contract between the

Office of Police Corps and Law Enforcement Education and selected

Police Corps participants, setting forth the participants' agreement to

provide 4 years of law enforcement service in exchange for scholarship

or reimbursement funds for educational purposes.

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

of time estimated for an average respondent to respond: Approximately

144 respondents, at 24 hours per response (including record-keeping).

Total annual burden hours requested 24.

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

with the collection: Approximately 24 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, NW, Washington, DC 20530.

Dated: June 4, 1998.

Brenda E. Dyer,

Department Deputy Clearance Officer, Untied States Department of

Justice.

[FR Doc. 98-15384 Filed 6-9-98; 8:45 am]

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