Federal Register: January 3, 2005 (Volume 70, Number 1)
DOCID: FR Doc 04-28637
DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE
Justice Department
NOTICE: NOTICES
DOCUMENT ACTION: 30-day notice of information collection under review: COPS application guide: targeted/invited programs.
SUBJECT CATEGORY:
Office of Community Oriented Policing Services; Agency Information Collection Activities: Proposed Collection; Comments Requested
DOCUMENT SUMMARY:
The Department of Justice (DOJ), Office of Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS) has submitted 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 69, Number 206, page 62456 on October 26, 2004, allowing for a 60 day comment period.
The purpose of this notice is to allow for an additional 30 days for public comment until February 2, 2005. This process is conducted in accordance with 5 CFR 1320.10.
Written comments and/or suggestions regarding the items contained
in this notice, especially 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 20503. Additionally,
comments may be submitted to OMB via facsimile to (202) 3955806.
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 agencies 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: New collection.
(2) Title of the Form/Collection: COPS Application Guided: Targeted/Invited Programs.
(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: Law enforcement agencies and other
public and private entities that apply for COPS Office grants or
cooperative agreements will be asked to review the COPS Application
Guide: Open/Competitive Programs. The COPS Application Guide: Targeted/
Invited Programs is the result of a COPS Office business process
reengineering effort aimed at standardization as required under the
grant streamlining requirements of Public Law 106107, the Federal
Financial Assistance Management Improvement Act of 1999, as well as the
President's Management Agenda Egrants Initiative. This new Guide
streamlines instructional booklets across all COPS Office targeted/
invited programs and should reduce the burden on applicants due their
ability to use the same Guide to gather information on multiple COPS
Office programs, thus reducing the need for applicant to review multiple instructions.
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(5) 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 1,000 respondents annually will complete the form within one hour.
(6) An estimate of the total public burden (in hours) associated
with the collection: There are an estimated 1,000 total annual burden
hours associated with this collection.
SUMMARY:
Agency information collection activities; proposals, submissions, and approvals,
DOCUMENT BODY:
The Department of Justice (DOJ), Office of Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS) has submitted 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 69, Number 206, page 62456 on October 26, 2004, allowing for a 60 day comment period.
The purpose of this notice is to allow for an additional 30 days for public comment until February 2, 2005. This process is conducted in accordance with 5 CFR 1320.10.
Written comments and/or suggestions regarding the items contained
in this notice, especially 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 20503. Additionally,
comments may be submitted to OMB via facsimile to (202) 3955806.
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 agencies 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: New collection.
(2) Title of the Form/Collection: COPS Application Guided: Targeted/Invited Programs.
(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: Law enforcement agencies and other
public and private entities that apply for COPS Office grants or
cooperative agreements will be asked to review the COPS Application
Guide: Open/Competitive Programs. The COPS Application Guide: Targeted/
Invited Programs is the result of a COPS Office business process
reengineering effort aimed at standardization as required under the
grant streamlining requirements of Public Law 106107, the Federal
Financial Assistance Management Improvement Act of 1999, as well as the
President's Management Agenda Egrants Initiative. This new Guide
streamlines instructional booklets across all COPS Office targeted/
invited programs and should reduce the burden on applicants due their
ability to use the same Guide to gather information on multiple COPS
Office programs, thus reducing the need for applicant to review multiple instructions.
[[Page 119]]
(5) 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 1,000 respondents annually will complete the form within one hour.
(6) An estimate of the total public burden (in hours) associated
with the collection: There are an estimated 1,000 total annual burden
hours associated with this collection.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT
Brenda E. Dyer, Department Clearance
Officer, United States Department of Justice, Justice Management
Division, Policy and Planning Staff, Patrick Henry Building, Suite 1600, 601 D Street, NW., Washington, DC 20530.
Dated: December 27, 2004.
Brenda E. Dyer,
Department Clearance Officer, Department of Justice.