[Federal Register Volume 63, Number 111 (Wednesday, June 10, 1998)]
[Notices]
[Pages 31809-31810]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 98-15384]
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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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