[Federal Register Volume 64, Number 31 (Wednesday, February 17, 1999)]
[Notices]
[Pages 7908-7909]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 99-3829]
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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE
Office of Community Oriented Policing Services; Agency
Information Collection Activities: Proposed Collection; Comment Request
ACTION: Notice of information collection under review; Troops to COPS
II Program Solicitation.
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The Department of Justice, Office of Community Oriented Policing
Services, has submitted the following information collection request
for review and clearance in accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act
of 1995. Office of Management and Budget approval is being sought for
the information collection listed below. This proposed information
collection was previously published in the Federal Register on
September 8, 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 March 19, 1999. This process is conducted in
accordance with 5 CFR 1320.10.
Written comments and/or suggestions regarding the item(s) 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 Information and 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 Deputy Clearance Officer, Suite 850, 1001
G Street, NW., Washington, DC 20530.
Written comments and/or 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, mechanical, or other technological collection techniques or
other forms of information technology, e.g., permitting electronic
submissions of responses.
Overview of this information:
(1) Type of information collection: New Collection.
(2) The title of the form/collection: Troops to COPS II Program
Solicitation.
(3) The agency form number, if any, and the applicable component of
the Department sponsoring the collection: Form Number: None. Office of
Community Oriented Policing Services, United States Department of
Justice.
(4) Affected public who will be asked or required to respond, as
well as a brief abstract:
Primary: State, Local, or Tribal Governments.
Primary: State, Local, or Tribal Governments.
Other: None.
The information collected is used to determine eligibility for the
Troops to COPS II Grant Program. The program provides funding for law
enforcement
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agencies for costs associated with hiring eligible military veterans
as law enforcement officers.
(5) An estimate of the total number of respondents and the amount
of time estimated for an average respondent to respond/reply: 500
respondents at 1.5 hours per response.
(6) An estimate of the total public burden (in hours) associated
with the collection: 750 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: February 11, 1999.
Brenda E. Dyer,
Department Deputy Clearance, Office, United Stated Department of
Justice.
[FR Doc. 99-3829 Filed 2-16-99; 8:45 am]
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