2024-08733. Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposed eCollection eComments Requested; COPS Application Guide

AGENCY:

Office of Community Oriented Policing Services, Department of Justice.

ACTION:

30-Day notice.

SUMMARY:

The office of Community Oriented Policing Services, Department of Justice (DOJ), will be submitting 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 was previously published in the Federal Register on February 7, 2024, allowing a 60-day comment period.

DATES:

Comments are encouraged and will be accepted for 30 days until May 24, 2024.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

If you have comments especially on the estimated public burden or associated response time, suggestions, or need a copy of the proposed information collection instrument with instructions or additional information, please contact: Dave Neely, Department of Justice, Office of Community Policing Services, 145 N St. NE, Washington, DC 20530, [phone].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

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 agency's 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/or

—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.

Written comments and recommendations for this information collection should be submitted within 30 days of the publication of this notice on the following website www.reginfo.gov/​public/​do/​PRAMain. Find this particular information collection by selecting “Currently under 30-day Review—Open for Public Comments” or by using the search function and entering either the title of the information collection or the OMB Control Number 1103-0098. This information collection request may be viewed at www.reginfo.gov. Follow the instructions to view Department of Justice, information collections currently under review by OMB.

DOJ seeks PRA authorization for this information collection for three (3) years. OMB authorization for an ICR cannot be for more than three (3) years without renewal. The DOJ notes that information collection requirements submitted to the OMB for existing ICRs receive a month-to-month extension while they undergo review.

Abstract: Under the Violent Crime and Control Act of 1994, the U.S. Department of Justice would request grant application information from state, local and tribal law enforcement agencies to properly award grant funds to advance public safety through community policing.

Overview of This Information Collection

1. Type of Information Collection: Revision of a previously approved collection.

2. Title of the Form/Collection: COPS Application Package.

3. Agency form number, if any, and the applicable component of the Department of Justice sponsoring the collection: Application Attachment to SF-424, COPS. DOJ.

4. Affected public who will be asked or required to respond, as well as a brief abstract: Affected Public: Law Enforcement Agencies.

5. Obligation to Respond: Voluntary.

6. Total Estimated Number of Respondents: 5,000.

7. Estimated Time per Respondent: 11 hours to review the instructions and complete the application.

8. Frequency: Annually.

9. Total Estimated Annual Time Burden: 55,000 total annual burden hours associated with this collection.

10. Total Estimated Annual Other Costs Burden: $0.

11. If additional information is required, contact: Darwin Arceo, Department Clearance Officer, Policy and Planning Staff, Justice Management Division, United States Department of Justice, Two Constitution Square, 145 N Street NE, 4W-218, Washington, DC 20530.

Dated: April 19, 2024.

Darwin Arceo,

Department Clearance Officer for PRA, U.S. Department of Justice.