[Federal Register Volume 61, Number 67 (Friday, April 5, 1996)]
[Notices]
[Page 15304]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 96-8417]
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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; Innovative
Community-Oriented Policing Grant Program (ICOP), Parts I and II.
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Office of Management and Budget (OMB) approval is being sought for
the information collection listed below. This proposed information
collection was previously published in the Federal Register and allowed
60 days for public comment.
The purpose of this notice is to allow an additional 30 days for
public comments from the date listed at the top of this page in the
Federal Register. This process is conducted in accordance with 5 Code
of Federal Regulation, Part 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 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 Clearance Officer, Suite 850, 1001 G
Street, NW, Washington, DC, 20530. Additionally, comments may be
submitted to DOJ via facsimile to 202-514-1534. Written comments may
also be submitted to Charlotte C. Black, Assistant General Counsel,
Office of Community Oriented Policing Services, 1100 Vermont Avenue,
N.W., Washington, D.C. 20530, or via facsimile at (202) 616-2914.
Written comments and suggestions from the public and affected
agencies should address one or more of the following points:
(1) evaluate whether the proposed collection of information is
necessary for the proper performance of the functions of the agency/
component, including whether the information will have practical
utility;
(2) evaluate the accuracy of the agencies/components 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
submission of responses.
The proposed collection is listed below: Innovative Community-
Oriented Policing Grants Program (ICOP) Application, Parts I and II.
(1) Type of information collection. Voluntary application for
federal funding to support innovative community policing.
(2) The title of the form/collection. Innovative Community-Oriented
Policing Grants Program (ICOP) Application, Parts I (Reducing Crime and
Disorder Through Problem Solving Partnerships) and II (Developing
Community Policing).
(3) The agency form number, if any, and the applicable component of
the Department sponsoring the collection. Form: COPS 16/01 and 16/02.
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. State, local, or tribal local governments.
The ICOP program is designed to support local law enforcement
agencies in collaboration with non-profit community entities in
developing and implementing innovative community policing strategies,
either by targeting one specific crime problem to fight through a
community partnership (ICOP Part I), or be developing community
policing through training, changing organizational structure, or
community policing centers (ICOP Part II).
(5) An estimate of the total number of respondents and the amount
of time estimated for an average respondent to respond: 4,210
respondents: 14 hours per response.
(6) An estimate of the total public burden (in hours) associated
with the collection. 67,781 annual burden hours.
Public comment on this proposed information collection is strongly
encouraged.
Dated: April 1, 1996.
Robert B. Briggs,
Department Clearance Officer, United States Department of Justice.
[FR Doc. 96-8417 Filed 4-4-96; 8:45 am]
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