[Federal Register Volume 63, Number 164 (Tuesday, August 25, 1998)]
[Notices]
[Pages 45256-45257]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 98-22756]
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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE
Office of Community Oriented Policing Services; Agency
Information Collection Activities: Extension of a Currently Approved
Collection; Comment Request; Proposed Collection; Comment Request
ACTION: Notice of information collection under review; Analysis
Protocol: Enhanced Evaluation PSP.
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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. The 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 April
22, 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 September 24, 1998. 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.
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Additionally, comments may be submitted to OMB via facsimile to (202)
395-7285. Additionally 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
submission of responses.
Overview of this information:
(1) Type of information collection: Extension of previously
approved collection.
(2) The title of the form/collection: Analysis Protocol: Enhanced
Evaluation PSP.
(3) The agency form number, if any, and the applicable component of
the Department sponsoring the collection: Form COPS 24/01. 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: Local law enforcement agencies that received
a Problem-Solving Partnerships (PSP) grant and that were selected to
participate in an enhanced evaluation of their PSP grant.
The PSP grant is one one-year grant program designed to support
local law enforcement agencies in entering collaborative agreements
with non-profit community-based entities to fight a specific crime
problem through an innovative community policing plan. Grants were
awarded to 470 jurisdictions in 1997. As described by the PSP
initiative, it was required that a minimum of 5% of awarded funds be
used to assess the impact of the problem-solving approach on the target
problem. Currently of COPS Office is entering into collaborative
agreements with a sub-group of approximately 15 PSP grantees to fund
the implementation of an enhanced evaluation. This enhanced evaluation
will allow the COPS Office to document the process and outcomes of
applying a problem-solving model to five problem types: auto-theft,
loitering/disorderly conduct, residential burglary, robbery, and
street-level drug dealing. The analysis protocol in consideration
covers all areas necessary to document the processes and outcomes of
sites' problem-solving projects.
Primary: State, Local or Tribal Government.
Other: none.
(5) An estimate of the total number of respondents and the amount
of time estimated for an average respondent to respond/reply: Enhanced
Evaluation PSP: Approximately 120 respondents, at 7 hours per
respondent (including record-keeping).
(6) An estimate of the total public burden (in hours) associated
with the collection: Approximately 840 hours.
If additional information is required contact: Ms. Brenda 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: August 19, 1998.
Brenda E. Dyer,
Department Deputy Clearance Officer, United States Department of
Justice.
[FR Doc. 98-22756 Filed 8-24-98; 8:45 am]
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