Agency information collection activities: Proposed collection; comment request,

[Federal Register: March 27, 1998 (Volume 63, Number 59)]

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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 information collection under review; Police Corps interim final regulation and Police Corps service agreement.

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, Sec. 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) 514-1590. Written comments may also be submitted to Charlotte C. Grzebien, Assistant General Counsel, Office of Community Oriented Policing Services, 1100 Vermont Avenue NW., Washington, DC 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 agency's/component'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.

The proposed collection is listed below.

Police Corps Interim Final Regulation and Police Corps Service Agreement.

(1) Type of information collection. New collection.

(2) The title of the form/collection. Police Corps Interim Final Regulation and Police Corps Service Agreement.

(3) The agency form number, if any, and the applicable component of the Department sponsoring the collection.

Form: COPS 17/01 and 17/02. Office of Police Corps and Law Enforcement Education, 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.

Police Corps Interim Final Regulation

The Police Corps Interim Final Regulation sets forth guidance to interested States and territories and individual participants on the requirements for participations in the Police Corps, a scholarship program for students willing to provide 4 years of service in return for funding. The Regulations specifics required information on each participant.

Police Corps Service Agreement

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: Police Corps Interim Final Regulation:

Approximately 8 respondents, at 20 hours per response (including record-keeping). Police Corps Service Agreement, approximately 144 respondents, at 10 minutes per response.

(6) An estimate of the total public burden (in hours) associated with the collection. Approximately 184 hours.

Public comment on this proposed information collection is strongly encouraged.

Dated: March 24, 1998. Brenda E. Dyer, Department Deputy Clearance Officer, United States Department of Justice.

[FR Doc. 98-8077Filed3-26-98; 8:45 am]

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