[Federal Register: July 9, 1998 (Volume 63, Number 131)]
[Notices]               
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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; Grantee 
Satisfaction Survey.

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    The proposed information collection is published to obtain comments 
from the public and affected agencies. Comments are encouraged and will 
be accepted until September 8, 1998. Written comments and suggestions 
from the public and affected agencies concerning the proposed 
collection of information are requested. Comments 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 functions of the agency, 
including whether the information will have practical utility;

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    (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. Written comments and/or suggestions regarding 
the items contained in this notice, especially regarding the estimated 
public burden and associated response time, should be directed to the 
COPS Office, PPSE Division, 1100 Vermont Ave, NW., Washington, DC 
20530-0001. Comments also may be submitted to the COPS Office via 
facsimile to 202-633-1386. In addition, comments may 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.
    Overview of this information collection:
    (1) Type of Information Collection: New collection.
    (2) Title of the Form/Collection: Grantee Satisfaction Survey.
    (3) Agency form number, if any, and the applicable component of the 
Department of Justice sponsoring the collection: Form: COPS 27/01. 
Office of Community Oriented Policing Services, U.S. Department of 
Justice.
    (4) Affected public who will be asked or required to respond, as 
well as a brief abstract: A sample of local law enforcement agencies 
that have received grant funding from the COPS Office will be surveyed 
regarding their perceptions and satisfaction with service received from 
the COPS Office.
    The COPS Office has awarded hiring and redeployment grants, 
innovative grants, and training grants to over 10,000 law enforcement 
agencies nationwide. In addition to providing essential funding to 
enhance public safety and further the adoption of community policing by 
law enforcement agencies across the country, the COPS Office continues 
to strive to maintain a customer service orientation toward grant 
recipients. As such, the COPS Office is committed to providing grantees 
with ongoing service that reflects the highest standard of excellence 
and integrity in public service. The COPS Office is seeking systematic 
feedback from COPS grantees to track the Office's performance on a 
number of performance measures. This survey will allow the COPS Office 
to set performance goals that are consistent with the level of service 
that is desired by the law enforcement field and to adjust its 
provision of customer service as necessary to better serve its 
grantees.
    The Grantee Satisfaction Survey will be administered to a sample of 
grantees via the telephone and will yield information on: the extent 
and content of contact between grantees and representatives of the COPS 
office either through phone calls, written correspondence, or site 
visits; satisfaction with these contacts as rated on a Likert-type 
scale; exposure to and satisfaction with COPS funded community policing 
training; and availability of and satisfaction with community policing 
publications produced by the COPS Office. These questions will allow 
the COPS Office to determine levels of satisfaction with service and 
will illuminate areas where the COPS Office can improve.
    (5) An estimate of the total number of respondents and the amount 
of time estimated for an average respondent to respond: The Grantee 
Satisfaction Survey will be administered two times per year: 
Approximately 2,600 respondents per year, at 30 minutes per respondent 
(including record-keeping).
    (6) An estimate of the total public burden (in hours) associated 
with the collection: Approximately 1,300 hours.
    If additional information is required contact: Mr. Robert B. 
Briggs, 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: July 1, 1998.
Robert B. Briggs,
Department Clearance Officer, United States Department of Justice.
[FR Doc. 98-18240 Filed 7-8-98; 8:45 am]
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