[Federal Register: December 6, 1999 (Volume 64, Number 233)]
[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; COPS Distressed 
Neighborhood Process Evaluation Survey.

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    Office of Management and Budget (OMB) reinstatement approval is 
being sought for the information collection listed below. This proposed 
information collection was previously published in the Federal Register 
on June 29, 1999, to allow 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 COPS Office, PPSE 
Division, 1100 Vermont Ave., NW, Washington, DC 20530-0001. 
Additionally, comments may be submitted to COPS via facsimile to 202-
633-1386. 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 1220, 1331 
Pennsylvania Avenue, NW, Washington, DC, 20530.
    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, 
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 Collection

    (1) Type of information collection. Extension of a currently 
approved collection.
    (2) The title of the form/collection. COPS Distressed Neighborhood 
Process Evaluation Survey.
    (3) The agency form number, if any, and the applicable component of 
the Department sponsoring the collection. Form: N/A. 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: Primary: State, Local, and Tribal Government. 
Agencies that have received funding under the COPS Distressed 
Neighborhood grant program are required to respond.
    The COPS Distressed Neighborhood Process Evaluation Survey will 
collect basic information about recipient's hiring and deployment 
processes, training, plans for internal assessment and reallocation of 
resources. The COPS office will use the information collected to assess 
whether the pilot Distressed Neighborhood sites met the goal of 
allocating personnel resources to the neighborhoods with the greatest 
need for additional police presence. A comprehensive report of the 
sites' deployment and hiring processes, training, and perceptions of 
the grant will assist the COPS Office to make future funding 
determinations and with future program development.

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    (5) An estimate of the total number of respondents and the amount 
of time estimated for an average respondent to respond: COPS Distressed 
Neighborhood Process Evaluation Survey: Eighteen respondents, at 1.5 
hours per respondent (including record-keeping).
    (6) An estimate of the total public burden (in hours) associated 
with the collection. Approximately 27 hours.
    If additional information is required contact: Mrs. Brenda E. Dyer, 
Deputy Clearance Officer, United States Department of Justice, 
Information Management and Security Staff, Justice Management Division, 
Suite 1220, National Place, 1331 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW, Washington, 
DC 20530.

    Dated: November 30, 1999.
Brenda E. Dyer,
Department Deputy Clearance Officer, United States Department of 
Justice.
[FR Doc. 99-31465 Filed 12-3-99; 8:45 am]
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