[Federal Register: November 10, 2003 (Volume 68, Number 217)]
[Notices]
[Page 63818-63819]
From the Federal Register Online via GPO Access [wais.access.gpo.gov]
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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE
Office of Community Oriented Policing Services; Agency
Information Collection Activities: Proposed Collection: Comments
Requested
ACTION: 30-day notice of information collection under review: COPS
Tribal Resources Grant Program (TRGP) Equipment and Training Progress
Report.
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The Department of Justice (DOJ) Office of Community Oriented
Policing Services (COPS) has submitted the following information
collection request to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for
review and approval in accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of
1995. The proposed information collection is published to obtain
comments from the public and affected agencies. This proposed
information collection was previously published in the Federal Register
Volume 68, Number 114, on page 35428 on June 13, 2003, allowing for a
60-day comment period.
The purpose of this notice is to allow for an additional 30 days
for public comment until December 10, 2003. This process is conducted
in accordance with 5 CFR 1320.10.
Written comments and/or suggestions regarding the items contained
in this notice, especially 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 20503. Additionally,
comments may be submitted to OMB via facsimile to (202) 395-7285.
Written comments and suggestions from the public and affected
agencies concerning the proposed collection of information are
encouraged. Your 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;
(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: Revision of currently approved
collection.
(2) Title of the Form/Collection: Tribal Resources Grant Program
Equipment and Training Progress Report.
(3) Agency form number, if any, and the applicable component of the
Department of Justice sponsoring the collection: Office of Community
Oriented Policing Services (COPS).
Form Number: Not applicable.
(4) Affected public who will be asked or required to respond, as
well as a brief abstract: Primary: TRGP Equipment/Training award
recipients. Other: None.
Abstract: The currently approved collection instrument targets TRGP
award recipients to gather data on equipment purchased and/or training
received under the Tribal Resources Grant Program. The data will be
used by the COPS Office to monitor the progress of the TRGP award
recipients in implementing their grant and for compliance monitoring
efforts.
(5) An estimate of the total number of respondents and the amount
of time estimated for an average respondent to respond: This will be a
targeted collection to 200 respondents. The estimated amount of time
required for the average respondent to respond is half an hour.
(6) An estimate of the additional public burden (in hours)
associated with the collection: The total estimated public burden is
100 hours annually.
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FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Brenda Dyer, Deputy Clearance Officer
Policy and Planning Staff, Justice Management Division, United States
Department of Justice, 601 D Street, NW., Patrick Henry Building, Suite
1600, NW., Washington, DC 20530.
Dated: October 30, 2003.
Brenda Dyer,
Deputy Clearance Officer, United States Department of Justice.
[FR Doc. 03-28165 Filed 11-7-03; 8:45 am]