[Federal Register: March 5, 2001 (Volume 66, Number 43)]
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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; extension of a 
currently approved collection; School-Based Partnership Response Phase 
Report.

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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. 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 August 
15, 2000, 65 FR 49836, allowing for a 60-day public comment period.
    The purpose of this notice is to allow an additional 30 days for 
public comment until April 14, 2001. 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. 
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 Deputy Clearance Officer, National Place, 
Suite 1220, 1331 Pennsylvania Avenue, 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, e.g., permitting electronic submission of 
responses.

Overview of This Information

    (1) Type of Information Collection: Extension of a currently 
approved collection.
    (2) Title of the Form/Collection: COPS School-Based Partnership 
Response Phase Report.
    (3) Agency form number, if any, and the applicable component of the 
Department of Justice sponsoring the collection: Form COPS PPSE/03. 
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: Approximately 275 COPS School-Based 
Partnership '98 and '99 grant recipients will be asked to respond. The 
COPS School-Based Partnership Response Phase report will allow the COPS 
office to collect information on the responses utilized by three 
grantees to tackle the crime and disorder problems being addressed 
through the problem-solving model. The COPS Office will use the 
information collected to examine issues grantees have faced with 
respect to generating, selecting and implementing effective responses. 
A report on these findings may prove vital to other grantees in 
implementing effective responses. Additionally, the information will 
help the COPS Office anticipate challenges of current and future 
School-Based Partnership grantees and will help inform future program 
design.
    (5) An estimate of the total number of respondents and the amount 
of time estimated for an average respondent to respond: Surveys will be 
administered by mail to approximately 275 COPS School-Based Partnership 
'98 and '99 grant recipients. Administrative preparation and survey 
completion will take approximately 0.75 hours per respondent (there is 
no record keeping burden on this collection).
    (6) An estimate of the total public burden (in hours) associated 
with the collection: The estimated burden hours are 207.
    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: February 28, 2001.
Brenda E. Dyer,
Department Deputy Clearance Officer, United States Department of 
Justice.
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