[Federal Register: August 25, 1998 (Volume 63, Number 164)]
[Notices]               
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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE

 
Office of Community Oriented Policing Services; Agency 
Information Collection Activities: Extension of a Currently Approved 
Collection; Comment Request; Proposed Collection; Comment Request

ACTION: Notice of information collection under review; Analysis 
Protocol: Enhanced Evaluation PSP.

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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. The 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 April 
22, 1998, allowing for a 60-day public comment period.
    The purpose of this notice is to allow an additional 30 days for 
public comment until September 24, 1998. 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.

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Additionally, comments may be submitted to OMB via facsimile to (202) 
395-7285. Additionally 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 850, 1001 G Street, 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 technology, e.g., permitting electronic 
submission of responses.
    Overview of this information:
    (1) Type of information collection: Extension of previously 
approved collection.
    (2) The title of the form/collection: Analysis Protocol: Enhanced 
Evaluation PSP.
    (3) The agency form number, if any, and the applicable component of 
the Department sponsoring the collection: Form COPS 24/01. 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: Local law enforcement agencies that received 
a Problem-Solving Partnerships (PSP) grant and that were selected to 
participate in an enhanced evaluation of their PSP grant.
    The PSP grant is one one-year grant program designed to support 
local law enforcement agencies in entering collaborative agreements 
with non-profit community-based entities to fight a specific crime 
problem through an innovative community policing plan. Grants were 
awarded to 470 jurisdictions in 1997. As described by the PSP 
initiative, it was required that a minimum of 5% of awarded funds be 
used to assess the impact of the problem-solving approach on the target 
problem. Currently of COPS Office is entering into collaborative 
agreements with a sub-group of approximately 15 PSP grantees to fund 
the implementation of an enhanced evaluation. This enhanced evaluation 
will allow the COPS Office to document the process and outcomes of 
applying a problem-solving model to five problem types: auto-theft, 
loitering/disorderly conduct, residential burglary, robbery, and 
street-level drug dealing. The analysis protocol in consideration 
covers all areas necessary to document the processes and outcomes of 
sites' problem-solving projects.
    Primary: State, Local or Tribal Government.
    Other: none.
    (5) An estimate of the total number of respondents and the amount 
of time estimated for an average respondent to respond/reply: Enhanced 
Evaluation PSP: Approximately 120 respondents, at 7 hours per 
respondent (including record-keeping).
    (6) An estimate of the total public burden (in hours) associated 
with the collection: Approximately 840 hours.
    If additional information is required contact: Ms. Brenda Dyer, 
Deputy 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: August 19, 1998.
Brenda E. Dyer,
Department Deputy Clearance Officer, United States Department of 
Justice.
[FR Doc. 98-22756 Filed 8-24-98; 8:45 am]
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