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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE
[OMB Number 1103–NEW]
Agency Information Collection
Activities; Proposed New Collection;
Comments Requested: COPS
Comparative Assessment of Cost
Reduction by Agencies Survey
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ACTION:
30-Day notice.
The Department of Justice (DOJ)
Office of Community Oriented Policing
Services (COPS) will be submitting 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 77, Number 221, page 68149 on
November 15, 2012, allowing for a 60
day comment period.
The purpose of this notice is to allow
for an additional 30 days for public
comment until February 13, 2013. This
process is conducted in accordance with
5 CFR 1320.10.
If you have comments, especially on
the estimated public burden or
associated response time, suggestions,
or need a copy of the proposed
information collection instrument with
instructions or additional information,
please contact Danielle Ouellette,
Department of Justice Office of
Community Oriented Policing Services,
145 N Street NE., Washington, DC
20530.
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:
—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;
—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;
—Enhance the quality, utility, and
clarity of the information to be
collected; and
—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
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Overview of This Information
Collection
(1) Type of Information Collection:
Proposed new collection; comments
requested.
(2) Title of the Form/Collection: COPS
Comparative Assessment of Cost
Reduction by Agencies Survey.
(3) Agency form number, if any, and
the applicable component of the
Department sponsoring the collection:
None. U.S. Department of Justice Office
of Community Oriented Policing
Services.
(4) Affected public who will be asked
or required to respond, as well as a brief
abstract: Law enforcement agencies and
other public and private entities that
apply for COPS Office grants or
cooperative agreements will be asked
complete the COPS Comparative
Assessment of Cost Reduction Survey.
The survey will be used to review the
approaches currently adopted by police
agencies that reduce organizational and
operational costs and will provide
information about how these strategies
have been implemented and evaluated.
The survey allows for the identification
of agencies that have undertaken
extensive changes in programs to
maintain their service delivery levels or
to increase service efficiency and
effectiveness while facing budget
restraints.
(5) An estimate of the total number of
respondents and the amount of time
estimated for an average respondent to
respond/reply: It is estimated that 268
respondents annually will complete the
form within .42 hours (25 minutes).
(6) An estimate of the total public
burden (in hours) associated with the
collection: There are an estimated 113
total annual burden hours associated
with this collection.
If additional information is required
contact: Jerri Murray, Department
Clearance Officer, United States
Department of Justice, Justice
Management Division, Policy and
Planning Staff, Two Constitution
Square, 145 N Street NE., Room 3W–
1407B, Washington, DC 20530.
Dated: January 8, 2013.
Jerri Murray,
Department Clearance Officer for PRA, U.S.
Department of Justice.
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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE
[OMB Number 1121–0270]
Agency Information Collection
Activities; Proposed Collection;
Comments Requested: Bureau of
Justice Assistance Application Form:
Southwest Border Prosecution
Initiative
ACTION:
60-Day notice.
The Department of Justice (DOJ),
Office of Justice Programs, Bureau of
Justice Assistance, will be submitting
the following information collection
request for review and clearance in
accordance with the Paperwork
Reduction Act of 1995. This proposed
information collection is published to
obtain comments from the public and
affected agencies. Comments are
encouraged and will be accepted for
‘‘sixty days’’ until March 15, 2013. If
you have additional comments,
suggestions, or need a copy of the
proposed information collection
instrument with instructions or
additional information, please contact
M. Pressley at 202–353–8643 or 1–866–
859–2687, Bureau of Justice Assistance,
Office of Justice Programs, U.S.
Department of Justice, 810 7th Street
NW., Washington, DC 20531.
Written comments and 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:
(2) The title of the form/collection:
Southwest Border Prosecution Initiative.
(3) The agency form number, if any,
and the applicable component of the
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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE
[OMB Number 1103-NEW]
Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposed New
Collection; Comments Requested: COPS Comparative Assessment of Cost
Reduction by Agencies Survey
ACTION: 30-Day notice.
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The Department of Justice (DOJ) Office of Community Oriented
Policing Services (COPS) will be submitting 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 77, Number 221, page 68149 on November 15, 2012, allowing for a
60 day comment period.
The purpose of this notice is to allow for an additional 30 days
for public comment until February 13, 2013. This process is conducted
in accordance with 5 CFR 1320.10.
If you have comments, especially on the estimated public burden or
associated response time, suggestions, or need a copy of the proposed
information collection instrument with instructions or additional
information, please contact Danielle Ouellette, Department of Justice
Office of Community Oriented Policing Services, 145 N Street NE.,
Washington, DC 20530.
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:
--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;
--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;
--Enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the information to be
collected; and
--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: Proposed new collection;
comments requested.
(2) Title of the Form/Collection: COPS Comparative Assessment of
Cost Reduction by Agencies Survey.
(3) Agency form number, if any, and the applicable component of the
Department sponsoring the collection: None. U.S. Department of Justice
Office of Community Oriented Policing Services.
(4) Affected public who will be asked or required to respond, as
well as a brief abstract: Law enforcement agencies and other public and
private entities that apply for COPS Office grants or cooperative
agreements will be asked complete the COPS Comparative Assessment of
Cost Reduction Survey. The survey will be used to review the approaches
currently adopted by police agencies that reduce organizational and
operational costs and will provide information about how these
strategies have been implemented and evaluated. The survey allows for
the identification of agencies that have undertaken extensive changes
in programs to maintain their service delivery levels or to increase
service efficiency and effectiveness while facing budget restraints.
(5) An estimate of the total number of respondents and the amount
of time estimated for an average respondent to respond/reply: It is
estimated that 268 respondents annually will complete the form within
.42 hours (25 minutes).
(6) An estimate of the total public burden (in hours) associated
with the collection: There are an estimated 113 total annual burden
hours associated with this collection.
If additional information is required contact: Jerri Murray,
Department Clearance Officer, United States Department of Justice,
Justice Management Division, Policy and Planning Staff, Two
Constitution Square, 145 N Street NE., Room 3W-1407B, Washington, DC
20530.
Dated: January 8, 2013.
Jerri Murray,
Department Clearance Officer for PRA, U.S. Department of Justice.
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