Subject: FR Doc E9-23869
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[Federal Register: October 5, 2009 (Volume 74, Number 191)]
[Notices]
[Page 51169-51170]
From the Federal Register Online via GPO Access [wais.access.gpo.gov]
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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE

[OMB Number 1103-0100]

Office of Community Oriented Policing Services; Agency
Information Collection Activities: Extension of a Previously Approved
Collection; Comments Requested

ACTION: 60-Day Notice of Information Collection Under Review:
Monitoring Information Collections.

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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 extension of a previously approved information collection is
published to obtain comments from the public and affected agencies.
The purpose of this notice is to allow for 60 days for public
comment until December 4, 2009. 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 Rebekah Whiteaker, Department of Justice
Office of Community Oriented Policing Services, 1100 Vermont Avenue,
NW., Washington, DC 20530.
Written comments and suggestions from the public and affected
agencies concerning the extension of a previously approved collection
of information are encouraged. Your comments should address one or more
of the following four points:

--Evaluate whether the 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: Extension of a previously
approved collection.
(2) Title of the Form/Collection: Monitoring Information
Collections.
(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.
Affected public who will be asked or required to respond, as well
as a brief abstract:

Primary: COPS Office hiring grantees that are selected for in-
depth monitoring of their grant implementation and equipment
grantees that report using COPS funds to implement a criminal
intelligence system will be required to respond. The Monitoring
Information Collections include two types of information
collections: the Monitoring Request for Documentation and the 28 CFR
Part 23 Monitoring Kit.

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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/reply:

It is estimated that 140 respondents annually will complete the
collections: 40 respondents to the Monitoring Request for
Documentation at 3 hours per respondent; 100 respondents to the 28
CFR Part 23 Monitoring Kit at 2 hours per response.

(6) An estimate of the total public burden (in hours) associated
with the collection: There are an estimated 320 total annual burden
hours associated with this collection.
If additional information is required contact: Lynn Bryant,
Department Clearance Officer, United States Department of Justice,
Justice Management Division, Policy and Planning Staff, Patrick Henry
Building, Suite 1600, 601 D Street, NW., Washington, DC 20530.

Dated: September 29, 2009.
Lynn Bryant,
Department Clearance Officer, PRA, U.S. Department of Justice.
[FR Doc. E9-23869 Filed 10-2-09; 8:45 am]

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