COPS Application Package

Forms and Documents

Document Name	Status
COPS Application Package Form and Instruction	Modified
JUSTIFICATION FOR CHANGE.docx Justification for No Material/Nonsubstantive Change	2011-03-10
1103-0098SuppStat.docx Supporting Statement A	2011-03-10
Violent Crime Act of 1994.pdf Supplementary Document	2008-01-05

IC Document Collections

IC ID	Document Title	Status
192740	COPS Application Package Form and Instruction	Modified

ICR Details

OMB Control No: 1103-0098	ICR Reference No: 201101-1103-002
Status: Historical Active	Previous ICR Reference No: 200909-1103-003
Agency/Subagency: DOJ/DOJADM	Agency Tracking No:
Title: COPS Application Package
Type of Information Collection: Revision of a currently approved collection	Common Form ICR:  No
Type of Review Request: Regular
OIRA Conclusion Action: Approved without change	Conclusion Date: 04/04/2011
	Date Received in OIRA: 03/15/2011
Terms of Clearance:

	Inventory as of this Action	Requested	Previously Approved
Expiration Date	04/30/2014	36 Months From Approved	05/31/2013
Responses	14,100	0	16,200
Time Burden (Hours)	159,330	0	178,200
Cost Burden (Dollars)	0	0	0

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Abstract: The Office of Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS) was established under the authority of the Attorney General to implement Title I of the "crime bill," the Public Safety Partnership and Community Policing Act of 1994 (the Act). The Act authorizes the Attorney General to make grants to States, units of local government, Indian tribal governments, other public and private entities, and multi-jurisdictional or regional consortia thereof to increase police presence, to expand and improve cooperative efforts between law enforcement agencies and members of the community, to address crime and disorder problems, and otherwise to enhance public safety. The COPS Application Package includes all of the necessary forms and instructions that an applicant needs to review and complete to apply for COPS grant funding. The package is used as a standard template for all COPS programs. The Application Guide includes instructions and program information which describe the administrative and legal requirements governing COPS Office funding. The application forms and budget detail worksheets outline the applicants funding request and the applicant's commitment to community policing. The forms collect all the necessary data to make funding decisions. The COPS Office is also required to use the SF-424. The SF-424 does not include all of the necessary and statutorily required data elements for applicant review. Thus, the additional COPS application forms collect critical data elements that are necessary for COPS to properly review applications for funding.

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Authorizing Statute(s): PL: Pub.L. 103 - 322 10003 Name of Law: Violent Crime and Control Act of 1994
  

Citations for New Statutory Requirements: None

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Associated Rulemaking Information
RIN:	Stage of Rulemaking:	Federal Register Citation:	Date:
	Not associated with rulemaking

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Federal Register Notices & Comments
60-day Notice:	Federal Register Citation:	Citation Date:
	75 FR 75697	12/06/2010
30-day Notice:	Federal Register Citation:	Citation Date:
	76 FR 10065	02/23/2011
Did the Agency receive public comments on this ICR? No

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Number of Information Collection (IC) in this ICR: 1

IC Title	Form No.	Form Name
COPS Application Package	None, None	COPS Application Package ,   COPS Application Guide

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ICR Summary of Burden

	Total Approved	Previously Approved	Change Due to New Statute	Change Due to Agency Discretion	Change Due to Adjustment in Estimate	Change Due to Potential Violation of the PRA
Annual Number of Responses	14,100	16,200	0	-2,100	0	0
Annual Time Burden (Hours)	159,330	178,200	0	-18,870	0	0
Annual Cost Burden (Dollars)	0	0	0	0	0	0

Burden increases because of Program Change due to Agency Discretion: No

Burden Increase Due to:

Burden decreases because of Program Change due to Agency Discretion: Yes

Burden Reduction Due to: Miscellaneous Actions

Short Statement: The COPS Office anticipates 14,100 applicants that will be required to review the information within the COPS Application Package.

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Annual Cost to Federal Government: $824,286

Does this IC contain surveys, censuses, or employ statistical methods? No

Is the Supporting Statement intended to be a Privacy Impact Assessment required by the E-Government Act of 2002? No

Is this ICR related to the Affordable Care Act [Pub. L. 111-148 & 111-152]? No

Is this ICR related to the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, [Pub. L. 111-203]? No

Is this ICR related to the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (ARRA)? No

Is this ICR related to the Pandemic Response? Uncollected

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Common Form ICR:  No

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On behalf of this Federal agency, I certify that the collection of information encompassed by this request complies with 5 CFR 1320.9 and the related provisions of 5 CFR 1320.8(b)(3).

The following is a summary of the topics, regarding the proposed collection of information, that the certification covers:

(a) It is necessary for the proper performance of agency functions;

(b) It avoids unnecessary duplication;

(c) It reduces burden on small entities;

(d) It uses plain, coherent, and unambiguous language that is understandable to respondents;

(e) Its implementation will be consistent and compatible with current reporting and recordkeeping practices;

(f) It indicates the retention periods for recordkeeping requirements;

(g) It informs respondents of the information called for under 5 CFR 1320.8 (b)(3) about:

(i) Why the information is being collected;

(ii) Use of information;

(iii) Burden estimate;

(iv) Nature of response (voluntary, required for a benefit, or mandatory);

(v) Nature and extent of confidentiality; and

(vi) Need to display currently valid OMB control number;

(h) It was developed by an office that has planned and allocated resources for the efficient and effective management and use of the information to be collected.

(i) It uses effective and efficient statistical survey methodology (if applicable); and

(j) It makes appropriate use of information technology.

If you are unable to certify compliance with any of these provisions, identify the item by leaving the box unchecked and explain the reason in the Supporting Statement.

Certification Date: 03/15/2011

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