Under the Violent Crime and Control Act of 1994, the U.S. Department of Justice COPS Office would request grant application information from state, local and tribal law enforcement agencies in order to properly award grant funds to advance public safety through community policing.
In FY2012, the COPS Office did not receive funding in its appropriation for several of its grant programs including the Secure Our Schools grant program and the Child Sexual Predator Program. In addition, the appropriation received for the COPS Office's largest grant program, COPS Hiring Program (CHP), received a significant reduction and the application pool is expected to be limited to agencies who applied in FY2011 but did not receive funding. For these reasons, the total number of burden hours has been significantly reduced.
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:
(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;
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.