Under the Violent Crime and Control Act of 1994, the U.S. Department of Justice COPS Office requires programmatic progress reports from active COPS grantees in order to monitor each program, project or activity funded by the COPS Office.
Although the COPS Office will have an estimated 9,428 responses with the COPS Progress Report, this is due to the quarterly submission required of each grantee agency or entity. The number of respondents submitting the report is an estimated 2,357. With each of these respondents submitting the COPS Progress Report quarterly (4X annually), the number of annual responses is 9,428 total.
With each response taking approximately 25 minutes, the estimated burden is 3,928 hours annually. This is an increase in annual burden from the previously approved 3,167 hours. As the number of active grantees changes, and as the COPS Office is now requiring quarterly responses from grantees in 2014, this has caused the increase in burden.
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.