This information
collection request (ICR) does not fully comply with standard 1.3 of
OMB’s Standards and Guidelines for Statistical Surveys. Therefore,
OMB is approving the ICR for an abbreviated period to allow the
agency to bring the ICR into compliance. As a condition for OMB
approval beyond this date, COPS, in consultation with BJS, should
develop an executable plan for complying with standard 1.3, or
consider alternatives to the collection’s design that fully comply
with OMB’s standards and the goals and requirements of the PRA.
COPS should provide OMB an update of its work in 60 days. In
addition, neither COPS nor its contractor is to provide a report to
respondents with response rates below 80% unless COPS has analyzed
nonresponse bias consistent with the OMB guideline. Finally, COPS
should re-examine its per respondent burden estimate of 15 minutes
and provide additional information in the supporting statement
about the basis for its estimate.
Inventory as of this Action
Requested
Previously Approved
04/30/2016
36 Months From Approved
04/30/2015
62,684
0
8,573
15,671
0
2,143
0
0
0
Under the Violent Crime and Control
Act of 1994, the U.S. Department of Justice COPS Office would
require the completion of the Community Policing Self-Assessment
Tool from law enforcement agencies in order to improve the practice
of community policing throughout the United States.
Between the time when the
Federal Registry notices were submitted, and when the program staff
determined the administration of the CP-SAT for July 2014 through
June 2017, the numbers of agencies and respondents changed,
resulting in a lesser burden. Please see top of page 5 of the
Supporting Statement A for a breakdown of the administration of the
CP-SAT surveys for that time period.
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.