19948 Federal Register / Vol. 63, No. 77 /Wednesday, April 22, 1998 / Notices

Dated: April 16, 1998.

Robert B. Briggs,

Department Clearance Officer, United States

Department of Justice.

[FR Doc. 98–10582 Filed 4–21–98; 8:45 am]

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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE

Office of Community Oriented Policing

Services; Agency Information

Collection Activities: Proposed

Collection; Comment Request

ACTION: Notice of information collection

under review; analysis protocol:

Enhanced evaluation PSP.

The proposed information collection

is published to obtain comments from

the public and affected agencies. The

COPS Office, on behalf of the

Department of Justice has submitted the

following information request utilizing

emergency review procedures, to OMB

for review and clearance in accordance

with sections 1320.13(a)(1)(ii) and

(a)(2)(iii) of the Paperwork Reduction

Act of 1995. The COPS Office has

determined that it cannot reasonably

comply with the normal clearance

procedures under this Part of the Act

because normal clearance procedures

are reasonably likely to prevent or

disrupt the collection of the

information. Therefore, OMB emergency

approval has been requested by May 11,

1998.

If granted the emergency approval is

only valid for 180 days. All comments

and questions pertaining to this pending

request for emergency approval must be

directed to OMB, Office of Information

and Regulatory Affairs, Attention:

Department of Justice Desk Officer (Mr.

Dennis Marvich), Washington, D.C.

20530. Comments regarding the

emergency submission of this

information collection may also be

submitted to OMB via facsimile at (202)

395–7285. During the first 60 days of

this same review period, a regular

review of this information collection is

also being undertaken. All comments

and suggestions, or questions regarding

additional information, to include

obtaining a copy of the proposed

information collection instrument with

instructions should be directed to:

Department of Justice, Office of

Community Oriented Policing Services,

1100 Vermont Avenue, NW,

Washington, D.C. 20530. Your

comments should address one or more

of the following four points:

(1) Evaluate whether the proposed

collection of information is necessary

for the proper performance of the

functions of the agency, including

whether the information will have

practical utility;

(2) Evaluate the accuracy of the

agency’s estimate of the burden of the

proposed collection of information,

used;

(3) Enhance the quality, utility, and

clarity of the information to be

collected; and

(4) 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.

If you have additional comments,

suggestions, or need a copy of the

proposed information collection

instrument with instructions, or

additional information, please contact

Ms. Stacy Curtis, 202–633–1297, U.S.

Department of Justice, Office of

Community Oriented Policing Services,

1100 Vermont Avenue, NW,

Washington, D.C. 20530.

Additionally, comments and/or

suggestions regarding the item(s)

contained in this notice, especially

regarding the estimated public burden

and associated response time should be

submitted to Stacy Curtis, Social

Science Analyst, Office of Community

Oriented Policing Services, 1100

Vermont Avenue, NW, Washington,

D.C. 20530, or via facsimile at (202)

616–5998.

Overview of this information

collection:

(1) Type of Information Collection:

New collection.

(2) Type of the Form/Collection:

Analysis Protocol: Enhanced Evaluation

PSP.

(3) Agency form number, if any, and

the applicable component of the

Department of Justice sponsoring the

collection: Form: COPS 24/01. Office of

Community Oriented Policing Services,

U.S. Department of Justice.

(4) Affected public who will be asked

or required to respond, as well as a brief

abstract: Local law enforcement

agencies that received a ProblemSolving Partnerships (PSP) grant and

that were selected to participate in an

enhanced evaluation of their PSP grant.

The PSP grant is a one-year grant

program designed to support local law

enforcement agencies in entering

collaborative agreements with nonprofit community-based entities to fight

a specific crime problem through an

innovative community policing plan.

Grants were awarded to 470

jurisdictions in 1997. As described by

the PSP initiative, it was required that

a minimum of 5% of awarded funds be

used to assess the impact of the

problem-solving approach on the target

problem. Currently the COPS Office is

entering into collaborative agreements

with a sub-group of approximately 15

PSP grantees to fund the

implementation of an enhanced

evaluation. This enhanced evaluation

will allow the COPS Office to document

the process and outcomes of applying a

problem-solving model to five problem

types: auto-theft, loitering/disorderly

conduct, residential burglary, robbery,

and street-level drug dealing. The

analysis protocol in consideration

covers all areas necessary to document

the processes and outcomes of sites’

problem-solving projects.

(5) An estimate of the total number of

respondents and the amount of time

estimated for an average respondent to

respond: Analysis Protocol: Enhanced

Evaluation PSP: Approximately 120

respondents, at 7 hours per respondent

(including record-keeping).

(6) An estimate of the total public

burden (in hours) associated with the

collection: Approximately 840 hours.

If additional information is required

contact: Mr. Robert B. Briggs, Clearance

Officer, United States Department of

Justice, Information Management and

Security Staff, Justice Management

Division, Suite 850, Washington Center,

1001 G Street, NW, Washington, DC

20530.

Dated: April 16, 1998.

Robert B. Briggs,

Department Clearance Officer, United States

Department of Justice.

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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE

Drug Enforcement Administration

[DEA Number 170M4]

Task Force on Suspicious Orders

Meeting

AGENCY: Drug Enforcement

Administration (DEA), Justice.

ACTION: Notice of meeting.

SUMMARY: Pursuant to Section 10(a)(2) of

the Federal Advisory Committee Act

(Pub. L. 92–463), as amended, notice is

hereby given that a meeting of the

Suspicious Orders Task Force (SOTF)

will be held on May 19–20, 1998. The

panel will meet from 9:00 a.m. to 5:00

p.m. both days at La Mansio ́n del Rio,

112 College Street, San Antonio, Texas.

The purpose of this meeting is to

compose the SOTF final report that will

be submitted to the Attorney General.
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The meeting will be open to the public

on a first-come, first-seated basis.

Interested persons are encouraged to

attend. Members of the public may

submit to the contact person, any time

before or after the meeting, written

statements to the Task Force. Written

comments may be submitted by mail or

facsimile, and should contain the

writer’s name, address and commercial,

government, or organizational

affiliation, if any.

DATES: May 19 and 20, 1998.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Michael Leser, Program Analyst, Liaison

and Policy Section, Office of Diversion

Control, Drug Enforcement

Administration, Washington, D.C.

20537, Telephone (202) 307–4026,

Facsimile (202) 307–8570.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: If you

need special accommodations due to a

disability, please contact the Office of

Diversion Control, Drug Enforcement

Administration, 600 Army Navy Drive,

Arlington, Virginia 22202, (202) 307–

4026 at least seven (7) days prior to the

meeting.

John H. King,

Deputy Assistant Administrator, Office of

Diversion Control.

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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE

Federal Bureau of Investigation

Agency Information Collection

Activities: Proposed Collection;

Comment Request

ACTION: Notice of information collection

under review revision of a currently

approved collection; VICAP Crime

Analyst Report FD–676 (Rev. 04/01/

1998).

This proposed information collection

is published to obtain comments from

the public and affected agencies.

Comments are encouraged and will be

accepted until June 22, 1998. The FBI

requests written comments and

suggestions from the public and affected

agencies concerning the proposed

collection of information. Your

comments should address one or more

of the following four points:

(1) Evaluate whether the proposed

collection of information is necessary

for the proper performance of the

functions of the agency/component,

including whether the information will

have practical utility;

(2) Evaluate the accuracy of the

agencies/components estimate of the

burden of the proposed collection of

information, including the validity of

the methodology and assumption used;

(3) Enhance the quality, utility, and

clarity of the information to be

collected; and

(4) 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.

If you have additional comments,

suggestions, or need a copy of the

proposed information collection

instrument with instructions, or

additional information, please contact

Program Manager, Violent Criminal

Apprehension Program, National Center

for the Analysis of Violent Crime, FBI

Academy, Quantico, Virginia 22135,

telephone number (540) 720–4901.

Overview of This Information

(1) Type of information collection:

Revision of a currently approved

collection, VICAP Crime Analysis

Report, FD–676 (Rev. 04/01/1998).

(2) The title of the form/collection:

VICAP Crime Analysis Report FD 676

(Rev. 04/01/1998).

(3) The agency form number, if any,

and the applicable component of the

Department sponsoring the collection:

The Department of Justice, Federal

Bureau of Investigation.

(4) Affected public who will be asked

to required to respond, as well as a brief

abstract: Primary; State and local

governmental law enforcement agencies

charged with the responsibility for the

investigation of violent crimes.

Other: None.

VICAP is a nationwide data

information center which collects,

collates, and analyzes crimes of

violence—specifically murder. Case

submissions are compared to all other

cases in an attempt to identify similar

cases which facilitates cooperation,

communication, and coordination

between law enforcement agencies and

provide support to identify, track and

apprehend violent serial offenders.

(5) An estimate of the total number of

respondents and the amount of time

estimated for an average respondent to

respond/reply: Of the possible 17,000

government entities that are eligible to

apply it is estimated that only forty to

sixty percent will actually submit

responses to VICAP. The time burden of

the applicants is 60 minutes per

application.

(6) An estimate of the total public

burden (in hours) associated with the

collection: The total hours of burden to

complete the application is estimated at

10,000 annual burden hours.

If additional information is required

contact: Mr. Robert B. Briggs, Clearance

Officer, United States Department of

Justice, Information Management and

Security Staff, Justice Management

Division, Suite 850, Washington Center,

1001 G Street, NW., Washington, D.C.

20530.

Dated: April 16, 1998.

Robert B. Briggs,

Department Clearance Officer, United States

Department of Justice.

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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE

Office of Justice Programs

Office of Juvenile Justice and

Delinquency Prevention

Agency Information Collection

Activities: New Collection; Comment

Request

ACTION: Notice of information collection

under review; Performance measures

data collection forms.

The proposed information collection

is published to obtain comments from

the public and affecting agencies.

Comments are encouraged and will be

accepted for 60 days from the date listed

at the top of this page in the Federal

Register.

Request written comments and

suggestions from the pubic and affected

agencies concerning the proposed

collection of information. Your

comments should address one or more

of the following four points:

(1) Evaluate whether the proposed

collection of information is necessary

for the proper performance of the

functions of the agency, including

whether the information will have

practical utility;

(2) Evaluate the accuracy of the

agencies estimate of the burden of the

proposed collection of information,

including the validity of the

methodology and assumptions used;

(3) Enhance the quality, utility, and

clarity of the information to be

collected; and

(4) 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.