Notice2026-02720
Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposed eCollection eComments Requested; Reinstatement Without Change to a Previously Approved Collection; COPS Progress Report
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Published
February 11, 2026
Issuing agencies
Justice Department
Abstract
The Office of Community Oriented Policing Services, Department of Justice (DOJ), will be submitting the following information collection request to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review and approval in accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995.
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[Federal Register Volume 91, Number 28 (Wednesday, February 11, 2026)]
[Notices]
[Pages 6267-6268]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2026-02720]
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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE
[OMB Number 1103-0102]
Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposed eCollection
eComments Requested; Reinstatement Without Change to a Previously
Approved Collection; COPS Progress Report
AGENCY: Office of Community Oriented Policing Services, Department of
Justice.
ACTION: 30-Day notice.
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SUMMARY: The Office of Community Oriented Policing Services, Department
of Justice (DOJ), will be submitting the following information
collection request to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for
review and approval in accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of
1995.
DATES: Comments are encouraged and will be accepted for 30 days until
March 13, 2026.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: If you have comments especially on the
estimated public burden or associated response time, suggestions, or
need a copy of the proposed information collection instrument with
instructions or additional information, please contact: Cory D.
Randolph, Two Constitution Square, 145 N Street NE, Suite, (202) 353-
947, or <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#f5969a878cdb87949b919a99859dc7b58086919a9fdb929a83"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="f89b978a81d68a99969c97948890cab88d8b9c9792d69f978e">[email protected]</span></a>.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The proposed information collection was
previously published in the Federal Register on December 3, 2025, 90 FR
55764, allowing a 60-day comment period. Written comments and
suggestions from the public and affected agencies concerning the
proposed collection of information are encouraged. Your comments should
address one or more of the following four points:
--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;
--Evaluate the accuracy of the agency's estimate of the burden of the
proposed collection of information,
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including the validity of the methodology and assumptions used;
--Enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the information to be
collected; and/or
--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.
Written comments and recommendations for this information
collection should be submitted within 30 days of the publication of
this notice on the following website <a href="http://www.reginfo.gov/public/do/">www.reginfo.gov/public/do/</a>PRAMain.
Find this particular information collection by selecting ``Currently
under 30-day Review--Open for Public Comments'' or by using the search
function and entering either the title of the information collection or
the OMB Control Number 1103-0119. This information collection request
may be viewed at <a href="http://www.reginfo.gov">www.reginfo.gov</a>. Follow the instructions to view
Department of Justice, information collections currently under review
by OMB.
DOJ seeks PRA authorization for this information collection for
three (3) years. OMB authorization for an ICR cannot be for more than
three (3) years without renewal. The DOJ notes that information
collection requirements submitted to the OMB for existing ICRs receive
a month-to-month extension while they undergo review.
Overview of This Information Collection
1. Type of Information Collection: Reinstatement of a previously
approved collection.
2. Title of the Form/Collection: COPS Progress Report.
3. Agency form number, if any, and the applicable component of the
Department of Justice sponsoring the collection: OMB #1103-0102 DOJ
Components: COPS.
4. Affected public who will be asked or required to respond, as
well as a brief abstract: Affected--Law Enforcement Agencies.
Abstract: 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.
Obligation to Respond: Mandatory.
5. Total Estimated Number of Respondents: 4,800.
6. Estimated Time per Respondent: 25 minutes.
7. Frequency: Quarterly.
8. Total Estimated Annual Time Burden: 2,000 Burden Hours.
9. Total Estimated Annual Other Costs Burden: $515,900.
If additional information is required, contact: Darwin Arceo,
Department Clearance Officer, Enterprise Portfolio Management, Justice
Management Division, United States Department of Justice, Two
Constitution Square, 145 N Street NE, 4W-218, Washington, DC 20530.
Darwin Arceo,
Department Clearance Officer for PRA, U.S. Department of Justice.
[FR Doc. 2026-02720 Filed 2-10-26; 8:45 am]
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