Government Needs Permission to Ask How They're Doing
Published Date: 12/11/2025
Notice
Summary
The Department of Justice’s Community Oriented Policing Services is asking for your feedback on how they collect information to improve their services. They want to keep using a simple way to gather opinions without making it a big survey, and they’re open to your comments until February 9, 2026. This helps make sure the process is easy, useful, and doesn’t waste anyone’s time or money.
Analyzed Economic Effects
1 provisions identified: 0 benefits, 1 costs, 0 mixed.
You may be asked to fill DOJ feedback surveys
You may be asked to give feedback to the Department of Justice’s Community Oriented Policing Services through a generic clearance for qualitative feedback. The agency expects an average of 42 activities per year, about 51,500 respondents per activity, 309,000 responses annually, about 30 minutes per response, totaling 99,847 hours and $176,925 in annual other costs. Comments on this collection are being accepted until February 9, 2026.
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