Federal Register / Vol. 65, No. 93 / Friday, May 12, 2000 / Notices 30621

Dated: May 8, 2000.

Morris L. Thigpen,

Director, National Institute of Corrections.

[FR Doc. 00–11897 Filed 5–11–00; 8:45 am]

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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE

National Institute of Corrections

Solicitation for a Cooperative

Agreement—‘‘Transition From Prison

to the Community’’

AGENCY: National Institute of

Correction—Department of Justice.

ACTION: Solicitation for a cooperative

agreement

SUMMARY: The Department of Justice

(DOJ), National Institute of Corrections

(NIC) announces the availability of

funds in FY 2000 for a cooperative

agreement to initiate the project

‘‘Transition from Prison to the

Community.’’ NIC will make a multiyear award based on funding being

available in the subsequent years to

develop a coordinated approach to

effectively transition offenders from

prison to the community.

A cooperative agreement is a form of

assistance relationship where NIC is

substantially involved during the

performance of the award. An award is

made to an organization who will, in

concert with NIC, identify the method

and approach in developing a transition

program.

Background

Return to prison is the sanction of

choice by releasing authorities for

offenders who violate the conditions of

their release. It is estimated that

approximately 35 to 40% of new

admissions to state correctional

facilities are the results of violations

while under parole supervision. Many

violations are generally technical in

nature and a significant number are

attributable to incomplete and/or

inadequate release planning, imposition

of unrealistic rules and ineffective case

management. It is believed that through

a systematic approach to planning, the

transition from prison to the community

can be managed more effectively,

resulting in a greater opportunity for

successful community reintegration as

measured by a reduction in the

reincarceration of released offenders

under community supervision.

It is essential to coordinate the

activities of the three (3) principal

entities involved in the custody, release

and supervision of offenders. Those key

organizations are the state correctional

institutions, the states releasing

authority and the community

supervision agency. The proper

identification of the released population

participating in the transition process,

must be established through clear

articulated criteria. The use of a

dynamic assessment tool(s) to assist in

identifying the risks and needs of the

targeted offender population will be

required. The instrument should assist

in the development of institutional

programs, pre-release plans and

community supervisions strategies, inorder to address the specific risk(s) and

need(s) of the individual offender.

Purpose

The purpose of this initiative is to

establish through organizational policy

and procedure a model approach for the

transitioning of offenders from prison to

the community. The model will bring

together the prison administration, the

releasing authority for the jurisdiction

and the community supervision

component for joint development of

policies and procedures affecting the

custody, release and supervision of

offenders targeted for the transition

initiative. The model should include an

assessment tool(s) that is dynamic in

nature to address programming and

supervision requirements.

Objectives:

• To utilize the research and relevant

literature regarding best practices in

effective intervention and what works.

• To utilize an assessment tool that is

dynamic in nature.

• To formalize a model of operating

policies, across multiple agencies, for

the transition process.

• To increase the effectiveness and

efficiency for each organization

involved in the transition process.

• To develop a monograph upon

completion of the project, providing an

overview of the process.

Application Requirement

Applicants must prepare a proposal

that describes their plan to meet the

projects objectives which should

include a schedule identifying

benchmarks of significant tasks in chart

form. Applicants must identify their key

project staff and the relevant expertise

of each.

The proposal should address the

following areas:

• Targeting population for release

• Assessment tools

• Relapse prevention and

intervention strategies

• Range of alternative sanctions

• Individual intervention plans

• Case management method

• Community aftercare

Authority: Public Law 93–415

Funds Available

The award will be limited to a

maximum of $250,000 (direct and

indirect costs). Funds may only be used

for the activities that are linked to the

desired outcome of the project. No

funds are transferred to state or local

governments. This project will be a

collaborative venture with the NIC

Community Corrections Division.

Deadline For Receipt of Applications:

Applicant must be received by 4 P.M.

Eastern Time on June 30, 2000.

ADDRESSES AND FURTHER INFORMATION:

Request for the application kit should be

directed to Judy Evens, Cooperative

Agreement Control Office, National

Institute of Corrections, 320 First Street,

NW, Room 5007, Washington, D.C.

20534 or by calling (800) 995–6423,

extension 159 or (202) 307–3106,

extension 159. She can also be

contacted by E-mail via jevens@bop.gov.

All technical and or programmatic

questions concerning this

announcement should be directed to

Cranston J. Mitchell at the above

address or by calling (800) 995–6423,

extension 153 or (202) 307–3106,

extension 153, or by E-mail via

cjmitchell&bop.gov. Applicant forms

may be also be obtained through the NIC

web site: http://www.nicic.org (click on

‘‘ What’s New’’and ‘‘Cooperative

Agreements’’).

Mailed and express delivery

applications should be sent to: National

Institute of Corrections, 320 First Street,

NW, Room 5007, Washington, D.C.

20534. Hand delivery should be marked

500 First Street NW. The front desk will

cal Bobbi Tinsley(307–3106 and press 0)

to come to the desk for pickup.

Eligible Applicants: An eligible

applicant is any State or general unit of

local government, public or private

agency, educational institution,

organization, team or individual with

the required skills to successfully meet

the outcome objectives of the project.

Review Considerations: Applications

received under this announcement will

be subjected to an NIC three to five

member Peer Review Process.

Number of Awards: One (1)

NIC Application Number: 00C06. This

number should appear as a reference

line in the cover letter and also in box

11 of Standard Form 424.

Executive Order 12372

This program is subject to the

provisions of Executive Order 12372.

Executive Order 12372 allows States the

option of setting up a system for

reviewing applications from within

their States for assistance under certain

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Federal programs. Applicants (other

than Federally-recognized Indian tribal

governments) should contact their State

Single Point of Contact (SPOC), a list of

which is included in the application

Kit, along with further instructions on

proposed projects serving more than one

State.

The Catalog of Federal Domestic

Assistance number is: 16.603

Dated: May 5, 2000.

Morris L. Thigpen,

Director, National Institute of Corrections.

[FR Doc. 00–11898 Filed 5–11–00; 8:45 am]

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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE

Bureau of Prisons

Notice of Cancellation of the

Programmatic Environmental Impact

Statement for Housing the Criminal

Alien Population in Non-Federal LowSecurity Correctional Facilities

AGENCY: U.S. Department of Justice

Bureau of Prisons.

ACTION: Notice of cancellation of the

programmatic environmental impact

statement.

SUMMARY: 

Proposed Action

The mission of the Federal Bureau of

Prisons (Bureau) is to protect society by

confining offenders in the controlled

environments of prison and communitybased facilities that are safe, humane,

cost-efficient, and appropriately secure,

and that provide work and other selfimprovement opportunities to assist

offenders in becoming law-abiding

citizens. In addition, the Bureau

supports the U.S. Marshals Service in its

efforts to house the growing number of

unsentenced Federal detainees, and the

Immigration and Naturalization Service

in the rapidly increasing requirements

for the detention of sentenced and

unsentenced aliens awaiting hearings

and/or release or repatriation to their

country of origination. The Bureau

accomplishes its mission through the

appropriate use of community

correction, detention, and correctional

facilities that are either: Federallyowned and operated; Federally-owned

and non-Federally operated; and nonFederally owned and operated.

The Bureau is facing a period of

unprecedented growth in its inmate

population. Projections show the federal

inmate population increasing from

approximately 120,000 inmates to

205,000 inmates by 2007. As such, the

demand for bed space within the federal

prison system will continue to grow at

a significant rate. A portion of this

growth is the result of programs

implemented by the Immigration and

Naturalization Service regarding

sentenced and unsentenced aliens.

Correctional institutions at the low

security level will be impacted

immediately because sentenced and

unsentenced aliens are typically housed

at the low security level. Due to the

current shortage of beds, especially at

the low security level, the Bureau has

been forced to manage its population by

designating minimum and medium

security level institutions as low

security institutions which, in turn,

creates a domino effect for all other

security levels. The projected

population of sentenced and

unsentenced aliens will only exacerbate

these population pressures.

Over the past several years, the

Bureau has sought flexibility in

managing the shortage of beds in the

low security level as well as the

anticipated sharp and/or short-term

increases at this security level. Such

management flexibility would have to

meet population capacity needs in a

timely fashion, comport with federal

law, and maintain fiscal responsibility,

all while successfully attaining the

mission of the Bureau. Management

flexibility includes the appropriate

contracting of non-federal correctional

facilities.

To ensure compliance with the

National Environmental Policy Act of

1969, 42 U.S.C. 4321 (NEPA) as

amended, the Bureau initiated

preparation of a Draft Programmatic

Environmental Impact Statement in

April 1999. The Draft Programmatic

Environmental Impact Statement was

intended to identify and analyze

potential impacts to the natural and

manmade environments resulting from

use of non-federal correctional facilities

to house the criminal alien population.

Topics to be studied as part of the Draft

Programmatic Environmental Impact

Statement include: topography, geology/

soils, hydrology, biological resources,

utility services, transportation services,

cultural resources, land uses, social and

economic factors, hazardous materials,

air and noise quality, among others. As

part of that effort, the Bureau hosted

Scoping Meetings to afford the public,

regulatory agency representatives, and

elected officials an opportunity to learn

about and voice their interests and

concerns regarding the use of private

contract correctional facilities and the

Draft Programmatic EIS effort. The

Scoping Meetings were held on April

29, 1999 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania;

May 4, 1999 in Dallas, Texas; and May

6, 1999 in San Diego, California and

were attended by interested members of

the public.

While preparing the Draft

Programmatic EIS, the Bureau reviewed

its environmental compliance policies

and procedures for the CAR program

and has decided to pursue alternative

arrangements for complying with NEPA.

More specifically, the Bureau

determined that evaluating the

development of Federal and contract

correctional facilities was best

performed on a case-by-case basis. An

individualized approach to project

evaluation carries with it the advantages

of site-specific evaluations, greater

public participation, and tailored

mitigation plans. As a result, the Bureau

has decided to cancel the Programmatic

EIS and instead concentrate its efforts

and resources at preparing individual,

site-specific Environmental Impact

Statements for facilities proposed to

house the criminal alien population.

ADDRESSES: Questions concerning this

matter may be directed to: David J.

Dorworth, Chief, Site Selection and

Environmental Review Branch, U.S.

Department of Justice, Federal Bureau of

Prisons, 320 First Street, N.W.,

Washington, D.C. 20534, Telephone:

202–514–6470, Facsimile: 202–616–

6024, e-mail: siteselection@bop.gov.

Dated: May 5, 2000.

David J. Dorworth,

Chief, Site Selection & Environmental Review

Branch.

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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE

Bureau of Prisons

Notice of Intent To Prepare a Draft

Environmental Impact Statement

(DEIS) for Development of a MediumSecurity Federal Correctional

Institution in Pennsylvania

AGENCY: Bureau of Prisons, U.S.

Department of Justice.

ACTION: Notice of intent to prepare a

Draft Environmental Impact Statement

(DEIS).

SUMMARY:

Proposed Action

The mission of the United States

Department of Justice, Federal Bureau of

Prisons is to protect society by confining

offenders in the controlled

environments of prison and communitybased facilities that are safe, humane,

cost-efficient, and appropriately secure,

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