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Following review in draft form by the

project coordinator, the summary report

must be professionally edited and

submitted in camera-ready hard copy

and 3.5’’ computer disk or zip drive disk

using WordPerfect 7.0 or higher

software for use with IBM compatible

computers with Windows operating

systems.

It will be the responsibility of the

award recipient to secure written

approval to use any copyrighted

materials or photographs and to provide

the original approval with the

documents.

Authority: Public Law 93–415.

Funds Available: The award will be

limited to a maximum of $79,600 (direct

and indirect costs) and project activity

must be completed within 9 months of

the date of award. Funds may not be

used for construction, or to acquire or

build real property. This project will be

a collaborative venture with the NIC

Prisons Division.

Application Requirements:

Applicants are required to submit a

proposal that specifically defines their

plan for meeting the goals and

objectives of this project. The proposal

must: provide a detailed plan that

describes the methodology to be used in

pursuing the project goals, including a

timetable for accomplishment of

objectives and criteria for selection of

work group participants; demonstrate a

knowledge of current workforce issues

in the public and private sectors,

including an awareness of agencies or

organizations that have implemented

innovative workforce strategies; and

identify project staff who have made a

commitment of time to this project and

the specific skills they possess that will

support the endeavors of the project.

The conceptual framework of the

proposal must demonstrate the

applicants understanding of the nature

of government employment practices

and specifically, those that pertain to

the correctional workforce.

Funding for this project has been

established at $79,600. The applicant

must provide a budget and budget

narrative that clearly identifies the

allocation of funds for achievement of

the goals of the cooperative agreement.

The rationale for the expenditures must

be provided in the budget narrative

unless patently obvious in the proposal.

Deadline for Receipt of Applications:

Applications must be received by 4:00

p.m., EDT, on Friday, June 30, 2000.

They should be addressed to: Director,

National Institute of Corrections, 320

First Street, NW, Room 5007,

Washington, DC 20534. Hand delivered

applications should be brought to 500

First Street, NW, Washington, DC

20534. The front desk will call Bobbi

Tinsley at (202) 307–3106, extension 0

for pickup.

Addresses and Further Information:

Requests for the application kit, should

be directed to Judy Evens, Cooperative

Agreement Control Office, National

Institute of Corrections, 320 First Street,

N.W., Room 5007, Washington, D.C.

20534 or by calling 800–995–6423, ext.

159, 202–307–3106, ext. 159, or email:

jevens@bop.gov. A copy of this

announcement and application forms

may also be obtained through the NIC

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

‘‘What’s New’’ and ‘‘Cooperative

Agreements’’). All technical and/or

programmatic questions concerning this

announcement should be directed to

BeLinda Watson Barney at the above

address or by calling 800–995–6423 or

202–307–1300, ext. 152, or by E-mail via

bbarney@bop.gov.

Project Completion: The award

recipient will be responsible to submit

all required reports and corrections or

revisions of materials in a timely

manner. The project period is 9 months

from the date of the award and the

project will not be deemed to have been

completed until a final draft is accepted

by the project coordinator.

Eligible Applicants: An eligible

applicant is any state or general unit of

local government, public or private,

educational institution, organization,

team, or individual with the requisite

skills to successfully meet the outcome

objectives of the project.

Review Considerations: Applications

received under this announcement will

be subjected to an NIC 3 to 5 member

Peer Review Process. It is anticipated

that the award will be made within 60–

90 days following the application due

date.

Number of Awards: One (1).

NIC Application Number: 00P06 This

number should appear as a reference

line in your 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 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.

Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance

Number: 16.603.

Dated: May 25, 2000.

Morris L. Thigpen,

Director, National Institute of Corrections.

[FR Doc. 00–13666 Filed 5–31–00; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 4410–36–M

DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Employment and Training

Administration

Proposed Information Collection

Request Submitted for Public

Comment and Recommendations

ACTION: Notice.

SUMMARY: The Department of Labor, as

part of its continuing effort to reduce

paperwork and respondent burden

conducts a preclearance consultation

program to provide the general public

and Federal agencies with an

opportunity to comment on proposed

and/or continuing collections of

information in accordance with the

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995

(PRA95) [44 U.S.C. 3506(c)(2)(A)]. This

program helps to ensure that requested

data can be provided in the desired

format, reporting burden (time and

financial resources) is minimized,

collection instruments are clearly

understood, and the impact of collection

requirements on respondents can be

properly assessed. Currently, the

Employment and Training

Administration is soliciting comments

concerning the proposed revision the

information collection of the GPRAComplaint Program Performance and

Participant Outcomes Data System

(OMB Control No. 1205–0392), now

titled the Trade Act Participant Report.

A copy of the proposed information

collection request (ICR) can be obtained

by contacting the office listed below in

the addressee section of this notice.

DATES: Written comments must be

submitted to the office listed in the

addressee section below on or before

July 31, 2000.

ADDRESSES: Curtis K. Kooser, Program

Analyst, Division of Trade Adjustment

Assistance, Employment and Training

Administration, U.S. Department of

Labor, Room C–4318, 200 Constitution

Ave., NW., Washington, DC 20210,

telephone 202–219–4845, ext. 111 (this

is not a toll-free number), FAX 202–

219–5753, e-mail ckooser@doleta.gov.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

I. Background

On June 16, 1998, the Office of

Management and Budget approved a

GPRA-complaint performance and

participant outcomes data system for the

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Division of Trade Adjustment

Assistance (DTAA); this system is now

known as the Trade Act Participant

Report (TAPR). States implemented the

TAPR beginning with the first quarter of

fiscal year 1999 (October through

December, 1998), and have continued to

collect and report data every quarter

since then.

Because both Trade Adjustment

Assistance (TAA) and Title III of the Job

Training Partnership Act (JTPA) serve

adult dislocated workers, the TAPR was

modeled on the Standardized Program

Information Report (SPIR) system used

by the JTPA programs. The passage of

the Workforce Investment Act of 1998

(WIA), which replaced JTPA, made

substantial changes in Federal

employment and training programs,

including changes in the way

participant data are defined, gathered,

and reported.

II. Review Focus

The Department of Labor is

particularly interested in comments

which:

• Evaluate whether the proposed

revision of information collection 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,

including the validity of the

methodology and assumptions used;

• Enhance the quality, utility, and

clarity of the information to be

collected; and

• 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 submissions

of responses.

III. Current Actions

In order to maintain coordination and

continuity with the dislocated worker

program under Title One of WIA, and to

make other improvements, DTAA is

proposing revisions to the TAPR that

make it substantially the same as the

system to be used by the WIA programs.

The major changes are the following:

1. The definitions of Race and

Ethnicity are now compliant with the

most recent OMB definitions.

2. Date for defining and judging

outcomes for participants are now based

upon Wage Record data rather than

surveys of individuals program exiters.

It is estimated that this will

substantially reduce the reporting

burden on the States.

3. Minor revisions in the sequence

and definitions of some of the TAPR

fields have been made in order to

increase the degree of continuity with

the new system to be used by the

dislocated workers program under WIA

Title I.

4. The format for reporting dates has

been changed from MMDDYYYY to

YYYYMMDD to conform with the new

WIA-Based system.

Type of Review: Revision.

Agency: Employment and Training

Administration.

Title: Trade Act Participant Reporrt

(TAPR).

OMB Number: 1205–0392.

Affected Public: State governments.

Frequency: Quarterly.

Total Responses: 200 (50 per quarter).

Average Time per Response: 40 hours

per quarter.

Estimated Total Burden Hours: 8,000.

Total Burden Cost (capital/startup): 0.

Total Burden Cost (operating/

maintaining): $120,000.

Comments submitted in response to

this comment request will be

summarized and/or included in the

request for Office of Management and

Budget approval of the information

collection request; they will also

become a matter of public record.

Dated: May 25, 2000.

Edward A. Tomchick.

Director, Division of Trade Adjustment

Assistance.

[FR Doc. 00–13613 Filed 5–31–00; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 4510–30–M

DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Occupational Safety and Health

Administration

[Docket No. ICR–1218–0108(2000)]

Ethylene Oxide (EtO) Standard (29 CFR

1910.1047); Extension of the Office of

Management of Budget’s (OMB)

Approval of Information-Collection

(Paperwork) Requirements

AGENCY: Occupational Safety and Health

Administration (OSHA); Labor.

ACTION: Notice of an opportunity for

public comment.

SUMMARY: OSHA solicits comments

concerning the extension of the

information-collection requirements

contained in the Ethylene Oxide

Standard (the ‘‘EtO Standard’’) (29 CFR

1910.1047).

Request For Comment

The Agency has a particular interest

in comments on the following issues:

• Whether the information-collection

requirements are necessary for the

proper performance of the Agency’s

functions, including whether the

information is useful;

• The accuracy of the Agency’s

estimate of the burden (time and costs)

of the information-collection

requirements, including the validity of

the methodology and assumptions used;

• The quality, utility, and clarity of

the information collected; and

• Ways to minimize the burden on

employers who must comply; for

example, by using automated or other

technological information-collection

and -transmission techniques.

DATES: Submit written comments on or

before July 31, 2000.

ADDRESSES: Submit written comments

to the Docket Office, Docket No. ICR–

1218–0108(2000), Occupational Safety

and Health Administration, U.S.

Department of Labor, Room N–2625,

200 Constitution Avenue, NW,

Washington, DC 20210; telephone: (202)

693–2350. Commenters may transmit

written comments of 10 pages or less in

length by facsimile to (202) 693–1648.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Todd R. Owen, Directorate of Policy,

Occupational Safety and Health

Administration, U.S. Department of

Labor, Room N–3641, 200 Constitution

Avenue, NW, Washington, DC;

telephone: (202) 693–2444. A copy of

the Agency’s Information-Collection

Request (ICR) supporting the need for

the information-collection requirements

in the EtO Standard is available for

inspection and copying in the Docket

Office, or you may request a mailed

copy by telephoning Todd R. Owen at

(202) 693–2444. For electronic copies of

the ICR on the EtO Standard, contact

OSHA on the Internet at http://

www.osha.gov.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

I. Background

The Department of Labor, as part of its

continuing effort to reduce paperwork

and respondent burden, conducts a

preclearance consultation program to

provide the general public and Federal

agencies with an opportunity to

comment on proposed and continuing

information-collection requirements in

accordance with the Paperwork

Reduction Act of 1995 (PRA–95) (44

U.S.C.(c)(2)(A)). This program ensures

that information is in the desired

format, reporting burden (time and

costs) is minimal, collection

instruments clearly understood, and

OSHA’s estimate of the information

burden is correct. The Occupational

Safety and Health Act of the 1970 (the