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EAD in connection with their reregistration for the new period of TPS,

the Service, through this notice, is

extending the validity of applicable

EADs to December 5, 2000.

Who Is Eligible To Receive an

Automatic Extension of Employment

Authorization?

To be eligible for an automatic

extension of employment authorization,

an individual must be a national of

Nicaragua (or an alien having no

nationality who last habitually resided

in Nicaragua) who previously applied

for and received an EAD under the

initial January 5, 1999 designation of

Nicaragua for TPS. This automatic

extension is limited to EADs bearing an

expiration date of July 5, 2000 and the

notation:

• ‘‘A–12’’ or ‘‘C–19’’ on the face of the

card under ‘‘Category’’ for EADs issued

on Form I–766; or,

• ‘‘274A.12(A)(12)’’ or

‘‘274A.12(C)(19)’’ on the face of the card

under ‘‘Provision of Law’’ for EADs

issued on Form I–688B.

Does a Qualified Individual Have To

Apply to the Service for the Automatic

Extension to December 5, 2000 of His or

Her TPS-Related EAD?

No, the extension of the validity of the

previously issued EADs to December 5,

2000 is automatic and there is no fee.

However, as discussed below, qualified

individuals are encouraged to retain a

copy of this Federal Register notice for

purposes of the employment verification

process. Also, qualified individuals

must re-register by July 5, 2000 in order

to be eligible for a new EAD that is valid

until July 5, 2001.

What Documents Can a Qualified

Individual Show to His or Her

Employer as Proof of Employment

Authorization and Identity When

Completing the Employment Eligibility

Verification Form (Form I–9)?

For completion of the Form I–9 at the

time of hire or reverification, qualified

individuals who have received an

extension of employment authorization

by virtue of this Federal Register notice

can present to their employer their TPSrelated EAD as proof of valid

employment authorization and identity

until December 5, 2000. To minimize

confusion over this extension at the

time of hire or re-verification, qualified

individuals may also present to their

employer a copy of this Federal Register

notice regarding the extension of

employment authorization to December

5, 2000. In the alternative to presenting

a TPS-related EAD, any legally

acceptable document or combination of

documents listed in List A, List B, or

List C of the Form I–9 may be presented

as proof of identity and employment

eligibility; it is the choice of the

employee.

How can Employers Determine Which

EADs That Have Been Automatically

Extended Through December 5, 2000

are Acceptable for Completion of the

Form I–9?

For the purposes of verifying identity

and employment eligibility or reverifying employment eligibility on the

Form I–9 until December 5, 2000,

employers of TPS Nicaraguan nationals

(or aliens having no nationality who last

habitually resided in Nicaragua) whose

employment authorization has been

automatically extended by this notice

must accept an EAD that contains an

expiration date of July 5, 2000 and that

bears the notation:

• ‘‘A–12’’ or ‘‘C–19’’ on the face of the

card under ‘‘Category’’ for EADs issued

on Form I–766; or,

• ‘‘274A.12(A)(12)’’ or

‘‘274A.12(C)(19)’’ on the face of the card

under ‘‘Provision of Law’’ for EADs

issued on Form I–688B.

New EADs or extension stickers

showing the December 5, 2000

expiration date will not be issued.

Employers should not request proof of

Nicaraguan citizenship. Employers

presented with an EAD that has been

extended by this Federal Register notice

and that appears to be genuine and to

relate to the employee should accept the

document as a valid List A document

and should not ask for additional I–19

documentation. This action by the

Service through this Federal Register

notice does not affect the right of an

employee to present any legally

acceptable document as proof of

identity and eligibility for employment.

Employers are reminded that the laws

prohibiting unfair immigration-related

employment practices remain in full

force. Employers may call the Service’s

Office of Business Liaison Employer

Hotline at 1–800–357–2099 to speak to

a Service representative about this

Notice. Employers can also call the

Office of Special Counsel for

Immigration Related Unfair

Employment Practices (OSC) Employer

Hotline at 1–800–255–8155. Employees

or applicants can call the OSC

Employee Hotline at 1–800–255–7688

about the automatic extension. Does this

notice affect any other portion of the

May 11, 2000 Federal Register notice

extending TPS designation for

Nicaragua until July 5, 2001?

No. All other TPS requirements

contained in the May 11, 2000, Federal

Register notice at 65 FR 30440 are

accurate and remain in effect.

Dated: May 25, 2000.

Doris Meissner,

Commissioner, Immigration and

Naturalization Service.

[FR Doc. 00–14533 Filed 6–8–00; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 4410–10–M

DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE

Bureau of Justice Statistics

[OJP(BJS)–1272]

Profiles of Criminal Justice Systems in

Selected Countries

AGENCY: Office of Justice Programs,

Bureau of Justice Statistics, Justice.

ACTION: Notice of solicitation.

SUMMARY: The purpose of this notice is

to announce a solicitation for the

preparation of criminal justice system

profiles for five countries in Latin

America, to be added to BJS’s World

Factbook of Criminal Justice Systems.

DATES: Proposals must be received by 5

p.m. EST on July 24, 2000.

ADDRESSES: Proposals should be mailed

to Lea S. Gifford, Statistician, Bureau of

Justice Statistics, 810 Seventh Street

NW, Washington, D.C. 20531; Phone:

(202) 307–0765 [This is not a toll-free

number].

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Lea

S. Gifford, Statistician, Bureau of Justice

Statistics, 810 Seventh Street NW,

Washington, D.C. 20531; Phone: (202)

307–0765 [This is not a toll-free

number].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Statutory Authority

The grant awarded through this

solicitation will be funded by the

Bureau of Justice Statistics consistent

with its mandate under 42 U.S.C.

3732(c).

Program Goals

The purpose of this award is to

support the development of descriptive

criminal justice system profiles of

individual countries written in English,

designed to facilitate comparisons

between the United States and the other

Latin American countries profiled.

These profiles will serve as a resource

for program and policy development in

Latin America, for researchers engaged

in cross-country analysis, and for those

examining the relationship between

differing systems of justice and crossnational crime.

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Background

In the early 1990s, the Bureau of

Justice Statistics funded a project

entitled the World Factbook of Criminal

Justice Systems. When the Factbook was

first compiled, it consisted of articles on

42 countries, each written to a common

template by someone fluent in the

language of, and having detailed

knowledge of, that country. These

profiles are available on the BJS website

at http://www.ojp.usdoj.gov/bjs/

abstract/wfcj.htm. This project was

undertaken to improve the availability

and comparability of descriptions of the

criminal justice systems in various

countries. Such descriptions are

necessary to enable the appropriate

collection and accurate analysis of

crime and justice data from these

countries, as well as to inform

researchers and officials who plan to

work with such countries with regard to

their criminal justice operations.

Scope of Work

The objectives of the proposed project

are to expand the World Factbook

template for maximum utility, update

the pre-existing profile of the criminal

justice system in Costa Rica accordingly,

and to create criminal justice system

profiles for four additional Latin

American countries based on the

revised template. Applicants should

familiarize themselves with the current

template which appears at

www.ojp.usdoj.gov/bjs/pub/ascii/

wfbcjint.txt and should carefully read

the entire introduction as well as one or

two of the profiles.

Phase One of the project will consist

of collaborating with BJS and other

interested parties in order to revise the

template, so that resulting profiles will

include all the information that a

researcher or visitor would reasonably

need to know to accurately analyze and

understand crime and justice data. The

grantee will then update the profile of

Costa Rica according to the revised

template. Upon completion of this task

to BJS’’ satisfaction, the grantee will

proceed to Phase Two.

Phase Two will consist of preparing

new criminal justice system profiles for

four Latin American countries (other

than Costa Rica).

Preparation of the country profiles

will require significant contact with

persons at all stages of the criminal

justice system within each country. It is

strongly suggested, but not required,

that the applicant collaborate with a

local criminal justice researcher in each

profiled country. The grantee is

encouraged to propose which four Latin

American countries will be profiled;

however BJS will make the final

selection by considering the following

factors: (1) Representation of the

diversity of criminal justice systems in

Latin America (Central America,

Mexico, South America), (2) recent

systemic changes that have policy

relevance and merit documentation, (3)

availability of reliable contacts and

statistical data, and (4) importance as a

source of transnational crime.

Statistical material for each country

will be the latest available official data

from the country. Sources and contacts

made for each country will be carefully

documented. The profiles should

include descriptions of how statistics

are collected and maintained in each

country and how the public can access

them. The profiles should incorporate

important information from and/or

reference similar country profiles, such

as those provided by the CIA and the

Library of Congress, and any countryspecific sources of crime or criminal

justice data.

Products

The grantee will deliver to BJS Webready electronic versions of the template

and all five country profiles on diskette

in text file format. These files will be

posted on the BJS Website and may be

used for subsequent publications.

Application and Award Process

An original and three (3) copies of a

full proposal must be submitted with a

Standard Form 424, Application for

Federal Assistance, Budget Detail

Worksheet, OJP Forms 4000/3, and

4061/6. These forms can be obtain

online www.ojp.usdoj.gov/forms.htm. In

addition, fund recipients are required to

comply with regulations designed to

protect human subjects and ensure

confidentiality of data. In accordance

with 28 CFR Part 22, a Privacy

Certificate must be submitted to BJS.

Furthermore a Screening Sheet for

Protection of Human Subjects must be

completed prior to the award being

issued. Questions regarding Protection

of Human Subjects and/or privacy

certificate requirements can be directed

to the Human Subject Projection Officer

(HPSO) at (202) 616–3282 [This is not

a toll-free number].

Proposals must include both narrative

description and a detailed budget. The

narrative shall describe activities as

discussed in the previous section. The

budget shall contain detailed costs of

personnel, travel, equipment, supplies

and other expenses. The grant award

will be in the form of a copperative

agreement. It is anticipated that the

entire project can be completed for less

than $30,000.

Timing

This award will be made for a period

of 12 months. The first phase will be

concluded and evaluated within two

months. The second phase will

commence upon the successful

completion of the first phase and will be

completed within 12 months of the

award date.

Eligibility Requirements

Applicants must be reasonably

proficient in the Spanish language. If

applicants contemplate preparing each

profile themselves, they need to have

demonstrated fluency in speaking,

reading, and writing both Spanish and

English. Applicants should have a

background in criminal justice.

Knowledge of Latin American

organizations and governmental

structures, including political events

which might influence the criminal

justice system, and contacts with

individuals in these countries will be

extremely beneficial. Familiarity with

Latin America through travel, residence,

and/or study is highly desirable.

BJS will evaluate proposals based on

(1) the credentials of the applicant (how

experienced the applicant is in work

related to criminal justice in Latin

America), (2) the merit of the proposal

(how the applicant intends to satisfy the

needs described in this announcement),

and (3) the competitiveness of the

proposed budget.

Jan M. Chaiken,

Director, Bureau of Justice Statistics.

[FR Doc. 00–14486 Filed 6–8–00; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 4410–18–P

DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE

Bureau of Justice Assistance

[OJP (BJA)—1278]

Announcement of the Availability of

the State Criminal Alien Assistance

Program for FY2000

AGENCY: Office of Justice Programs,

Bureau of Justice Assistance, Justice.

ACTION: Notice of solicitation.

SUMMARY: Announcement of the

availability of the Bureau of Justice

Assistance State Criminal Alien

Assistance Program (SCAAP) funding

for FY2000.

DATES: Applications for payments may

be made through a new Internet-based

system beginning Thursday, June 1,

2000 and continuing until Monday, July

17, 2000.