Federal Register / Vol. 65, No. 114 / Tuesday, June 13, 2000 / Notices 37207

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available on our website at

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Dated: Decided: June 7, 2000.

By the Board, David M. Konschnik,

Director, Office of Proceedings.

Vernon A. Williams,

Secretary.

[FR Doc. 00–14878 Filed 6–12–00; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 4915–00–P

DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY

Departmental Offices; International

Monetary Fund Advisory Committee

AGENCY: Department of the Treasury.

ACTION: Notice of meeting.

SUMMARY: Under section 610 of the

Foreign Operations, Export Financing

and Related Programs Appropriations

Act, 1999, the Secretary of the Treasury

is required to establish an International

Monetary Fund Advisory Committee

(the ‘‘Committee’’) to advise the

Secretary of IMF policy.

DATES: The fourth meeting of the

Committee will be held on Friday, June

16, 2000, beginning at 1 p.m. in the

Diplomatic Room located on the third

floor of the main Department of the

Treasury Building, 1500 Pennsylvania

Avenue, NW., Washington, DC.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Designated Federal Official: William

McFadden, Senior Policy Advisor,

Office of International Monetary and

Financial Policy, Room 444, Department

of the Treasury, 1500 Pennsylvania

Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20220.

Telephone number 202–622–0343, fax

number (202) 622–7664.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Notice of

this meeting is given under the Federal

Advisory. Committee Act, 5 U.S.C. App.

2.

Agenda of Meeting

The IMF Advisory Committee will

discuss the legislated mandates directed

at the IMF, with a focus on questions

related to good governance, combating

corruption, and transparency.

Procedural

This meeting is open to the public.

Please note that the meeting may close

early if all business is finished. If you

wish to attend please FAX your full

name, birthday, and social security

number to the Designated Federal

Official no later than 4 p.m., June 12th,

for clearance into the Treasury building.

Members of the public who have

provided such information, must enter

the main Treasury building at the

entrance on 15th Street between F and

G Streets, and must provide a photo ID

at the entrance to be admitted into the

building.

Members of the public may submit

written comments. If you wish to

furnish such comments, please provide

16 copies of your written material to the

Designated Federal Official. If you wish

to have your comments distributed to

members of the Committee in advance

of the third meeting, 16 copies of any

written material should be provided to

the Designated Federal Official no later

than June 7th.

Dated: May 16, 2000.

William J. McFadden,

Designated Federal Official.

[FR Doc. 00–14814 Filed 6–12–00; 8:45 am]

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DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY

Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and

Firearms

[Notice No. 899]

The Gang Resistance Education and

Training Program: Availability of

Financial Assistance, Criteria and

Application Procedures

AGENCY: Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco

and Firearms (ATF), Department of the

Treasury.

ACTION: Notice of availability of funds

for financial assistance to State and

local law enforcement agencies

providing or desiring to provide the

Gang Resistance Education and Training

Program, intended funding priorities,

and application procedures.

SUMMARY: Subject to the availability of

appropriations, the Bureau of Alcohol,

Tobacco and Firearms (ATF) intends to

enter into cooperative agreements with

State and local law enforcement

agencies to assist them in providing the

Gang Resistance Education and Training

(G.R.E.A.T.) Program. This notice also

sets forth the intended funding

priorities and the criteria and

application procedures that ATF will

use to select and award State and local

law enforcement agencies Federal funds

to provide the G.R.E.A.T. Program.

DATES: Applications must be received

on or before August 10, 2000.

ADDRESSES: Send applications to

G.R.E.A.T. Branch; Bureau of Alcohol,

Tobacco and Firearms; P.O. Box 50418;

Washington, DC 20091–0418; Attn:

Notice No. 899.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

James Scott, G.R.E.A.T. Branch, Bureau

of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms, P.O.

Box 50418, Washington, DC 20091–0418

(1–800–726–7070); or by sending

electronic mail (E-mail) to:

Great@atfhq.atf.treas.gov, or visit the

G.R.E.A.T. website at www.atf.treas.gov/

great/great.htm.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Background

G.R.E.A.T. is a gang prevention

program designed to educate the youth

about the dangers associated with

joining street gangs and participating in

violent crime. It functions as a

cooperative program that utilizes the

skills of ATF, Federal, State and local

law enforcement personnel, as well as

individuals from the community and

civic groups. The G.R.E.A.T. Program

trains police officers to provide

instruction to grade and middle school

aged children in gang prevention and

anti-violence techniques. Training may

be provided to any Federal, State, or

local law enforcement agency, to the

extent allocated funds allow. G.R.E.A.T.

consists of three major components:

Component I: School-Based Education

Component II: After School/Summer

Education/Booster Classes

Component III: Parent Involvement

Although the primary focus of the

G.R.E.A.T. Program is Component I,

applicants who are selected for financial

assistance will be required to develop

programs tailored to their respective

communities for Components II and III.

Application Procedures

Application for financial assistance

shall be made on ATF Form 6410.1

(Gang Resistance Education and

Training Funding Application).

Application forms may be obtained by

contacting James Scott, G.R.E.A.T.

Branch, Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and

Firearms, P.O. Box 50418, Washington,

DC 20091–0418 (1–800–726–7070). Email address: Great@atfhq.atf.treas.gov

or visit the G.R.E.A.T. website at

www.atf.treas.gov/great/great.htm.

Funding Categories and Funding

Distributions

In order to provide funding to a range

of community sizes and locations, the

applicants will be divided into five

categories based on population. These

categories will consist of populations:

(A) 1,000,000 and over; (B) 500,000–

999,999; (C) 100,000–499,999; (D)

25,000–99,999; (E) 24,999 or less. Each

applicant will be required to report its

population figures by using the Bureau

of Census State Population Report for its

entire service area. The population

figures may be obtained from the Census