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regular mail to every other party to the

petition process, including affected

Indian tribe(s), Federal and State

agencies, commenters who submitted

substantive comments, and all others

who have requested it. Notification of

the availability of the document will be

published in four local or regional

newspapers, the Tennessee

Administrative Record, and the Federal

Register, and will be sent by regular

mail to landowners in the petition area

and to commenters who submitted

general comments. The document will

also be placed on OSM’s web page. My

decision becomes final upon the date of

signing this statement. Any appeal from

this decision must be filed within 60

days from this date in the United States

District Court for the Eastern District of

Tennessee, as required by Section

526(a)(1) of SMCRA.

Dated: June 17, 2000.

Bruce Babbitt,

Secretary of the Interior.

[FR Doc. 00–15898 Filed 6–22–00; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 4310–05–M

DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE

Federal Bureau of Investigation

Agency Information Collection

Actitivities: New Collection, Comment

Request

ACTION: Notice of Information Collection

Under Review; New Collection:

Electronic Access Survey.

The Department of Justice (DOJ),

Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI)

has submitted the following information

collection request to the Office of

Management and Budget (OMB) for

review and approval in accordance with

the emergency review procedures of the

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995. The

proposed information collection is

published to obtain comments from the

public and affected agencies. Emergency

review and approval of this collection

has been requested from the OMB by

June 21, 2000. If granted, this emergency

approval is only valid for 180 days.

Comments should be directed to Office

of Management and Budget, Office of

Information and Regulatory Affairs,

Attn: Department of Justice Desk

Officer, Washington, DC 20530.

During the first 60 days of this same

period a regular review of this collection

is also being undertaken. Public

comments are encouraged and will be

accepted until August 22, 2000. Written

comment and suggestions from the

public and affected agencies concerning

the proposed collection of information

are encouraged. Your comments should

address one or more of the following

four points:

(1) Evaluate whether the proposed

collection of information is necessary

for the proper performance of the

function of the agency, including

whether the information will have

practical utility:

(2) Evaluate the accuracy of the

agencies estimate of the burden of the

proposed collection of the information,

including the validity of the

methodology and assumptions used;

(3) Enhance the quality, utility, and

clarity of the information to be

collected; and

(4) 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.

Comments and/or suggestions regarding

the item(s) contained in this notice,

especially regarding the estimated

public burden and associated response

time should be directed to Penny

Alfred, Program Analyst, Federal

Bureau of Investigation, CJIS Division,

Module A–3, 1000 Custer Hollow Road,

Clarksburg, West Virginia 26306, (304)

625–7387.

Overview of this information

collection:

(1) Type of Information Collection:

New data collection.

(2) Title of the Form: Electronic

Access Survey.

(3) Agency form number, if any, and

the applicable component of the

Department of Justice sponsoring the

collection: Form: None. Criminal Justice

Information Services Division, Federal

Bureau of Investigation, Department of

Justice.

(4) Affected public who will be asked

or required to respond, as well as a brief

abstract: Primary: Business or other forprofit (Federally licensed firearms

dealers, manufacturers, or importers).

Brief Abstract: The Brady Handgun

Violence Prevention Act of 1994,

requires the Attorney General to

establish a national instant criminal

background check system that any

Federal Firearm Licensee may contact,

by telephone or by the electronic means

in addition to the telephone, for

information, to be supplied

immediately, on whether receipt of a

firearm to a prospective purchaser

would violate federal or state law.

(5) An estimate of the total number of

respondents and the amount of time

estimated for an average respondent to

respond: 38,250 Federal Firearms

Licensee at an average of 3 minutes to

respond.

(6) An estimate of the total public

burden (in hours) associated with the

collection: Approximately 637.50

burden hours.

If additional information is required

contact: Mr. Robert B. Briggs, Clearance

Officer, United States Department of

Justice, Information Management and

Security Staff, Justice Management

Division, 1001 G Street NW, Suite 850,

Washington, DC 20530.

Dated: June 19, 2000.

Robert B. Briggs,

Department Clearance Officer, United States

Department of Justice.

[FR Doc. 00–15887 Filed 6–22–00; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 4410–02–M

DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE

Bureau of Justice Assistance

[OJP(BJA)–1284]

Program Announcement for Financial

Crime-Free Communities Support (C–

FIC) Anti-Money Laundering Grant

Program

AGENCY: Office of Justice Programs,

Bureau of Justice Assistance, Justice.

ACTION: Notice of solicitation.

SUMMARY: The U.S. Department of the

Treasury and the U.S. Department of

Justice are requesting applications for

the Financial Crime-Free Communities

Support (C–FIC) Anti-Money

Laundering Grant Program.

DATES: Applications must be received

by 5 p.m. ET on Monday, July 24, 2000.

ADDRESSES: Interested applicants must

obtain an application kit from BJA’s

Web site at www.ojp.usdoj.gov/BJA/

html/new1.htm or at www.ncjrs.org/

fedgrant.htm#mlgrant. The application

kit is also available from the Bureau of

Justice Assistance Clearinghouse at 1–

800–688–4252 or the DOJ Response

Center at 1–800–421–6770. (See

‘‘Format’’ and ‘‘Delivery Instructions’’

later in this announcement for

instructions on required standards and

the address to which applications must

be sent.)

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Charles M. (Bud) Hollis, Senior Program

Advisor, Bureau of Justice Assistance,

202–616–3218. [This is not a toll-free

number.]

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Purpose

The purpose of this program is to

provide state/local grant assistance to

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detect, prevent, and suppress money

laundering and related financial crimes.

Background

The Department of the Treasury

(Treasury) and the U.S. Department of

Justice (Justice) oversee the majority of

the Federal Government’s anti-money

laundering enforcement and regulatory

efforts. Together, Treasury and Justice

produce the annual National Money

Laundering Strategy. To strengthen

Treasury’s partnerships with State and

local governments in the fight against

money laundering, Congress established

the Financial Crime-Free Communities

Support (C–FIC) Anti-Money

Laundering Grant Program.

The Bureau of Justice Assistance

(BJA), a component of the Office of

Justice Programs (OJP) within Justice,

supports innovative programs that

strengthen the Nation’s criminal justice

system. BJA’s primary mission is to

provide leadership and a wide range of

assistance to local criminal justice

agencies to make America’s

communities safer. To accomplish this

mission, BJA provides funding, training,

technical assistance, and information to

State and community criminal justice

programs, emphasizing the coordination

of Federal, State, and local efforts.

Treasury and Justice (BJA and OJP)

will jointly implement the C–FIC AntiMoney Laundering Grant Program.

Authority

In the Money Laundering and

Financial Crimes Strategy Act of 1998,

Pub. L. 105–310 (Oct. 30, 1998),

Congress directed Treasury to establish

a program to provide funds to State and

local law enforcement agencies to

detect, prevent, and suppress money

laundering and related financial crimes

whether related to narcotics or other

underlying offenses. State and local

enforcement officials, including

regulatory officials, and State and local

prosecutors are aptly suited to identify

potential money laundering activity and

to adjust enforcement and prosecution

efforts to local conditions.

Treasury, OJP, and BJA entered into a

Memorandum of Understanding (MOU)

to govern the administration of the C–

FIC Program. C–FIC grants are to be

used as seed money for State and local

programs that seek to address money

laundering systems within their

jurisdictions. C–FIC grants will help

State and local communities to marshal

information and expertise to build

innovative approaches to money

laundering enforcement and

prosecution. C–FIC can also provide

State and local recipients with training

and technical assistance to combat these

crimes.

Through this competitive solicitation

for applications, Treasury and Justice

encourage State and local law

enforcement agencies and prosecutor’s

offices to identify emerging or chronic

money laundering issues within their

jurisdictions and propose innovative

strategies for addressing those issues.

Grant Applications

Applications must adhere to the

administrative requirements outlined in

this document and follow the format

prescribed in the Selection Criteria.

Applications not adhering to the

administrative requirements or the

prescribed format will not be

considered. Submissions will be

reviewed by a panel of expert

practitioners (peer review), who will

make award recommendations to BJA;

BJA in turn will review and forward

recommendations to Treasury. Treasury

will then select the applications to be

awarded. BJA will award the C–FIC

grants and monitor the individual

projects.

Eligibility Requirements

Applicants are limited by statute to

State and local law enforcement

agencies or prosecutor’s offices. State

attorneys general, district attorneys, and

law enforcement agencies may apply.

Partnerships and interagency

collaborations are encouraged; however,

a State or local law enforcement agency

or State or local prosecutor must be the

applicant.

Selection Criteria

Applications must propose strategies

to develop or enhance State and local

programs that seek to address money

laundering systems within their

jurisdictions. The following criteria will

be considered in the selection of the

initial C–FIC grant awardees during FY

2000. Each submission must answer the

following questions in the order

presented below. List each question by

number, followed by your answer.

Papers not following this format will be

removed from the review process.

1. What specific money launderingrelated problem(s) in your jurisdiction

does your proposal address? (20 points)

Describe and/or demonstrate that the

jurisdiction is focusing on a significant

money laundering problem or risk, in a

manner consistent with the National

Money Laundering Strategy. Each

application is required to include a

preliminary threat assessment that

identifies the most significant money

laundering risks to be addressed using

C–FIC grant funds. The use of FinCEN’s

Gateway Program as a vehicle for twoway information exchange is strongly

encouraged.

2. Specifically, how will the award of

C–FIC grant funds be used to

accomplish your proposal’s objectives?

(25 points)

Provide an overview of your

initiative. Make certain that clear and

strong links exist between what you are

proposing and how it will address the

problem(s) you described in Question 1.

This criterion is seeking innovative

approaches. Are you proposing a

method to understand, investigate,

disrupt, and prosecute those involved in

money laundering systems?

Note: The grant funds should not be used

to fund investigative efforts focused

primarily on the predicate crimes that

generate launderable proceeds.

3. How will you regularly measure

outcomes for your program throughout

its operation? (10 points)

Each applicant should submit an

analysis of how it will target the

problem that it seeks to address and

how it will measure its success. The

application must contain at least three

(3) quantitative performance measures

and discuss how the applicant (and

program auditors) can assess those

measures. Effectiveness need not be

measured in terms of immediate arrests

or cash seizures, although such statistics

may be relevant. The applicant must

also provide assurances that an entity

conducting an evaluation of the

applicant’s performance under the

grant, or from which the applicant

receives information, has experience in

gathering data related to money

laundering and related financial crimes

(31 U.S.C. 5352(a)(2)(C)).

Note: Each selected applicant will be

required to assess the level of cooperation

between it and the Federal, State, and local

law enforcement and prosecutorial agencies

and regulatory agencies involved in fighting

money laundering and related financial

crimes.

4. How will agencies collaborate in

the project? Include signed copies of all

interagency agreements and memoranda

of understanding (MOUs). Include a

description of proposed or existing

partnerships and how State and local

prosecutors, law enforcement agencies,

and relevant regulatory officials will be

incorporated. Also describe how

information from appropriate academic

or research disciplines will be

integrated into your proposal. (25

points)

List your partners, what role they play

in your strategy, and whether this is a

new or existing collaboration.

Note: Applicants who propose

coordinating activities with any relevant

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High Risk Money Laundering and Financial

Crime Areas (HIFCAs) will be considered

favorably for a C–FIC grant award. The

National Money Laundering Strategy for 2000

designated three geographic HIFCAs—New

York/Northern New Jersey, Los Angles, and

San Juan’and one money laundering system

for the smuggling of bulk cash across the

Texas and Arizona borders. Collaboration is

strongly encouraged in the following manner:

(a) Coordination with the action team of a

designated HIFCA site, including a statement

of endorsement by the head(s) of the HIFCA

Action Team, and (b) participation with

appropriate regulatory agencies.

5. What is the projected budget for the

project? Use the appropriate worksheet

included in the BJA Application Kit. (20

points)

The budget must describe not only the

costs of the program, but the costbenefits to the jurisdiction.

Note: The applicants should describe how

the use of the C–FIC grant funds can result

in progress being made against money

laundering activity and describe how the

grant will impact the money laundering

target site after the grant period has

concluded.

Format

Applicants must submit 10 copies of

their proposal. To be considered for

funding, proposals must include the

following:

• All forms found in the BJA C–FIC

Application Kit (available at

www.ojp.usdoj.gov/BJA/html/new1.htm or at

www.ncjrs.org/fedgrant.htm#mlgrant, or by

calling the Bureau of Justice Assistance

Clearinghouse at 1–800–688–4252 or the DOJ

Response Center at 1-800–421–6770).

• A detailed narrative describing the

proposed project. The narrative must address

each of the Selection Criteria described

below in the sequence shown. The narrative

portion must not exceed 30 pages.

• A budget that reflects the estimated cost

of the activities described in the proposal.

• A copy of your State’s money laundering

statute and any other relevant State or local

applicable authorization to investigate and/or

prosecute money laundering and related

financial crimes. Applicants should include

the basis, if any, for their authority to seize

and/or forfeit assets.

• A resume of the proposed project

director highlighting information that clearly

indicates his or her experience in money

laundering enforcement and/or prosecution.

Note: Federal law requires that, to the

extent that monies are received by the

grantee via asset forfeiture as a result of

efforts funded by the grant, a C–FIC grant

recipient must agree to return C–FIC monies

awarded, up to the amount of the award,

whether or not the forfeiture occurs during

the period of the grant (31 U.S.C. 5352(c)(1)).

The proposal must be submitted on

81⁄2-by 11-inch paper in standard 12-

point font. The narrative portions of the

proposal must be double-spaced.

Award Period

Up to 10 awards will be made for up

to 18 months.

Award Amount

For FY 2000, applicants may request

funding of up to $300,000, which is

expected to be the maximum Federal

contribution available for each award.

Recipients of FY 2000 C–FIC grants will

be eligible to apply for future C–FIC

grants at the appropriate time.

Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance

(CFDA) Number

For this program, the CFDA number, which

is required on Standard Form 424,

Application for Federal Assistance, is 16.580.

This form is included in the BJA C–FIC

Application Kit, which can be obtained by

accessing the BJA’s Web site at

www.ojp.usdoj.gov/BJA/html/new1.htm or at

www.ncjrs.org/fedgrant.htm#mlgrant. The

application kit is also available by calling the

Bureau of Justice Assistance Clearinghouse at

1–800–688–4252 or the DOJ Response Center

at 1–800–421–6770.

Delivery Instructions

Ten copies of the application must be

mailed or delivered to: Bureau of Justice

Assistance, Attention: BJA Control Desk,

5640 Nicholson Lane, Suite 300,

Rockville, Maryland 20852.

Due Date

The proposal must be RECEIVED at

the address above no later than 5 p.m.

eastern time, July 24, 2000. Proposals

delivered after the deadline will not be

considered. BJA will not grant

extensions of the deadline or accept

faxed submissions.

Contact

For further information, contact

Charles M. (Bud) Hollis, Senior Program

Advisor, Bureau of Justice Assistance,

202–616–3218, or send an e-mail

inquiry to BUD@ojp.usdoj.gov.

Suggested References

The National Money Laundering Strategy

for 2000, (March 2000) (U.S. Department of

the Treasury, U.S. Department of Justice,

available at www.treas.gov/press/releases/

docs/ml2000.pdf.

The National Money Laundering Strategy

for 1999, (September 1999) (U.S. Department

of the Treasury, U.S. Department of Justice),

available at www.treas.gov/press/releases/

99report.htm.

Dated: June 19, 2000.

Nancy E. Gist,

Director, Bureau of Justice Assistance.

[FR Doc. 00–15858 Filed 6–22–00; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 4410–18–P

DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE

Office of Juvenile Justice and

Delinquency Prevention

[OJP (OJJDP)–1283]

Program Announcement for Hate

Crime Prevention: A Comprehensive

Approach

AGENCY: Office of Justice Programs,

Office of Juvenile Justice and

Delinquency Prevention, Justice.

ACTION: Notice of solicitation.

SUMMARY: The Office of Juvenile Justice

and Delinquency Prevention (OJJDP) is

requesting applications for Hate Crime

Prevention: A Comprehensive

Approach. The purpose of the program

is to disseminate information on

promising approaches to reduce and

prevent incidents of hate crimes and

hate-related behavior committed by

youth and to provide training and

technical assistance to help law

enforcement, communities, and schools

implement effective hate crime

prevention programs and activities.

DATES: Applications must be received

by August 7, 2000.

ADDRESSES: Interested applicants can

obtain the OJJDP Application Kit from

the Juvenile Justice Clearinghouse at

800–638–8736. The Application Kit is

also available at OJJDP’s Web site at

www.ojjdp.ncjrs.org/grants/

about.html#kit. (See ‘‘Format’’ and

‘‘Delivery Instructions’’ later in this

announcement for instructions on

required standards and the address to

which applications must be sent.)

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Frank Porpotage, Deputy Director,

Training and Technical Assistance

Division, at 202–616–3634. [This is not

a toll-free number].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Purpose

To disseminate information and

provide training and technical

assistance on promising approaches to

prevent and reduce incidents of hate

crimes and hate-related behavior

committed by youth.

Background

Hate crime is a serious problem in the

United States, not only because of the

number of individual victims but also

because of the devastating impact hate

violence has on families, communities,

and institutions. Over the past few

years, the Nation has witnessed an

alarming number of violent hate crimes

motivated by the perpetrators’ bias

toward their victims’ perceived racial or