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flexibility concerning the amount of

living allowances provided to

AmeriCorps members. This

recommendation suggests a

misunderstanding of the Corporation’s

intent. The current language does not

require programs to pay the lowest

living allowance. It only encourages it.

The Corporation has emphasized this in

the final grant application guidelines,

but continues to encourage programs to

offer the minimum statutorily permitted

living allowances—not more than the

average annual subsistence allowance

provided to VISTAs.

H. Corporation Cost per Member

All responders addressed this issue in

their recommendations. Some indicated

that lowering the allowable cost per

Member would have a negative impact

on program quality and the Corporation

should take varying local conditions

and program designs into account and

allow for some flexibility. Others felt the

reduction in Member costs is within

reason, but wanted some clarification

concerning what was included in the

calculation.

The Corporation cannot increase the

limit on the Corporation share of the

cost per Member, but it does provide

flexibility to applicants by allowing

them to meet the target as an average

across all programs within the

application rather than as an absolute

number for each program. For example,

a single State must meet the

Corporation’s required maximum cost

per member as its average cost per

member in that State. In addition, the

Corporation only limits the cost per

member of the Corporation share.

Programs are free to have a higher cost

per member so long as it comes from a

funding source other than the

Corporation. The Corporation also

delineated in the grant application

guidelines all items included in the

calculation of cost per Member.

I. Timelines

Only one responder requested that the

deadlines for grant applications be

extended. Other responders expressed

appreciation that the Corporation is

providing more time between grant

application deadlines and actual

program start-up. One responder asked

that the grant application deadlines

remain the same, but that the

Corporation make final decisions at

least two months before programs are

expected to begin.

The Corporation cannot change the

grant application deadlines and still

meet a reasonable timeline for final

decisions. Therefore, the grant

application deadlines will remain as

published in the Federal Register and

reflected in this notice. Currently, the

Corporation does notify potential

grantees of decisions at least two

months before programs are expected to

begin. However, the actual grant award

letters may not reach the grantee two

months ahead of start dates.

J. Application Evaluation and Selection

of New Programs

The Corporation received several

comments concerning the ‘‘ability to

monitor’’ section of the review criteria.

Several felt that the Corporation needed

to reexamine its assessment that

individual placements are ‘‘hard to

monitor’’ and suggested that the ‘‘ability

to monitor’’ criterion be dropped from

the application review criteria. In

addition, one responder recommended

that the Corporation base its peer review

criteria on results rather than systems.

The Corporation considered these

comments and their bases and decided

not to eliminate the ‘‘ability to monitor’’

criterion, and to add language in the

grant application guidelines asking

applicants with individual placements

to describe what they will do to ensure

that they would be able to monitor their

sites effectively despite their

geographically-dispersed locations.

The Corporation has not changed its

overall review criteria because those

criteria do place a heavy emphasis on

results. Currently, the Corporation’s

review criteria base 65 percent of the

evaluation on results related to getting

things done, strengthening communities

and developing Members, and the

ability of the program to evaluate those

results.

K. Miscellaneous

The Corporation also received other

comments requesting some clarification

on how the selection criteria will be

applied and whether or not

organizations that have already received

funding will be eligible to apply.

Additional language was added to

indicate that organizations that have

already received three years of funding

from the Corporation are eligible to

apply but will be competed as new

applicants rather than renewal

applicants. The Corporation also added

language that distinguishes the

Corporation’s request for individual

programs to focus on fewer priority

areas from the Corporation’s need to

ensure that we select programs that

meet priorities in all four issue areas

within the overall group of selected

programs. The language states that,

while we encourage individual

programs to focus on an issue area, the

Corporation will ensure that it has

diversity among priorities across the

programs that it funds.

Dated: February 14, 1997.

Barry W. Stevens,

Acting General Counsel, Corporation for

National and Community Service.

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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE

Department of the Army

Army Education Advisory Committee

AGENCY: U.S. Army War College.

ACTION: Notice of Meeting.

SUMMARY: In accordance with Section

10(a)(2) of the Federal Advisory

Committee Act (P.L. 92–463),

announcement is made of the following

committee meeting:

Name of Committee: U.S. Army War

College Subcommittee of the Army

Education Advisory Committee.

Date of Meeting: April 7, 8, and 9,

1997.

Place: Root Hall, U.S. Army War

College, Carlisle Barracks, Pennsylvania.

Time: 8:30 A.M.–5:00 P.M.

Proposed Agenda: Receive

information briefings, view facilities,

observe classes, conduct discussions

with faculty and students, and provide

guidance concerning accreditation and

areas for improvement.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Colonel Terry J. Young, Box 118, U.S.

Army War College, Carlisle Barracks, PA

17013 or phone (717) 245–3907.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This

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interested person may attend, appear

before, or file statements with the

committee after receiving advance

approval for participation. To request

advance approval or obtain further

information, contact Colonel Terry J.

Young at the above address or phone

number.

Gregory D. Showalter,

Army Federal Register Liaison Officer.

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CGSC Advisory Committee

AGENCY: U.S. Army Command and

General Staff College.

ACTION: Notice of meeting.

SUMMARY: In accordance with Section

10(a)(2) of the Federal Advisory

Committee Act (P.L. 92–463),

announcement is made of the following

committee meeting: