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decree in order to avoid a repetition of

behavior that occurred limiting

competition for food service contracts.

Compliance with the proposed

judgment will prevent joint ventures

that illegally restrict competition or

foster price collusion and allocation of

sales, markets, and customers by the

defendants with each other or between

them and other food service contractors.

IV. Remedies Available to Potential

Private Plaintiffs

After entry of the proposed final

judgment, any potential plaintiff who

might have been damaged by the alleged

violation will retain the same right to

sue for monetary damages and any other

legal and equitable remedies which that

person may have had if the proposed

judgment had not been entered. The

proposed judgment may not be used,

however, as prima facie evidence in

litigation, pursuant to Section 5(a) of the

Clayton Act, as amended, 15 U.S.C.

16(a).

V. Procedures Available for

Modification of the Proposed Final

Judgment

The proposed final judgment is

subject to a stipulation between the

government and the defendants which

provides that the government may

withdraw its consent to the proposed

judgment any time before the Court has

found that entry of the proposed

judgment is in the public interest. By its

terms, the proposed judgment provides

for the Court’s retention of jurisdiction

of this action in order to permit any of

the parties to apply to the Court for such

orders as may be necessary or

appropriate for the modification of the

final judgment.

As provided by the APPA (15 U.S.C.

16), any person wishing to comment

upon the proposed judgment may, for a

sixty-day (60) period subsequent to the

publishing of this document in the

Federal Register, submit written

comments to the United States

Department of Justice, Antitrust

Division, Attention: William J.

Oberdick, Acting Chief, Great Lakes

Office, Plaza 9 Building; 55 Erieview

Plaza, Suite 700; Cleveland, Ohio

44114–1816. Such comments and the

government’s response to them will be

filed with the Court and published in

the Federal Register. The government

will evaluate all such comments to

determine whether there is any reason

for withdrawal of its consent to the

proposed judgment.

VI. Alternative to the Proposed Final

Judgment

The alternative to the proposed final

judgment considered by the Antitrust

Division will a full trial of the issues on

the merits and on relief. The Division

considers the substantive language of

the proposed judgment to be of

sufficient scope and effectiveness to

make litigation on the issues

unnecessary, as the judgment provides

appropriate relief against the violations

alleged in the complaint.

VII. Determinative Materials and

Documents

No materials or documents were

considered determinative by the United

States in formulating the proposed Final

Judgment. Therefore, none are being

filed pursuant to the APPA, 15 U.S.C.

16(b).

Respectfully submitted,

Donald M. Lyon (19207–WA)

William J. Oberdick (2235703–NY)

Acting Chief, Great Lakes Office.

Attorneys, Antitrust Division, U.S.

Department of Justice, Great Lakes Office,

55 Erieview Plaza, Suite 700, Cleveland, Ohio

44114, Telephone: (216) 552–4080.

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BILLING CODE 4410–11–M

DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE

Drug Enforcement Administration

Agency Information Collection

Activities Extension of a Currently

Approved Collection; Comment

Request

ACTION: Application for Procurement

Quota for Controlled Substances.

The information collection is

published to obtain comments from the

public and affected agencies. Comments

are encouraged and will be accepted

until March 2, 1998.

We are requesting written comments

and suggestions from the public and

affected agencies concerning the

collection of information. Your

comments should address one or more

of the following four points:

1. Evaluate whether the collection of

information is necessary for the proper

performance of the functions of the

agency, including whether the

information will have practical utility;

2. Evaluate the accuracy of the

agencies estimate of the burden of the

collection of 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,

e.g., permitting electronic submission of

responses.

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 Mr.

Frank Sapienza, 202–307–7183, Chief,

Drug and Chemical Evaluation Section,

Office of Diversion Control, Drug

Enforcement Administration,

Washington, DC 20537. If you have

additional comments, suggestions, or

need a copy of the information

collection instrument with instructions,

or additional information, please

contact Mr. Frank Sapienza.

Additionally, comments may also be

submitted to the Department of Justice

(DOJ), Justice Management Division,

Information Management and Security

Staff, Attention: Department Clearance

Officer, Suite 850, Washington Center,

1001 G Street, NW., Washington, DC

20530. Additional comments may be

submitted to DOJ via facsimile at 202–

514–1590.

Overview of this information

collection:

1. Type of Information Collection:

Extension of a currently approved

collection.

2. Title of the Form/Collection:

Application for Procurement Quota for

Controlled Substances. Agency form

number: DEA Form 250; Applicable

component of the Department of Justice

sponsoring the collection: Office of

Diversion Control, Drug Enforcement

Administration, Department of Justice.

3. Affected public who will be asked

or required to respond, as well as a brief

abstract: Primary: Business or other forprofit. Other: None.

Title 21, CFR, 1303.12 requires

registered dosage form manufacturers

who wish to purchase controlled

substances in Schedule II to apply on

DEA Form 250 for procurement quotas

which limit purchase quantities. The

information collected is used for

establishing quotas and controlling

procurement thereof.

4. An estimate of the total estimated

number of respondents and the amount

of time estimated for an average

respondent to respond: 531 respondents

at 1 response per year at 1 hour per

response.
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5. An estimate of the total public

burden (in hours) associated with the

collection: 531 annual burden hours.

Public comment on this proposed

information collection is strongly

encouraged.

Dated: December 22, 1997.

Robert B. Briggs,

Department Clearance Officer, United States

Department of Justice.

[FR Doc. 97–33841 Filed 12–29–97; 8:45 am]

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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Employment and Training

Administration

Welfare-to-Work Competitive Grants

AGENCY: Employment and Training

Administration (ETA), DOL.

ACTION: Notice of availability of funds;

solicitation for grant applications.

SUMMARY: The U.S. Department of Labor

(DOL), Employment and Training

Administration (ETA) announces the

first round of competitive grants under

a two year Welfare-to-Work (WtW) grant

program enacted under the Balanced

Budget Act of 1997. The WtW program

assists States and local communities to

provide the transitional employment

assistance needed to move hard-toemploy recipients of Temporary

Assistance to Needy Families (TANF)

into lasting unsubsidized jobs. WtW

grants are targeted to assisting those

TANF recipients, and certain

noncustodial parents, who have

experienced, or have characteristics

associated with, long-term welfare

dependence. This announcement

describes the conditions under which

applications will be received under the

Welfare-to-Work (WtW) Competitive

Grants Program and how DOL/ETA will

determine which applications it will

fund. This announcement includes all

of the information and forms needed to

apply for WtW competitive grants.

DATES: The closing date for receipt of

applications under this announcement

is March 10, 1998. For the funding cycle

covered by this announcement,

complete applications must be received

at the address below no later than 2 p.m.

EST (Eastern Standard Time). Except as

provided below, grant applications

received after this date and time will not

be considered. Applications which are

not accepted for this announcement

must be resubmitted to be considered

for future announcements.

ADDRESSES: U.S. Department of Labor,

Employment and Training

Administration, Division of Acquisition

Assistance, Attention: Mr. Willie Harris,

SGA/DAA 98–004, 200 Constitution

Avenue, NW, Room S4203, Washington,

D.C. 20210.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr.

Willie Harris, Grant Management

Specialist, Division of Acquisition

Assistance, Telephone: (202) 219–8694.

This is not a toll-free number. This

announcement is also being published

on the Internet on the Employment and

Training Administration’s Welfare-toWork Home Page at http://

wtw.doleta.gov. Copies of the Interim

Final Rule governing the Welfare-toWork program, including activities

conducted under the competitive grants,

are also available on the WtW Home

Page. In addition, award notifications

will be published on the WtW Home

Page.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

I. Authority

Section 403(a)(5)(B) of Title IV of the

Social Security Act. Regulations

governing the WtW program are at 20

CFR Part 645, published at 62 FR 61588.

These Interim Final Regulations were

published in the Federal Register on

November 18, 1997.

II. Submission of Applications

A signed original of the application

and three copies must be submitted. An

application should be single-spaced and

shall not exceed twenty (20) singlesided pages for the Government

Requirements/Statement of Work

section, as described in the ‘‘Required

Content for WtW Competitive Grant

Applications—Fiscal Year 1998,’’ plus

an additional twenty-five (25) pages for

Attachments, including the Project

Synopsis, Evidence of State and Local

Coordination, the Financial Plan and

other recommended forms. A font size

of at least 12 pitch is required.

Acceptable Methods of Submission

Applications may be hand-delivered

or mailed. Hand-delivered applications

must be received at the address

identified above by the date and time

specified. Overnight mail deliveries will

be treated as hand-deliveries. Mailed

applications that arrive after the closing

date will be accepted if they are postmarked at least five (5) days prior to the

closing date. Applications submitted via

overnight mail that arrive after the

closing date will be accepted if they are

post-marked at least two (2) days prior

to the closing date. Otherwise, late

applications will not be accepted.

Telegraphed and/or faxed applications

will not be accepted.

Applications may be withdrawn by

written notice or telegram (including

mailgram), or in person if the

representative’s identity is made known,

and the representative signs a receipt for

the application.

OMB Approval of Paperwork Burden

According to the Paperwork

Reduction Act of 1995, no persons are

required to respond to a collection of

information unless such collection

displays a valid OMB control number.

The valid OMB control number for this

information collection is 1205–1387.

The time required to complete this

information collection is estimated to

average twenty (20) hours per response,

including the time to review the

instructions, search existing data

resources, gather data needed, and

complete and review the information.

Comments concerning this burden

estimate or any other aspect of this

collection of information, including

suggestions for reducing this burden, to

the U.S. Department of Labor, Office of

Job Training Programs, Room N4459,

Washington, D.C. 20210 (Paperwork

Reduction Project 1205–1387).

Comments may be reflected in the

development of future solicitations.

III. Program Scope and Funding

Competitive grant projects will be

expected to achieve the purpose of all

WtW grants:

To provide transitional assistance which

moves welfare recipients into unsubsidized

employment providing good career potential

for achieving economic self-sufficiency.

This transitional assistance is to be

provided through a ‘‘work first’’ service

strategy in which recipients are engaged

in employment-based activities. Grant

funds may be used to provide needed

basic and/or vocational skills training as

a post-employment service in

conjunction with either subsidized or

unsubsidized employment. This

flexibility, established in the

Regulations, reflects the basic ‘‘work

first’’ philosophy of the WtW

legislation, and recognizes the critical

importance of continuous skills

acquisition and lifelong learning to

economic self-sufficiency.

All competitive grant projects will be

expected to be an integral part of a

comprehensive strategy for moving

eligible individuals into unsubsidized

employment in a local, communitybased context. Projects should develop

and implement innovative approaches

that enhance a community’s ability to

move eligible individuals into selfsustaining employment, create upward

mobility paths and higher earnings