Federal Register / Vol. 62, No. 39 / Thursday, February 27, 1997 / Notices 8931

April 18, 1997. Applications may not be

submitted by facsimile.

ADDRESSES: Interested organizations

may request application materials by

writing to the Corporation for National

Service, Attn: Patricia Holliday, 1201

New York Avenue NW., Washington,

DC 20525, or by facsimile at (202) 565–

2777.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For

further information, contact Patricia

Holliday at (202) 606–5000, ext. 187.

This notice may be requested in an

alternative format for the visually

impaired.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Background

The Corporation is a federal

government corporation that encourages

Americans of all ages and backgrounds

to engage in community-based service.

This service addresses the nation’s

educational, public safety,

environmental, and other human needs

to achieve direct and demonstrable

results. In supporting service programs,

the Corporation fosters civic

responsibility, strengthens the ties that

bind us together as a people, and

provides educational opportunity for

those who make a substantial

commitment to service.

Pursuant to the National and

Community Service Act of 1990, as

amended, 42 U.S.C. 12501, et seq., the

Corporation may ‘‘support innovative

and model programs.’’ Under this

authority, the Corporation intends to

support a National Service Leader

Schools (NSLS) program that will (1)

Identify standards for model community

service and service learning programs in

middle and high schools; (2) offer

opportunities for schools to meet those

standards and receive recognition for

doing so; and (3) make awards to several

schools at State and national levels. To

accomplish this, the Corporation will

enter into a cooperative agreement with

an organization selected in accordance

with this notice. Through this notice,

the Corporation invites applications

from interested organizations to assist in

the development and implementation of

the NSLS program, working closely with

staff at the Corporation.

Organizations Eligible to Apply

Public agencies, non-profit

organizations, institutions of higher

education, Indian tribes, and for-profit

companies are eligible to apply.

Pursuant to the Lobbying Disclosure Act

of 1995, 2 U.S.C. § 1611, an organization

described in section 501(c)(4) of the

Internal Revenue Code of 1986, 26

U.S.C. § 501(c)(4), that engages in

lobbying activities is not eligible to

apply.

Purpose and Scope of the National

Service Leader Schools Program

The purpose of this program is to

encourage community service and

service learning programs at middle and

high schools across the country. To this

end, the NSLS program will recognize,

at various levels, outstanding schools

and will assist other schools in adopting

outstanding programs and practices.

This program is national in scope and

will involve the participation of experts

in the field as well as State and local

stakeholders, including State

Educational Agencies, State

Commissions on National and

Community, schools, and school

districts.

Activities under this Cooperative

Agreement

The successful applicant will work

with representatives of local schools

and other experts in education to

develop a set of criteria to be used in

selecting leader schools, with possible

considerations including the extent to

which schools: (1) Incorporate servicelearning into their mission and

curriculum; (2) emphasize both service

and learning; (3) foster service activities

that benefit both those serving and those

served; (4) involve students, faculty,

administrators, parents, and other

community members.

The successful applicant will assist in

designing a selection process that

effectively utilizes State agencies,

schools, and other community

resources. The Corporation anticipates

that schools would initially self-select to

be recognized as leader schools, and

that a limited number of leader schools

would also be selected for special

recognition at the State or national level.

Recognition at the State or national level

may include the funding of scholarships

to particularly noteworthy individuals.

The successful applicant will assist in

developing an effective process,

utilizing State Educational Agencies or

State Commissions, through which

information about the NSLS program is

disseminated to other schools and

school districts within a State.

The Corporation anticipates that it

will be substantially involved in

carrying out the NSLS program, with the

successful applicant providing

administrative and technical support

during all phases of the program. The

Corporation’s involvement will include

approval of the final program design

and implementation plan prepared by

the successful applicant. The

Corporation expects that the project

period will be June 1, 1997, through

May 31, 1998, with the possibility of

renewal subject to performance,

continuing need, and the availability of

funds.

Selection Criteria

The Corporation will initially

determine whether the organization is

eligible and whether the application

contains the information required in the

application materials. After this initial

screening, the Corporation will assess

applications based on the criteria listed

below (in descending order of

importance):

1. The applicant’s organizational

experience and capacity to carry out the

activities described in this notice;

2. The quality of the applicant’s

proposed plan of operation, including a

description of how and when the

applicant plans to meet each objective

of the program;

3. The quality of key personnel the

applicant plans to use in carrying out

the NSLS program;

4. The extent to which (a) The budget

is adequate to support the NSLS

program and (b) proposed costs are

reasonable in relation to the objectives

of the NSLS program.

Dated: February 21, 1997.

Barry W. Stevens,

Acting General Counsel, Corporation for

National and Community Service.

[FR Doc. 97–4942 Filed 2–26–97; 8:45 am]

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Presidio Leadership Center

AGENCY: Corporation for National and

Community Service.

ACTION: Notice of availability of

customized leadership training.

SUMMARY: The Corporation for National

Service’s Presidio Leadership Center

invites organizations operating national

service programs supported by the

Corporation to request customized

leadership training.

DATES: Organizations may request

customized leadership training at any

time following publication of this

notice.

ADDRESSES: Responses to this notice

should be sent to Lisa Spinali, Presidio

Leadership Center, P.O. Box 29995,

Building 386, The Presidio of San

Francisco, CA 94129. Facsimile: (415)

561–5955.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Lisa

Spinali at (415) 561–5950, ext. 115. This

notice may be requested in an

alternative format for the visually

impaired.
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SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The

Corporation for National Service is a

federal government corporation that

engages Americans of all ages and

backgrounds in community-based

service. This service addresses the

nation’s educational, public safety,

environmental, and other human needs

to achieve direct and demonstrable

results. In supporting national service

programs, the Corporation fosters civic

responsibility, strengthens the ties that

bind us together as a people, and

provides educational opportunity for

those who make a substantial

commitment to service. The Corporation

supports several types of national

service, including: AmeriCorps*State/

National, AmeriCorps*VISTA,

AmeriCorps*National Civilian

Community Corps; Learn and Serve

America (K–12 and Higher Education);

and the National Senior Service Corps

(Retired Senior Volunteer Program,

Foster Grandparent Program, Senior

Companion Program).

The Corporation provides training

and technical assistance to national

service programs in a variety of areas

and uses the Presidio Leadership Center

(PLC) for leadership training. The PLC

currently provides an executive-level

training program (the National Service

Executive program) open to leaders of

Corporation-funded programs by

application only. The purpose of this

notice is to make available the

leadership training resources of the PLC

to more national service programs by

offering the opportunity for a limited

number of programs to receive

customized training at the PLC. The PLC

is also prepared to accommodate

requests to provide customized training

at locations other than the PLC.

Portions of the National Service

Executive program curriculum—such as

facilitative leadership, meeting skills

management, situational leadership,

building collaborative teams, customer

service, managing change, and the use

of different assessment instruments as a

means of individual leadership

development—are most appropriate for

customized assistance. Training

sessions could range from one to five

days in length depending on the number

of topics included. Topics and length of

time necessary may need to be adjusted

based upon the objectives for the

training identified by the requestor.

The PLC will incur its fixed costs

associated with curriculum design and

trainers. However, the requester will be

responsible for trainer travel and

lodging costs (for training sessions

conducted at locations other than the

PLC) and the cost of any necessary

materials (i.e., handbooks, assessment

instruments, etc.). The Corporation

encourages requesters to involve

individuals who have already been

trained by the PLC (i.e., National

Service Executive Program alumni and

AmeriCorps Leaders) as a means of

reducing costs.

The PLC is committed to achieving

the greatest impact possible through its

limited resources, and therefore must

exercise substantial discretion in acting

on requests for this assistance. The PLC

is particularly interested in providing

training sessions for participants across

all program streams within a State or a

region, or for multiple similar programs

within a State or region.

Interested national service programs

should make their request in writing to

the PLC, describing: (1) The type of

training requested; (2) the type of

national service program or programs

operated by the requesting or cosponsoring organizations; (3) the

preferred time frame; (4) the ability to

cover necessary costs; and (5) the

expected number and background of

participants.

The Corporation will consider

requests for customized leadership

training as they are received, taking into

consideration the following factors:

1. Achieving balance across program

type and geographical area.

2. Number of participants.

3. Breadth of participating programs

and organizations.

4. Constraints on the PLC’s resources.

5. Non-duplication of training and

technical assistance otherwise available.

Dated: February 21, 1997.

Barry W. Stevens,

Acting General Counsel.

[FR Doc. 97–4943 Filed 2–26–97; 8:45 am]

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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE

Office of the Secretary

[Transmittal No. 97–09]

36(b) Notification

AGENCY: Department of Defense, Defense

Security Assistance Agency.

ACTION: Notice.

SUMMARY: The Department of Defense is

publishing the unclassified text of a

section 36(b) arms sales notification.

This is published to fulfill the

requirements of section 155 of Public

Law 104–164 dated 21 July 1996.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Ms. J. Hurd, DSAA/COMPT/FPD, (703)

604–6575.

The following is a copy of a letter to

the Speaker of the House of

Representatives, Transmittal 97–09,

with attached transmittal, policy

justification and sensitivity of

technology pages.

Dated: February 24, 1997.

Patricia L. Toppings,

Alternate OSD Federal Register Liaison

Officer, Department of Defense.

Honorable Newt Gingrich

Speaker of the House of Representatives,

Washington, D.C. 20515–6501

Dear Mr. Speaker: Pursuant to the reporting

requirements of Section 36(b)(1) of the Arms

Export Control Act, we are forwarding

herewith Transmittal No. 97–09, concerning

the Department of the Navy’s proposed

Letter(s) of Offer and Acceptance (LOA) to

the Taipei Economic and Cultural

Representative Office (TECRO) in the United

States for defense articles and services

estimated to cost $95 million. Soon after this

letter is delivered to your office, we plan to

notify the news media.

Sincerely,

Thomas G. Rhame,

Lieutenant General, USA Director.

Attachments

Transmittal No. 97–09

Notice of Proposed Issuance of Letter of

Offer Pursuant to Section 36(b)(1) of the

Arms Export Control Act

(i) Prospective Purchaser: Taipei

Economic and Cultural Representative

Office (TECRO) in the United States.

(iii) Total Estimated Value:

Major Defense Equipment* $77 million.

Other ................................... 18 million.

Total ............................. 95 million.

* as defined in Section 47(6) of the Arms

Export Control Act.

(iii) Description of Articles or Services

Offered: Fifty-four HARPOON missiles

with containers, spare and repair parts,

support equipment, publications, U.S.

Government and contractor technical

assistance and other related elements of

logistics support.

(iv) Military Department: Navy (LFV).

(v) Sales Commission, Fee, etc., Paid,

Offered, or Agreed to be Paid: None.

(vi) Sensitivity of Technology

Contained in the Defense Article or

Defense Services Proposed to be Sold:

See Annex attached.

(vii) Date Report Delivered to

Congress: February 14, 1997.

Policy Justification

Taipei Economic and Cultural

Representative Office (TECRO) in the

United States—HARPOON Missiles

The Taipei Economic and Cultural

Representative Office (TECRO) in the

United States has requested the

purchase of 54 HARPOON missiles with