59468 Federal Register / Vol. 65, No. 194 / Thursday, October 5, 2000 / Notices

ACTION: Notice of solicitation.

SUMMARY: Announcement of the

availability of the National Institute of

Justice ‘‘NIJ Science and Technology

Solicitation.’’

DATES: Proposals must be received by 4

p.m. ET on Tuesday, October 24, 2000.

ADDRESSES: National Institute of Justice,

810 Seventh Street, NW., Washington,

DC 20531.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For

a copy of the solicitation, please call

NCJRS 1–800–851–3420. For general

information about application

procedures for solicitations, please call

the U.S. Department of Justice Response

Center 1–800–421–6770.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Authority

This action is authorized under the

Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets

Act of 1968, §§ 201–03, as amended, 42

U.S.C. 3721–23 (1994).

Background

For fiscal year 2001, NIJ will accept

proposals for technology-related awards

under this solicitation, and several

months later it will accept behavioral

and social science-related awards under

a separate solicitation.

This solicitation is open to a wide

variety of proposals in order to achieve

a balanced portfolio of technology

product development, implementation,

and evaluation projects. This

solicitation focuses on near-term (one to

three years) development and

implementation projects.

To assist in obtaining information that

may be helpful in submitting a proposal,

you are encouraged to use the resources

and expertise of the NIJ National Law

Enforcement and Corrections

Technology Center (NLECTC) located in

Rockville, Maryland; and the regional

NLECTCs located in Rome, New York;

Charleston, South Carolina; Denver,

Colorado; El Segundo, California; and

the Border Research and Technology

Center (BRTC) located in San Diego,

California. More information about the

NLECTC system is available on the

Internet at <http://www.nlectc.org>.

To learn more about projects currently

funded by NIJ, on the Internet go to

http://www.nlectc.org/techproj/ or call

NIJ’s Office of Science and Technology

at 202–307–0645.

Interested organizations should call

the National Criminal Justice Reference

Service (NCJRS) at 1–800–851–3420 to

obtain a copy of ‘‘NIJ Science and

Technology Solicitation’’ (refer to

document no. SL000440). For World

Wide Web access, connect to either NIJ

at http://www.ojp.usdoj.gov/nij/

funding.htm, or the NCJRS Justice

Information Center at http://

www.ncjrs.org/fedgrant.htm#nij.

Dated: September 27, 2000.

Doug Horner,

Acting Assistant Director, National Institute

of Justice.

[FR Doc. 00–25623 Filed 10–4–00; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 4410–18–P

DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Office of the Secretary

Submission for OMB Review;

Comment Request

September 20, 2000.

The Department of Labor (DOL) has

submitted the following public

information collection requests (ICRs) to

the Office of Management and Budget

(OMB) for review and approval in

accordance with the Paperwork

Reduction Act of 1995 (Pub. L. 104–13,

44 U.S.C. Chapter 35). A copy of each

individual ICR, with applicable

supporting documentation, may be

obtained by calling the Department of

Labor. To obtain documentation for

BLS, ETA, PWBA, and OASAM contact

Karin Kurz ((202) 693–4127 or by E-mail

to Kurz-Karin@dol.gov). To obtain

documentation for ESA, MSHA, OSHA,

and VETS contact Darrin King ((202)

693–4129 or by E-Mail to KingDarrin@dol.gov).

Comments should be sent to Office of

Information and Regulatory Affairs,

Attn: OMB Desk Officer for BLS, DM,

ESA, ETA, MSHA, OSHA, PWBA, or

VETS, Office of Management and

Budget, Room 10235, Washington, DC

20503 ((202) 395–7316), within 30 days

from the date of this publication in the

Federal Register.

The OMB is particularly interested in

comments which:

• Evaluate whether the proposed

collection of information is necessary

for the proper performance of the

functions of the agency, including

whether the information will have

practical utility;

• Evaluate the accuracy of the

agency’s estimate of the burden of the

proposed collection of information,

including the validity of the

methodology and assumptions used;

• Enhance the quality, utility, and

clarity of the information to be

collected; and

• 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.

Type of Review: Extension of a

currently approved collection.

Agency: Mine Safety and Health

Administration (MSHA).

Title: Records of Preshift and Onshift

Inspections of Slope and Shaft Areas.

OMB Number: 1219–0082.

Affected Public: Business or other forprofit.

Frequency: Twice per shift.

Number of Respondents: 35.

Number of Annual Responses: 11,858.

Total Estimated Burden Hours:

14,823.

Total Annualized Capital/Startup

Costs: $0.

Total Annual Costs (operating/

maintaining systems of purchasing

services): $0.

Description: Requires coal mine

operators to conduct examinations of

slope and shaft areas for hazardous

conditions, including tests for methane

and oxygen deficiencies, before and

during each shift and before blasting.

Records of the results of the inspections

are required to be kept.

Type of Review: Extension of a

currently approved collection.

Agency: Mine Safety and Health

Administration (MSHA).

Title: Fire Protection, Escape and

Evacuation Plan.

OMB Number: 1219–0051.

Affected Public: Business or other forprofit.

Frequency: On occasion.

Number of Respondents: 59.

Number of Annual Responses: 59.

Total Estimated Burden Hours: 263.

Total Annualized Capital/Startup

Costs: $0.

Total Annual Costs (operating/

maintaining systems or purchasing

services): $0.

Description: Requires coal mine

operators to establish and keep current

a specific escape and evacuation plan to

be followed in the event of a fire. The

plan is used to instruct employees in the

proper method of exiting work areas.

Type of Review: Revision of a

currently approved collection.

Agency: Employment and Training

Administration.

Title: Overpayment Detection and

Recovery Activities.

OMB Number: 1205–0173.

Affected Public: State and local

governments.

Frequency of Response: Quarterly.

Total Respondents: 53.

Total Responses: 212.

Total Estimated Burden Hours: 2,968.

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Total Annualized Capital/Startup

Costs: $0.

Total Annual Costs (operating and

Maintenance: $0.

Description: The Secretary of Labor

has interpreted applicable sections of

Federal law to require States to include

reasonable provisions in their

Unemployment Insurance (UI) laws that

concern the prevention, detection and

recovery of benefit overpayment caused

by willful misrepresentation or errors by

claimants or others. This report

provides an accounting of the types and

amounts of such overpayment and

serves as a useful management tool for

monitoring overall integrity in the UI

system.

Ira L. Mills,

Departmental Clearance Officer.

[FR Doc. 00–25611 Filed 10–04–00; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 4510–43–M

DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Office of the Secretary

Submission for OMB Review;

Comment Request

September 29, 2000.

The Department of Labor (DOL) has

submitted the following public

information collection requests (ICRs) to

the Office of Management and Budget

(OMB) for review and approval in

accordance with the Paperwork

Reduction Act of 1995 (Pub. L. 104–13,

44 U.S.C. Chapter 35). A copy of each

individual ICR, with applicable

supporting documentation, may be

obtained by calling the Department of

Labor. To obtain documentation for

BLS, ETA, PWBA, and OASAM contact

Karin Kurz ((202) 693–4127 or by E-mail

to Kurz-Karin@dol.gov). To obtain

documentation for ESA, MSHA, OSHA,

and VETS contact Darrin King ((202)

693–4129 or by E-Mail to KingDarrin@dol.gov).

Comments should be sent to Office of

Information and Regulatory Affairs,

Attn: OMB Desk Officer for BLS, DM,

ESA, ETA, MSHA, OSHA, PWBA, or

VETS, Office of Management and

Budget, Room 10235, Washington, DC

20503 ((202) 395–7316), within 30 days

from the date of this publication in the

Federal Register.

The OMB is particularly interested in

comments which:

• Evaluate whether the proposed

collection of information is necessary

for the proper performance of the

functions of the agency, including

whether the information will have

practical utility;

• Evaluate the accuracy of the

agency’s estimate of the burden of the

proposed collection of information,

including the validity of the

methodology and assumptions used;

• Enhance the quality, utility, and

clarity of the information to be

collected; and

• 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.

Type of Review: Extension of a

currently approved collection.

Agency: Occupational Safety and

Health Administration (OSHA).

Title: Ionizing Radiation.

OMB Number: 1218–0103.

Affected Public: Business or other forprofit; Federal Government; and State,

Local, or Tribal Government.

Frequency: On occasion.

Number of Respondents: 15,859.

Number of Annual Responses:

258,745.

Estimated Time Per Response: Varies

from 5 minutes to maintain radiationexposure records to 15 minutes for

employers to prepare a written report of

employee overexposure for submission

to OSHA

Total Burden Hours: 42,518.

Total Annualized Capital/Startup

Costs: $0.

Total Annual Costs (operating/

maintaining systems or purchasing

services): $2,512,066.

Description: The informationcollection requirements specified in the

Ionizing Radiation Standard protect

employees from the adverse health

effects that may result from their

exposure to ionizing radiation. The

information-collection requirements of

the Ionizing Radiation Standard include

employers phoning OSHA when

radiation exposure incidents expose

employees over radiation limits stated

in the Standard; sending written reports

of radiation over exposure to OSHA;

maintaining employee exposure records;

and furnishing exposure records to

employees upon request.

Ira L. Mills,

Departmental Clearance Officer.

[FR Doc. 00–25612 Filed 10–4–00; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 4510–26–M

DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Employment and Training

Administration

Amended Certification Regarding

Eligibility To Apply for Worker

Adjustment Assistance

In accordance with Section 223 of the

Trade Act of 1974 (19 U.S.C. 2273) the

Department of Labor issued a Notice of

Certification Regarding Eligibility to

Apply for Worker Adjustment

Assistance on June 20, 2000, applicable

to workers of PCS Nitrogen, Camanche,

Iowa. The notice was published in the

Federal Register on July 24, 2000 (65 FR

45620).

At the request of the petitioners, the

Department reviewed the certification

for workers of the subject firm. New

company information shows that worker

separations occurred at the LaPlatte,

Nebraska facility of PCS Nitrogen in late

1999-early 2000. The workers produced

ammonia, urea, nitric acid, ammonium

nitrate and fertilizer solutions before

ceasing in August, 1999.

Accordingly, the Department is

amending the certification to cover the

workers of PCS Nitrogen, LaPlatte,

Nebraska.

The intent of the Department’s

certification is to include all workers of

PCS Nitrogen who were adversely

affected by increased imports.

The amended notice applicable to

TA–W–36,693 is hereby issued as

follows:

All workers of PCS Nitrogen, Camanche,

Iowa (TA–W–37,693) and LaPlatte, Nebraska

(TA–W–37,693A) who became totally or

partially separated from employment on or

after May 22, 1999 through June 20, 2002 are

eligible to apply for adjustment assistance

under Section 223 of the Trade Act of 1974.

Signed at Washington, D.C. this 25th day

of September, 2000.

Edward A. Tomchick,

Director, Office of Trade Adjustment

Assistance.

[FR Doc. 00–25610 Filed 10–4–00; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 4510–30–M

DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Employment and Training

Administration

[TA–W–37,899]

Hannah Hardy Inc., New York, NY;

Notice of Termination of Investigation

Pursuant to Section 221 of the Trade

Act of 1974, an investigation was

initiated on July 24, 2000, in response

to a petition filed on the same date on