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(4) Does the applicant have the

professional qualifications and team

members necessary for satisfactory

performance of the proposed activity?

(5) How well does the technical

approach and proposed costs reflect an

understanding of the procedures

necessary to complete the required

tasks?

(6) To what degree does the proposal

include cost-sharing? More weight will

be given to proposals with cash

contributions than in-kind services. For

awards of $100,000 or more, BTS

requires cash contributions of 50

percent toward the project’s total

estimated funding requirement.

V. Amount of Funds Available and

Period of Support

We anticipate that approximately

$500,000 per year will be designated to

support grants, subject to the

availability of appropriated funds. This

estimate does not bind BTS to a specific

number of offers or awards, nor to a

specific amount of funding support for

particular awards or awards in

aggregate. It is anticipated that

individual awards amounts, based upon

demonstrated needs, will likely range

from $50,000 to $200,000, though BTS

has not established minimum or

maximum funding levels.

Given the limited amount of funds

available, applicants are strongly

encouraged to seek other funding

opportunities to supplement the federal

funds. Preference will be given to

applicants with cost sharing proposals

from within or outside their

organizations.

The period of time of awards will vary

with the complexity of the project and

it is possible that grants will be awarded

for periods greater than one year.

VI. BTS Involvement

BTS involvement, if any, will vary by

award. If you anticipate BTS

involvement, you must note this in your

project narrative and any support BTS

provides will be specified in the award

agreement. BTS will assign a liaison to

serve as the primary contact regarding

the grant.

VII. Terms and Conditions of Award

(1) Prior to award, each grantee will

be required to complete additional

government application forms, such as

OMB SF–424B (Assurances—

Nonconstruction Programs), and with

certification requirements, such as 49

CFR part 20, Department of

Transportation New Restrictions on

Lobbying, and 49 CFR part 29,

Department of Transportation

Government-Wide Debarment and

Suspension (Non-Procurement).

(2) Each grantee shall submit

quarterly progress reports, a draft final

report, and a final report that reflects the

BTS liaison’s comments.

Thank you for your interest in our

Transportation Statistics Research

Grants program.

Ashish Sen,

Director.

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BILLING CODE 4910–FE–P

DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY

Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and

Firearms

[Notice No. 908]

Availability of ATF Publication 5400.7

(Federal Explosives Law and

Regulations—2000)

AGENCY: Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco

and Firearms (ATF), Department of the

Treasury.

ACTION: General notice.

SUMMARY: The Bureau of Alcohol,

Tobacco and Firearms (ATF) is issuing

this notice: (1) To announce the release

of ATF Publication 5400.7 (09/00),

‘‘Federal Explosives Law and

Regulations—2000’’ and (2) to make

certain technical corrections to that

publication. The purpose of this

publication is to serve as a guide to

Federal explosives laws, regulations,

and related information.

ADDRESSES: ATF P 5400.7 (09/00),

‘‘Federal Explosives Law and

Regulations—2000’’ is available at no

cost upon request from the ATF

Distribution Center, P.O. Box 5950,

Springfield, Virginia 22150–5950. The

publication may also be viewed at

ATF’s web site at: http://

www.atf.treas.gov.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Bill

O’Brien, Public Safety Branch, Bureau

of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms, 680

Techworld South Building, Washington,

DC 20226 (202–927–7930).

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Background

The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and

Firearms (ATF) is pleased to announce

the release of ATF Publication 5400.7

(09/00), ‘‘Federal Explosives Law and

Regulations—2000.’’ The purpose of this

publication is to serve as a guide to

Federal explosives law, regulations, and

related information. Several changes

have been made to explosives laws and

regulations since the last publication.

In examining the completed

publication, we observed two errors in

the regulations section which need to be

corrected, as follows:

1. In 27 CFR 55.218 (Table of

distances for storage of explosive

materials), footnote 3 at the end of the

table, ‘‘11/2 lbs.’’ should be changed to

read ‘‘11⁄2 lbs.’’; and

2. In 27 CFR 55.223 (Table of

distances between fireworks process

buildings and other specified areas), the

title heading of the table was omitted

and should be added to read:

Distance From Passenger Railways,

Public Highways, Fireworks Plant

Buildings Used to Store Consumer

Fireworks and Articles Pyrotechnic,

Magazines and Fireworks Shipping

Buildings, and Inhabited

Buildings.345

In addition to the above, we wish to

point out that the correct address of the

ATF Out-of-Business Records Center is:

2029 Stonewall Jackson Drive, Spring

Mills Office Park, Falling Waters, West

Virginia 25419. The regulations at 27

CFR 55.128 (Discontinuance of

business) will be amended to reflect this

change in a forthcoming Treasury

decision.

Approved: November 13, 2000.

Bradley A. Buckles,

Director.

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BILLING CODE 4810–31–P

DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY

Internal Revenue Service

Proposed Collection; Comment

Request for Notice 97–66

AGENCY: Internal Revenue Service (IRS),

Treasury.

ACTION: Notice and request for

comments.

SUMMARY: The Department of the

Treasury, as part of its continuing effort

to reduce paperwork and respondent

burden, invites the general public and

other Federal agencies to take this

opportunity to comment on proposed

and/or continuing information

collections, as required by the

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995,

Public Law 104–13 (44 U.S.C.

3506(c)(2)(A)). Currently, the IRS is

soliciting comments concerning Notice

97–66, Certain Payments Made Pursuant

to a Securities Lending Transaction.

DATES: Written comments should be

received on or before January 19, 2001.

ADDRESSES: Direct all written comments

to Garrick R. Shear, Internal Revenue