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2. The ability of the organization to

provide training and technical

assistance to multiple programs.

3. The qualifications and experience

of key personnel who will provide the

training and technical assistance.

4. The cost-effectiveness of the

proposed activities and the degree to

which the applicant proposes a

reasonable estimate of the amount of

services the organization will be able to

provide with the requested amount of

funds and the applicant’s existing

resources.

Applicable Regulations

Regulatory provisions governing this

award are codified in 45 CFR part 2532.

Statutory Authority

Corporation authority to award this

cooperative agreement is codified in 42

U.S.C. 12653.

Dated: March 26, 1997.

Barry W. Stevens,

Acting General Counsel.

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Availability of Funds for Grants to

Support the Seniors for Schools

Initiative

AGENCY: Corporation for National and

Community Service.

ACTION: Notice of availability funds.

SUMMARY: The Corporation for National

and Community Service (‘‘Corporation’’)

announces the availability of up to

$3,000,000 for grants to support its

Seniors for Schools Initiative. The

purpose of this initiative is to mobilize

the time, talent, experience, and

resources of seniors to tutor and mentor

public school children in kindergarten

through third grade. This initiative will

(1) build on the experience of the Foster

Grandparent Program and the Retired

and Senior Volunteer Program; and (2)

recruit adults over the age of 55, without

regard to their economic status, to work

in teams with young children in a

variety of roles, including helping them

to read independently by the end of the

third grade.

DATES: All applications must be

received by 6:00 p.m. Eastern Standard

Time, May 15, 1997. Facsimiles will not

be accepted.

ADDRESSES: Applications may be

requested by contacting the appropriate

Corporation State Office. A list of the

Corporation’s State Offices is provided

below.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION: For further

information, contact Tess Scannell at

(202) 606–5000, ext. 190. 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.

On August 27, 1996, President

Clinton announced the America Reads

Challenge, which includes a vital

national service component. The goal of

this campaign is to ensure that every

child can read independently by the end

of the third grade. To achieve this goal,

the President has called for a substantial

increase in the number of tutors and

mentors available to young children.

Under 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 meet the

America Reads Challenge by adopting

the goals of this initiative and helping

to mobilize thousands of volunteers to

serve as tutors. One of the Corporation’s

efforts will be the Seniors for Schools

Initiative, which will involve recruiting

men and women over the age of 55,

without regard to their economic status,

to work in teams and make a significant

commitment to help children learn to

read. This initiative will place special

emphasis on (1) demonstrating that the

service activities performed by seniors

directly affect student outcomes,

especially those related to reading and

literacy; and (2) developing effective

mechanisms for attracting adults, age 55

years and older, to provide leadership

and intensive, sustained service that

helps meet critical community needs.

The Seniors for Schools Initiative will

build on the experience of the Foster

Grandparent Program and Retired and

Senior Volunteer Program—programs

that have worked extensively with

children in school settings for many

years.

Eligible Applicants

Current Corporation grantees—

including AmeriCorps*VISTA projects

sponsors; National Senior Service Corps

project sponsors; and organizations that

operate a Learn and Serve America:

School or Community-Based program; a

Learn and Serve America: Higher

Education program; or an

AmeriCorps*State, National, Indian

Tribes or Territories program—are

eligible to apply.

Estimated Number of Awards

The Corporation intends to fund eight

to ten programs, each implementing the

Seniors for Schools Initiative in a

different community.

Suggested Amounts of Awards

The Corporation suggests that

applicants limit their budget requests to

no more than $225,000.

Program Period of Performance

The program period for all grants is

up to 24 months, contingent upon

performance and availability of

appropriations.

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 following

criteria:

1. The capacity of the applicant to

implement the program and accomplish

the purposes of the demonstration.

2. The cost-effectiveness of the

proposed program and the program’s

ability to leverage significant additional

resources from non-federal sources.

3. The geographic location of the

program (to ensure that funded

programs are geographically diverse and

include programs in urban and rural

areas).

Applicable Regulations

Regulations governing the Seniors for

Schools Initiative are located in 45 CFR

parts 2531 and 2540.

Program Authority

Corporation authority to make these

grants is codified in 42 U.S.C. 12653.

Dated: March 26, 1997.

Barry W. Stevens,

Acting General Counsel.

Corporation State Offices

Alabama

John D. Timmons, Director, Medical-Forum,

950 22nd Street North Suite Room 428,

Birmingham, AL 35203, (205) 731–0027,

(205) 731–0031 Fax
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Alaska

Billy Joe Caldwell, Director, 915 2nd Avenue,

Suite 3190, Seattle, WA 98174–1103, (206)

553–1558, (206) 553–4415 Fax

Arizona

Richard Persely, Director, 522 North Central,

Rm. 205A, Phoenix, AZ 85004, (602) 379–

4825, (602) 379–4030 Fax

Arkansas

Robert Torvestad, Director, Federal Building,

Rm 2506, 700 West Capitol Street, Little

Rock, AR 72201, (501) 324–5234, (501)

324–6949 Fax

California

Gayle A. Hawkins, Director, Federal Bldg.,

Room 11221, 11000 Wilshire Blvd., Los

Angeles, CA 90024–3671, (310) 235–7421,

(310) 235–7422 Fax

California Satellite Office

Gayle A. Hawkins, Director, 5967 Moraga

Ave., Room 386, P.O. Box 29996, Presidio

of San Francisco, CA 94129, (415)561–

5967, (415)561–5970 Fax

Colorado

Gayle Schladale, Director, 140 E. 19th Ave.,

Suite 120, Denver, CO 80203–1167, (303)

866–1070, (303) 866–1081 Fax

Connecticut

Vincent Marzullo, Acting Director, 1

Commercial Plaza, 21st Fl., Hartford, CT

06103–3510, (860) 240–3237, (860) 240–

3238 Fax

Delaware (and MD)

Jerry E. Yates, Director, 300 West Lexington

Street, Box 5-Suite 702, Baltimore, MD

21201–3418, (410) 962–4443, (410) 962–

3201 Fax

District of Columbia (and VA)

Thomas Harmon, Director, 400 North 8th St.,

Rm T012, P.O. Box 10066, Richmond, VA

23240, (804) 771–2197, (804) 771–2157 Fax

Florida

Henry Jibaja, Director, 3165 McCrory Place,

Suite 115, Orlando, FL 32803–3750, (407)

648–6117, (407) 648–6116 Fax

Georgia

David A. Dammann, Director, 75 Piedmont

Ave., N.E., Suite 462, Atlanta, GA 30303–

2587, (404) 331–4646, (404) 331–2898 Fax

Hawaii/Guam/American Samoa

Lynn Dunn, Director, P.O. Box 50024, 300

Ala Moana Blvd. #6326, Honolulu, HI

96850–0001, (808) 541–2832, (808) 541–

3603 Fax

Idaho

Van Kent Griffitts, Director, 304 North 8th

St., Rm. 344, Boise, ID 83702, (208) 334–

1707, (208) 334–1421 Fax

Illinois

Timothy Krieger, Director, 77 West Jackson

Blvd., Suite 442, Chicago, IL 60604–3511,

(312) 353–3622, (312) 353–5343 Fax

Indiana

Thomas L. Haskett, Director, 46 East Ohio St.,

Room 457, Indianapolis, IN 46204–1922,

(317) 226–6724, (317) 226–5437 Fax

Iowa

Joel Weinstein, Director, 210 Walnut—Room

917, Des Moines, IA 50309, (515) 284–

4817, (515) 284–6640 Fax

Kansas

James M. Byrnes, Director, Frank Carlson

Federal Building, 444 SE Quincy—Room

147, Topeka, KS 66683–3572, (913) 295–

2540, (913) 295–2596 Fax

Kentucky

Betsy Irvin Wells, Director, Federal Building,

Room 372K, 600 Martin Luther King Jr. Pl.,

Louisville, KY 40202–2230, (502) 582–

6384, (502) 582–6386 Fax

Louisiana

Willard L. Labrie, Director, 640 Main Street,

Suite 102, Baton Rouge, LA 70801–1910,

(504) 389–0471, (504) 389–0510 Fax

Maine (NH)

Peter Bender, Acting Director, The

Whitebridge, 91–93 North State St.,

Concord, NH 03301, 603 225–1450

(Phone), 603 225–1459 Fax

Maryland (and DE)

Jerry E. Yates, Director, 300 West Lexington

Street, Box 5—Suite 702, Baltimore, MD

21201–3418, (410) 962–4443, (410) 962–

3201 Fax

Massachusetts

Peter Bender, Acting Director, 10 Causeway

Street, Rm 472, Boston, MA 02222–1039,

(617) 565–7000, (617) 565–7011Fax

Michigan

Mary Pfeiler, Director, 211 West Fort Street,

Suite 1408, Detroit, MI 48226, (313) 226–

7848, (313) 226–2557 Fax

Minnesota

Robert Jackson, Director, 431 South 7th

Street, Room 2480, Minneapolis, MN

55415, (612) 334–4083, (612) 334–4084 or

4081 Fax

Mississippi

Rocktabija Abdul-Azeez, Director, Dr. A. H.

McCoy, Federal Building, Rm. 1005–A, 100

West Capitol Street, Jackson, MS 39269–

1092, (601) 965–5664, (601) 965–4617 Fax

Missouri

John J. McDonald, Director, 801 Walnut St.,

Room 504, Kansas City, MO 64106, (816)

374–6300, (816) 374–6305 Fax

Montana

Joe R. Lovelady, Director, Capitol One Center,

208 North Montana Avenue, Suite 206,

Helena, MT 59601–3837, (406) 449–5404,

(406) 449–5412 Fax

Nebraska

Anne C. Johnson, Director, Federal Building,

Room 156, 100 Centennial Mall North,

Lincoln, NE 68508–3896, (402) 437–5493,

(402) 437–5495 Fax

Nevada

Craig R. Warner, Director, 4600 Kietzke Lane,

Suite E–141, Reno, NV 89502–5033, (702)

784–5314, (702) 784–5026 Fax

New Hampshire (and VT)

Peter Bender, Director, The Whitebridge,

91—93 North State St., Concord, NH

03301–3939, (603) 225–1450, (603) 225–

1459 Fax

New Jersey

Stanley Gorland, Director, 44 South Clinton

Ave., # 702, Trenton, NJ 08609, (609) 989–

2243/46, (609) 989–2304 Fax

New Mexico

Ernesto Ramos, Director, 120 S. Federal

Place, # 315, Santa Fe, NM 87501–2026,

(505) 988–6577, (505) 988–6661 Fax

New York

Bernard A. Conte, Director, 6 World Trade

Center, Room 758, New York, NY 10048–

0206, (212) 466–4471, (212) 466–4195 Fax

New York Satellite Office

Bernard A. Conte, Director, Lea O’Brien

Federal Bldg. Rm. 818, Clinton Ave. &

Pearl Street, Albany, NY 12207, (518) 431–

4150, (518) 431–4154 Fax

North Carolina

Robert L. Winston, Director, P.O. Century

Station, Federal Building, 300 Fayetteville

Street Mall, Room 131, Raleigh, NC 27601,

(919) 856–4731, (919) 856–4738 Fax

North Dakota (and SD)

John Pohlman, Director, Federal Building,

225 S. Pierre Street, Room 225, Pierre, SD

57501–2452, (605) 224–5996, (605) 224–

9201 Fax

Ohio

Paul Schrader, Director, 51 North High

Street, Room 451, Columbus, OH 43215,

(614) 469–7441, (614) 469–2125 Fax

Oklahoma

H. Zeke Rodriguez, Director, 215 Dean A.

McGee, Suite 234, Oklahoma City, OK

73102, (405) 231–5201, (405) 231–4329 Fax

Oregon

Robin Sutherland, Director, 2010 Lloyd

Center, Portland, OR 97232, (503) 231–

2103, (503) 231–2106 Fax

Pennsylvania

Jorina Ahmed, Director, Gateway Building,

3535 Market Street, Room 2460,

Philadelphia, PA 19104, (215) 596–4080,

(215) 596–4072 Fax

Puerto Rico/Virgin Islands

Loretta DeCordova, Director, U.S. Federal

Building #662, 150 Carlos Chardon

Avenue, Hato Rey, PR 00918–1737, (809)

766–5314, (809) 766–5189 Fax

Rhode Island

Vincent Marzullo, Director, 400 Westminster

St., Rm. 203, Providence, RI 02903–3215,

(401) 528–5426, (401) 528–5220 Fax
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South Carolina

Jerome J. Davis, Director, Federal Building,

Suite 872, 1835 Assembly Street,

Columbia, SC 29201–2430, (803) 765–5771,

(803) 765–5777 Fax

South Dakota (and ND)

John C. Pohlman, Director, 225 South Pierre

Street, Room 225, Pierre, SD 57501–2452,

(605) 224–5996, (605) 224–9201 Fax

Tennessee

Alfred E. Johnson, Director, 265 Cumberland

Bend Drive, Nashville, TN 37228, (615)

736–5561, (615) 736–7937 Fax

Texas

Jerry G. Thompson, Director, 903 San Jacinto

Blvd., Suite 130, Austin, TX 78701, (512)

916–5671, (512) 916–5806 Fax

Utah

Rick Crawford, Director, U.S. Courthouse,

350 South Main St., Rm. 504, Salt Lake

City, UT 84101, (801) 524–5411, (801) 524–

3599 Fax

Vermont (and NH)

Peter Bender, Director, 91–93 North State

Street, Concord, NH 03301–3939, (603)

225–1450, (603) 225–1459 Fax

Virginia (and DC)

Thomas Harmon, Director, 400 North 8th St.,

Rm T012, P.O. Box 10066, Richmond, VA

23240, (804) 771–2197, (804) 771–2157 Fax

Washington

John A. Miller, Director, Jackson Federal

Building, 915 Second Avenue, Suite 3190,

Seattle, WA 98174, (206) 220–7745, (206)

553–4415 Fax

West Virginia

Judith Russell, Director, One Bridge Place,

Suite 203, #10 Hale Street, Charleston, WV

25301, (304) 347–5246, (304) 347–5464 Fax

Wisconsin

Michael P. Murphy, Director, Henry Reuss

Federal Plaza, 310 W. Wisconsin Ave.,

Room 1240E, Milwaukee, WI 53203, (414)

297–1118, (414) 297–1863 Fax

Wyoming

Patrick Gallizzi, Director, 2120 Capitol

Avenue, Rm. 1110, Cheyenne, WY 82001–

3649, (307) 772–2385, (307) 772–2389 Fax

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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE

Department of the Navy

Notice of Intent To Prepare an

Environmental Impact Statement for

the Continued Use of the Pinecastle

Target Range, Ocala National Forest,

Marion County, Florida

SUMMARY: Per Section 102(2)(c) of the

National Environmental Policy Act of

1969 as implemented in the Council on

Environmental Quality regulations (40

CFR parts 1500–1508), the Department

of the Navy announces its intent to

prepare an Environmental Impact

Statement (EIS) for the Continued Use of

the Pinecastle Target Range, Ocala

National Forest, Marion County,

Florida. The U.S. Department of

Agriculture (USDA) Forest Service is a

cooperating agency in the preparation of

the EIS.

The 5,825-acre range, located on

USDA Forest Service property in the

Ocala National Forest, is operated by the

Navy under a special use agreement

from the USDA Forest Service. The

agreement expires December 31, 1999,

and the EIS will examine environmental

impacts resulting from renewal of the

agreement.

The objective of the EIS is to describe

the existing conditions at the range,

describe the alternatives for reuse or

closure of the range, and evaluate the

environmental impacts from various

renewal or closure alternatives. A

biological assessment and Section 7

consultation pursuant to the

Endangered Species Act are being

completed. Environmental issues that

will be addressed in the EIS include air

quality, water quality, noise, safety,

wetland impacts, endangered species

impacts, cultural resources impacts, and

socioeconomic impacts.

The Navy will hold two scoping

meetings to solicit input on significant

issues that should be addressed in the

EIS. The first meeting will be held on

Thursday, April 17, 1997, from 5:00

p.m. until 9:00 p.m. at the Umatilla

Community Center, 1 South Central

Avenue, Umatilla, FL. The second

meeting will be held on Tuesday, April

29, 1997, from 5:00 p.m. until 9:00 p.m.

at the Ocala City Auditorium, 836 N.E.

Sanchez Avenue, Ocala, FL. Navy

representatives will accept comments

from members of the public at the

meeting. It is important that Federal,

state, local agencies, and interested

individuals take this opportunity to

identify environmental concerns that

should be addressed in the EIS.

ADDRESSES: Agencies and the public are

encouraged to provide written

comments in addition to, or, in lieu of,

oral comments at the scoping meeting.

To be most helpful, comments should

clearly describe specific issues or topics

which the EIS should address. Written

comments must be postmarked by May

29, 1997 and should be mailed to

Commanding Officer, Southern

Division, Naval Facilities Engineering

Command, P.O. Box 190010, North

Charleston, South Carolina 29419–9010

(Attn: Mr. Tom Burst, Code 064TB).

Written comments may be submitted to

Mr. Burst via facsimile at (803) 820–

7472.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr.

Tom Burst at (803) 820–5590.

Dated: March 27, 1997.

M.A. Waters,

LCDR, JAGC, USN, Alternate Federal Register

Liaison Officer.

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Notice of Public Hearing for the Draft

Environmental Impact Statement for

Disposal and Reuse of the Naval

Weapons Industrial Reserve Plant,

Calverton, NY

SUMMARY: Per Council on Environmental

Quality Regulations (40 CFR Parts 1500–

1508), implementing procedural

provisions of the National

Environmental Policy Act, the

Department of the Navy has prepared

and filed, on March 14, 1997, with the

U.S. Environmental Protection Agency,

a Draft Environmental Impact Statement

(DEIS) for the disposal and subsequent

reuse of the Naval Weapons Industrial

Reserve Plant (NWIRP), Calverton, New

York. The DEIS addresses the

environmental consequences of disposal

of NWIRP Calverton, and

implementation of the proposed

Community Reuse Plan for the base

prepared by the Calverton Air Facility

Joint Planning and Redevelopment

Commission, an entity established by

the Riverhead Town Board. The DEIS

evaluates environmental effects of three

reuse alternatives which represent a

reasonable range of alternative

redevelopment intensities for the base if

the decision is made to dispose of the

property.

ADDRESSES: The Department of the Navy

will hold a public hearing to inform the

public of the DEIS findings and to

solicit comments. The hearing will be

held on Thursday, April 17, 1997,

beginning at 7:30 p.m., at the Ramada

East End, 1830 Route 25, Riverhead,

New York. Please call the point of

contact below or the Ramada Inn in the

case of inclement weather.

Federal, state, local agencies and

interested parties are invited and urged

to attend or be represented at the

hearing. Oral statements will be heard

and transcribed by a stenographer;

however, to assure the accuracy of the

record, all statements should be

submitted in writing. All statements,

both oral and written, will become part

of the public record on this action and

will be given equal consideration.