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are to undertake development activities

focusing on spray forming technologies

for use in manufacturing aircraft engine

components.

Constance K. Robinson,

Director of Operations, Antitrust Division.

[FR Doc. 97–9458 Filed 4–11–97; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 4410–01–M

DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE

Federal Bureau of Investigation

Criminal Justice Information Services;

Agency Information Collection

Activities: Proposed Collection:

Comment Request

ACTION: Notice of information collection

under review: return a-monthly return

of offenses known to police and

supplement to return a-monthly

offenses known to the police.

The proposed information collection

is published to obtain comments from

the public and affected agencies.

Comments are encouraged and will be

accepted until June 13, 1997.

Request written comments and

suggestions from the public and affected

agencies concerning the proposed

collection of information. Your

comments should address one or more

of the following four points:

(1) 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;

(2) Evaluate the accuracy of the agencies

estimate of the burden of the proposed

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 direct to SSA

Paul J. Gans (phone number and address

listed below). If you have additional

comments, suggestions, or need a copy

of the proposed information collection

instrument with instructions, or

additional information, please contact

SSA Paul J. Gans, 304–625–4830, FBI,

CJIS, Statistical Unit, PO Box 4142,

Clarksburg WV 26302–9921.

Overview of this information

collection:

(1) Type of information collection:

Extension of Current Collection

(2) The title of the form/collection: Return

A-Monthly Return of Offenses known to the

Police and Supplement to Return A-Monthly

Offenses known to the Police.

(3) The agency form number, if any, and

applicable component of the Department

sponsoring the collection. Form: 4–927A and

4–919. Federal Bureau of Identification,

department of Justice.

(4) Affected public who will be asked or

required to respond, as well as brief abstract.

Primary: State and Local Law Enforcement

Agencies. This collection is needed to

provide data regarding criminal offenses and

their respective clearances throughout the

United States. Data is tabulated and

published in the comprehensive annual

‘‘Crime in the United States’’ and the semiannual ‘‘Uniform Crime Reports’’.

(5) An estimate of the total number of

respondents and the amount of time

estimated for an average respondent to

respond: 4,900 agencies; 95,255 responses;

and with an average completion time of 30

minutes a month or 6 hours annually.

(6) An estimate of the total public burden

(in hours) associated with both collections:

20,580 hours annually.

If additional information is required

contact: Mr. Robert B. Briggs, Clearance

Officer, United States Department of

Justice, Information Management and

Security staff, Justice Management

Division, Suite 850, Washington Center,

1001 G Street, N.W, Washington, DC

20530.

Dated: April 9, 1997.

Robert B. Briggs,

Department Clearance Officer, United States

Department of Justice.

[FR Doc. 97–9541 Filed 4–11–97; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 4410–02–M

DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE

Foreign Claims Settlement

Commission

[F.C.S.C. Meeting Notice No. 6–97]

Notice of Meeting

The Foreign Claims Settlement

Commission, pursuant to its regulations

(45 CFR Part 504) and the Government

in the Sunshine Act (5 U.S.C. 552b),

hereby gives notice in regard to the

scheduling of meetings and oral

hearings for the transaction of

Commission business and other matters

specified, as follows:

Date and Time: Monday, April 21,

1997, 9:00 a.m.

Subject Matter: 1. Hearings on the

record on objections to Proposed

Decisions in the following claims

against Albania:

ALB–089 Todi Vangjel Kapbardhi

ALB–100 Arjan Hasbi Puto, et al.

ALB–102 Anthimo Suli

ALB–145 Pullumb Toto

ALB–181 Vicke Sheh

ALB–216 Rita Deto Sefla

ALB–220 Gjergi Gjeli

ALB–223 Aleko Iskali

ALB–245 Arzie M. Orhan

ALB–261 Vangjel Raci, et al.

ALB–295 Illo Foto

ALB–296 Meri Tite

ALB–300 Spiro P. Jones

ALB–301 Lillian Piazza, et al.

ALB–308 Anthi F. Gjoni

ALB–309 Carrie Parno

ALB–310 Mitat Laze Berdo

ALB–311 Agim Gani Hamiti

ALB–312 Pelivan Sako Azizaj

ALB–313 Sami Zemblaku

Status: Open.

Subject matter not disposed of at the

scheduled meeting may be carried over

to the agenda of the following meeting.

All meetings are held at the Foreign

claims Settlement Commission, 600 E

Street, N.W., Washington, DC. Requests

for information, or advance notices of

intention to observe an open meeting,

may be directed to: Administrative

Officer, Foreign Claims Settlement

Commission, 600 E Street, NW., Room

6029, Washington, DC 20579.

Telephone: (202) 616–6988.

Dated at Washington, DC, April 9, 1997.

Judith H. Lock,

Administrative Officer.

[FR Doc. 97–9632 Filed 4–10–97; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 4410–01–P

DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE

Office of Justice Programs

[OJP(BJA) No. 1110]

RIN No. 1121–ZA57

Motor Vehicle Theft Prevention Act

Program

AGENCY: Office of Justice Programs,

Bureau of Justice Assistance, Justice.

ACTION: Request for proposals.

SUMMARY: The Bureau of Justice

Assistance (BJA) is soliciting grant

applications from State governments

interested in participating in the

national voluntary motor vehicle theft

prevention program, Watch Your Car, as

authorized under the Motor Vehicle

Theft Prevention Act of 1994 (MVTPA).

DATES: All applications must be

returned with a postmark no later than

May 30, 1997.

ADDRESSES: All proposals must be

mailed or sent to: Director; Bureau of
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Justice Assistance; Attention: Watch

Your Car Program Office; Bureau of

Justice Assistance; U.S. Department of

Justice; Room 1086D, 633 Indiana

Avenue, NW., Washington, D.C. 20531.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: The

Bureau of Justice Assistance has already

mailed program guides and application

kits to each State. The State’s

automobile theft prevention authority is

designated as the recipient. For those

States without an authority, the state

agency that administers the Byrne

Formula Grant Program is the recipient.

Copies of the fact sheet describing the

Program are available by calling the U.S.

Department of Justice Response Center

at 1–800–421–6770. The metropolitan

Washington, D.C., area number is 202–

307–1480. Interested parties with

Internet browsers and installed Adobe

Acrobat software may download and

print a copy of this announcement by

accessing BJA’s National Auto Theft

Prevention Program home page at

‘‘http://www.ojp.usdoj.gov/BJA/html/

wyc.htm’. Adobe Acrobat software, an

on-line fact sheet on the Watch Your Car

Program, samples of the decals, the

recipient of the program guide and

application kit for each State, and other

graphical images and statistics

pertaining to auto theft are also

available at this site.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Authority

Section 220001 of the Violent Crime

Control and Law Enforcement Act of

1994, Pub. L. No. 103–322, 108 Stat.

2074, codified at 42 U.S.C. 14171,

contains the Motor Vehicle Theft

Prevention Act (MVTPA). The MVTPA

requires the Attorney General to

establish a national voluntary motor

vehicle theft prevention program. A

proposed rule was published in the

Federal Register on October 24, 1995.

The final rule was subsequently

published on August 6, 1996. This

announcement is to advise States of the

availability of grant funds appropriated

under the authority of Public Law 104–

208, the Omnibus Consolidated

Appropriations Act of 1997, and to

initiate the Watch Your Car Program as

authorized under the final rule

implementing the Motor Vehicle Theft

Prevention Act.

Grant Offering

BJA will be offering start-up grants for

States that have no statewide motor

vehicle theft prevention decal program

in place, and conversion grants for those

States with existing statewide programs

that wish to make the transition to the

Watch Your Car Program. Start-up

grants will be awarded in an amount up

to $150,000, while conversion grants

will be funded up to $25,000. An

eligible applicant for start-up grants is

deemed to be either a State that

currently has no statewide theft

prevention decal program, or a State

with an existing program that is

available to less than 50 percent of the

State’s residents. BJA encourages

innovative approaches to implementing

comprehensive, unique anti-car-theft

initiatives and will evaluate

applications on the size and scope of the

proposed project and how it can work

in concert with other theft prevention

measures. Other factors for

consideration include the amount of

public and private resources leveraged

in the proposal.

Eligibility for Watch Your Car Funding

A State may apply on behalf of itself

and/or its respective counties and

municipalities. The application shall be

submitted by the chief executive of the

applicant State agency and in

accordance with established BJA

application guidelines. Any State that

received funding under the MVTPA

Program during fiscal year 1996 is

ineligible for funding during fiscal year

1997.

Background

The purpose of the Watch Your Car

program is to focus the attention of law

enforcement on vehicles that are not

routinely operated during the early

morning hours or near international

land borders or ports. The program

enables proactive investigation of auto

theft before a stolen vehicle report is

filed.

Under this program, a motor vehicle

owner must sign a consent form and

obtain decals authorizing law

enforcement officers to stop the motor

vehicle if it is being driven under

certain specified conditions, and take

reasonable steps to determine whether

the vehicle is being operated with the

owner’s consent. There are two

conditions. Under the first condition,

the owner may consent to have the car

stopped if it is operated between the

hours of 1:00 am and 5:00 am. Under

the second condition, the owner may

consent to have the car stopped if it

crosses or is about to cross a United

States land border or if it enters a port.

States elect to participate in the

program solely at their option.

BJA is aware of similar types of theft

prevention programs already in

existence. The most common program is

Combat Auto Theft (CAT), which is

used on a statewide basis and by

individual local jurisdictions in

Arizona, California, Florida, Louisiana,

Minnesota, New York, Pennsylvania,

and Tennessee. Illinois has the Beat

Auto Theft (BAT) Program; Texas

originated the Help End Auto Theft

(HEAT) Program; and Maryland has the

Stop Thief Owner Protected (STOP)

Program.

Programs such as BAT, CAT, HEAT,

and STOP function on a statewide basis

to insure a level of uniformity among

participating municipalities and

counties. These programs have worked

successfully in their States of origin

since police throughout the State could

easily recognize their own decal. But if

a thief drove a stolen vehicle across

state lines, the police in the adjoining

jurisdiction may not recognize the decal

or if they did recognize it, lacked the

authorization to stop the vehicle and

check the identity of the driver. The

dissimilarity of statewide programs has

been further complicated by the

proliferation of local anti-car theft

programs in States with no statewide

program. Numerous municipalities and

counties have adopted a variety of

programs utilizing differing emblems,

icons, and symbols.

The main advantage of the national

Watch Your Car Program is its use of a

decal that will eventually become an

recognizable icon by police nationwide.

It features the capability of intra/

interstate enforcement through the

checking of vehicles with differing

county and/or out-of-state license

plates.

BJA’s specifications call for the

manufacture of tamper-resistant decals

made from retro reflective sheeting to

make them easily discernible at night.

The windshield decal(s) are to be

applied on the outside of the glass

directly above the inside rear-view

mirror. The rear window decal is affixed

on the exterior face along the lower left

side.

The MVTPA Program compels a thief

to remove tamper-resistant decals while

alongside the vehicle, acting

suspiciously and drawing attention to

himself/herself. These impediments, in

addition to other theft prevention

devices such as steering wheel locks,

increase the number of hurdles a thief

must overcome and raises the level of

theft deterrence.

The MVTPA requires, as a condition

of participation, that each State agree to

take reasonable steps to ensure that law

enforcement officials throughout its

jurisdiction are familiar with the

program, and with the conditions under

which motor vehicles may be stopped.

This program is a Federal program

that operates separately from any

existing State or local motor vehicle
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theft prevention program. It is not

intended to preempt existing State or

local laws or programs.

Application Requirements

Implementation Grants

Problem Statement

States wishing to apply shall provide

an assessment of the auto theft problem

in their jurisdiction and what efforts

have been undertaken to address it.

Applicants should contrast the severity

of their auto theft problem to other

States and discern the patterns and

trends of auto theft. States should also

identify what steps have been taken to

decrease auto theft. For instance, does

the State have an automobile theft

prevention authority and what types of

initiatives does it support to combat

auto theft.

Goals and Objectives

The applicant must provide goals,

objectives, and methods of

implementation for the project that are

consistent with the program

announcement. Objectives should be

clear, measurable, attainable, and

focused on the methods used to conduct

the project. Favorable consideration will

be given to those applicants who merge

their auto theft enforcement efforts and

their prevention initiatives into a

coherent strategy and establish goals

and objectives based upon the

anticipated collective outcome of both

approaches.

Project Strategy or Design

The project strategy or design should

describe the Watch Your Car program

the State wishes to implement including

its size and scope; outreach efforts to

educate the public; statewide training

programs to inform municipal, county

and state law enforcement officers of the

program; a description of the database if

the State wishes to maintain a

centralized computer registry; the

production and dissemination of

universal consent forms authorizing

traffic stops by any local, State, or

Federal law enforcement officer

pursuant to the stipulated program

condition(s); and efforts to be

undertaken to enlist both public and

private organizations such as auto

dealers, auto insurance companies, and

other major retail businesses willing to

host registration programs and

encourage employee participation.

For those applicants who currently

have an existing statewide program that

is available to less than 50 percent of the

State’s residents, document the

municipalities and counties where the

program is currently available and

demonstrate that the remaining

municipalities and counties serve as the

domicile for 50 percent or more of the

State’s total residents.

Implementation Plan

Applicant should provide an

implementation plan for the program

outlined above. It should include a

schedule to include milestones for

significant tasks in a chart form.

Additional Resource Commitments

Applicants are encouraged to leverage

other resources—State, local, or

private—in support of this project.

Project Management Structure

The applicant should describe how

the project will be structured, organized,

and managed. It should identify and

describe the qualifications and

experience of the project director and

project staff, how they will be selected,

and their roles and responsibilities.

Organizational Capability

The applicant should describe the

organizational experience, both

programmatic and financial, that

qualifies it to manage the project.

Program Evaluation

The program evaluation should

indicate how the applicant will assess

the success of project implementation

and the extent to which the strategy

achieved the project’s goals and

objectives.

Conversion Grants

Applicants applying for conversion

grants should address the criteria cited

in paragraphs: Project Strategy or

Design; Implementation Plan; Project

Management Structure; and Program

Evaluation. Applicants should also

submit the latest copy of their annual

report in addition to completing the

other required forms in the application

kit.

Dated: April 9, 1997.

Nancy E. Gist,

Director, Bureau of Justice Assistance.

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BILLING CODE 4410–18–P

LEGAL SERVICES CORPORATION

Notice of Availability of 1997

Competitive Grant Funds for Service

Area OH–11 in Ohio

AGENCY: Legal Services Corporation.

ACTION: Solicitation of proposals for the

provision of civil legal services for

Fairfield, Hocking, Knox, Licking, and

Pickaway counties in Ohio.

SUMMARY: The Legal Services

Corporation (LSC or Corporation) is the

national organization charged with

administering federal funds provided

for civil legal services to the poor.

Congress has adopted legislation

requiring LSC to utilize a system of

competitive bidding for the award of

grants and contracts for calendar year

1997.

The Corporation hereby announces

that it is reopening competition for 1997

competitive grant funds and is soliciting

grant proposals from interested parties

who are qualified to provide effective,

efficient and high quality civil legal

services to the eligible client population

in Fairfield, Hocking, Knox, Licking and

Pickaway counties in Ohio. Two grant

terms will be funded. The first grant

term begins July 1, 1997 and ends

December 31, 1997 (six months). The

tentative grant amount for the first grant

term is $141,890. The second grant term

is for calendar year 1998 (twelve

months). The exact amount of

congressionally appropriated funds and

the date and terms of their availability

for calendar year 1998 are not known,

although it is anticipated that the

funding amount will be similar to

calendar year 1997 funding, which was

$283,784.

DATES: Request for Proposals (RFP) will

be available after April 7, 1997. A

Notice of Intent to Compete is due by

May 9, 1997. Grant proposals must be

received at LSC offices by 5:00 p.m.

EDT, May 20, 1997.

ADDRESSES: Legal Services

Corporation—Competitive Grants, 750

First Street N.E., 10th Floor,

Washington, DC 20002–4250.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Lisa

Thomas, Administrative Assistant,

Office of Program Operations, (202)

336–8865.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: LSC is

seeking proposals from non-profit

organizations that have as a purpose the

furnishing of legal assistance to eligible

clients, and from private attorneys,

groups of private attorneys or law firms,

State or local governments, and substate

regional planning and coordination

agencies which are composed of

substate areas and whose governing

boards are controlled by locally elected

officials.

The solicitation package, containing

the grant application, guidelines,

proposal content requirements and

specific selection criteria, is available by

contacting the Corporation by letter,

phone or FAX. LSC will not FAX the

solicitation package to interested

parties; however, solicitation packages

may be requested by FAX. The