19748 Federal Register / Vol. 63, No. 76 /Tuesday, April 21, 1998 / Notices

who wish to submit comments,

suggestions, or objections in connection

with the proposed withdrawal may

present their views in writing to the

California State Director of the Bureau

of Land Management.

Notice is hereby given that an

opportunity for a public meeting is

afforded in connection with the

proposed withdrawal. All interested

persons who desire a public meeting for

the purpose of being heard on the

proposed withdrawal must submit a

written request to the California State

Director within 90 days from the date of

publication of this notice. Upon

determination by the authorized officer

that a public meeting will be held, a

notice of time and place will be

published in the Federal Register at

least 30 days before the scheduled date

of the meeting.

The application will be processed in

accordance with the regulations set

forth in 43 CFR part 2300.

For a period of 2 years from the date

of publication of this notice in the

Federal Register, the lands will be

segregated as specified above unless the

application is denied or canceled or the

withdrawal is approved prior to that

date. The temporary uses which will be

permitted during this segregative period

are licenses, permits, cooperative

agreements, discretionary land use

authorizations of a temporary nature,

and rights-of-way, including those

associated with approved utility

corridors BB and D.

Dated: April 13, 1998.

David McIlnay,

Chief, Branch of Lands.

[FR Doc. 98–10425 Filed 4–20–98; 8:45 am]

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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

National Park Service

National Register of Historic Places;

Notification of Pending Nominations

Nominations for the following

properties being considered for listing

in the National Register were received

by the National Park Service before

April 11, 1998. Pursuant to § 60.13 of 36

CFR Part 60 written comments

concerning the significance of these

properties under the National Register

criteria for evaluation may be forwarded

to the National Register, National Park

Service, P.O. Box 37127, Washington,

D.C. 20013–7127. Written comments

should be submitted by May 6, 1998.

Patrick Andrus,

Acting Keeper of the National Register.

Alaska

Southeast Fairbanks Borough-Census Area

Chisana Historic Mining Landscape,

Address Restricted, Northway vicinity,

98000436

Colorado

Rio Grande County

Keck Homestead, 12888 Cty. Rd. 15, Del

Norte vicinity, 98000437

Louisiana

Avoyelles Parish

Central Bank and Trust Co., 2472 Main St.,

Hessmer, 98000439

East Baton Rouge Parish

Adams House, 421 S. Seventh, Baton

Rouge, 98000440

Jefferson Davis Parish

Calkins—Orvis House, 210 W. Nichols,

Welsh, 98000438

Ohio

Fayette County

Judy Chapel, 1741 Washington Ave.,

Washington Court House, 98000441

Licking County

Rodrick Bridge, N of Granville Rd.,

between Hall Ave. and Village Dr. W,

Newark, 98000442

Pennsylvania

Greene County

Kent, Thomas, Jr. Farm, 208 Laurel Run

Rd., Waynesburg, 98000444

Rex, John, Farm, 0.5 mi. E. of Jefferson on

PA 188, Jefferson, 98000443

South Dakota

Dewey County

Drees Brothers General Merchandise, 812

Main St., Timber Lake, 98000445

Douglas County

Delmont Pumphouse, Main St., Delmont,

98000446

Texas

Lubbock County

Cactus Theater, 1812 Buddy Holly Ave.,

Lubbock, 98000447

Travis County

Keith House, 2400 Harris Blvd., Austin,

98000448

Ziller House, 1110 Blanco, Austin,

98000449

Virginia

Hopewell Independent City

Hopewell Municipal Building, 300 Main

St., Hopewell vicinity, 98000451

Loudoun County

Mount Zion Old School Baptist Church—

VDHR 53–339, 40309 John Mosby Hwy.,

Aldie vicinity, 98000452

Richmond Independent City

Manchester Courthouse, 920 Hull St.,

Richmond, 98000450

[FR Doc. 98–10472 Filed 4–20–98; 8:45 am]

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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE

Office of Community Oriented Policing

Services

FY 1998 Community Policing

Discretionary Grants

AGENCY: Office of Community Oriented

Policing Services, Department of Justice.

ACTION: Notice of availability.

SUMMARY: The Department of Justice,

Office of Community Oriented Policing

Services (‘‘COPS’’) announces a new

grant program, School-Based

Partnerships, designed to keep children

safe by reducing school-related crime.

This program, which complements the

COPS Office’s efforts to add 100,000

officers to our nation’s streets and

support innovative community policing,

will help make schools safer for all

children. The School-Based

Partnerships grant program will provide

policing agencies with a unique

opportunity to work with schools and

community-based organizations to

address persistent school-related crime

problems. Applicants must focus on one

primary school-related crime or disorder

problem, occurring in or around an

elementary or secondary school, such

as: Drug dealing or use on school

grounds, problems experienced by

students on the way to and from school,

assault/sexual assault, alcohol use or

alcohol-related problems/DWI, threat/

intimidation, vandalism/graffiti,

loitering and disorderly conduct

directly related to crime or student

safety, disputes that pose a threat to

student safety, or larceny.

All local, Indian tribal, school police

departments (consisting of officers with

sworn authority) and other public law

enforcement agencies committed to

community policing are eligible to

apply. Law enforcement agencies must

partner with either a specific school,

school district, or a nonprofit

organization. A partnership between a

policing agency and a specific school is

encouraged, but if such a partnership is

not practical, a policing agency may

partner with a nonprofit community

group. A collaboration agreement

outlining the conditions and benefits

each participant will contribute to the

project must be included in the

application .

DATES: School-Based Partnerships

Application Kits will be available in late

April, 1998. The deadline for

applications is June 15, 1998.

Applications must be postmarked by

June 15, 1998, to be eligible.

ADDRESSES: To obtain an application

and the companion guide, ‘‘Problem-
Federal Register / Vol. 63, No. 76 /Tuesday, April 21, 1998 / Notices 19749

Solving Tips: A Guide to Reducing

Crime and Disorder Through ProblemSolving Partnerships,’’ or for more

information, call the U.S. Department of

Justice Response Center, (202) 307–1480

or 1–800–421–6770. A copy of the

application kit and ‘‘Problem-Solving

Tips’’ also will be available in late April

on the COPS Office web site at: http://

www.usdoj.gov/cops.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

The U.S. Department of Justice

Response Center, (202) 307–1480 or 1–

800–421–6770 or your grant advisor.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Overview

The Violent Crime Control and Law

Enforcement Act of 1994 (Pub. L. 103–

322) authorizes the Department of

Justice to make grants to increase

deployment of law enforcement officers

devoted to community policing on the

streets and rural routes in this nation.

As part of the Clinton Administration’s

commitment to combat and prevent

crime in and around America’s schools,

the Justice Department’s Office of

Community Oriented Policing Services

(COPS) has a new grant program,

School-Based Partnerships, designed to

keep children safe by reducing schoolrelated crime. This program, which

complements the COPS Office’s efforts

to add 100,000 officers to our nation’s

streets and support innovative

community policing, will help make

schools safer for all children.

The School-Based Partnerships grant

program will provide policing agencies

with a unique opportunity to work with

schools and community-based

organizations to address persistent

school-related crime problems.

Applicants must focus on one primary

school-related crime or disorder

problem, occurring in or around an

elementary or secondary school, such

as: Drug dealing or use on school

grounds, problems experienced by

students on the way to and from school,

assault/sexual assault, alcohol use or

alcohol-related problems/DWI, threat/

intimidation, vandalism/graffiti,

loitering and disorderly conduct

directly related to crime or student

safety, disputes that pose a threat to

student safety, or larceny.

The School-Based Partnerships

program emphasizes problem analysis, a

key component of problem solving, to

help develop effective responses,

including prevention and intervention

efforts. For example, a problem analysis

might show that 80 percent of the

assaults on students at a particular

school are committed by truant students

with prior arrest records from other

schools. A comprehensive response to

this problem might involve a

collaborative effort among a team of

social services personnel, school

administrative staff, police and

probation officers. This team might

work together to change policies and

improve communication to exert more

control over the offenders and the

problem behaviors. Similarly, other

responses may include: Training

students in conflict resolution,

restorative justice/community justice

initiatives, crime awareness/prevention

programs, programs targeting likely

victims and offenders at high-risk times,

social service intervention programs,

physical changes in the environment to

reduce the problem, and school policy

and procedural changes.

Applicants will use problem-solving

methods to understand the causes of the

problem; develop specific, tailor-made

responses to that problem; and assess

the impact of those responses. In order

to help communities use creative

problem solving to address schoolrelated problems, this grant will fund

resources such as: Computer

technology; crime analysis personnel;

the cost of conducting student surveys

and victim/offender interviews; the cost

of community organizers, school

personnel and/or students involved in

analyzing or coordinating the project;

and training and technical assistance in

collaborative problem solving. To

complement this grant program, school

resource officers may be hired through

the COPS Universal Hiring Program

(UHP) grant program.

Although this grant program is

focused on the careful analysis of a

specific school-related crime problem, it

is not intended to be overly complex or

technical. Applicants are not expected

to be experts in problem solving and

crime analysis. Any organization

concerned with school safety or crime

issues is encouraged to participate in

this program. Applicants that would

like assistance in problem-solving

techniques are encourage to plan for

such technical assistance in their project

budgets.

This grant program is expected to be

extremely competitive. A total of up to

$12,000,000 in funding will be available

under the School-Based Partnerships

program. A local match will not be

required, although applicants are

encouraged to contribute cash or in-kind

resources to their proposed projects. An

additional $5.5 million will be available

for further efforts under the SchoolRelated Crime Prevention and Safety

Initiative.

Grant funds must be used to

supplement, and not supplant, state or

local funds that otherwise would be

devoted to public safety activities.

All local, Indian tribal, school police

departments (consisting of officers with

sworn authority) and other public law

enforcement agencies committed to

community policing are eligible to

apply. Law enforcement agencies must

partner with either a specific school,

school district, or a nonprofit

organization. A partnership between a

policing agency and a specific school is

encouraged, but if such a partnership is

not practical, a policing agency may

partner with a nonprofit community

group. A collaboration agreement

outlining the conditions and benefits

each participant will contribute to the

project must be included in the

application.

Law enforcement agencies (primary

applicants) may submit only one

application. Schools or communitybased entities (secondary applicants)

that apply as partners are expected to

include student representatives in the

project.

An award under the School-Based

Partnership grant program will not

affect the eligibility of an agency to

receive awards under any other COPS

program.

The Catalog of Federal Domestic

Assistance (CFDA) reference for this

program is 16.710.

Dated: April 14, 1998.

Joseph E. Brann,

Director.

[FR Doc. 98–10428 Filed 4–20–98; 8:45 am]

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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE

Notice of Lodging of Consent Decree

in United States v. Northwest

Development Company Under the

Comprehensive Environmental

Response, Compensation, and Liability

Act

Notice is hereby given that a Consent

Decree in United States v. Northwest

Development Company, No. 98–416HU

(D. Ore.), has been entered into by the

United States on behalf of U.S. EPA;

Oregon on behalf of the Department of

Environmental Quality; Northwest

Development Company, an Oregon

general partnership comprised of Mark

Lanoue and Wallace Earl Downs, Sr.;

Mark Lanoue and Christine Rollins

Lanoue, as trustees for the Mark Lanoue

Trust; and Wallace Earl Downs, Sr., and

Deborah Phillips Downs, as trustees for

the Wallace Earl Downs, Sr. Living

Trust, and was lodged with the United

States District Court for the District of

Oregon on April 2, 1998. The proposed