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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.

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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
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Consent Decree resolves certain claims

of the United States and Oregon against

the settling parties relating to the

Northwest Pipe & Casing Site in

Clackamas County, Oregon. Under the

Decree, the settling parties will, inter

alia, pay the United States $200,000

plus interest.

The Department of Justice will receive

comments relating to the proposed

Consent Decree for 30 days following

the publication of this Notice.

Comments should be addressed to the

Assistant Attorney General of the

Environment and Natural Resources

Division, Department of Justice,

Washington, D.C. 20530, and should

refer to United States v. Northwest

Development Company, D.J. Ref. No.

90–11–3–1557C. Commenters may

request an opportunity for a public

meeting in the affected area, in

accordance with Section 7003(d) of

RCRA, 42 U.S.C. 6973(d).

The proposed Consent Decree may be

examined at the Office of the United

States Attorney for the District of

Oregon, 888 S.W. 5th Ave., Suite 1000,

Portland, OR 97204–2024; the Region 10

Office of the United States

Environmental Protection Agency, 1200

Sixth Ave., Seattle, WA 98101; and at

the Consent Decree Library, 1120 G

Street, N.W., 4th Floor, Washington,

D.C. 20005 (202–624–0892). A copy of

the proposed Consent Decree may be

obtained in person or by mail from the

Consent Decree Library, 1120 G Street,

N.W., 4th Floor, Washington, D.C.

20005. In requesting a copy of the

proposed Consent Decree, please

enclose a check in the amount of $6.25

(25 cents per page for reproduction

costs), payable to the Consent Decree

Library.

Bruce S. Gelber,

Deputy Section Chief, Environmental

Enforcement Section, Environment and

Natural Resources Division.

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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE

Notice of Lodging of Consent Decree

Pursuant to the Clean Air Act

Notice is hereby given that on March

31, 1998, a proposed Consent Decree

was lodged with the United States

District Court for the District of Alaska

in United States v. Union Oil Co., A97–

397 CIV (JWS) (D. Alaska). The

proposed Consent Decree settles claims

asserted by the United States at the

request of the United States

Environmental Protection Agency

(‘‘EPA’’) in a complaint filed on October

7, 1997. The United States filed its

complaint pursuant to Section 113 of

the Clean Air Act (‘‘CAA’’ or ‘‘Act’’), 42

U.S.C. 7413(b). The complaint requested

the assessment of civil penalties and

injunctive relief against defendant

Union Oil Company of California d.b.a.

Unocal (‘‘Unocal’’) for the following: (1)

Violations of the CAA’s prevention of

significant deterioration (‘‘PSD’’)

program as set forth in Part C of Title

I, 42 U.S.C. 7471 et seq., and in the

regulations promulgated thereunder, 40

CFR 52.21; and (2) violations of

conditions contained in state permit

conditions issued under the federally

enforceable Alaska State

Implementation Plan. The United States

alleges that the violations occurred in

connection with the modification and

operation of equipment at Unocal’s

ammonia and urea processing facility in

Kenai, Alaska.

Under the proposed Consent Decree,

Unocal will pay to the United States a

$550,000 civil penalty. In addition,

Unocal will spend more than $6.6

million to install a Supplemental

Environmental Project ammonia flare

and scrubber system. Unocal also will

monitor the combustion efficiency of its

equipment and will perform specified

injunctive relief to comply with the

Clean Air Act and the Alaska State

Implementation Plan.

The Department of Justice will receive

written comments relating to the

proposed Consent Decree for thirty (30)

days from the date of publication of this

notice. Comments should be addressed

to the Assistant Attorney General of the

Environment and Natural Resources

Division, U.S. Department of Justice,

Washington, D.C. 20530, and should

refer to United States v. Union Oil Co.,

DOJ #90–5–2–1–2079. The proposed

Consent Decree may be examined at the

Region 10 Office of EPA, 7th Floor

Records Center, 1200 Sixth Avenue,

Seattle, WA 98101. A copy of the

Consent Decree may be obtained in

person or by mail from the Consent

Decree Library, 1120 G Street, N.W., 4th

Floor, Washington, D.C. 20005 (202)

624–0892. In requesting copies, please

enclose a check in the amount of $9.50

(25 cents per page) payable to the

‘‘Consent Decree Library.’’

Joel Gross,

Chief, Environmental Enforcement Section,

Environment and Natural Resources Division.

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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE

National Institute of Justice

[OJP (NIJ)–1171]

RIN 1121–ZB09

National Institute of Justice Request

for Proposals for Comparative, CrossNational Crime Research Challenge

Grants

AGENCY: Office of Justice Programs,

National Institute of Justice, Justice.

ACTION: Notice of solicitation.

SUMMARY: Announcement of the

availability of the National Institute of

Justice ‘‘NIJ Request for Proposals for

Comparative, Cross-National Crime

Research Challenge Grants.’’

DATES: Due date for receipt of proposals

is close of business September 1, 1998.

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

In its effort to support and encourage

cross-national and interagency

partnerships devoted to producing and

utilizing comparative research on crime,

the National Institute of Justice is

soliciting proposals for research on

crime and criminal behavior of a crossnational and comparative nature. NIJ

intends to support up to five research

challenge grants to U.S. based

researchers to conduct the U.S. part of

a comparative study, for a total of up to

$500,000. Each project supported by NIJ

must have counterparts to conduct

parallel research outside of the United

States. These counterparts may be

supported by the government agencies

or departments, private non-profit

organizations, or universities of other

nations. In this way, it is anticipated

that the first projects will initiate a new

series of cross-national research

partnerships.

Interested organizations should call

the National Criminal Justice Reference

Service (NCJRS) at 1–800–851–3420 to

obtain a copy of ‘‘NIJ Request for