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Army, including over 70 acres of land

and 50 historic buildings, will be

transferred to the NPS by 2001. Also

included in the transfer will be over 180

acres of San Francisco Bay tidelands.

The conservation planning and

impact analysis process will focus

primarily on lands and buildings to be

transferred by the Army to the National

Park Service (NPS), with consideration

of the site as a whole. Concepts for the

use and development of this site were

approved in the 1980 General

Management Plan (1980 GMP) for

GGNRA, including the use of historic

buildings for a conference center,

restoration of a natural beach and

waterfront, and general site

improvements to better accommodate

park visitors.

Proposal Alternatives Developed to

Date

The proposed activities currently

include the following: Rehabilitation of

historic buildings, possible use of nonhistoric buildings and potential limited

new construction to accommodate an

education and retreat center; restoration

of the beach and waterfront to enhance

natural values and improve visitor

access; modification of the marina and

boat house to accommodate public uses;

protection of sensitive natural resources;

expansion to accommodate the needs of

the existing Bay Area Discovery

Museum and the Coast Guard Station;

and improvements to vehicle and

pedestrian access and circulation.

Other alternatives currently being

evaluated include the following: for use

of the historic buildings—an emphasis

on park-partner programs, residential

academy of environmental sciences and

arts for school-aged youth, and general

residential uses; for the waterfront—

retaining the bulkhead, protecting the

filled former beach with rip-rap, and

including a more urban landscape

treatment of the waterfront; for the

marina—retaining the current marina

development as a public facility and

converting its use to accommodate only

short-term moorings for park visitors;

for the non-historic residences—

removal or retention and rehabilitation

to support the use of historic structures;

for the Coast Guard Station and Bay

Area Discovery Museum—retaining

them at their current size with no

expansion.

Specific outcomes of this

conservation planning and impact

analysis process are a comprehensive

plan for Fort Baker, including a building

re-use plan, a developed area plan and

a waterfront design. The plan will

amend the 1980 GMP. Additional

information about Fort Baker can be

found on the Internet at http://

www.nps.gov/goga/fortbaker/

fortbaker.htm.

Scoping To Date/Decision Process

A Federal Register notice, published

August 19, 1997 to initiate the scoping

process for environmental analysis,

indicated no decision had been made

about whether to prepare an

Environmental Assessment or

Environmental Impact Statement.

Scoping activities were undertaken in

fall 1997. These included tours of Fort

Baker, a public workshop, and planning

presentations (including the scoping

document and proposed alternatives)

made at GGNRA Advisory Commission

meetings in winter 1997–1998. A

brochure describing the planning

process and preliminary alternatives

and issues was also distributed to the

public. Upon consideration of public

responses obtained through this scoping

effort, it has been determined that an

Environmental Impact Statement will be

prepared.

All comments received during the

initial scoping phase have been

documented and will be considered

during EIS preparation. Interested

individuals, organizations and agencies

wishing to provide additional comments

or suggestions, or wishing to now be

added to the project mailing list, should

respond to: Fort Baker EIS; Attn: Nancy

Hornor, Fort Mason; Golden Gate

National Recreation Area; San

Francisco, CA 94123. Any new

comments must be postmarked no later

than thirty (30) days following

publication of this notice (or if via email, transmitted no later than this date

to fortbaker@nps.gov).

Availability of the Draft EIS (DEIS) for

review and written comment will be

announced by formal Notice, via local

and regional news media, and direct

mailing. At this time the DEIS is

anticipated to be available for public

review during summer 1998, and that

subsequently a Final EIS (FEIS) will be

completed in fall/winter 1998. To afford

an additional comment opportunity on

the DEIS, public meetings will be held

through the GGNRA Advisory

Commission (full details on dates and

locations for these sessions may be

obtained from the project contact noted

above). Notice of the Record of Decision

will be published in the Federal

Register not sooner than thirty (30) days

after the FEIS is distributed. The official

responsible for the decision is the

Regional Director, Pacific West Region,

National Park Service; the official

responsible for implementation will be

the Superintendent, Golden Gate

National Recreation Area. A solicitation,

evaluation, and selection process will

follow completion of the above process

to select a partner to implement the

selected plan for the historic buildings

and possible other elements of the plan.

Dated: April 15, 1998.

Patricia L. Neubacher,

Acting Regional Director, Pacific West.

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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 25, 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, PO Box 37127, Washington, DC

20013–7127. Written comments should

be submitted by May 19, 1998.

Carol D. Shull,

Keeper of the National Register.

ALASKA

Anchorage Borough-Census Area

Loussac—Sogn Building, 425 D St.,

Anchorage, 98000567

COLORADO

Custer County

Beckwith Ranch, 64159 CO 69, Westcliffe

vicinity, 98000568

GEORGIA

Thomas County

Poe, Martha, Dogtrot House, 0.75 W of jct of

Twelve Mile Post Rd. and GA 19, Metcalf

vicinity, 98000569

LOUISIANA

Orleans Parish

Maylie’s Restaurant, 1007–09 Poydras St.,

New Orleans, 98000577

St. Martin Parish

Stephanie Plantation House, 1862 LA 347,

Arnaudville, 98000570

Tangipahoa Parish

Cate House, 111 N. Magnolia St., Hammond,

98000571

NEW YORK

Rensselaer County

Pumpkin House, 180 Fourth St., Troy,

98000573

Schuyler County

Lee School, NY 14, Montour, 98000572
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RHODE ISLAND

Providence County

Blackstone Park Historic District, Roughly

bounded by Seekonk R., Laurell Ave.,

Blackstone Blvd., and S. Angell St.,

Providence, 98000575

Tower—Flagg Barn Complex, 100 Abbott Run

Valley Rd., Cumberland, 98000574

WISCONSIN

Milwaukee County

Public Service Building, 231 W. Michigan

St., Milwaukee, 98000576

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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE

Bureau of Justice Assistance

[OJP(BJA)–1173]

RIN 1121–ZB11

Bureau of Justice Assistance FY 1998

Open Solicitation Announcement: Call

for Papers

AGENCY: Office of Justice Programs,

Bureau of Justice Assistance, Justice.

ACTION: Request for concept papers.

SUMMARY: Announcement of the Bureau

of Justice Assistance (BJA) FY 1998

Open Solicitation. BJA is seeking

innovative solutions to criminal justice

problems facing local communities. BJA

invites eligible State, local, and tribal

governments and their agencies to

submit brief concept papers describing

emerging or chronic criminal justice

issues within their jurisdictions and

partnership-based strategies to address

those issues.

DATES: Submissions must be received by

BJA by close of business (5:30 p.m.

E.S.T.) July 2, 1998. BJA will not grant

extensions of the deadline or accept

faxed submissions.

ADDRESSES: Submissions must be

mailed or delivered to: Bureau of Justice

Assistance Control Desk, 5640

Nicholson Lane, Suite 300, Rockville,

MD, 20852.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: The

U.S. Department of Justice Response

Center at 1–800–421–6770. Copies of

the FY 1998 Open Solicitation

Announcement may be obtained by

calling the BJA Clearinghouse at 1–800–

688–4252, or by accessing the BJA

World Wide Web home page at http://

www.ojp.usdoj.gov/BJA.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Authority

This action is authorized under the

Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets

Act of 1968, as amended, 42 U.S.C.

3751–59 (1994).

Background

The Bureau of Justice Assistance

(BJA) is soliciting concept papers in

order to continue to encourage, support

and publicize local innovations and to

build safe and healthy communities.

Applicants may submit only one

concept paper in each topic area.

Applicants may apply for as many topic

areas as they wish, but must submit a

different concept for each topic.

Concept papers must address the topic

areas listed below.

FY 1998 Open Solicitation Topic

Areas are as follows: (1) Community

Justice: strategies to create partnerships

between communities and local

criminal justice systems to combat

crime; (2) Law Enforcement

Partnerships to Address Hate Crimes:

strategies that address crimes committed

against individuals or groups because of

race, ethnicity, religious affiliation,

gender, disability, or sexual orientation;

(3) Criminal Justice Challenges for Rural

or Tribal Communities: strategies that

address criminal justice challenges

unique to rural or tribal communities;

(4) Criminal Justice Responses to Senior

Citizens: strategies that address issues

presented by senior citizens’

participation in the criminal justice

system as victims, witnesses,

defendants, offenders, and volunteers;

(5) The Role of Alcohol and Crime:

strategies that address the link between

alcohol and crime; (6) Indigent Defense:

strategies that enhance the

representation of indigent criminal

defendants; (7) Cultural Barriers to

Justice: strategies to reduce cultural

barriers preventing individuals from

participating fully in the criminal

justice system by virtue of language,

philosophy, or experience; (8)

Nontraditional Uses of Prosecution

Resources to Enhance Public Safety:

strategies which use prosecutors or

prosecution resources to enhance public

safety through nontraditional outreach

in areas such as schools, community

groups, and special needs populations;

(9) Public Health and Criminal Justice

Collaborations: strategies to develop

collaborative efforts among public

health and criminal justice agencies to

prevent or reduce the incidence of

violent crime in the community; and

(10) Local Priorities: criminal justice

strategies to address local problem areas

not described in topic areas (1) through

(9).

Submissions will be reviewed by

panels of practitioners, who will make

recommendations for awards to the

Director of BJA. Awards will be worth

up to $150,000 and cover a period of 18

months. All submissions must adhere to

the requirements outlined in the FY

1998 Open Solicitation Announcement.

Eligibility

Eligibility for the FY 1998 Open

Solicitation Progam to units and

agencies of State, local, or tribal

governments. Units of tribal

governments must represent federally

recognized tribes. Eligibility includes,

but is not limited to: States, counties,

municipalities, villages, towns,

townships, courts, prosecution, indigent

defense, probation, parole, pretrial

services, corrections, law enforcement,

and social services. This restriction does

not preclude private/not-for-profit

agencies from collaborating with eligible

applicants, not does it preclude two or

more units of government from applying

under the cover of one authorized

applicant, which will be responsible for

the administration of the award.

Dated: April 29, 1998.

Nancy E. Gist,

Director, Bureau of Justice Assistance.

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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE

National Institute of Justice

[OJP (NIJ)–1174]

RIN 1121–ZA12

Announcement of the Availability of

the National Institute of Justice

Solicitation for Research and

Evaluation on Violence Against

Women

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 ‘‘Research and Evaluation on

Violence Against Women: PractitionerResearcher Collaboration; Evaluation of

Policies and Programs including

Experimental Research Designs;

Longitudinal Studies of Women’s

Experience with Violence; and Basic

Research.’’

DATES: Due date for receipt of proposals

is close of business, July 7, 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