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believes is a sufficient designation of the

rim’s manufacturer.

MHT supports its application for

inconsequential noncompliance with

the following statements:

1. Although the symbol ‘‘DOT’’ [and

other labeling requirements] did not

appear on the described rims, each rim

did comply with all applicable motor

vehicle safety standards.

2. MHT has received no complaints

from consumers that (i) the rims did not

comply with all applicable motor

vehicle safety standards, or (ii) the rims

did not contain the required labeling.

3. The subject rims were initially

designed and manufactured for

application on passenger vehicles.

MHT’s management was not aware of

the labeling requirements and believed

that because the rims were originally

designed and manufactured for

passenger vehicles, they were exempt

from the labeling requirements.

4. The names ‘‘MHT,’’ ‘‘NICHE,’’

‘‘NEEPER,’’ and other registered trade

names of MHT are extremely well

known in the industry and to the

consumers of motor vehicle rims. MHT

believes that a consumer could inquire

at any store, distributor, warehouse, or

manufacturer within the United States

as (i) to the identity and general location

of MHT, (ii) be advised that MHT is the

manufacturer of rims that bear its name

and its trademarks, and (iii) that MHT

is located in Los Angeles County,

California. MHT has consistently

responded promptly and fully to any

consumer inquires regarding its

products.

5. Upon receipt of a National Highway

Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA)

letter, date October 6, 1997, MHT

promptly ordered a marking machine to

imprinted each new and ‘‘in

warehouse’’ rim with the required

information. Since November 13, 1997,

all rims distributed by MHT have been

marked in compliance with S5.2.

Interested persons are invited to

submit written data, views, and

arguments on the application described

above. Comments should refer to the

docket number and be submitted to:

U.S. Department of Transportation,

Docket Management, Room PL–401, 400

Seventh Street, S.W., Washington, D.C.,

20590. It is requested that two copies be

submitted.

All comments received before the

close of business on the closing date

indicated below will be considered. The

application and supporting materials,

and all comments received after the

closing date, will also be filed and will

be considered to the extent possible.

When the application is granted or

denied, the notice will be published in

the Federal Register pursuant to the

authority indicated below.

Comment closing date: September 4,

1998.

(49 U.S.C. 30118, 30120; delegations of

authority at 49 CFR 1.50 and 501.8)

Issued on: July 30, 1998.

L. Robert Shelton,

Associate Administrator for Safety

Performance Standards.

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DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY

Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and

Firearms

[Notice No. 863]

The Gang Resistance and Education

Training Program: Availability of

Financial Assistance, Criteria and

Application Procedures

AGENCY: Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco

and Firearms (ATF), Department of the

Treasury.

ACTION: Notice of availability of funds

for financial assistance to State and

local law enforcement agencies

providing or desiring to provide the

Gang Resistance Education and Training

Program, intended funding priorities,

and application procedures.

SUMMARY: Subject to the availability of

appropriations, the Bureau of Alcohol,

Tobacco and Firearms (ATF) intends to

enter into cooperative agreements with

State and local law enforcement

agencies to assist them in providing the

Gang Resistance Education and Training

(G.R.E.A.T.) Program. This notice also

sets forth the intended funding

priorities and the criteria and

application procedures that ATF will

use to select and award State and local

law enforcement agencies Federal funds

to provide the G.R.E.A.T. Program.

DATES: Applications must be received

on or before September 4, 1998.

ADDRESSES: Send applications to

G.R.E.A.T. Branch; Bureau of Alcohol,

Tobacco and Firearms; P.O. Box 50418;

Washington, DC 20091–0418; ATTN:

Notice No. 863.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Thomas L. Schneider or Jim Scott,

G.R.E.A.T. Branch, Bureau of Alcohol,

Tobacco and Firearms, PO Box 50418,

Washington, DC 20091–0418 (1–800–

726–7070); or by sending electronic

mail (E-mail) to:

Great@atfhq.atf.treas.gov, or visit the

G.R.E.A.T. website at www.atf.treas.gov/

great/great.htm.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Background

G.R.E.A.T. is a gang prevention

program designed to educate the youth

about the dangers associated with

joining street gangs and participating in

violent crime. It functions as a

cooperative program that utilizes the

skills of ATF, Federal, State and local

law enforcement personnel, as well as

individuals from the community and

civic groups. The G.R.E.A.T. Program

trains police officers to provide

instruction to grade and middle school

aged children in gang prevention and

anti-violence techniques. Training may

be provided to any Federal, State, or

local law enforcement agency, to the

extent allocated funds allow. G.R.E.A.T.

consists of three major phases:

Phase I School-Based Education

Phase II Summer Education/

Intervention

Phase III Parent Involvement

Although the primary focus of the

G.R.E.A.T. Program is Phase I,

applicants who are selected for financial

assistance will be required to develop

programs tailored to their respective

communities for Phases II and III.

Application Procedures

Application for financial assistance

shall be made on ATF Form 6410.1

(Gang Resistance Education and

Training Funding Application) (form

under review at the Office of

Management and Budget). Application

forms may be obtained by contacting

Thomas L. Schneider or Jim Scott,

G.R.E.A.T. Branch, Bureau of Alcohol,

Tobacco and Firearms, PO Box 50418,

Washington, DC 20091–0418 (1–800–

726–7070). E-mail address:

Great@atfhq.atf.treas.gov or visit the

G.R.E.A.T. website at www.atf.treas.gov/

great/great.htm.

Funding Categories and Funding

Distributions

In order to provide funding to a range

of community sizes and locations, the

applicants will be divided into five

categories based on population. These

categories will consist of populations:

(A) 1,000,000 and over; (B) 500,000–

999,999; (C) 100,000–499,999; (D)

25,000–99,999; (E) 24,999 or less. Each

applicant will be required to report its

population figures by using the Bureau

of Census State Population Report for its

entire service area. The population

figures may be obtained from the Census

Bureau’s website at: www.census.gov/

population/www/estimates or

contacting the Census Bureau at 301–

457–2422. After the applications are

evaluated, each applicant will be ranked

against the other applicants in its
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category. The funds will then be

awarded in descending order until the

funding available in each category is

exhausted.

Criteria and Points

Each application will be evaluated

and scored on the basis of the following

criteria: (1) Juvenile crime statistics—50

points; (2) Percentage of middle school

students proposed to be taught and have

been taught—20 points; (3) Percentage

of elementary school students proposed

to be taught—5 points; (4) Agency

commitment—15 points; (5) Other—10

points.

Criterion 1 (Juvenile Crime Statistics).

There are two application categories for

Criterion 1, 1:A and 1:B. The categories

distinguish between applicants who

have participated in the G.R.E.A.T.

Program or any other school-based

prevention program (such as D.A.R.E.)

and those who have not. Applicants

who have not participated in the

G.R.E.A.T. Program or any other schoolbased prevention program must apply

using Criterion 1:A. Applicants who

have completed a year or more of the

G.R.E.A.T. Program or any other schoolbased prevention program, have a

choice of applying under Criterion 1:A

or 1:B. The maximum value for

Criterion 1 will be 50 points.

1:A. Criterion 1:A is designed to

measure the magnitude of an applicant’s

youth crime problem. This criterion will

utilize the Uniform Crime Reports

(UCR) for the United States that are

published annually by the Federal

Bureau of Investigations (FBI). The total

juvenile crime figures that will be used

are the Part I and II offenses reported in

the most recent UCR. The Part I and II

offenses that are reported in the UCR are

enumerated and defined in Appendix II

of the UCR. In the event that an

applicant does not provide annual data

to the FBI for purposes of the UCR, the

applicant should contact the G.R.E.A.T.

Branch to determine how it can best

submit information to measure its youth

crime statistics. ATF will obtain the

juvenile crime figures directly from the

FBI. An applicant must indicate which

service area (i.e., city, county, etc.) ATF

should use to obtain their juvenile crime

figures. An applicant will receive a

score based on its total juvenile crime

figures, as reported by the most recent

UCR. Scores will be calculated by

dividing the applicant’s reported

population into the total juvenile crime

figures reported in the most recent UCR.

1:B. Criterion 1:B is designed to

measure a change in an applicant’s

youth crime problem since using

G.R.E.A.T. or other school-based

prevention programs. This criterion will

also utilize the UCR, as outlined in

criterion 1:A. An applicant must

indicate which service area (i.e., city,

county, etc.) ATF should use to obtain

their juvenile crime figures. An

applicant will receive a score based on

a comparison of its total juvenile crime

figures, as reported by the UCR that

immediately preceded the applicant’s

initial participation in the G.R.E.A.T.

Program or other school-based

prevention program to the most recent

UCR. Scores will be calculated by the

percentage of decrease in the juvenile

crime figures revealed by the most

recent UCR.

Criterion 2. This criterion will

measure middle school participation

and consists of two sections, Section A

and Section B.

Section A. An applicant will receive

points based on the percentage of

middle school students proposed to be

taught G.R.E.A.T. compared to the total

population of middle school students in

the jurisdiction. The maximum value for

this criterion will be 10 points.

Section B. An applicant will receive

points based on the percentage of

middle school students that were taught

G.R.E.A.T. in the last school year

compared to last year’s total population

of middle school students. The

maximum value for this criterion will be

10 points.

Criterion 3. This criterion will

measure elementary school

participation. An applicant will receive

points based on the percentage of

elementary school students proposed to

be taught G.R.E.A.T. compared to the

total population of elementary school

students in the jurisdiction. The

maximum value for this criterion will be

5 points (the point value is limited to 5

points because the current focus of the

G.R.E.A.T. Program is for middle

school-aged children).

Criterion 4. This criterion will

measure the applicant’s commitment to

the G.R.E.A.T. Program and consists of

two sections, Section A and Section B.

Section A. This section will compare

the total officer staff-hours currently

spent teaching the G.R.E.A.T. Program

(to include classroom time, preparation,

parent programs, and the summer

component) in relation to the

applicant’s total full-time, officer staff.

The total value for this section shall be

10 points.

Section B. This section will be

weighed according to the applicant’s

plans to create or expand its current

program. An applicant will estimate the

total additional staff-hours that it plans

to spend on the program in the next

fiscal year through training additional

officers, devoting additional staff-hours

using existing G.R.E.A.T. officers, or

both. The total planned increase in staffhours will be scored to a maximum of

5 points.

Criterion 5. This criterion will be used

to measure other relevant factors. For

this criterion, a maximum of 10 points

will be awarded for meeting one or more

of the following: (1) The applicant has

developed and demonstrated a model

for a parent program, summer program,

after-school program, or community

partnership; (2) The applicant has

demonstrated support of the National

G.R.E.A.T. Program, National Training

Team, seminars, or workshops; (3) The

applicant has previously expressed and

documented an interest in funding

support; or (4) The applicant can

demonstrate a geographic significance

for the expansion of the G.R.E.A.T.

Program in its area.

Tiebreaker

Because all available funds are to be

distributed in descending order until

exhausted, the potential exists for a

value point tie for communities

competing for the last remaining funds.

In order to distribute funds fairly, tied

agencies will be ranked according to

their total scores from Criterion I.

Paperwork Reduction Act

The collection of information

contained in this notice is under review

at the Office of Management and Budget

(OMB) in accordance with the

Paperwork Reduction Act (44 U.S.C.

3507).

An agency may not conduct or

sponsor, and a person is not required to

respond to, a collection of information

unless the collection of information

displays a valid OMB control number.

Authority and Issuance

This notice is issued pursuant to

Office of Management and Budget

Circular No. A–102 (Grants and

Cooperative Agreements with State and

Local Governments).

Approved: July 31, 1998.

John W. Magaw,

Director.

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AGENCY

Culturally Significant Objects Imported

for Exhibition Determinations:

‘‘Reinstallation of the Cleveland

Museum of Art’s Armor Court’’

AGENCY: United States Information

Agency.