17214 Federal Register / Vol. 74, No. 70 / Tuesday, April 14, 2009 / Notices 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The 

withdrawal will preserve the historic 

and cultural resources within the towns 

of Gold Point and Ione in aid of 

legislation. 

Order 

By virtue of the authority vested in 

the Secretary of the Interior by Section 

204 of the Federal Land Policy and 

Management Act of 1976, 43 U.S.C. 

1714 (2000), it is ordered as follows: 

1. Subject to valid existing rights, the 

following described public lands are 

hereby withdrawn from settlement, sale, 

location, or entry under the United 

States mining laws: 

Mount Diablo Meridian 

T. 7 S., R. 411⁄2 E., 

Sec. 3, SE1⁄4NW1⁄4, N1⁄2NE1⁄4SW1⁄4, 

SW1⁄4NE1⁄4SW1⁄4, W1⁄2SW1⁄4, 

W1⁄2SE1⁄4SW1⁄4, SE1⁄4SE1⁄4SW1⁄4, and 

SW1⁄4SW1⁄4SE1⁄4; 

Sec. 10, N1⁄2NW1⁄4NW1⁄4NE1⁄4, 

N1⁄2NE1⁄4NE1⁄4NW1⁄4, NW1⁄4NE1⁄4NW1⁄4, 

and N1⁄2NW1⁄4NW1⁄4. 

The area described contains 230 acres in 

Esmeralda County. 

T. 13 N., R. 39 E., 

Sec. 32, E1⁄2SE1⁄4SE1⁄4; 

Sec. 33, NE1⁄4SE1⁄4 and S1⁄2; 

Sec. 34, lots 9 to 26, inclusive, and 

S1⁄2NW1⁄4. 

The area described contains 442.02 acres in 

Nye County. 

2. The withdrawal made by this order 

does not alter the applicability of those 

public land laws governing the use of 

lands under lease, license, or permit or 

governing the disposal of their mineral 

or vegetative resources other than under 

the mining laws. 

3. This withdrawal will expire 5 years 

from the effective date of this order 

unless, as a result of a review conducted 

before the expiration date pursuant to 

Section 204(f) of the Federal Land 

Policy and Management Act of 1976, 43 

U.S.C. 1714(f) (2000), the Secretary 

determines that the withdrawal shall be 

extended. 

Dated: April 10, 2009. 

Ken Salazar, 

Secretary of the Interior. 

[FR Doc. E9–8604 Filed 4–10–09; 4:15 pm] 

BILLING CODE 4310–HC–P 

DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE 

National Institute of Corrections 

Solicitation for a Cooperative 

Agreement—Evidence Based Strategic 

Planning in Southern California 

AGENCY: National Institute of 

Corrections, Department of Justice. 

ACTION: Solicitation for a cooperative 

agreement. 

SUMMARY: The National Institute of 

Corrections (NIC), Community 

Corrections Division, is seeking 

applications for the development of 

evidence based strategic plans in four 

Southern California County Probation 

Departments. Efforts to develop initial 

plans in county probation departments 

will happen over a 9-month period, and 

will be carried out in conjunction with 

the NIC Community Corrections 

Division. NIC Community Corrections 

staff will direct and participate in the 

planning efforts to ensure consistency 

with other evidence based planning and 

implementation work coordinated 

through NIC. Note that this particular 

Cooperative Agreement is intended to 

cover only the initial strategic planning 

phase for each site, as described below 

in the section entitled SUPPLEMENTARY

INFORMATION. 

DATES: Applications must be received 

by 4 p.m. EDT on Tuesday, June 2, 2009. 

ADDRESSES: Mailed applications must be 

sent to: Director, National Institute of 

Corrections, 320 First Street, NW., Room 

5007, Washington, DC 20534. 

Applicants are encouraged to use 

Federal Express, UPS, or a similar 

service to ensure delivery by the due 

date, as mail at NIC is sometimes 

delayed due to security screening. 

Applicants who wish to hand-deliver 

their applications should bring them to 

500 First Street, NW., Washington, DC 

20534, and dial 202–307–3106, ext. 0, at 

the front desk for pickup. 

Faxed or e-mailed applications will 

not be accepted. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: A 

copy of this announcement and the 

required application forms can be 

downloaded from the NIC Web page at 

http://www.nicic.gov/ 

cooperativeagreements. 

All technical questions concerning 

this announcement should be directed 

to Pam Davison at 202–353–0484 or at 

pdavison@bop.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Background: Since 2002, NIC has 

been involved in evidence based 

planning and implementation initiatives 

in several State and local court and 

community corrections agencies. The 

importance of up front organizational 

development work, encompassed within 

the strategic planning process, has been 

critical to those agencies that have 

desired to maintain continuing service 

enhancements over time. 

Strategic Planning: For purposes of 

this Cooperative Agreement, strategic 

planning includes the following 

activities: 1. On site orientation to 

evidence based information pertaining 

to behavior change, recidivism 

reduction, and organizational 

development processes. 2. Up front 

organizational assessment of each 

participating Probation Department, 

related at a minimum to: (a) Readiness 

for change; (b) Knowledge of evidence 

based principles; (c) Leadership 

prowess; (d) Operational and project 

management skills; and (e) Collaborative 

partnerships. 3. Inventory of risk tools, 

performance evaluation processes and 

data reports. 4. Investigation of each 

agency’s access to data and capability 

for reporting and data analysis. 5. 

Establishment of a planning process and 

documentation framework. 6. Creation 

of adjunct sub-plans as needed that roll 

up to the umbrella plan; such as plans 

specifically aimed at data and outcomes, 

communication, and quality assurance. 

Physical Documentation: Simple 

matrix planning formats and GANTT 

charts with annotations are preferred. 

Scope of Work/Products: At the end of 

the nine-month period, each of the 

participating county probation 

departments should have established a 

strategic planning process that can be 

engaged to support the continuing 

progress of evidence based 

implementation. Tangible products of 

the awardee’s involvement with the 

county and with NIC should at a 

minimum include: (a) Gap analysis 

results for the organization, its 

leadership and management, and its 

offender services; (b) Matrix Planning 

format; (c) Timelines documented on a 

changeable GANTT chart; (d) 

Measureable objectives and goals, 

related ultimately to recidivism 

reduction. 

Budget and Strategy Narratives: The 

applicant’s submission narratives 

should include suggested on-site 

protocols for training, assessing and 

facilitating group planning processes. 

Include costs associated with 

assessment tools, analysis and travel. 

Please also note suggested budget 

adjustments for contingencies, such as 

the possibility that only three counties 

participate; or that an additional fifth 

county participates. 

Application Requirements: An 

application package must include OMB 

Standard Form 425, Application for 

Federal Assistance; a cover letter that 

identifies the audit agency responsible 

for the applicant’s financial accounts as 

well as the audit period or fiscal year 

that the applicant operates under (e.g., 

July 1 through June 30); and an outline 

of projected costs with the budget and 

strategy narratives described in this 

announcement. The following 

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additional forms must also be included: 

OMB Standard Form 424A, Budget 

Information—Non-construction 

Programs; OMB Standard Form 424B, 

Assurances—Non-construction 

Programs (both available at http:// 

www.grants.gov); DOJ/FBOP/NIC 

Certification Regarding Lobbying, 

Debarment, Suspension and Other 

Responsibility Matters; and the DrugFree Workplace Requirements (available 

at http://www.nicic.org/Downloads/ 

PDF/certif-frm.pdf.) 

Applications should be concisely 

written, typed double-spaced and 

reference the NIC Application Number 

and Title provided in this 

announcement. 

If you are hand delivering or 

submitting via Fed-Ex, please include 

an original and three copies of your full 

proposal (program and budget narrative, 

application forms, assurances and other 

descriptions). The original should have 

the applicant’s signature in blue ink. 

Electronic submissions will only be 

accepted via http://www.grants.gov. 

The narrative portion of the 

application should include, at a 

minimum: brief paragraph indicating 

the applicant’s understanding of the 

project’s purpose; brief paragraph that 

summarizes the project goals and 

objectives; clear description of the 

methodology that will be used to 

complete the project and achieve its 

goals; statement or chart of measureable 

project milestones and time lines for the 

completion of each milestone, 

description of the qualifications of the 

applicant organization and a resume for 

the principle and each staff member 

assigned to the project that documents 

relevant knowledge, skills and ability to 

carry out the project; budget that details 

all costs for the project, shows 

consideration for all contingencies for 

this project, and notes a commitment to 

work within the proposed budget. 

The total narrative portion of the 

application should not exceed ten 

double-spaced type written pages, 

excluding attachments related to 

credentials and relevant experience of 

staff. 

Authority: Pub. L. 93–415. 

Funds Available: NIC is seeking 

applicants’ best ideas regarding 

accomplishments of the scope of work 

and the related costs for achieving the 

goals and objectives of this solicitation. 

Funds may only be used for the 

activities that are linked to the desired 

outcomes of the project. 

Eligibility of Applicants: An eligible 

applicant is any State or general unit of 

local government, private agency, 

educational institution, organization, 

individual or team with expertise in the 

described areas. Applicants must have 

demonstrated ability to implement a 

project of this size and scope. 

Review Considerations: Applications 

will be subject to the NIC Review 

Process. The criteria for the evaluation 

of each application will be as follows: 

1. Organizational/Staff Background 

(30%). NIC will review the background, 

experience and expertise of the 

proposed project staff, including 

subcontractors. Do staff have previous 

experience, working with community 

corrections organizations? What 

expertise and experience does the 

project team have with organizational 

development issues, including 

organizational and staff assessment? 

Does the staff have experience and 

expertise in strategic planning, and 

specifically, in strategic planning 

toward evidence-based implementation 

in probation and the court? Is the 

number of staff involved realistic and 

appropriate for the scope of the work, 

and does the applicant have the 

capacity to deliver all aspects of this 

project on time? Is there a reason that 

each member of the proposed team has 

been included? 2. Project Design/ 

Content (50%). Does the applicant 

clearly understand the goals of this 

project? Is the practical application of 

research-based principles evident in the 

project design? Are project tasks, 

timelines, benchmarks and expected 

objectives evident? How sound are the 

technical strategies proposed? Have the 

strategies proved to be fruitful in other 

projects? Will the applicant be able to 

deliver matrix-style formats and gantt 

charts as requested? Are these 

applications transferable to the field? 

Are the final work products identified, 

and do the proposed strategies lead to 

their completion within the time frame? 

How will the applicant measure its own 

performance and the performance of 

adjunct team members? Is the applicant 

willing to meet with NIC staff as 

needed? 3. Budget (20%). Does the 

budget narrative clearly tie to the 

numbers; and, can the products be 

delivered on the desired timeline, 

within the proposed budget? Are the 

contingencies, including the addition or 

subtraction of a county department, 

addressed? Are the final work products 

clearly defined and identified on the 

work plan? Is a gantt chart provided that 

aligns budget with objectives along a 

timeline that shows, at a minimum, 

quarterly benchmarks? 

Note: NIC will NOT award a cooperative 

agreement to an applicant who does not have 

a Dun and Bradstreet Database Universal 

Number (DUNS) and is not registered in the 

Central Contractor Registry (CCR). 

Applicants can receive a DUNS number at 

no cost by calling the dedicated toll-free 

DUNS number request line at 800–333–0505 

(if you are a sole proprietor, dial 866–705– 

5711 and select option 1.) 

Applicants may register in the CCR 

Online at the CCR Web site: http:// 

www.ccr.gov. A CCR handbook and 

worksheet can also be reviewed at the 

Web site. 

Number of Awards: One. 

Applicant’s Conference: An 

applicant’s telephone conference will be 

held on Wednesday, May 6, between 

noon and 1:30 p.m. EDT. Applicants 

who are interested in participating in 

this applicants’ conference call should 

indicate their expectation to participate 

by e-mailing Pam Davison at 

pdavison@bop.gov no later than 

Monday, May 4, at noon EDT. This 

telephone conference will give 

applicants the opportunity to ask 

questions about the project and the 

application procedures. Participation in 

the telephone conference for applicants 

is optional. 

Note that interested applicants need 

to provide complete contact 

information, including e-mail address 

and phone number, to Pam Davison 

when they indicate their expectation to 

participate. 

NIC Opportunity Number: 09C81. 

This number should appear as a 

reference line in the cover letter, where 

the opportunity number is requested on 

the Standard Form 424, and outside of 

the envelope in which the application is 

sent. 

Catalog of Federal Domestic 

Assistance Number: 16.602 Executive 

Order 12372: This project is not subject 

to the provision of Executive Order 

12372. 

Morris L. Thigpen, 

Director, National Institute of Corrections. 

[FR Doc. E9–8467 Filed 4–13–09; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4410–36–P 

DEPARTMENT OF LABOR 

Bureau of Labor Statistics 

Proposed Collection; Comment 

Request 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: The Department of Labor, as 

part of its continuing effort to reduce 

paperwork and respondent burden, 

conducts a pre-clearance consultation 

program to provide the general public 

and Federal agencies with an 

opportunity to comment on proposed 

and/or continuing collections of 

information in accordance with the