Federal Register / Vol. 60, No. 80 / Wednesday, April 26, 1995 / Notices 20507

CSXT has filed an environmental

report which addresses the

abandonment’s effects, if any, on the

environment and historic resources. The

Section of Environmental Analysis

(SEA) will issue an environmental

assessment (EA) by May 1, 1995.

Interested persons may obtain a copy of

the EA by writing to SEA at (Room

3219, Interstate Commerce Commission,

Washington, DC 20423) or by calling

Elaine Kaiser at (202) 927–6248.

Comments on environmental and

historic preservation matters must be

filed within 15 days after the EA

becomes available to the public.

Environmental, historic preservation,

public use, or trail use/rail banking

conditions will be imposed, where

appropriate, in a subsequent decision.

Decided: April 19, 1995.

By the Commission, David M. Konschnik,

Director, Office of Proceedings.

Vernon A. Williams,

Secretary.

[FR Doc. 95–10209 Filed 4–25–95; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 7035–01–P

DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE

Federal Bureau of Investigation

DNA Advisory Board Meeting

Pursuant to the provisions of the

Federal Advisory Committee Act, notice

is hereby given that the DNA Advisory

Board (DAB) will meet on May 12, 1995,

from 11:00 am until 5:00 pm, at the

General Services Administration

Regional Office Building, Room 1909,

Seventh and D Streets Southwest,

Washington, D. C. 20407. Entrance to

the meeting is through the 9th and D

Street entrance. All attendees will be

admitted only after displaying personal

identification which bears a photograph

of the attendee.

The DAB’s objectives and scope are:

To develop, and if appropriate,

periodically revise, recommended

standards for quality assurance to the

Director of the FBI, including standards

for testing the proficiency of forensic

laboratories, and forensic analysts, in

conducting analyses of DNA; To

recommend standards to the Director of

the FBI which specify criteria for quality

assurance and proficiency tests to be

applied to the various types of DNA

analyses used by forensic laboratories;

and, To make recommendations to the

Director of the FBI for a system for

grading proficiency testing performance

to determine whether a laboratory is

performing acceptably.

The topics discussed at this meeting

include a review of Federal ethics and

conflict of interest laws and the role of

DAB members as special government

employees, the review administrative

procedures and to establish by-laws and

rules of order for the conduct of DAB

meetings, and to review the history of

forensic DNA testing and the

development of quality assurance

standards now in place.

The meeting is open to the public on

a first-come, first seated basis. Anyone

wishing to address the DAB must notify

the Designated Federal Employee (DFE)

in writing at least twenty-four hours

before the DAB meets. The notification

must include the requestor’s name,

organizational affiliation, a short

statement describing the topic to be

addressed, and the amount of time

requested. Oral statements to the DAB

will be limited to five minutes and

limited to subject matter directly related

to the DAB’s agenda, unless otherwise

permitted by the Chairman.

Any member of the public may file a

written statement for the record

concerning the DAB and its work before

or after the meeting. Written statements

for the record will be furnished to each

DAB member for their consideration

and will be included in the official

minutes of a DAB meeting. Written

statements must be type written on 8

xerographic weight paper, one side

only, and bound only by a paper clip

(not stapled). All pages must be

numbered. Statements should include

the Name, Organizational Affiliation,

Address, and Telephone number of the

author(s). Written statements for the

record will be included in minutes of

the meeting immediately following the

receipt of the written statement, unless

the statement is received within three

weeks of the meeting. Under this

circumstance, the written statement will

be included with the minutes of the

following meeting. Written statements

for the record should be submitted to

the DFE.

Inquiries may be addressed to the

DFE, Mr. Milton E. Ahlerich, Assistant

Director, Laboratory Division, Tenth

Street Northwest, Washington, DC

20535, (202) 324–4410.

Dated: April 20, 1995.

Milton E. Ahlerich.

Assistant Director, Federal Bureau of

Investigation.

[FR Doc. 95–10240 Filed 4–25–95; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 4410–02–P

Immigration and Naturalization Service

[INS No. 1715–95]

RIN 1115–AE12

Naturalization Pilot Project; Availability

of Funds; Solicitation for Proposals

AGENCY: Immigration and Naturalization

Service, Justice.

ACTION: Notice of availability of funds

and solicitation for applications for a

cooperative agreement.

SUMMARY: The Immigration and

Naturalization Service (INS) announces

the availability of up to $500,000 for a

cooperative agreement to conduct a

naturalization pilot project pursuant to

the funding provisions of the President’s

Immigration Initiative, Public Law 103–

317 enacted August 26, 1994. See H.R.

Conf. Rep. 103–708, 103d Cong., 2d

Sess. (1994) at 23,26.

The Office of Justice Programs will

award a cooperative agreement on

behalf of INS to an organization

demonstrating a capacity to design and

successfully implement a program

enhancing public awareness of

naturalization in urban and rural areas

of Southern California.

The INS will accept proposals from

organizations with the experience,

expertise and resources to prepare and

disseminate information, assist in the

preparation of naturalization

applications, conduct or coordinate

citizenship education programs and

fully assist INS in the naturalization

process. The INS welcomes proposals

from nonprofit organizations (501(c)(3)

status), such as national and local

voluntary agencies, community-based

organizations as well as ethnic, civic,

patriotic, educational and other

immigrant interest organizations.

APPLICATION DUE DATE: June 5, 1995.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: E.B.

Duarte, Jr., Director, Examinations

Operations Facilitation Program,

Immigration and Naturalization Service,

425 I Street, NW.; room 3214,

Washington, DC 20536; telephone 202/

307–3587.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The INS

announces the availability of funds to

conduct a naturalization pilot project in

urban and rural areas of southern

California. A cooperative agreement will

be awarded to one organization which

may function by itself or as a principal

organization responsible for directing

and coordinating a consortium of

affiliated entities. The organization may

conduct the pilot project in any one,

two or all of the following INS

jurisdictions: The district offices of Los