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FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Copies of the forms and supporting

documents may be obtained from John

Reeder (202–205–3319;

reeder@usitc.gov) of the Office of

Industries. Comments about the

proposals should be directed to the

Office of Management and Budget,

Office of Information and Regulatory

Affairs, Room 10102 (Docket Library),

Washington, DC 20503, ATTENTION:

Docket Librarian. All comments should

be specific, indicating which part of the

questionnaire is objectionable,

describing the concern in detail, and

including specific suggested revisions or

language changes. Copies of any

comments should be provided to Robert

Rogowsky, Director, Office of

Operations, U.S. International Trade

Commission, 500 E Street, SW,

Washington, DC 20436, who is the

Commission’s designated Senior Official

under the Paperwork Reduction Act.

Hearing impaired individuals are

advised that information on this matter

can be obtained by contacting our TTD

terminal (telephone No. 202–205–1810).

General information concerning the

Commission may also be obtained by

accessing its Internet server (http://

www.usitc.gov).

The public record for this

investigation may be viewed on the

Commission’s electronic docket (EDIS–

ON–LINE) at http://dockets/.usitc.gov/

eol/public.

Issued: April 30, 2001.

By order of the Commission.

Donna R. Koehnke,

Secretary.

[FR Doc. 01–11246 Filed 5–3–01; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 7020–02–P

DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE

Immigration and Naturalization Service

Agency Information Collection

Activities: Comment Request

ACTION: Notice of information collection

under review; application to adjust

status from temporary to permanent

resident.

The Department of Justice,

Immigration and Naturalization Service

has submitted the following information

collection request for review and

clearance in accordance with the

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995. The

proposed information collection is

published to obtain comments from the

public and affected agencies. Comments

are encouraged and will be accepted for

sixty days until July 3, 2001.

Written comments and suggestions

from the public and affected agencies

concerning the proposed collection of

information should address one or more

of the following four points:

(1) Evaluate whether the proposed

collection of information is necessary

for the proper performance of the

functions of the agency, including

whether the information will have

practical utility;

(2) Evaluate the accuracy of the

agencies estimate of the burden of the

proposed collection of information,

including the validity of the

methodology and assumptions used;

(3) Enhance the quality, utility, and

clarity of the information to be

collected; and

(4) Minimize the burden of the

collection of information on those who

are to respond, including through the

use of appropriate automated,

electronic, mechanical, or other

technological collection techniques or

other forms of information technology,

e.g., permitting electronic submission of

responses.

Overview of this information

collection:

(1) Type of Information Collection:

Extension of a currently approved

information collection.

(2) Title of the Form/Collection:

Application to Adjust Status from

temporary to Permanent Resident.

(3) Agency form number, if any, and

the applicable component of the

Department of Justice sponsoring the

collection: Form I–698. Adjudications

Division, Immigration and

Naturalization Service.

(4) Affected public who will be asked

or required to respond, as well as a brief

abstract: Primary: Individuals or

Households. The data collected on this

form is used by the Service to determine

an applicant’s eligibility to adjust status

from temporary to permanent resident.

(5) An estimate of the total number of

respondents and the amount of time

estimated for an average respondent to

respond: 1,179 responses at 1 hour per

response.

(6) An estimate of the total public

burden (in hours) associated with the

collection: 1,179 annual burden hours.

If you have additional comments,

suggestions, or need a copy of the

proposed information collection

instrument with instructions, or

additional information, please contact

Richard A. Sloan, 202–514–3291,

Director, Policy Directives and

Instructions Branch, Immigration and

Naturalization Service, U.S. Department

of Justice, Room 5307, 425 I Street, NW.,

Washington, DC 20536. Additionally,

comments and/or suggestions regarding

the item(s) contained in this notice,

especially regarding the estimated

public burden and associated response

time may also be directed to Mr.

Richard A. Sloan.

If additional information is required

contact: Mr. Robert B. Briggs, Clearance

Officer, United States Department of

Justice, Information Management and

Security Staff, Justice Management

Division, 1331 Pennsylvania Avenue,

NW., Suite 1220, Washington, DC

20503.

Dated: April 27, 2001.

Richard A. Sloan,

Department Clearance Officer, Department of

Justice, Immigration and Naturalization

Service.

[FR Doc. 01–11324 Filed 5–3–01; 8:45 am]

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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE

Office of Justice Programs

[OJP(BJS)–1317]

Tribal Justice Statistics Assistance

Center

AGENCY: Bureau of Justice Statistics,

Office of Justice Programs, Justice.

ACTION: Notice of solicitation for award

of cooperative agreement.

SUMMARY: The purpose of this notice is

to announce a solicitation for the

development and implementation of a

Tribal Justice Statistics Assistance

Center (TJSAC) which will assist

Federally recognized American Indian

and Alaska Native tribes in improving

the collection, quality, and use of

criminal and civil justice statistics in

Indian Country.

DATES: Proposals must arrive at the

Bureau of Justice Statistics (BJS) on or

before 5 p.m. EST, Friday, June 18,

2001, or be postmarked on or before

June 18, 2001.

ADDRESSES: Proposals should be mailed

to: Application Coordinator, Bureau of

Justice Statistics, 810 7th Street, NW.,

Washington, DC 20531; (202) 616–3497.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Marika Litras, Ph.D., Statistician,

Bureau of Justice Statistics, 810 7th

Street, NW., Washington, DC 20531;

Phone: (202) 514–4272 [This is not a toll

free number]; Email:

marika.litras@usdoj.gov.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Statutory Authority

The award(s) made pursuant to this

solicitation will be funded by the

Bureau of Justice Statistics consistent

with the provisions of 42 U.S.C. 3732.

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1 Includes areas established as reservations or

trust areas for native peoples of Alaska.

Program Goals

The purpose of this award is to

establish a Tribal Justice Statistics

Assistance Center (TJSAC) that will

work with Federally recognized

American Indian and Alaska Native

tribes to assist them in the development

and/or improvement of tribal justice

agencies’ internal abilities to generate

and use criminal and civil justice

statistics. The nature and subject matter

of the assistance to be provided by the

TJSAC under this grant is broadly

defined and will depend on the

particular needs of the tribal agency

requesting assistance. Assistance may

involve, for example, the evaluation of

existing data collection capacity and

reporting procedures, advising tribal

agencies about obtaining the necessary

technology, hardware and software to

collect, process, maintain, and analyze

criminal justice data, and providing

training in the use of criminal justice

and other data to inform justice decision

making in Indian Country.1 TJSAC will

also serve to assist tribal jurisdictions to

participate in national data collections

such as the National Incident Based

Reporting System (NIBRS) and the

Uniform Crime Reporting (UCR)

program, as well as OJP operated data

collections related to corrections,

criminal victimization, court processing,

and juvenile justice statistics. In

addition, TJSAC will provide assistance

for tribal participation and access to

national law enforcement data systems

such as the National Criminal

Information Center (NCIC) and the

National Protection Order File.

BJS anticipates making one award for

a 24-month period under this

solicitation. Up to $825,000 will be

made available for this project under the

FY2001 appropriation.

Background

Implementation of the Tribal Justice

Statistics Assistance Center is part of a

multi-faceted effort by BJS to expand

statistical activities related to American

Indian and Alaska Native crime and

justice issues.

The lack of criminal justice

information and statistics in Indian

Country has become increasingly

apparent in recent years. Few Indian

tribes produce statistical information

about their justice systems that describe

law enforcement, judicial, corrections,

or juvenile justice activities and

processes. National statistical programs,

moreover, do not routinely contain data

on criminal justice activities in Indian

Country, while those that do are limited

in the level of reliable and

representative information they can

provide.

Though a recent study found that

criminal victimization among American

Indians occurs at rates higher than for

any other race group (American Indians

and Crime, BJS, February 1999), tribes

tend to lack objective statistical

information necessary to monitor crime

in their jurisdiction, evaluate criminal

justice processing, and inform criminal

justice management, resource allocation,

and overall decision making. Few law

enforcement agencies in Indian Country

are able to participate in the National

Incident-Based Reporting System

(NIBRS) to track the incidence and

prevalence of crime in their jurisdiction,

and few tribes have access to or

participate in the National Criminal

Information Center (NCIC), the National

Sex Offender Registry (NSOR), or other

national criminal history record

information systems that could increase

tribal member safety through improved

information on repeat and serious

offenders. Few tribes, moreover,

routinely maintain and disseminate

statistics about juvenile justice issues

such as youth violence and tribal youth

in custody. The TJSAC would help

tribes collect and disseminate

information about reported crime in

their jurisdiction, criminal case

processing, the use or enforcement of

protection orders that could be used to

protect victims of rape, and family or

intimate partner violence, and other

relevant criminal justice statistics.

These kinds of data and information

systems are necessary for tribal justice

policy decision making, the allocation

of scarce criminal justice resources, and

to assist tribal law enforcement

authorities in qualifying for national

crime prevention grant programs and

other state pass-through funds such as

the Byrne formula grant program.

Eligibility Requirements

Both profit making and nonprofit

organizations may apply for funds.

Consistent with OJP fiscal year

requirements, however, no fees may be

charged against the project by profitmaking organizations.

Scope of Work

The objective of this project is to

establish a Tribal Justice Statistics

Assistance Center that will provide

expertise and technical assistance to

tribal justice agencies to improve their

collection and use of criminal justice

statistical data and criminal justice

record keeping practices in Indian

Country. Specifically, the recipient of

funds will:

1. Implement a Tribal Justice

Statistics Assistance Center (TJSAC) that

will help American Indian and Alaska

Native tribes to understand, identify,

plan for, acquire and employ knowledge

and tools to improve data collection and

use of their criminal justice statistics.

Technical assistance requests will vary

according to the existing capacities of

the tribal agency and the Center must be

flexible in handling a wide range of

needs. Assistance may range from

recommending standardized data

definitions and caseload management

strategies, to assisting with the ongoing

implementation of a NIBRS-compliant

crime reporting system, to providing

guidance and reference materials for

acquiring basic computer access.

2. Provide technical and statistical

assistance through both in-house and

on-site methods. In-house methods may

include, but are not limited to,

telephone calls/conferences, electronic

and mail correspondence, the

publication and distribution (via

website and mail) of reference materials,

monographs, and technical bulletins.

On-site visits should be reserved for

more extensive needs assessments and

assistance, should be conducted with

the consultation and approval of BJS,

and should involve considerable

coordination with key tribal leaders,

criminal justice, and technology staff in

addition to relevant local, state, tribal

and federal criminal justice agencies.

3. Convene a national or set of

regional meetings on the technical,

policy, operational, and collaborative

aspects of implementing and

maintaining criminal justice data in

Indian Country. The conference should

assemble forums that focus on

disseminating information about the

benefits tribal agencies can receive from

uniform, timely, and reliable statistical

systems, the use of statistical data for

tribal police departments and court

systems, the role of criminal justice

statistics in the effective administration

of justice, and encouraging cooperation

among local, state, tribal, and federal

level personnel in these efforts. The

conference should include high-level

tribal leaders, key members of regional

or nationally recognized Native

American organizations, and relevant

personnel from local, state, tribal and

federal levels of government.

4. Maintain documentation

summarizing the source and nature of

technical assistance requested, type of

assistance provided, and action taken by

tribes to implement technical assistance

needs. Documentation should be

provided for both in-house and on-site

technical assistance. This

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documentation will be compiled and

published by BJS.

5. Develop measures to identify the

progress achieved in improving criminal

justice statistics in Indian Country and

tribal participation in national data

collection systems and national law

enforcement information systems. The

grantee will provide documentation in a

report to BJS on assistance provided by

the TJSAC during the course of the

project, and will monitor and report on

the number of tribes participating in

national databases and information

systems.

Award Procedures and Evaluation

Criteria

Proposals should describe the plan

and implementation strategy to

accomplish each of the activities

outlined in the Scope of Work.

Applications will be reviewed

competitively. The final selection

decision will be made by the Director of

BJS.

The applicant will be evaluated on

the basis of:

1. Knowledge of the development,

management, and implementation of

criminal justice statistics in the areas of

reported crime, arrests and dispositions,

judicial caseload and workload,

corrections, juvenile justice, and records

management systems. This should

include knowledge of issues related to

information sharing, case processing,

and data integration among local, state,

tribal, and federal criminal justice

agencies. Applicant should demonstrate

knowledge of issues related to access

and participation in national criminal

justice information systems such as, but

not limited to, the National IncidentBased Reporting System (NIBRS) and

the National Criminal Information

Center (NCIC).

2. Knowledge of tribal justice issues

and impediments to implementing highquality criminal justice statistics in

Indian Country. Applicant must

demonstrate the ability to coordinate

and facilitate cooperation among local,

state, tribal, and federal agencies in

recommending the collection and use of

statistics and technical improvements to

tribes. Applicant should demonstrate an

understanding of the historical,

political, and economic factors involved

in local, state, tribal, and federal

relations and must demonstrate the

ability (via knowledge, staff, or subcontractual agreement) to collaborate

with and involve local, regional, and/or

national Native American organizations

to ensure coordination of priorities in

Indian Country. Applicant must detail

their strategy for bringing about

cooperation among these various levels

of government and organizations.

3. Ability to generate awareness of

and access to the TJSAC by tribal justice

agencies throughout the continental

U.S. and Alaska. Applicant should

detail how they will make tribal justice

agencies aware of the TJSAC, the

services it provides, and how they can

obtain assistance.

4. Contact and experience in dealing

with local, state, tribal, and federal

representatives on issues relating to

criminal justice statistics standards, data

collection, data management, and its

practical application in Indian Country.

Applicant should demonstrate ability to

interact with relevant Federal agencies

such as the Federal Bureau of

Investigation (FBI), the Bureau of Indian

Affairs (BIA), the Department of

Justice’s Office of Tribal Justice (OTJ),

the Office of Community Oriented

Policing Services (COPS), the Violence

Against Women Office (VAWO), and the

Office of Juvenile Justice and

Delinquency and Prevention (OJJDP).

Applicant also should describe how

they will ensure coordination among

local, state, and tribal governments. This

includes key personnel working in the

area of tribal justice, in addition to other

relevant criminal justice practitioners,

policy makers, and data management

personnel.

5. Demonstrated capacity to ensure

that provided technical assistance is

coordinated with other law enforcement

and crime prevention Federal grant

resources such as the Office of

Community Oriented Policing Services

(COPS).

6. Demonstrated ability to conduct

conferences and workshops that will

promote awareness of the TJSAC and an

understanding of the relationship

between criminal justice statistics and

improved administration of tribal

justice. Applicant must demonstrate

ability to identify key representatives at

the local, state, tribal, and federal levels

that will work together to advance the

goals of this project.

7. Demonstrated fiscal, management,

staff, and organizational capability to

provide sound management for this

project.

Application and Award Process

An original and five (5) copies of the

full proposal must be submitted

including:

• Standard Form 424, Application for

Federal Assistance

• OJP Form 7150/1, Budget Detail

Worksheet

• OJP Form 4000/3, Assurances

• OJP Form 4061/6, Certification

Regarding Lobbying, Debarment,

Suspension, and Other Responsibility

Matters; Drug Free Workplace

Requirements

• OJP Form 7120–1, Accounting System

and Financial Capability

Questionnaire (to be submitted by

applicants who have not previously

received Federal funds from the

Office of Justice Programs)

These forms can be obtained online

from http://www2.ojp.usdoj.gov/bjs/

apply.htm.

Proposals must include a project

narrative and detailed budget. The

project narrative should describe

activities as discussed in the Scope of

Work and address the evaluation

criteria. The detailed budget must

provide detailed costs including salaries

of staff involved in the project and the

portion of those salaries to be paid from

the award, fringe benefits paid to each

staff person, travel costs, supplies

required for the project, sub-contractual

agreements, and other allowable costs.

The grant award will be made for a

period of 24 months.

Dated: April 27, 2001.

Lawrence A. Greenfeld,

Acting Director, Bureau of Justice Statistics.

[FR Doc. 01–11075 Filed 5–3–01; 8:45 am]

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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Employment Standards

Administration, Wage and Hour

Division

Minimum Wages for Federal and

Federally Assisted Construction;

General Wage Determination Decisions

General wage determination decisions

of the Secretary of Labor are issued in

accordance with applicable law and are

based on the information obtained by

the Department of Labor from its study

of local wage conditions and data made

available from other sources. They

specify the basic hourly wage rates and

fringe benefits which are determined to

be prevailing for the described classes of

laborers and mechanics employed on

construction projects of a similar

character and in the localities specified

therein.

The determination in these decisions

of prevailing rates and fringe benefits

have been made in accordance with 29

CFR part 1, by authority of the Secretary

of Labor pursuant to the provisions of

the Davis-Bacon Act of March 3, 1931,

as amended (46 Stat. 1494, as amended,

40 U.S.C. 276a) and of other Federal

statutes referred to in 29 CFR part 1,

Appendix, as well as such additional