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Naturalization Service, U.S. Department

of Justice, Room 4034, 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

Office, United States Department of

Justice, Information Management and

Security Staff, Justice Management

Division, 1331 Pennsylvania Avenue,

NW., Suite 1220, Washington, DC

20530.

Dated: June 21, 2001.

Richard A. Sloan,

Department Clearance Officer, United States

Department of Justice, Immigration and

Naturalization Service.

[FR Doc. 01–16069 Filed 6–26–01; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 4410–10–M

DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Office of the Secretary

HIV/AIDS Global Workplace Prevention

and Education Program

AGENCY: Bureau of International Labor

Affairs, Department of Labor.

ACTION: Notice of availability of funds

and solicitation for cooperative

agreement applications (SGA 01–05).

SUMMARY: This notice contains all of the

necessary information and forms needed

to apply for cooperative agreement

funding. The U.S. Department of Labor,

Bureau of International Labor Affairs

(ILAB), will award funds in one or more

cooperative agreements to an

organization or organizations to develop

and implement HIV/AIDS workplace

education programs in one or more

countries. ILAB is seeking applications

from qualified organizations for the

implementation of workplace

prevention education for HIV/AIDS,

capacity building activities for

government, business, and labor to

respond to the pandemic outbreak, and

the development of workplace policy

statements addressing the issue of

stigma and discrimination against

people living with HIV/AIDS.

DATES: The closing date for receipt of

applications is July 27, 2001.

Applications must be received by 4:45

p.m. (Eastern Daylight Savings Time) at

the address below. No exceptions to the

mailing and hand-delivery conditions

set forth in this notice will be granted.

Applications that do not meet the

conditions set forth in this notice will

not be honored. Telefacsimile (FAX)

applications will not be accepted.

ADDRESSES: Application forms will not

be mailed. They are published in the

Federal Register, which may be

obtained from your nearest U.S.

Government office or public library.

Applications must be hand-delivered or

submitted by mail to: U.S. Department

of Labor, Procurement Services Center,

200 Constitution Avenue, NW., Room

N–5416, Attention: Lisa Harvey,

Reference: SGA 01–05, Washington, DC

20210.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Questions concerning this solicitation

may be sent to Lisa Harvey at the

following e-mail address: harveylisa@dol.gov. All inquiries should

reference SGA 01–05.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The

Bureau of International Labor Affairs

(ILAB), U.S. Department of Labor

(USDOL, Department, or Grantor),

announces the availability of funds to be

granted by cooperative agreement to one

or more qualifying organizations (other

than profit-making organizations) for the

purpose of reducing the spread of

human immunodeficiency virus/

acquired immune deficiency syndrome

(HIV/AIDS) and eliminating

discrimination in employment against

individuals infected with HIV/AIDS

through a global workplace prevention

and education program. The cooperative

agreement(s) are to be actively managed

by the Office of Foreign Relations (OFR),

ILAB, to assure achievement of the

stated goal. Applicants are encouraged

to be creative in proposing cost-effective

interventions that will have a

demonstrable impact on the HIV/AIDS

infection rate and the level of

discrimination in employment against

individuals infected with HIV/AIDS.

I. Background and Program Scope

A. The International HIV/AIDS

Pandemic

According to the United Nations, the

total number of people living with HIV/

AIDS in 2000 was 36.1 million, with

two-thirds of those infected in subSaharan Africa. There were more than

5.3 million newly infected persons in

2000. The total number of AIDS-related

deaths in 2000 was 3 million. AIDS is

the number one cause of death in Africa

and ranks fourth on a global scale.

Although HIV/AIDS was initially

viewed as strictly a health crisis, it is

now widely recognized to have

economic implications as well.

Recent studies on HIV/AIDS in the

workforce warn of catastrophic

consequences of HIV/AIDS for workers

and employers worldwide, projecting a

severe decline in the size and quality of

the workforce in a number of countries

over the next 20 years. The most

infected country populations in subSaharan Africa could lose 29–35% of

their labor force by 2020. Due to the

disproportionate effect of HIV/AIDS on

the 15–49 year age group, the most

economically active segment of society

is affected most severely. This fact has

serious consequences for governments,

employers, and workers alike.

Moreover, the stigma and

discrimination that surround those

suffering from the disease contribute to

the high prevalence rate by perpetuating

misinformation and preventing people

from seeking help. As a result, the

World Bank estimates that in a typical

sub-Saharan African country, with an

HIV/AIDS prevalence rate of 20%, the

average rate of GDP growth would be

2.6% lower. After a 20-year period, GDP

in those same highly infected countries

would be 67% less.

B. USDOL Global HIV/AIDS Workplace

Education

The OFR carries out a worldwide

international technical assistance

program in support of three objectives:

First, Expanding Economic Opportunity

and Income Security for Workers;

second, Protecting the Basic Rights of

Workers; and third, Reducing the

Prevalence of HIV/AIDS through

Workplace Education. This SGA seeks

one or more eligible and qualified

organizations to develop and implement

the projects supporting objective three,

Reducing the Prevalence of HIV/AIDS

through Workplace Education. In FY

2001, OFR is planning to initiate

approximately ten (10) workplace

education projects in all regions of the

world, with a particular emphasis on

Africa, the Americas, Asia, and Eastern

Europe. The tasks required of the

recipient organization(s) to carry out

this work will involve project design,

implementation, monitoring, and

reporting in one or more countries.

II. Authority

ILAB is authorized to award and

administer this program by the

Department of Labor Appropriations

Act, 2001, Public Law 106–554, 114

Stat. 2763A–10 (2000).

III. Application Process

A. Eligible Applicants

Any organization (other than a profitmaking organization), capable of

successfully developing and

implementing a HIV/AIDS workplace

education program to reduce the spread

of HIV/AIDS and help eliminate the

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discrimination in employment among

individuals infected with HIV/AIDS is

eligible for a cooperative agreement. The

capability of an applicant to perform

necessary aspects of this solicitation

will be determined under Section V.B.

Rating Criteria.

Please note that eligible cooperative

agreement applicants must not be

classified under the Internal Revenue

Code as a Section 501(c)(4) entity. See

26 U.S.C. 506(c)(4). According to

Section 18 of the Lobbying Disclosure

Act of 1995, an organization, as

described in Section 501(c)(4) of the

Internal Revenue Code of 1986, that

engages in lobbying activities will not

be eligible for the receipt of federal

funds constituting an award, grant, or

loan.

B. Submission of Applications

One (1) ink-signed original, complete

application plus five (5) copies of Part

II (the technical proposal), must be

submitted to the U.S. Department of

Labor, Procurement Services Center, 200

Constitution Avenue, NW., Room N–

5416, Washington, DC 20210, not later

than 4:45 p.m. EDT, July 27, 2001.

The application must consist of two

(2) separate parts. Part I of the

application must contain the Standard

Form (SF) 424, ‘‘Application for Federal

Assistance’’ (Appendix A) (The entry on

SF 424 for the Catalog of Federal

Domestic Assistance Number (CFDA) is

17.700) and sections A–F of the Budget

Information Form SF 424A (Appendix

B). Part II must contain a technical

proposal that demonstrates capabilities

in accordance with the Statement of

Work and the selection criteria. The

applicant is advised that the Proposal

must be based on the example listed in

the Review Criteria.

To be considered responsive to this

solicitation, the application must

consist of the above-mentioned separate

sections not to exceed 30 single-sided

(81⁄2′′ × 11′′), double-spaced, 10 to 12

pitch typed pages. Any proposals that

do not conform to these standards may

be deemed non-responsive to this

solicitation and may not be evaluated.

Standard forms and attachments are not

included in page limit.

The individual signing the SF 424 on

behalf of the applicant must be

authorized to bind the applicant.

Each proposal must include a table of

contents and an abstract summarizing

the proposal in not more than two (2)

pages. (The table of contents and

abstract do not count against the page

limitation for the technical proposal.)

C. Acceptable Methods of Submission

Applications may be hand-delivered

or mailed. Hand-delivered applications

must be received by the Procurement

Services Center by the date and time

specified. Any application received at

the Procurement Services Center after

4:45 p.m. EDT, July 27, 2001 will not be

considered unless it is received before

an award is made and:

a. It was sent by registered or certified

mail not later than the fifth calendar day

before July 27, 2001;

b. It is determined by the Government

that the late receipt was due solely to

mishandling by the Government after

receipt at the U.S. Department of Labor

at the above address; or

c. It was sent by U.S. Postal Service

Express Mail Next Day Service-Post

Office to Addressee, not later than 5:00

p.m. EDT at the place of mailing two

working days, excluding weekends and

Federal holidays, before July 27, 2001.

The only acceptable evidence to

establish the date of mailing of a late

application sent by registered or

certified mail is the U.S. Postal Service

postmark on the envelope or wrapper

and on the original receipt from the U.S.

Postal Service. If the postmark is not

legible, an application received after the

above closing time and date must be

processed as if mailed late. ‘‘Postmark’’

means a printed, stamped, or otherwise

placed impression (not a postage meter

machine impression) that is readily

identifiable without further action as

having been applied and affixed by an

employee of the U.S. Postal Service on

the date of mailing. Therefore,

applicants must request that the postal

clerk place a legible hand cancellation

bull’s-eye postmark on both the receipt

and the wrapper or envelope.

The only acceptable evidence to

establish the date of mailing of a late

application sent by U.S. Postal Service

Mail Next Day Service-Post Office to

Addressee is the date entered by the

post office receiving clerk on the

‘‘Express Mail Next Day Service-Post

Office to Addressee’’ label and the

postmark on the envelope or wrapper

and on the original receipt from the U.S.

Postal Service. ‘‘Postmark’’ has the same

meaning as defined above. Therefore,

applicants must request that the postal

clerk place a legible hand cancellation

bull’s-eye postmark on both the receipt

and the envelope or wrapper.

The only acceptable evidence to

establish the time of receipt of a handdelivered application at the U.S.

Department of Labor is the date/time

stamp of the Procurement Services

Center on the application wrapper or

other documentary evidence of receipt

maintained by that office.

Applications sent by E-mail, telegram,

or telefacsimile (FAX) will not be

accepted.

D. Funding Levels

Approximately $9 million is available

for this program, to fund activities in

approximately ten (10) countries. We

will award as many cooperative

agreements as necessary to accomplish

the Department’s goals.

E. Length of Cooperative Agreement

Period

The performance period for the

cooperative agreement(s) awarded under

this SGA is four (4) years. Each

applicant must reflect in its application

the intention to begin operation no later

than September 2001.

IV. Requirements

A. Statement of Work

Applicants must propose work in all

of the following areas in each country or

countries it proposes to operate a project

(or projects):

1. Develop technical assistance

programs to assist the government(s) of

one or more developing countries, in

collaboration with business and

workers’ organizations, and other

relevant community organizations, in

activities related to implementation,

promotion, and sustainability of HIV/

AIDS workplace prevention and

education programs. Participate in

design missions to develop strategy for

project designs. Provide training,

advisory and consultative services, and

overall coordination and delivery of

technical assistance.

2. Recognizing that HIV/AIDS

adversely impacts economic

development and threatens human

rights and equality in the workplace, the

emphasis of the program must be on the

following:

a. Developing innovative strategies for

involving government, employers’ and

workers’ organizations, and

nongovernmental organizations, as

appropriate, in the development and

implementation of projects to promote

and sustain workplace-based HIV/AIDS

prevention and education programs;

b. Developing relevant information,

education, and communication (IEC)

materials aimed at increasing awareness

at the local, national, and international

level for the purpose of eliminating the

stigma and discrimination associated

with HIV/AIDS;

c. Evaluating projects, promoting and

supporting best practices and replicable

programs as well as developing plans

for future strategies;

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d. Identifying national policy,

programs, and measures relating to

discriminatory practices in project

countries and developing workplace

policy statements; and

e. Monitoring, reporting, and selfevaluation: regularly monitoring project

outcomes and reporting to ILAB on

project performance and conducting

periodic self-evaluations to ensure that

the project objectives are met.

B. Deliverables

Unless otherwise indicated, the

applicant must submit copies of all

required reports to ILAB by the

specified due dates. Other documents,

such as project designs, are to be

submitted by mutually agreed-upon

deadlines.

1. Trip Reports. Within ten (10) days

of the conclusion of each project design

mission, a two-page trip report

(exclusive of contact information) will

be submitted to ILAB, including

purpose of trip, places and dates, list of

meetings, site visits, problems

encountered, accomplishments, next

steps, and an appendix of names and

contact information of persons met.

2. Project Designs. The standard

project document format established by

ILAB will be used, and will include a

background/justification section, project

strategy (objectives, outputs, activities,

indicators), project implementation

timetable, project management

organizational chart, project budget, and

logical framework. The document will

also include sections which cover

coordination strategies, project

management, and sustainability of

project improvements involving

government, employers’ and workers’

organizations as well as other

nongovernmental organizations as

appropriate.

3. Technical Progress Reports. The

grantee(s) must furnish a typed

technical report to ILAB on a quarterly

basis by 30 March, 30 June, 30

September, and 31 December of each

year. The grantee(s) must also furnish a

separate financial report to ILAB on the

same quarterly basis. The format for the

technical progress report will be the

standard format developed by ILAB and

must contain the following information:

a. For each project objective, an

accurate account of activities carried out

under that objective during the

reporting period;

b. An accounting of staff and any

subcontractor hours expended;

c. An accounting of travel performed

under the cooperative agreement during

the reporting period, including purpose

of trip, persons or organizations

contacted, and benefits derived;

d. A description of current problems

that may impede performance, and

proposed corrective action;

e. For each project objective, a

discussion of the work to be performed

during the balance of the cooperative

agreement; and

f. Aggregate amount of costs incurred

during the reporting period.

4. Evaluation Plan. An evaluation

plan for all projects, to be developed in

collaboration with ILAB, including

beginning and ending dates for projects,

planned and actual dates for mid-term

review, and final end of project

evaluations.

5. Evaluation Reports. The grantee(s)

and the Grant Officer’s Technical

Representative (GOTR) will determine

on a case-by-case basis whether midterm evaluations will be conducted by

an internal or external evaluation team.

All final evaluations will be external in

nature. The GOTR must approve the

mid-term evaluation before further work

is done. The grantee(s) will respond to

any comments and recommendations

resulting from the review of the midterm report.

C. Production of Deliverables

1. Materials Prepared and Purchased

Under the Cooperative Agreement. The

grantee(s) must submit to ILAB all

media-related and educational materials

developed under this cooperative

agreement for use in this project before

they are reproduced, published, or used.

The grantee(s) must consult with ILAB

to ensure that materials are compatible

with ILAB materials relating to the

program, i.e., public relations material

such as video and web site. ILAB

considers brochures, pamphlets,

videotapes, slide-tape shows, curricula,

and any other training materials used in

the program, educational materials.

ILAB will review materials for technical

accuracy. ILAB will also review training

curricula and purchased training

materials for accuracy before they are

used. The grantee(s) must obtain prior

approval from the Grant Officer for all

materials developed or purchased under

this cooperative agreement.

2. Provide ILAB materials that you

publish, print or reproduce. All

materials produced by grantee(s) must

be provided to ILAB in a digital format

for possible publication on the Internet

by ILAB.

3. Printing and Duplicating. The

grantee(s) must comply with all

duplicating and printing regulations

issued by the Joint Committee on

Printing under the authority of 44 U.S.C.

103, 501, and 502. The term

‘‘duplicating’’ as used means material

produced on single unit duplicating

equipment not larger than 11 by 17

inches and which has a maximum

image of 103⁄4 × 141⁄4 inches using direct

image plates not requiring the use of

negatives. The term ‘‘printing’’ as used

must be construed to include and apply

to the processes of composition,

platemaking, presswork, binding, and

microform.

Under this cooperative agreement, the

grantee(s) may duplicate up to a

maximum of 5,000 copies of one page or

25,000 copies in the aggregate of

multiple pages.

The grantee(s) must not use funds

under this cooperative agreement to

provide duplicating in excess of the

quantities stated above nor provide

printing without the written

authorization of the Joint Committee on

Printing. Such authorization must be

requested and obtained from the Grant

Officer through the Departmental

Printing Officer. Nothing in this clause

preludes the procurement of writing,

editing, preparation of manuscript copy,

or preparation of related illustrative

material.

4. Acknowledgment of USDOL

Funding. In all circumstances, the

following must be displayed on printed

materials:

‘‘Preparation of this item was funded by

the United States Department of Labor under

Cooperative Agreement No. [insert the

appropriate cooperative agreement number].

When issuing statements, press

releases, requests for proposals, bid

solicitations, and other documents

describing projects or programs funded

in whole or in part with Federal money,

all grantees receiving Federal funds

must clearly state:

a. The percentage of the total costs of

the program or project which will be

financed with Federal money;

b. The dollar amount of Federal funds

for the project or program; and

c. The percentage and dollar amount

of the total costs of the project or

program that will be financed by nongovernmental sources.

In consultation with ILAB,

identification of USDOL’s role will be

determined to be one of the following:

a. The USDOL logo may be applied to

USDOL-funded material prepared for

world-wide distribution, including

posters, videos, pamphlets, research

documents, national survey results,

impact evaluations, best practice

reports, and other publications of global

interest. The grantee(s) will consult with

USDOL on whether the logo should be

used on any such items prior to final

draft or final preparation for

distribution. In no event will the

USDOL logo be placed on any item until

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USDOL has given the grantee written

permission to use the logo, after

obtaining appropriate internal USDOL

approval for use of the logo on the item.

b. If the ILAB determines the logo is not

appropriate and does not give written

permission, the following notice must

appear on the document:

‘‘This document does not necessarily

reflect the views or policies of the U.S.

Department of Labor, nor does mention of

trade names, commercial products, or

organizations imply endorsement by the U.S.

Government.’’

D. Administrative Requirements

1. General. Grantee organizations will

be subject to applicable Federal laws

(including provisions of appropriations

law) and the applicable Office of

Management and Budget (OMB)

Circulars. Determinations of allowable

costs will be made in accordance with

the applicable Federal cost principles,

i.e., Non-Profit Organizations—OMB

Circular A–122. The cooperative

agreement(s) awarded under this SGA

will be subject to the following

administrative standards and

provisions, if applicable:

29 CFR Part 95—Uniform

Administrative Requirements for Grants

and Agreements with Institutions of

Higher Education, Hospitals and Other

Non-Profit Organizations, and with

Commercial Organizations, Foreign

Governments, Organizations Under the

Jurisdiction of Foreign Governments

and International Organizations.

29 CFR Part 96—Federal Standards

for Audit of Federally Funded Grants,

Contracts and Agreements.

2. Subgrants/Contracts. Subgrants and

contracts must be awarded in

accordance with 29 CFR 95.40.

3. Key Personnel. The applicant must

list the individual(s) who have been

designated by the grantee as having

primary responsibility for the conduct

and completion of all work in project(s)

it proposes. The grantee agrees to inform

the GOTR whenever is appears

impossible for one or more of these

individual(s) to continue work on the

project as planned. The grantee may

nominate substitute personnel for

approval of the GOTR; however, the

grantee must obtain prior approval from

the Grant Officer for all key personnel.

If the Grant Officer determines not to

approve the personnel change, he/she

reserves the right to terminate the

cooperative agreement.

4. Encumbrance of Cooperative

Agreement Funds. Cooperative

agreement funds may not be

encumbered/obligated by the grantee

before or after the cooperative

agreement period of performance.

Encumbrances/obligations outstanding

as of the end of the cooperative

agreement period may be liquidated

(paid out) after the end of the

cooperative agreement period. Such

encumbrances/obligations may involve

only commitments for which a need

existed during the grant period and

which are supported by approved

contracts, purchase orders, requisitions,

invoices, bills, or other evidence of

liability consistent with the grantee’s

purchasing procedures and incurred

within the cooperative agreement

period. All encumbrances/obligations

incurred during the cooperative

agreement period must be liquidated

within 90 days after the end of the grant

period, if practicable.

5. Site Visits. The grantor, through its

authorized representatives, has the

right, at all reasonable times, to make

site visits to review project

accomplishments and management

control systems and to provide such

technical assistance as may be required.

If the grantor makes any site visit on the

premises of the grantee or a subgrantee/

contractor under this grant, the grantee

must provide and must require its

subgrantees/contractors to provide all

reasonable facilities and assistance for

the safety and convenience of the

Government representatives in the

performance of their duties. All site

visits and evaluations must be

performed in such a manner as will not

unduly delay the work.

V. Review and Selection of

Applications for Grant Award

A. The Review Process

We will screen all applications to

determine whether all required

elements are present and clearly

identifiable. Each complete application

will be objectively rated by a technical

panel against the criteria described in

this announcement. The panel

recommendations to the Grant Officer

are advisory in nature. The Grant Officer

may elect to select one or more grantees

on the basis of the initial proposal

submission; or, the Grant Officer may

establish a competitive or technically

acceptable range for the purpose of

selecting qualified applicants. If deemed

appropriate, following the Grant

Officer’s call for the preparation and

receipt of final revisions of proposals,

the evaluation process described above

will be repeated to consider such

revisions. The Grant Officer will make

a final selection determination based on

what is most advantageous to the

Government, considering factors such

as: panel findings, geographic presence

of the applicants, and the availability of

funds. The Grant Officer’s

determination for award under this SGA

01–05 is final.

Notice: Selection of an organization as a

cooperative agreement recipient does not

constitute approval of the cooperative

agreement application as submitted. Before

the actual cooperative agreement is awarded,

the Grant Officer will enter into negotiations

concerning such items as program

components, funding levels, and

administrative systems. If the negotiations do

not result in an acceptable submission, the

Grant Officer reserves the right to terminate

the negotiation and decline to fund the

proposal.

B. Rating Criteria and Selection

The technical panel will review grant

applicants against the criteria listed

below on the basis of 100 points with

up to additional 5 points available for

non-federal or leveraged resources.

The criteria are presented in the order

of emphasis that they will receive.

1. Approach, Understanding of the

Issue, and Budget Plan (40 points).

a. Overview. This section of the

proposal must explain:

(1) The applicant’s proposed method

for performing all the specific work

requirements presented in this

solicitation for project(s) which the

applicant proposes;

(2) The expected outcomes over the

period of performance for each of the

tasks; and

(3) The applicant’s approach for

producing all required deliverables.

The applicant must describe in detail

the proposed approach to comply with

each requirement, including all tasks,

methods to be utilized, and scheduling

of time and personnel/staff. Also, the

applicant must explain the rationale for

using this approach. In addition, this

section of the proposal must

demonstrate the applicant’s thorough

knowledge and understanding of the

impact of HIV/AIDS on the workplace,

best-practice solutions to the problem,

and work that has been done in the field

as applied to country or countries to

which the applicant proposes as a

project (or projects).

b. Workplan. The applicant must

submit a workplan for the country or

countries in which it proposes to

operate a project (or projects) that lists

the immediate objectives, activities, and

outputs during the life of the project,

starting with the execution of the

cooperative agreement and ending with

the final report. Applicants may propose

one or more countries as projects, up to

ten.

c. Technical Sample. We plan to

implement approximately ten (10)

projects globally. The applicant must

create one (1) model workplan based on

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Ethiopia. For this competition, Ethiopia

is merely an example of a country in

which we might fund a project under

this announcement. At this time, we

have no plans to fund a project in

Ethiopia, but we reserve the right to

fund a project in Ethiopia under this

announcement. The applicant must

address the following points:

(1) Describe the use of existing or

potential infrastructure and the use of

qualified personnel, including qualified

nationals to implement the project. The

applicant also must include a project

organizational chart, demonstrating

management structure, key personnel

positions, and indicating proposed links

with Government, business leaders,

trade unions, and local health

organizations. Applicants will not

receive any points for actual

communications with any person(s) or

entities in Ethiopia or for the creation of

an infrastructure in Ethiopia for this

competitive grant process.

(2) Develop a list of activities and

explain how each relates to the overall

objective of reducing the prevalence of

HIV/AIDS through workplace based

education.

(3) Explain how appropriate

information, education and

communication materials will be

developed.

(4) Demonstrate how it will review

laws on discrimination and work with

the business community, trade unions

and the government to develop

workplace policy statements aimed at

addressing the stigma and

discrimination associated with HIV/

AIDS.

(5) Demonstrate how it would

systematically report on project

performance to measure the

achievement of the project objective(s).

(6) Demonstrate how it would build

local capacity to ensure that project

efforts to reduce the prevalence of HIV/

AIDS infection and workplace

discrimination associated with HIV/

AIDS are sustained after completion of

the project.

(7) Develop a country-specific budget

for the project in Ethiopia. NOTE:

Applicants will not be evaluated on the

size of the budget, but on the efficient

allocation of resources and the priorities

the applicant assigns to various

expenditures.

d. Budget Plan. This section of the

proposal must contain the applicant’s

budget plan for the project(s) proposed,

explaining the costs for performing all

of the requirements presented in this

solicitation and for producing all

required reports and other deliverables

presented in this solicitation; costs must

include labor, equipment, travel, and

other related costs.

e. Management Plan. This section also

must include a management and staff

loading plan. The management plan

must include the following:

(1) A project organization chart and

accompanying narrative which

differentiates between elements of the

Applicant’s staff and subcontractors or

consultants who will be retained;

(2) A description of the functional

relationship between elements of the

project’s organization; and

(3) The identity of the individual

responsible for project management and

the lines of authority between this

individual and other elements of the

project.

f. Staff Loading Plan. The staff loading

plan must identify all key tasks and the

person-days required to complete each

task. Labor estimates for each task must

be broken down by individuals assigned

to the task, including subcontractors

and consultants. All key tasks must be

charted to show time required to

perform them by months or weeks.

(1) Information provided on the

experience and educational background

of personnel must indicate the

following:

(a) The educational background and

experience of all staff to be assigned to

the project.

(b) The identity of key staff assigned

to the project. ‘‘Key staff’’ are personnel

who are essential to the successful

operation of the project and completion

of the proposed work and, therefore,

may not be replaced or have their hours

reduced without the approval of the

Grant Officer.

(c) The special capabilities of staff

that demonstrate prior experience in

organizing, managing and performing

similar efforts.

(d) The current employment status of

staff and availability for this project.

The applicant must also indicate

whether the proposed work will be

performed by persons currently

employed or is dependent upon

planned recruitment or subcontracting.

This section will be evaluated in

accordance with applicable Federal

laws and regulations. The budget must

comply with Federal cost principles

(which can be found in the applicable

OMB Circulars).

2. Experience and Qualifications of

the Organization (35 points).

a. The organization applying for the

award must have experience in or the

capability of working directly with

government Ministries, employers’

organizations, and trade unionists;

analyzing labor law relating to

discrimination; developing workplace

policy statements addressing issues

relating to discrimination; and

implementing workplace education

programs either in the country or

countries in which it proposes project(s)

or that it has broad experience of

working with such entities.

b. The capability of the organization

may be demonstrated by one or more

staff members assigned to oversee the

project with experience in the following

areas:

(1) Workplace safety and health

programs;

(2) Labor law and workplace policy

statements;

(3) The capacity to develop direct

access to Ministries of Labor, employers’

organizations, and trade union

representatives or comparable entities.

c. The organization must also

demonstrate either that it has an

international system of operations either

by affiliates or by agreement in the

regions identified in section I.B, above

or that it has an effective system of

operations in the country (or countries)

for which it proposes its project(s).

These contacts must enable the

organization to demonstrate that it can

perform the above-mentioned work in

the country (or countries) in which it

proposes to operate its proposed

project(s).

d. The proposal must include

information regarding its previous

grants, contracts or cooperative

agreements. This information must

include:

(1) The organization for whom the

work was done;

(2) A contact person in that

organization with his/her current phone

number;

(3) The dollar value of the grant,

contract or cooperative agreement for

the project(s);

(4) The time frame and professional

effort involved in the project(s);

(5) A brief summary of the work

performed; and

(6) A brief summary of

accomplishments.

3. Experience and Qualifications of

Key Personnel (25 points). This section

of the proposal must include sufficient

information for judging the quality and

the competence of key staff proposed to

be assigned to the project(s) proposed to

assure that they meet the required

qualifications. Successful performance

of the proposed work depends heavily

on the qualifications of the individuals

committed to the project. Accordingly,

in our evaluation of the applicant’s

proposal, we will place considerable

emphasis on the applicant’s

commitment of key personnel qualified

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for the work involved in accomplishing

the assigned tasks.

The following information must be

furnished:

a. The applicant must designate a

Program Director to oversee the

project(s) and other key personnel to

perform the requirements for the

program. The Program Director must

have a minimum of three years of

professional experience with

employment discrimination law and

HIV/AIDS workplace-based preventive

education or related workplace safety

and health education projects.

b. An organizational chart showing

the applicant’s proposed organizational

structure for performing task

requirements for the project(s)

proposed, along with a description of

the roles and responsibilities of all key

personnel proposed for this project(s).

c. A resume for each key personnel to

be assigned to the program. At a

minimum, each resume must include:

the individual’s current employment

status and previous work experience,

including position title, duties

performed, dates in position, employing

organizations and educational

background. Duties must be clearly

defined in terms of role performed, i.e.,

manager, team leader, consultant, etc.

(Resumes must be included as

attachments which do not count against

the page limitation.)

d. The current employment status of

key personnel proposed for work under

the cooperative agreement, i.e., whether

personnel are currently employed by the

organization or whether their

employment depends upon planned

recruitment or subcontracting. Note that

the key management and professional

technical staff members comprising the

applicant’s proposed team must be

individuals who have prior experience

with organizations working in similar

efforts, and must be fully qualified to

perform work specified in the Statement

of Work. Where subcontractors or

outside assistance are proposed,

organizational control must be clearly

delineated to ensure responsiveness to

the needs of the USDOL.

4. Leveraging of Federal Funding (5

points). We will give up to five (5)

additional rating points to proposals

which include non-Federal resources

that expand the dollar amount, size and

scope of the proposal. The applicant

may include any leveraging or cofunding anticipated. To be eligible for

additional points in the criterion, the

applicant must list the source(s) of

funds, the nature, and activities

anticipated with these funds under this

cooperative agreement, and any

partnerships, linkages or coordination of

activities, and/or cooperative funding.

Signed at Washington, DC, this 22nd day

of June, 2001.

Lawrence J. Kuss,

Grant Officer.

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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Employment and Training

Administration

Notice of Determinations Regarding

Eligibility To Apply for Worker

Adjustment Assistance

In accordance with section 223 of the

Trade Act of 1974, as amended, the

Department of Labor herein presents

summaries of determinations regarding

eligibility to apply for trade adjustment

assistance for workers (TA–W) issued

during the period of June, 2001.

In order for an affirmative

determination to be made and a

certification of eligibility to apply for

worker adjustment assistance to be

issued, each of the group eligibility

requirements of section 222 of the Act

must be met.

(1) That a significant number or

proportion of the workers in the

workers’ firm, or an appropriate

subdivision thereof, have become totally

or partially separated,

(2) That sales or production, or both,

of the firm or subdivision have

decreased absolutely, and

(3) That increases of imports of

articles like or directly competitive with

articles produced by the firm or

appropriate subdivision have

contributed importantly to the

separations, or threat thereof, and to the

absolute decline in sales or production.

Negative Determinations for Worker

Adjustment Assistance

In each of the following cases the

investigation revealed that criterion (3)

has not been met. A survey of customers

indicated that increased imports did not

contribute importantly to worker

separations at the firm.

TA–W–39,298; Accuride Corp.,

Columbia, TN

TA–W–38,793; U.S. Intec. Inc., Corvallis,

OR

TA–W–39,232; Timber Tech, Inc., Libby,

MT

TA–W–38,794 & A; Eric Scott Leathers

Limited, Ste. Genevieve, MO and

Farmington, MO

TA–W–38,668; Motor Appliance Corp.,

Washington, MO

In the following cases, the

investigation revealed that the criteria

for eligibility have not been met for the

reasons specified.

Increased imports did not contribute

importantly to worker separations at the

firm.

TA–W–39,054; Consolidated Loose Leaf,

Inf., New York NY

TA–W–39,111; Price Pfister, Injection

Molding Dept. Pacoima, CA

TA–W–38,868; PACCAR, Inc.,

Chillicothe, OH

TA–W–39,383; Tridelta Industries, Inc.,

Mentor, OH

TA–W–38,627; Clinton Imperial China,

Inc., Clinton, IL

TA–W–39,192; Epic Component Co.,

New Boston, MI

TA–W–39,350; Madill Equipment USA,

Kalama, WA

The workers firm does not produce an

article as required for certification under

Section 222 of the Trade Act of 1974.

TA–W–38,582; Dalil Fashions, Inc.,

Edison, NJ

TA–W–39,116; Environmental

Analytics, Inc., Nassau Bay, TX 

TA–W–38,828; Genicom Corp,

Document Solutions Co., Div.,

Waynesboro, VA

TA–W–39,155; Fiera, Inc., Miami, FL

The investigation revealed that

criteria (2) has not been met. Sales or

production did not decline during the

relevant period as required for

certification.

TA–W–38,900; Borg Warner Air/Fluid

Systems Corp., Water Valley, MS

Affirmative Determinations for Worker

Adjustment Assistance

The following certifications have been

issued; the date following the company

name and location of each

determination references the impact

date for all workers of such

determination.

TA–W–38,947; Falcon Shoe

Manufacturing, Lewiston, ME:

March 20, 2000.

TA–W–39,′243; D and J Apparel, Inc.,

Albermarle, NC: May 1, 2000.

TA–W–38,995; Penn Metal Stamping,

Inc., St., Marys, PA: March 27,

2000.

TA–W–38,805; Lenox Crystal, Mt.

Pleasant, PA: February 28, 2000.

TA–W–39,308; Blue Cast Denim Co.,

Inc., El Paso, TX: May 8, 2000.

TA–W–38,176; The Fashion Group,

Lafayette, TN: April 17, 2000.

TA–W–38,852; Lucia, Inc., WinstonSalem, NC: March 2, 2000.

TA–W–38,955; Shepard/Justin, New

Bedford, MA: June 16, 2000.

TA–W–39,044; Khan-Lucas Lancaster,

Columbia, PA: March 23, 2000.

TA–W–39,043; Pete’s 807 Cutting

Services, Inc., Hialeah, FL: March

25, 2000.

TA–W–38,635; Georgia Pacific Corp.,

Kalamazoo, MI: January 19, 2000.

TA–W–39,030; Novo Kniting Co.,

Mansfield, OH: April 13, 2001.

TA–W–38,628; Crown Hosiery, Hickory,

NC: January 11, 2000.

TA–W–39,058; Garden State Cutting Co.,

Passaic, NJ: March 28, 2000.

TA–W–38,866; Global d/b/a,

Appalachian furniture Works,

Belington, WV: February 28, 2000.

TA–W–38,952; Keystone Thermometrics

Corp., St. Mary’s, PA: March 16,

2000.

TA–W–38,888; Geneva Steel, Provo UT,

Including Workers at Ainge

Enterprises, Inc., Provo, UT: March

7, 2000.

Also, pursuant to Title V of the North

American Free Trade Agreement

Implementation Act (P.L. 103–182)

concerning transitional adjustment

assistance hereinafter caled (NAFTA–

TAA) and in accordance with Section

250(a), Subchapter D, Chapter 2, Title II,

of the Trade Act as amended, the

Department of Labor presents

summaries of determinations regarding

eligibility to apply for NAFTA–TAA

issued during the month of June, 2001.

In order for an affirmative

determination to be made and a

certification of eligibility to apply for

NAFTA–TAA the following group

eligibility requirements of Section 250

of the Trade Act must be met.

(1) That a significant number or

proportion of the workers in the

workers’ firm, or an appropriate

subdivision thereof, (including workers

in any agricultural firm or appropriate

subdivision thereof) have become totally

or partially separated from employment

and either—

(2) That sales or production, or both,

of such firm or subdivision have

decreased absolutely,

(3) That imports from Mexico or

Canada of articles like or directly

competitive with articles produced by

such firm or subdivision have increased,

and that the increases imports

contributed importantly to such

workers’ separations or threat of

separation and to the decline in sales or

production of such firm or subdivision;

or

(4) That there has been a shift in

production by such workers’ firm or

subdivision to Mexico or Canada of

articles like or directly competitive with

articles which are produced by the firm

or subdivision.

Negative Determinations NAFTA–TAA

In each of the following cases the

investigation revealed that criteria (3)

and (4) were not met. Imports from

Canada or Mexico did not contribute

importantly to workers’ separations.

There was no shift in production from

the subject firm to Canada or Mexico

during the relevant period.

NAFTA–TAA–04607; U.S. Intec, Inc.,

Corvallis, OR

NAFTA–TAA–04690; Rue Logging, Inc.,

South Fork, CO