Federal Register / Vol. 66, No. 126 / Friday, June 29, 2001 / Notices 34733

1The line is the subject of a petition for

exemption in County of Coahoma, Mississippi—

Abandonment Exemption—in Tallahatchie and

Coahoma Counties, MS, STB Docket No. AB–579X,

and Gulf & Ohio Railways, Inc., d/b/a Mississippi

Delta Railroad—Discontinuance of Service

Exemption—in Tallahatchie and Coahoma

Counties, MS, STB Docket No. AB–580X, that was

granted by the Board by decision served June 15,

2001. In that decision, the Board approved the

abandonment and discontinuance of service over

the County of Coahoma’s 51.06-mile rail line

consisting of: (1) The 18.6-mile Lula Segment

between milepost 55.40 near Lula and milepost

74.00 near Lyon, MS; and (2) the 32.46-mile Swan

Lake Line between milepost 74.00 near Lyon and

milepost 79.00 near Clarksdale, MS, and between

milepost 76.54 near Clarksdale and milepost 104.00

at Swan Lake. The Board also approved the

discontinuance of both incidental overhead

trackage rights and the lease operating rights over

1.39 miles of an Illinois Central Railroad Company

(IC) rail line between milepost 104.00 and the

connection with IC’s main line at milepost 105.39.

This discontinuance involves MSDR’s entire

railroad operation.

TNR seeks to acquire, lease and operate

a rail line from Alabama & Florida

Railway Company.

At the time it filed this notice, GORH

owned and controlled seven existing

Class III rail carriers: Gulf & Ohio

Railways, Inc., which operates in

Northwestern Mississippi under the

trade name Mississippi Delta Railroad

(MSDR); 1 Knoxville & Holston River

Railroad Co., Inc., which operates in

East Tennessee; Laurinburg & Southern

Railroad Co., Inc., which operates in

North Carolina; Lexington & Ohio

Railroad Co., Inc., which operates in

North Central Kentucky; Piedmont &

Atlantic Railroad, Inc., which operates

in Northwestern North Carolina under

the trade name of Yadkin Valley

Railroad; Rocky Mount & Western

Railroad Co., Inc., which operates in

Central North Carolina; and Wiregrass

Central Railroad Company, Inc., which

operates in Southeastern Alabama.

Claussens, who wholly own GORH, also

own and control H&S Railroad, Inc.,

which operates in Alabama.

GORH and the Claussens state that:

(1) The railroads do not connect with

each other or any railroad in their

corporate family; (2) the continuance-incontrol is not part of a series of

anticipated transactions that would

connect the eight railroads with each

other or any railroad in their corporate

family; and (3) the transaction does not

involve a Class I carrier. Therefore, the

transaction is exempt from the prior

approval requirements of 49 U.S.C.

11323. See 49 CFR 1180.2(d)(2).

Under 49 U.S.C. 10502(g), the Board

may not use its exemption authority to

relieve a rail carrier of its statutory

obligation to protect the interests of its

employees. Section 11326(c), however,

does not provide for labor protection for

transactions under sections 11324 and

11325 that involve only Class III rail

carriers. Because this transaction

involves Class III rail carriers only, the

Board, under the statute, may not

impose labor protective conditions for

this transaction.

If the notice contains false or

misleading information, the exemption

is void ab initio. Petitions to revoke the

exemption under 49 U.S.C. 10502(d)

may be filed at any time. The filing of

a petition to revoke will not

automatically stay the transaction.

An original and 10 copies of all

pleadings, referring to STB Finance

Docket No. 33982, must be filed with

the Surface Transportation Board, Office

of the Secretary, Case Control Unit, 1925

K Street, NW., Washington, DC 20423–

0001. In addition, a copy of each

pleading must be served on Troy W.

Garris, Weiner Brodsky Sidman & Kider,

PC, 1300 19th Street, NW., Fifth Floor,

Washington, DC 20036–1609.

Board decisions and notices are

available on our website at

‘‘WWW.STB.DOT.GOV.’’

Decided: June 22, 2001.

By the Board, David M. Konschnik,

Director, Office of Proceedings.

Vernon A. Williams,

Secretary.

[FR Doc. 01–16464 Filed 6–28–01; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 4915–00–P

DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY

Office of the Secretary

List of Countries Requiring

Cooperation With an International

Boycott

In order to comply with the mandate

of section 999(a)(3) of the Internal

Revenue Code of 1986, the Department

of the Treasury is publishing a current

list of countries which may require

participation in, or cooperation with, an

international boycott (within the

meaning of section 999(b)(3) of the

Internal Revenue Code of 1986).

On the basis of the best information

currently available to the Department of

the Treasury, the following countries

may require participation in, or

cooperation with, an international

boycott (within the meaning of section

999(b)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code

of 1986):

Bahrain,

Iraq,

Kuwait,

Lebanon,

Libya,

Oman,

Qatar,

Saudi Arabia,

Syria,

United Arab Emirates,

Yemen, Republic of.

Dated: June 22, 2001.

Barbara Angus,

International Tax Counsel, (Tax Policy).

[FR Doc. 01–16416 Filed 6–28–01; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 4810–25–M

DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY

Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and

Firearms

[Notice No. 920]

The Gang Resistance Education and

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 7, 2001.

ADDRESSES: Send applications to

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

Tobacco and Firearms; 800 K Street,

NW., Suite 600, Washington, DC 20001;

ATTN: Notice No. 920.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

James Scott, G.R.E.A.T. Branch; Bureau

of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms; 800

K Street, NW., Suite 600, Washington,

DC 20001 (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/index.htm.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Background

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

program designed to educate the youth

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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 components:

Component I—School-Based Education

Component II—After School/Summer

Education/Booster Classes

Component III—Parent Involvement

Although the primary focus of the

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

applicants who are selected for financial

assistance will be required to develop

programs tailored to their respective

communities for Components II and III.

Application Procedures

Application for financial assistance

must be made on ATF Form 6410.1

(Gang Resistance Education and

Training Funding Application).

Application forms may be obtained by

contacting James Scott, G.R.E.A.T.

Branch; Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and

Firearms; 800 K Street, NW., Suite 600,

Washington, DC 20001 (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/index.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–

457–4608.

Criteria and Points

Each application will be evaluated

and scored on the basis of the following

criteria: (1) Juvenile crime statistics—

(25%); (2) Percentage of middle school

students proposed to be taught and have

been taught—(35%); (3) Presence of

curriculum reinforcement programs

(Elementary, middle and high school

life-skills programs, as well as summer,

family and after school programs.

Community partnerships will also be

reviewed.)—(25%); (4) Support of

National G.R.E.A.T. Program training—

(15%).

Criterion 1. This criterion 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 Investigation (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, as computed using 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.

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.

Criterion 3. This criterion is used to

identify applicants who currently have

life skills programs in place that

reinforce the effectiveness of the

G.R.E.A.T. middle school core

curriculum. Applicants will be asked to

identify elementary, middle and high

school programs that they have, as well

as other summer, parent/family and

after school programs. Applicants will

need to include a narrative describing

their programs and identify which life

skills are being taught. This criterion

will also identify applicants who have

fostered community partnerships in

order to enhance their local programs.

Criterion 4. This criterion will

recognize applicants who regularly

participate in G.R.E.A.T. sponsored

committees, workshops, seminars, and/

or have supplied National Training

Team members for G.R.E.A.T. officer

training.

Other Considerations

Prior year spending of G.R.E.A.T.

funds from past year applicants will be

taken into consideration when

determining their future funding levels.

In addition, in order to assure that the

G.R.E.A.T. funds are being spent in a

fiscally responsible manner, the per

child cost for an applicant to conduct

the program will be taken into

consideration when awarding funds.

Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance

(CFDA)

For the purpose of tracking Federal

funds used in grants and cooperative

agreements, the G.R.E.A.T. Program has

been assigned the CFDA #21.053.

Paperwork Reduction Act

The collection of information

contained in this notice has been

approved by the Office of Management

and Budget (OMB) in accordance with

the Paperwork Reduction Act (44 U.S.C.

3507(d)) under control number 1512–

0548.

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: June 21, 2001.

Bradley A. Buckles,

Director.

[FR Doc. 01–16393 Filed 6–28–01; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 4910–31–P

DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY

Internal Revenue Service

[PS–97–91; PS–101–90]

Proposed Collection; Comment

Request for Regulation Project

AGENCY: Internal Revenue Service (IRS),

Treasury.

ACTION: Notice and request for

comments.

SUMMARY: The Department of the

Treasury, as part of its continuing effort

to reduce paperwork and respondent

burden, invites the general public and

other Federal agencies to take this

opportunity to comment on proposed