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Children’s Sleepwear: Sizes 0 through 6X, 16

CFR Part 1615.31(e)(iii); and the Standard for

the Flammability of Children’s Sleepwear:

Sizes 7 through 14, 16 CFR Part

1616.31(d)(iii).

III

It is further ordered that Respondent pay

to the United States Treasury a civil penalty

of $110,000 within 36 months of service

upon Respondent of the Final Order. Such

payment may be made in one lump sum

payment within twenty days of service of the

Final Order or in three installment payments

of thirty-six thousand, six hundred and sixtysix dollars and sixty-seven cents ($36,666.67)

each. If Respondent elects to make three

payments, the first payment is due within

twenty (20) days after service upon

Respondent of the Final Order in this matter.

Respondent shall pay the second installment

within 24 months after service of the Final

Order, and the third payment within 36

months after service of the Final Order. Upon

the failure of Respondent to make any

payment in a timely manner, the entire

amount of the civil penalty shall be due and

payable, and interest on the outstanding

balance shall accrue and be paid at the

federal legal rate of interest under the

provisions of 28 U.S.C. 1961 (a) and (b).

IV

It is further ordered that for a period of

three years following the service upon

Respondent of the Final Order in this matter,

Respondent notify the Commission within 30

days following the consummation of the sale

of a majority of its stock or following a

change in any of its corporate officers

responsible for compliance with the terms of

this Consent Agreement and Order.

By direction of the Commission, this

Consent Order Agreement is provisionally

accepted pursuant to 16 CFR 1605.13, and

shall be placed on the public record, and the

Secretary is directed to publish the

provisional acceptance of the Consent Order

Agreement in the Commission’s Public

Calendar and in the Federal Register.

So ordered by the Commission, this 31st

day of January 1995.

Sadye E. Dunn,

Secretary, Consumer Product Safety

Commission.

[FR Doc. 95–2879 Filed 2–6–95; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 6355–01–M

CORPORATION FOR NATIONAL AND

COMMUNITY SERVICE

Selection of AmeriCorps* VISTA

Sponsors and Projects; Guidelines

AGENCY: Corporation for National and

Community Service.

ACTION: Notice of guidelines with

respect for comment.

SUMMARY: The Corporation for National

and Community Service (the

Corporation) is issuing this notice

concerning guidelines for the selection

of AmeriCorps*VISTA sponsors and

projects. The Corporation will refer to

this program as AmeriCorps*VISTA.

These guidelines outline the way

AmeriCorps*VISTA will operate, the

overall programmatic direction of the

AmeriCorps*VISTA program, criteria

for selection of AmeriCorps*VISTA

sponsors and projects, and

AmeriCorps*VISTA project approval

procedures. The Corporation invites all

interested parties to comment on the

issues discussed in this notice. Any

comments received will be given careful

consideration in the development of the

final guidelines.

DATES: This notice is effective February

7, 1995. Comments must be received on

or before March 24, 1995.

ADDRESSES: Comments may be mailed to

the AmeriCorps*VISTA Office, The

Corporation for National Community

Service, Room 9217, 1201 New York

Ave., NW., Washington, DC 20525.

Comments received may also be

inspected at Room 9120 between 9 a.m.

and 5 p.m.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Diana B. London, Deputy Director,

AmeriCorps*VISTA, (202) 606–5000,

extension 228. For individuals with

disabilities, information will be made

available in alternative formats, upon

request.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Final

Notice of VISTA Guidelines, as

published in the Federal Register, 50 FR

30982, July 31, 1985 and 55 FR 9343,

March 13, 1990, are no longer valid.

Pursuant to Subtitle B, Chapter 1,

section 321 of the National and

Community Service Trust Act of 1993

(the Act) Pub. L. 103–82, the purpose of

AmeriCorps*VISTA as provided in the

Domestic Volunteer Service Act (42

U.S.C. 4950 et seq.) has been broadened

to include strengthening local

organizations to carry out the purpose of

the program. Section 327 of the Act

provides additional factors in approving

applications for assistance under

AmeriCorps*VISTA.

This notice outlines the guidelines for

the selection of AmeriCorps*VISTA

sponsors and projects. The following

provisions address the criteria for

sponsorship of new and existing

AmeriCorps*VISTA projects, criteria for

project selection, and explain the

approval process at the State level. In

addition, the process for selecting

national competitive and national

demonstration AmeriCorps*VISTA

projects is addressed.

Guidelines for Selection of

AmeriCorps*VISTA Sponsors and

Projects

Part I. Program Directions

The Corporation for National and

Community Service was established by

the National and Community Service

Act Trust Act of 1993, enacted into law

on September 21, 1993. The Corporation

manages several types of service

initiatives, including the AmeriCorps

National Service Network of programs.

AmeriCorps is locally driven, offering

resources to communities to design and

implement their own solutions while

maintaining a national AmeriCorps

identity.

The mission of AmeriCorps has four

components:

Getting Things Done—achieving

demonstrable results in meeting

Americans’ educational, public safety,

human, and environmental needs.

Strengthening Communities—uniting

citizens from different backgrounds and

bringing together diverse institutions in

partnerships to transform communities

in need.

Encouraging Responsibility—

strengthening the spirit of citizenship

through service, education about

service, and understanding of

communities.

Expanding Opportunity—offering

education awards in return for service,

and providing invaluable life- and jobskills to members which they will carry

through the rest of their lives.

Within the AmeriCorps National

Service Network of programs is

AmeriCorps*VISTA (Volunteers In

Service To America), authorized under

Title I, Part A of the Domestic Volunteer

Service Act of 1973, as amended (Pub.

L. 93–113). The statutory mandate of

AmeriCorps*VISTA is ‘‘to eliminate and

alleviate poverty and poverty-related

problems in the United States by

encouraging and enabling persons from

all walks of life, all geographical areas,

and all age groups * * * to perform

meaningful and constructive volunteer

service * * * where the application of

human talent and dedication may assist

in the solution of poverty and povertyrelated problems and secure and exploit

opportunities for self-advancement by

persons afflicted with such problems. In

addition, the objective of

(AmeriCorps*VISTA) is to generate the

commitment of private sector resources,

to encourage volunteer service at the

local level, and to strengthen local

agencies and organizations to carry out

the purposes (of the program)’’ (42

U.S.C. 4951).

AmeriCorps*VISTA provides fulltime, full-year members to local public
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and private non-profit organizations

which have goals in accord with

AmeriCorps*VISTA’s legislative

mission, and have projects determined

and defined by those to be served. Each

AmeriCorps*VISTA project must focus

on the mobilization of community

resources, the transference of skills to

community residents, and the

expansion of the capacity of

community-based and grassroots

organizations to solve local problems.

Programming should encourage

permanent, long-term solutions to

problems confronting low-income

communities rather than short-term

approaches for handling emergency

needs. AmeriCorps*VISTA project

sponsors must actively elicit the support

and/or participation of local public and

private sector elements in order to

enhance the chances of a project’s

success, as well as to make the activities

undertaken by AmeriCorps*VISTA selfsustaining when the Corporation for

National Service no longer provides

those resources.

Part II. Criteria for Selection of

AmeriCorps*VISTA Sponsors and

Projects

A. Criteria for Sponsorship

The following provisions explain the

organizational requirements that must

be met to sponsor an

AmeriCorps*VISTA project; and the

criteria necessary for selection of any

AmeriCorps*VISTA project.

1. Organizational Selection Criteria

The applicant must:

a. Be a public sector organization or

a private organization designated as

non-profit by the Internal Revenue

Service (IRS). (Organizations that have

submitted applications for non-profit

status from the IRS will also be

considered.)

b. Comply with applicable financial

and fiscal requirements established by

the Corporation for National Service or

other elements of the Federal

Government.

c. Have resources available for

AmeriCorps*VISTA members to

perform their tasks; i.e., space,

consumable supplies, telephone, on-thejob transportation reimbursement; and

be able to provide emergency cash

advances when needed.

d. Be able to mobilize community,

public, and private sector resources to

achieve short-term program goals and

long-term project self-sufficiency goals,

and to encourage local part-time

volunteer service.

e. Have the capacity and commitment

to recruit, orient, train, supervise, and

otherwise support locally and

nationally-recruited AmeriCorps*VISTA

members in appropriate capacitybuilding roles.

f. Have an understanding of the

concept of, and be committed to,

promoting national service and

AmeriCorps.

g. Be experienced in the issues related

to the beneficiaries of service and those

being addressed by the proposed

project.

h. Have the capacity to build

community partnerships and

collaborative efforts in order to achieve

project self-sufficiency.

2. Project Selection Criteria

The proposed project must:

a. Address the needs of low-income

communities and otherwise comply

with the provisions of the Domestic

Volunteer Service Act of 1973, (DVSA)

as amended (42 U.S.C. 4951 et seq.)

applicable to AmeriCorps*VISTA and

all applicable published regulations,

guidelines and Corporation policies.

b. Lead to building organizational

and/or community capacity to continue

the efforts of the project once

AmeriCorps*VISTA resources are

withdrawn. This will be demonstrated

through measurable goals and objectives

and the stated AmeriCorps*VISTA tasks

which are attainable within the timeframe of the project.

c. Be designed to generate public and/

or private sector resources and to

promote local, part-time volunteer

service.

d. Describe in measurable terms the

anticipated self-sufficiency outcomes at

the conclusion of the project, including

outcomes related to the sustainability of

the project activities.

e. Clearly state how

AmeriCorps*VISTAs will be trained,

supervised and supported to ensure the

achievement of program goals and

objectives as stated in the project work

plan.

f. Be internally consistent; the

problem statement which demonstrates

need, the project work plan, the

AmeriCorps*VISTA assignment

description, and all other components

must be related logically to each other.

g. Ensure that AmeriCorps*VISTA

and community resources sufficient to

achieve project goals and objectives are

available.

h. Involve beneficiaries of service in

project development and

implementation throughout the life of

the project.

i. Have the management and technical

capability to implement the project

successfully.

j. Describe how the number of

AmeriCorps*VISTA members being

requested is appropriate for project

goals and objectives, and how the skills

qualifications described in the

application are appropriate for the

assignment(s).

k. Describe how AmeriCorps*VISTA

assignments are designed to utilize the

full-time member’s time to the

maximum extent.

B. Prohibited Activities

Applicant and current sponsoring

organizations must ensure that the

following prohibitions on

AmeriCorps*VISTA and sponsor

activity are observed:

1. AmeriCorps*VISTA are prohibited

by law from participating in:

(a) Partisan and nonpartisan political

activities, including voter registration

and transporting voters to the polls.

(b) Direct or indirect attempts to

influence legislation, or proposals by

initiative petition.

(c) Any outside employment while in

AmeriCorps*VISTA service.

2. AmeriCorps*VISTA sponsoring

organizations are prohibited by law

from:

(a) Carrying out projects resulting in

the identification of such projects with

partisan or nonpartisan political

activities, including providing voters

with transportation to the polls and any

voter registration activity other than

making voter registration applications

and nonpartisan voter registration

information available to the public on

the premises.

(b) Assigning AmeriCorps*VISTAs to

activities which would otherwise be

performed by employed workers and

which would supplant the hiring of or

result in the displacement of employed

workers, or impair existing contracts for

service.

(c) Requesting or receiving any

compensation for the services of

AmeriCorps*VISTA members.

(d) Using funds to finance, directly or

indirectly, labor and anti-labor

organization and related activities.

(e) Using funds appropriated to carry

out AmeriCorps*VISTA programming

for any activity for the purposes of

influencing the passage or defeat of

legislation or proposals by initiative

petition unless otherwise permitted

under the Domestic Volunteer Service

Act of 1973, as amended.

3. AmeriCorps*VISTA members are

prohibited from engaging in any

religious activities as part of their

duties. AmeriCorps*VISTA sponsors are

prohibited from conducting any

religious instruction, worship,

proselytization or other religious
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activity as part of the

AmeriCorps*VISTA project.

Part III. Americorps*VISTA Project

Approval Process

A. Project Approval Process for New

Sponsors Selected at State Level

In order to assure all potential

sponsors equal consideration, the

project approval process for new

AmeriCorps*VISTA projects described

below is to be followed. Existing

projects seeking to change their

programmatic emphasis areas and/or

substantially change the scope of the

activities and duties performed by

AmeriCorps*VISTA members (e.g. from

literacy to health care) must also comply

with these procedures.

1. AmeriCorps*VISTA Pre-Application

Requests

a. Requests from potential sponsors

for AmeriCorps*VISTA pre-application

forms must be submitted, in writing, to

the Corporation State Office. The

request should briefly outline the

proposed use of AmeriCorps*VISTA

members.

b. Corporation State Office staff must

respond to such requests within 5

working days of receipt by sending a

pre-application form to the potential

sponsoring organization, or advising the

requestor that the organization would be

an inappropriate sponsor (e.g. a forprofit organization).

c. Potential sponsors must complete

and return the pre-application form to

the Corporation State Office within

timeframes established by the State

Office.

d. Corporation State Office staff will

review the pre-application form and

advise the applicant in writing, within

10 working days of receipt of the form,

as to whether to proceed with the

development of a full

AmeriCorps*VISTA project application.

That decision is based on

AmeriCorps*VISTA programming

priorities, information on the applicant

organization’s track record within the

community, and conformance with the

Corporation State Office’s Annual Plan

that is due by March 1995, and

thereafter, in the fourth quarter of each

fiscal year.

2. AmeriCorps*VISTA Project

Application Review

a. Corporation State Office staff will

send an AmeriCorps*VISTA project

application and technical assistance

materials to potential sponsoring

organizations whose proposed project is

consistent with AmeriCorps*VISTA

program priorities and the Corporation

State Office’s approved Annual Plan.

Applications submitted prior to the

approval of the Annual Plan in March

1995 will be considered without the

requirement of conformance with the

Corporation State Office’s Annual Plan.

b. Prior to submission of the

application, the State Office staff will

arrange for a site visit to the applicant

organization to provide technical

assistance and to enhance Corporation

State Office staff’s knowledge of the

applicant organization and the

community to be served by the

proposed project.

c. The applicant organization will

submit a completed application form to

the Corporation State Office within the

timeframe established by the State

Office.

d. The Corporation State Director will

review the project application and

render a final decision within 15

working days of receipt. For approved

applications, the Corporation State

Director may convene a community

and/or peer panel for the purpose of

strengthening, or adding value to, the

proposed project. If a project application

is approved, the Corporation State

Director will advise the sponsoring

organization in writing that the project

has been approved for one year subject

to the availability of funds. The

Corporation State Office staff will also

provide the organization with

appropriate information on

AmeriCorps*VISTA recruitment,

placement, and training. The

Corporation State Director will prepare,

sign, and send a Memorandum of

Agreement to the sponsoring

organization for signature by an

authorized official within the

organization.

e. The Corporation State Office staff

will send to AmeriCorps*VISTA

Headquarters a copy of the approved

project application and letter to the

sponsor. The official project document

file will be retained in the Corporation

State Office.

f. Applicant organizations whose

proposals are disapproved will be

informed in writing by the Corporation

State Director and provided reasons for

disapproval.

g. Project applications from current

AmeriCorps*VISTA sponsors proposing

to change programmatic emphases and/

or substantially change the scope of

activities performed by the

AmeriCorps*VISTA members from

those previously approved are not

subject to the denial of refunding

procedures contained in section 412 of

the Domestic Volunteer Service Act of

1973, as amended, and 45 CFR part

1206, subpart B. Such applications will

be treated as new project applications in

accordance with the procedures

outlined in III A above.

B. Project Approval Process for Existing

AmeriCorps*VISTA Sponsors

AmeriCorps*VISTA projects will be

reviewed at the time of their renewal

request to determine the extent to which

approved project work plan goals and

objectives are being met, paying special

attention to capacity building and

project self-sufficiency goals as well as

to AmeriCorps*VISTA member

retention and satisfaction with the

service experience.

The project approval process outlined

below is to be followed for all

AmeriCorps*VISTA sponsors seeking

renewal of their existing

AmeriCorps*VISTA projects with the

exception of sponsors proposing to

change programmatic emphasis and/or

substantially change the scope of

activities as described in paragraph

A.2.g.

1. At least 120 calendar days prior to

the end of the Memorandum of

Agreement, Corporation State Office

staff will send out a renewal package to

the sponsoring organization. In addition

to an application form, the package

should include any programmatic

recommendations which the

Corporation State Office staff believes

are needed to improve the quality of the

project based on information gleaned

during site visits, from project progress

reports, and from discussions with

project staff and AmeriCorps*VISTA

members.

2. At least 90 calendar days prior to

the end of the current Memorandum of

Agreement, the sponsoring organization

will submit the renewal project

application to the Corporation State

Office.

3. The Corporation State Office staff

will review the renewal application

within 15 working days of receipt, or at

least 75 calendar days prior to the end

of the current Memorandum of

Agreement. The review will include: a

compliance review with

AmeriCorps*VISTA regulations and

program criteria; a review of progress

being made toward achievement of

capacity building and self-sufficiency

goals; and conformance to the

Corporation State Office’s approved

Annual Plan.

4. If the renewal proposal is approved

by the Corporation State Office staff, the

Corporation State Director will send an

approval letter to the sponsor along with

a new Memorandum of Agreement for

signature by an authorized official. The

project will be continued for one year

subject to the availability of funds.
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5. Corporation State Office staff will

send to AmeriCorps*VISTA

Headquarters a copy of the approved

project application and a copy of the

Corporation State Director’s letter to the

sponsor. The official project document

file will be retained in the Corporation

State Office.

6. If the Corporation State Director

disapproves the renewal project

application, the sponsor will be notified

by the Corporation State Director at least

75 calendar days in advance of the end

of the current project period that the

Corporation for National Service intends

to deny the application of renewal. The

sponsor will be given reasons for the

tentative decisions and an opportunity

to show cause why the application

should not be denied in accordance

with section 412 of the Domestic

Volunteer Service Act of 1973, and 45

CFR part 1206, Subpart B. The project

will be continued at its existing level of

AmeriCorps*VISTA member and project

support pending a final decision in

accordance with 45 CFR part 1206,

subpart B.

7. If the final decision denies project

renewal, AmeriCorps*VISTA whose

terms of service extend beyond the

project’s expiration date are covered by

the provisions of 45 CFR 1210.3–2(d).

C. Project Approval Process for InterCluster Competitive Slots

1. Upon receiving program priorities,

guidance, and timeframes from

AmeriCorps*VISTA Headquarters,

Corporation field offices will develop a

strategy for programming and soliciting

concept papers from qualified

application organizations.

AmeriCorps*VISTA Project

Applications which are currently under

development may also be considered for

competition through the submission of

a concept paper. Application

organizations will be notified that their

concept papers are being entered into an

inter-Cluster competitive process.

(Corporation Clusters represent a group

of Corporation State Offices.)

2. Each Cluster Director shall appoint

a review panel comprised of

Corporation State Directors/Program

Specialists with the Cluster Director

serving as chair. The panel shall review

and prioritize all concept papers,

according to the selection criteria

contained in Part II above. The Cluster

Director shall submit all concept papers

to the Director, AmeriCorps*VISTA,

along with a written justification for its

prioritized list.

3. The Director, AmeriCorps*VISTA,

shall review all concept papers and

render a decision on which concept

papers are approved for full

development as AmeriCorps*VISTA

projects. AmeriCorps*VISTA

Headquarters staff will notify Cluster

Directors in writing of its decisions and

establish a time-frame for submission of

completed applications to Corporation

State Offices. The Corporation State

Office staff shall notify all organizations

which have submitted a concept paper

of Headquarters’ decisions.

4. Corporation State Office staff shall

provide AmeriCorps*VISTA project

applications to organizations with

approved concept papers and follow

procedures for new sponsor

development at the State level

contained in Part III, A2 above. In this

process, the approved concept paper

takes the place of the pre-application

form.

5. Renewal applications from

competitively-selected projects will

follow the procedures set forth in III B

above.

D. Project Approval Process for New

AmeriCorps*VISTA National

Demonstration Projects

1. Applications for national

demonstration projects will be

generated by AmeriCorps*VISTA

Headquarters staff which will arrange

for technical assistance to be provided

to potential sponsors.

2. In addition to being reviewed by

AmeriCorps*VISTA Headquarters staff,

applications will be made available to

those Corporation State Offices having

components of proposed national

demonstrations operating in their State.

Corporation State Office staff will be

asked to review such applications and

to provide AmeriCorps*VISTA

Headquarters with the results of their

review focusing on components

proposed for operation in their State.

3. The Director of AmeriCorps*VISTA

has approval authority for new national

demonstration projects. Upon approval

of a demonstration project, the Director

of AmeriCorps*VISTA will take

appropriate action to operationalize the

project including coordination with

Corporation State Offices having

components within their jurisdiction.

E. Project Approval Process for Existing

AmeriCorps*VISTA National

Demonstration Projects

Projects will be reviewed at the time

of their renewal request to determine

the extent to which approved work plan

goals and objectives are being met,

paying special attention to capacity

building and project self-sufficiency

goals as well as to AmeriCorps*VISTA

member retention and satisfaction with

the service experience.

The project approval process outlined

below is to be followed for all

AmeriCorps*VISTA national

demonstration projects seeking renewal.

1. At least 120 calendar days prior to

the end of the current Memorandum of

Agreement, AmeriCorps*VITA

Headquarters staff will send out a

renewal package. In addition to an

application form, the package should

include any programmatic

recommendations which Headquarters

believes are needed to improve the

quality of the project based on

information gleaned during site visits,

from project progress reports, from

discussions with project staff at national

and local levels, from discussions with

AmeriCorps*VISTA members, and from

recommendations received from

Corporation State Offices regarding local

components.

2. At least 90 calendar days prior to

the end of the current Memorandum of

Agreement, the sponsoring organization

submits the renewal project application

to AmeriCorps*VISTA Headquarters.

3. Upon receipt of the renewal

application, Headquarters staff will

provide a copy of the application to

appropriate Corporation State Offices

for review and comment.

4. Within 15 working days of receipt

of the national demonstration renewal

application, Corporation State Office

staff will review and submit written

comments on project components

within their jurisdiction.

5. Headquarters staff will complete

their review of renewal applications

within 20 working days of receipt, or at

least 75 calendar days prior to the end

of the current Memorandum of

Agreement. The review will include a

compliance review of

AmeriCorps*VISTA regulations and

program criteria, as well as a review of

progress being made toward

achievement of capacity building and

self-sufficiency goals.

6. If the renewal proposal is approved,

the Director of AmeriCorps*VISTA will

send an approval letter to the sponsor

along with a new Memorandum of

Agreement prepared and signed by the

Director. The project will be continued

for one year subject to the availability of

funds. The Director will take all other

appropriate administrative action to

maintain the operational status of the

project.

7. If the Direct of AmeriCorps*VISTA

disapproves the renewal project

application, the sponsoring organization

will be notified by the Director at least

75 calendar days in advance of the end

of the current project period that the

Corporation for National Service intends

to deny the application for renewal. The
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sponsor will be given reasons for the

tentative decision and an opportunity to

show cause why the application should

not be denied in accordance with

section 412 of the Domestic Volunteer

Service Act of 1973, as amended, and 45

CFR, part 1206, subpart B. The project

will be continued at its existing level of

AmeriCorps*VISTA volunteer and

project support pending a final decision

in accordance with 45 CFR part 1206,

subpart B.

8. Where a final decision denies

project renewal, AmeriCorps*VISTA

members whose terms of service extend

beyond the project’s expiration date are

covered by the provisions of 45 CFR

1210.3–2(d).

F. Extensions of Current

AmeriCorps*VISTA Projects

In certain circumstances, current

AmeriCorps*VISTA sponsors may wish

to extend previously approved projects

for up to six months in order to allow

already assigned AmeriCorps*VISTAs

to complete their terms of service, and/

or to conclude activities designed to

complete the capacity building and/or

self-sufficiency goals of the project prior

to the time AmeriCorps*VISTA

resources are withdrawn.

In such instances, the

AmeriCorps*VISTA sponsor will send

to the Corporation State Office, at least

60 days prior to the end of the current

project period, a detailed justification,

along with Section III of the

AmeriCorps*VISTA Project Application

form, describing the activities to be

performed during the extension period.

The Corporation State Director will

review the project extension request and

make a determination to approve or

disapprove the request within 15

working days of receipt.

The Corporation State Director will

take all necessary action to implement

an approval decision including

extension of the current Memorandum

of Agreement. The Corporation State

Director will forward a copy of the

extension material to

AmeriCorps*VISTA Headquarters.

Denial of project extension requests of

six months or less are not subject to

denial of refunding procedures

contained in section 412 of the

Domestic Volunteer Service Act of 1973,

as amended, and 45 CFR part 1206,

subpart B.

G. Increases in Approved Levels of

AmeriCorps*VISTA Volunteers

1. Existing AmeriCorps*VISTA

projects seeking to increase the number

of AmeriCorps*VISTAs from their

previously approved level must submit

their request in writing to the

Corporation State Director justifying the

requested increase.

2. The Corporation State Director will

review the request within the context of

the Corporation State Office’s approved

Annual Plan and render a decision

within 15 working days of receipt. The

Corporation State Director will notify

the sponsor of the decision in writing

and provide a copy of the decision to

AmeriCorps*VISTA Headquarters. For

approved requests, the Corporation

State Director will amend the current

Memorandum of Agreement and submit

a request to increase the number of

AmeriCorps*VISTA members to the

Governor or other Chief Executive

Officer of the State/jurisdiction prior to

placement of additional volunteers on

the project.

3. Denial of a request to increase the

number of AmeriCorps*VISTA members

on an approved project is not subject to

denial of refunding procedures

contained in Section 412 of the

Domestic Volunteer Service Act of 1973,

as amended, and 45 CFR part 1206,

subpart B.

H. Intergovernmental Review of

AmeriCorps*VISTA Projects

Agencies and organizations

submitting new or renewal

AmeriCorps*VISTA project applications

must comply with the provisions of

Executive Order 12372, the

‘‘Intergovernmental Review of Federal

Programs and Activities’’ as set forth in

45 CFR part 1233. Corporation State

Office staff will provide applicant

organizations with technical assistance

regarding this requirement.

I. Governor’s Approval of

AmeriCorps*VISTA Projects

No AmeriCorps*VISTA members may

be assigned to serve in a program or

project in any community until the

Governor or other Chief Executive

Officer of the state has been given 45

days within which to review the

application for such program or project

and disapprove, in writing, the

proposed submission.

Governor’s approval must be sought

by the Corporation State Director for all

new AmeriCorps*VISTA projects as

well as for ongoing projects which are

requesting an increase in members or

substantially changing

AmeriCorps*VISTA activities.

J. Freedom of Information Act Requests

Related to AmeriCorps*VISTA Project

Reviews

All Freedom of Information Act

(FOIA) requests generated by the project

review process shall be directed to the

FOIA Office in the Corporation for

National Service Headquarters for reply

(even if initially addressed to

Corporation State or Cluster Office).

Shirley Sagawa,

Executive Vice President and Executive

Director.

[FR Doc. 95–3005 Filed 2–6–95; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 6050–28–M

DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE

Office of the Secretary

Second Annual National Security

Education Program (NSEP)

Institutional Grants Competition

AGENCY: Department of Defense,

National Security Education Program

(NSEP).

ACTION: Notice.

SUMMARY: The NSEP announces the

opening of its Second Annual

Competition for Grants to U.S.

Institutions of Higher Education.

DATES: Grant solicitations (applications)

will be available beginning Monday,

March 6, 1995. Preliminary Proposals

are due Friday, April 21, 1995.

ADDRESSES: Request copies of the

solicitation (application) from NSEP,

Institutional Grants, Rosslyn P.O. Box

20010, 1101 Wilson Blvd., Suite 1210,

Arlington, VA 22209–2248, by FAX to

(703) 696–5667, or via INTERNET:

nsep@policy1.policy.osd.mil

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Mr. Steven R. Dorr, (703) 696–1991.

Dated: February 1, 1995.

Patricia L. Toppings,

Alternate OSD Federal Register Liaison

Officer, Department of Defense.

[FR Doc. 95–2918 Filed 2–6–95; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 5000–04–M

Defense Intelligence Agency, Scientific

Advisory Board Panel Closed Meeting

AGENCY: Department of Defense, Defense

Intelligence Agency.

ACTION: Notice.

SUMMARY: Pursuant to the provisions of

Subsection (d) of Section 10 of Public

Law 92–463, as amended by Section 5

of Public Law 94–409, notice is hereby

given that a closed meeting of the DIA

Scientific Advisory Board has been

scheduled as follows:

DATES: March 15, 1995 (830–400).

ADDRESSES: The Defense Intelligence

Agency, Bolling AFB, Washington, D.C.

20340–5100.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Dr. W.S. Williamson, Executive

Secretary, DIA Scientific Advisory