8736 Federal Register / Vol. 60, No. 31 / Wednesday, February 15, 1995 / Notices

General for the Environment and

Natural Resources Division, Department

of Justice, Washington, D.C. 20530, and

should refer to United States v. Beazer

East, Inc., DOJ Ref. #90–11–3–1108.

The proposed Consent Decree may be

examined at the office of the United

States Attorney, Eastern District of

North Carolina, Western Division, 310

New Bern Avenue, Suite 800, Federal

Building, Raleigh, North Carolina,

27601–1461; the Office of the United

States Environmental Protection

Agency, Region IV, 345 Courtland

Street, N.E., Atlanta, Georgia; and at the

Consent Decree Library, 1120 G Street,

N.W., 4th Floor, Washington, D.C.

20005, (202) 624–0892. A copy of the

proposed Consent Decree may be

obtained in person or by mail from the

Consent Decree Library, 1120 G Street,

N.W., 4th Floor, Washington, D.C.

20005. In requesting a copy, please refer

to the referenced case and enclose a

check in the amount of $4.00 (25 cents

per page reproduction costs), payable to

the Consent Decree Library for a copy of

the Consent Decree.

Bruce S. Gelber,

Acting Chief, Environmental Enforcement

Section, Environment and Natural Resources

Division.

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BILLING CODE 4410–01–M

National Institute of Corrections

Cooperative Agreement

Announcement

AGENCY: National Institute of

Corrections, Justice.

ACTION: Notice.

SUMMARY: The NIC announces the

solicitation of applications for the study

of the District of Columbia Department

of Corrections.

DATES: Applications for this cooperative

agreement will be available beginning

February 15, 1995. Applications are due

no later than 4 p.m. Eastern time, March

20, 1995.

ADDRESSES: Request copies of the

solicitation (application) from NIC, 320

First St., N.W. (HOLC), Washington,

D.C. 20534, by FAX to 202–307–3361.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr.

John E. Moore or Ms. Anna Z.

Thompson, (202) 307–1300, ext. 147 or

145.

Cooperative Agreement Announcement

District of Columbia Department of

Corrections Study

I. Overview

Congress has appropriated $200,000

to the National Institute of Corrections

(NIC) for Federal Fiscal Year 1995 to

fund an in-depth study of the District of

Columbia Department of Corrections

(DC DOC). Therefore, the National

Institute of Corrections is soliciting

applications from organizations or

individuals knowledgeable about

correctional management, programs and

operations. The project to be funded

involves an analysis and evaluation of

specific areas of the District of Columbia

Department of Corrections. Some areas

will also require attention in the

development of a program design as

well as implementation strategies. The

project should include, but not be

limited to, a compilation and review of

existing data and relevant information;

analysis of the data, to include previous

and/or on-going court ordered

evaluations and findings; evaluation of

areas listed below; and

recommendations for programmatic and

operational improvement in the DC

DOC based on current and ‘‘best’’

practices.

II. Scope

The successful applicant will

document findings and

recommendations in a report to be made

available to NIC. The report will be

based on a comprehensive study of each

of the areas listed below:

* Analysis of the rated capacity of the

system, to include an analysis of the

appropriate number of inmates to be

housed in each facility;

* Design and implementation of an

objective classification system and a

community risk assessment system;

* Staffing analysis;

* A review of the policies,

procedures, standards, regulations and

laws currently governing human

resource issues within the D.C.

Department of Corrections including

hiring, training, assignment, and

promotion of personnel with a special

emphasis on hiring and training

standards;

* Assessment of the physical plant, to

include, but not be limited to, state of

repair and safety and health

considerations;

* Security analysis of those facilities

which are not under court order, to

include, but not be limited to, internal

security, perimeter/external security,

and assessment of emergency

preparedness; (through and

comprehensive security audits as well

as assessments of emergency

preparedness have been conducted at

Central, Maximum and the Jail by Court

consultants. This effort will be extended

to all other facilities by the cooperative

agreement recipient);

* Facility safety and health

assessments, primarily of an

environmental nature, to include, but

not be limited to, food service

sanitation, vector control, air quality,

water supply and sewage disposal,

lighting, and noise control, and

communicable disease and infection

control. (Comprehensive assessments

are currently being conducted at

Central, Maximum, Modular and the Jail

by the Department of Consumer and

Regulatory Affairs (DCRA) with

thorough, detailed reports issued every

four months by highly qualified

environmental health and safety

experts. The concerns at the facilities

under court scrutiny are probably

similar to those at all DC facilities and

these issues can be addressed by

auditing the facilities not under court

scrutiny and extrapolating the relevant

findings of the DCRA reports to them);

* Assessment of the adequacy of

existing financial resources;

* Review and recommendations as to

new and/or additional policies and

procedures relative to the above

mentioned areas.

Funding for this project has been set

at $200,000 which will support one

cooperative agreement. Activities

funded through this agreement are to be

completed within six months after the

project award. Those eligible for

application consideration include state

agencies; public for profit or non-profit

organizations; associations; educational

institutions; other organizations and

individuals. This project is on an

expedited time frame and the award

recipient should be prepared to begin

work within 45 days of the closing date

of the announcement. Applications for

this project must be received by the

Prisons Division no later than 4 p.m.

Eastern time, March 20, 1995.

Note: It is acceptable for two or more

organizations to join together to submit a

joint application for this award or for an

applicant to propose some type of a

subcontract. There are specific provisions

which apply to these types of arrangements.

Any applicants planning on proposing such

an arrangement should contact NIC and

specifically request the briefing materials

related to this issue, see Section VI.

III. Application Procedures

The applicant must complete OMB

Standard Form 424, Application for

Federal Assistance; the certification of a

drug-free workplace; and the
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certification regarding debarment

(Copies of these forms are included in

the Institutes’ Annual Program Plan.)

Detailed procedures for preparing

financial assistance applications are

given in the NIC Guidelines Manual:

Instructions for Applying for Federal

Assistance. Each of the above referenced

documents will be made available upon

request, see Section VI.

Applications should be submitted in

six copies. At least one of the six copies

must bear the original signature, in ink,

of the administrator or chief executive

officer of the applicant organization. A

cover letter must identify the

responsible audit agency for the

applicant’s financial accounts.

Applications must be written concisely

and typed double spaced.

Applications must detail the project,

the objectives, and the plan for

implementing the proposal. Projected

costs and description of the

qualifications of the applicant(s) must

be included. The projected cost of

conducting the project is a critical

element in the decision making process,

and the Institute urges applicants to

keep indirect costs, in particular, to a

minimum. In addition, applicants must

assure that they have the personnel

resources to complete this project

within the specified timeframes.

Applications being sent by mail

should be addressed to the National

Institute of Corrections, Grant Office,

320 First Street, N.W., Washington, D.C.

20534. Applications transmitted by fax

will not be accepted or acknowledged.

Applications for grants should not be

sent to NIC Longmont, Colorado, offices.

Applications being sent by personal

delivery or Federal Express should be

directed to the National Institute of

Corrections, 500 First Street, N.W.,

Grants Office, Seventh Floor,

Washington, D.C. 20534.

IV. Application Review Procedures

Applications for grants and

cooperative agreements are reviewed by

a team of Institute staff members. The

applications are subsequently approved

or disapproved by the Director of the

National Institute of Corrections. Four

categories of criteria are used in

reviewing applications: programmatic,

organizational, project management, and

financial/administrative. Among the

specific criteria used to evaluate the

applications are:

* Indication of a clear understanding

of the specific areas of corrections to be

addressed by this project and the key

issues;

* Well-defined project objectives,

tasks, and resources necessary to meet

the objectives;

* Technical soundness of the design

and methodology for achieving the

project goals;

* Description of all elements and

tasks of the project, and realistic

timeframes necessary to complete the

tasks;

* Background, experience, and

expertise of the proposed project staff,

including any subcontractors;

* Sufficient and realistic time

commitments from key project staff;

* Reputation or recognized skill of

the applicant organization and any

proposed subcontractors;

* Financial and administrative

integrity of the proposal, including

adherence to federal financial

guidelines and processes;

* Adequate detail and narrative about

the cost elements in the proposed

budget.

V. Project Outcome

The final product will be a cameraready document that is fully and

professionally edited and prepared in

accordance with NIC and federal

publications guidelines. A copy of the

‘‘General Conditions’’ for projects

entailing the preparation of a report for

publication and public dissemination is

available upon request, see section VI.

Monthly briefings, quarterly progress

reports and a three month interim

product will be required. The

Cooperative Agreement recipient will be

expected to work closely with the NIC

Project Monitor as well as the

designated Project Coordinator from the

DC Department of Corrections.

VI. Additional Information

To obtain additional information

including OMB Standard Form 424,

Application for Federal Assistance; the

certification of a drug-free workplace;

certification regarding debarment

(Copies of these forms are included in

the Institutes’ Annual Program Plan), as

well as, NIC Guidelines Manual:

Instructions for Applying for Federal

Assistance and ‘‘General Conditions’’

for the preparation of printed material

you may contact John E. Moore or Anna

Z. Thompson, Correctional Program

Specialists, Prisons Division, National

Institute of Corrections, 320 First St.,

N.W. (HOLC), Washington, D.C. 20534,

Phone: 202–307–1300, ext. 147 or 145 or

fax 202–307–3361.

Morris L. Thigpen,

Director.

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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Occupational Safety and Health

Administration

Advisory Committee on Construction

Safety and Health; Full Committee

Meeting

Notice is hereby given that the

Advisory Committee on Construction

Safety and Health, established under

section 107(e)(1) of the Contract Work

Hours and Safety Standards Act (40

U.S.C. 333) and section 7(b) of the

Occupational Safety and Health Act of

1970 (29 U.S.C. 656), will meet on

February 28-March 1, 1995 at the

Frances Perkins Building, U.S.

Department of Labor, 200 Constitution

Avenue, NW., Room C–5521/5523,

Washington, DC. The meeting is open to

the public and will begin at 9 a.m. on

February 28 and 8:30 a.m. on March 1.

On February 28, in the morning,

OSHA will brief the ACCSH on the

focused inspection policy; the status of

the Excellence in Construction Program;

fall protection for construction workers

erecting non-building steel structures;

the deliberations of the Steel Erection

Negotiated Rulemaking Committee; and

the standards planning process.

Workgroups will meet in the afternoon.

On March 1, work groups will report

back to the full Committee and plans

will be made for the next meeting. The

meeting will end at approximately 12:00

noon.

Written data, views or comments may

be submitted, preferably with 20 copies,

to the Division of Consumer Affairs, at

the address provided below. Any such

submissions received prior to the

meeting will be provided to the

members of the Committee and will be

included in the record of the meeting.

Anyone wishing to make an oral

presentation should notify the Division

of Consumer Affairs before the meeting.

The request should state the amount of

time desired, the capacity in which the

person will appear and a brief outline of

the content of the presentation. Persons

who request the opportunity to address

the Advisory Committee may be

allowed to speak, as time permits, at the

discretion of the Chairman of the

Advisory Committee. Individuals with

disabilities who wish to attend the

meeting should contact Tom Hall, at the

address indicated below, if special

accommodations are needed.

For additional information contact:

Holly Nelson, Office of the Assistant

Secretary, Room S–2316, Telephone

202–219–6027; or Tom Hall, Division of

Consumer Affairs, Room N–3647,

Telephone 202–219–8615, at the