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Tribal legislature ends, or September 13,

1996, whichever is later. Omnibus Act

§ 2102(a)(1), 42 U.S.C. 3796hh–-1(a)(1).

(c) For the purposes of this Program,

a jurisdiction need not have pre-existing

policies encouraging or mandating

arrest to meet the eligibility

requirements listed in this section.

However, a State, Indian tribal

government, or unit of local government

must specify the policy that it intends

to enact by the statutory deadline in its

application for funding through this

Program.

§ 90.64 Application content.

(a) Format. Applications from States,

Indian tribal governments and units of

local government must be submitted on

Standard Form 424, Application for

Federal Assistance, at a time designated

by the Office of Justice Programs. The

Violence Against Women Grants Office

of the Office of Justice Programs will

develop and disseminate to States,

Indian tribal governments, local

governments and other interested

parties a complete Application Kit

which will include a Standard Form

424, a list of assurances to which

applicants must agree, and additional

guidance on how to prepare and submit

an application for grants under this

Subpart. To receive a complete

Application Kit, please contact: The

Violence Against Women Grants Office,

Office of Justice Programs, Room 444,

633 Indiana Avenue, N.W., Washington,

D.C. 20531. Telephone: (202) 307–6026.

(b) Programs. Applications must set

forth programs and projects that meet

the purposes and criteria of the Grants

to Encourage Arrest program set out in

§ § 90.62 and 90.63 of this part.

(c) Requirements. Applicants in their

applications shall, at a minimum:

(1) Describe plans to further the

purposes stated in § 90.62 of this part;

(2) Identify the agency or office or

groups of agencies or offices responsible

for carrying out the program; and

(3) Include documentation from

nonprofit, private sexual assault and

domestic violence programs

demonstrating their participation in

developing the application, and explain

how these groups will be involved in

the development and implementation of

the project.

(d) Certifications. (1) As required by

Section 2101(c) of the Omnibus Act,

codified as amended at 42 U.S.C.

3796hh–1(a), each State, Indian tribal

government or unit of local government

must certify in its application that it has

met the eligibility requirements set out

in § 90.63 of this subpart.

(2) Each State, Indian tribal

government or unit of local government

must certify that all the information

contained in the application is correct.

All submissions will be treated as a

material representation of fact upon

which reliance will be placed, and any

false or incomplete representation may

result in suspension or termination of

funding, recovery of funds provided,

and civil and/or criminal sanctions.

§ 90.65 Evaluation.

The National Institute of Justice will

conduct evaluations and studies of

programs funded through this Program.

The Office of Justice Programs hopes to

set aside a small portion of the overall

funds authorized for the Program for

this purpose. Recipients of funds must

agree to cooperate with such federallysponsored research and evaluation

studies of their projects. In addition,

grant recipients are required to report to

the Attorney General on the

effectiveness of their project(s).

Omnibus Act § 2103, 42 U.S.C. 3796hh–

2. Recipients of program funds are

strongly encouraged to develop a local

evaluation strategy to assess the impact

and effectiveness of their programs.

Applicants should consider entering

into partnerships with research

organizations that are submitting

simultaneous grant applications to the

National Institute of Justice for this

purpose.

§ 90.66 Review of Applications.

(a) Review criteria. (1) The provisions

of Part U of the Omnibus Act and of the

regulations in this subpart provide the

basis for review and approval or

disapproval of applications and

amendments in whole or in part.

Priority will be given to applicants that

(i) Do not currently provide for

centralized handling of cases involving

domestic violence by police,

prosecutors, and courts; and

(ii) Demonstrate a commitment to

strong enforcement of laws, and

prosecution of cases, involving domestic

violence. Omnibus Act § 2102(b)(1)–(2),

42 U.S.C. 3796hh–1(b)(1)–(2) (1994).

(2) Commitment may be demonstrated

in a number of ways including: clear

communication from top departmental

management that domestic violence

prevention is a priority; strict

enforcement of arrest policies;

innovative approaches to officer

supervision in domestic violence

matters; acknowledgment of officers

who consistently enforce domestic

violence arrest policies and sanctions

for those who do not; education and

training for all officers and supervisors

on enforcement of domestic violence

arrest policies and the phenomenon of

domestic violence; and creation of

special units to investigate and monitor

spousal and partner abuse cases.

(b) Intergovernmental review. This

program is covered by Executive Order

12372 (Intergovernmental Review of

Federal Programs) and implementing

regulations at 28 CFR part 30. A copy

of the application submitted to the

Office of Justice Programs should also

be submitted at the same time to the

State’s Single Point of Contact, if there

is a Single Point of Contact.

§ 90.67 Grantee reporting.

Each grantee receiving funds under

this subpart shall submit a report to the

Attorney General evaluating the

effectiveness of projects developed with

funds provided under this subpart and

containing such additional material as

the Assistant Attorney General of the

Office of Justice Programs may

prescribe.

Laurie Robinson,

Assistant Attorney General, Office of Justice

Programs.

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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION

AGENCY

40 CFR Part 300

[FRL–5504–7]

National Oil and Hazardous

Substances Pollution Contingency

Plan; National Priorities List:

Extension of Public Comment Period

AGENCY: Environmental Protection

Agency.

ACTION: Notice of intent for partial

deletion of the RSR Corporation

Superfund Site from the National

Priorities List; notice of extension of the

public comment period.

SUMMARY: As requested by some

members of the public, the United

States Environmental Protection Agency

(EPA) Region 6 is extending the public

comment period on the intent to delete

the residential portions of the RSR

Corporation Superfund Site (RSR Site)

known as Operable Unit (OU) Nos. 1

and 2 from the National Priorities List

(NPL). The NPL constitutes Appendix B

to the National Oil and Hazardous

Substances Pollution Contingency Plan

(NCP), 40 CFR Part 300, which EPA

promulgated pursuant to Section 105 of

the Comprehensive Environmental

Response, Compensation, and Liability

Act (CERCLA).

EPA bases its proposal to delete OU

Nos. 1 and 2 on the determination by

EPA and the State of Texas, through the
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Texas Natural Resource Conservation

Commission (TNRCC), that all

appropriate actions under CERCLA have

been implemented to protect human

health, welfare and the environment at

OU Nos.1 and 2.

This partial deletion pertains only to

OU Nos. 1 and 2 of the RSR Site and

does not include OU Nos. 3, 4 and 5.

OU Nos. 3, 4 and 5 will remain on the

NPL, and response activities will

continue at those OUs.

DATES: The EPA is extending the public

comment period and will accept

comments concerning its proposal for

partial deletion for an additional thirty

(30) days after publication of this notice

in the Federal Register and a newspaper

of record.

ADDRESSES: Comments may be mailed

to: Ms. Olivia Rodriguez Balandran

Community Relations Coordinator U.S.

EPA, Region 6 (6SF–P) 1445 Ross

Avenue Dallas, Texas 75202–2733 1–

800–533–3508 or (214) 665–6484.

Information Repositories

Comprehensive information on the

RSR Site as well as information specific

to this proposed partial deletion is

available for review at EPA’s Region 6

office in Dallas, Texas. The

Administrative Records for OU Nos. 1

and 2 and the Deletion Docket for this

partial deletion are maintained at the

following RSR Site document/

information repositories: U.S. EPA,

Region 6 Library, 12th Floor (6MD–II)

1445 Ross Avenue Dallas, Texas 75202–

2733 (214) 665–6424 or 665–6427 hours

of operation: M–F 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.

Dallas Public Library, 2332 Singleton

Blvd., Dallas, Texas 75212, (214) 670–

6445, hours of operation: M and W 10

a.m.–6 p.m. T and Th 10 a.m.–8 p.m.

Sat 10 a.m.–5 p.m.

Texas Natural Resource Conservation

Commission, 12118 North IH 35,

Technical Park Center, Room 190,

Building D, Austin, Texas 78753,

(512) 239–2920, hours of operation:

M-F 8:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m.

FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION CONTACT:

Mr. Carlos A. Sanchez, Project Manager,

U.S. EPA, Region 6 (6SF–AT), 1445 Ross

Avenue, Dallas, Texas 75202–2733,

(214) 665–8507.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This

partial deletion of the RSR site is

proposed in accordance with 40 CFR

300.425(e) and the Notice of Policy

Change: Partial Deletion of Sites Listed

on the National Priorities List. 60 FR

55466 (Nov. 1, 1995).

The proposal for partial deletion

pertains to OU No. 1, which includes all

privately owned residential properties

and residential high risk areas, such as

schools and day care centers, located in

the RSR site. In addition, this proposal

for partial deletion pertains to OU No.

2, which includes the public residential

housing area located in RSR Site that is

currently owned by the Dallas Housing

Authority (DHA). EPA has issued no

further action Records of Decision

(RODs) for OU Nos. 1 and 2.

EPA, with concurrence from the State

of Texas, has determined that all

appropriate CERCLA response actions

have been completed at OU Nos. 1 and

2 and protection of human health and

the environment has been achieved in

these areas. Therefore, EPA makes this

proposal to delete only OU Nos. 1 and

2 of the RSR Corporation Superfund Site

from the NPL.

Dated: May 7, 1996.

Approved By:

Myron O. Knudson,

Acting Regional Administrator, U.S.

Environmental Protection Agency, Region 6.

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FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS

COMMISSION

47 CFR Part 73

[MM Docket No. 96–105; RM–8793]

Radio Broadcasting Services; Ely,

Hermantown and Pine City, MN

AGENCY: Federal Communications

Commission.

ACTION: Proposed rule.

SUMMARY: This document requests

comments on a petition filed by Harbor

Broadcasting, Inc. requesting the

substitution of Channel 221C3 for

Channel 221A at Hermantown,

Minnesota, and modification of its

construction permit for Channel 221A to

specify operation on Channel 221C3.

The coordinates for Channel 221C3 are

46–49–30 and 92–17–00. To

accommodate the upgrade at

Hermantown, we shall also propose to

substitute Channel 233A for Channel

221A at Ely, Minnesota, and modify the

license for Station WELY-FM

accordingly at coordinates 47–53–40

and 91–51–50 and substitute Channel

265A for Channel 221A at Pine City,

Minnesota, and modify the license for

Station WCMP-FM at coordinates 45–

54–07 and 92–57–25. Since the

communities of Ely, Hermantown and

Pine City are all located within 320

kilometers (200 miles) of the U.SCanadian border, Canadian concurrence

will be requested for these allotments.

We shall propose to modify the

construction permit for Channel 221A at

Hermantown, Minnesota, in accordance

with Section 1.420(g) of the

Commission’s Rules and will not accept

competing expressions of interest for the

use of the channel or require petitioner

to demonstrate the availaility of an

additional equivalent class channel for

use by such parties.

DATES: Comments must be filed on or

before June 28, 1996, and reply

comments on or before July 13, 1996.

ADDRESSES: Federal Communications

Commission, Washington, DC 20554. In

addition to filing comments with the

FCC, interested parties should serve the

petitioner’s counsel, as follows:

Timothy E. Welch, Hill & Welch, 1330

New Hampshire Avenue, NW., Suite

113, Washington, DC 20036.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Kathleen Scheuerle, Mass Media

Bureau, (202) 418–2180.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This is a

summary of the Commission’s Notice of

Proposed Rule Making, MM Docket No.

96–105, adopted April 22, 1996, and

released May 7, 1996. The full text of

this Commission decision is available

for inspection and copying during

normal business hours in the

Commission’s Reference Center (Room

239), 1919 M Street, NW., Washington,

DC. The complete text of this decision

may also be purchased from the

Commission’s copy contractors,

International Transcription Services,

Inc., 2100 M Street, NW., Suite 140,

Washington, DC 20037, (202) 857–3800.

Provisions of the Regulatory

Flexibility Act of l980 do not apply to

this proceeding.

Members of the public should note

that from the time a Notice of Proposed

Rule Making is issued until the matter

is no longer subject to Commission

consideration or court review, all ex

parte contacts are prohibited in

Commission proceedings, such as this

one, which involve channel allotments.

See 47 CFR 1.1204(b) for rules

governing permissible ex parte contact.

For information regarding proper

filing procedures for comments, see 47

CFR 1.415 and 1.420.

List of Subjects in 47 CFR Part 73

Radio broadcasting.

Federal Communications Commission.

Andrew J. Rhodes,

Acting Chief, Allocations Branch, Policy and

Rules Division, Mass Media Bureau.

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