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1The record is defined in sec. 207.2(f) of the

commission’s rules of practice and procedure (19

CFR 207.2(f)).

INTERNATIONAL TRADE

COMMISSION

[Investigation No. 731–TA–921 (Final)]

Folding Gift Boxes From China

Determination

On the basis of the record 1 developed

in the subject investigation, the United

States International Trade Commission

determines, pursuant to section 735(b)

of the Tariff Act of 1930 (19 U.S.C.

1673d(b)) (the Act), that an industry in

the United States is materially injured

by reason of imports from China of

folding gift boxes, provided for in

subheadings 4819.20.00 and 4819.50.40

of the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of

the United States, that have been found

by the Department of Commerce to be

sold in the United States at less than fair

value (LTFV).

Background

The Commission instituted this

investigation effective February 20,

2001, following receipt of a petition

filed with the Commission and

Commerce by Harvard Folding Box

Company, Inc., Lynn, MA, and Field

Container Company, L.P., Elk Grove, IL.

The final phase of the investigation was

scheduled by the Commission following

notification of a preliminary

determination by Commerce that

imports of folding gift boxes from China

were being sold at LTFV within the

meaning of section 733(b) of the Act (19

U.S.C. 1673b(b)). Notice of the

scheduling of the Commission’s

investigation and of a public hearing to

be held in connection therewith was

given by posting copies of the notice in

the Office of the Secretary, U.S.

International Trade Commission,

Washington, DC, and by publishing the

notice in the Federal Register of August

30, 2001 (66 FR 45864). The hearing was

held in Washington, DC, on November

15, 2001, and all persons who requested

the opportunity were permitted to

appear in person or by counsel.

The Commission transmitted its

determination in this investigation to

the Secretary of Commerce on December

21, 2001. The views of the Commission

are contained in USITC Publication

3480 (December 2001), entitled Folding

Gift Boxes from China: Investigation No.

731–TA–921 (Final).

By order of the Commission.

Issued: December 21, 2001.

Donna R. Koehnke,

Secretary.

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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE

Bureau of Justice Statistics

[OJP (BJS)–1342]

2002 Census of Publicly Funded

Forensic Crime Laboratories

AGENCY: Bureau of Justice Statistics,

Office of Justice Programs, Justice.

ACTION: Notice of solicitation.

SUMMARY: The purpose of this notice is

to announce a public solicitation to

obtain a data collection agent for the

2002 Census of Publicly Funded

Forensic Crime Laboratories.

DATES: Proposals must be received at the

Bureau of Justice Statistics (BJS) on or

before 5 p.m. EST, February 8, 2002 or

be postmarked on or before February 8,

2002.

ADDRESSES: Proposals should be mailed

to Application Coordinator, Bureau of

Justice Statistics, 810 Seventh Street,

NW, Washington, DC 20531; (202) 616–

3497.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Greg

W. Steadman, Statistician, Bureau of

Justice Statistics, 810 Seventh Street,

NW, Washington, DC 20531; Phone

(202) 616–3284 [This is not a toll free

number]; E-mail:

Greg.Steadman@usdoj.gov.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Statutory Authority

The awards made pursuant to this

solicitation will be funded by the

Bureau of Justice Statistics consistent

with the provisions of 42 U.S.C. 3732.

Program Goals

The purpose of this award is to

provide funding to administer the 2002

Census of Publicly Funded Forensic

Crime Laboratories. The survey will

obtain baseline information about the

workload and operations of the

approximately 400 forensic crime

laboratories in the United States.

Special emphasis will be made to

identify the specific activities and

resources to support forensic analysis

within each laboratory including:

personnel, budget, workload, and

agencies for which analyses are

performed and results reported. The

initial draft survey instrument and

roster of agencies list will be provided

by BJS.

BJS anticipates making the award for

a 12 month period under this

solicitation. A total of up to $250,000

will be made available to complete the

project pending OMB clearance and

availability of FY 2002 appropriations.

Background

The implementation of the 2002

Census of Publicly Funded Forensic

Crime Laboratories is part of a

continuing effort by BJS to expand

statistical activities related to forensic

crime laboratories. With the many

recent advances in analysis and use of

deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA) evidence

by law enforcement agencies, attention

has been focused on the improvement of

DNA capabilities. The U.S. Department

of Justice is now expanding crime

laboratory support to all forensic

disciplines beyond DNA that constitute

the vast majority of physical evidence

submitted for analysis in our nation’s

public laboratories.

Though information is available

through previous surveys such as BJS’

Survey of DNA Crime Laboratories,

1998 and Federal Bureau of

Investigation’s CODIS Survey of DNA

Laboratories, that information is

primarily limited to laboratories

performing DNA analyses. The

American Society of Crime Lab

Directors (ASCLD) also collects

information limited to their membership

with an annual management survey.

Baseline information about all publicly

funded forensic crime laboratories has

not been collected on a national level.

The goal of this survey is to provide

baseline statistical information on the

operations and workload of publicly

funded forensic crime laboratories

operating in the United States in order

to improve the Nation’s understanding

of the level of work performed and

resources committed to criminal

forensic science analyses. The

information will be useful for Federal,

State and local governments to assess

the areas in which additional resources

for development, improvement or

expansion of forensic capabilities are

necessary. The information will also

assist State and local laboratories in

identifying technology disparities across

laboratories and targeting equipment,

supplies, training and technical

assistance to such labs from programs

such as the Crime Laboratory

Improvement Program (CLIP)

administered by the National Institute of

Justice (NIJ).

Eligibility Requirements

Both profit making and nonprofit

organizations may apply for funds.

Consistent with OJP fiscal requirements,

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however, no fees may be charged against

the project by profit-making

organizations.

Scope of Work

The objective of this project is to

complete data collection for the 2002

Census of Publicly Funded Forensic

Crime Laboratories. This includes

extensive follow up, data verification,

coding and data entry, and delivery of

a final dataset and documentation. The

initial survey instrument and

respondent list will be provided by BJS.

Specifically, the recipient of funds will:

1. Develop a detailed timetable for

each task in the project. Data collection

should begin within three months of the

project start and be completed within

nine months. After the BJS project

manager has agreed to the timetable, all

work must be completed as scheduled.

2. Provide a final review of the survey

instrument drafted by BJS for form and

content.

3. Verify the names, addresses, and

appropriate contact from the respondent

list provided by BJS. The most current

American Society of Crime Lab

Directors list will comprise the

respondent list for this project.

4. Conduct a pre-test of the survey

instrument in a minimum of four sites

to assure that survey items are perceived

by respondents as intended and can be

provided in a timely manner.

5. Mail surveys to respondents and

provide extensive follow up to

respondents that require help,

clarification, or encouragement to

complete the survey. This may involve

multiple follow up telephone calls, remailing or re-faxing surveys, email

correspondence, and site visits where

necessary.

6. Implement and maintain an

automated tracking system to provide

ongoing status of each survey

respondent, complete documentation,

and an inventory of follow up

communication and procedures for each

case. This automated tracking system

should be current and be accessible to

the BJS project monitor at all times.

7. Identify techniques necessary to

achieve a 100% survey item response

rate. The data collection agent will have

routine contact with the laboratories

and must be knowledgeable of the

various areas of forensic science

analysis, laboratory organization and

relations with various components of

the criminal justice system.

8. Deliver to BJS electronic versions of

the survey data, and documentation on

diskette and in ASCII file format. Survey

documentation should include, but is

not limited to, a comprehensive

codebook detailing variable positions,

data coding, variable name and value

labels, any recoding implemented

during the data cleaning process,

methods used for dealing with missing

data, any data allocations, imputation,

or non-response adjustments, and

copies of all program code used to

generate data or published statistics. All

data and documentation from this

survey will be posted on the BJS

website, and data archived at the InterUniversity Consortium for Political and

Social Research (ICPSR).

Award Procedures and Evaluation

Criteria

Proposals should describe the plan

and implementation strategies outlined

in the Scope of Work. Information on

staffing levels and qualifications should

be included for each task and

descriptions of experience relevant to

the project. Resumes of the proposed

project director and key staff should be

enclosed with the proposal.

Applications will be reviewed

competitively with the final award

decision made by the Director of BJS.

The applicant will be evaluated on the

basis of:

1. Demonstrated knowledge of

applied survey research, including

survey construction, interview

techniques, data collection, data coding,

entry and verification, and the

production of public use data files. This

includes availability of an adequate

computing environment, knowledge of

standard social science data processing

software, and demonstrated ability to

produce SPSS readable data files for

analysis and report production.

2. Demonstrated ability and

experience in collecting data in criminal

justice departments and offices at State

and local government levels.

3. Availability of subject matter expert

with knowledge of the areas of forensic

science analyses, forensic laboratory

operational and legal issues, and

logistical impediments to implementing

surveys in publicly funded laboratories.

Applicants must demonstrate the ability

to collect data from both centralized

laboratory systems, with a single office

responsible for administration of

multiple laboratories, and decentralized

systems with administrative units

within the various facilities.

4. Demonstrated fiscal, management,

staff, and organizational capacity to

provide sound management for this

project. Applicant should include

detailed staff resources and other costs

by project tasks.

Application and Award Process

∑ An original and two (2) copies of

the full proposal must be submitted

including:

∑ Standard Form 424, Application for

Federal Assistance

∑ OJP Form 7150/1, Budget Detail

Worksheet

∑ OJP Form 4000/3, Program

Narrative and Assurances

∑ OJP Form 4061/6, Certification

regarding Lobbying, Debarment,

Suspension, and Other Responsibility

Matters; Drug Free Workplace

requirements

∑ OJP Form 7120–1, Accounting

System and Financial Capability

Questionnaire (to be submitted by

applicants who have not previously

received Federal Funds from the Office

of Justice Programs).

These forms can be obtained online

from www.ojp.usdoj.gov/forms.htm.

In addition, fund recipients are

required to comply with regulations

designed to protect human subjects and

ensure confidentiality of data. In

accordance with 28 CFR Part 22, a

Privacy Certificate must be submitted to

BJS. Furthermore, a Screening Sheet for

Protection of Human Subjects must be

completed prior to the award being

issued. Questions regarding Protection

of Human Subjects and/or Privacy

Certificate requirements can be directed

to the Human Subjects Protection

Officer (HSPO) at (202) 616–3282 [This

is not a toll free number].

Proposals must include a project

description and detailed budget. The

project narrative should describe

activities as discussed in the Scope of

Work and address the evaluation

criteria. The project narrative should

contain a detailed timeline for project

activities, a description of the survey

methodology to be used including

defined geographic boundaries, data

collection method, data entry, and data

documentation procedures. The detailed

budget must provide detailed cost

including salaries of staff involved in

the project and the portion of those

salaries to be paid from the award,

fringe benefits paid to each staff person,

travel costs, supplies required for the

project, sub-contractual agreements, and

other allowable costs. The grant will be

made for a period of 12 months.

Dated: December 20, 2001.

Lawrence A. Greenfeld,

Acting Director, Bureau of Justice Statistics.

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