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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE
Patricia A. Brink,
Deputy Director of Operations, Antitrust
Division.
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Solicitation for a Cooperative
Agreement: Green Corrections
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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE
Antitrust Division
Notice Pursuant to the National
Cooperative Research and Production
Act of 1993—Information Card
Foundation
Notice is hereby given that, on April
17, 2009, pursuant to Section 6(a) of the
National Cooperative Research and
Production Act of 1993, 15 U.S.C. 4301
et seq. (‘‘the Act’’), Information Card
Foundation has filed written
notifications simultaneously with the
Attorney General and the Federal Trade
Commission disclosing changes in its
membership. The notifications were
filed for the purpose of extending the
Act’s provisions limiting the recovery of
antitrust plaintiffs to actual damages
under specified circumstances.
Specifically, Google, Inc., Mountain
View, CA has been added as a party to
this venture.
No other changes have been made in
either the membership or planned
activity of the group research project.
Membership in this group research
project remains open, and Information
Card Foundation intends to file
additional written notifications
disclosing all changes in membership.
On June 2, 2008, Information Card
Foundation filed its original notification
pursuant to Section 6(a) of the Act. The
Department of Justice published a notice
in the Federal Register pursuant to
Section 6(b) of the Act on July 16, 2008
(73 FR 40883).
The last notification was filed with
the Department on February 11, 2009. A
notice was published in the Federal
Register pursuant to Section 6(b) of the
Act on March 13, 2009 (74 FR 10967).
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Deputy Director of Operations, Antitrust
Division.
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National Institute of Corrections
AGENCY: National Institute of
Corrections, Department of Justice.
ACTION: Solicitation for a cooperative
agreement.
SUMMARY: The National Institute of
Corrections (NIC) is soliciting proposals
from organizations, groups, or
individuals who would like to enter an
8-month cooperative agreement to write
a 45–50 page white paper exploring
implementation strategies to introduce
and increase awareness of
environmental and conservation efforts
to the field of corrections.
The Research and Evaluation Division
will use the information from the white
paper to collaborate with other Institute
divisions (Prisons, Jails, Community
Corrections, and Transition and
Workforce Development) in developing
and implementing training and
technical assistance opportunities. The
final white paper will become available
to the public domain.
DATES: Applications must be received
by 4 p.m. EST on Thursday, June 19,
2009.
Mailed applications must be
sent to Director, National Institute of
Corrections, 320 First Street, NW., Room
5007, Washington, DC 20534.
Applicants are encouraged to use
Federal Express, UPS, or similar service
to ensure delivery by the due date.
Hand delivered applications should
be brought to 500 First Street, NW.,
Washington, DC 20534. At the front
desk, call (202) 307–3106, extension 0
for pickup.
Faxed applications will not be
accepted. Only electronic applications
submitted via https://www.grants.gov
will be accepted.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: A
copy of this announcement and the
required application forms can be
downloaded from the NIC Web site at
https://www.nicic.gov/
cooperativeagreements.
All technical or programmatic
questions concerning this
announcement should be directed to
Sherry Carroll, Correctional Program
Specialist, National Institute of
Corrections. She can be reached by
calling 1–800–995–6423 extension 0378
or by e-mail at scarroll@bop.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Background: NIC’s interest in this
project is to contribute to the
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advancement of corrections by
developing innovative solutions to raise
the awareness of correctional
administrators and to help them stay
abreast of societal issues that are being
raised in legislative, societal, and
political forums. Additionally, NIC aims
to inform correctional administrators of
new legislation that has been brought
before Congress addressing energy
efficiency and renewable energy.
The Bureau of Justice Statistics found
that per capita expenditure for each
justice function increased between 1982
and 2003, with corrections having the
largest per capita increase of 423% (BJS,
2003)—a growth rate higher than both
law enforcement and the judiciary. With
agencies competing for performancebased budgets, agencies must show they
are operating effectively and efficiently.
This is the beginning of what could be
a new generation of correctional
facilities. Facilities may be required to
enhance their infrastructures by
implementing self-sustaining and
environmentally friendly processes for
day-to-day operations, or as backup
plans during times of emergency. This
also increases the potential for facilities
to create green products and services
that will reduce costs and improve
green-collar job skills inside and outside
of the facility. Reducing operational
costs will allow more funding to be
directed to programs designed to
produce long-term, positive effects on
offenders re-entering the community.
Correctional administrators have
attempted to address workforce
challenges by introducing skilled trades,
vocational programs, apprenticeships,
and college courses to offenders. Still,
few job assignments are offered to
offenders. Dr. Raquel Pinderhughes
(2007) completed a study suggesting
that there are barriers to employment for
former offenders with low levels of
education.
According to the American Solar
Energy Society, jobs in renewableenergy and energy-efficiency industries
could increase to 40 million by 2030
(MacMillian, 2008). It is believed that
most firms are not prepared to handle
the rapid growth of these types of jobs
and will experience a shortage of
qualified green-collar workers. There
will also be a greater need for greencollar jobs as traditional blue-collar jobs
have become less available and
competition for them increases (Jones
and Wyskida 2007).
New green-collar jobs require less
licensing than some blue-collar jobs
(Pinderhughes, 2007). This may increase
the potential for former offenders to find
gainful employment after their release.
Green-collar skills are transferable and
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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE
Antitrust Division
Notice Pursuant to the National Cooperative Research and
Production Act of 1993--Information Card Foundation
Notice is hereby given that, on April 17, 2009, pursuant to Section
6(a) of the National Cooperative Research and Production Act of 1993,
15 U.S.C. 4301 et seq. (``the Act''), Information Card Foundation has
filed written notifications simultaneously with the Attorney General
and the Federal Trade Commission disclosing changes in its membership.
The notifications were filed for the purpose of extending the Act's
provisions limiting the recovery of antitrust plaintiffs to actual
damages under specified circumstances. Specifically, Google, Inc.,
Mountain View, CA has been added as a party to this venture.
No other changes have been made in either the membership or planned
activity of the group research project. Membership in this group
research project remains open, and Information Card Foundation intends
to file additional written notifications disclosing all changes in
membership.
On June 2, 2008, Information Card Foundation filed its original
notification pursuant to Section 6(a) of the Act. The Department of
Justice published a notice in the Federal Register pursuant to Section
6(b) of the Act on July 16, 2008 (73 FR 40883).
The last notification was filed with the Department on February 11,
2009. A notice was published in the Federal Register pursuant to
Section 6(b) of the Act on March 13, 2009 (74 FR 10967).
Patricia A. Brink,
Deputy Director of Operations, Antitrust Division.
[FR Doc. E9-11822 Filed 5-21-09; 8:45 am]
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