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should be addressed, in quintuplicate,
to the Drug Enforcement
Administration, Office of Diversion
Control, Federal Register Representative
(ODL), 8701 Morrissette Drive,
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filed no later than August 1, 2011.
Dated: May 25, 2011.
Joseph T. Rannazzisi,
Deputy Assistant Administrator, Office of
Diversion Control, Drug Enforcement
Administration.
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the public which raised technical and
non-technical issues and questions.
Following a thorough review of all
public comments and environmental
documentation amassed in support of
the proposed action, the BOP
determined that it was appropriate and
in the best interests of the public to
prepare a new EA. The new EA
incorporated additional information
prepared in response to public
comments. The new EA also provided
the most current information available
regarding the alternative facilities as
well as the BOP’s Preferred Alternative.
Project Information
DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE
Federal Bureau of Prisons
Notice of the Availability of the Finding
of No Significant Impact Concerning a
Proposal To Award a Contract to
House Federal, Low-Security, Criminal
Aliens in a Contractor-Owned/
Contractor-Operated Correctional
Facility
U.S. Department of Justice,
Federal Bureau of Prisons.
ACTION: Finding of No Significant
Impact.
AGENCY:
The U.S. Department of
Justice, Federal Bureau of Prisons (BOP)
announces the availability of the
Finding of No Significant Impact
(FONSI) concerning the Environmental
Assessment (EA) for the proposal to
award one or more contracts to house
900 to approximately 3,000 federal, lowsecurity, adult male, non-U.S. citizen,
criminal aliens within one or more
existing contractor-owned and operated
correctional facilities.
SUMMARY:
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Background Information
Pursuant to Section 102, 42 U.S.C.
4332, of the National Environmental
Policy Act (NEPA) of 1969, as amended
and the Council on Environmental
Quality Regulations (40 CFR parts 1500–
1508), the BOP published an EA
concerning a proposal to award one or
more contracts to house 900 to
approximately 3,000 Federal, lowsecurity, adult male, non-U.S. citizen,
criminal aliens within one or more
existing contractor-owned and operated
correctional facilities.
The 30-day public comment period
began on January 28, 2011 and was
extended by 10 days at the request of a
member of the public in order to submit
comments to the BOP concerning the
EA. By March 9, 2011, the BOP received
comment letters from several
government agencies and a member of
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Under the proposed action, the
contractor(s) selected to house the
approximately 3,000 Federal, lowsecurity, adult male, criminal aliens
would be responsible for ensuring that
the correctional facility(s) is operated in
a manner consistent with the mission of
the BOP and state and federal laws and
regulations. It is anticipated that the
BOP will predominantly assign Federal,
low-security, adult male, criminal aliens
(comprised primarily of persons with a
year or less remaining to serve) to the
selected facility. However, the BOP may
designate any inmate within its custody
utilizing the same designation criteria as
used at other BOP facilities. All inmate
services and programs would be
developed and implemented to comply
with the BOP’s contract requirements
and all applicable federal, state and
local laws and regulations.
Following publication of the
solicitation for the Short Term
Sentences procurement, the BOP
received responses from contractors
representing nine alternative facilities.
Of the nine alternative locations, six
were either withdrawn by contractor(s)
or eliminated from consideration by the
BOP on the basis of non-environmental
criteria. Three existing correctional
facilities, located in Oklahoma and
Texas, were considered worthy of
further consideration. Possible use of
each of three existing facilities, in
addition to the No Action alternative,
were evaluated in an EA prepared by
the BOP. The BOP would select one or
more contractors for contract award
from among the three offerors:
—Diamondback Correctional Center,
Watonga, Oklahoma.
—Great Plains Correctional Facility,
Hinton, Oklahoma.
—Willacy County Processing Center,
Raymondville, Texas.
No other facilities were under
consideration by the BOP. The BOP
reserves the right to make multiple
awards. In the event it is in the
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Government’s best interest, the BOP
may make up to two (based on
proposals received) contract awards as
long as the total quantity is within the
scope of approximately 3,000 beds.
The BOP issued the EA on May 2,
2011, with publication of the Notice of
Availability (NOA) in newspapers
serving the area surrounding each of the
alternative locations. The NOA included
information concerning the 30-day
public comment period which began on
May 2, 2011, and ended on May 31,
2011. The BOP also distributed copies
of the EA to federal agencies, state and
local governments, elected officials,
interested organizations, public libraries
and individuals.
Availability of Finding of No
Significant Impact
The FONSI is available upon request.
To request a copy of the FONSI, please
contact: Richard A. Cohn, Chief, or Issac
J. Gaston, Site Selection Specialist,
Capacity Planning and Site Selection
Branch, Federal Bureau of Prisons, 320
First Street, NW., Washington, DC
20534 Tel: 202–514–6470/Fax: 202–
616–6024/E-mail: racohn@bop.gov or
IGaston@bop.gov
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Richard A. Cohn, or Issac J. Gaston,
Federal Bureau of Prisons.
Dated: May 24, 2011,
Richard A. Cohn,
Chief, Capacity Planning and Site Selection
Branch.
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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
Comment Request for Information
Collection for Enhanced Transitional
Jobs Demonstration, New Collection
Employment and Training
Administration, Labor.
ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:
The Department of Labor, as
part of its continuing effort to reduce
paperwork and respondent burden
conducts a preclearance consultation
program to provide the general public
and Federal agencies with an
opportunity to comment on proposed
and/or continuing collections of
information in accordance with the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995
(PRA95) [44 U.S.C. 3506(c)(2)(A)]. This
program helps to ensure that requested
data can be provided in the desired
format, reporting burden (time and
financial resources) is minimized,
collection instruments are clearly
SUMMARY:
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understood, and the impact of collection
requirements on respondents can be
properly assessed. Currently, the
Employment and Training
Administration is soliciting comments
concerning the collection of data to
support the Enhanced Transitional Jobs
Demonstration project (ETJD).
A copy of the proposed information
collection request can be obtained by
contacting the office listed below in the
addressee section of this notice.
DATES: Written comments must be
submitted to the office listed in the
addressee’s section below on or before
August 1, 2011.
ADDRESSES: Submit written comments
to the Employment and Training
Administration, 200 Constitution
Avenue, NW., Suite N–4511,
Washington, DC 20210, Attention: Jenn
Smith, Telephone number: (202) 693–
3597 (this is not a toll-free number).
Fax: (202) 693–3113. E-mail:
smith.jenn@dol.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
I. Background
In applying for the Enhanced
Transitional Jobs Demonstration grants,
grantees agree to submit participant data
and quarterly aggregate reports for
individuals who receive services
through ETJD programs and their
partnerships with One-Stop Career
Centers, local workforce investment
boards, employment providers, the
criminal justice system, and child
support enforcement agencies, among
others. The reports include aggregate
data on demographic characteristics,
types of services received, placements,
outcomes, and follow-up status.
Specifically, they summarize data on
participants who received subsidized
employment and training, placement
services, child support assistance and
family reunification services, mentoring,
and other services essential to
successful unsubsidized employment of
ex-offender and non-custodial parent
participants through ETJD programs.
This requests an approval for a new
information collection to meet the
reporting and recordkeeping
requirements of the Enhanced
Transitional Jobs Demonstration
through an ETA-provided, Web-based
Management Information System (MIS).
In addition to reporting participant
information and performance-related
outcomes, ETJD grantees will be part of
an extensive random assignment
evaluation to test the effectiveness of a
transitional jobs ‘‘bump-up’’ model that
provides an enhanced approach to the
traditional transitional jobs model, in
order to demonstrate the effectiveness of
transitional jobs in serving specific
hard-to-employ populations.
Five outcome measures are used to
measure success in the ETJD grants:
Entered employment rate, employment
retention rate, average six-month postprogram earnings, recidivism rate, and
rate of child support order
modifications. Several of these conform
to the common performance measures
implemented across Federal job training
programs as of July 1, 2005. By
standardizing the reporting and
performance requirements of different
programs, the common measures give
ETA the ability to compare across
programs the core goals of the workforce
system—how many people entered jobs;
how many stayed employed; and how
many successfully completed an
educational program. Although the
common measures are an integral part of
ETA’s performance accountability
system, these measures provide only
part of the information necessary to
effectively oversee the workforce
investment system. ETA also collects
data from ETJD grantees on program
activities, participants, and outcomes
that are necessary for program
management and the random
assignment evaluation process and for
conveying full and accurate information
on the performance of ETJD programs to
policymakers and stakeholders.
This information collection maintains
a reporting and record-keeping system
for a minimum level of information
collection that is necessary to comply
with Equal Opportunity requirements,
to hold ETJD grantees appropriately
accountable for the Federal funds they
receive, including common performance
measures, and to allow the Department
to fulfill its oversight and management
responsibilities.
II. Review Focus
The Department of Labor is
particularly interested in comments
which:
* Evaluate whether the proposed
collection of information is necessary
for the proper performance of the
functions of the agency, including
whether the information will have
practical utility;
* Evaluate the accuracy of the
agency’s estimate of the burden of the
proposed collection of information,
including the validity of the
methodology and assumptions used;
* Enhance the quality, utility, and
clarity of the information to be
collected; and
* Minimize the burden of the
collection of information on those who
are to respond, including through the
use of appropriate automated,
electronic, mechanical, or other
technological collection techniques or
other forms of information technology,
e.g., permitting electronic submissions
of responses.
III. Current Actions
Type of Review: New collection.
Agency: Employment and Training
Administration.
Title: Enhanced Transitional Jobs
Demonstration Reporting System.
OMB Number: 1205–0NEW.
Affected Public: Local workforce
investment board, non-profit, or faithbased organization grantees.
Total Respondents: 12 grantees.
Frequency: Quarterly.
ESTIMATED TOTAL BURDEN HOURS
Total
respondents
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Form/activity
Total annual
response
Frequency
Average
time per
response
(hours)
Total annual
burden
hours
Total annual
burden cost
Participant Data Collection ...............
Quarterly narrative progress report ..
Quarterly performance report ...........
12
12
12
Continual ..............................
Quarterly ...............................
Quarterly ...............................
3000
48
48
2.5
10
20
7,500
480
960
$107,775
6,898
13,795
Totals .........................................
12
...............................................
1,296
32.5
8,940
128,468
Comments submitted in response to
this comment request will be
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become a matter of public record.
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Dated: May 11, 2011.
Jane Oates,
Assistant Secretary, Employment and
Training Administration.
[FR Doc. 2011–13454 Filed 5–31–11; 8:45 am]
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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
Office of the Secretary
Bureau of International Labor Affairs;
Labor Advisory Committee for Trade
Negotiations and Trade Policy
ACTION:
Meeting notice.
Pursuant to the provisions of
the Federal Advisory Committee Act
(Pub. L. 92–463, as amended), notice is
hereby given of a meeting of the Labor
Advisory Committee for Trade
Negotiation and Trade Policy.
DATE, TIME, PLACE: June 28, 2011; 3
p.m.–4:30 p.m.; U.S. Department of
Labor, Secretary’s Conference Room,
200 Constitution Ave., NW.,
Washington, DC.
PURPOSE: The meeting will include a
review and discussion of current issues
which influence U.S. trade policy.
Potential U.S. negotiating objectives and
bargaining positions in current and
anticipated trade negotiations will be
discussed. Pursuant to 19 U.S.C. 2155(f)
it has been determined that the meeting
will be concerned with matters the
disclosure of which would seriously
compromise the Government’s
negotiating objectives or bargaining
positions. Accordingly, the meeting will
be closed to the public.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Gregory Schoepfle, Director, Office of
Trade and Labor Affairs; Phone: (202)
693–4887.
SUMMARY:
Signed at Washington, DC the 25th day of
May 2011.
Sandra Polaski,
Deputy Undersecretary, International Affairs.
[FR Doc. 2011–13490 Filed 5–31–11; 8:45 am]
Law 92–463, as amended, the National
Aeronautics and Space Administration
(NASA) announces a meeting of the
Planetary Science Subcommittee of the
NASA Advisory Council (NAC). This
Subcommittee reports to the Science
Committee of the NAC. The meeting
will be held for the purpose of soliciting
from the scientific community and other
persons scientific and technical
information relevant to program
planning.
Wednesday, June 22, 2011, 11:30
a.m. to 4 p.m., Local Time.
ADDRESSES: This meeting will take place
telephonically and by WebEx. Any
interested person may call the USA toll
free conference call number 888–324–
7575, pass code PSS, to participate in
this meeting by telephone. The WebEx
link is https://nasa.webex.com/,
meeting number 990 482 047, and
password PSS@June22.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ms.
Marian Norris, Science Mission
Directorate, NASA Headquarters,
Washington, DC 20546, (202) 358–4452,
fax (202) 358–4118, or
mnorris@nasa.gov.
DATES:
The
agenda for the meeting includes the
following topics:
—Review of the Planetary Science
Division Response to the Decadal
Survey.
—Discussion/Review of the Planetary
Science Division Fiscal Year 2011
Government Performance and Results
Act Draft Report.
It is imperative that the meeting be
held on this date to accommodate the
scheduling priorities of the key
participants.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
May 25, 2011.
P. Diane Rausch,
Advisory Committee Management Officer,
National Aeronautics and Space
Administration.
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NATIONAL ARCHIVES AND RECORDS
ADMINISTRATION
NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND
SPACE ADMINISTRATION
Agency Information Collection
Activities: Submission for OMB
Review; Comment Request
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NASA Advisory Council; Science
Committee; Planetary Science
Subcommittee; Meeting
National Archives and Records
Administration (NARA).
ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:
National Aeronautics and
Space Administration.
ACTION: Notice of meeting.
AGENCY:
In accordance with the
Federal Advisory Committee Act, Public
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NARA is giving public notice
that the agency has submitted to OMB
for approval the information collection
described in this notice. The public is
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invited to comment on the proposed
information collection pursuant to the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995.
DATES: Written comments must be
submitted to OMB at the address below
on or before July 1, 2011 to be assured
of consideration.
ADDRESSES: Send comments to Mr.
Nicholas A. Fraser, Desk Officer for
NARA, Office of Management and
Budget, New Executive Office Building,
Washington, DC 20503; fax: 202–395–
5167; or electronically mailed to
Nicholas_A._Fraser@omb.eop.gov.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Requests for additional information or
copies of the proposed information
collection and supporting statement
should be directed to Tamee Fechhelm
at telephone number 301–837–1694 or
fax number 301–713–7409.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Pursuant
to the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995
(Pub. L. 104–13), NARA invites the
general public and other Federal
agencies to comment on proposed
information collections. NARA
published a notice of proposed
collection for this information collection
on March 16, 2011 (76 FR 14433 and
14434). No comments were received.
NARA has submitted the described
information collections to OMB for
approval.
In response to this notice, comments
and suggestions should address one or
more of the following points: (a)
Whether the proposed information
collections are necessary for the proper
performance of the functions of NARA;
(b) the accuracy of NARA’s estimate of
the burden of the proposed information
collections; (c) ways to enhance the
quality, utility, and clarity of the
information to be collected; and (d)
ways to minimize the burden of the
collection of information on
respondents, including the use of
information technology; and (e) whether
small businesses are affected by these
collections. In this notice, NARA is
soliciting comments concerning the
following information collections:
1. Title: Presidential Library Facilities.
OMB Number: 3095–0036.
Agency Form Number: None.
Type of Review: Regular.
Affected Public: Presidential library
foundations or other entities proposing
to transfer a Presidential library facility
to NARA.
Estimated Number of Respondents: 1.
Estimated Time per Response: 31
hours.
Frequency of Response: On occasion.
Estimated Total Annual Burden
Hours: 31 hours.
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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
Comment Request for Information Collection for Enhanced
Transitional Jobs Demonstration, New Collection
AGENCY: Employment and Training Administration, Labor.
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: The Department of Labor, as part of its continuing effort to
reduce paperwork and respondent burden conducts a preclearance
consultation program to provide the general public and Federal agencies
with an opportunity to comment on proposed and/or continuing
collections of information in accordance with the Paperwork Reduction
Act of 1995 (PRA95) [44 U.S.C. 3506(c)(2)(A)]. This program helps to
ensure that requested data can be provided in the desired format,
reporting burden (time and financial resources) is minimized,
collection instruments are clearly
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understood, and the impact of collection requirements on respondents
can be properly assessed. Currently, the Employment and Training
Administration is soliciting comments concerning the collection of data
to support the Enhanced Transitional Jobs Demonstration project (ETJD).
A copy of the proposed information collection request can be
obtained by contacting the office listed below in the addressee section
of this notice.
DATES: Written comments must be submitted to the office listed in the
addressee's section below on or before August 1, 2011.
ADDRESSES: Submit written comments to the Employment and Training
Administration, 200 Constitution Avenue, NW., Suite N-4511, Washington,
DC 20210, Attention: Jenn Smith, Telephone number: (202) 693-3597 (this
is not a toll-free number). Fax: (202) 693-3113. E-mail:
smith.jenn@dol.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
I. Background
In applying for the Enhanced Transitional Jobs Demonstration
grants, grantees agree to submit participant data and quarterly
aggregate reports for individuals who receive services through ETJD
programs and their partnerships with One-Stop Career Centers, local
workforce investment boards, employment providers, the criminal justice
system, and child support enforcement agencies, among others. The
reports include aggregate data on demographic characteristics, types of
services received, placements, outcomes, and follow-up status.
Specifically, they summarize data on participants who received
subsidized employment and training, placement services, child support
assistance and family reunification services, mentoring, and other
services essential to successful unsubsidized employment of ex-offender
and non-custodial parent participants through ETJD programs.
This requests an approval for a new information collection to meet
the reporting and recordkeeping requirements of the Enhanced
Transitional Jobs Demonstration through an ETA-provided, Web-based
Management Information System (MIS). In addition to reporting
participant information and performance-related outcomes, ETJD grantees
will be part of an extensive random assignment evaluation to test the
effectiveness of a transitional jobs ``bump-up'' model that provides an
enhanced approach to the traditional transitional jobs model, in order
to demonstrate the effectiveness of transitional jobs in serving
specific hard-to-employ populations.
Five outcome measures are used to measure success in the ETJD
grants: Entered employment rate, employment retention rate, average
six-month post-program earnings, recidivism rate, and rate of child
support order modifications. Several of these conform to the common
performance measures implemented across Federal job training programs
as of July 1, 2005. By standardizing the reporting and performance
requirements of different programs, the common measures give ETA the
ability to compare across programs the core goals of the workforce
system--how many people entered jobs; how many stayed employed; and how
many successfully completed an educational program. Although the common
measures are an integral part of ETA's performance accountability
system, these measures provide only part of the information necessary
to effectively oversee the workforce investment system. ETA also
collects data from ETJD grantees on program activities, participants,
and outcomes that are necessary for program management and the random
assignment evaluation process and for conveying full and accurate
information on the performance of ETJD programs to policymakers and
stakeholders.
This information collection maintains a reporting and record-
keeping system for a minimum level of information collection that is
necessary to comply with Equal Opportunity requirements, to hold ETJD
grantees appropriately accountable for the Federal funds they receive,
including common performance measures, and to allow the Department to
fulfill its oversight and management responsibilities.
II. Review Focus
The Department of Labor is particularly interested in comments
which:
* Evaluate whether the proposed collection of information is
necessary for the proper performance of the functions of the agency,
including whether the information will have practical utility;
* Evaluate the accuracy of the agency's estimate of the burden of
the proposed collection of information, including the validity of the
methodology and assumptions used;
* Enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the information to
be collected; and
* Minimize the burden of the collection of information on those who
are to respond, including through the use of appropriate automated,
electronic, mechanical, or other technological collection techniques or
other forms of information technology, e.g., permitting electronic
submissions of responses.
III. Current Actions
Type of Review: New collection.
Agency: Employment and Training Administration.
Title: Enhanced Transitional Jobs Demonstration Reporting System.
OMB Number: 1205-0NEW.
Affected Public: Local workforce investment board, non-profit, or
faith-based organization grantees.
Total Respondents: 12 grantees.
Frequency: Quarterly.
Estimated Total Burden Hours
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Average Total
Total Total time per annual Total
Form/activity respondents Frequency annual response burden annual
response (hours) hours burden cost
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Participant Data Collection..................... 12 Continual......................... 3000 2.5 7,500 $107,775
Quarterly narrative progress report............. 12 Quarterly......................... 48 10 480 6,898
Quarterly performance report.................... 12 Quarterly......................... 48 20 960 13,795
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Totals...................................... 12 .................................. 1,296 32.5 8,940 128,468
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Comments submitted in response to this comment request will be
summarized in the request for Office of Management and Budget approval
of the information collection request and will become a matter of
public record.
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Dated: May 11, 2011.
Jane Oates,
Assistant Secretary, Employment and Training Administration.
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