Department of Justice February 2006 – Federal Register Recent Federal Regulation Documents

The Office of Special Counsel for Immigration Related Unfair Employment Practices (OSC) announces the availability of funds for grants to conduct public education programs about the rights afforded potential victims of employment discrimination and the responsibilities of employers under the anti-discrimination provision of the Immigration and Nationality Act (INA), 8 U.S.C. 1324b. It is anticipated that a number of grants will be competitively awarded to applicants who can demonstrate a capacity to design and successfully implement public education campaigns to address immigration related unfair employment discrimination. Grants may range in size from $35,000 to $100,000. Applicants must demonstrate the ability to educate workers, employers and/or the general public about the anti-discrimination provision of the INA. OSC welcomes proposals from diverse public service groups, organizations or associations providing information services to employers and/or potential victims of discrimination, and faith-based organizations and nonprofit groups providing services and assistance to potential victims of discrimination.

The Department of Justice, Bureau of Prisons (Bureau or BOP), is exempting a Privacy Act system of records from the following subsections of the Privacy Act: (c)(3) and (4), (d)(1)-(4), (e)(2) and (3), (e)(5), and (g). This system of records is the ``Inmate Electronic Message Record System, (JUSTICE/BOP-013).'' The exemptions are necessary to preclude the compromise of institution security, to better ensure the safety of inmates, Bureau personnel and the public, to better protect third party privacy, to protect law enforcement and investigatory information, and/or to otherwise ensure the effective performance of the Bureau's law enforcement functions.

The Coordinating Council on Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention (Council) is announcing the March 3, 2006, meeting of the Council.

This rule amends the regulations that describe the structure, functions, and responsibilities of the Offices of the Deputy Attorney General and Associate Attorney General, United States Department of Justice.

This is an announcement for a meeting of the Global Justice Information Sharing Initiative Federal Advisory Committee (GAC) to discuss the Global Initiative, as described at https://www.it.ojp.gov/ global.