Deputy Assistant Administrator, Office of Diversion Control, Drug Enforcement by 4 p.m. on Thursday, February 1,
Diversion Control, Drug Enforcement Administration. 2007.
Administration. [FR Doc. E6–21877 Filed 12–21–06; 8:45 am] ADDRESSES: Mailed applications must be
[FR Doc. E6–21872 Filed 12–21–06; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4410–09–P sent to: Director, National Institute of
BILLING CODE 4410–09–P Corrections, 320 First Street, NW., Room
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5007, Washington, DC 20534. services agencies and non-profit and • Gender responsive programming
Applicants are encouraged to use faith organizations. It also relies on requires special attention. Two
Federal Express, UPS, or similar service assessment of risk and need and documents concerning women offenders
to ensure delivery by the due date as evidence-based practices to guide are identified.
U.S. Mail at NIC is still being delayed targeted case planning, Examples of jail/ • In June 2006 the Urban Institute
due to recent events. community partnerships are evident conducted a Jail Reentry Roundtable.
Hand delivered applications should around the country. This NIC initiative The meeting summary and
be brought to 500 First Street, NW., recognizes that our resources permit commissioned papers are available.
Washington, DC 20534. At the front direct assistance to only a very few All background material cited above
desk, call (202) 307–3106, extension 0 jurisdictions and that indeed many jails may be accessed at http://
for pickup. in the country are not currently in a community.nicic.org/blogs/nic/archive/
Faxed or e-mailed applications will position to apply in any event. 2006/12/13/TJC.aspx. Those requiring
not be accepted. Therefore, products from this initiative hard copies of the documents may
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: A will be developed to share what is contact the NIC Information Center at 1–
copy of this announcement and the learned with other jails/communities for 800–877–1461 and request that copies
required application forms can be their future consideration and use. be mailed.
Background: NIC has been funding a There are at least two primary views
downloaded from the NIC Web page at
Transition from Prison to the regarding the jail’s role in transition:
http://www.nicic.org. Hard copies of the • Jail focused reaching out to
announcement can be obtained by Community (TPC) initiative since FY
community resources—This perspective
calling Rita Rippetoe at 1–800–995– 2000. Recognizing that most persons in
focuses on a time frame beginning at
6423 x 44222 or e-mail custody will be released in a relatively
admission to the jail and may reach out
rrippetoe@bop.gov. brief time, and most are ‘‘clients’’ of for community agencies/interests to be
All technical or programmatic both corrections and other publicaly involved in the work the jail is doing.
questions concerning this funded agencies/providers, corrections • Community focused with Jail as the
announcement should be directed to and human service functions are primary resource—This perspective
Kermit Humphries, Correctional working jointly to better prepare focuses on community responses to
Program Specialist, National Institute of offenders and communities for the persons in jail and is intended to
Corrections. He can be reached by inevitable release from confinement. minimize their future negative impact
calling 800–995–6423 extension 40118 ‘‘Reentry’’ and ‘‘transition’’ are the two on the community. This perspective
or by e-mail at khumphries@bop.gov. terms commonly used to describe the places the jail as the primary agency of
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: numerous activities and programs. Most local system operations, but sees it as
Overview: Jail populations are of the funding has been directed toward but one of the community resources
comprised of accused, convicted but state prisoner populations, but there is along with detox, diversion, mental
unsentenced, and sentenced a growing awareness that transition health, housing, active involvement in
individuals, including holds for principles and benefits apply equally to post-release * * * and so on. It
agencies like parole/probation, local jails and the communities they acknowledges the jail as the center (and
immigration and so on. It is a serve, and that in some ways it is likely perhaps leader) of most reentry
population of individuals who often that improved offender outcomes are activities, but aggressively involves
also appear on the roles of other more readily achievable at the local legitimate collaborative partners along
agencies providing services for mental level. Successful reentry is paramount the continuum defined by a given
health, substance abuse, homelessness, to improving the safety of our community—which might begin before
unemployment, social services and a communities and breaking the cycle of booking into the jail. It might be said
variety of medical and public health recidivism. Collaboration between jails that the jail is first among equals with
concerns. And upon release it is and the myriad of community-based its community partners. Conceptually,
extremely likely that they will remain in services related to health, mental health, the inmate resides in the jail but
the community where the jail is located. job skills development, transportation, ‘‘belongs’’ to the community.
Therefore, it is in the community’s identification, housing, faith This NIC initiative is primarily driven
interest that needs and challenges communities, and employment are by the second approach, but recognizes
presented by individuals in jail be crucial to achieving system change at that complexity of jail populations and
addressed effectively, and that ultimate the community level. Five sets of functions often requires different
‘‘ownership’’ of their behavior rests not information are available as background approaches for distinct groups. The
just with the jail but with the material for potential applicants: applications need to address likely
community and its agencies in general. • TPC has a growing set of differences and approaches and how
Transition or reentry is not an issue information and knowledge that should they would be addressed in the
that can or should be addressed inform the jail/community initiative. development of the TJC model.
exclusively by jail administrators. Safety • A selected practitioner group was Purpose: Public safety through
and security of staff and confined brought together (April 18–19, 2006) to reduced crimes committed following
individuals always must be paramount provide feedback for NIC’s use in release from jail is the primary value
responsibilities for jail administrators. further developing our jail/community that drives this work. This initiative is
But partnering with resources and concept and approach. The person who to establish through organizational
expertise from outside the institutions documented the practitioner meeting policy and procedure a model approach
dramatically increases opportunities for also summarized the Urban Institute for transitioning individuals from jail
success once individuals are released. Roundtable (last bullet in this section) back into their communities. The model
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Some communities include pre-trial using a consistent format. will bring together jail and community
diversion and/or release as important • NIC Correctional Specialist Jim leaders with human service providers,
components of their transition/reentry Barbee has prepared a document called: faith based programs, criminal justice
strategies. Effective transition relies on ‘‘Jail Transition—Contextual decisionmakers and practitioners,
collaboration with public human Information’’. elected officials and other interested
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parties for joint development of policies • Assessment tools educational institution, organization,
and procedures affecting the custody, • Evidence based practices individual or team with expertise in the
release, and supervision of individuals • Individualized case management described areas.
targeted for this transition initiative. planning Review Considerations: Applications
Scope of Work and Specific • Jail based programs and strategies received under this announcement will
Requirements: Goals of the TJC include • Community based programs and be subjected to a 3 to 5 person NIC Peer
(1) Improved public safety by reducing strategies Review Process.
the threat of harm to persons and • Coordination and cooperation Number of Awards: One.
property by released offenders in between jails and public/private human NIC Application Number: 07TI01.
communities to which they return and services agencies/groups This number should appear as a
(2) increased success rates of offenders • TJC challenges: reference line in the cover letter, in box
who transition from jails into the Æ From jail administrator’s perspective 11 of Standard Form 424, and outside of
community by fostering (a) Effective Æ From perspectives of other the envelope in which the application is
treatment programming that reduces governmental human services sent.
offender’s risk of violating laws upon agencies Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance
release, (b) accountability for both Æ From not for profit, NGO’s and other Number 16.603.
offender and system officials, and (c) community agency perspectives
community and victim involvement. Executive Order 12372: This program
• Local political implications for TJC is subject to the provisions of Executive
Appropriate use of dynamic assessment
• Local/State implications for TJC Order 12372. E.O. 12372 allows states
of risk and needs must be a critical
• Information system processes and the option of setting up a system for
component of the model, as well as a
needs reviewing applications from within
commitment to ongoing use of evidence
Additional jail/community transition their States for assistance under certain
based principles for behavior change.
It is expected that the primary issues may be identified by the Federal programs. Applicants (other
Transition from Jail to the Community applicant. The applicant must prioritize than Federally-recognized Indian tribal
(TJC) components will include: and address at minimum five governments) should contact their State
1. Build the TJC Model: The challenges/issues. Explain the criteria Single Point of Contact (SPOC), a list of
cooperative agreement provider will used for prioritizing your challenges/ which can be found at http://
offer expertise, facilitation, issues. Also, the applicant must www.whitehouse.gov/omb/grants/
documentation and staff/consultant describe why each challenge/issue is spoc.html.
support activities to develop the TJC important, propose strategies for NIC expects this award to be signed
model, identifying likely differences in successfully addressing each challenge/ by March 15, 2007.
approaching the various categories of issue and propose how the impact of
each challenge/issue will be measured. Larry B. Solomon,
jailed individuals and implications for
developing a model approach. A Application Requirements: Deputy Director, National Institute of
Applications must be submitted using Corrections.
primary initial task must include use of
practitioners and experts in the OMB Standard Form 424, Federal [FR Doc. E6–21978 Filed 12–21–06; 8:45 am]
development of the model. The types of Assistance and attachments. (Copies can BILLING CODE 4410–36–P
individuals and process for selecting be downloaded from the NIC Web page
them must be included in the at http://www.nicic.org. The
application. applications should be concisely DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
2. Implement the TJC Model: The written, typed double spaced and
scope of work will include testing the referenced to the project by the ‘‘NIC Mine Safety and Health Administration
model in two selected sites before Application Number’’ and Title
adding four more jurisdictions. referenced in this announcement. Technical Study Panel on the
3. Conduct Evaluation: A key Submit an original and five copies. Utilization of Belt Air and the
component will be evaluation to The original should have the applicant’s Composition and Fire Retardant
determine the impact of TJC activities signature in blue ink. A cover letter Properties of Belt Materials in
on impacted jails/communities. must identify the responsible audit Underground Coal Mining
4. Develop Products to Share agency for the applicant’s financial
Learnings: Recognizing that NIC can accounts. AGENCY: Mine Safety and Health
only provide direct assistance to a very Authority: Public Law 93–415. Administration (MSHA), Labor.
small portion of all the jails/ Funds Available: The award will be ACTION: Notice of meeting.
communities, the applicant must limited to a maximum of $425,000
SUMMARY: This notice informs interested
develop outreach tools like a TJC (direct and indirect costs). Funds may
only be used for the activities that are persons of the first meeting of the
Implementation Manual for Jails and
linked to the desired outcome of the Technical Study Panel (Panel) on the
Local Communities, a NIC Learning
project. No funds are transferred to State Utilization of Belt Air and the
Center TJP module, monographs and
or local governments. Supplemental Composition and Fire Retardant
articles.
Depending on proposed work plans, it awards are a possibility based upon Properties of Belt Materials in
is likely that at least part of the above satisfactory performance of the awardee Underground Coal Mining. The public
items 2–4 will be products of future and based upon the availability of is invited to attend.
awards, funding permitted. However, funding in future years. DATES: The meeting will start at 1 p.m.
the application should discuss and This project will be a collaborative on Tuesday, January 9, 2007 and will
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propose a general strategy for addressing venture with the NIC Administration conclude no later than 5 p.m. on
all four components and propose a Division. Wednesday, January 10, 2007.
specific work plan for this initial 18- Eligibility of Applicants: An eligible ADDRESSES: The meeting location is the
month award. Key TJC challenges and applicant is any State or general unit of Ronald Reagan Building and
issues for this initiative include: local government, private agency, International Trade Center, Polaris
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