[Federal Register Volume 59, Number 2 (Tuesday, January 4, 1994)] [Notices] [Pages 488-492] From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov] [FR Doc No: 94-44] [[Page Unknown]] [Federal Register: January 4, 1994] _______________________________________________________________________ Part VII Department of Housing and Urban Development _______________________________________________________________________ Community Outreach Partnership Centers (COPC): Notice of Funding Availability DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT Office of Community Planning and Development [Docket No. N-93-3693; FR-3532-N-01] NOFA for Community Outreach Partnership Centers (COPC) AGENCY: Office of the Assistant Secretary for Community Planning and Development, HUD. ACTION: Notice of Funding Availability (NOFA) for Fiscal Year 1994. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- SUMMARY: This NOFA announces the availability of $7.0 million to implement the first year of a demonstration program to make grants to public and private nonprofit institutions of higher education to assist in establishing or carrying out research and outreach activities addressing the problems of urban areas. These funds shall be used to establish and operate Community Outreach Partnership Centers (COPC). In the body of this NOFA is information concerning: (1) The principal objectives of the competition, the funding available, eligible applicants and activities and factors for award; (2) The application process, including how to apply and how selections will be made; and (3) A checklist of application submission requirements. DATES: Applications may be requested on or after January 18, 1994. The application due date will be 4:30 p.m. Eastern Standard Time no later than April 8, 1994. The above-stated application deadline is firm as to date, hour and place. In the interest of fairness to all competing applicants, the Department will treat as ineligible for consideration any application that is received after the deadline. Applicants should take this practice into account and make early submission of their materials to avoid any risk of loss of eligibility brought about by unanticipated delays or other delivery-related problems. ADDRESSES: To obtain a copy of the application kit, contact: Processing and Control Branch, Office of Community Planning and Development, Department of Housing and Urban Development, 451 Seventh Street, SW., room 7255, Washington, DC 20410. Requests for application kits must be in writing, but requests may be faxed to: (202) 708-3363 (this is not a toll-free number). Requests for application kits must include the applicant's name, mailing address (including zip code), telephone number (including area code), and must refer to ``document FR-3532''. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Jerome B. Friedman, Office of Community Planning and Development, Department of Housing and Urban Development, 451 Seventh Street, SW., room 7218, Washington, DC 20410. Telephone Number (202) 708-3176; TDD Number: (202) 708-2565. (These are not toll-free numbers.) SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Paperwork Reduction Act Statement The information collection requirements contained in this notice have been approved by the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) under section 3504(h) of the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1980 (44 U.S.C. 3501- 3520), and assigned OMB control number 2535-0084. I. Purpose and Substantive Description A. Authority This competition is authorized under the Community Outreach Partnership Act of 1992 (42 U.S.C. 5307 note; hereafter referred to as the ``COPC Act''). The COPC Act is contained in section 851 of the Housing and Community Development Act of 1992 (Pub. L. 102-550, approved October 28, 1992). Section 801(c) of the Housing and Community Development Act of 1992 provides for a $7.5 million set-aside for each year of the 5-year demonstration authorized in the COPC Act. (The funds appropriated by Congress for FY 1993 were rescinded by the 1993 Supplemental Appropriations Act, Pub. L. 103-50, approved July 2, 1993.) B. Allocation and Form of Award The competition in this NOFA is for $7.0 million to fund the first year of the Community Outreach Partnership Centers (COPC) Program authorized as indicated above. An additional $500,000 will be used to fund the first year of the National Clearinghouse mandated by section 851(j) of the COPC Act. A separate announcement will be issued at a later date for the National Clearinghouse. Each grant made under the COPC program will be for a maximum two year period of performance. The maximum size of any grant will be $750,000, while the minimum will be $250,000. Each applicant must submit an application within this range. In future years, successful applicants will have to compete for funds with all other applicants. C. Description of Competition The Congress has mandated that the Department carry out ``a 5-year demonstration to determine the feasibility of facilitating partnerships between institutions of higher education and communities to solve urban problems through research, outreach and the exchange of information.'' The COPC Act stipulates that grants are to go to public and private institutions of higher education to establish and operate Community Outreach Partnership Centers (COPC). These centers shall: ``(a) Conduct competent and qualified research and investigation on theoretical or practical problems in large and small cities; and (B) Facilitate partnerships and outreach activities between institutions of higher education, local communities, and local governments to address urban problems.'' The specific problems that grants under the COPC program must focus on are ``problems associated with housing, economic development, neighborhood revitalization, infrastructure, health care, job training, education, crime prevention, planning, community organizing, and other areas deemed appropriate by the Secretary.'' Furthermore, the COPC Act states: ``The Secretary shall give preference to institutions of higher education that undertake research and outreach activities by bringing together knowledge and expertise in the various social science and technical disciplines that relate to urban problems.'' It is clear from the statutory language quoted above, and the program requirements and selection criteria detailed below, that Congress intended that COPC be multi-disciplined, combine research with outreach, work with communities and local governments and address the multi-dimensional problems that beset urban areas. To be most effective during the term of the demonstration, the assisted research must have a clear near-term potential for solving specific significant urban problems. The selected institutions must have the capacity to apply their research results and to work with communities and local institutions, including neighborhood groups, in applying research results to specific real-life urban problems, including design of comprehensive strategies and consolidated housing and community development plans to resolve these problems. D. Eligible Applicants Applicants for this competition must be public or private nonprofit institutions of higher education granting four year degrees and accredited by a national or regional accrediting agency recognized by the Department of Education. A consortium of institutions may be part of any application, but one institution must be designated as the legal applicant. Finally, each institution may be part of only one consortium or submit only one application, although the application can include various schools within the institution. E. Program Requirements Grantees must meet the following program requirements: 1. Responsibilities. Each Center shall: (a) Employ the research and outreach resources of its sponsoring institution of higher education to solve specific urban problems identified by communities served by the Center; (b) Establish outreach activities in areas identified in the grant application as the communities to be served; (c) Establish a community advisory committee comprised of representatives of local institutions and residents of the communities to be served to assist in identifying local needs and advise on the development and implementation of strategies to address those issues; (d) Coordinate outreach activities in communities to be served by the Center; (e) Facilitate public service projects in the communities served by the Center; (f) Act as a clearinghouse for dissemination of information; (g) Develop instructional programs, convene conferences, and provide training for local community leaders, when appropriate; and (h) Exchange information with other Centers. The clearinghouse function in (f) above refers to a local or regional clearinghouse for dissemination of information, including empowerment zone and enterprise communities information and consolidated housing and community development plans information, to local governments and neighborhood groups. This clearinghouse must deal with the problems being addressed at the local level. It is separate and distinct from the functions in (h) above, which relate to the provision of information to the National Clearinghouse which will serve all funded centers. Grantees serving areas which include or are near Federally- designated empowerment zones or enterprise communities will have to assist such zones and communities in developing the required strategic plans and helping implement them. In addition, grantees serving areas which include or are near colonias, as defined in section 916(d) of the Cranston-Gonzalez National Affordable Housing Act, must provide clearinghouse services to help improve living conditions and standards within colonias. 2. Match. Grantees must meet the following match requirements: (a) Research Activities. 50 percent of the project costs of establishing and operating research activities. (b) Outreach Activities. 25 percent of the project costs of establishing and operating outreach activities. This non-Federal share may include cash or the value of non-cash contributions, equipment and other allowable in-kind contributions as detailed in Attachment E of OMB Circular No. A-110, Grants and Agreements with Institutions of High Education, Hospitals, and other Nonprofit organizations. 3. Statement of Work. Each applicant must develop and submit a Statement of Work which incorporates all eligible activities proposed in its application and details how the proposed work will be accomplished. Following a task-by-task format, the Statement of Work must: (a) Delineate the tasks and sub-tasks involved in each of the areas for which the Center is responsible, including research activities, outreach/technical assistance activities, community advisory committee activities, local/regional clearinghouse activities, and other activities necessary to carry out the responsibilities delineated under Program Requirement #1 outlined above. (b) Indicate the sequence in which the tasks are to be performed, noting areas of work which must be performed simultaneously. (c) State the intermediate and end products to be developed by task and sub-task. (d) Provide a framework for, and be consistent with, the Project Management Work Plan requirements (to be provided in the Application Kit). Note: Where an application is prepared prior to the designation of empowerment zones or enterprise communities, then the affected applicants selected for awards will be required, when necessary, to revise their statement of work to incorporate the activities needed to assist such zones and communities. 4. Administrative. The grant will be governed by the provision of OMB Circulars A-110 (Grants and Agreements with Institutions of Higher Education, Hospitals and other Nonprofit Organizations), A-122 (Cost Principles for Nonprofit Organizations), and A-133 (Audits of Institutions of Higher Education and other Nonprofit Institutions), as implemented at 24 CFR part 45. F. Eligible Activities Eligible activities include: 1. Research activities which have practical application for solving specific problems in designated communities and neighborhoods. Such activities may not total more than one-quarter of the total project costs contained in any grant made under this NOFA (including the required 50 percent match). 2. Outreach, technical assistance and information exchange activities which are designed to address specific problems in designated communities and neighborhoods. Such activities must total no less than three-quarters of the total project costs contained in any grant made under this NOFA (including the required 25 percent match). Examples of outreach activities include, but are not limited to: (a) Assistance to communities to improve consolidated housing and community development plans and remove impediments to design and implementation of such plans. (b) Job training and other training projects, such as workshops, seminars and one-on-one and on-the-job training; (c) Design of community strategies to resolve urban problems of communities and neighborhoods; (d) Innovative use of funds to provide direct technical expertise and assistance to local community groups and residents to help them resolve local problems such as homelessness and housing discrimination; and (e) Assistance in business start-up activities for low- and moderate-income individuals and organizations, including business start-up training and technical expertise and assistance, mentor programs, assistance in developing small loan funds, business incubators, etc. 3. Activities to carry out the ``Responsibilities'' listed under Section I.E.1. G. Ineligible Activities Ineligible activities are: 1. Research activities which have no clear and immediate practical application for solving urban problems or do not address specific problems in designated communities and neighborhoods. 2. Any type of construction, rehabilitation, or other physical development costs. 3. Costs used for day-to-day administration of regular programs of institutions of higher education, local governments or neighborhood groups. II. Selection Criteria/Rating Factors A. Rating Factors HUD will use the following criteria to rate and rank applications received in response to this NOFA. The factors and maximum points for each factor are provided below. The maximum number of points is 100. Rating of the ``applicant'' or the ``applicant's organization and staff'', unless otherwise specified, will include any sub-contractors, consultants and sub-recipients which are firmly committed to the project. (1) (10 points) The demonstrated research resources available to the applicant for carrying out the purposes of the COPC Act. In rating this factor, HUD will consider the extent to which the applicant's organization and staff have recent, relevant and successful experience in undertaking research activities in specific communities which have clear near-term potential for practical application to significant urban problems associated with housing, economic development, neighborhood revitalization, infrastructure, health care, job training, education, crime prevention, planning and community organizing. (2) (10 points) The demonstrated outreach resources available to the applicant for carrying out the purposes of the COPC Act. In rating this factor, HUD will consider the extent to which the applicant's organization and staff have recent, relevant and successful experience in applying research results through outreach activities, including the provision of technical expertise and assistance, to solve or ameliorate the impact of significant urban problems associated with the areas listed in factor #1 above. (3) (5 points) The demonstrated commitment of the applicant to supporting research and outreach programs by providing matching contributions for the Federal assistance received. In rating this factor, HUD will provide an increasing number of points for increasing amounts of contributions beyond the statutory 50 percent for research and 25 percent for outreach. (4) (10 points) The capability of the applicant to provide leadership in solving community problems and in making national contributions to solving long-term and immediate urban problems. HUD will evaluate the two parts of this factor separately, giving them equal weight. In rating the first sub-factor, HUD will consider the extent to which the institution of higher education can demonstrate that it has taken a leadership position in solving specific community problems in the past. In rating the second sub-factor, HUD will consider the extent to which the applicant can demonstrate that its published research and other activities place it in a leadership position toward making a national contribution to solving longer-term and immediate urban problems. (5) (15 points) The extent of need in the communities to be served by the applicant. HUD will consider the extent to which the proposal clearly delineates a need or needs in the affected communities that can be resolved through the activities of a COPC. The applicant must demonstrate how these needs were determined and how the COPC will help resolve these needs. (6) (7 points) The demonstrated ability of the applicant to disseminate results of research and successful strategies developed through outreach activities to other COPC and communities served through this demonstration program. In rating this factor, HUD will evaluate the past experience of the applicant's staff and the scope and potential of the applicant's proposal to serve as a local/regional clearinghouse or use other means to disseminate information on its own and other COPC research results and strategies to: (a) Local communities in its area and (b) other communities and COPC through the National Clearinghouse. (7) (15 points) The projects and activities that the applicant proposes to carry out under the grant. In rating this factor, HUD will consider the extent to which the applicant's proposal effectively addresses the following: (a) Identifies specific communities (including colonias, where appropriate), neighborhoods within communities, local institutions and neighborhood groups to be assisted by the Center; (b) demonstrates that one or more effective community advisory committees comprised of representatives of local institutions and a balance of racial/ethnic, gender and income mix of residents of the communities (and, where appropriate, colonias) to be served has been or will be formed to participate in identifying local needs to be addressed by the Center and to form a partnership with the Center to develop and implement strategies to address those needs; (c) outlines a clear research agenda related to local needs that can be successfully carried out within the period of this grant and plan for involving the community advisory committee(s) in the execution of that agenda; (d) demonstrates how it will design a comprehensive strategy to resolve community and neighborhood problems; and (e) demonstrates how it will assist communities to improve consolidated housing and community development plans and remove impediments to design and implementation of such plans. (Other projects and activities required of a COPC, being evaluated under other factors, include: Providing outreach activities to communities; acting as a clearinghouse for disseminating information; facilitating public service projects and coordinating outreach activities in communities to be served by the Center, and exchanging information with other centers.) (8) (18 points) The effectiveness of the applicant's strategy to provide outreach activities to communities. In rating this factor, HUD will consider the extent to which: (a) The application identifies a clear outreach agenda related to locally-identified needs that can be successfully carried out within the period of this grant and a plan for involving the community advisory committee(s) in the execution of that agenda; (b) the outreach agenda includes design of a community strategy to resolve community and neighborhood problems; (c) the outreach agenda includes training projects for local community leaders, when appropriate; (d) the outreach program provides for on-site or a frequent presence in the communities and neighborhoods to be assisted through outreach activities; and (e) the outreach agenda includes assistance to communities for the design of consolidated housing and community development plans and removal of impediments to design and implementation of such plans. (9) (10 points) The effectiveness of the applicant's strategy to provide assistance to Federally-designated empowerment zones and enterprise communities. In rating this factor, HUD will consider the extent to which the applicant's proposal addresses the following: (a) Identifies the empowerment zone or zones and enterprise communities it will serve; (b) delineates how it will help such zones and communities develop the required strategic plans; (c) outlines a clear program to help implement such plans; and (d) outlines an agenda to review effectiveness of such plans and their implementation and provides methods to overcome impediments. B. Selection Process Applications for funding under this NOFA will be evaluated competitively and points will be awarded as specified in the Rating Factors section described above. After assigning points based upon the factors all applications will be listed in rank order. Applications will then be funded in rank order until all available funds have been expended. However, in order to be funded, an applicant must receive a minimum score of 70. HUD reserves the right to fund all or portions of the proposed activities identified in each application, based upon the eligibility of the proposed activities. If two or more applications have the same number of points, the application with the most points for rating factor (8) shall be selected. If there is still a tie, the application with the most points for rating factor (7) shall be selected. If the amount of funds remaining after funding as many of the highest ranking applications as possible is insufficient for the next highest ranking application, HUD shall determine (based upon the proposed activities) if it is feasible to fund part of the application and offer a smaller grant to the applicant. If HUD determines that given the proposed activities a smaller grant amount would make the activities infeasible, or if the applicant turns down the reduced grant amount, HUD shall make the same determination for the next highest ranking application until all applications within the competitive range have been exhausted or available funds have been expended. If HUD receives an insufficient number of applications to expend all funds, or if funds remain after HUD approves all approvable applications, HUD may negotiate increased amounts of grant awards up to an additional $250,000. Increased grants will be offered in rank order to applicants in the competitive range. C. Geographic Distribution HUD reserves the right to make selections out of rank order to provide for a geographic distribution of funded centers. The geographic balance that HUD will use, if it decides to implement this option, will be based on a combination of two adjacent standard Federal regions (e.g., Southwest and Southeast Regions, Great Plains and Midwest Regions, etc.) If the rank order does not yield at least one fundable center within each two region combination, then HUD may select the highest ranking application from such a combination, as long as the minimum score of 70 is achieved. It is HUD's intent to fund at least one COPC that serves the colonias, as defined by section 916(d) of the Cranston-Gonzales National Affordable Housing Act, as long as the applicant receives a minimum score of 70. It is HUD's intent to give preference to COPCs that serve Federally-designated empowerment zones or enterprise communities, as long as the applicant receives a minimum score of 70. III. Application Process A. Obtaining Applications Requests for an application kit (Request for Grant Application, RFGA), must be in writing to the Processing and Control Branch, Office of Community Planning and Development, Department of Housing and Urban Development, 451 Seventh Street, SW., room 7255, Washington, DC 20410. Requests may also be faxed to (202) 708-3363. (This is not a toll free number.) We strongly recommend the use of the fax transmission option to promote accuracy and expedite HUD response time. Requests for application kits must include the applicant's name, mailing address, zip code, area code and telephone number and must refer to document FR- 3532. B. Application Deadline To be considered for funding, the application package must be physically received by the Processing and Control Branch, Office of Community Planning and Development, Department of Housing and Urban Development, room 7255, 451 Seventh Street, SW., Washington, DC 20410 by 4:30 p.m. Eastern Standard Time on April 8, 1994. The application deadline is firm as to date, hour and place. In the interest of fairness to all competing applicants, the Department will treat as ineligible for consideration any application that is received after the deadline. Applicants should take this practice into account and make early submission of their materials to avoid any risk of loss of eligibility brought about by unanticipated delays or other delivery- related problems. IV. Checklist of Application Submission Requirements A. Application Content Applicants must complete and submit applications in accordance with instructions contained in the application kit. The following is a checklist of the application contents that will be specified in RFGA: (1) Transmittal letter, (2) OMB Standard Forms 424 (Application for Federal Assistance), Form 424A (Budget), Form 424B (Non-Construction Assurances) and Budget Summary; (3) Statement of Work and Project Management System Baseline Plan (HUD 441.1 and accompanying narrative); (4) A description of how the ``Responsibilities'' in Section I.E.1. will be met. (5) Evidence of how the matching requirement in section I.E.2. will be met. (6) Narrative statement addressing each of the rating factors in section II. B. Certifications and Exhibits Applications must also include the following: (1) Drug-Free Workplace Certification. (2) Form SF-LLL, Disclosure of Lobbying Activities, if applicable. (3) Form HUD-2280, Applicant/Recipient Disclosure/Update Report. V. Corrections to Deficient Applications After the submission deadline date, HUD will screen each application to determine whether it is complete. If an application lacks certain technical items or contains a technical error, such as an incorrect signatory, HUD will notify the applicant in writing that it has 14 calendar days from the date of HUD's written notification to cure the technical deficiency. If the applicant fails to submit the missing material within the 14-day cure period, HUD will disqualify the application. This 14-day cure period applies only to non-substantive deficiencies or errors. Any deficiency capable of cure will involve only items not necessary for HUD to assess the merits of an application against the factors specified in this NOFA. VI. Other Matters A. Environmental Review In accordance with 40 CFR 1508.4 of the regulations of the Council on Environmental Quality and 24 CFR 50.20(b) of the HUD regulations, the policies and procedures in this document relate only to the provision of research, training and technical assistance which do not result in physical change and therefore are categorically excluded from the requirements of the National Environmental Policy Act. B. Federalism Impact The General Counsel, as the Designated Official under section 6(a) of Executive Order 12612, Federalism, has determined that the policies and procedures contained in this notice will not have substantial direct effects on States or their political subdivisions, or the relationship between the federal government and the states, or on the distribution of power and responsibilities among the various levels of government. As a result, the notice is not subject to review under the Order. Specifically, the notice solicits participation in an effort to provide assistance to institutions of higher education for establishing and carrying out research and outreach activities addressing the problems of urban areas. The Centers established under this notice will work with local communities to help resolve urban problems. The notice does not impinge upon the relationships between the Federal government and State or local governments. C. Impact on the Family The General Counsel, as the Designated Official under Executive Order 12606, The Family, has determined that this notice will likely have a beneficial impact on family formation, maintenance, and general well-being. The assistance to be provided by the funding under this NOFA is expected to help local residents to become self-sufficient by improving living conditions and standards. Accordingly, since the impact on the family is beneficial, no further review is considered necessary. D. Documentation and Public Access Requirements: HUD Reform Act HUD will ensure that documentation and other information regarding each application submitted pursuant to this NOFA are sufficient to indicate the basis upon which assistance was provided or denied. This material, including any letters of support, will be made available for public inspection for a five-year period beginning not less than 30 days after the award of the assistance. Material will be made available in accordance with the Freedom of Information Act (5 U.S.C. 552) and HUD's implementing regulations at 24 CFR part 15. In addition, HUD will include the recipients of assistance pursuant to this NOFA in its quarterly Federal Register notice of all recipients of HUD assistance awarded on a competitive basis. (See 24 CFR 12.14(a) and 12.16(b), and the notice published in the Federal Register on January 16, 1992 (57 FR 1942), for further information on these requirements.) E. Prohibition Against Advance Information on Funding Decisions HUD's regulation implementing section 103 of the HUD Reform Act was published on May 13, 1991 (56 FR 22088) and became effective on June 12, 1991. That regulation, codified as 24 CFR part 4, applies to the funding competition announced today. The requirements of the rule continue to apply until the announcement of the selection of successful applicants. HUD employees involved in the review of applications and in the making of funding decisions are restrained by part 4 from providing advance information to any person (other than an authorized employee of HUD) concerning funding decisions, or from otherwise giving any applicant an unfair competitive advantage. Persons who apply for assistance in this competition should confine their inquiries to the subject areas permitted under 24 CFR part 4. Applicants who have questions should contact the HUD Office of Ethics (202) 708-3815. (This is not a toll-free number.) The Office of Ethics can provide information of a general nature to HUD employees, as well. However, a HUD employee who has specific program questions, such as whether particular subject matter can be discussed with persons outside the Department, should contact his or her Regional or Field Office Counsel, or Headquarters counsel for the program to which the question pertains. F. Prohibition Against Lobbying of HUD Personnel Section 13 of the Department of Housing and Urban Development Act (42 U.S.C. 3537b) contains two provisions dealing with efforts to influence HUD's decisions with respect to financial assistance. The first imposes disclosure requirements on those who are typically involved in these efforts--those who pay others to influence the award of assistance or the taking of a management action by the Department and those who are paid to provide the influence. The second restricts the payment of fees to those who are paid to influence the award of HUD assistance, if the fees are tied to the number of housing units received or are based on the amount of assistance received, or if they are contingent upon the receipt of assistance. Section 13 was implemented by final rule published in the Federal Register on May 17, 1991 (56 FR 22912). The final rule is codified at 24 CFR part 86. If readers are involved in any efforts to influence the Department in these ways, they are urged to read part 86, particularly the examples contained in Appendix A of the regulation. Any questions about the rule should be directed to the Office of Ethics, Room 2158, Department of Housing and Urban Development, 451 Seventh Street, SW., Washington, DC 20410-3000. Telephone: (202) 708- 3815 TDD: (202) 708-1112 These are not toll-free numbers. Forms necessary for compliance with the rule may be obtained from the local HUD office. G. Prohibition Against Lobbying Activities The use of funds awarded under this NOFA is subject to the disclosure requirements and prohibitions of Section 319 of the Department of Interior and Related Agencies Appropriations Act for Fiscal Year 1990 (31 U.S.C. 1352) and the implementing regulations at 24 CFR part 87. These authorities prohibit recipients of federal contracts, grants, or loans from using appropriated funds for lobbying the Executive or Legislative Branches of the Federal Government in connection with a specific contract, grant, or loan. The prohibition also covers the awarding of contracts, grants, cooperative agreements, or loans unless the recipient has made an acceptable certification regarding lobbying. Under 24 CFR part 87, applicants, recipients, and subrecipients of assistance exceeding $100,000 must certify that no federal funds have been or will be spent on lobbying activities in connection with the assistance. Authority: 42 U.S.C. 5307 note Dated: December 23, 1993. Andrew Cuomo, Assistant Secretary for Community Planning and Development. [FR Doc. 94-44 Filed 1-3-94; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4210-29-P