[Federal Register Volume 60, Number 238 (Tuesday, December 12, 1995)]
[Notices]
[Pages 63745-63746]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 95-30163]



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OFFICE OF NATIONAL DRUG CONTROL POLICY


High Intensity Drug Trafficking Areas; Availability of Funds

AGENCY: Office of National Drug Control Policy.

ACTION: Notice of funds availability.

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SUMMARY: Public Law 102-393 directs the Office of National Drug Control 
Policy (ONDCP) to transfer certain funds to Federal, State and local 
drug control entities in connection with the High Intensity Drug 
Trafficking Area (HIDTA) program. The purpose of this announcement is 
to communicate to potential applicants the policies and procedures that 
are used in administering the program. This announcement parallels 
requirements of the HIDTA Program Guidance which is issued annually to 
the HIDTA Directors.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: The HIDTA Director in your area as 
follows:

Houston (and a surrounding area that includes Harris County, Galveston 
County, and all municipalities therein). Stan Furce (713) 567-9331.
Miami (and a surrounding area that includes Broward County, Dade 
County, Monroe County, and all municipalities therein). Doug Hughes 
(305) 597-2091.
New York City (and a surrounding area that includes Nassau County, 
Suffolk County, and Westchester County, New York and all municipalities 
therein; and Union County, Hudson County, Essex County, Bergen County, 
and Passaic County, New Jersey, and all the municipalities therein). 
Harry Brady (212) 385-6980.
Los Angeles (and a surrounding area that includes Los Angeles County, 
Orange County, Riverside County, and San Bernardino County, and all 
municipalities therein). Roger Bass (213) 894-1868.
Washington D.C./Baltimore (and a surrounding area that includes 
Baltimore County, Howard County, Anne Arundel County, Prince Georges 
County, Montgomery County, and Charles County, Maryland and all the 
municipalities therein; and Washington, D.C.; and Arlington County, 
Alexandria County, Fairfax County, Prince William County, and Loudoun 
County, Virginia, and all the municipalities therein). Tom Carr (301) 
489-1777.
Puerto Rico/Virgin Islands, Bill Lindley (809) 766-5656.

    The Southwest Border (and adjacent areas that include:

San Diego County and Imperial County, California, and all the 
municipalities therein;
Yuma County, Marcopia County, Pinal County, Pima County, Santa Cruz 
County, and Cochise County, Arizona, and all the municipalities 
therein;
Bernalillo County, Hidalgo County, Grant County, Luna County, Dona Ana 
County, Eddy County, Lea County, and Otero County, New Mexico, and all 
the municipalities therein;
El Paso County, Hudspeth County, Culberson County, Jeff Davis County, 
Presidio County, Brewster County, Pecos County, Terrell County, and 
Crockett County, Texas, and all the municipalities therein;
Bexar County, Val Verde County, Kinney County, Maverick County, Zavala 
County, Dimmit County, La Salle County, Webb County, Zapata County, Jim 
Hogg County, Starr County, Hildago County, Willacy County, and Cameron 
County, Texas, and all the municipalities therein).

Dennis Usrey (619) 557-6850.

Chicago, Illinois--Mark Prosperi (312) 886-7855.
Atlanta, Georgia--Zenford Mitchell (404) 730-9359.
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania and Camden, New Jersey--Dave Webb (215) 451-
5450.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: ONDCP hereby announces its policies and 
application procedures for funds available under Public Law 102-393 to 
state and local drug control entities for drug control activities 
consistent with the approved strategy for each HIDTA.

Eligible Applicants

    Public Law 100-690, Nov. 18, 1988, authorized the Director of ONDCP 
to designate areas meeting certain criteria as HIDTAs. Houston, Los 
Angeles, Miami, New York and the Southwest Border were so designated as 
part of the 1990 National Drug Control Strategy. In 1994 Washington/
Baltimore and Puerto Rico/Virgin Islands were also designated. Chicago, 
Atlanta and Philadelphia/Camden were designated Empowerment HIDTAs in 
1995. Federal, State and local law enforcement agencies located within 
the specific geographical areas outlined in the National Drug Control 
Strategy are eligible to apply for funds under this notice.

Program Objective

    The goal of the HIDTA program is to reduce drug trafficking. The 
primary objective is to severely disrupt and dismantle drug and money 
laundering organizations operating in and through the HIDTAs. In 
concert with Federally led HIDTA initiatives, State and local proposals 
focus on joint local, State and Federal law enforcement efforts that 
target major drug organizations that support the international 
organizations and cartels. Funds must be used strictly for implementing 
an approved joint HIDTA strategy. The funds cannot be used to supplant 
existing support for ongoing State or local drug control operations, 
which should be funded out of the agencies' normal operating budgets.

Available Funds

    At least $55.0 million is available for State and local 
participation in the HIDTAs.

Application Procedures

    Each applicant must submit a written joint proposal and cooperative 
agreement application to the HIDTA Director in the respective HIDTA. A 
majority, if not all, of the transfers may be in the form of 
cooperative agreements. The proposals must include a written statement 
of the purpose, scope and measurable objective of the initiative; a 
narrative of the implementation plan; administrative 

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data including the name and address of the official authorized to enter 
into the cooperative agreement between the agency and the U.S. 
Government; a proposed detailed budget outlining how the funds will be 
spent; and internal controls which will ensure the funds are spent for 
stated purposes. The proposals and applications are first submitted to 
and reviewed by the area Executive Committee in the HIDTA and, upon 
approval, forwarded for review by National HIDTA Committee which 
includes representatives of ONDCP, the Departments of Justice, 
Treasury, and Health and Human Services. Next, they are submitted to 
the Director of ONDCP for review, final approval, and transfer of 
funds. The applicant may be required to submit additional information 
deemed necessary prior to approval of the cooperative agreement.

Funding Mechanism and Restrictions

    Upon receipt and approval of the application, the applicant and the 
government will execute cooperative agreements specifying the mechanism 
for receipt of funds and the conditions attendant to initial and 
continued receipt of the funds. The applicant will be expected to 
comply with the following conditions prior to the expenditure of any of 
the funds: all travel funded must be in accordance with the published 
U.S. Government travel regulations; all pertinent information regarding 
the cooperative agreement must be made available to the public; 
applicable civil rights and anti-discrimination statutes must be 
adhered to; accounting systems and records shall be such that the 
Comptroller General of the United States shall be able to audit the 
uses of the funds. Other conditions regarding expenditures of the funds 
and applicant performance shall be specified in the terms and 
conditions of the cooperative agreement that must be executed before 
any funds may be received.
    For any expenditure incurred prior to execution of the cooperative 
agreement, detailed transaction records must be submitted along with 
evidence supporting that the expenditures were for the purposes stated 
in the legislation. The ONDCP/HIDTA Director will have to approve 
reimbursement for these expenditures before they can be considered 
eligible grant costs.
Lee P. Brown,
Director.
[FR Doc. 95-30163 Filed 12-11-95; 8:45 am]
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