[Federal Register Volume 61, Number 111 (Friday, June 7, 1996)]
[Notices]
[Pages 29133-29134]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 96-14435]



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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE
Office of Justice Programs
National Institute of Justice
[OJP (NIJ) No. 1075]
RIN 1121-ZA30


National Institute of Justice Solicits Proposals for Executive 
Seminar Series on Sentencing and Corrections 1996

AGENCY: U.S. Department of Justice, Office of Justice Programs, 
National Institute of Justice.

ACTION: Announcement of the availability of the National Institute of 
Justice (NIJ) Solicitation ``NIJ Solicits Proposals for Executive 
Seminar Series on Sentencing and Corrections.''

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ADDRESS: National Institute of Justice, 633 Indiana Avenue, NW., 
Washington, D.C. 20531.

DATE: The deadline for receipt of proposals is close of business on 
July 29, 1996.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: John Spevacek at (202) 307-0466, 
National Institute of Justice, 633 Indiana Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 
20531.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The following supplementary information is 
provided:

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Authority

    This action is authorized under the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe 
Streets Act of 1968, Secs. 201-03, as amended, 42 U.S.C. Secs. 3721-23 
(1988).

Background

    The National Institute of Justice is soliciting proposals to 
provide conceptual and administrative direction to a research forum on 
the interdependent relationship between sentencing policy and 
correctional practice. It is anticipated that the ``Executive Seminar 
on Sentencing and Corrections'' will meet six times in 3 years. 
Awardees will be expected to help NIJ select the membership of the 
Executive Seminar, which will be a core group of 20 to 30 individuals 
with expertise in sentencing, corrections, and public policy analysis; 
assist NIJ and the Executive Seminar in developing specific issue areas 
to be discussed; provide professional and support staff to the 
Executive Seminar; manage and facilitate the meetings, including 
logistical requirements; contribute conceptual and editorial support in 
the commissioning and publication of papers, and provide routine 
administrative and financial oversight to the project.
    This solicitation is open to educational institutions with doctoral 
programs in criminal justice or public policy analysis and to law 
schools.
    Interested organizations should call the National Criminal Justice 
Reference Service (NCJRS) at 1-800-851-3420 to obtain a copy of ``NIJ 
Solicits Proposals for Executive Seminar Series'' (refer to document 
no. SL000155).
    The solicitation is available electronically via the NCJRS Bulletin 
Board, which can be accessed via Internet. Telnet to 
ncjrsbbs.aspensys.com, or gopher to ncjrs.aspensys.com 71. For World 
Wide Web access, connect to the NCJRS Justice Information Center at 
http://www.ncjrs.org. Those without Internet access can dial the NCJRS 
Bulletin Board via modem: dial 301-738-8895. Set modem at 9600 baud, 8-
N-1.
Jeremy Travis,
 Director, National Institute of Justice.
[FR Doc. 96-14435 Filed 6-6-96; 8:45 am]
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