[Federal Register Volume 61, Number 118 (Tuesday, June 18, 1996)]
[Notices]
[Pages 30921-30922]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 96-15430]



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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE
[OJP (NIJ) No. 1085]
RIN 1121-ZA37


National Institute of Justice Solicitation for Proposals to 
Evaluate and Research Sentencing Reforms and Their Effects on 
Corrections

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 Solicitation for proposals to evaluate and research sentencing 
reforms and their effects on corrections.

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DATES: The deadline for receipt of proposals is close of business on 
July 30, 1996.

ADDRESSES: National Institute of Justice, 633 Indiana Avenue, NW., 
Washington, DC 20531.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Tawana Waugh, U.S. Department of 
Justice Response Center, at 800-421-

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6770 (in Metropolitan Washington, DC, 202-307-1480).

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The following supplementary information is 
provided:

    Authority: This action is authorized under the Omnibus Crime 
Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968, sections 201-203, as amended, 
42 U.S.C. 3721-3723 (1988).

Background

    As part of the Violent Crime Control and Law Enforcement Act of 
1994 (the Crime Act), most State and local correctional systems will 
receive Federal funds in fiscal year 1996 to expand capacity to 
incarcerate violent offenders with more certainty and to impose longer 
and more determinate sentences. The Act directs that a portion of 
appropriated funds be set aside for research and evaluation, including 
an assessment of the effect on public safety and other effects of the 
expansion of correctional capacity and sentencing reforms. The National 
Institute of Justice will award up to $4 million for research and 
evaluation efforts.
    Interested organizations should call the National Criminal Justice 
Reference Service (NCJRS) at 1-800-851-3420 to obtain a copy of 
``Solicitation for Proposals to Evaluate and Research Sentencing 
Reforms and Their Effects on Corrections'' (refer to document No. 
SL000141). 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 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. 96-15430 Filed 6-17-96; 8:45 am]
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