[Federal Register Volume 62, Number 14 (Wednesday, January 22, 1997)]
[Notices]
[Page 3308]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 97-1428]


-----------------------------------------------------------------------

DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE
Office of Justice Programs
[OJP (NIJ) No. 1112]
RIN 1121-ZA59


National Institute of Justice ``Operation Drug TEST 
Solicitation''

AGENCY: Office of Justice Programs, National Institute of Justice, 
Justice.

ACTION: Notice of solicitation.

-----------------------------------------------------------------------

SUMMARY: Announcement of the availability of the National Institute of 
Justice's ``Operation Drug TEST Solicitation''.

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

DATES: The deadline for receipt of proposals is close of business on 
Thursday, February 20, 1997. Postmarked applications received after 
this date are not acceptable.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: The National Criminal Justice 
Reference Service at 1-800-851-3420. For general information about 
application procedures for solicitations, please call the U.S. 
Department of Justice Response Center at 1-800-421-6771.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The following supplementary information is 
provided:

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. 3721-23 
(1988).

Background

    Operation Drug TEST (Testing, Effective Sanctions, and Treatment) 
proposes using the lever of criminal justice supervision to break the 
cycle of drug abuse and crime among Federal arrestees. Under this 
cooperative testing and intervention program operated by the 
Administrative Office of the U.S. Courts, arrestees are tested for drug 
abuse. Test results are used to implement graduated sanctions and 
treatment to deter subsequent drug abuse, reducing the social costs of 
drug abuse among this population. Operation Drug TEST will be conducted 
initially in 25 urban, suburban, and rural districts.
    The purpose of this solicitation is to provide funding for both 
implementation and impact evaluations of Operation Drug TEST.
    Interested persons should call the National Criminal Justice 
Reference Service, at (800) 851-3420 to obtain a copy of ``Operation 
Drug TEST Solicitation'' (refer to SL #000191).
    For World Wide Web access, connect to the NCJRS Justice Information 
Center at http://www.ncjrs.org, and click on Justice Grants. Those 
without Internet access can dial the NCJRS Bulletin Board via modem: 
dial 301-738-8895. Set modem at 9600 baud, 8-N-1.

    Dated: January 15, 1997.
Jeremy Travis,
Director, National Institute of Justice.
[FR Doc. 97-1428 Filed 1-21-97; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 4410-18-P