[Federal Register Volume 64, Number 133 (Tuesday, July 13, 1999)]
[Notices]
[Pages 37816-37817]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 99-17811]
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NATIONAL PARTNERSHIP FOR REINVENTING GOVERNMENT
Action Formation of a SafeCities Network: Performance
Partnerships To Reduce Gun Violence
Authority Citation
Non-statutory.
Background
All of our citizens deserve to live in safe, violence-free
communities. The SafeCities Network builds upon the local, state, and
federal partnerships that have helped improve the safety of our
communities. SafeCities connects and supports innovative communities
across the country collaborating to enhance public safety. SafeCities
also seeks to minimize administrative barriers to problem solving and
help communities maximize currently available federal resources.
The initiative was recommended by the Crime Mapping and Data Driven
Management Task Force, a joint task force of the Department of Justice
and the National Partnership for Reinventing Government. It builds upon
President Clinton's directive on Deterring and Reducing Gun Crime. It
was formally announced by Vice President Gore on June 21, 1999 at the
``Family Re-Union,'' an annual discussion of public policy from the
perspective of families that he moderates in Nashville, Tennessee.
Announcement
The SafeCities Network announces the formation of performance
partnerships between the federal government and community-based
partnerships to reduce gun violence. This is our first step toward the
creation of a national network of communities working together to
enhance public safety for their citizens. The network will encourage
communities to collaborate with each other and the federal partners to:
Reduce gun violence;
Promote prevention, early intervention, and enforcement;
Address barriers at the federal, state, and local level--
in ways allowable under current law--to increase the flexibility and
effectiveness of resources;
Obtain technical support and facilitate access to best
practices employed in various communities; and
Share lessons with other communities.
What Are the Benefits to Communities and Law Enforcement Agencies?
This initiative is not a grant program. In order to help
communities reduce gun violence and promote public safety the
SafeCities Network will:
Connect communities and law enforcement agencies with
peers working on similar issues;
Support partners and share lessons learned via a
SafeCities website;
Give national recognition to innovative communities for
their effective strategies and results;
Link to the U.S. Attorney and ATF integrated firearms
violence reduction strategy;
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Link to other federal initiatives such as the Youth Crime
Gun Interdiction Initiative, Gang Resistance Education and Training
Program, Weed and Seed program, Strategic Approaches to Community
Safety Initiative, and Partnerships to Reduce Juvenile Gun Violence;
Facilitate access to technical support and expertise
through a federal champion;
Support consolidated planning on the community level and
provide greater flexibility in administering grant funds with related
goals as allowed under current law;
Provide assistance in assessing factors contributing to
gun violence in each community and tailoring strategies and tactics to
address them; and
Help communities and local law enforcement agencies
measure results and obtain expert advice in devising strategies for
collecting, analyzing, and using data to achieve results.
Who Can Apply To Be a Local Partner?
Expressions of Interest can be submitted by the head of a
community-based partnership, local government, network of local
governments, state or local law enforcement agency, or network of state
or local law enforcement agencies. Where state funds or agencies are
involved or where federal funds flow through the state, there must be
clear evidence of state partnership.
How Does My Community Express Interest in the SafeCities?
Potential partners should submit a brief Expression of Interest. To
minimize any burden, submissions should be under ten pages in length.
Communities are encouraged to use existing plans and documents wherever
possible.
Selection Criteria
The National Steering Committee will select local partners based
on:
Existence of a partnership with a comprehensive plan to
reduce gun violence using a balance of prevention, intervention, and
enforcement strategies;
Existence of explicit community goals or report card for
public safety and a demonstrated commitment by the partners to use data
to plan, implement, and evaluate strategies to reduce gun violence;
Effective leadership and participation of key stakeholders
such as federal, state, and local law enforcement officials, education
officials, faith community representatives, business leaders, or other
key community members;
Readiness and commitment of partners to work together, cut
red tape, coordinate operations, use current funding more effectively,
and achieve better results;
Potential impact of proposed performance partnership on
the reduction of gun violence and time frame provided in the Expression
of Interest; and
Balance in terms of geography, demographic
characteristics, and areas of focus.
National Partners
The SafeCities Network will be supported by a Steering Committee
that will include the Office of Community Oriented Policing Services
and the Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention of the
Department of Justice, The Department of the Treasury, the Bureau of
Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms, the National Partnership for Reinventing
Government, the White House Office of Management and Budget, and
private sector partners.
Expressions of Interest
Expressions of Interest in partnerships must be received by close
of business on August 15, 1999. They may be submitted by mail, fax or
electronically to: SafeCities, National Partnership for Reinventing
Government, Suite 200, 750 17th Street NW, Washington, DC 20007, Fax:
(202) 632-0390, SafeCities @npr.gov
More Information
For questions or additional information, please call:
Jeff Slowikowski, Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency
Prevention, (202) 307-5929
Malcolm Brady, Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms, (202) 927-7890
Pamela Johnson/Wesley Dickerson, National Partnership for Reinventing
Government, (202) 694-0001
Pamela Johnson,
Deputy Director.
[FR Doc. 99-17811 Filed 7-12-99; 8:45 am]
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