The Federal Register

Cooperative State Research, Education, and Extension Service Request for Proposals (RFP): Community Food Projects

Wed, May 17 2000 11:00:00 GMT

The Federal Agriculture Improvement and Reform Act of 1996 established new authority for a program of Federal grants to support the development of community food projects designed to meet the food needs of lowincome people; increase the selfreliance of communities in providing for their own food needs; and promote comprehensive responses to local food, farm, and nutrition issues.

This RFP sets out the objectives for these projects, the eligibility criteria for projects and applicants, and the application procedures. Proposals are requested for (1) projects designed to increase food security in a community (termed Community Food Projects), and (2) projects that provide Training and Technical Assistance on a nationwide basis to entities interested in developing Community Food Projects (termed T&TA Projects).

This RFP contains the entire set of instructions needed to apply for a Fiscal Year (FY) 2000 Community Food Projects Competitive Grants Program grant.

By this notice, CSREES additi

Smaller Learning Communities Grant Program; Notice Inviting Applications for New Awards for Fiscal Year (FY) 2000

Wed, May 17 2000 11:00:00 GMT

Note to Applicants: This notice is a complete application package. Together with the statute authorizing these grants and the Education Department General Administrative Regulations (EDGAR), this notice contains all of the information, application forms, and instructions needed to apply for a Smaller Learning Communities planning or implementation grant under this competition. These grants are authorized by title X, part A, section 10105 of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (ESEA) (20 U.S.C. 8005).

Purpose of Program: The Smaller Learning Communities grant program will support the development of small, safe, and successful learning environments in large high schools that ensure all students graduate with the knowledge and skills necessary to make successful transitions to college and careers, and to be good citizens. ``Large high schools'' are schools that include grades 11 and 12 and enroll at least 1,000 students in grades 9 and above.

Eligible Applicants: Local ed

Technology Opportunities Program (TOP)

Wed, May 17 2000 11:00:00 GMT

On January 5, 2000, in the Federal Register (65 FR 681-688), the National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) announced the availability of funds for the Technology Opportunities Program (TOP) to promote the widespread use of advanced
telecommunications and information technologies in the public and non profit sectors. By providing matching grants for information infrastructure projects, this program will help develop a nationwide, interactive, multimedia information infrastructure that is accessible to all citizens, in rural as well as urban areas. This Notice announces the applications that were received in response to the January 5, 2000, solicitation.

In all, 662 applications were received from fortyeight states, the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, and the U.S. Virgin Islands. The total amount requested by the applications is $269.6 million.

Notice is hereby given that the program received applications from the following organizations. Iden

Privacy Act of 1974; Amendment of System of Records

Wed, May 17 2000 11:00:00 GMT

The Department of Veterans Affairs published a document in the Federal Register on April 18, 2000, to revise an existing routine use to the system of records entitled ``Personnel and Accounting Pay SystemVA'' (27VA047) as set forth in the Federal Register 40 FR 38095 (8/26/75) and amended in 48 FR 16372 (4/15/83), 50 FR 23009 (5/30/85), 51 FR 6858 (2/26/86), 51 FR 25968 (7/17/86), 55 FR 42534 (10/19/90), 56 FR 23952 (5/24/91), 58 FR 39088 (7/21/93), 58 FR 40852 (7/30/93), 60 FR 35448 (7/7/95), 62 FR 41483 (8/1/97), and 62 FR 68362 (12/31/97). This system of records contains information on current and former salaried VA employees. Inadvertently, the proposed routine use statement was omitted. This document makes a correction by adding the proposed routine use statement. Further, the submission of written comments, suggestions, or objections to the proposed routine use statement, and the effective date of the new routine use statement are corrected.