96-30988. Police Corps Program Implementation; State Plans Submission

[Federal Register Volume 61, Number 235 (Thursday, December 5, 1996)]
[Notices]
[Pages 64531-64532]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 96-30988]


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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE


Police Corps Program Implementation; State Plans Submission

AGENCY: Office of the Police Corps and Law Enforcement Education, 
Office of Community Oriented Policing Services, Department of Justice.

ACTION: Notice of availability.

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SUMMARY: The Department of Justice invites the submission of State 
Plans for the implementation of the Police Corps. The Police Corps 
provides scholarships and financial assistance for educational expenses 
to qualified individuals in participating States in return for a 
commitment to devote four years of service as a member of a State or 
local police force. All States of the United States, the District of 
Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, the Virgin Islands, American 
Samoa, Guam, and the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands are 
eligible to submit a State Plan.

DATES: Invitations to submit a State Plan and background materials will 
be mailed to the chief executives of eligible States and other 
jurisdictions during the week of November 18, 1996. State Plans for the 
FY 1997 Police Corps should be submitted by January 31, 1997.

ADDRESSES: State Plans should be submitted to Sampson Annan, Project

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Director, Office of the Police Corps and Law Enforcement Education, 
Office of Community Oriented Policing Services, U.S. Department of 
Justice, 1100 Vermont Avenue, N.W., Washington, DC 20530.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Questions regarding preparation of a State Plan should be directed to 
Sampson Annan, Project Director, at [phone]. General inquiries 
regarding the Police Corps should be directed to the Department of 
Justice Crime Bill Response Center, [phone] or 1-800-421-6770.

    Dated: November 25, 1996.
Joseph E. Brann,
Director.
[FR Doc. 96-30988 Filed 12-4-96; 8:45 am]
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