[Federal Register Volume 60, Number 234 (Wednesday, December 6, 1995)]
[Notices]
[Pages 62698-62699]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 95-29698]
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Part V
Department of Labor
Employment and Training Administration
Department of Education
Office of Vocational and Adult Education
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Proposed Priority for School-to-Work Urban/Rural Opportunities Grants
for Fiscal Year 1995; Notice
Federal Register / Vol. 60, No. 234 / Wednesday, December 6, 1995 /
Notices
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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
Employment and Training Administration
DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
Office of Vocational and Adult Education
ACTION: Notice of Proposed Priority for School-to-Work Urban/
Rural Opportunities Grants for Fiscal Year (FY) 1995.
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SUMMARY: The Secretaries of Education and Labor (the Secretaries)
propose a priority for FY 1995 under the Urban/Rural Opportunities
Grants authorized by Title III of the School-to-Work Opportunities Act
of 1994 (the Act). The Secretaries intend to use this priority, along
with the selection criteria published in the November 14, 1995, issue
of the Federal Register, to select applications for funding under the
FY 1995 Urban/Rural Opportunities Grants competition. The Secretaries
propose to take this action to focus Federal financial assistance on
implementing School-to-Work Opportunities initiatives in urban or rural
areas of high poverty. This proposed priority provides for a preference
to be given to applications from local partnerships proposing to
implement a School-to-Work Opportunities initiative for youth residing
in or attending school in an Empowerment Zone or Enterprise Community
(EZ/EC) designated under section 1391 of the Internal Revenue Code
(IRC), as amended by Title XIII of the Omnibus Budget Reconciliation
Act of 1993.
Note: This notice is an invitation for comment upon the proposed
priority as described; it is not a solicitation for applications for
Urban/Rural Opportunities Grants.
DATES: Comments must be received on or before January 5, 1996.
ADDRESSES: Comments should be addressed to Karen Clark, National
School-to-Work Office, 400 Virginia Avenue, SW, Room 210, Washington,
DC 20024.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Karen Clark, National School-to-Work
Office, Telephone: (202) 401-6222 (this is not a toll-free number).
Individuals who use a telecommunications device for the deaf (TDD) may
call the Federal Information Relay Service (FIRS) at 1-800-877-8339
between 8 a.m. and 8 p.m., Eastern time, Monday through Friday.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Section A. Background
The Secretaries intend to award grants to local partnerships to
implement School-to-Work Opportunities initiatives serving youth
residing or attending school in urban or rural high poverty areas, as
discussed in the solicitation for grant applications published in the
November 14, 1995, issue of the Federal Register. As discussed in the
solicitation on pages 57276-57282, the Secretaries recognize the
particular challenges faced by local partnerships serving youth in
urban and rural high poverty areas in preparing them for first jobs in
high-skill, high-wage careers and in increasing their opportunities for
further education and training. Similarly, the Empowerment Zone and
Enterprise Community (EZ/EC) initiative is aimed at rebuilding
communities in America's poverty-stricken inner cities and rural
heartlands. Under the EZ/EC initiative, the Federal Government has
designated certain geographic areas as EZs and as ECs in accordance
with Internal Revenue Code (IRC) section 1391, as amended by Title XIII
of the Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1993 (Pub. L. 103-66). The
selected areas were designated as EZs or ECs based on the quality of
their strategic plans addressing how each zone or community would link
economic development with education and training, as well as how
community development, public safety, human services, and environmental
initiatives together would support sustainable communities.
The Secretaries view Urban/Rural Opportunities Grants as well
suited for inclusion in a comprehensive approach to economic and
community development that addresses the special challenges facing
youth in high poverty areas in making the transition from school to
work or further education and training. By improving the quality of
education and training provided to high poverty area youth, School-to-
Work Opportunities initiatives enhance the economic opportunities of
such youth and contribute to the improvement of impoverished
communities. Communities designated as EZs or ECs have already
demonstrated a capacity for the type of collaboration and cooperative
planning that is critical to developing and implementing successful
School-to-Work Opportunities initiatives.
Interested individuals may contact the Department of Housing and
Urban Development (HUD) at 1-800-998-9999 for additional information on
the urban EZ/EC initiative and the Department of Agriculture (USDA) at
1-800-645-4712 for additional information on the rural EZ/EC
initiative. A listing of areas that have been selected as EZs or ECs is
included in an appendix to this notice.
Section B. Priority
In addition to the priority in section 302(b)(3) of the School-to-
Work Opportunities Act, the Secretaries propose to give competitive
preference to applications from partnerships that propose to implement
a School-to-Work Opportunities initiative serving youth who reside or
attend school in an area designated as an EZ or an EC. The Secretaries
would select an application for an Urban/Rural Opportunities Grant that
meets this priority over an application of comparable merit that does
not meet the priority.
Invitation to Comment
Interested persons are invited to submit comments and
recommendations regarding this proposed competitive preference. All
comments submitted in response to this notice will be available for
public inspection, during and after the comment period, at the National
School-to-Work Office, 400 Virginia Avenue, SW., Room 210, Washington,
DC, between the hours of 8:30 a.m. and 4:30 p.m., Monday through Friday
of each week, except Federal holidays.
Intergovernmental Review
This program is subject to the requirements of Executive Order
12372 as implemented in 34 CFR Part 79 and 29 CFR Part 17. The
objective of the Executive order is to foster an intergovernmental
partnership and a strengthened federalism by relying on processes
developed by State and local governments for coordination and review of
proposed Federal financial assistance.
In accordance with the order, this document is intended to provide
early notification of the Departments' specific plans and actions for
this program.
Program Authority: 20 U.S.C. 6101.
(Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance Number 278D: School-to-Work
Opportunities: Urban/Rural Opportunities Grants)
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Dated: November 27, 1995.
Timothy M. Barnicle,
Assistant Secretary for Employment and Training, Department of Labor.
Patricia McNeil,
Assistant Secretary for Vocational and Adult Education, Department of
Education.
Appendix--Empowerment Zones and Enterprise Communities
Empowerment Zones (EZ)
Georgia: Atlanta
Illinois: Chicago
Kentucky: Kentucky Highlands*
Maryland: Baltimore
Michigan: Detroit
Mississippi: Mid Delta*
New York: Harlem, Bronx
Pennsylvania/New Jersey: Philadelphia, Camden
Texas: Rio Grande Valley*
Supplemental Empowerment Zones (SEZ)
California: Los Angeles
Ohio: Cleveland
Enterprise Communities (EC)
Alabama: Birmingham
Alabama: Chambers County*
Alabama: Greene, Sumter Counties*
Arizona: Phoenix
Arizona: Arizona Border*
Arkansas: East Central*
Arkansas: Mississippi County*
Arkansas: Pulaski County
California: Imperial County*
California: Los Angeles, Huntington Park
California: San Diego
California: San Francisco, Bayview, Hunter's Point
California: Watsonville*
Colorado: Denver
Connecticut: Bridgeport
Connecticut: New Haven
Delaware: Wilmington
District of Columbia: Washington
Florida: Jackson County*
Florida: Tampa
Florida: Miami, Dade County
Georgia: Albany
Georgia: Central Savannah*
Georgia: Crisp, Dooley Counties*
Illinois: East St. Louis
Illinois: Springfield
Indiana: Indianapolis
Iowa: Des Moines
Kentucky: Louisville
Louisiana: Northeast Delta*
Louisiana: Macon Ridge*
Louisiana: New Orleans
Louisiana: Ouachita Parish
Massachusetts: Lowell
Massachusetts: Springfield
Michigan: Five Cap*
Michigan: Flint
Michigan: Muskegon
Minnesota: Minneapolis
Minnesota: St. Paul
Mississippi: Jackson
Mississippi: North Delta*
Missouri: East Prairie*
Missouri: St. Louis
Nebraska: Omaha
Nevada: Clarke County, Las Vegas
New Hampshire: Manchester
New Jersey: Newark
New Mexico: Albuquerque
New Mexico: Moro, Rico Arriba, Taos Counties*
New York: Albany, Schenectady, Troy
New York: Buffalo
New York: Newburgh, Kingston
New York: Rochester
North Carolina: Charlotte
North Carolina: Halifax, Edgecombe, Wilson Counties*
North Carolina: Robeson County*
Ohio: Akron
Ohio: Columbus
Ohio: Greater Portsmouth*
Oklahoma: Choctaw, McCurtain Counties*
Oklahoma: Oklahoma City
Oregon: Josephine*
Oregon: Portland
Pennsylvania: Harrisburg
Pennsylvania: Lock Haven*
Pennsylvania: Pittsburgh
Rhode Island: Providence
South Carolina: Charleston
South Carolina: Williamsburg County*
South Dakota: Beadle, Spink Counties*
Tennessee: Fayette, Haywood Counties*
Tennessee: Memphis
Tennessee: Nashville
Tennessee/Kentucky: Scott, McCreary Counties*
Texas: Dallas
Texas: El Paso
Texas: San Antonio
Texas: Waco
Utah: Ogden
Vermont: Burlington
Virginia: Accomack*
Virginia: Norfolk
Washington: Lower Yakima*
Washington: Seattle
Washington: Tacoma
West Virginia: West Central*
West Virginia: Huntington
West Virginia: McDowell*
Wisconsin: Milwaukee
*denotes rural designee
Enhanced Enterprise Communities (EEC)
California: Oakland
Massachusetts: Boston
Missouri/Kansas: Kansas City, Kansas City
Texas: Houston
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