[Federal Register: October 5, 2007 (Volume 72, Number 193)]
[Notices]
[Page 57096]
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration
Solicitation of Applications for FY 2008 Border Enforcement Grant
(BEG) Funding
AGENCY: Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA), DOT.
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: FMCSA announces that it has published an opportunity to apply
for FY2008 BEG funding on the grants.gov Web site (http://www.grants.gov
). Section 4110 of the Safe, Accountable, Flexible,
Efficient Transportation Equity Act: A Legacy For Users (Pub. L. 109-
59) established the BEG program. The program is a discretionary grant
program that provides funding for border commercial motor vehicle (CMV)
safety programs and related enforcement activities and projects. An
entity or a State that shares a land border with another country is
eligible to receive grant funding. To apply for funding, applicants
must register with the grants.gov Web site (http://www.grants.gov/applicants/get_registered.jsp
) and submit an application in accordance
with instructions provided. Applications for grant funding must be
submitted electronically to the FMCSA through the grants.gov Web site.
DATES: FMCSA will initially consider funding of applications submitted
by November 1, 2007 by qualified applicants. If additional funding
remains available, applications submitted after November 1, 2007 will
be considered on a case-by-case basis. Funds will not be available for
allocation until such time as FY2008 appropriations legislation is
passed and signed into law.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. Milt Schmidt, Federal Motor
Carrier Safety Administration, Office of Safety Programs, North
American Borders Division (MC-ESB), 202-366-4049, 1200 New Jersey Ave.,
SE., Washington, DC 20590. Office hours are from 7:30 a.m. to 4 p.m.,
e.t., Monday through Friday, except Federal holidays.
Issued on: September 28, 2007.
William A. Quade,
Associate Administrator for Enforcement and Program Delivery.
[FR Doc. E7-19677 Filed 10-4-07; 8:45 am]
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