[Federal Register: November 14, 2007 (Volume 72, Number 219)]
[Notices]
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From the Federal Register Online via GPO Access [wais.access.gpo.gov]
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration
Solicitation of Applications for Fiscal Year (FY) 2008 Motor
Carrier Safety Assistance Program (MCSAP) High Priority and New Entrant
Grant 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 MCSAP High Priority and New Entrant grant funding on the
grants.gov Web site (http://www.grants.gov).
DATES: FMCSA will initially consider funding of applications submitted
by January 5, 2008 by qualified applicants. If additional funding
remains available, applications submitted after January 5, 2008 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. Funding is subject to reductions resulting
from obligation limitations or rescissions as specified in SAFETEA-LU
or other legislation.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. Jack Kostelnik, Federal Motor
Carrier Safety Administration, Office of Safety Programs, State
Programs Division (MC-ESS), 202-366-5721, 1200 New Jersey
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Avenue, SE., Washington, DC 20590. Office hours are from 7:30 a.m. to 4
p.m., EST., Monday through Friday, except Federal holidays.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Section 4101 of SAFETEA-LU (Public Law 109-
59, August 10, 2005, 119 Stat. 1144) amends 49 U.S.C. 31104(a) and
authorizes the Motor Carrier Safety Grants funding for FY2006 through
FY2009. The expected level of funding for MCSAP is $202,000,000 for
FY2008, which includes up to $15,000,000 for High Priority grants and
up to $29,000,000 for New Entrant Safety Audits. High priority funds
are available for activities conducted by State agencies, local
governments, and organizations representing government agencies that
use and train qualified officers and employees in coordination with
State motor vehicle safety agencies. Funds are allocated in accordance
with the provisions of 49 CFR 350.313 and 49 CFR 350.319. Further,
FMCSA will reserve $5 million in FY2008 high priority funding
exclusively for traffic enforcement projects, with particular emphasis
on work zone enforcement and other selective traffic enforcement
programs. States and local governments are eligible to apply for New
Entrant funds. Funds are allocated in accordance with the provisions of
49 CFR 350.313 and 49 CFR 350.321. All applicants must submit an
electronic application package through grants.gov. To apply using the
grants.gov process, the applicant must be registered with grants.gov.
To register, go to http://www.grants.gov/applicants/get_registered.jsp.
The applicant must download the grant application
package, complete the grant application package, and submit the
completed grant application package. This can be done on the Internet
at http://www.grants.gov/applicants/apply_for_grants.jsp. The CFDA
number for MCSAP is 20.218.
Issued on: October 10, 2007.
William A. Quade,
Associate Administrator for Enforcement and Program Delivery.
[FR Doc. E7-22187 Filed 11-13-07; 8:45 am]
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