[Federal Register Volume 73, Number 215 (Wednesday, November 5, 2008)]
[Notices]
[Page 65870]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E8-26406]
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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY
Transportation Security Administration
Notice of Availability of Surface Transportation Grant Programs
AGENCY: Transportation Security Administration, DHS.
ACTION: Notice of availability.
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SUMMARY: DHS is announcing that on or about November 5, it will issue
guidance and accept applications for surface transportation security
improvement grants for fiscal year (FY) 2009. Eligibility for the FY
2009 grants, as provided in the new guidance, may have changed from
previous years. Applications for these grants must be submitted
pursuant to the procedures outlined in the guidance to be made
available on or about November 5, 2008.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
e-mail: [email protected].
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Extended Programs
On or about November 5, 2008, DHS will announce extensions of, and
possible changes to, four existing surface transportation grant
programs that are cooperatively managed by the Transportation Security
Administration and the Federal Emergency Management Agency: Transit
(Transit Security Grant Program or TSGP), Freight Rail (Freight Rail
Security Grant Program or FRSGP), Intercity Bus (Intercity Bus Security
Grant Program, or IBSGP) and Trucking (Trucking Security Program or
TSP). By this notice, DHS is encouraging appropriate entities in these
transportation sectors to review the forthcoming guidance and, as
appropriate, apply for grants under the programs if they are eligible
applicants under the requirements outlined in the forthcoming guidance.
At the same time that DHS announces grant guidance, DHS will announce
extensions of the existing TSGP, FRSGP, and TSP. The Transit Security
Grant Program (TSGP) funds are currently directed to high-risk transit
systems for planning, training, public awareness, operational
activities, protection for multi-user and single-user high-density
stations, and other hardening activities or systems.
The Freight Rail Security Grant Program (FRSGP) is a component of
the TSGP. The FRSGP was created by the ``Implementing Recommendations
of the 9/11 Commission Act of 2007'' (9/11 Commission Act).\1\ Section
1513 of the 9/11 Commission Act directs DHS to make funds for security
improvement grants available to certain entities involved in or with
the freight railroad industry and specifies the uses to which the funds
may be applied. Currently, FRSGP funds are used for security plans,
vulnerability assessments, and training for Class I, II, and III
railroads.
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\1\ Public Law 110-53; 121 Stat. 266; August 3, 2007.
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Currently, Trucking Security Program (TSP) funds are used to
service an anti-terrorism and security awareness program for
professionals and operating entities within the highway sector to
include: (1) Participant identification and recruitment; (2) training;
(3) communications; (4) information analysis and distribution; and (5)
planning.
General Information
In grant guidance to be released on or about November 5, 2008, DHS
will identify the categories of transit, freight rail, trucking, and
intercity bus entities that are eligible for funding under the programs
and the uses to which funding may be applied. With respect to the TSGP,
FRSGP and TSP, eligibility will not necessarily be limited to entities
that have been eligible for funding under previous DHS grant programs.
To apply for grant funding under any of these grant programs, each
eligible applicant must first register as a grant applicant with the
Federal government at http://www.grants.gov. Several additional steps
are required to complete this registration, including registering with
the Central Contractor Registration (http://www.ccr.gov) and obtaining
a Dun & Bradstreet (DUNS) number. Please visit http://www.grants.gov
for more detailed information about this registration process. Please
be advised that the entire process can take several weeks. DHS will
post additional information about registration when we issue the grant
guidance on or about November 5, 2008. After that date, you may obtain
an electronic copy of the grant guidance at http://www.tsa.gov/grants.
Issued in Arlington, Virginia, on October 31, 2008.
John Sammon,
Assistant Administrator, Transportation Sector Network Management.
[FR Doc. E8-26406 Filed 11-4-08; 8:45 am]
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