[Federal Register Volume 75, Number 134 (Wednesday, July 14, 2010)]
[Notices]
[Pages 40864-40865]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2010-17135]
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration
Notice of Fiscal Year 2010 Border Grant Funding and Solicitation
for Applications
AGENCY: Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA), DOT.
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: FMCSA announces the availability of Fiscal Year (FY) 2010
Border Enforcement Grant (BEG) funding and solicits applications.
Applications must be submitted at the Federal Grant Web site, http://www.grants.gov. Eligible projects for funding with BEG are identified
in the Safe, Accountable, Flexible, Efficient Transportation Equity
Act: A Legacy for Users.
DATES: The deadline for applications is July 30, 2010. If additional
funding remains available, the Agency will consider applications
submitted after July 30, 2010, on a case-by-case basis.
ADDRESSES: You must submit applications for BEG funding at the Federal
Grant Web site, http://www.grants.gov.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ms. Carla Vagnini, (202) 366-3771,
Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration, Office of Safety Programs,
North American Borders Division (MC-ESB), 1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE.,
Washington, DC 20590. Office hours are from 7 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., ET.,
Monday through Friday, except Federal holidays.
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SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2010
[Pub. L 111-117, December 16, 2009, 123 Stat. 3034] provides grant
funding for commercial motor vehicle (CMV) safety programs as
authorized under the Safe, Accountable, Flexible, Efficient
Transportation Equity Act: A Legacy for Users (SAFETEA-LU) [Pub. L.
109-59, August 10, 2005, 119 Stat. 1144]. This notice announces the
availability of, and solicits applications for, approximately
$6,000,000 in un-awarded FY 2010 funding for BEG projects.
Section 4110 of SAFETEA-LU established the BEG program. The purpose
of this discretionary grant program is to provide funding for border
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 this grant funding. Eligible awardees include State
governments, local governments, and entities (for example, an
accredited post-secondary public or private educational institution
such as a university). Requests from entities must be coordinated with
the State lead CMV inspection agency. Planned activities must be
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.
Individuals and businesses are not eligible to receive BEG funding.
Applications must include a Border Enforcement Plan and meet the
maintenance of expenditure (MOE) requirement. See link for the MOE
explanation, http://www.fmcsa.dot.gov/safety-security/grants/beg/moe.aspx. The Border Enforcement Plan should be a performance-based
proposal that represents innovative strategies to support, enrich, or
evaluate CMV safety border programs.
BEG funding decisions take into consideration the State or entity's
performance on previous BEG awards; ability to expend the awarded funds
within the BEG performance year; and compliance of planned activities
with the BEG national criteria established by FMCSA. Priority will be
given to proposals for programs which:
Ensure southern Border States are meeting all Federal
requirements to allow access to Mexico-domiciled carriers beyond the
border commercial zones;
Increase the number of CMV safety inspections and
commercial driver license (CDL), operating authority, and financial
responsibility checks in Border States focusing on international
traffic;
Improve the capability to conduct CMV safety inspections
at remote and other sites near the border (Use the list of eligible
items in 49 CFR 350.311, relating to the Motor Carrier Safety
Assistance Program, as a guide.);
Develop appropriate telecommunication systems and
coordination procedures with Federal inspection agencies and others.
Appropriate telecommunication systems means those that relate directly
to the accessing and transfer of CMV safety data and information
including telecommunications systems and other items necessary to
implement the International Trade Data Systems (ITDS);
Involve other innovative initiatives designed to improve
the compliance status of CMVs, drivers, and carriers entering the
United States from Canada or Mexico;
Involve research initiatives focused on cross-border
enforcement and related issues; and
Involve targeted inspections of CMVs on corridors where
there is a significant amount of international traffic.
As established by SAFETEA-LU, the Federal share of these funds will
be 100 percent, and there is no matching requirement.
Applications must be submitted electronically at the Federal Grants
web site (http://www.grants.gov). Users must register in order to use
Grants.gov. Registration can take between 3 to 5 business days or as
long as two weeks if all steps are not completed in a timely manner. To
register, visit http://www.grants.gov/applicants/get_registered.jsp.
After registration, follow these steps to apply for the BEG:
1. Access the grant application page at https://apply07.grants.gov/apply/forms_apps_idx.html.
2. Type in the Catalogue of Federal Domestic Assistance (CFDA)
Number ``20.233'' to retrieve and download the BEG application package.
3. Complete and save the BEG application off-line using Adobe[reg]
software. You can obtain Adobe Reader[reg] free of charge at http://www.adobe.com.
4. Submit the BEG application package electronically at http://www.grants.gov/applicants/apply_for_grants.jsp.
Issued on: July 9, 2010.
William A. Quade,
Associate Administrator for Enforcement and Program Delivery.
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