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CVISN grant applications must be 

submitted electronically through 

grants.gov. Awards for approved CVISN 

grant applications are made on a firstcome, first-served basis. States must 

provide a match of 50 percent. 

Application Information for FY 2010 

Grants: General information about the 

FMCSA grant programs is available in 

the Catalog of Federal Domestic 

Assistance (CFDA) which can be found 

on the Internet at http://www.cfda.gov. 

To apply for funding, applicants must 

register with grants.gov at http:// 

www.grants.gov/applicants/getregistered.jsp and submit an application 

in accordance with instructions 

provided. 

Evaluation Factors: The following 

evaluation factors will be used in 

reviewing the applications for all 

FMCSA discretionary grants: 

(1) Prior performance—Completion of 

identified programs and goals per the 

project plan. 

(2) Effective Use of Prior Grants— 

Demonstrated timely use and expensing 

of available funds. 

(3) Cost Effectiveness—Applications 

will be evaluated and prioritized on the 

expected impact on safety relative to the 

investment of grant funds. Where 

appropriate, costs per unit will be 

calculated and compared with national 

averages to determine effectiveness. In 

other areas, proposed costs will be 

compared with historical information to 

confirm reasonableness. 

(4) Applicability to announced 

priorities—If national priorities are 

included in the grants.gov notice, those 

grants that specifically address these 

issues will be given priority 

consideration. 

(5) Ability of the applicant to support 

the strategies and activities in the 

proposal for the entire project period of 

performance. 

Use of innovative approaches in 

executing a project plan to address 

identified safety issues. 

(6) Feasibility of overall program 

coordination and implementation based 

upon the project plan. 

(7) Grant specific evaluation factors as 

described in the grants.gov application 

information. 

Proposed Application Due Dates: For 

the following grant programs, FMCSA 

will consider funding complete 

applications or plans submitted by the 

following dates: 

SaDIP Grants—June 1, 2009. 

CVISN Grants—July 15, 2009. 

MCSAP Basic and Incentive Grants— 

August 1, 2009. 

New Entrant Safety Audit Grants— 

September 1, 2009. 

Border Enforcement Grants— 

September 15, 2009. 

MCSAP High Priority Grants— 

September 15, 2009. 

CMV Operator Safety Training 

Grants—October 1, 2009. 

CDLIP Grants—November 1, 2009. 

CDLIS Modernization Grants— 

November 1, 2009. 

PRISM Grants—November 15, 2009. 

FMCSA seeks comments from potential 

grant applicants on the impacts of this 

schedule on their ability to develop 

comprehensive applications and submit 

them on time. Applications submitted 

after due dates may be considered on a 

case-by-case basis. 

Issued on: March 19, 2009. 

Anna J. Amos, 

Acting Associate Administrator for 

Enforcement and Program Delivery. 

Terry T. Shelton, 

Associate Administrator for Research and 

Information Technology. 

[FR Doc. E9–6473 Filed 3–23–09; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Federal Motor Carrier Safety 

Administration 

[Docket No. FMCSA–00–7006; FMCSA–06– 

26066; FMCSA–06–25246] 

Qualification of Drivers; Exemption 

Renewals; Vision 

AGENCY: Federal Motor Carrier Safety 

Administration (FMCSA), DOT. 

ACTION: Notice of final disposition. 

SUMMARY: FMCSA previously 

announced its decision to renew the 

exemptions from the vision requirement 

in the Federal Motor Carrier Safety 

Regulations for 19 individuals. FMCSA 

has statutory authority to exempt 

individuals from the vision requirement 

if the exemptions granted will not 

compromise safety. The Agency has 

concluded that granting these 

exemptions will provide a level of safety 

that will be equivalent to, or greater 

than, the level of safety maintained 

without the exemptions for these 

commercial motor vehicle (CMV) 

drivers. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Dr. 

Mary D. Gunnels, Director, Medical 

Programs, (202) 366–4001, 

fmcsamedical@dot.gov, FMCSA, 

Department of Transportation, 400 

Seventh Street, SW., Room 8301, 

Washington, DC 20590–0001. Office 

hours are from 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m., 

Monday through Friday, except Federal 

holidays. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Electronic Access 

You may see all the comments online 

through the Federal Document 

Management System (FDMS) at http:// 

www.regulations.gov. 

Background 

Under 49 U.S.C. 31136(e) and 31315, 

FMCSA may grant an exemption for a 2- 

year period if it finds ‘‘such exemption 

would likely achieve a level of safety 

that is equivalent to, or greater than, the 

level that would be achieved absent 

such exemption.’’ The statute also 

allows the Agency to renew exemptions 

at the end of the 2-year period. The 

comment period ended on March 9, 

2009. 

Discussion of Comments 

FMCSA received no comments in this 

proceeding. 

Conclusion 

The Agency has not received any 

adverse evidence on any of these drivers 

that indicates that safety is being 

compromised. Based upon its 

evaluation of the 19 renewal 

applications, FMCSA renews the 

Federal vision exemptions for Kreis C. 

Baldridge, James L. Baynes, Daniel H. 

Bungartz, Steven J. Clark, Donald D. 

Daniels, Michael A. Fouch, Thanh V. 

Ha, Carl A. Lohrbach, James E. Menz, 

Jeffrey L. Olson, Chris H. Pederson, 

Timmy J. Pottebaum, Donnie Riggs, Luis 

H. Sanchez, Phillip L. Smith, Randall S. 

Surber, Brian S. Tuttle, Ernest W. Waff, 

and Joseph W. Wigley. 

In accordance with 49 U.S.C. 31136(e) 

and 31315, each renewal exemption will 

be valid for 2 years unless revoked 

earlier by FMCSA. The exemption will 

be revoked if: (1) The person fails to 

comply with the terms and conditions 

of the exemption; (2) the exemption has 

resulted in a lower level of safety than 

was maintained before it was granted; or 

(3) continuation of the exemption would 

not be consistent with the goals and 

objectives of 49 U.S.C. 31136 and 31315. 

Issued on: March 18, 2009. 

Larry W. Minor, 

Associate Administrator for Policy and 

Program Development. 

[FR Doc. E9–6457 Filed 3–23–09; 8:45 am] 

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