Document ID: FMCSA-2007-0050-0001
Agency: fmcsa
Document Type: Rule
Title: Solicitation of Applications for Fiscal Year (FY) 2008 Motor Carrier Safety Assistance Program (MCSAP) High Priority and New Entrant Grant Funding
Posted Date: 2007-11-14T05:00Z

[Federal Register: November 14, 2007 (Volume 72, Number 219)]
[Notices]               
[Page 64106-64107]
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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