[Federal Register: December 7, 2007 (Volume 72, Number 235)]
[Notices]
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration
Availability of Grant Program Funds for Commercial Vehicle
Information Systems and Networks (CVISN) Program
AGENCY: Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA), DOT.
ACTION: Notice of FY 2008 Grant Funding Opportunity.
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SUMMARY: FMCSA announces that it has published an opportunity to apply
for FY 2008 Commercial Vehicle Information Systems and Networks (CVISN)
Deployment grant funding on the grants.gov Web site (http://frwebgate.access.gpo.gov/cgi-bin/leaving.cgi?from=leavingFR.html&log=linklog&to=http://www.grants.gov
).
DATES: FMCSA will initially consider funding of applications submitted
by qualified applicants on or before April 15, 2008. If additional
funding remains available, applications submitted after April 15, 2008
will be considered on a case-by-case basis. Funds will not be available
for allocation until such time as the FY 2008 U.S. Department of
Transportation appropriations legislation is passed and signed into
law. Funding is subject to reductions resulting from obligation
limitations or rescissions as specified in Safe, Accountable, Flexible,
Efficient Transportation Efficiency Act: A Legacy for Users (SAFETEA-
LU) or other legislation.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Information on the grant, application
process, and additional contact information is available at the
grants.gov Web site (http://frwebgate.access.gpo.gov/cgi-bin/leaving.cgi?from=leavingFR.html&log=linklog&to=http://www.grants.gov). General information about
the CVISN grant is available in The Catalog of Federal Domestic
Assistance (CFDA) which can be found on the Internet at http://frwebgate.access.gpo.gov/cgi-bin/leaving.cgi?from=leavingFR.html&log=linklog&to=http://www.cfda.gov.
The CFDA number for CVISN is 20.237. You also may contact
Ms. Julie Lane, Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration, Office of
Analysis, Research and Technology, at julie.lane@dot.gov, 202-385-2391
or Mr. Quon Kwan at quon.kwan@dot.gov, 202-385-2389, 1200 New Jersey
Avenue, SE., Washington, DC 20590. Office hours are from 8 a.m. to 4:30
p.m., ET, Monday through Friday, except Federal holidays.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Commercial Vehicle Information Systems
and Networks (CVISN) grant funding is authorized by Section 4126 of
SAFETEA-LU. The expected level of funding for CVISN in FY 2008 is
$25,000,000. This is a discretionary grant program that provides
funding for States and the District of Columbia to deploy, operate, and
maintain elements of their CVISN programs, including commercial
vehicle, commercial driver, and carrier-specific information systems
and networks. The agency in each State and the District of Columbia
that is designated as the primary agency responsible for the
development, implementation, and maintenance of CVISN-related systems
is eligible to apply for grant funding.
Applicants must be registered with grants.gov to apply for funding.
Applicants who have not previously registered with grants.gov should
visit: http://frwebgate.access.gpo.gov/cgi-bin/leaving.cgi?from=leavingFR.html&log=linklog&to=http://www.grants.gov/applicants/get_registered.jsp.
Registration with grants.gov may take two to five days before the
system will allow access to the grant application package. Applicants
must download the grant application package, complete the grant
application package, and submit the completed grant application package
on the Internet at http://frwebgate.access.gpo.gov/cgi-bin/leaving.cgi?from=leavingFR.html&log=linklog&to=http://www.grants.gov/applicants/apply_for_grants.jsp
.
Issued on: November 29, 2007.
Terry Shelton,
Associate Administrator for Research and Information Technology.
[FR Doc. E7-23783 Filed 12-6-07; 8:45 am]
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