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Notice; change in application due dates.
Summary
This notice is to inform the public of FMCSA's Fiscal Year (FY) 2011 safety grant opportunities and FMCSA's changes to its application dates. At present, FMCSA is operating under an extension of the Safe, Accountable, Flexible, Efficient Transportation Equity Act: A Legacy of Users (Pub. L. 109-59) which will expire December 31, 2010, unless extended by Congress. While the Agency expects new authorizing legislation to make changes to its grant programs, the Agency is preparing for FY 2011 assuming that the following grant programs will continue for part or all of the upcoming fiscal year. The 10 safety grant programs include the Motor Carrier Safety Assistance Program (MCSAP) Basic grants; MCSAP Incentive grants; MCSAP New Entrant Safety Audit grants; MCSAP High Priority grants; Commercial Motor Vehicle (CMV) Operator Safety Training grants; Border Enforcement grants (BEG); Commercial Driver's License Program Improvement (CDLPI) grants; Performance and Registration Information Systems Management (PRISM) grants; Safety Data Improvement Program grants (SaDIP); and the Commercial Vehicle Information Systems and Networks (CVISN) grants. It should be noted that FMCSA does not expect the Commercial Driver's License Information System (CDLIS) Modernization grants to be continued in reauthorization, and, therefore, FMCSA will not be soliciting applications for this grant program in FY 2011. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION: Please contact the following FMCSA staff with questions or needed information on the Agency's grant programs: MCSAP Basic/Incentive Grants--Jack Kostelnik, john.kostelnik@dot.gov, 202-366-5721. New Entrant Safety Audits Grants--Arthur Williams, arthur.williams@dot.gov, 202-366-3695. Border Enforcement Grants--Carla Vagnini, carla.vagnini@dot.gov, 202- 366-3771. MCSAP High Priority Grants--Cim Weiss, cim.weiss@dot.gov, 202-366-0275. CMV Operator Safety Training Grants--Julie Otto, julie.otto@dot.gov, 202-366-0710. CDLPI Grants--Brandon Poarch, brandon.poarch@dot.gov, 202-366-3030. SaDIP Grants--Cim Weiss, cim.weiss@dot.gov, 202-366-0275. PRISM Grants--Tom Lawler, tom.lawler@dot.gov, 202-366-3866. CVISN Grants--Julie Otto, julie.otto@dot.gov, 202-366-0710. All staff may be reached at FMCSA, 1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE., Washington, DC 20590. Office hours are from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., EST, Monday through Friday, except Federal holidays.