[Federal Register Volume 75, Number 7 (Tuesday, January 12, 2010)]
[Notices]
[Page 1681]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2010-366]
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Research and Innovative Technology Administration
University Transportation Centers (UTC) Program Grants (49 U.S.C.
5506); Suspension of Competitions
AGENCY: Research and Innovative Technology Administration, DOT.
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: The U.S. Department of Transportation is providing notice that
it intends to suspend competitions for its University Transportation
Centers (UTC) Program grants (49 USC 5506) pending the enactment of
multi-year, surface transportation authorization legislation that is
necessary to define the purpose, eligibility, number, and funding
amounts of any future grants.
DATES: Dates for future UTC competitions are not known at this time. As
more information is available about future grant competitions, it will
be posted on the UTC Program's Web site, http://utc.dot.gov.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Dr. Curtis Tompkins, University
Transportation Centers Program, Office of Research, Development and
Technology, RDT-30, Research and Innovative Technology Administration,
1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE., Washington, DC 20590. Telephone Number
(202) 366-2125, Fax Number (202) 493-2993 or E-mail
[email protected].
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Background
The Safe, Accountable, Flexible, Efficient Transportation Equity
Act: A Legacy for Users (SAFETEA-LU, Pub. L. 109-59, as amended by Pub.
L. 110-244) requires the Research and Innovative Technology
Administration (RITA) of the U.S. Department of Transportation (U.S.
DOT) to complete competitions for Regional UTCs by March 31, 2010, and
for Tier I UTCs by June 30, 2010. Because there is no surface
transportation authorization legislation or other authorizing vehicle
yet in place to state the structure and funding of the UTC Program
beyond Federal Fiscal Year 2009, and because of the burden that would
be placed on applicants to pursue a competition process that has a high
likelihood of being voided should a multi-year, surface transportation
authorization substantially change the terms and conditions of the UTC
Program and grants to be issued under that program, the Research and
Innovative Technology Administration is suspending these competitions
until such time as a multi-year surface transportation authorization
has been enacted.
Issued in Washington, DC, on December 18, 2009.
Peter H. Appel,
Administrator.
[FR Doc. 2010-366 Filed 1-11-10; 8:45 am]
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