[Federal Register Volume 71, Number 207 (Thursday, October 26, 2006)]
[Notices]
[Page 62656]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E6-17967]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration


Solicitation of Applications for Fiscal Year (FY) 2007 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 FY2007 MCSAP High Priority and New Entrant grant funding on the 
grants.gov Web site (http://www.grants.gov). Section 4101 of SAFETEA-LU 
(Pub. L. 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 authorized level of funding for MCSAP is 
$197,000,000 for FY2007, 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 only available for activities conducted by 
State agencies, local governments, and organizations representing 
government agencies or officials that use and train qualified officers 
and employees in coordination with State motor vehicle safety agencies. 
States and local governments are eligible to apply for New Entrant 
funds. 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.

DATES: FMCSA will initially consider funding of applications submitted 
by November 30, 2006 by qualified applicants. If additional funding 
remains available, applications submitted after November 30, 2006 will 
be considered on a case-by-case basis. Funds will not be available for 
allocation until such time as FY2007 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. Michael Lamm, Federal Motor 
Carrier Safety Administration, Office of Safety Programs, State 
Programs Division (MC-ESS), 202-366-6830, 400 Seventh Street, SW., Room 
8314, Washington, DC 20590. Office hours are from 7:30 a.m. to 4 p.m., 
EST., Monday through Friday, except Federal holidays.

    Issued on: October 19, 2006.
John H. Hill,
Administrator.
 [FR Doc. E6-17967 Filed 10-25-06; 8:45 am]
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