[Federal Register Volume 72, Number 228 (Wednesday, November 28, 2007)]
[Notices]
[Pages 67339-67340]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E7-23108]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration


Solicitation of Applications for FY 2008, Commercial Motor 
Vehicle (CMV) Operator Safety Training Grant Opportunity

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 FY 2008 funding for the CMV Operator Safety Training Grant on the 
grants.gov Web site (http://www.grants.gov). This opportunity was 
established by Section 4134 of the Safe, Accountable, Flexible, 
Efficient Transportation Equity Act: A Legacy for Users (SAFETEA-LU, 
Pub. L. 109-59). This legislation requires grant recipients to train 
current and future drivers in the safe operation of CMVs, as defined in 
Section 31301 of Title 49, United States Code. Funding priority will be 
given to regional or multi-state educational or nonprofit associations 
serving economically distressed regions of the United States. Eligible 
awardees can also include State governments, local governments, and 
accredited post-secondary educational institutions (public or private) 
such as colleges, universities, vocational-technical schools and truck 
driver training schools. To apply for funding, applicants must first be 
registered with grants.gov at the following link: http://www.grants.gov/applicants/get_registered.jsp. Note that grants.gov 
registration takes three to five business days to process your 
information before you can apply. Applications for grant

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funding must be submitted electronically to the FMCSA through the 
grants.gov Web site following the instructions provided on the site. 
The Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance (CFDA) number for the CMV 
Safety Training Grant Opportunity 20.235.

DATES: FMCSA will initially consider funding of applications submitted 
by January 5, 2008 from 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 FY 2008 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: Ms. Julie Otto, Transportation 
Specialist, Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration, Office of 
Safety Programs, State Programs Division (MC-ESS), 202-366-0710, 1200 
New Jersey Avenue, SE., Washington, DC 20590. Office hours are from 
8:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m., EST, Monday through Friday, except Federal 
holidays.

    Issued on: November 19, 2007.
Michael Lamm,
Acting Associate Administrator for Enforcement and Program Delivery.
[FR Doc. E7-23108 Filed 11-27-07; 8:45 am]
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