[Federal Register Volume 72, Number 235 (Friday, December 7, 2007)]
[Notices]
[Page 69279]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E7-23783]


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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://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://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://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 [email protected], 202-385-2391 
or Mr. Quon Kwan at [email protected], 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://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://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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