All applications must be submitted through Grants.gov by 11:59 p.m. (Eastern Standard Time) on September 15, 2010.
The objectives of this program are to ensure motor carriers operating commercial motor vehicles entering the United States from a foreign country are in compliance with commercial vehicle safety standards and regulations, financial responsibility regulations, and registration requirements of the United States, and to ensure drivers of those vehicles are qualified and properly licensed to operate commercial motor vehicles. Assistance is provided to entities and states that share a land border with another country for carrying out border commercial motor vehicle safety programs and related enforcement activities and projects. All applicants requesting funding for commercial motor vehicle safety inspections must use inspectors certified by the Commercial Vehicle Safety Alliance and be able to upload inspection reports to the FMCSA databases. The panel will prioritize funding request based on the state or entity's performance on previous BEG awards; the applicant's ability to expend the awarded funds within the BEG performance year; and, national criteria established by the FMCSA. According to these criteria, proposals must: (1) Ensure southern border states are meeting all Federal requirements to allow access to Mexico-domiciled carriers beyond the border commercial zones; (2) Increase the number of commercial motor vehicle (CMV) safety inspections and commercial driver license(CDL)/operating authority/financial responsibility checks in border states focusing on international traffic; (3) Improve the capability to conduct CMV safety inspection at remote and other sites near the border; (4) Develop appropriate telecommunication systems and coordination procedures with federal inspection agencies and others, including telecommunications systems and other items necessary to implement the International Trade Data Systems (ITDS); (5) Other innovative initiatives designed to improve the compliance status of CMVs, drivers, and carriers entering the United states from Canada or Mexico; (6) Research initiatives focused on cross-border enforcement and related issues; and (7) Targeted inspections of commercial motor vehicles on corridors where there is a significant amount of international traffic.
Under the BEG program, since FY 2005, over 500,000 CMV inspections and commercial driver license, financial responsibility and operating authority checks have been conducted. Over 90 outreach sessions for Mexican motor carriers seeking authority to operate in the US have been conducted. Additionally, the four southern Border States have been provided funding to ensure the requirements to allow access to Mexico-domiciled motor vehicles beyond the commercial zone have been met.
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Name: Carla Vagnini
Department: Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration
Street: MC-ESB
1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE.
City: Washington
Zip: 20590
Email: Carla.vagnini@dot.gov
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