Notice of Availability of Surface Transportation Grant Programs, 65870 [E8-26406]
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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND
SECURITY
DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND
SECURITY
Federal Emergency Management
Agency
Transportation Security Administration
Notice of Availability of Surface
Transportation Grant Programs
[FEMA–1791–DR]
Texas; Amendment No. 10 to Notice of
a Major Disaster Declaration
Federal Emergency
Management Agency, DHS.
AGENCY:
ACTION:
Notice.
SUMMARY: This notice amends the notice
of a major disaster declaration for the
State of Texas (FEMA–1791–DR), dated
September 13, 2008, and related
determinations.
DATES:
Effective Date: October 24, 2008.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Peggy Miller, Disaster Assistance
Directorate, Federal Emergency
Management Agency, 500 C Street, SW.,
Washington, DC 20472, (202) 646–3886.
The notice
of a major disaster declaration for the
State of Texas is hereby amended to
include the following areas among those
areas determined to have been adversely
affected by the catastrophe declared a
major disaster by the President in his
declaration of September 13, 2008.
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SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Anderson, Bowie, Leon, and Milam
Counties for Public Assistance.
Grimes, Jasper, Jefferson, Nacogdoches,
San Jacinto, Walker, and Waller Counties for
Public Assistance [Categories C–G] (already
designated for Individual Assistance and
debris removal and emergency protective
measures [Categories A and B], including
direct Federal assistance, under the Public
Assistance program).
The following Catalog of Federal Domestic
Assistance Numbers (CFDA) are to be used
for reporting and drawing funds: 97.030,
Community Disaster Loans; 97.031, Cora
Brown Fund; 97.032, Crisis Counseling;
97.033, Disaster Legal Services; 97.034,
Disaster Unemployment Assistance (DUA);
97.046, Fire Management Assistance Grant;
97.048, Disaster Housing Assistance to
Individuals and Households in Presidentially
Declared Disaster Areas; 97.049,
Presidentially Declared Disaster Assistance—
Disaster Housing Operations for Individuals
and Households; 97.050, Presidentially
Declared Disaster Assistance to Individuals
and Households—Other Needs; 97.036,
Disaster Grants—Public Assistance
(Presidentially Declared Disasters); 97.039,
Hazard Mitigation Grant.
R. David Paulison,
Administrator, Federal Emergency
Management Agency.
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Transportation Security
Administration, DHS.
ACTION: Notice of availability.
AGENCY:
SUMMARY: DHS is announcing that on or
about November 5, it will issue
guidance and accept applications for
surface transportation security
improvement grants for fiscal year (FY)
2009. Eligibility for the FY 2009 grants,
as provided in the new guidance, may
have changed from previous years.
Applications for these grants must be
submitted pursuant to the procedures
outlined in the guidance to be made
available on or about November 5, 2008.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
e-mail: TSAgrants@tsa.dhs.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Extended Programs
On or about November 5, 2008, DHS
will announce extensions of, and
possible changes to, four existing
surface transportation grant programs
that are cooperatively managed by the
Transportation Security Administration
and the Federal Emergency Management
Agency: Transit (Transit Security Grant
Program or TSGP), Freight Rail (Freight
Rail Security Grant Program or FRSGP),
Intercity Bus (Intercity Bus Security
Grant Program, or IBSGP) and Trucking
(Trucking Security Program or TSP). By
this notice, DHS is encouraging
appropriate entities in these
transportation sectors to review the
forthcoming guidance and, as
appropriate, apply for grants under the
programs if they are eligible applicants
under the requirements outlined in the
forthcoming guidance. At the same time
that DHS announces grant guidance,
DHS will announce extensions of the
existing TSGP, FRSGP, and TSP. The
Transit Security Grant Program (TSGP)
funds are currently directed to high-risk
transit systems for planning, training,
public awareness, operational activities,
protection for multi-user and single-user
high-density stations, and other
hardening activities or systems.
The Freight Rail Security Grant
Program (FRSGP) is a component of the
TSGP. The FRSGP was created by the
‘‘Implementing Recommendations of the
9/11 Commission Act of 2007’’ (9/11
Commission Act).1 Section 1513 of the
9/11 Commission Act directs DHS to
make funds for security improvement
grants available to certain entities
involved in or with the freight railroad
industry and specifies the uses to which
the funds may be applied. Currently,
FRSGP funds are used for security
plans, vulnerability assessments, and
training for Class I, II, and III railroads.
Currently, Trucking Security Program
(TSP) funds are used to service an antiterrorism and security awareness
program for professionals and operating
entities within the highway sector to
include: (1) Participant identification
and recruitment; (2) training; (3)
communications; (4) information
analysis and distribution; and (5)
planning.
General Information
In grant guidance to be released on or
about November 5, 2008, DHS will
identify the categories of transit, freight
rail, trucking, and intercity bus entities
that are eligible for funding under the
programs and the uses to which funding
may be applied. With respect to the
TSGP, FRSGP and TSP, eligibility will
not necessarily be limited to entities
that have been eligible for funding
under previous DHS grant programs. To
apply for grant funding under any of
these grant programs, each eligible
applicant must first register as a grant
applicant with the Federal government
at https://www.grants.gov. Several
additional steps are required to
complete this registration, including
registering with the Central Contractor
Registration (https://www.ccr.gov) and
obtaining a Dun & Bradstreet (DUNS)
number. Please visit https://
www.grants.gov for more detailed
information about this registration
process. Please be advised that the
entire process can take several weeks.
DHS will post additional information
about registration when we issue the
grant guidance on or about November 5,
2008. After that date, you may obtain an
electronic copy of the grant guidance at
https://www.tsa.gov/grants.
Issued in Arlington, Virginia, on October
31, 2008.
John Sammon,
Assistant Administrator, Transportation
Sector Network Management.
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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY
Transportation Security Administration
Notice of Availability of Surface Transportation Grant Programs
AGENCY: Transportation Security Administration, DHS.
ACTION: Notice of availability.
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SUMMARY: DHS is announcing that on or about November 5, it will issue
guidance and accept applications for surface transportation security
improvement grants for fiscal year (FY) 2009. Eligibility for the FY
2009 grants, as provided in the new guidance, may have changed from
previous years. Applications for these grants must be submitted
pursuant to the procedures outlined in the guidance to be made
available on or about November 5, 2008.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
e-mail: TSAgrants@tsa.dhs.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Extended Programs
On or about November 5, 2008, DHS will announce extensions of, and
possible changes to, four existing surface transportation grant
programs that are cooperatively managed by the Transportation Security
Administration and the Federal Emergency Management Agency: Transit
(Transit Security Grant Program or TSGP), Freight Rail (Freight Rail
Security Grant Program or FRSGP), Intercity Bus (Intercity Bus Security
Grant Program, or IBSGP) and Trucking (Trucking Security Program or
TSP). By this notice, DHS is encouraging appropriate entities in these
transportation sectors to review the forthcoming guidance and, as
appropriate, apply for grants under the programs if they are eligible
applicants under the requirements outlined in the forthcoming guidance.
At the same time that DHS announces grant guidance, DHS will announce
extensions of the existing TSGP, FRSGP, and TSP. The Transit Security
Grant Program (TSGP) funds are currently directed to high-risk transit
systems for planning, training, public awareness, operational
activities, protection for multi-user and single-user high-density
stations, and other hardening activities or systems.
The Freight Rail Security Grant Program (FRSGP) is a component of
the TSGP. The FRSGP was created by the ``Implementing Recommendations
of the 9/11 Commission Act of 2007'' (9/11 Commission Act).\1\ Section
1513 of the 9/11 Commission Act directs DHS to make funds for security
improvement grants available to certain entities involved in or with
the freight railroad industry and specifies the uses to which the funds
may be applied. Currently, FRSGP funds are used for security plans,
vulnerability assessments, and training for Class I, II, and III
railroads.
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Currently, Trucking Security Program (TSP) funds are used to
service an anti-terrorism and security awareness program for
professionals and operating entities within the highway sector to
include: (1) Participant identification and recruitment; (2) training;
(3) communications; (4) information analysis and distribution; and (5)
planning.
General Information
In grant guidance to be released on or about November 5, 2008, DHS
will identify the categories of transit, freight rail, trucking, and
intercity bus entities that are eligible for funding under the programs
and the uses to which funding may be applied. With respect to the TSGP,
FRSGP and TSP, eligibility will not necessarily be limited to entities
that have been eligible for funding under previous DHS grant programs.
To apply for grant funding under any of these grant programs, each
eligible applicant must first register as a grant applicant with the
Federal government at https://www.grants.gov. Several additional steps
are required to complete this registration, including registering with
the Central Contractor Registration (https://www.ccr.gov) and obtaining
a Dun & Bradstreet (DUNS) number. Please visit https://www.grants.gov
for more detailed information about this registration process. Please
be advised that the entire process can take several weeks. DHS will
post additional information about registration when we issue the grant
guidance on or about November 5, 2008. After that date, you may obtain
an electronic copy of the grant guidance at https://www.tsa.gov/grants.
Issued in Arlington, Virginia, on October 31, 2008.
John Sammon,
Assistant Administrator, Transportation Sector Network Management.
[FR Doc. E8-26406 Filed 11-4-08; 8:45 am]
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