Distracted Driving Grant Program

Ronald L. Medford
National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
October 5, 2012

[Federal Register Volume 77, Number 194 (Friday, October 5, 2012)]
[Notices]
[Page 61048]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2012-24629]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

National Highway Traffic Safety Administration


Distracted Driving Grant Program

AGENCY: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), 
Department of Transportation (DOT).

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: Pursuant to the Moving Ahead for Progress in the 21st Century 
Act (MAP-21), the Department of Transportation (DOT) announced the 
availability of funding authorized for distracted driving grants on 
August 24, 2012. In this notice, DOT is extending the application 
submission deadline announced in the notice of availability of funding 
to February 28, 2013.

DATES: This notice is effective October 5, 2012.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Dr. Mary D. Gunnels, Associate 
Administrator, Regional Operations and Program Delivery, National 
Highway Traffic Safety Administration, Telephone number: 202-366-2121; 
Email: Maggi.Gunnels@dot.gov.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On July 6, 2012, the President signed into 
law the ``Moving Ahead for Progress in the 21st Century Act'' (MAP-21), 
Public Law 112-141, which created a new distracted driving grant 
program. DOT recently published a notice of funding availability (NOFA) 
for the distracted driving grant program, 77 FR 51610 (Aug. 24, 2012), 
which established an application deadline of October 9, 2012 for FY 
2013 grants. Today's notice extends that application deadline to 
February 28, 2013. Applications for FY 2013 distracted driving grants 
must now be received by 11:59 p.m. Eastern Time on February 28, 2013.


    Authority:  Pub. L. 112-141, Section 31105; 23 U.S.C. 405(e) (as 
set forth in MAP-21); delegation of authority at 49 CFR Sec. Sec.  
1.94 and 1.95.

    Issued on: October 1, 2012.
Ronald L. Medford,
Deputy Administrator, National Highway Traffic Safety Administration.
[FR Doc. 2012-24629 Filed 10-4-12; 8:45 am]
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