[Federal Register Volume 62, Number 34 (Thursday, February 20, 1997)]
[Notices]
[Pages 7819-7825]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 97-4203]
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
Discretionary Cooperative Agreements to Support the Demonstration
and Evaluation of Innovative Alcohol-Impaired Driving Projects
AGENCY: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, DOT.
ACTION: Announcement of discretionary cooperative agreement program to
support the demonstration and evaluation of Innovative Alcohol-Impaired
Driving Projects.
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SUMMARY: The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA)
announces a discretionary cooperative agreement program to demonstrate
and evaluate innovative projects aimed at reducing alcohol-impaired
fatalities.
The goal of NHTSA's Impaired Driving program is to reduce alcohol-
related fatalities to 11,000 by the year 2005. While progress has been
made in reducing alcohol-related fatalities in the last ten years, more
innovative programs with potential to achieve dramatic declines in
alcohol-impaired driving fatalities are needed to reach this national
goal. This cooperative agreement program is to support the development
of innovative projects or new approaches that have potential to
substantially reduce alcohol-related fatalities, injuries and crashes.
NHTSA anticipates funding several innovative demonstration projects
for a period of two years under this announcement.
This notice solicits pre-applications from public and private, non-
profit and for-profit organizations, state and local governments and
their agencies. Interested applicants must submit a pre-application
package as further described in the Pre-Application Procedures section
of this notice. The pre-applications will be evaluated to identify
those that warrant further development. Only selected pre-applicants
will be invited to submit a full application.
DATES: Pre-applications must be received at the office designated below
on or before 3:00 pm April 1, 1997.
ADDRESSES: Pre-applications must be submitted to the National Highway
Traffic Safety Administration, Office of Contracts and Procurement
(NAD-30), ATTN: Rose Watson, 400 7th Street, S.W., Room 5301,
Washington, D.C. 20590. All applications submitted must include a
reference to NHTSA Cooperative Agreement Program No. DTNH22-97-H-05072.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: General administrative questions may
be directed to Rose Watson, Office of Contracts and Procurement at
(202-366-9557). Programmatic questions relating to this cooperative
agreement program should be directed to Valerie Gompf, Impaired Driving
Division, NHTSA, 400 7th Street, SW (NTS-11), Washington, DC 20590 by
e-mail at vgompf@nhtsa.dot.gov or by phone (202-366-2702). Interested
applicants are advised that no separate pre-application package exists
beyond the contents of this announcement.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Background
The goal of NHTSA's Impaired Driving program is to reduce alcohol-
related fatalities to 11,000 by the year 2005. Progress has been made
in reducing alcohol-related fatalities in the last ten years. The
proportion of traffic fatalities involving alcohol has dropped to 41
percent in 1995, from 52 percent in 1985. The 17,274 alcohol-related
fatalities in 1995 (41 percent of total traffic fatalities for the
year) represent a 24 percent reduction from the 22,720 alcohol-related
fatalities reported in 1985 (52 percent of the total).
From 1985 to 1995 intoxication rates decreased for drivers of all
age groups involved in fatal crashes, with the youngest and oldest
drivers experiencing the largest decreases. For drivers 65 and older,
intoxication rates dropped from 7.6 percent in 1985 to 5.0 percent in
1985 (a decline of 34 percent); for drivers 16 to 20 years of age,
intoxication rates dropped by 47 percent (from 23.9 percent in 1985 to
12.7 percent in 1995).
The highest intoxication rates in fatal crashes in 1995 were
recorded for drivers 21-24 years old (27.8 percent), followed by ages
25-34 (26.8 percent and 35-44 (22.8 percent). These three age groups
have also shown the smallest reductions since 1985 (21.3 percent, 17.3
percent and 6.0 percent, respectively.
Safety belts were used by only about 17.5 percent of the fatally
injured intoxicated drivers (blood alcohol concentration (BAC) of 0.10
g/dl or greater), compared to 29.1 percent of fatally injured impaired
drivers (BAC between 0.01 g/dl and 0.09 g/dl) and 44.6 percent of
fatally injured sober drivers (no alcohol).
Innovations in enforcement, alternative sanctions, public
education, alcohol screening and treatment, prevention, technology and
the passage of tougher legislation have all contributed to this
decline. While it is clear that the nation has made progress in
reducing alcohol-related fatalities, more needs to be done in order to
continue making significant gains. It will take new ideas, creative
approaches, innovative programs, new partners, and new or improved
technologies to significantly lower the number of alcohol-related
deaths. The national goal will not be met without expanding beyond the
current state-of-the-art in these areas.
Partners in Progress
To explore how to achieve this national goal, NHTSA convened a
group of over 100 people for the Partners in Progress meeting in
February 1995. The group developed over 100 strategies to address the
goal. In January 1996, NHTSA convened an Implementation Group to
develop an action plan to make quantum leaps toward this goal. The
Implementation Group met several times over the course of a year and
drafted an ``Impaired Driving Guide for Action,'' which included the
following seven countermeasure areas:
(1) public education;
(2) individual responsibility;
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(3) legislation;
(4) enforcement/adjudication;
(5) technology;
(6) health care and medical community; and
(7) business/employers.
This innovative cooperative agreement program will be based on the
seven areas identified in the Partners in Progress An Impaired Driving
Guide for Action. The information contained in this notice from the
Partners in Progress is still in draft form. The final document is
expected to be printed in June of 1997.
Purpose
The purpose of this cooperative agreement program is to encourage
innovation in solving the impaired driving problem by funding projects
that apply original or creative methods or technologies; or that use
existing methods or technologies in original or creative ways. The
objective is to identify creative or novel approaches/technologies with
the greatest potential to reduce alcohol involved crashes, fatalities
and injuries.
Project Eligibility
Applications may be submitted by public and private, non-profit and
for-profit organizations, and state and local governments and their
agencies or a consortium of the these groups above. Thus, universities,
colleges, research institutions, hospitals, other public and private
(non- or not-for-profit) organizations, and State and local governments
are eligible to apply. Interested applicants are advised that no fee or
profit will be allowed under this cooperative agreement program.
Eligible projects will also be limited to those that fall within
the seven categories of the draft Partners in Progress: Impaired
Driving Guide for Action outlined below:
(1) Public Education--Create public concern and outrage by
developing and implementing a comprehensive national and/or local
public information and education campaign that promotes health norms
and reawakens the public awareness of the scope, impact and cost of the
impaired driving problem, and develops public support for legislative
and enforcement efforts.
1.1 Recreate public concern and outrage about senseless deaths and
injuries caused by impaired driving.
1.2 Develop campaigns and messages with appeal to high-risk target
populations, e.g. 21-34 year olds, high BAC offenders and under age 21.
1.3 Improve the balance of media messages related to alcohol-
impaired driving. Three specific actions are recommended for achieving
a more appropriate balance in media messages.
a. Increase the relevance and reach of pro-health and safety
messages through increased availability and public service
announcements, counter-advertising and media literacy;
b. Decrease the advertising and promotional messages that glamorize
or trivialize drinking and driving; and
c. Enlist the expertise of the alcohol and advertising industries
in reaching high risk populations, especially those age 21-34 and
underage youth with pro-health and safety messages.
(2) Individual Responsibility--Promote a social norm where
individuals do not drive while impaired and actively intervene to
prevent behaviors by others that contribute to driving while impaired.
2.1 Develop and implement community programs that train all
citizens to follow a prescribed set of behaviors:
a. Serve as appropriate role models especially regarding their
drinking and driving behavior.
b. Intervene in the behavior of others when they are likely to
drive while impaired.
c. Assist alcohol dependent individuals to seek and participate in
treatment and recovery.
d. Exhibit appropriate social hosting practices.
e. Patronize establishments that exhibit responsible serving
practices.
f. Support and comply with laws regulating the purchase,
possession, consumption of or provision of alcohol to underage persons
as well as underage persons falsifying identification in order to
purchase.
g. Educate family, friends and co-workers about the dangers of
drinking and driving.
h. Intensify the social contract: ``Do you mind if I drive after
drinking?''
I. Participate in the development of alternative activity programs
for youth that:
1. Encourage parents and others to be role models for children.
2. Encourage children to query their parents, ``If you're drinking,
who's driving?''
3. Incorporate impaired driving and other traffic safety messages
into school curricula.
4. Support alcohol-free parties for youth celebrations.
j. Show support for the enactment and enforcement of policies,
laws, and ordinances that:
1. Strengthen the prevention and deterrence of impaired driving.
2. Provide for accessible/affordable treatment for alcohol
dependent persons.
3. Promote designated drivers and the use of other alternative
transportation.
(3) Legislation--Promote passage of effective legislation and
sustain existing effective laws such as Minimum Drinking Age 21,
Administrative License Revocation, Zero Tolerance for Youth and .08
illegal per se for adults. Encourage adoption and evaluation of
promising legislation such as graduated licensing for youth and vehicle
sanctions for repeat offenders.
3.1 Support, promote strengthen, and pass legislation that reflects
the public sentiment. The majority of the nation's citizens believe
that alcohol impaired driving is socially unacceptable. Listed below
are legislative initiatives that should be addressed in each state.
a. Administrative License Revocation (Laws which automatically and
immediately suspend or revoke licenses of drivers who operate a vehicle
with a blood alcohol level at or above the state's defined legal
limit.)
b. Safety Belts and Child Car Seats (Laws that make non-use of
safety belts by drivers and passengers a traffic offense, thus allowing
police to stop and ticket any occupant not wearing a safety belt or
using a proper child restraint).
c. Comprehensive Screening and Multi-tiered Treatment Programs
(Laws requiring all drivers convicted of DWI/DUI undergo an alcohol
assessment program to determine if they have an alcohol abuse problem
and require appropriate sanction and treatment.)
d. .08 BAC Per Se (Laws lowering the illegal blood alcohol
concentration to .08 BAC per se for all drivers over the age of 21.)
e. Vehicle Confiscation, Immobilization, Impoundment (Laws
requiring that convicted repeat DUI/DWI offenders lose their vehicle or
use of their vehicle for a prescribed period of time or have devices
placed on the vehicle that would prevent the driver from driving if
they had consumed any alcohol.)
f. Valid Drivers License Required for Vehicle Purchase or
Registration (Laws that prevent persons without a valid drivers license
from purchasing or registering a vehicle.)
g. Zero Tolerance (Laws that prevent drivers under the age of 21 to
operate a vehicle with any measurable amount of alcohol in their
system.)
h. Graduated Licensing (Laws that require new drivers to
demonstrate responsible driving behavior during restricted hours of
operation over an extended period of time before obtaining full license
privilege.)
i. 21 Minimum Drinking Age (Laws that make it illegal for persons
under 21 to purchase, attempt to purchase, use
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false identification to purchase, possess and/or consume alcoholic
beverages. These laws also prohibit an adult from purchasing alcohol
for a minor or selling to a minor.)
j. Enhanced Penalties for Higher BACs (Laws that provide more
severe penalties for drivers with very high blood alcohol levels.)
k. Dram Shop Laws (Laws that provide criminal and administrative
penalties for serving and selling alcohol to intoxicated or underage
patrons.)
l. Immunity for Hospital BAC Reporting (Laws that grant immunity to
hospitals that conduct and report BAC tests of drivers in case of death
or serious injury.)
(4) Enforcement/Adjudication--Implement uniform, visible and highly
publicized traffic safety and alcohol regulatory enforcement efforts
throughout the nation and ensure effective and consistent prosecution
and adjudication of offenders to guarantee that impaired driving is
treated as a serious crime.
4.1 Hold law enforcement administrators accountable for impaired
driving deaths and injuries in their jurisdictions.
4.2 Train, support and motivate law enforcement officers,
prosecutors and judges to consistently enforce all laws pertaining to
DWI/DUI and alcohol regulatory control.
4.3 Publicize the fact that traffic enforcement not only reduces
fatalities and injuries, but also crime in general.
4.4 Improve the quality and accessibility of traffic records
related to alcohol traffic offenses: arrests, convictions, sanctions,
compliance with judicial directives and outcomes.
4.5 Enforce laws pertaining to legal sale, purchase and provision
of alcohol to underage and intoxicated persons.
4.6 Increase the efficiency of the arrest process to reduce the
time and paperwork requirements associated with DUI arrests.
4.7 Increase the availability and use of creative alternative
sentences for DUI offenders such as: community service, electronic
monitoring, ignition interlocks, and intensive probation.
(5) Technology--Identify and apply technological solutions to the
impaired driving problem that affect the roadway, the vehicle and the
driver.
5.1 Establish a strong safety presence to influence the development
and application of safety technologies within the Intelligent
Transportation Systems (ITS) and highway construction communities.
5.2 Develop/use innovative technological devices to support the
detection, arrest, prosecution, sentencing and monitoring of impaired
drivers.
(6) Health and Medical--Encourage the health care and medical
community to address alcohol use and impaired driving in patient
consultations. Involve health care providers as champions for public
education efforts and advocates for policy changes.
6.1 Advocate for health care policies that provide for adequate
coverage for assessment, intervention, and treatment of alcohol
problems.
6.2 Show concern and take action about potential impaired driving
by patients as an integral part of preventive medicine. This action
should include:
a. Questions about drinking, impaired driving and occupant
protection in patient interviews.
b. Information about drinking, impaired driving and occupant
protection in written and verbal patient education.
c. Aggressive assessment and referral for alcohol problems.
6.3 Involve health care professionals as advocates for prevention,
legislation and enforcement initiatives in the areas of impaired
driving and occupant protection.
6.4 Strengthen training for health care professionals in issues
related to alcohol and impaired driving. This training should occur
both initially in medical school and in continuing medical education
programs.
(7) Business and Employers--Convince/inspire businesses and
employers to implement policies as well as engage in responsible
hospitality practices whenever alcoholic beverages are sold or served.
Encourage businesses to support community activities related to
reducing the human and economic costs of traffic crashes.
7.1 Develop and implement impaired driving policies, programs and
enforcement actions by businesses and employers that influence employee
and customer behaviors:
a. Employee assistance programs.
b. Policies regarding on-the-job drinking and impaired driving.
c. Education to employees and customers regarding responsible
hosting/party planning.
7.2 Increase participation of businesses and employers in
addressing traffic safety issues within their communities.
7.3 Adopt responsible hospitality practices by those licensed to
sell alcoholic beverages including: strict age identification, staff
training, promotion of alternative beverages, availability of food and
control of intoxication.
7.4 Patronize responsible establishments or adopt responsible
hospitality practices when hosting events for employees, clients, or
business associates.
Additional Resources
The following is a list of resources for information on highway
safety programs on impaired driving.
(1) Compendium of Traffic Safety Research Projects, DOT HS 808 379
April 1996. This is an annotated bibliography of NHTSA's behavioral
research over the last 10 years, and includes alcohol-impaired driving
research. This is available on NHTSA's world wide web home page (http:/
/www.nhtsa.dot.gov:80/people/injury/research/COMPEND.HTM).
(2) Traffic Safety Digest. This is a quarterly publication of NHTSA
which contains innovative traffic safety projects that have been or are
currently being conducted in states and communities. This is available
on NHTSA's world wide web home page (http://www.nhtsa.dot.gov:80/
people/outreach/safedige).
(3) Each state has a Governor's Highway Safety Office that can
provide information on state legislation, programs and activities
related to impaired driving.
Pre-application Procedures
Each applicant must submit one original and two copies of the pre-
application package to: NHTSA, Office of Contracts and Procurement
(NAD-30), ATTN: Rose Watson, 400 7th Street, SW., Room 5301,
Washington, DC 20590. An additional three copies will facilitate the
review process, but are not required. Pre-Applications shall be limited
to the completed Cover Page of the Application for Federal Assistant
(standard form 424--revised 4-88); a 4-page project description; and a
1-page staffing and budget summary. The cover page form 424 can be
found in Appendix A. In block 11 of the cover page form 424, the
applicant should also state which of the seven Partners in Progress
areas the project addresses. The pre-application may be single spaced,
must be typed on one side of the page only, and must include a
reference to NHTSA Cooperative Agreement No. DTNH22-97-H-05072. Please
note applicants interested in submitting more than one innovative
project must prepare a separate pre-application package for each
project.
Only complete packages received on or before 3:00 p.m., April 1,
1997 will be considered.
Project Review Procedures and Criteria
Upon receipt of the pre-applications, they will be screened to
ensure that they
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meet the eligibility requirements. Pre-applications meeting the
requirements will be reviewed by a panel using the criteria outlined
below. In preparing the pre-application package, applicants should
organize the package to follow the outline provided by the review
criteria.
Pre-application Review Criteria
The project package must concisely address the following review
criteria:
1. Description of what the organization proposes to accomplish
which:
(a) clearly identifies the one area for consideration (must be one
of the seven areas outlined from Partners in Progress); states the
goals and objectives of the project; and explains the innovative and
creative features of the project being demonstrated. If building on an
old idea, what are the innovative or new approaches that make this
project different from what has been tied in the past?
(b) clearly articulates the project's potential to make a
significant contribution to national efforts to achieve the 2005
impaired driving fatality goal. A rationale for the estimated impact
must be included. (45 percent)
2. Briefly outline a specific, sound, and feasible work plan,
including the plan to evaluate the effectiveness of the proposed
project in reducing impaired driving fatalities. This outline should
identify the specific tasks required to accomplish the goals and
objectives of the project. The feasibility of the project will be
evaluated in light of resources, realism, and ability to achieve the
desired outcome. (25 percent)
3. Description of the project's adaptability to other jurisdictions
at a reasonable cost. (15 percent)
4. Briefly outline the project's staffing and budget. Include
staffing titles and a 1-2 sentence description of the position duties.
The budget should segregate project demonstration costs from project
evaluation costs and for each of these activities should identify costs
by direct labor with a break down of costs by proposed staffing; direct
materials/equipment with a break down of major cost items; total travel
costs with an explanation of the relationship to the project;
evaluation costs; and overhead. Clearly identify any financial or in-
kind commitment of resources by the applicant organization or other
supporting organizations to support the project. (15 percent)
Those applicants whose pre-application are not selected will be
informed in writing. Those applicants whose pre-applications are
selected for further development will also be notified in writing and a
date for submitting full applications will be set. Upon receipt of the
full application proposal by NHTSA, they will be reviewed by panel
members who were involved in the review of the pre-applications using
the following criteria.
Full Application Criteria
The following criteria will be used to evaluate the full
application:
(1) Innovation (30 percent). The description clearly identifies the
one area for consideration (must be one of the seven areas outlined
from Partners in Progress), and explains the innovative and creative
features of the project. If building on an old idea, what are the
innovative or new approaches that make this project different from what
has been tried in the past? The applicant has thought through some of
the barriers to developing and implementing this new idea. The
innovative project involves new non-traditional highway safety
partners. The project is adaptable to other jurisdictions at a
reasonable cost. The project idea will be publicly supported and/or is
suitable for public participation.
(2) Goals, Objectives and Workplan (30 percent). The applicant's
goals are clearly articulated and the objectives are time-phased,
specific, measurable, and achievable. The workplan will achieve an
outcome-oriented result that will reduce impaired driving fatalities
and injuries. The workplan addresses what the applicant proposes to
develop and implement; how this will be accomplished; and includes the
major tasks/milestones necessary to complete the project. This involves
identification and solution of potential technical problems and
critical issues related to successful completion of the project. The
work plan will be evaluated with respect to its feasibility, realism,
and ability to achieve the desired outcomes.
(3) Evaluation Plan (20 percent). The evaluation plan clearly
articulates the project's potential to make a significant contribution
to national efforts to achieve the 2005 impaired driving fatality goal.
A rationale for the estimated impact is included. The applicant
describes the proposed evaluation design and the methods for measuring
the outcomes of the proposed interventions (countermeasures). The
evaluation plan will measure the effectiveness of the innovative
program idea. The applicant provides sufficient evidence of community
cooperation and commitment, if needed. There are sufficient data
sources identified and access is ensured from appropriate owners or
collectors of the data to: identify/create and test appropriate
instruments; and collect and appropriately analyze quantitative and
qualitative data for measuring the effectiveness of the innovative
project.
(4) Project Management and Staffing (20 percent). The proposed
staff are clearly described, appropriately assigned, and have adequate
skills and experiences. The applicant has the capacity and facilities
to design, implement, and evaluate the proposed project, The applicant
provided details regarding the level of effort and allocation of time
of each staff position. The applicant furnished an organizational chart
and resumes of each proposed staff. The resumes demonstrate an
appropriate staffing mix, experience and technical skills for the
successful completion of project objectives. Sufficient staff with the
evaluation expertise have been allocated to carry out the submitted
evaluation plan. The applicant's staffing plan is reasonable for
accomplishing the objectives of the project within the established time
frame. The financial budget is sufficiently detailed to allow NHTSA to
determine that the estimated costs are reasonable and necessary to
perform the proposed effort. Financial or in-kind commitment of
resources by the applicant organization or other supporting
organizations to support the project has been clearly identified.
Availability of Funds and Period of Support
Contingent on the availability of funds and satisfactory
performance, cooperative agreements will be awarded for a project
period of two years. A total of $1.6 million in cooperative agreements
is anticipated to be awarded. It is anticipated that individual award
amounts, based upon demonstrated need, may range between $200,000 and
$400,000. This stated range does not establish a minimum or maximum
funding levels.
Ideally, one cooperative agreement would be awarded in each of the
seven areas, but NHTSA reserves the right to award to applicants whose
proposals have the greatest potential regardless of program area. Thus
more than one cooperative agreement could be awarded in each area and
some areas may have no projects funded.
In each project, some portion of the funding requested must be
dedicated to evaluation activities. Given the amount of funds available
for this effort, applicants are strongly encouraged to seek other
funding opportunities to supplement the federal funds.
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Preference will be given to applicants with cost-sharing proposals.
NHTSA Involvement
NHTSA will be involved in all activities undertaken as part of the
cooperative-agreement program and will:
1. Provide a Contracting Officer's Technical Representative (COTR)
to participate in the planning and management of this Cooperative
Agreement and to coordinate activities between the Grantee and NHTSA.
2. Provide information and technical assistance from government
sources within available resources and as determined appropriate by the
COTR.
3. Serve as a liaison between NHTSA Headquarters, Regional Offices
and others (Federal, state and local) interested in innovative alcohol
grant program and the activities of the grantee as appropriate.
4. Stimulate the transfer of information among cooperative
agreement recipients and others engaged in innovative alcohol program
activities.
Special Award Selection Factors
While not a requirement of this announcement, applicants are
strongly urged to seek funds from other federal, State, local and
private sources to augment those available under this announcement. For
those applications that are evaluated as meritorious for consideration
for award, preference may be given to those that have proposed cost-
sharing strategies and/or have other proposed funding sources in
addition to those in this announcement.
Terms and Conditions of Award
1. Prior to award, each grantee must comply with the certification
requirements of 49 CFR part 20, Department of Transportation New
Restrictions on Lobbying, and 49 CFR part 29, Department of
Transportation government-wide Debarment and Suspension (Non-
procurement) and Government-wide Requirements for Drug Free Workplace
(Grants).
2. Reporting Requirements and Deliverables:
A. Quarterly Progress Reports should include a summary of the
previous quarter's activities and accomplishments, as well as the
proposed activities for the upcoming quarter. Any decisions and actions
required in the upcoming quarter should be included in the report. The
grantee shall supply the progress report to the Contracting Officer's
Technical Representative (COTR) every ninety (90) days following date
of award.
B. Program Implementation and Evaluation Plan: The grantee shall
submit a revised program implementation and evaluation plan,
incorporating comments received from the NHTSA COTR, no more than 1
month after award of this agreement. The NHTSA COTR will review and
comment, if necessary.
C. Draft Final Report: The grantee shall prepare a Draft Final
Report that includes a description of the innovative project, partners,
intervention strategies, program implementation, evaluation methodology
and findings from the program evaluation. In terms of information
transfer, it is important to know what worked and did not work, under
what circumstances, and what can be done to avoid potential problems in
future projects. The grantee shall submit the Draft Final Report to the
COTR 60 days prior to the end of the performance period. The COTR will
review the draft report and provide comments to the grantee within 30
days of receipt of the document.
D. Final Report: The grantee shall revise the Draft Final Report to
reflect the COTR's comments. The revised final report shall be
delivered to the COTR 15 days before the end of the performance period.
The grantee shall supply the COTR:
--A camera ready version of the document as printed.
--A copy, on appropriate media (diskette, Syquest disk, etc.), of the
document in the original program format that was used for the printing
process.
--Some documents require several different original program languages
(e.g., PageMaker was the program for the general layout and design and
PowerPoint was used for charts and yet another was used for
photographs, etc.). Each of these component parts should be available
on disk, properly labeled with the program format and the file names.
For example PowerPoint files should be clearly identified by both a
descriptive name and file name (e.g., 1994 Fatalities--chart1.ppt.)
--A complete version of the assembled document in portable document
format (PDF) for placement of the report on the world wide web (WWW).
This will be a file usually created with the Adobe Exchange program of
the complete assembled document in the PDF format that will actually be
placed on the WWW. The document would be completely assembled with all
colors, charts, side bars, photographs, and graphics. This can be
delivered to NHTSA on a standard 1.44 floppy diskette (for small
documents) or on any appropriate archival media (for larger documents)
such as an CD ROM, TR-1 Mini cartridge, Syquest disk, etc.
--Four additional hard copies of the final document
E. A Briefing to NHTSA and a presentation to at least one national
meeting (e.g., Lifesavers * * *).
F. Preparation and submission of a paper for publication in a
professional journal.
Items (E) and (F) above will be submitted to NHTSA initially in
draft format and will be circulated for review and comment to NHTSA and
others, as appropriate.
3. During the effective performance period of cooperative
agreements awarded as a result of this announcement, the agreement as
applicable to the grantee, shall be subject to the National Highway
Traffic Safety Administration's General Provisions for Assistance
Agreements, dated July 1995.
Issued on: February 14, 1997.
James Hedlund,
Associate Administrator for Traffic Safety Programs.
BILLING CODE 4910-59-M
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Appendix A--Application for Federal Assistance Cover Page, Standard
Form 424 (rev 4-88).
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BILLING CODE 4910-59-C
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INSTRUCTIONS FOR THE SF 424
This is a standard form used by applicants as a required
facesheet for preapplications and applications submitted for Federal
assistance. It will be used by Federal agencies to obtain applicant
certification that States which have established a review and
comment procedure in response to Executive Order 12372 and have
selected the program to be included in their process, have been
given an opportunity to review the applicant's submission.
Item and Entry
1. Self-explanatory.
2. Date application submitted to Federal agency (or State if
applicable) & applicant's control number (if applicable).
3. State use only (if applicable).
4. If this application is to continue or revise and existing
award, enter present Federal identifier number. If for a new
project, leave blank.
5. Legal name of applicant, name of primary organizational unit
which will undertake the assistance activity, complete address of
the applicant, and name and telephone number of the person to
contact on matters related to this application.
6. Enter Employer Identification Number (EIN) as assigned by the
Internal Revenue Service.
7. Enter the appropriate letter in the space provided.
8. Check appropriate box and enter appropriate letter(s) in the
space(s) provided:
--``New'' means a new assistance award.
--``Continuation'' means an extension for an additional funding/
budget period for a project with a projected completion date.
--``Revision'' means any change in the Federal Government's
financial obligation or contingent liability from an existing
obligation.
9. Name of Federal agency from which assistance is being
requested with this application.
10. Use the Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance number and
title of the program under which assistance is requested.
11. Enter a brief descriptive title of the project, if more than
one program is involved, you should append an explanation on a
separate sheet. If appropriate (e.g., construction or real property
projects), attach a map showing project location. For
preapplications use a separate sheet to provide a summary
description of this project.
12. List only the largest political entities affected (e.g.,
State, counties, cities).
13. Self-explanatory.
14. List the applicant's Congressional District and any
District(s) affected by the program or project.
15. Amount requested or to be contributed during the first
funding/budget period by each contributor. Value of in-kind
contributions should be included on appropriate lines as applicable.
If the action will result in a dollar change to an existing award,
indicate only the amount of the change. For decreases, enclose the
amounts in parentheses. If both basic and supplemental amounts are
included, show breakdown on an attached sheet. For multiple program
funding, use totals and show breakdown using same categories as item
15.
16. Applicants should contact the State Single Point of Contact
(SPOC) for Federal Executive Order 12372 to determine whether the
application is subject to the State intergovernmental review
process.
17. This question applies to the applicant organization, not the
person who signs as the authorized representative. Categories of
debt include delinquent audit disallowances, loans and taxes.
18. To be signed by the authorized representative of the
applicant. A copy of the governing body's authorization for you to
sign this application as official representative must be on file in
the applicant's office. (Certain Federal agencies may require that
this authorization be submitted as part of the application.)
[FR Doc. 97-4203 Filed 2-19-97; 8:45 am]
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