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Additional Information of Eligibility:
Eligible applicants for the Fiscal Year 2010 FRSGP are determined by the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) as Class I, II, and III freight railroad carriers that transport Rail Security-Sensitive Materials (RSSM) and owners and offerors of railroad cars that transport toxic inhalation hazardous (TIH) materials.

For purposes of this grant program, “offerors” are entities that lease rail cars in order to ship materials poisonous by inhalation/TIH materials by railroad.

As designated by the Surface Transportation Board, a Class I railroad carrier is defined as a railroad with annual operating revenues for 2005 over $319.2 million; a Class II railroad carrier is defined as a railroad with annual operating revenues between $25.5 million and $319.2 million; and a Class III railroad carrier is defined as a railroad with annual operating revenues of less than $25.5 million.

Class I, II, and III freight railroad carriers must also meet the following criteria in order to be eligible: • Transport RSSM.

RSSM is defined in 49 CFR Part 1580.100 B as: (1) A rail car containing more than 2,268 kg (5,000 lbs) of a Division 1.1, 1.2, or 1.3 (explosive) material, as defined in 49 CFR 173.50; (2) A tank car containing a material poisonous by inhalation as defined in 49 CFR 171.8, including anhydrous ammonia, Division 2.3 gases poisonous by inhalation as set forth in 49 CFR 173.115(c), and Division 6.1 liquids meeting the defining criteria in 49 CFR 173.132(a)(1)(iii) and assigned to hazard zone A or hazard zone B in accordance with 49 CFR 173.133(a), excluding residue quantities of these materials; and (3) A rail car containing a highway route-controlled quantity of a Class 7 (radioactive) material, as defined in 49 CFR 173.403.

• Operate in or through a high threat urban area, as subject to the forthcoming “Rail Transportation Security Final Rule,” and as identified in Table 1 of the Fiscal Year 2010 Freight Rail Security Grant Program Guidance and Application Kit.

• Certify they have developed and adhere to a vulnerability assessment and security plan that conforms to the requirements of 49 CFR 172.802.

Owners and offerors of railroad cars must meet the following criteria in order to be eligible: • Transport Rail TIH.

For the purpose of this grant, TIH is defined as: a tank car containing a material poisonous by inhalation, as defined in 49 CFR 171.8, including anhydrous ammonia but excluding residue quantities of these materials.

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Full Opportunity Web Address:
http://www.fema.gov/government/grant/index.shtm

Contact:
Centralized Scheduling & Information Desk (CSID) Help Line(800) 368-6498askcsid@dhs.gov FEMA Call Center (866) 927-5646ASK-GMD@dhs.gov

Agency Email Description:
FEMA Call Center

Agency Email:
ASK-GMD@dhs.gov

Date Posted:
2009-12-08

Application Due Date:
2010-02-18

Archive Date:
2010-03-20