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GAO-11-517R 1 (2011-05-05)

handle is hein.gao/gaobaanxw0001 and id is 1 raw text is: A GA O .. .. A aointab lty I Integrity I Re|ability United States Government Accountability Office Washington, DC 20548 May 5, 2011 The Honorable Patty Murray Chairman The Honorable Susan Collins Ranking Member Subcommittee on Transportation, Housing and Urban Development and Related Agencies United States Senate The Honorable Tom Latham Chairman The Honorable John W. Olver Ranking Member Subcommittee on Transportation, Housing and Urban Development and Related Agencies House of Representatives Subject: The Department of Transportation Found That It Improperly Obligated Motor Carrier Grant Funds In May 2010, the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) alerted your offices that it might have violated statutory restrictions when obligating funds to states for its Commercial Vehicle Information Systems and Networks (CVISN) program.' CVISN awards grants to state offices to support improved information technology exchanges between government agencies and the motor carrier industry to enhance motor carrier safety and other efforts. In 2005, the Safe, Accountable, Flexible, Efficient Transportation Equity Act: A Legacy for Users (SAFETEA-LU) provided $25 million annually in contract authority and established funding 'An obligation is a definite commitment that creates a legal liability of the government for the payment of goods and services ordered or received, or a legal duty on the part of the United States that could mature into a legal liability by virtue of actions on the part of the other party beyond the control of the United States. Payment may be made immediately or in the future. GAO, A Glossary of Terms Used in the Federal Budget Process, GAO-05-734SP (Washington, D.C.: September 2005), at 70. For the CVISN program, the obligation of funds occurs when a grant agreement is executed. FMCSA was established as a separate operating administration within the Department of Transportation (the department) in January 2000. Its primary mission is to reduce crashes, injuries, and fatalities involving large commercial trucks and buses. FMCSA administers nine discretionary grant programs, including CVlSN, aimed at increasing safety and regulatory compliance. The agency was formerly a part of the Federal Highway Administration. GAO-11-517R Improper Motor Carrier Grant Obligations

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