23 C.F.R. Subpart A—General
Title 23 - Highways
This part establishes uniform application, approval, implementation, and closeout procedures for State highway safety programs authorized under 23 U.S.C. 402. The provisions of this part apply to highway safety programs conducted by States under 23 U.S.C. 402. As used in this subchapter— Approving Official means a Regional Administrator of the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, with the concurrence of a Division Administrator of the Federal Highway Administration as necessary. Carry-forward funds means those funds that a State has obligated but not expended in the fiscal year in which they were apportioned, that are being reprogrammed to fund activities in a subsequent fiscal year. Contract authority means the statutory language that authorizes the agencies to incur an obligation without the need for a prior appropriation or further action from Congress and which, when exercised, creates a binding obligation on the United States for which Congress must make subsequent liquidating appropriations. Equipment means any tangible personal property acquired for use under the State's approved highway safety program. FHWA means the Federal Highway Administration. Fiscal year means the Federal fiscal year, consisting of twelve months beginning each October 1 and ending the following September 30. Governor means the Governor of any of the fifty States, Puerto Rico, the Virgin Islands, Guam, American Samoa, or the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, the Mayor of the District of Columbia, or, for the application of this part to Indians as provided in 23 U.S.C. 402(i), the Secretary of the Interior. Governor's Representative for Highway Safety means the official appointed by the Governor to implement the State's highway safety program or, for the application of this part to Indians as provided in 23 U.S.C. 402(i), an official of the Bureau of Indian Affairs who is duly designated by the Secretary of the Interior to implement the Indian highway safety program. NHTSA means the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration. Program area means a National Priority Program Area identified in §1205.3 of this chapter or a program area identified by the State in the highway safety plan as encompassing a major highway safety problem in the State and for which effective countermeasures have been identified. Program income means gross income received by the State or any of its subgrantees or contractors that is directly or indirectly generated by a Federally-supported project during the project performance period. Section 402 means section 402 of title 23 of the United States Code. State means any of the fifty States of the United States, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, the Virgin Islands, Guam, American Samoa, the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, or, for the application of this part to Indians as provided in 23 U.S.C. 402(i), the Secretary of the Interior.
Title 23: Highways
PART 1200—UNIFORM PROCEDURES FOR STATE HIGHWAY SAFETY PROGRAMS
Subpart A—General
§ 1200.1 Purpose.
§ 1200.2 Applicability.
§ 1200.3 Definitions.
