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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Telecommunications and
Information Administration
[Docket No. 0612242656–7046–01]
Public Telecommunications Facilities
Program: Closing Date
National Telecommunications
and Information Administration (NTIA),
Commerce.
ACTION: Notice of availability of funds.
AGENCY:
SUMMARY: Pursuant to the Revised
Continuing Appropriations Resolution,
2007, P. L. 110–5, the National
Telecommunications and Information
Administration (NTIA), U.S.
Department of Commerce, announces
the solicitation of applications for
planning and construction grants for
public telecommunications facilities
under the Public Telecommunications
Facilities Program (PTFP). The PTFP
assists, through matching grants, in the
planning and construction of public
telecommunications facilities in order
to: (1) Extend delivery of services to as
many citizens as possible by the most
cost-effective means, including use of
broadcast and non-broadcast
technologies; (2) increase public
telecommunications services and
facilities available to, operated by, and
controlled by minorities and women; (3)
strengthen the capability of existing
public television and radio stations to
provide public telecommunications
services to the public.
DATES: Applications must be received
prior to 5 p.m. Eastern Time (Closing
Time), April 6, 2007, (Closing Date).
Applications submitted by facsimile are
not acceptable. If an application is
received after the Closing Date due to (1)
carrier error, when the carrier accepted
the package with a guarantee for
delivery by the Closing Date and Closing
Time, (2) significant weather delays or
natural disasters, or (3) delays due to
national security issues, NTIA will,
upon receipt of proper documentation,
consider the application as having been
received by the deadline. NTIA will not
accept applications posted on the
Closing Date or later and received after
this deadline.
ADDRESSES: To obtain a printed
application package, submit completed
applications, or send any other
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correspondence, write to PTFP at the
following address (please note the new
room number): NTIA/PTFP, Room H–
4812, U.S. Department of Commerce,
1401 Constitution Avenue, NW.,
Washington, DC 20230. Application
materials may be obtained electronically
via the Internet at https://
www.ntia.doc.gov/ptfp or
www.Grants.gov.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
William Cooperman, Director, Public
Broadcasting Division, telephone: (202)
482–5802; fax: (202) 482–2156.
Information about the PTFP can also be
obtained electronically via the Internet
at https://www.ntia.doc.gov/ptfp.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Electronic Access
The full funding opportunity
announcement for the PTFP FY 2007
grant cycle is available through
www.Grants.gov or by contacting the
PTFP office at the address noted above.
Funding Availability
The Congress has appropriated $20
million for FY 2007 PTFP awards. For
FY 2006, NTIA awarded $19.2 million
in PTFP funds to 94 projects, including
49 radio awards, 40 television awards
and 5 nonbroadcast awards. The radio
awards ranged from $8,000 to $902,393.
The television awards ranged from
$48,712 to $1,000,000. The
nonbroadcast awards ranged from
$67,455 to $253,782.
Statutory and Regulatory Authority
The Public Telecommunications
Facilities Program is authorized by the
Communications Act of 1934, as
amended, 47 U.S.C. §§ 390–393, 397–
399(b). The PTFP operates pursuant to
rules (1996 Rules) which were
published on November 8, 1996 (61 FR
57966). Copies of the 1996 Rules (15
CFR part 2301) are posted on the NTIA
Internet site at https://www.ntia.doc.gov/
Rules/currentrules.htm and NTIA will
make printed copies available to
applicants upon request.
Supplemental Policies
The following supplemental policies
will also be in effect:
(A) Applicants may file emergency
applications at any time.
(B) Applicants may file requests for
Federal Communications Commission
(FCC) authorizations with the FCC after
the PTFP Closing Date. Grant applicants
for Ku-band satellite uplinks may
submit FCC applications after a PTFP
award is made. NTIA may accept FCC
authorizations that are in the name of an
organization other than the PTFP
applicant.
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(C) PTFP applicants are not required
to submit copies of their PTFP
applications to the FCC, nor are they
required to submit copies of the FCC
transmittal cover letters as part of their
PTFP applications. PTFP applicants for
distance learning projects must notify
the state telecommunications agencies
in the states in which they are located
but are not required to notify every state
telecommunications agency in a
potential service area.
(D) For digital television conversion
projects, NTIA has created two new
Subpriorities in the Broadcast Other
category.
(E) For digital radio conversion
projects, NTIA has created a new
Subpriority in the Broadcast Other
category.
Catalog of Domestic Federal Assistance:
11.550, Public Telecommunications Facilities
Program.
Eligibility
To apply for and receive a PTFP
Construction Grant or Planning Grant,
an applicant must be: (a) A public or
noncommercial educational broadcast
station; (b) a noncommercial
telecommunications entity; (c) a system
of public telecommunications entities;
(d) a non-profit foundation, corporation,
institution, or association organized
primarily for educational or cultural
purposes; or (e) a state, local, or Indian
tribal government (or agency thereof), or
a political or special purpose
subdivision of a state.
Evaluation and Selection Process
See 15 CFR 2301.16 for a description
of the Technical Evaluation and 15 CFR
2301.18 for the Selection Process.
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Evaluation Criteria
See 15 CFR 2301.17 for a full
description of the Evaluation Criteria.
The six evaluation criteria are (1)
Applicant Qualifications, (2) Financial
Qualifications, (3) Project Objectives, (4)
Urgency, (5) Technical Qualifications
(construction applicants only) or
Planning Qualifications (planning
applicants only), and (6) Special
Consideration.
project costs. NTIA has established a
policy of funding most new public
broadcasting station activation projects
at a 75 percent federal share, and most
other television, radio and nonbroadcast
projects at a 50 percent federal share.
NTIA can fund planning applications
up to 100% of the eligible project costs,
but has established a policy of funding
planning applications at a 75 percent.
Any applicant can request federal
funding greater than PTFP’s policy, up
to the statutory maximum, and provide
justification for the request.
Intergovernmental Review
PTFP applications are subject to
Executive Order 12372,
‘‘Intergovernmental Review of Federal
Programs,’’ if the state in which the
applicant organization is located
participates in the process. Usually
submission to the State Single Point of
Contact (SPOC) needs to be only the SF
424 and PTFP–2 pages of the
application, but applicants should
contact their own SPOC offices to find
out about and comply with its
requirements. The PTFP Internet site
has a link to the Office of Management
and Budget’s home page which has the
names and addresses of the SPOC
offices. Applicants may directly access
the OMB Internet site at (https://
www.whitehouse.gov/omb/grants/
spoc.html). Printed copies of the SPOC
list are available from PTFP.
Universal Identifier
All applicants (nonprofit, state, local
government, universities, and tribal
organizations) will be required to
provide a Dun and Bradstreet Data
Universal Numbering System (DUNS)
number during the application process.
See the October 30, 2002 (67 FR 66177)
and April 8, 2003 (68 FR 17000) Federal
Register notices for additional
information. Organizations can receive a
DUNS number at no cost by calling the
dedicated toll-free DUNS Number
request line 1–866–705–5711 or via the
Internet (https://
www.dunandbradstreet.com).
Funding Priorities and Selection
Factors
See 15 CFR 2301.4 and the
supplemental policies above for a
description of the PTFP Priorities and
15 CFR 2301.18 for the Selection
Factors.
The Department of Commerce PreAward Notification Requirements for
Grants and Cooperative Agreements
The Department of Commerce PreAward Notification of Requirements for
Grants and Cooperative Agreements
contained in the Federal Register notice
of December 30, 2004, (69 FR 78389) is
applicable to this solicitation.
Cost Sharing Requirements
PTFP requires cost sharing. By statute,
PTFP cannot fund a construction project
for more than 75 percent of the eligible
Limitation of Liability
In no event will the Department of
Commerce be responsible for proposal
preparation costs if this program fails to
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receive funding or is cancelled because
of other agency priorities. Publication of
this announcement does not obligate the
agency to award any specific project or
to obligate any available funds.
Paperwork Reduction Act
Notwithstanding any other provision
of the law, no person is required to
respond to, nor shall any person be
subject to a penalty for failure to comply
with, a collection of information subject
to the requirements of the Paperwork
Reduction Act (PRA), unless that
collection displays a currently valid
Office of Management and Budget
(OMB) control number. The PTFP
application form has been cleared under
OMB Control No. 0660–0003.
Executive Order 13132
It has been determined that this notice
does not contain policies with
Federalism implications as that term is
defined in Executive Order 13132.
Administrative Procedure Act/
Regulatory Flexibility Act
Prior notice and opportunity for
public comment are not required by the
Administrative Procedure Act or any
other law for this rule concerning
grants, benefits, and contracts (5 U.S.C.
553(a)(2)). Because notice and
opportunity for comment are not
required pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 553 or any
other law, the analytical requirements of
the Regulatory Flexibility Act (5 U.S.C.
601 et seq.) are inapplicable. Therefore,
a regulatory flexibility analysis has not
been prepared.
Bernadette McGuire-Rivera,
Associate Administrator, Office of
Telecommunications and Information
Applications.
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Telecommunications and Information Administration
[Docket No. 0612242656-7046-01]
Public Telecommunications Facilities Program: Closing Date
AGENCY: National Telecommunications and Information Administration
(NTIA), Commerce.
ACTION: Notice of availability of funds.
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SUMMARY: Pursuant to the Revised Continuing Appropriations Resolution,
2007, P. L. 110-5, the National Telecommunications and Information
Administration (NTIA), U.S. Department of Commerce, announces the
solicitation of applications for planning and construction grants for
public telecommunications facilities under the Public
Telecommunications Facilities Program (PTFP). The PTFP assists, through
matching grants, in the planning and construction of public
telecommunications facilities in order to: (1) Extend delivery of
services to as many citizens as possible by the most cost-effective
means, including use of broadcast and non-broadcast technologies; (2)
increase public telecommunications services and facilities available
to, operated by, and controlled by minorities and women; (3) strengthen
the capability of existing public television and radio stations to
provide public telecommunications services to the public.
DATES: Applications must be received prior to 5 p.m. Eastern Time
(Closing Time), April 6, 2007, (Closing Date). Applications submitted
by facsimile are not acceptable. If an application is received after
the Closing Date due to (1) carrier error, when the carrier accepted
the package with a guarantee for delivery by the Closing Date and
Closing Time, (2) significant weather delays or natural disasters, or
(3) delays due to national security issues, NTIA will, upon receipt of
proper documentation, consider the application as having been received
by the deadline. NTIA will not accept applications posted on the
Closing Date or later and received after this deadline.
ADDRESSES: To obtain a printed application package, submit completed
applications, or send any other correspondence, write to PTFP at the
following address (please note the new room number): NTIA/PTFP, Room H-
4812, U.S. Department of Commerce, 1401 Constitution Avenue, NW.,
Washington, DC 20230. Application materials may be obtained
electronically via the Internet at https://www.ntia.doc.gov/ptfp or
www.Grants.gov.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: William Cooperman, Director, Public
Broadcasting Division, telephone: (202) 482-5802; fax: (202) 482-2156.
Information about the PTFP can also be obtained electronically via the
Internet at https://www.ntia.doc.gov/ptfp.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Electronic Access
The full funding opportunity announcement for the PTFP FY 2007
grant cycle is available through www.Grants.gov or by contacting the
PTFP office at the address noted above.
Funding Availability
The Congress has appropriated $20 million for FY 2007 PTFP awards.
For FY 2006, NTIA awarded $19.2 million in PTFP funds to 94 projects,
including 49 radio awards, 40 television awards and 5 nonbroadcast
awards. The radio awards ranged from $8,000 to $902,393. The television
awards ranged from $48,712 to $1,000,000. The nonbroadcast awards
ranged from $67,455 to $253,782.
Statutory and Regulatory Authority
The Public Telecommunications Facilities Program is authorized by
the Communications Act of 1934, as amended, 47 U.S.C. Sec. Sec. 390-
393, 397-399(b). The PTFP operates pursuant to rules (1996 Rules) which
were published on November 8, 1996 (61 FR 57966). Copies of the 1996
Rules (15 CFR part 2301) are posted on the NTIA Internet site at http:/
/www.ntia.doc.gov/Rules/currentrules.htm and NTIA will make printed
copies available to applicants upon request.
Supplemental Policies
The following supplemental policies will also be in effect:
(A) Applicants may file emergency applications at any time.
(B) Applicants may file requests for Federal Communications
Commission (FCC) authorizations with the FCC after the PTFP Closing
Date. Grant applicants for Ku-band satellite uplinks may submit FCC
applications after a PTFP award is made. NTIA may accept FCC
authorizations that are in the name of an organization other than the
PTFP applicant.
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(C) PTFP applicants are not required to submit copies of their PTFP
applications to the FCC, nor are they required to submit copies of the
FCC transmittal cover letters as part of their PTFP applications. PTFP
applicants for distance learning projects must notify the state
telecommunications agencies in the states in which they are located but
are not required to notify every state telecommunications agency in a
potential service area.
(D) For digital television conversion projects, NTIA has created
two new Subpriorities in the Broadcast Other category.
(E) For digital radio conversion projects, NTIA has created a new
Subpriority in the Broadcast Other category.
Catalog of Domestic Federal Assistance: 11.550, Public
Telecommunications Facilities Program.
Eligibility
To apply for and receive a PTFP Construction Grant or Planning
Grant, an applicant must be: (a) A public or noncommercial educational
broadcast station; (b) a noncommercial telecommunications entity; (c) a
system of public telecommunications entities; (d) a non-profit
foundation, corporation, institution, or association organized
primarily for educational or cultural purposes; or (e) a state, local,
or Indian tribal government (or agency thereof), or a political or
special purpose subdivision of a state.
Evaluation and Selection Process
See 15 CFR 2301.16 for a description of the Technical Evaluation
and 15 CFR 2301.18 for the Selection Process.
Evaluation Criteria
See 15 CFR 2301.17 for a full description of the Evaluation
Criteria. The six evaluation criteria are (1) Applicant Qualifications,
(2) Financial Qualifications, (3) Project Objectives, (4) Urgency, (5)
Technical Qualifications (construction applicants only) or Planning
Qualifications (planning applicants only), and (6) Special
Consideration.
Funding Priorities and Selection Factors
See 15 CFR 2301.4 and the supplemental policies above for a
description of the PTFP Priorities and 15 CFR 2301.18 for the Selection
Factors.
Cost Sharing Requirements
PTFP requires cost sharing. By statute, PTFP cannot fund a
construction project for more than 75 percent of the eligible project
costs. NTIA has established a policy of funding most new public
broadcasting station activation projects at a 75 percent federal share,
and most other television, radio and nonbroadcast projects at a 50
percent federal share. NTIA can fund planning applications up to 100%
of the eligible project costs, but has established a policy of funding
planning applications at a 75 percent. Any applicant can request
federal funding greater than PTFP's policy, up to the statutory
maximum, and provide justification for the request.
Intergovernmental Review
PTFP applications are subject to Executive Order 12372,
``Intergovernmental Review of Federal Programs,'' if the state in which
the applicant organization is located participates in the process.
Usually submission to the State Single Point of Contact (SPOC) needs to
be only the SF 424 and PTFP-2 pages of the application, but applicants
should contact their own SPOC offices to find out about and comply with
its requirements. The PTFP Internet site has a link to the Office of
Management and Budget's home page which has the names and addresses of
the SPOC offices. Applicants may directly access the OMB Internet site
at (https://www.whitehouse.gov/omb/grants/spoc.html). Printed copies of
the SPOC list are available from PTFP.
Universal Identifier
All applicants (nonprofit, state, local government, universities,
and tribal organizations) will be required to provide a Dun and
Bradstreet Data Universal Numbering System (DUNS) number during the
application process. See the October 30, 2002 (67 FR 66177) and April
8, 2003 (68 FR 17000) Federal Register notices for additional
information. Organizations can receive a DUNS number at no cost by
calling the dedicated toll-free DUNS Number request line 1-866-705-5711
or via the Internet (https://www.dunandbradstreet.com).
The Department of Commerce Pre-Award Notification Requirements for
Grants and Cooperative Agreements
The Department of Commerce Pre-Award Notification of Requirements
for Grants and Cooperative Agreements contained in the Federal Register
notice of December 30, 2004, (69 FR 78389) is applicable to this
solicitation.
Limitation of Liability
In no event will the Department of Commerce be responsible for
proposal preparation costs if this program fails to receive funding or
is cancelled because of other agency priorities. Publication of this
announcement does not obligate the agency to award any specific project
or to obligate any available funds.
Paperwork Reduction Act
Notwithstanding any other provision of the law, no person is
required to respond to, nor shall any person be subject to a penalty
for failure to comply with, a collection of information subject to the
requirements of the Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA), unless that
collection displays a currently valid Office of Management and Budget
(OMB) control number. The PTFP application form has been cleared under
OMB Control No. 0660-0003.
Executive Order 13132
It has been determined that this notice does not contain policies
with Federalism implications as that term is defined in Executive Order
13132.
Administrative Procedure Act/ Regulatory Flexibility Act
Prior notice and opportunity for public comment are not required by
the Administrative Procedure Act or any other law for this rule
concerning grants, benefits, and contracts (5 U.S.C. 553(a)(2)).
Because notice and opportunity for comment are not required pursuant to
5 U.S.C. 553 or any other law, the analytical requirements of the
Regulatory Flexibility Act (5 U.S.C. 601 et seq.) are inapplicable.
Therefore, a regulatory flexibility analysis has not been prepared.
Bernadette McGuire-Rivera,
Associate Administrator, Office of Telecommunications and Information
Applications.
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