[Federal Register Volume 64, Number 150 (Thursday, August 5, 1999)]
[Notices]
[Pages 42675-42676]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 99-20069]
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Telecommunications and Information Administration
[Docket Number: 990302059-9206-03]
RIN ZA07
Public Telecommunications Facilities Program (PTFP)
AGENCY: National Telecommunications and Information Administration,
Commerce.
ACTION: Notice of applications received.
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SUMMARY: The National Telecommunications and Information Administration
(NTIA) previously announced the solicitation of grant applications for
the Pan-Pacific Education and Communications Experiments by Satellite
(PEACESAT) Program to compete for funds from the Public Broadcasting,
Facilities, Planning and Construction Funds account. This notice
announces the list of applications received and notifies any interested
party that it may file comments with the Agency supporting or opposing
an application.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: William Cooperman, Acting Director,
Public Telecommunications Facilities Program, telephone: (202) 482-
5802; fax: (202) 482-2156. Information about the PTFP can also be
obtained electronically via Internet (send inquiries to http://
www.ntia.doc.gov).
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: By Federal Register notice dated March 16,
1999, the NTIA, within the Department of Commerce, announced that it
was soliciting grant applications for the Pan-Pacific Education and
Communications Experiments by Satellite (PEACESAT) Program to compete
for funds from the Public Broadcasting, Facilities, Planning and
Construction Funds account. NTIA announced that the closing date for
receipt of PTFP applications was 5 p.m. EST, April 15, 1999. By Federal
Register Notice dated April 13, 1999, the closing date was revised to 5
p.m. April 22, 1999.
Notice is hereby given that the PTFP received one application from
the following organization. Identification of any application only
indicates its receipt. It does not indicate that it has been accepted
for review, has been determined to be eligible for funding, or that an
application will receive an award.
Any interested party may file comments with the Agency supporting
or opposing an application and setting forth the grounds for support or
opposition. PTFP will forward a copy of any opposing comments to the
applicant. Comments must be sent to PTFP at the following address:
NTIA/PTFP, Room 4625, 1401 Constitution Ave., NW, Washington, DC 20230.
The Agency will incorporate all comments from the public and any
replies from the applicant in the applicant's official file.
File No. 99253 University of Hawaii, Social Science Research
Institute, 2530 Dole St., Sakamaki Hall D-200, Honolulu, HI 96822.
Contact: Dr. Norman Okamura, Telecommunications
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Specialist, (808) 956-2909. Funds Requested: $598,442. Total Project
Cost: $715,041. To support public service and development
telecommunications services in the Pacific Island region, including the
expansion of new digital services.
Bernadette McGuire-Rivera,
Associate Administrator, Office of Telecommunications and Information
Applications.
[FR Doc. 99-20069 Filed 8-4-99; 8:45 am]
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