[Federal Register Volume 65, Number 158 (Tuesday, August 15, 2000)]
[Notices]
[Page 49787]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 00-20655]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Telecommunications and Information Administration

[Docket Number: 991210330-0224-03 ]
RIN 0660-ZA10


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, 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 February 
23, 2000, 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, March 29, 2000.
    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, D.C. 
20230.
    The Agency will incorporate all comments from the public and any 
replies from the applicant in the applicant's official file.
    File No. 00279 University of Hawaii, Social Science Research 
Institute, 2530 Dole St., Sakamaki Hall D-200, Honolulu, HI 96822. 
Contact: Dr. Norman Okamura, Telecommunications Specialist, (808) 956-
2909. Funds Requested: $449,865. Total Project Cost: $525,343. To 
support public service and development telecommunications services in 
the Pacfic Island region, including the expansion of new digital 
services.

Dr. Bernadette McGuire-Rivera,
Associate Administrator, Office of Telecommunications and Information 
Applications.
[FR Doc. 00-20655 Filed 8-14-00; 8:45 am]
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