[Federal Register Volume 75, Number 44 (Monday, March 8, 2010)]
[Notices]
[Page 10464]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2010-4777]
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Telecommunications and Information Administration
[Docket Number 0907141137-0119-08]
RIN 0660-ZA28
Broadband Technology Opportunities Program
AGENCY: National Telecommunications and Information Administration,
U.S. Department of Commerce.
ACTION: Notice of Funds Availability; Extension of Application Closing
Deadline for Comprehensive Community Infrastructure (CCI) Projects.
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SUMMARY: NTIA announces that the closing deadline for the submission of
applications for Comprehensive Community Infrastructure (CCI) projects
under the Broadband Technology Opportunities Program (BTOP) is extended
until 5:00 p.m. Eastern Daylight Time (EDT) on March 26, 2010. There
are no changes to the application filing window for Public Computer
Center (PCC) and Sustainable Broadband Adoption (SBA) projects.
DATES: All applications for funding CCI projects must be submitted by 5
p.m. EDT on March 26, 2010. All applications for funding PCC and SBA
projects must be submitted by 5 p.m. EDT on March 15, 2010.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For general inquiries regarding BTOP,
contact Anthony Wilhelm, Director, BTOP, Office of Telecommunications
and Information Applications, National Telecommunications and
Information Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce (DOC), 1401
Constitution Avenue, NW., HCHB, Room 4887, Washington, DC, 20230; Help
Desk email: [email protected], Help Desk telephone: 1-877-508-8364.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On January 22, 2010, NTIA published a Notice
of Funds Availability (Second NOFA) and Solicitation of Applications in
the Federal Register announcing general policy and application
procedures for the second round of BTOP funding. 75 FR 3792 (2010). In
the Second NOFA, NTIA established an application window for BTOP
projects beginning February 16, 2010 at 8 a.m. Eastern Standard Time
(EST) through March 15, 2010 at 5 p.m. EDT (application closing
deadline).
NTIA announces this extension in the application closing deadline
for CCI projects in the interest of ensuring that BTOP funding is made
available in the most equitable manner. The complexity of preparing an
infrastructure proposal that is truly comprehensive in scope and
satisfies the CCI funding priorities outlined in the Second NOFA
warrant reconsideration of the application closing deadline for CCI
projects to facilitate the necessary coordination among the various
stakeholders involved in or benefiting from the project. Additionally,
there are a number of applicants whose infrastructure applications have
been actively under consideration for funding in Round One. This
extension of the application closing deadline will give those CCI
applicants that are not selected for a Round One award additional time
to strengthen the quality of their Round Two applications and maximize
their opportunity to apply for BTOP funding.
All other requirements for CCI projects set forth in the Second
NOFA remain unchanged. There are no changes to the requirements or
application deadlines for PCC and SBA projects.
All applicants are strongly encouraged to submit their application
early to avoid last minute congestion on the electronic intake system.
However, early submission will not confer any advantage or priority in
review.
Dated: March 2, 2010.
Lawrence E. Strickling,
Assistant Secretary for Communications and Information.
[FR Doc. 2010-4777 Filed 3-3-10; 1:00 pm]
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