[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 45, Volume 1]
[Revised as of October 1, 2002]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 45CFR63.23]

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                        TITLE 45--PUBLIC WELFARE
 
                           AND HUMAN SERVICES
 
PART 63--GRANT PROGRAMS ADMINISTERED BY THE OFFICE OF THE ASSISTANT SECRETARY FOR PLANNING AND EVALUATION--Table of Contents
 
                     Subpart B--Financial Provisions
 
Sec. 63.23  Telecommunications Demonstration Grants.

    The provisions of this section apply only to grants awarded under 
authority of 392A of the Communications Act of 1934.

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    (a) Funds provided under the Telecommunications Demonstrations 
Program shall be available to support the planning, development, and 
acquisition or leasing of facilities and equipment necessary to the 
demonstration. However, funds shall not be available for the 
construction, remodeling, or repair of structures to house facilities or 
equipment acquired or developed with such funds, except that such funds 
may be used for minor remodeling which is necessary for and incident to 
the installation of such facilities or equipment.
    (b) Funds shall not be available for the development of programming 
materials or content.
    (c) The funding of any demonstration under this authority shall 
continue for not more than three years from the date of the original 
grant or contract.
    (1) Applications for assistance under the Act may project goals and 
activities over a period of up to three years. Approval of a multi-year 
project is intended to offer the project a reasonable degree of 
stability over time and to facilitiate additional long range planning.
    (2) Applications proposing a multi-year project must be accompanied 
by an explanation of the need for multi-year support, an overview of the 
objectives and activities proposed, and budget estimates to attain these 
objectives in any proposed subsequent year.
    (3) Subject to the availability of funds, an application for 
assistance to continue a project during the project period will be 
reviewed on a non-competitive basis to determine--
    (i) If the award recipient has complied with the award terms and 
conditions, the Act, and applicable regulations;
    (ii) The effectiveness of the project to date in terms of progress 
toward its goals, or the constructive changes proposed as a result of 
the ongoing evaluation of the project; and,
    (iii) If continuation of the project would be in the best interests 
of the Government.
    (d) The use of equipment in demonstration projects shall be subject 
to the rules and regulations of the Federal Communications Commission 
(FCC), and grant funds may not be expended or obligated for purchase, 
lease, or use of such equipment prior to appropriate and necessary 
coordination by the grantee with the Commission. In particular:
    (1) For any project requiring a new or modification of an existing 
authorization(s) from the FCC, application(s) to the FCC for such 
authorization(s) must have been tendered for filing prior to the closing 
date established by any solicitation for grant applications offered 
under the Telecommunications Demonstration Program.
    (2) If the project is to be associated with an existing 
telecommunications activity requiring an FCC authorization, such 
operating authority for that activity must be current and valid.
    (3) For any project requiring a new or modification of an existing 
authorization(s) from the FCC, the applicant must file with the 
Secretary of Health and Human Services a copy of each FCC application 
and any amendments thereto.
    (4) For any project requiring a new or modification of an existing 
authorization(s) from the FCC, the applicant must tender for filing with 
the FCC a copy of the application to the Secretary for a 
telecommunications demonstration grant.
    (5) If the applicant fails to file required applications by the 
closing date established by the solicitation for grant applications, or 
if the FCC returns as substantially incomplete or deficient, dismisses, 
or denies an application required for the project, or any part thereof, 
or for the operation of any facility with which the project is 
associated, the Secretary may return the application for Federal 
assistance.
    (e) For the purposes of this program, the term ``non-broadcast 
telecommunications facilities'' includes but is not limited to, cable 
television systems, communications satellite systems and related 
terminal equipment, and other methods of transmitting, emitting, or 
receiving images and sounds or intelligence by means of wire, radio, 
optical, electromagnetic, and other means (including non-broadcast 
utilization of telecommunications equipment normally associated with 
broadcasting use).

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    (f) Each applicant shall provide such information as the Assistant 
Secretary deems necessary to make a Federal assessment of the impact of 
the project on the quality of the human environment in accordance with 
section 102(2)(C) of the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 
(including the National Historical Preservation Act and other 
environmental acts). (42 U.S.C. 4332(2)(C)).

[42 FR 36149, July 13, 1977]