[Code of Federal Regulations]

[Title 15, Volume 3]

[Revised as of January 1, 2006]

From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access

[CITE: 15CFR2301.18]



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                  TITLE 15--COMMERCE AND FOREIGN TRADE

 

       CHAPTER XXIII--NATIONAL TELECOMMUNICATIONS AND INFORMATION 

                 ADMINISTRATION, DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

 

PART 2301_PUBLIC TELECOMMUNICATIONS FACILITIES PROGRAM--Table of Contents

 

               Subpart C_Evaluation and Selection Process

 

Sec. 2301.18  Selection process.



    (a) The PTFP Director will consider the summary evaluations prepared 

by program staff, rank the applications, and present recommendations to 

the OTIA Associate Administrator for review and approval. The Director's 

recommendations and the OTIA Associate Administrator's review and 

approval will take into account the following selection factors:

    (1) The program staff evaluations, including the outside reviewers.

    (2) The type of projects and broadcast priorities set forth at Sec. 

2301.4.

    (3) Whether the application is for broadcast or a nonbroadcast 

project.

    (4) Whether the applicant has any current NTIA grants.

    (5) The geographic distribution of the proposed grant awards.

    (6) The availability of funds.

    (b) Upon approval by the OTIA Associate Administrator, the 

Director's recommendations will then be presented to the Selecting 

Official, the NTIA Administrator.

    (c) The Administrator makes final award selections taking into 

consideration the Director's recommendations and the degree to which the 

slate of applications, taken as a whole, satisfies the program's stated 

purposes set forth at Sec. 2301.1 (a) and (c).

    (d) No grant will be awarded until confirmation has been received 

from the FCC that any necessary authorization will be issued.

    (e) After final award selections have been made, the Agency will 

notify the applicant of one of the following actions:

    (1) Selection of the application for funding, in whole or in part;

    (2) Deferral of the application for subsequent consideration;

    (3) Rejection of the application with an explanation and the reason, 

if an applicant is not eligible or if the proposed project does not fall 

within at least one of the categories enumerated at Sec. 2301.4; or

    (4) Return of applications that were deferred by the Agency after 

consideration during three grant cycles.

    (f) The Agency will notify the following organizations of those 

applications selected for funding:



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    (1) The state educational telecommunications agency(ies), if any, in 

any state any part of which lies within the service area of the 

applicant's facility;

    (2) The FCC; and

    (3) The Corporation for Public Broadcasting and, as appropriate, 

other public telecommunications entities.