NAEB Washington report collected documents (1960-1962)

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REGULATIONS BEING BRAWN UP FOR ETV FEDERAL GRANTS It is anticipated that the administrative structure for adminis¬ tering ETV gr an ts ,wtdrixbismamKipImirmdrmmihxmxt£cmxm&m± mtmjommntiihm i ncl udi ng the ne^cassapy rules and regulations governing the grants, wiUncompleted t'fiit p * t - t w o -mo - n t h s. A'imsty Within that time, Congress will probably have appropr iated funds for the first year's grants. Z / h4^le~-Tt i tp p^pd iet . h-QV' rmudK.. money mi 11 be etva i labie the f ir st ueekthm Yt seems unlikely that any maximum grants will be made during this initial period. It is expected that an eligibility date will be e stablished by the Secretary of HEW in thf n?rr future in order to protect matching rights f i of those applicants wanting t oprpceed with con¬ struction plans. However, potential applicants shoiufaSe cautioned that, regardless of such a date, HEW can't assume any responsibility for any commitments applicants may make before they specif ically receive a grant. CeriMi^-i*xpendftvre&-might._,m^ as intexpre%ed 9 and applicants cannot rm4 assume that expenditures or conu mnored^f or ’m t nds ^wrHT- their application for a moni d. The HEW ETV office is currently concerned with the deifinition of what actually constitutes a "project." Pending final definition, it is cu r ren tly felt that a proposal which would merely MenhahceM a.yk ETV operation would not qualify as a project, but that the operat ion would have to be expanded through expanddd service to more people or a greater area, or both". No fimtl decision has been made 9 either 9 on whether or not purchase of an existing commejudaJ^g tat ion would constitute antk eligble project. ^ " The ETV~office of HEW~would welcome views~~or comments on how edu¬ cational broadcasters think the law should be interpreted. Any questions you may have will also be wlecomed and used as a basis for final inter¬ pretation. Send your comments or questions to Dr. John W. Bystrom 9 Asst, to the Secretary for ETV 9 Office of the Secretary 9 Dept, of HEW 9 Washington 2$ 9 D.C. "However, it has been established that grant applicants must either hold a license for an ETV station, or have applied to the FCC for a CP 9 and that such license or application must be for a reserved channel .