[Federal Register Volume 59, Number 112 (Monday, June 13, 1994)]
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[FR Doc No: 94-14303]


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[Federal Register: June 13, 1994]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
 

Financial Assistance Award; Intent To Award Cooperative Agreement 
To University of Illinois

AGENCY: Department of Energy (DOE).

ACTION: Notice of intent.

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SUMMARY: DOE announces that pursuant to 10 CFR 600.6(a)(5), it is 
making a discretionary financial assistance award based on the criteria 
set forth at 10 CFR 600.7(b)(2)(i) (B), (C), (D) and 600.14(d) to the 
University of Illinois, Department of the Illinois State Geological 
Survey (ISGS) under cooperative agreement number DE-FC01-94E124855. The 
purpose of the proposed agreement is to revise the Energy Information 
Administration (EIA) demonstrated reserve base (DRB) of coal for the 
State of Illinois, with new quantity/quality data. This agreement is 
necessary to achieve program objectives, conserve public funds and is 
essential to the public interest. This effort will have a total 
estimated cost of $83,000 to be provided by the DOE.
    The (ISGS) is the State authority on Illinois coal resources. This 
agreement will assist the State of Illinois in its efforts to 
continually collect analyses on coal quality and perform geological 
mapping to determine the quantity and quality of coal reserves in the 
state.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: U.S. Department of Energy, Office of 
Placement and Administration, Attn: Shirley A. Jones, HR-531.21, 1000 
Independence Ave., SW., Washington, DC 20585.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The cooperative agreement will provide 
funding for the ISGS to develop Phase I Coal Reserves Data Base (CRDB) 
coal resource data for updated estimates of the demonstrated reserve 
base (DRB) and recoverable reserves of coal in Illinois, allocated to 
specified ranges of sulfur content and heat content. The DRB 
constitutes the foundation data for coal reserve analyses. Recoverable 
reserve data derived from the DRB comprise the pivotal data base for 
analyzing future coal supplies. Data development may include analyses 
of coal geology, resource quantities, coal quality characteristics, and 
other factors that affect resource accessibility and minability. Data 
output must include remaining identified resources, DRB, remaining 
accessible reserve base, recoverable reserves, allocated by coal rank, 
type of mining, and (excepting identified resources) heat and sulfur 
content.
    DOE has determined that the proposed agreement meets the criteria 
set forth at 10 CFR 600.7(b)(2) (B), (C) and (D) in that (1) The 
activities are being conducted by the applicant using its own resources 
or those donated or provided by third parties; however, DOE support of 
that activity would enhance the public benefits to be derived and DOE 
knows of no other entity which is conducting or is planning to conduct 
such an activity, (2) the ISGS is a unit of state government and the 
activity to be supported is related to performance of a governmental 
function within the subject jurisdiction, thereby precluding DOE 
provision of support to another entity, and (3) the ISGS has exclusive 
domestic capability to perform the activity successfully, based upon 
unique equipment, proprietary data and technical expertise, or other 
such unique qualifications.
    The ISGS is charged with the responsibility of mapping and 
estimating the coal resources for the State of Illinois and possesses 
over 1,300 agency-collected analyses including sulfur contents and heat 
values. This data, along with data from other sources, will enable them 
to revise the coal reserves by quality and mining method for Illinois. 
No other private or government entity is known to have the data and 
mapping capability required to estimate the coal reserves by quality 
for the State of Illinois.
    Term: The term of the proposed cooperative agreement is expected to 
be 12 months from the effective date of award.

    Issued in Washington, DC on June 6, 1994.

Scott Sheffield,
Director, Headquarters Operations, Division B, Office of Placement and 
Administration.
[FR Doc. 94-14303 Filed 6-10-94; 8:45 am]
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