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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
 

Chicago Operations Office; Acceptance of an Unsolicited 
Application; National Association of Regulatory Utility Commissioners 
(NARUC)

AGENCY: U.S. Department of Energy.

ACTION: Notice of Acceptance of an Unsolicited Application.

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SUMMARY: The Department of Energy (DOE), DOE Chicago Operations Office, 
announces that pursuant to the DOE Financial Assistance Rule, 10 CFR 
600.14(f), it intends to award a grant to the NARUC based on the 
acceptance of an unsolicited application. The objective of the proposed 
grant is to provide financial support to conduct workshops which will 
provide a forum for interested parties to present ideas and discuss 
issues confronting the changing electric utility industry.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:Valerie A. Brandon, PO-30, U.S. 
Department of Energy, 1000 Independent Avenue SW., Washington, DC 
20585, (202) 586-8426.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: These workshops will provide a forum for 
public utility commissioners, as well as representatives of utilities 
and other generators of electricity, consumers, environmentalists, 
state regulators, DOE, and other industry experts to discuss, evaluate, 
and develop methods to address important issues relating to the Energy 
Policy Act (EPACT), particularly Title 7, Subtitle B. The format for 
these workshops will emphasize the use of panels to address specific 
topics and will include nationally recognized experts from state and 
federal government, industry representatives, and consultants. This 
application is meritorious based on the general evaluation that these 
workshops will develop complementary policies that will coordinate and 
render coherent federal and state regulations of transmission services 
provided by the electric utility industry. The NARUC is a non-profit 
organization and is the only national association for state regulators. 
It has been the only entity to officially serve and represent the 
interests of public utility regulation via educational, research, and 
advocacy programs directed and coordinated by its membership. The NARUC 
is made up of governmental bodies of the fifty states, District of 
Columbia, Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands and its mission is to 
serve consumer interest by seeking to improve the quality and 
effectiveness of public utility regulation in America. This application 
represents a unique approach and does not duplicate or resemble the 
substance of a recent, current, or planned solicitation, and DOE has 
determined that a competitive solicitation would be inappropriate. DOE 
plans to provide funding in the amount of $250,000.00 for this twenty-
four month project which is expected to begin in September 1994.

    Issued in Chicago, Illinois on July 1, 1994.

Timothy S. Crawford,
Assistant Manager for Human Resources and Administration.
[FR Doc. 94-18670 Filed 7-29-94; 8:45 am]
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