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[FR Doc No: 94-18672]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
 

Morgantown Energy Technology Center, Financial Assistance Award; 
(Award of Grant)

AGENCY: U.S. Department of Energy (DOE), Morgantown Energy Technology 
Center.

ACTION: Notice of noncompetitive Financial Assistance Award.

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SUMMARY: Based upon a determination made pursuant to 10 CFR 
600.7(b)(2)(i) Criteria (B), the DOE, Morgantown Energy Technology 
Center for the Metairie Site Office, announces that it intends to make 
a Non-Competitive Financial Assistance (Grant) Award to the Interstate 
Oil and Gas Compact Commission for work entitled ``Environmental 
Compliance for Natural Gas and Oil Exploration and Production,'' at an 
estimated cost of $450,000 for a 36 month project period.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: D. Denise Riggi, I-07 U.S. Department 
of Energy Morgantown Energy Technology Center P.O. Box 880 Morgantown, 
West Virginia 26507-0880 Telephone: (304) 291-4241 Procurement Request 
No. 21-94MC31150.000

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The purpose of the grant is to provide 
financial assistance to the Interstate Oil and Gas Compact Commission 
(IOGCC), which has initiated a project involving the promotion of 
dialogue and building of partnerships among the natural gas and oil 
industry, the States, and other interested parties, to address 
environmental issues constraining domestic natural gas and oil resource 
recovery, through a series of meetings of IOGCC committees and 
organizations. These committees include the Appalachian and Illinois 
Basin Directors, the NORM Committee, and the Drilling and Production 
Database Standardization Committee. This project also involves the 
IOGCC, working through its committees and organizations, to transfer 
regulatory compliance information and environmental research results 
through a series of up to 10 regional workshops on naturally occurring 
radioactive materials (NORM) and other topics related to 
``Environmental Compliance for Natural Gas and Oil Exploration and 
Production.'' The primary objective of the workshops is to train and 
motivate applicable independent and major natural gas and oil operating 
company personnel and state regulatory personnel to more effectively 
comply with and understand State and Federal environmental regulations 
and apply available mitigation technologies for natural gas and oil 
exploration and production operations. The workshops provide practical 
training focusing on the methodology for environmental compliance for 
natural gas and oil exploration and production operations. Specific 
topics may include: Federal Environmental Laws and Regulations, State 
Environmental Laws and Regional Environmental Concerns, Waste 
Management Planning (brief summary of API/GRI/DOE Developing Area-
Specific Waste Management Plans for Exploration and Production 
Operations), Waste Minimization and Pollution Prevention, Oil Spill 
Prevention Control and Countermeasures, Well Abandonment and Plugging, 
Underground Injection Control, Wastewater Discharge Regulations and 
National Pollution Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) Permitting, 
Groundwater Protection Policies, Wetlands Regulations and Section 404 
Permitting, Naturally Occurring Radioactive Materials (NORM) in Natural 
Gas and Oil Production, Environmental Audits and Liability Issues, 
H2S Safety Concerns, Stormwater Runoff, and other regulatory 
compliance topics. The IOGCC and its contractors will be responsible 
for all course preparation, course instruction, preparation of all 
course materials, training room verification, delivery of training 
materials, registration, administration of all hotel arrangements, 
scheduling, promotional mailings, preparation, printing, and assembly 
and shipment of course materials. These workshops are currently planned 
in cities across the United States over a 36-month period and would be 
based on NORM training and other materials already developed by the 
IOGCC, Federal and State environmental laws and regulations, American 
Petroleum Institute documents, and other materials. Through these 
materials, a determination can be made which describes the best way to 
plan for environmental compliance responsibilities for natural gas and 
oil exploration and production operations.

    Issued in Washington, D. C., July 22, 1994.
Louie L. Calaway,
Director, Acquisition and Assistance Division, Morgantown Energy 
Technology Center.
[FR Doc. 94-18672 Filed 7-29-94; 8:45 am]
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