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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
 

Pittsburgh Energy Technology Center; Non-Competitive Financial 
Assistance Award

AGENCY: U.S. Department of Energy, Bartlesville Project Office and 
Pittsburgh Energy Technology Center.

ACTION: Notice of Non-Competitive Financial Assistance (Grant) Award 
with the American Geological Institute.

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SUMMARY: The Department of Energy (DOE), Bartlesville Project Office 
announces that pursuant to 10 CFR 600.7(b)(2)(i) criteria (B), it 
intends to make a Non-Competitive Financial Assistance (Grant) Award 
through the Pittsburgh Energy Technology Center to the American 
Geological Institute to conduct the second phase of work leading to a 
National Geoscience data repository, including development of 
organizational and operational requirements and conducting pilot trails 
of the transfer mechanisms that will be critical to the future 
operation of the repository system.

ADDRESSES: U.S. Department of Energy, Pittsburgh Energy Technology 
Center, Acquisition and Assistance Division, P.O. Box 10940, MS 921-
143, Pittsburgh, PA 15236-0940.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
John R. Columbia, Contract Specialist, (412) 892-6219.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Grant No.; DE-FC22-94BC14833.

    Title of Effort: ``National Geoscience Data Repository System, 
Phase 2.''
    Awardee: American Geological Institute.
    Term of Assistance Effort: Eighteen (18) months.
    Cost of Assistance Effort: A Total Estimated Value of $1,861,000, 
with DOE estimated funding of $1,211,000.

Objective

    Based upon the authority of 10 CFR 600.7(b)(2)(i) criteria (B), the 
objective of this Grant is to permit the American Geological Institute 
to conduct Phase 2 based on the findings of Phase 1. The feasibility 
study (Phase 1) determined that: (1) A tremendous volume of 
irreplaceable subsurface geoscience data is at risk of destruction as 
the major oil companies move offshore, (2) this data is of great value 
to the smaller companies that have taken over exploration and drilling 
activities in the U.S., and (3) the existing repositories must work to 
maintain this data and make it easily accessible to the user community. 
The need for additional effort after the first phase was discussed at 
meetings of the AGI steering committee and was a recommendation of the 
final report of the Phase 1 study.

    Dated: August 2, 1994.
Dale A. Siciliano,
Contracting Officer.
[FR Doc. 94-19920 Filed 8-12-94; 8:45 am]
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