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[FR Doc No: 94-22150]


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[Federal Register: September 8, 1994]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
 

Financial Assistance Award Consortium for Energy Efficiency

AGENCY: Department of Energy.

ACTION: Notice of noncompetitive financial assistance award.

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SUMMARY: Pursuant to 10 CFR 600.7(b)(2)(i)(D), the U.S. Department of 
Energy (DOE) Region I Support Office, through the Golden Field Office, 
intends to award a grant to the Consortium for Energy Efficiency (CEE) 
to develop ``market-pull'' initiatives intended to increase the 
deployment of advanced, energy efficient technologies through the 
development of utility/manufacturer/customer consortia. These tasks 
fulfill DOE missions set forth in section 127 of the Energy Policy Act 
of 1992, H.R. 776 (EPACT) and in the Climate Change Action Plan, 
Actions #4 and #6 (CCAP).

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The proposal, which was negotiated with the 
DOE, Office of Building Technologies (OBT), establishes funding for 
tasks related to increasing the deployment of advanced, highly energy 
efficient technologies throughout the United States. The CEE is a non-
profit corporation dedicated to helping private and public interests 
form partnerships to accelerate the development and availability of 
technologies that save energy.
    Initial funding of $142,500 will be used to begin several program 
initiatives. Depending upon availability, additional financial 
assistance for CEE in support of on-going ``market-pull'' activities 
between FY '95-FY '99 is anticipated. Funding may range from between 
$50,000-$700,000 per fiscal year. In the event that additional funding 
is available in the future, it will be used to expand program 
initiatives in different product technologies, to provide additional 
expert technical assistance for program initiatives, to set-up 
workshops/conferences, and to increase marketing efforts for product 
technologies. The completion of these tasks should result in an 
increase in the use of super-efficient appliances in the United States.
    Noncompetitive financial assistance to CEE is in accordance with 
the justifying criteria presented in 10 CFR 600. The DOE/OBT has 
determined that CEE has exclusive domestic capability to develop 
consortia to increase the deployment of advanced, energy efficient 
technologies, and, is, therefore, uniquely capable to complete missions 
outlined in section 127 of EPACT and Action #'s 4 and 6 of CCAP.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
U.S. Department of Energy, Attn: Hugh Saussy, Jr., Region I Support 
Office, One Congress Street, Boston, MA 02114-2021, (617) 565-9700.

    Issued at Golden, Colorado on August 25, 1994.
John W. Meeker,
Contracting Officer, Golden Field Office.
[FR Doc. 94-22150 Filed 9-7-94; 8:45 am]
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