[Federal Register Volume 59, Number 178 (Thursday, September 15, 1994)]
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[FR Doc No: 94-22886]


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[Federal Register: September 15, 1994]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

 

Golden Field Office; New York Support Office; Grant and 
Cooperative Agreement Awards: Coalition of Northeastern Governors, 
Policy Research Center, Inc.

AGENCY: Department of Energy.

ACTION: Notice of noncompetitive financial assistance award.

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SUMMARY: The Department of Energy (DOE), Golden Field Office, through 
the New York Support Office (NYSO), announces that, pursuant to the DOE 
Financial Assistance Rules 10 CFR 600.7(b)(2), DOE intends to make a 
financial assistance award to the Coalition of Northeastern Governors, 
Policy Research Center, Inc., in support of the Northeast Regional 
Biomass Program (NRBP).

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Regional Biomass Program was established 
at the National level by Congress in 1983. Enabling legislation 
instructed DOE to support regional biomass energy programs for the 
development of appropriate regional bioenergy programs. Congress 
further defined the scope and direction of the program in 1984 by 
specifying that it carry out activities related to technology transfer, 
industry support, resource assessment, and matching local resources to 
conversion technologies. The program is designed to promote the 
responsible use of biomass energy in the Northeast and will serve the 
public purpose of increasing energy efficiency by reducing the need for 
fossil fuel and promoting renewable energy resources. The NRBP has 
three basic components. A state grant component provides funds (with a 
50 percent matching requirement) to each of the eleven states in the 
region to strengthen and integrate the work of state agencies involved 
in biomass energy. The Applied Research and Technology Transfer Program 
Component produces a series of technical reports and studies in areas 
that have been identified as being important to the development of 
biomass energy programs in the region. The third component is a long-
range planning effort with substantial involvement from the private 
sector to identify activities necessary to spur greater development and 
use of biomass energy in the Northeast. Profit, not-for-profit, 
university, and other organizations are eligible for these 
subcontracts, which are awarded on a competitive basis. The CONEG is 
currently administering the program for DOE in the Northeast and has 
been since 1983.
    The proposed project period is twelve (12) months and is expected 
to begin in October 1994. DOE plans to provide funding in the amount of 
$759,000.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Charles F. Baxter, Director, U.S. 
Department of Energy, New York Support Office, Room 3437, New York, NY 
10278.

    Issued in Golden, Colorado on September 8, 1994.
John W. Meeker,
Contracting Officer.
[FR Doc. 94-22886 Filed 9-14-94; 8:45 am]
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