[Federal Register Volume 62, Number 231 (Tuesday, December 2, 1997)]
[Notices]
[Page 63700]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 97-31555]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY


Idaho Operations Office; Notice of Intent To Solicit Comments for 
Financial Assistance Awards

AGENCY: Department of Energy.

ACTION: Notice of intent to solicit comments for financial assistance 
awards.

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SUMMARY: The U.S. Department of Energy's Office of Geothermal 
Technologies, Advanced Drilling Systems Research Program, via the Idaho 
Operations Office (DOE-ID), is soliciting comments on its draft 
solicitation for cost-shared cooperative agreements, industry-
government Research & Development projects to develop advanced drilling 
technologies and transfer the results to industry. These new 
developments can then be used by the U.S. geothermal industry to solve 
technical problems.
    Comments regarding the draft solicitation are welcome from 
potential developers, owners and operators of geothermal facilities, 
including utilities, as well as from manufacturers, universities, and 
other non-industry groups.

DATES: Comments to the draft solicitation should be sent to the point 
of contact shown below by January 8, 1998. A copy of the draft 
solicitation in its full text can be found at the following internet 
address: http://www.inel.gov/doeid/solicit.html under Current 
Solicitations.

ADDRESSES: Comments regarding the draft solicitation or requests to be 
placed on the final solicitation mailing list shall be submitted in 
writing to: Ms. Peggy Brookshier, U.S. Department of Energy, Idaho 
Operations Office, 850 Energy Drive, Mail Stop 1220, Idaho Falls, Idaho 
83401-1563, e-mail: [email protected], Tele: (208) 526-1403, Fax: (208) 
526-5964.
    It is the agency preference that all submitted comments be received 
by e-mail. All written comment responses must include name, title, 
organization, address, phone number, fax number, e-mail address.
    A Federal Register notice soliciting applications will be published 
at a later date upon issuance of the final solicitation.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Michael K. Barrett, Contracting 
Officer at (208) 526-5743 or Peggy Brookshier, Program Manager at (208) 
526-1403; U.S. Department of Energy, Idaho Operations Office, 850 
Energy Drive, Mail Stop 1221, Idaho Falls, Idaho 83401-1563.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The solicitation will be issued pursuant to 
10 CFR 600.6(a) with no eligibility restrictions. The statutory 
authority for the issuance of this solicitation is Pub. L. 93-410, the 
Geothermal Energy Research, Development & Demonstration Act of 1974. 
The catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance Number for this program is 
81.087.
    This notice is also intended to promote the formation of industry 
partnerships, to stimulate interaction among potential participants, 
and to encourage organizations to investigate creative solutions. 
Funding for phase I will be available to support several awards for a 
period of approximately six to twelve months. Funding for phase II will 
be available to support one or more awards, for a period of 12-24 
months. Applications may include Federally Funded Research and 
Development Centers, but only as lower tier participants with funding 
for their expected costs provided through their existing arrangements 
with the Government.
    THE PURPOSE OF THIS NOTICE IS TO SOLICIT COMMENTS FOR INCLUSION IN 
THE FINAL ISSUANCE OF THE SOLICITATION. PLEASE DO NOT SEND APPLICATIONS 
AT THIS TIME.

    Issued in Idaho Falls, ID, November 24, 1997.
B.G. Bauer,
Acting Director, Procurement Services Division.
[FR Doc. 97-31555 Filed 12-1-97; 8:45 am]
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