[Federal Register Volume 64, Number 53 (Friday, March 19, 1999)]
[Notices]
[Pages 13554-13555]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 99-6775]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY


Notice Inviting Financial Assistance Applications

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

ACTION: Notice inviting financial assistance applications.

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SUMMARY: The Department of Energy announces that it intends to conduct 
a competitive Program Solicitation and award financial assistance 
(cooperative agreements) for the program entitled ``Emission Control 
Technologies for Fine Particulate Matter, Ozone, and Related 
Environmental Issues.'' Through this solicitation, FETC seeks to 
support applications in the following areas of interest: (1) Cost 
Effective and Efficient Control of Nitrogen Oxide Emissions from Coal-
Fired Electric Utility Boilers, and (2) Cost Effective and Efficient 
Control of Fine Particulate Emissions from Coal-Fired Electric Utility 
Boilers. Applications will be subjected to a review by a DOE technical 
panel, and awards will be made to a limited number of applicants based 
on a scientific and engineering evaluation of the responses received to 
determine the relative merit of the approach taken in response to this 
offering by the DOE, and funding availability.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Thomas J. Gruber, U.S. Department of 
Energy, Federal Energy Technology Center, Acquisition and Assistance 
Division, P.O. Box 10940, MS 921-143, Pittsburgh PA 15236-0940, 
Telephone: (412) 892-5897, FAX: (412) 892-6216, E-mail: 
[email protected]. The solicitation (available in both WordPerfect 
6.1 and Portable Document Format (PDF)) will be released on DOE's FETC 
World Wide Web Server Internet System (http://www.fetc.doe.gov/
business/solicit) on or about March 15, 1999.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
    Title of Solicitation: ``Emission Control Technology for Fine 
Particulate Matter, Ozone, and Related Environmental Issues.''
    Objectives: Through Program Solicitation No. DE-PS26-99FT40288, the 
Department of Energy seeks applications for innovative technical 
approaches to ensure the continued use of domestic fossil fuels (i.e. 
coal) as an environmentally sound component of the U.S. overall energy 
mix well into the next century. This solicitation is specifically aimed 
at the development and testing of emission control technologies, 
processes, and concepts that have a high probability of commercial 
success and that can cost-effectively and efficiently reduce the level 
of NOX and fine particulate matter. This solicitation is 
limited to those technologies, processes, and concepts that are 
applicable to utility boilers that combust U.S. coals as the primary 
fuel and that are retrofittable to existing coal-based power systems.
    Eligibility: Eligibility for participation in this Program 
Solicitation is considered to be full and open. All interested parties 
may apply. The solicitation will contain a complete description of the 
technical evaluation factors and relative importance of each factor.
    Areas of Interest: The Department is interested in obtaining 
applications in the following areas of interest: (1) Cost Effective and 
Efficient Control of Nitrogen Oxide Emissions from Coal Fired Electric 
Utility Boilers. Within this area of interest are two technical topics: 
(a) Advanced Technologies and Systems, and (b) Field Testing and 
Optimization; and (2) Cost Effective and Efficient Control of Fine 
Particulate Emissions from Coal Fired Electric Utility Boilers. Within 
this second area of interest are two technical topics: (a) Primary PM 
Emissions Control, and (b) Acid Aerosols/Condensable Emissions Control.
    Awards: DOE anticipates issuing financial assistance (cooperative 
agreements) for each project selected. DOE reserves the right to 
support or not support, with or without discussions, any or all 
applications received in whole or in part, and to determine how many 
awards may be made through the solicitation subject to funds available. 
Approximately $12 million of DOE funding is planned for this 
solicitation. The estimated funding by the DOE is planned to be $1 
million to $2 million per award. Cost sharing by the applicant is 
required, and details of the cost sharing requirement are contained in 
the solicitation.
    Solicitation Release Date: The Program Solicitation is expected to 
be ready for release on or about March 15, 1999. Applications must be 
prepared and submitted in accordance with the

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instructions and forms contained in the Program Solicitation.
Richard D. Rogus,
Contracting Officer, Acquisition and Assistance Division.
[FR Doc. 99-6775 Filed 3-18-99; 8:45 am]
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