[Federal Register Volume 65, Number 55 (Tuesday, March 21, 2000)]
[Notices]
[Pages 15141-15142]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 00-6917]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY


Idaho Operations Office; Notice of Availability of Solicitation 
for Awards of Financial Assistance Solicitation Number DE-PS07-
00ID13909--Petroleum Industries Vision of the Future

AGENCY: Idaho Operations Office, DOE.

ACTION: Notice of availability of solicitation.

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SUMMARY: The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE), Idaho Operations Office 
(ID), is seeking applications for cost-shared research and development 
of technologies which will reduce energy consumption, reduce 
environmental impacts and enhance economic competitiveness of the 
domestic downstream (refining) sector of the Petroleum Industry. The 
research is to address downstream (refining) research priorities 
identified by the Petroleum Industry in the areas of Energy and Process 
Efficiency, Materials and Inspection Technology and Environmental 
Performance.

DATES: The deadline for receipt of full applications is May 17, 2000, 
at 3:00 p.m. MST.

ADDRESSES: Applications should be submitted to: Procurement Services 
Division, U. S. DOE, Idaho Operations Office, Attention: Carol Van 
Lente [DE-PS07-00ID13909], 850 Energy Drive, MS 1221, Idaho Falls, 
Idaho 83401-1563.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Carol Van Lente, Contract Specialist, 
by facsimile at (208) 526-5548, e-mail: [email protected], or by 
telephone at (208) 526-1534, Dallas L. Hoffer, Contracting Officer at 
[email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Petroleum Vision and Roadmap are located 
at http://www.oit.doe.gov/petroleum/. Approximately $2,250,000 of 
funding will be available to fund the first year of selected research 
efforts. DOE anticipates making 4 or more cooperative agreement awards 
each with a duration of three years or less. A minimum 50% non-federal 
cost share is required for research and development projects over the 
life of the project. First year cost share can be as low as 30% if 
subsequent years have sufficient cost share so that non-federal share 
totals at least 50%. Collaborations between industry, university, and 
National Laboratory participants are encouraged. The issuance date of 
Solicitation Number DE-PS07-00ID13909 is on or about March 17, 2000. 
The solicitation is available in its full text via the

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Internet at the following address: http://www.id.doe.gov/doeid/PSD/proc-div.html. The statutory authority for the program is the Federal 
Non-Nuclear Energy Research and Development Act of 1974 (Pub. L. 93-
577). The Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance (CFDA) Number for this 
program is 81.086.

    Issued in Idaho Falls on March 14, 2000.
M.L. Adams,
Branch Chief, Contracts and Assistance Branch.
[FR Doc. 00-6917 Filed 3-20-00; 8:45 am]
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