[Federal Register Volume 65, Number 226 (Wednesday, November 22, 2000)]
[Notices]
[Pages 70334-70335]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 00-29892]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY


National Energy Technology Laboratory; Notice of Availability of 
a Financial Assistance Solicitation

AGENCY: National Energy Technology Laboratory, Department of Energy 
(DOE).

ACTION: Notice of availability of a financial assistance solicitation.

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SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given of the intent to issue Financial 
Assistance Solicitation No. DE-PS26-01NT41048 entitled ``Development of 
Technologies and Capabilities for Developing Coal, Oil and Gas Energy 
Resources.'' The Department of Energy's (DOE) National Energy 
Technology Laboratory (NETL) is conducting this solicitation to 
competitively seek cost-shared applications for research and 
development of technologies enabling development of energy resources 
needed to ensure the availability of affordable energy for the Nation's 
future. This solicitation seeks applications for energy research and 
development related activities that promote the efficient and sound 
production and use of fossil fuels (coal, natural gas, and oil).

DATES: The solicitation will be available on or about December 1, 2000.

ADDRESSES: The solicitation along with all amendments will be posted on 
the NETL Homepage; at http://www.netl.doe.gov/business. Telephone 
requests, written requests, E-mail requests, or facsimile requests for 
a copy of the solicitation package and/or amendments will not be 
accepted and/or honored. Therefore, applicants are encouraged to 
periodically check the NETL Homepage to ascertain the status of these 
documents. Related information on the Fossil Energy areas of interest 
can be found on the ``Technologies'' page of the NETL website 
(www.netl.doe.gov) and on the ``Program Areas'' page on the NPTO 
website (www.npto.doe.gov).

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Lisa A. Kuzniar, MS I07, U.S. 
Department of Energy, National Energy Technology Laboratory, P.O. Box 
880, Morgantown, West Virginia 26507-0880, E-mail Address: 
[email protected], Telephone Number: (304) 285-4242.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Through this solicitation, NETL expects 
support applications in the following seventeen (17) separate (i.e., 
stand alone) Areas of Interest:

Coal & Environmental Systems:
    Power Systems Advanced Research
    Gasification Technologies
    Combustion Technologies
    Carbon Sequestration
    Environmental & Water Resources
    Vision 21 Technologies (www.netl.doe.gov/products/power1/vision21frameset.htm)

Fuel Processing
    Natural Gas Processing
    Transportation Fuels & Chemicals
    Fuels Advanced Research

Oil Technologies
    Ultrasonic Oil Well Stimulation
    Reservoir Efficiency Processes
    Oil & Gas Environmental
    Critical Upstream Advanced Diagnostics and Imaging Technologies

Strategic Center for Natural Gas
    Gas Exploration, Production & Storage
    Advanced Turbines & Engines
    Fuel Cells
    Infrastructure Reliability

    Applicants must select and target only one (1) Area of Interest per 
proposal DOE anticipates the award of multiple cost-sharing cooperative 
agreements under each Area of Interest. Approximately $18 million to 
$20 million of DOE funds is planned for this solicitation which will 
cover all Areas of Interest. In accordance with Section 3002 of the 
Energy Policy Act (EPACT), a minimum of 20% cost share will be required 
for each project. This solicitation includes multiple closing dates and 
uses a Two-Step Application process for each closing date. Under Step 
1, applicants will submit a pre-application for review. Only those 
offerors whose pre-applications are selected by DOE will be afforded 
the opportunity to proceed to Step 2, submittal of a comprehensive 
application. DOE anticipates the due date for submittal of the pre-
application will be December 20, 2000. Offerors are hereby notified 
that comprehensive applications received on or before the pre-
application due date will be discarded prior to evaluation, and will 
not be evaluated.


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    Issued in Morgantown, WV on November 9, 2000.
Randolph L. Kesling,
Director, Acquisition and Assistance Division.
[FR Doc. 00-29892 Filed 11-21-00; 8:45 am]
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