[Federal Register Volume 65, Number 238 (Monday, December 11, 2000)]
[Notices]
[Pages 77350-77351]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 00-31438]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY


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

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

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, DE-PS26-01NT41094, and award 
financial assistance (Cooperative Agreements) for the program entitled 
``Industries of the Future, Emerging Technology Deployment.'' Through 
this solicitation, the DOE/NETL seeks applications on behalf of the 
DOE's Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EERE), Office 
of Industrial Technologies (OIT). The DOE/NETL, by way of the Federal 
Financial Assistance application process, is seeking proposals for 
cost-shared implementation of technologies to reduce energy 
consumption, enhance economic competitiveness, and reduce environmental 
impacts. The DOE/NETL targets, specifically, the Industries of the 
Future (IOF) industrial sectors for technology implementations under 
this

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solicitation. The IOF sectors consist of the following, nine major 
materials and processing industries: agriculture, aluminum, chemicals, 
forest products, glass, metalcasting, mining, petroleum, and steel.
    This solicitation seeks to implement OIT-supported or non-OIT 
technologies that meet the following requirements: Address the needs in 
IOF vision documents and technology roadmaps; have completed research 
and development and have progressed through a demonstration at a pilot-
scale or full-scale facility, with demonstrated performance benefits in 
energy conservation and emissions reductions; and have potential to 
result in significant improvements in energy efficiency, environmental 
performance, and economic competitiveness across the industry. Projects 
of most interest will be those that show significant energy savings and 
large market penetration either through multiple implementations within 
one industrial sector or broad applicability across all IOF sectors.

DATES: A draft Program Solicitation will be available on or about 
December 20, 2000. Comments and/or questions concerning the draft 
version must be submitted to, and received by the DOE Contract 
Specialist no later than 30 calendar days from its actual posting on 
DOE/NETL's Web site. The mailing and E-mail addresses are provided 
below.

ADDRESSES: The draft Program Solicitation will be available on the DOE/
NETL's Internet address at http://www.netl.doe.gov/business/solicit. 
The final version of the solicitation along with all amendments will be 
posted at this same Internet address; applicants are therefore 
encouraged to periodically check this NETL address to ascertain the 
status of these documents. Applications must be prepared and submitted 
in accordance with the instructions and forms contained in the final 
version of this Program Solicitation.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Larry D. Gillham, MS: 921-118, U.S. 
Department of Energy, National Energy Technology Laboratory, 626 
Cochrans Mill Road, PO Box 10940, Pittsburgh, PA 15236-0940, E-mail 
Address: [email protected], Telephone Number: (412) 386-5817.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The DOE anticipates award of multiple cost-
sharing cooperative agreements; but the DOE reserves the right to award 
the agreement type and number deemed in its best interest. As required 
in Section 3002, Title XXX of the Energy Policy Act (EPAct), offerors 
are advised that mandatory 50% cost-share will be required for each 
project. Not all of the necessary funds are currently available for 
this solicitation; the Government's obligation under any cooperative 
agreement awarded is contingent upon the availability of appropriated 
FY2001 and FY2002 funds.
    It is DOE's desire to encourage the widest participation including 
the involvement of small business concerns, and small disadvantaged 
business concerns. Proposals should be submitted by the entity that 
would house the technology implementation. In order to gain the 
necessary expertise to review proposals, non-Federal personnel may be 
used as evaluators or advisors in the evaluation of proposals, but will 
not serve as members of the technical merit review committee(s).

    Issued in Pittsburgh, PA on November 30, 2000.
Dale A. Siciliano,
Deputy Director, Acquisition and Assistance Division.
[FR Doc. 00-31438 Filed 12-8-00; 8:45 am]
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