[Federal Register Volume 67, Number 45 (Thursday, March 7, 2002)]
[Notices]
[Pages 10393-10394]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 02-5433]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY


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

AGENCY: National Energy Technology Laboratory (NETL), 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-PS26-02NT15377 entitled ``Technology 
Development with Independents.'' The Department of Energy (DOE) 
National Energy Technology Laboratory (NETL), on behalf of its National 
Petroleum Technology Office (NTPO), seeks cost-shared applications for 
Research and Development advocating solutions for production problems 
experienced by small U.S. independent oil producing operators. Small 
independent oil producing operators are defined as (1) companies 
employing less than 50 full-time employees; and (2) having no 
affiliation with a major oil or gas producer (domestic or foreign) 
unless the combined number of employees of all affiliates is less than 
50 full-time employees and total gross revenues of all affiliates is 
less than $100 million.
    Proposed efforts must incorporate innovative field technologies for 
use by small U.S. independent oil producing operators to increase 
production, reduce operating costs, increase environmental compliance, 
or combinations thereof. The types of technologies to be considered are 
not limited to buy may include reservoir characterization, well 
drilling, completion or stimulation, environmental compliance, 
artificial lift, well remediation, secondary or tertiary oil recovery, 
and production management.

DATES: The solicitation will be available on the ``Industry Interactive 
Procurement System'' (IIPS) Web page located at http://e-center.doe.gov 
on or about 11 February 2002. Applicants can obtain access to the 
solicitation from the address above or through DOE/NETL's Web site at 
http://www.netl.doe.gov/business.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
    Mary Beth Pearse MS 921-107, U.S. Department of Energy, National 
Energy Technology Laboratory, 626 Cochrans Mill Rd., P.O. Box 10940, 
Pittsburgh, PA 15236-0940. E-mail Address: [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The National Petroleum Technology Office of 
the Department of Energy (DOE) Office of Fossil Energy (FE) National 
Energy Technology Lab (NETL) is soliciting cost-shared applications for 
solutions for production problems and is restricted to small U.S. 
independent oil producing operators.
    DOE anticipates issuing Financial Assistance (Grant) awards. 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 will be made. Multiple awards are 
anticipated. Approximately $900,000 of DOE funding is planned over a 
one-year period for this solicitation. The program seeks to sponsor 
projects for a single budget/project period of 24 months or less. All 
applicants are required to cost share at a minimum of 50% of the 
project total, the estimated funding or cost sharing by the DOE being 
$75,000 per award, or less. Details of the cost sharing requirement, 
and the specific funding levels are contained in the solicitation.
    Once released, the solicitation will be available for downloading 
from the IIPS internet page. At this Internet site you will also be 
able to register with IIPS, enabling you to submit an application. If 
you need technical assistance in registering or for any other IIPS 
function, call the IIPS Help Desk at (800) 683-0751, or e-mail the Help 
Desk personnel at IIPS center.doe.gov">HelpDesk@e-center.doe.gov. The solicitation will 
only be made available in IIPS, no hard (paper) copies of the 
solicitation and related documents will be made available.
    Prospective applicants who would like to be notified as soon as the 
solicitation is available should subscribe to the Business Alert 
Mailing List at http://www.netl.doe.gov/business. Once you subscribe, 
you will receive an announcement by e-mail that the solicitation has 
been released to the public. Telephone requests, written requests, e-
mail requests, or facsimile requests for a copy of the solicitation 
package will not be accepted and/or honored. Applications must be 
prepared and submitted in accordance with the instructions and forms 
contained in the solicitation. The actual solicitation document will 
allow for requests for explanation and/or interpretation.


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    Issued in Pittsburgh, PA, on 20 February 2002.
Dale A. Siciliano,
Deputy Director, Acquisition and Assistance Division.
[FR Doc. 02-5433 Filed 3-6-02; 8:45 am]
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