[Federal Register Volume 67, Number 69 (Wednesday, April 10, 2002)]
[Notices]
[Page 17420]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 02-8617]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

[Number DE-PS03-02SF22516]


Solicitation for Financial Assistance Applications; Nuclear 
Explosion Monitoring Research and Engineering Program

AGENCY: National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA), Oakland 
Operations Office, Department of Energy (DOE).

ACTION: Notice of solicitation for financial assistance applications.

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SUMMARY: The DOE/NNSA, through the Oakland Operations Office is seeking 
applications to increase nuclear explosion monitoring effectiveness 
through improved understanding of basic earthquake and explosion 
phenomenology. Research of a fundamental nature is sought to answer the 
question of how the seismic energy is generated from these phenomena 
(including distributed and single point explosions, double-couple 
earthquakes and other modes of rock failure) and how this energy is 
partitioned between P and S waves.

ADDRESSES: The formal solicitation document, Nuclear Explosion 
Monitoring Research and Engineering Program (DE-PS03-02SF22516), is 
available through the Industry Interactive Procurement System (IIPS) 
located at the following URL: http://e-center.doe.gov. IIPS provides 
the medium for disseminating solicitations, receiving financial 
assistance applications and evaluating applications in a paperless 
environment. Completed applications are required to be submitted via 
IIPS. Individuals who have the authority to enter their university or 
academic institution into a financial assistance award and intend to 
submit applications via the IIPS system must register and receive 
confirmation that they are registered prior to being able to submit an 
application on the IIPS system. An IIPS ``User Guide for Contractor'' 
can be obtained by going to the IIPS Homepage at the following URL: 
http://e-center.doe.gov and then clicking on the ``Help'' button. 
Questions regarding the operation of IIPS may be e-mailed to the IIPS 
Help Desk at center.doe.gov">IIPSHelpDesk@e-center.doe.gov or call the help desk at 
(800) 683-0751.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Gloria Abdullah-Lewis, Contract 
Specialist, U.S. Department of Energy, National Nuclear Security 
Administration, 1301 Clay Street (Room 700N), Oakland, CA 94612-5208; 
email [email protected]

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Research of a fundamental nature is sought 
to answer the question of how the seismic energy is generated from 
these phenomena (including distributed and single point explosions, 
double-couple earthquakes and other modes of rock failure) and how this 
energy is partitioned between P and S waves. Specifically:
     How is the generation and partitioning of the seismic 
energy affected by properties such as (1) source region medium and 
overburden, (2) the local structure and (3) the surrounding tectonic 
province;
     What are the significant measurable effects of the 
partitioning of the seismic energy into various regional P and S 
phases, especially at high frequency; and
     What is the physical basis for a measurable property, such 
as magnitude that can be directly related to the yield of a 
fullycoupled explosion, and how do emplacement conditions effect the 
observation?
    The solicitation document contains all the information relative to 
this action for prospective applicants. The North American Industry 
Classification System (NAICS) number for this program is 5417.

    Issued in Oakland, CA, on April 2, 2002.
Georgia M. McClelland,
Acting Director, Financial Assistance Center, Oakland Operations 
Office.
[FR Doc. 02-8617 Filed 4-9-02; 8:45 am]
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