[Federal Register Volume 69, Number 41 (Tuesday, March 2, 2004)]
[Notices]
[Page 9820]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 04-4581]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

[Announcement Number DE-PS36-04GO94000]


Hydrogen Safety, Codes and Standards Research

AGENCY: Golden Field Office, U.S. Department of Energy.

ACTION: Notice of issuance of announcement for financial assistance 
applications.

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SUMMARY: The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE), Golden Field Office is 
announcing its intention to seek financial assistance applications for 
specific categories of research projects that will support the goals 
and objectives of the Hydrogen Safety, Codes and Standards Program. The 
three eligible research projects involved include Hydrogen System 
Sensors, Pipeline Materials and Sensors, and Process Plant Sensors. The 
effect of these projects is to ensure that research and development 
activities under this Program bring hydrogen systems into the 
marketplace.

DATES: The Funding Opportunity Announcement is anticipated to be issued 
on February 24, 2004.

ADDRESSES: To obtain a copy of the Announcement, interested parties 
should access the DOE Golden Field Office Home page at http://www.go.doe.gov/funding.html, click on the word ``access.'' The link 
will open the Industry Interactive Procurement System (IIPS) Web site 
and provide links to all Golden Field Office Announcements. The 
Announcement can also be obtained directly through IIPS at http://e-
center.doe.gov by browsing opportunities by Contracting Activity, for 
those Announcements issued by the Golden Field Office. DOE will not 
issue paper copies of the Announcement.
    IIPS provides the medium for disseminating Announcements, receiving 
financial assistance applications, and evaluating the applications in a 
paperless environment. The application must be submitted in IIPS by the 
applicant or a designated representative that receives authorization 
from the applicant. The application documentation must reflect the name 
and title of the representative authorized to enter the applicant into 
a legally binding contract or agreement. The applicant or the 
designated representative must first register in IIPS. For questions 
regarding the operation of IIPS, contact the IIPS Help Desk at center.doe.gov">IIPS_HelpDesk@e-center.doe.gov or at (800) 683-0751, Option 1.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Cheri Schmitt, Financial Assistance 
Specialist, DOE Golden Field Office, 1617 Cole Boulevard, Golden, CO 
80401-3393 or via facsimile to Cheri Schmitt at (303) 275-4753, or 
electronically to Cheri Schmitt at [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Hydrogen, Fuel Cells, and Infrastructure 
Technologies Program of DOE's Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable 
Energy is soliciting financial assistance applications with the 
objective of contributing to industry efforts and the President's 
Hydrogen Fuel Initiative in developing a path to a hydrogen economy. 
DOE intends to provide financial support for this effort under 
authority of the Hydrogen Future Act of 1996, Public Law 104-271. 
Section 103 of this Act requires DOE to conduct a hydrogen research and 
development program relating to production, storage, transportation, 
and the use of hydrogen, with the goal of enabling the private sector 
to demonstrate the technical feasibility of using hydrogen for 
industrial, residential, transportation, and utility applications. See 
42 U.S.C 12403. Under the President's Hydrogen Fuel Initiative, DOE 
will initiate or accelerate research in technologies that will 
ultimately contribute to the development of more economical hydrogen 
production, storage, and utilization. Awards under this Announcement 
will be Grants or Cooperative Agreements that will have terms of up to 
three years. Possible funding into Years 2 and 3 will depend on the 
outcome of a DOE go/no-go decision point at the end of each year of 
each project. Awards will be for the complete project period, with 
funding provided by DOE during each year, as applicable. Subject to the 
availability of appropriations, DOE funding is anticipated to be 
available for awards under this Announcement from Fiscal Year (FY) 2005 
through FY 2007. The available DOE funding in FY 2005, FY 2006 and FY 
2007 is anticipated to be approximately $2,000,000 per Fiscal Year. 
Individual awards under this Announcement will not exceed $400,000 in 
DOE funding for Year 1 of the project. Specific DOE funding limits per 
award will not be imposed for Years 2 and 3. Applicants will be asked 
to propose the required DOE funding for these two Years to achieve the 
proposed project objectives. It is anticipated that up to a total of 
five awards will be made.
    All types of applicants are eligible to apply, except other Federal 
agencies, Federally Funded Research and Development Centers (FFRDCs), 
and nonprofit organizations described in Section 501(c)(4) of the 
Internal Revenue Code of 1986 that engage in lobbying activities. FFRDC 
contractors, although not eligible for an award, may be proposed as a 
team member as specified under this Announcement. A minimum required 
applicant cost share contribution is 20% of the total project cost.

    Issued in Golden, Colorado, on February 24, 2004.
Jerry L. Zimmer,
Director, Office of Acquisition and Financial Assistance.
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