[Federal Register Volume 69, Number 65 (Monday, April 5, 2004)]
[Notices]
[Page 17653]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 04-7573]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY


Geothermal Resource Exploration and Definition GRED-III

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

ACTION: Notice of issuance of funding announcement number DE-PS36-04-
GO94016.

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SUMMARY: The Department of Energy's (DOE) Office of Energy Efficiency 
and Renewable Energy (EERE) is seeking financial assistance 
applications for the third Geothermal Resource Exploration and 
Definition (GRED III) Program. The regulations governing the funding 
opportunity for this program are contained in 10 CFR part 600. The 
Geothermal Technologies Program (GTP) is authorized under provisions of 
the Geothermal Energy Research, Development, and Demonstration Act of 
1976, Pub. L. 93-410; Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency Technology 
Competitiveness Act of 1989, Pub. L. 101-218; and the Energy Policy Act 
of 1992, Pub. L. 102-486, Title XII. The Catalog of Federal Domestic 
Assistance (CFDA) Number for this Announcement is 81.087. In the period 
since enactment of the legislation, DOE has supported an ongoing 
program to develop commercially viable geothermal technologies. Through 
this Funding Opportunity Announcement (FOA), DOE intends to provide 
financial support for the exploration and definition of new geothermal 
resources which will ultimately lead to more electrical generation and 
direct-use applications from geothermal resources. Past GRED projects 
under GRED I and GRED II confirmed over 50 Mega Watts of geothermal 
resources in the western United States.

DATES: Issuance of the announcement was March 22, 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/business.html, click on ``Solicitations,'' and then 
access the announcement number identified above. The Golden Home Page 
will provide a link to the announcement number in the Industry 
Interactive Procurement System (IIPS) web site and provide instructions 
on using IIPS. The announcement can also be obtained directly through 
IIPS at http://e-center.doe.gov by browsing opportunities by Contract 
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 may be submitted by the 
applicant or a designated representative that receives authorization 
from the applicant; however, the application documentation must reflect 
the name and title of the representative authorized to enter the 
applicant into a legally binding agreement. The applicant or the 
designated representative must first register in IIPS, entering their 
first name and last name, then entering the company name/address of the 
applicant.
    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.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Questions regarding this announcement 
should be submitted electronically through IIPS by ``submitting a 
question'' on the IIPS ``Finanicial Assistance Form'' specific to this 
announcement. Response to questions will be posted on IIPS and 
available through ``View Questions.''

    Issued in Golden, Colorado, on March 22, 2004.
Jerry L. Zimmer,
Director, Office of Acquisition and Financial Assistance.
[FR Doc. 04-7573 Filed 4-2-04; 8:45 am]
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