[Federal Register Volume 63, Number 240 (Tuesday, December 15, 1998)]
[Notices]
[Pages 69062-69063]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 98-33197]
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Great Lakes Regional Biomass Energy Program Management Project;
Notice of Solicitation for Financial Assistance Applications
AGENCY: Department of Energy.
ACTION: Notice of Solicitation for financial assistance applications
number DE-PS45-99R530403.
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SUMMARY: The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE), pursuant to the DOE
Financial Assistance Rules, 10 CFR 600.8, is announcing its intention
to solicit applications for the Great Lakes Regional Biomass
EnergyProgram (GLRBEP) Management Project. The selected applicant will
receive financial assistance to manage GLRBEP under a financial
assistance agreement with DOE.
DATES: The solicitation will be issued on or about December 7, 1998.
AVAILABILITY: To obtain a copy of the Solicitation once it is issued,
interested parties must access the Golden Field Office Application,
Award and Solicitation page at http://www.eren.doe.gov/golden/
solicit.htm, click on ``solicitations'' and then locate the
solicitation number identified above. DOE does not intend to issue
written copies of the solicitation.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The major goals of the DOE GLRBEP are: to
promote biomass energy by creating awareness, a positive image, and
confidence in biomass energy technologies within the region; to develop
a climate supportive of biomass energy among the general public and
relevant government agencies; to assist both the public and private
sectors in the responsible development, commercialization, and
utilization of biomass energy technologies so that the region achieves
full realization of associated energy, economic, and environmental
benefits; and to select and perform activities that provide for
responsible development of biomass energy within the region. The Great
Lakes Region includes the following states: Illinois, Indiana, Iowa,
Michigan, Minnesota, Ohio and Wisconsin.
Applications must address each of the following activities in order
to be considered for award. The activities are (1) management and
planning, (2) information and outreach, and (3) project oversight and
evaluation.
1. Management and Planning includes a plan for the overall
management of the project at the state level, including coordination
with the DOE Chicago Regional Support Office (CRSO) and GLRBEP ad hoc
steering committees. The responsibility also includes development of
resource plans and the provision of technical input to DOE for
development of annual operating plans for the GLRBEP.
The GLRBEP Annual Operating Plan (AOP) is a document which will be
prepared each year by the CRSO, with appropriate committee input, which
provides guidance and direction to the program for the following Fiscal
Year.
The draft FY '99 AOP will be made an attachment to the
solicitation. It will be the responsibility of the recipient to guide
the Program in meeting AOP objectives, recommend and implement changes
to the AOP as necessary, and assist the CRSO in the preparation and
completion of future AOP's.
2. Information and Outreach includes responding to inquiries about
the program from interested parties, developing biotech briefs,
collecting and contributing articles to support biomass publications,
and preparing regional biomass energy program reports. The recipient
also will coordinate and publish a regional newsletter at least
quarterly and will establish and maintain a GLRBEP Internet site which
provides relevant biomass program information and project summaries.
3. Project Oversight and Evaluation includes the award and
administration of subgrants to organizations in the region. The
recipient will solicit applications for projects in support of program
objectives through a competitive solicitation. Administration of the
individual subgrants, including financial commitments, performance
tracking, and the provision of periodic reports to DOE, will be the
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responsibility of the recipient with appropriate oversight from the
CRSO.
In response to this solicitation, DOE expects to make a single
award. Solicitation number DE-PS45-99R530403 will include complete
information on the program including technical aspects, funding,
application preparation instructions, application evaluation criteria,
and other factors that will be considered when selecting projects for
funding. No pre-application conference is planned. Issuance of the
solicitation is planned on or about December 7, 1998, with responses
due on January 27, 1999.
Dated: December 3, 1998.
John W. Meeker,
Chief, Procurement, GO.
[FR Doc. 98-33197 Filed 12-14-98; 8:45 am]
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