[Federal Register Volume 64, Number 53 (Friday, March 19, 1999)]
[Notices]
[Pages 13554-13555]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 99-6775]
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Notice Inviting Financial Assistance Applications
AGENCY: U.S. Department of Energy (DOE), Federal Energy Technology
Center (FETC).
ACTION: Notice inviting financial assistance applications.
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SUMMARY: The Department of Energy announces that it intends to conduct
a competitive Program Solicitation and award financial assistance
(cooperative agreements) for the program entitled ``Emission Control
Technologies for Fine Particulate Matter, Ozone, and Related
Environmental Issues.'' Through this solicitation, FETC seeks to
support applications in the following areas of interest: (1) Cost
Effective and Efficient Control of Nitrogen Oxide Emissions from Coal-
Fired Electric Utility Boilers, and (2) Cost Effective and Efficient
Control of Fine Particulate Emissions from Coal-Fired Electric Utility
Boilers. Applications will be subjected to a review by a DOE technical
panel, and awards will be made to a limited number of applicants based
on a scientific and engineering evaluation of the responses received to
determine the relative merit of the approach taken in response to this
offering by the DOE, and funding availability.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Thomas J. Gruber, U.S. Department of
Energy, Federal Energy Technology Center, Acquisition and Assistance
Division, P.O. Box 10940, MS 921-143, Pittsburgh PA 15236-0940,
Telephone: (412) 892-5897, FAX: (412) 892-6216, E-mail:
gruber@fetc.doe.gov. The solicitation (available in both WordPerfect
6.1 and Portable Document Format (PDF)) will be released on DOE's FETC
World Wide Web Server Internet System (http://www.fetc.doe.gov/
business/solicit) on or about March 15, 1999.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Title of Solicitation: ``Emission Control Technology for Fine
Particulate Matter, Ozone, and Related Environmental Issues.''
Objectives: Through Program Solicitation No. DE-PS26-99FT40288, the
Department of Energy seeks applications for innovative technical
approaches to ensure the continued use of domestic fossil fuels (i.e.
coal) as an environmentally sound component of the U.S. overall energy
mix well into the next century. This solicitation is specifically aimed
at the development and testing of emission control technologies,
processes, and concepts that have a high probability of commercial
success and that can cost-effectively and efficiently reduce the level
of NOX and fine particulate matter. This solicitation is
limited to those technologies, processes, and concepts that are
applicable to utility boilers that combust U.S. coals as the primary
fuel and that are retrofittable to existing coal-based power systems.
Eligibility: Eligibility for participation in this Program
Solicitation is considered to be full and open. All interested parties
may apply. The solicitation will contain a complete description of the
technical evaluation factors and relative importance of each factor.
Areas of Interest: The Department is interested in obtaining
applications in the following areas of interest: (1) Cost Effective and
Efficient Control of Nitrogen Oxide Emissions from Coal Fired Electric
Utility Boilers. Within this area of interest are two technical topics:
(a) Advanced Technologies and Systems, and (b) Field Testing and
Optimization; and (2) Cost Effective and Efficient Control of Fine
Particulate Emissions from Coal Fired Electric Utility Boilers. Within
this second area of interest are two technical topics: (a) Primary PM
Emissions Control, and (b) Acid Aerosols/Condensable Emissions Control.
Awards: DOE anticipates issuing financial assistance (cooperative
agreements) for each project selected. 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 may be made through the solicitation subject to funds available.
Approximately $12 million of DOE funding is planned for this
solicitation. The estimated funding by the DOE is planned to be $1
million to $2 million per award. Cost sharing by the applicant is
required, and details of the cost sharing requirement are contained in
the solicitation.
Solicitation Release Date: The Program Solicitation is expected to
be ready for release on or about March 15, 1999. Applications must be
prepared and submitted in accordance with the
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instructions and forms contained in the Program Solicitation.
Richard D. Rogus,
Contracting Officer, Acquisition and Assistance Division.
[FR Doc. 99-6775 Filed 3-18-99; 8:45 am]
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