98-13738. State Energy Program Special Projects Financial Assistance  

  • [Federal Register Volume 63, Number 99 (Friday, May 22, 1998)]
    [Notices]
    [Pages 28378-28379]
    From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
    [FR Doc No: 98-13738]
    
    
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    DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
    
    Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy
    
    
    State Energy Program Special Projects Financial Assistance
    
    AGENCY: The Department of Energy.
    
    Action: Notice for second round funding for 1998 State Energy Program 
    special projects.
    
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    SUMMARY: As options offered under the State Energy Program (SEP) for 
    fiscal year 1998, the Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy 
    is announcing the availability of financial assistance to States for 
    special project activities for Remote Applications of Solar and 
    Renewable Energy to Reduce or Avoid Diesel and Gasoline Power 
    Generation. Funding is being provided by the Office of Utility 
    Technologies in the Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy. 
    States that are awarded funding for special projects will carry out 
    their projects in conjunction with their efforts under SEP, with the 
    special projects funding and activities tracked separately so that the 
    end-use sector programs may follow the progress of their projects.
        The projects must meet the relevant requirements of the program 
    providing the funding, as well as of SEP, as specified in the program 
    guidance/solicitation. Among the goals of the special projects 
    activities are to assist States to: accelerate deployment of energy 
    efficiency and renewable energy technologies; facilitate the acceptance 
    of emerging and underutilized energy efficiency and renewable energy 
    technologies; and increase the responsiveness of Federally funded 
    technology development efforts to private sector needs.
    
    DATES: The program guidance/solicitation is available on May 22, 1998. 
    Applications must be received by July 20, 1998.
    
    ADDRESSES AND FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ms. Faith Lambert at the 
    U.S. Department of Energy Headquarters, 1000 Independence Avenue, SW, 
    Washington, DC 20585, (202) 586-2319, for referral to the appropriate 
    DOE Regional Support Office.
    
    
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    SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Funding for this category of SEP Special 
    Projects was offered in the original 1998 Special Projects notice 
    published in the Federal Register dated December 4, 1997 (62 FR 64211). 
    Applications received in response to that notice did not cover the 
    total amount of funding available, so DOE is offering States another 
    opportunity to apply for this category of Special Projects.
    
    Availability of Fiscal Year 1998 Funds
    
        With this publication, DOE is announcing the availability of at 
    least $1,200,000 in financial assistance funds for fiscal year 1998. 
    The awards will be made though a competitive process. The end-use 
    sector program that is participating in this SEP special projects 
    offering for fiscal year 1998, is:
         Utility Technologies: Projects to promote remote 
    applications of solar and renewable energy to reduce or avoid diesel 
    and gasoline power generation.
    
    Restricted Eligibility
    
        Eligible applicants for purposes of funding under this program are 
    limited to the 50 States, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, or any 
    territory or possession of the United States, specifically, the State 
    energy or other agency responsible for administering the State Energy 
    Program pursuant to 10 CFR part 420. For convenience, the term State in 
    this notice refers to all eligible State applicants.
        The Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance number assigned to the 
    State Energy Program is 81.041.
        Requirements for cost sharing contributions will be addressed in 
    the program guidance/solicitation for the special project activity, as 
    appropriate. Cost sharing beyond any required percentage is desirable.
        Any application must be signed by an authorized State official, in 
    accordance with the program guidance/solicitation.
    
    Evaluation Review and Criteria
    
        A first tier review for completeness will occur at the appropriate 
    DOE Regional Support Office. Applications found to be complete will 
    undergo a merit review process by panels comprised of members 
    representing the participating end-use sector program in DOE's Office 
    of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy. A decision as to the 
    applications selected for funding will then be made by the Director, 
    Office of State and Community Programs, or designee, based on the 
    findings of the technical merit review and any stated program policy 
    factors. DOE reserves the right to fund, in whole or in part, any, all 
    or none of the applications submitted in response to this notice.
        More detailed information is available from the U.S. Department of 
    Energy Headquarters at (202) 586-2319.
    
        Issued in Washington, DC, on May 18, 1998.
    Dan W. Reicher,
    Assistant Secretary, Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy.
    [FR Doc. 98-13738 Filed 5-21-98; 8:45 am]
    BILLING CODE 6450-01-P
    
    
    

Document Information

Published:
05/22/1998
Department:
Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy Office
Entry Type:
Notice
Action:
Notice for second round funding for 1998 State Energy Program special projects.
Document Number:
98-13738
Dates:
The program guidance/solicitation is available on May 22, 1998. Applications must be received by July 20, 1998.
Pages:
28378-28379 (2 pages)
PDF File:
98-13738.pdf