[Federal Register Volume 59, Number 131 (Monday, July 11, 1994)]
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[FR Doc No: 94-16705]
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[Federal Register: July 11, 1994]
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Golden Field Office; Notice of Financial Assistance Award to
International Geothermal Association
AGENCY: Department of Energy.
ACTION: Notice of financial assistance award in response to a non-
competitive financial assistance application.
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SUMMARY: The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) pursuant to the DOE
Financial Assistance Rules, 10 CFR 600.7(b)(2) is announcing its
intention to make a financial assistance award to the International
Geothermal Association to organize, convene and market the World
Geothermal Congress 1995, which is to be held in Florence, Italy.
ADDRESSES: Questions regarding this announcement may be addressed to
the U.S. Department of Energy, Golden Field Office, 1617 Cole Blvd.,
Golden, CO 80401, Attention: Ruth E Adams, Contract Specialist, or at
phone number (303) 275-4722. The Contracting Officer for this action is
John W. Meeker. The Project Officer for this action is Jeff Hahn.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This proposal was a solicited application.
The primary purpose of the World Geothermal Conference (WGC) 1995 is to
provide a forum for international exchange of scientific and
technological information on geothermal development during the period
1990-1995. The International Geothermal Association (IGA) is convening
and organizing the WGC. The Department believes that the proposed
effort will benefit the public, and that providing financial assistance
through a grant mechanism is an appropriate method for providing
funding. Through this financial assistance the U.S. Department of
Energy will be listed as a sponsor of the WGC. Competition for this
effort would have an adverse effect on the urgency and completion of
the activities.
The proposed project will contribute to the DOE mission of ``. . .
providing the scientific and educational foundation and technology . .
. necessary to achieve efficiency in energy use, diversity in energy
sources, and access to technical information . . .''. The IGA will do
this by providing a forum on an international scale where the U.S.
geothermal industry can exchange scientific and technological
information.
The objective of this effort is to convene an international
conference where governments and industry can meet and share scientific
and technological information as well as their relevant experiences.
The WGC '95 will provide the forum for presentations of world-wide
electrical and direct use, country updates, reports on international
cooperative projects and other invited papers. Pre-congress courses
will be taught by experts in the field on subjects such as: Drafting a
Geothermal Project for Financing by International Organizations,
Injections, Drilling Technology and Regulation, Software for Geothermal
Applications, Geothermal Heat Pumps, Small Power Plants, Direct Uses
and Environmental Aspects of Geothermal Development.
The probability of meeting the objectives listed above are very
high, given that the IGA has been successful in the past for similar
endeavors.
The staff of the International Geothermal Association is qualified
and positioned to provide this service. The IGA is an international
association for the geothermal industry. Its membership includes 1,971
organizations and individuals.
The IGA's base of operations is an office in Berkeley, California,
and is fully capable of meeting their needs.
The budget proposed for the anticipated work was reviewed and is
considered to be appropriate and adequate.
The public benefit to be derived from the World Geothermal
Conference is the opportunity for the geothermal industry to meet and
exchange information and experiences, as well as to encourage research,
development and use of geothermal energy world wide.
The services provided through this proposed grant fully support the
program's direction and objectives. The International Geothermal
Association is taking the lead role in organizing, convening and
marketing the World Geothermal Conference 1995. The IGA is qualified
and positioned to undertake this task since they organized the last WGC
in New Zealand in 1993. Competition for this effort would have a
significant adverse impact on the urgency and completion of the
proposed activities.
Issued in Golden, Colorado on: June 23, 1994.
John W. Meeker,
Chief, Procurement, Golden Field Office.
[FR Doc. 94-16705 Filed 7-8-94; 8:45 am]
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