[Federal Register Volume 59, Number 131 (Monday, July 11, 1994)]
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[FR Doc No: 94-16706]
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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
National 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 National
Geothermal Association to provide a service to the geothermal community
and foster business relationships and to distribute informational
material.
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
(303) 275-4722. The Contracting Officer for this action is John W.
Meeker. The Project Officer is Jeffrey L. Hahn.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This proposal was a solicited application.
The National Geothermal Association (NGA) will be merging with the
Geothermal Resources Association (GRA) in the spring of 1994 and
together will represent, through membership, practically the entire
geothermal industry. The newly formed industry association will be
called the Geothermal Energy Association (GEA). The Department believes
that the proposed effort will benefit the public, and that providing
financial assistance through a grant mechanism is an appropriate method
to providing funding. Competition for this effort would have an adverse
effect on continuity 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 * * *'' (quotation from
the Energy Mission Statement). The National Geothermal Association
(NGA) will do this by providing services to support the geothermal
industry through various activities and will work to create a business
environment in which the industry can thrive.
Through this financial assistance the NGA (a non-profit
organization) will mount an aggressive campaign of information
dissemination, technology transfer and outreach. The objectives for
this grant are as follows:
(1) Geothermal Energy Conference--The second annual conference on
geothermal energy will be held in the Washington, D.C. area
approximately 1 month after this Agreement is in place.
(2) Geothermal EPACT/Climate-Change Action Group--This group will
be comprised of representatives of the geothermal industry, the utility
industry, utility regulators and environmental- and energy-advocacy
groups. The purpose of the group will be to devise initiatives that the
geothermal industry and DOE could undertake through cost-sharing
arrangements and that address accelerated use of geothermal resources
in the United States, thereby helping to reduce greenhouse gases.
(3) Utility Outreach Program--The NGA will provide the data and
documentation that utilities and utility commissioners need in order to
understand geothermal power generation better and incorporate it into
their portfolios.
(4) Develop information on Exporting Goods and Services--
Information will be developed that will aid the U.S. geothermal
industry in exporting its goods and services.
(5) Environmental Brochure--A brochure will be developed with the
theme ``Geothermal is Clean Air''.
(6) Quarterly Newsletter--A quarterly newsletter on geothermal
energy will be published and widely distributed.
(7) Educational Cooperative-Action Alliance--Formation of an
alliance to exchange information and coordinate activities of the
various entities in the geothermal community who are producing
educational materials.
(8) Washington, D.C. Office--The NGA will maintain an office in the
Washington, D.C. area. The purpose of this office is to develop and
maintain the contacts that are necessary for the operation of a
domestic as well as an international export program, to provide
educational assistance to various environmental, public interest, and
government groups, and to be able to respond rapidly to problems and
opportunities that arise in Washington, D.C. No lobbying activities
will be supported through the funds provided by this grant.)
The probability of meeting the objectives listed above are very
high, given that the NGA has been successful in the past for similar
endeavors.
The staff of the National Geothermal Association is qualified and
positioned to provide this service. The NGA President and President
elect, respectively, is Tsvi Meidav and Phillip Michael Wright. After
the merger of the NGA and GRA into the Geothermal Energy Association,
the Chairman position will be shared jointly by Phillip Michael Wright
and David R. Cox (Chairman of the GRA). David Anderson will serve as
the Western Executive Director; he has been the Executive Director of
the NGA since it was established in 1985. These individuals are highly
respected throughout the geothermal industry.
The NGA's base of operation is an office in Davis, 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 above mentioned projects
and activities are an enhanced awareness of the benefits of geothermal
energy. All of the NGA's proposed activities, projects and efforts are
to enhance the competitive position of the U.S. geothermal industry in
the domestic and international energy markets, to develop and conduct
educational programs on geothermal energy and to distribute
information. Through this program the NGA will be supporting the U.S.
geothermal industry's efforts to bring more clean, domestic geothermal
energy on line.
The services provided through the proposed grant fully support the
program's direction and objectives. The National Geothermal Association
is qualified and positioned to perform the above mentioned tasks. The
NGA is an accepted and respected industry association and has about 40
member companies, largely from the geothermal service industries. The
NGA has established an information network which is continually
growing. Competition for this effort would have a significant adverse
impact on the accomplishment and completion of the proposed activities.
Issued at Golden, Colorado, on: June 23, 1994.
John W. Meeker,
Chief, Procurement, Golden Field Office.
[FR Doc. 94-16706 Filed 7-8-94; 8:45 am]
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