[Federal Register Volume 59, Number 146 (Monday, August 1, 1994)]
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From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 94-18670]
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[Federal Register: August 1, 1994]
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Chicago Operations Office; Acceptance of an Unsolicited
Application; National Association of Regulatory Utility Commissioners
(NARUC)
AGENCY: U.S. Department of Energy.
ACTION: Notice of Acceptance of an Unsolicited Application.
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SUMMARY: The Department of Energy (DOE), DOE Chicago Operations Office,
announces that pursuant to the DOE Financial Assistance Rule, 10 CFR
600.14(f), it intends to award a grant to the NARUC based on the
acceptance of an unsolicited application. The objective of the proposed
grant is to provide financial support to conduct workshops which will
provide a forum for interested parties to present ideas and discuss
issues confronting the changing electric utility industry.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:Valerie A. Brandon, PO-30, U.S.
Department of Energy, 1000 Independent Avenue SW., Washington, DC
20585, (202) 586-8426.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: These workshops will provide a forum for
public utility commissioners, as well as representatives of utilities
and other generators of electricity, consumers, environmentalists,
state regulators, DOE, and other industry experts to discuss, evaluate,
and develop methods to address important issues relating to the Energy
Policy Act (EPACT), particularly Title 7, Subtitle B. The format for
these workshops will emphasize the use of panels to address specific
topics and will include nationally recognized experts from state and
federal government, industry representatives, and consultants. This
application is meritorious based on the general evaluation that these
workshops will develop complementary policies that will coordinate and
render coherent federal and state regulations of transmission services
provided by the electric utility industry. The NARUC is a non-profit
organization and is the only national association for state regulators.
It has been the only entity to officially serve and represent the
interests of public utility regulation via educational, research, and
advocacy programs directed and coordinated by its membership. The NARUC
is made up of governmental bodies of the fifty states, District of
Columbia, Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands and its mission is to
serve consumer interest by seeking to improve the quality and
effectiveness of public utility regulation in America. This application
represents a unique approach and does not duplicate or resemble the
substance of a recent, current, or planned solicitation, and DOE has
determined that a competitive solicitation would be inappropriate. DOE
plans to provide funding in the amount of $250,000.00 for this twenty-
four month project which is expected to begin in September 1994.
Issued in Chicago, Illinois on July 1, 1994.
Timothy S. Crawford,
Assistant Manager for Human Resources and Administration.
[FR Doc. 94-18670 Filed 7-29-94; 8:45 am]
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