Notice Inviting Financial Assistance Applications

[Federal Register Volume 63, Number 238 (Friday, December 11, 1998)]
[Notices]
[Pages 68440-68441]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 98-32995]


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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 of Restricted Eligibility.

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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) to small independent oil production operators, 
operating on shore in the lower contiguous 48 states. Small independent 
oil-producing operators are defined as companies employing less than 50 
full time employees; and those having no affiliation with a major oil 
or gas producer (domestic or foreign). The program seeks solutions to 
oil production problems. 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: Mary Beth Pearse, U.S. Departement of 
Energy, Federal Energy Technology Center, Acquisition and Assistance 
Division, P.O. Box 10940, MS 921-143, Pittsubrgh PA 15236-0940, 
Telephone: (412) 892-4949, FAX: (412) 892-6216, E-mail: 
pearse@fetc.doe.gov. The solicitation (available in both Word 97 and 
Portable Document Format (PDF)) will be released on DOE's FETC World 
Wide Web Server Internet System (www.fetc.doe.gov/business/
solicit) on or about December 15, 1998.

SUPPLEMENTAL INFORMATION:

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    Title of Solicitation: ``Research and Development with Small 
Independent Oil Operators''.
    Objectives: Through Program Solicitation No. DE-PSS26-99FT15146, 
The Department of Energy seeks applications from small independent oil 
producing operators for research and development, advocating solutions 
for production problems experienced by small independent oil producers.
    Eligibility: Eligibility for participation in this Program 
Solicitation is restricted to small independent oil producing 
operators. 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 innovative field 
technologies which increase production, reduce operating costs, reduce 
environmental concerns, or combinations thereof.
    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 
in this fiscal year and the first quarter of fiscal year 2000. 
Approximately $600,000 is planned for this solicitation. The estimated 
funding or cost sharing by the DOE is $75,000 per award, or less. Cost 
sharing by the applicant is to be not less than 50% of the total 
proposed amount, which may consist of in-kind contributions.
    Solicitation Release Date: The Program Solicitation is expected to 
be ready for release on or about December 15, 1998. Applications must 
be prepared and submitted in accordance with the instructions and forms 
contained in the Program Solicitation. To be eligible, the designated 
DOE office must RECEIVE applications by the closing time and date 
specified in the Program Solicitation (anticipated to be on or about 
December 31, 1999, at 5:00 PM Eastern Standard Time).
Richard D. Rogus,
Contracting Officer, Acquisition and Assistance Division.
[FR Doc. 98-32995 Filed 12-10-98; 8:45 am]
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