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Subtask A

Subtask A is required for any

applicant selected for award and is to be

performed in conjunction with the

lowest numbered task proposed. The

completed report must be received

within 90 days of award of the

cooperative agreement and will be

submitted in accordance with topical

report requirements. Relative to gas

engine(s), the Participant will do

program definition and planning studies

that identify all essential steps for

enabling the use of an Advanced

Natural Gas Reciprocating Engine and

meeting the objectives of this

solicitation. The elements of these steps

will include the critical research and

development needs, areas and degree of

risk, types and quantities of resources,

schedule, and cost.

The report will further define

completed distributed energy resource

and/or cooling, heating and power

systems likely to be available at the

successful completion of this project.

The Participant will identify and

quantify the potential technical markets

for such systems. In areas such as

energy efficiency, performance, cost,

and emissions, the Participant will

provide detailed rationale that supports

these projections. All barriers such as

the lack of uniform code standards that

will impact on the technical market will

be identified. However, any such

barriers that are out of the control of the

Participant shall be deemed not to

impact on the projected technical

market.

Subtask B

Subtask B is required to be performed

in conjunction with the lowest

numbered task of Tasks 3, 4, and/or 5

under which the Participant will do

work. The completed report must be

received within 180 days of initiation of

the lowest numbered Task (3–5)

proposed. This report will be submitted

in accordance with topical report

requirements.

The main impetus for this work is the

commercial implementation of an

efficient, clean, and cost effective

Advanced Natural Gas Reciprocating

Engine that is deployed in distributed

generation and combined heat and

power systems. It is essential that a

commercialization plan support the

proposed Advanced Natural Gas

Reciprocating Engine and achieves the

goals of this solicitation (Section 1.1.2).

Participants doing work under Tasks 3,

4, or 5 shall complete

commercialization plans and strategies

for all relevant functions in the

commercialization process such as costeffective manufacturing, marketing,

production volumes, and support for the

Participant’s engine system.

DOE expects to award three (3) to five

(5) cooperative agreements under this

solicitation. It is estimated that

individual awards will range in value

between approximately $500,000 and

$10,000,000 of DOE funding and will

require awardee Cost Sharing.

A minimum non-federal cost sharing

commitment of 30% of the total

proposed costs for Tasks 1 or 2; 45% of

Tasks 3 and 4; and 60% of Task 5 is

required. Any non-profit or for-profit

organization, university or other

institution of higher education, or nonfederal agency or entity is eligible to

apply, unless otherwise restricted by the

Simpson-Craig Amendment. DOE

Laboratory participation as a

subcontractor is limited to no more than

50% of the cost of any individual task

under which the laboratory participates.

This amount is further limited to 40%

if laboratory participation is proposed

under Task 5.

As applicants may apply under one or

more of the five tasks within the

solicitation Scope of Work, there is a

range in the number of potential awards

and award values.

Estimated DOE funding is $40 million

over the five-year period. DOE reserves

the right to fund any, all, or none of the

applications submitted in response to

this solicitation. All awards are subject

to the availability of funds.

Issued in Argonne, Illinois on June 1, 2000.

John D. Greenwood,

Acquisition and Assistance Group Manager.

[FR Doc. 00–14591 Filed 6–8–00; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 6450–01–P

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Office of Energy Efficiency and

Renewable Energy

Agency Information Collection

Activities: Proposed Collection;

Comment Request

AGENCY: Department of Energy.

ACTION: Notice of proposed Agency

information collection and request for

comments.

SUMMARY: The Department of Energy

(DOE) invites public comment on a

proposed information collection that

DOE is developing for submission to the

Office of Management and Budget

(OMB), pursuant to the Paperwork

Reduction Act of 1995. This collection

would gather information over a threeyear period from participants in the

Industrial Assessment Center (IAC)

Program (specifically clients, alumni

and web-site users), concerning details

of energy, waste, production and cost

savings generated through their

participation in IAC assessments, or

through their use of IAC-sponsored websites.

DATES: Written comments must be

submitted by August 14, 2000. If you

anticipate difficulty in submitting

comments within that period, contact

the person listed below as soon as

possible.

ADDRESSES: Written comments may be

sent to M. Martin, Oak Ridge National

Laboratory, PO Box 2008, MS–6070,

Oak Ridge, TN 37831–6070; or by FAX

at (865) 574–9338; or by e-mail at

martinma@ornl.gov.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Requests for additional information or

copies of the forms and instructions

should be directed to M. Martin using

the contact information listed above.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Collection Title: Impact Evaluation of

IAC Program Participants: Clients,

Alumni and Web-users.

OMB Control Number: None.

Type of Request: New collection.

Frequency of response: One time only.

Respondents: IAC Program clients,

alumni and web-users (businesses and

individuals).

Estimated number of annual

respondents: 570.

Estimated total annual burden hours:

355 hours.

Background

The Department of Energy, as part of

its effort to comply with the Paperwork

Reduction Act of 1995 (Pub. L. 104–13,

44 U.S.C. Chapter 35), provides the

general public and other Federal

agencies with opportunities to comment

on collections of information conducted

by or in conjunction with DOE. Any

comments received help the Department

to prepare data requests that maximize

the utility of the information collected,

and to assess the impact of collection

requirements on the public. Also, DOE

will later seek approval by the Office of

Management and Budget (OMB) of the

collections under Section 3506(c) of the

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995.

Data will be collected from IAC

participants concerning energy, waste,

productivity and cost savings generated

through their participation in IAC

assessments or through their use of

technical information provided by IACsponsored web-sites. Data will be

collected from clients, program alumni,

and IAC web-users using either

electronic, web-based surveys or

telephone interviews. The data will

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provide input for an impact evaluation

of the IAC Program, to be used for

reporting on program performance in

compliance with the Government

Performance and Results Act 1993

(GPRA). The evaluation approach and

summarized results will be published.

Request for Comments

DOE invites comments from

prospective respondents and other

interested parties on: (1) Whether the

proposed collection of data is necessary

to measure savings impacts generated by

IAC participants; (2) enhancements to

the quality, utility, and clarity of the

information to be collected; (3) the

accuracy of DOE’s estimate of the

burden of the proposed information

collection; (4) any means of minimizing

the burden of the collection of

information on those who choose to

respond; (5) the availability and details

of similar information collected by other

Federal, State or local industrial

assistance programs. Additional

information about DOE’s proposed

information collection may be obtained

from the contact person named in this

notice.

Comments submitted in response to

this notice will be summarized and/or

included in the request for OMB

approval of the form. They also will

become a matter of public record.

Statutory Authority: Section 3506(c) of the

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (Pub. L.

104–13, 44 U.S.C. Chapter 35).

Issued in Washington, DC on June 5, 2000.

Peter J. Grahn,

Director, Office of Records and Resource

Management.

[FR Doc. 00–14592 Filed 6–8–00; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 6450–01–P

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory

Commission

[Docket No. RP00–176–001]

ANR Pipeline Company; Notice of

Refund Report

June 5, 2000.

Take notice that on May 30, 2000,

ANR Pipeline Company (ANR) tendered

for filing this refund report as required

by Section 154.501(e) of the regulations

of the Commission. ANR reports that it

made refunds totaling $1,143,861 on

April 28, 2000, consisting of $1,112,881

in principal and $30,980 in interest, in

compliance with the Commission’s

letter order dated April 13, 2000 at

Docket No. RP00–176–000.

Any person desiring to protest said

filing should file a protest with the

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission,

888 First Street, NE., Washington, DC

20426, in accordance with section

385.211 of the Commission’s Rules and

Regulations. All such protests must be

filed on or before June 12, 2000. Protests

will be considered by the Commission

in determining the appropriate action to

be taken, but will not serve to make

protestants parties to the proceedings.

Copies of this filing are on file with the

Commission and are available for public

inspection in the Public Reference

Room. This filing may be viewed on the

web at http://www.ferc.fed.us/online/

rims.htm (call 202–208–2222 for

assistance).

David P. Boergers,

Secretary.

[FR Doc. 00–14564 Filed 6–8–00; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 6717–01–M

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory

Commission

[Docket No. RP000–308–000]

ANR Pipeline Company; Notice of

Proposed Changes in FERC Gas Tariff

June 5, 2000.

Take notice that on May 31, 2000,

ANR Pipeline Company (ANR) tendered

for filing, as part of its FERC Gas Tariff,

Second Revised Volume No. 1, Third

Revised Sheet No. 45E.1 to be effective

July 1, 2000.

ANR states that the purpose of this

filing is to designate in its tariff a new

point eligible for service under its

existing Rate Schedule IPLS.

ANR states that copies of the filing

have been mailed to all affected

customers and state regulatory

commissions.

Any person desiring to be heard or to

protest said filing should file a motion

to intervene or a protest with the

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission,

888 First Street, NE., Washington, DC

20426, in accordance with Sections

385.214 or 385.211 of the Commission’s

Rules and Regulations. All such motions

or protests must be filed in accordance

with Section 154.210 of the

Commission’s Regulations. Protests will

be considered by the Commission in

determining the appropriate action to be

taken, but will not serve to make

protestants parties to the proceedings.

Any person wishing to become a party

must file a motion to intervene. Copies

of this filing are on file with the

Commission and are available for public

inspection in the Public Reference

Room. This filing may be viewed on the

web at http://www.ferc.fed.us/online/

rims.htm (call 202–208–2222 for

assistance.

David P. Boergers,

Secretary.

[FR Doc. 00–14569 Filed 6–8–00; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 6717–01–M

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory

Commission

[Docket No. RP00–312–000]

ANR Pipeline Company; Notice of

Proposed Changes in FERC Gas Tariff

June 5, 2000.

Take notice that on May 31, 2000,

ANR Pipeline Company (ANR) tendered

for filing as part of its FERC Gas Tariff,

Second Revised Volume No. 1, the

following tariff sheets proposed to

become effective June 1, 2000:

Forty-second Revised Sheet No. 8,

Forty-second Revised Sheet No. 9,

Forty-first Revised Sheet No. 13, Fifty-first

Revised Sheet No. 18

ANR states that the above-referenced

tariff sheets are being filed to implement

recovery of approximately $2.5 million

of above-market costs that are associated

with its obligations to Dakota

Gasification Company (‘‘Dakota’’). ANR

proposes a reservation surcharge

applicable to its Part 284 firm

transportation customers to collect

ninety percent (90%) of the Dakota

costs, and an adjustment to the

maximum base tariff rates of Rate

Schedule ITS and overrun rates

applicable to Rate Schedule FTS–2, so

as to recover the remaining ten percent

(10%). ANR advises that this filing also

includes the annual restatement of the

‘‘Eligible MDQ’’ used to design the

reservation surcharge. ANR also advises

that the proposed changes would

decrease current quarterly AboveMarket Dakota Cost recoveries from

$2,586,210 to $2,543,133.

Any person desiring to be heard or to

protest said filing should file a motion

to intervene or a protest with the

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission,

888 First Street, NE., Washington, DC

20426, in accordance with sections

385.214 or 385.211 of the Commission’s

rules and regulations. All such motions

or protests must be filed in accordance

with section 154.210 of the

Commission’s Regulations. Protests will

be considered by the Commission in

determining the appropriate action to be

taken, but will not serve to make

protestants parties to the proceedings.

Any person wishing to become a party