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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 for

any applicant selected for award who

proposed on Tasks 3, 4, and/or 5 and is

to be performed in conjunction with the

lowest numbered task proposed. 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 efficient,

clean, and cost effective advanced

industrial gas turbines with advanced

material systems that are deployed in

distributed generation and combined

heat and power system(s). It is essential

that a commercialization plan support

the proposed advanced material systems

and achieve the goals of this

solicitation. 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 advanced industrial gas

turbine system. The commercialization

plan will emphasize market

applications in the Industries of the

Future.

As applicants may apply under one or

more of the five tasks within the

solicitation Scope of Work, there is a

wide range in the number of potential

awards and award values. DOE expects

to award one (1) to five (5) cooperative

agreements under this solicitation. It is

estimated that individual awards will

range in value between approximately

$300,000.00 and $1,500,000.00 of DOE

funding and will require awardee cost

sharing. A minimum non-federal cost

sharing commitment of 30% of the cost

for Tasks 1 and 2, 45% of the costs for

Tasks 3 and 4, and 60% of the costs for

Task 5 is required.

Estimated DOE funding is $6 million

over the three-year period. DOE reserves

the right to fund in whole or in part,

any, all, or none of the applications

submitted in response to this

solicitation. All awards are subject to

the availability of funds.

Any non-profit or for-profit

organization or other institution of

higher education, or non-federal agency

or entity is eligible to apply, unless

otherwise restricted by the SimpsonCraig Amendment. In addition,

applicants must satisfy the requirements

of the Energy Policy Act in order to be

eligible for award. DOE National

Laboratory participation as a

subcontractor is limited to no more than

30% of the cost of any individual task

to be performed.

Issued in Argonne, Illinois on January 4,

2000.

John D. Greenwood,

Acquisition and Assistance Group, Group

Manager.

[FR Doc. 00–1495 Filed 1–20–00; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 6450–01–P

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Energy Information Administration

Agency Information Collection

Activities: Proposed Collection;

Comment Request

AGENCY: Energy Information

Administration, DOE.

ACTION: Agency information collection

activities: Proposed collection; comment

request.

SUMMARY: The Energy Information

Administration (EIA) is soliciting

comments on the proposed changes and

extension to Form NWPA–830G,

‘‘Standard Remittance Advice for

Payment of Fees.’’

DATES: Written comments must be

submitted on or before March 21, 2000.

If you anticipate difficulty in submitting

comments within that period, contact

the person listed below as soon as

possible.

ADDRESSES: Send comments to Jim

Finucane, Office of Coal, Nuclear,

Electric and Alternate Fuels, EI–52,

Forrestal Building, U.S. Department of

Energy, Washington, D.C. 20585–0650.

Alternatively, Mr. Finucane may be

reached by phone at 202–426–1960, by

e-mail jim.finucane@eia.doe.gov, or by

FAX 202–426–1280.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Requests for additional information or

copies of the forms and instructions

should be directed to Mr. Finucane at

the address listed above.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

I. Background

II. Current Actions

III. Request for Comments

I. Background

The Federal Energy Administration

Act of 1974 (Pub. L. No. 93–275, 15

U.S.C. 761 et seq.) and the Department

of Energy Organization Act (Pub. L. No.

95–91), 42 U.S.C. 7101 et seq.) require

the Energy Information Administration

(EIA) to carry out a centralized,

comprehensive, and unified energy

information program. This program

collects, evaluates, assembles, analyzes,

and disseminates information on energy

resource reserves, production, demand,

technology, and related economic and

statistical information. This information

is used to assess the adequacy of energy

resources to meet near and longer term

domestic demands.

The EIA, 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 energy information conducted by or

in conjunction with the EIA. Any

comments received help the EIA to

prepare data requests that maximize the

utility of the information collected, and

to assess the impact of collection

requirements on the public. Also, the

EIA will later seek approval by the

Office of Management and Budget

(OMB) of the collections under Section

3507(h) of the Paperwork Reduction Act

of 1995.

The Form NWPA–830G is designed to

be the service document for entries into

the Department of Energy’s accounting

records. Electric utilities transmit data

concerning payment of their

contribution to the Nuclear Waste Fund,

and specific data on disposal of nuclear

waste.

II. Current Actions

This action is an extension with a

minor change proposed to the existing

collection. In keeping with its mandated

responsibilities, EIA proposes to extend

the information collection aspects of

NWPA–830G, ‘‘Standard Remittance

Advice for Payment of Fees’’ for three

years from the current approved OMB

expiration date (07/31/00).

Proposed change:

Where to Submit: The address is

unchanged for the signed copy of the

data form; however, the data in

electronic form may now be submitted

as an attachment to an E-mail addressed

to:

RAPS@EIA.DOE.GOV

III. Request for Comments

Prospective respondents and other

interested parties should comment on

the actions discussed in item II. The

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following guidelines are provided to

assist in the preparation of comments.

General Issues

A. Are the proposed collections of

information necessary for the proper

performance of the functions of the

agency? Does the information have

practical utility? (Practical utility is

defined as the actual usefulness of

information to or for an agency, taking

into account its accuracy, adequacy,

reliability, timeliness, and the agency’s

ability to process the information it

collects.)

B. What enhancements can be made

to the quality, utility, and clarity of the

information to be collected?

As a potential respondent:

A. Are the instructions and

definitions clear and sufficient? If not,

which instructions need clarification?

B. Can information be submitted by

the due date?

C. The estimated burden on each

respondent on Form NWPA–830G and

Annex A is an average of 1 hour per

response (with one response per quarter,

four times per year.) Burden includes

the total time, effort, or financial

resources expended to generate,

maintain, retain, disclose and provide

the information, above what would be

required for efficient management.

Please comment on the accuracy of the

estimate.

D. The agency estimates that the only

costs to the respondents are for the time

it will take them to complete the

collection. Please comment if

respondents will incur start-up costs for

reporting, or any recurring annual costs

for operation, maintenance, and

purchase of services associated with this

information collection.

E. What additional actions could be

taken to minimize the burden of this

collection of information? Such actions

may involve the use of automated,

electronic, mechanical, or other

technological collection techniques or

other forms of information technology.

F. Does any other Federal, State, or

local agency collect similar information?

If so, specify the agency, the data

element(s), and the methods of

collection.

As a Potential User

A. Is the information useful at the

levels of detail indicated on the form?

B. For what purpose(s) would the

information be used? Be specific.

C. Are there alternate sources for the

information and are they useful? If so,

what are their weaknesses and/or

strengths?

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)(2)(A) of the Paperwork Reduction Act of

1995 (Pub. L. No. 104–13, 44 U.S.C. Chapter

35).

Issued in Washington, D.C., on January 14,

2000.

Jay H. Casselberry,

Agency Clearance Officer, Statistics and

Methods Group, Energy Information

Administration.

[FR Doc. 00–1496 Filed 1–20–00; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 6450–01–P

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory

Commission

[Docket No. EL00–34–000]

ExxonMobil Chemical Company and

ExxonMobil Refining & Supply

Company v. Entergy Gulf States, Inc.;

Notice of Complaint

January 14, 2000.

Take notice that on January 13, 2000,

ExxonMobil Chemical Company and

ExxonMobil Refining & Supply

Company (together ExxonMobil)

submitted for filing a complaint against

Entergy Gulf States, Inc. (Entergy) for

interpreting its Open Access

Transmission Tariff (OATT)

inconsistently with Order No. 888 and

to the disadvantage of a qualifying

cogeneration facility (QF) in

contravention of the Public Utility

Regulatory Policies Act of 1978, as

amended. ExxonMobil requests that the

Commission order Entergy to interpret

its OATT consistent with Order No. 888

and consider all substations through

which ExxonMobil’s QF power is

received to be a single point of receipt

on Entergy’s system.

Any person desiring to be heard or to

protest this filing should file a motion

to intervene or protest with the Federal

Energy Regulatory Commission, 888

First Street, N.E., Washington, D.C.

20426, in accordance with Rules 211

and 214 of the Commission’s Rules of

Practice and Procedure (18 CFR 385.211

and 385.214). All such motions or

protests must be filed on or before

February 2, 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 proceeding.

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 also be viewed

on the Internet at http://

www.ferc.fed.us/online/rims.htm (call

202–208–2222) for assistance. Answers

to the complaint shall also be due on or

before February 2, 2000.

Linwood A. Watson, Jr.,

Acting Secretary.

[FR Doc. 00–1433 Filed 1–20–00; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 6717–01–M

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory

Commission

[Docket No. RP00–162–000]

Panhandle Eastern Pipe Line

Company; Notice of Proposed

Changes in FERC Gas Tariff

January 14, 2000.

Take notice that on January 10, 2000,

Panhandle Eastern Pipe Line Company

(Panhandle) tendered for filing as part of

its FERC Gas Tariff, First Revised

Volume No. 1, the tariff sheets listed on

Appendix A attached to the filing, to be

effective February 10, 2000.

Panhandle states that the purpose of

this filing, made in accordance with the

provisions of Section 154.202 of the

Commission’s Regulations, is to

implement Rate Schedule HFT for

Hourly Firm Transportation service

pursuant to Panhandle’s blanket

certificate authorization under Section

284.221 of the Commission’s

Regulations. Rate Schedule HFT is

designed to serve the needs of electric

generation customers and other shippers

that require greater delivery flexibility

within the gas day than other rate

schedules provide.

Panhandle states that copies of this

filing are being served on all affected

customers and applicable state

regulatory agencies.

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