41032 Federal Register / Vol. 62, No. 147 / Thursday, July 31, 1997 / Notices

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Office of Industrial Technologies (OIT);

Notice of Solicitation for the Chemical

Industry Initiative

AGENCY: (DOE).

ACTION: Notice of Solicitation

Availability.

SUMMARY: The Department of Energy

(DOE) Office of Industrial Technologies

(OIT) announces its interest in receiving

applications for innovative research and

development (R&D) to improve energy

efficiency, and minimize the generation

of wastes that supports the goals of

Technical Vision 2020: The Chemical

Industry. DOE and the chemical

industry have entered into an

memorandum of understanding to

identify appropriate areas of joint

research. The areas for collaborative

research contemplated by this

solicitation are catalysis, bioprocesses,

and separation technologies.

DATES AND ADDRESSES: The complete

solicitation document will be available

on or about July 30, 1997 on the internet

by accessing either the OIT grant

program home page at (http://

www.oit.doe.gov/ or the DOE Chicago

Operations Office Acquisition and

Assistance Group home page at (http://

www.ch.doe.gov/business/ACQ.htm)

under the heading ‘‘Current Acquisition

Activities’’ Solicitation No. DE–SC02–

97CH10885. Preapplications referencing

DE–SC02–97CH10885 are due no later

than 3:00 p.m. Central Daylight Time

(CDT), 45 days after the issuance of the

solicitation, and full applications are

due no later than 3:00 p.m. (CDT),

January 5, 1998. Awards are anticipated

by February 25, 1998.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Completed applications referencing

Solicitation Notice DE–SC02–

97CH10885 must be submitted to: U.S.

Department of Energy, Chicago

Operations Office, Attn.: Earlette

Robinson, Bldg. 201, Rm. 3E–10, 9800

South Cass Avenue, Argonne, IL 60439–

4899.

DOE’s Office of Industrial

Technologies supports industry efforts

to increase energy efficiency, reduce

waste, and increase productivity. OIT’s

goal is to accelerate research,

development, demonstration and

commercialization of energy efficient,

renewable and pollution-prevention

technologies benefiting industry, the

environment, and U.S. energy security.

The key objectives of this solicitation

and the resulting projects are

improvements of the competitive

position of, and employment

opportunities in, the U.S. chemical

industry. These objectives are intended

to be achieved through several avenues,

such as the development of improved

technologies and better application of

existing technologies. As a result of this

solicitation, DOE expects to award six

(6) to twenty (20) cooperative

agreements with an anticipated $4

million in total funding for FY 98. DOE

will consider projects ranging from one

(1) to five (5) years.

The solicitation invites applications

from any non-profit or for-profit

organization, university or other

institution of higher education or nonfederal agency or entity. National

laboratories are not eligible for awards

as prime recipients. A minimum costsharing commitment of 30 percent of the

total cost of the project will be required

from chemical industry sources for R&D

projects. For demonstration projects, the

minimum cost-sharing commitment is

50% of the total cost of the project.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Earlette Robinson at (630) 252–2667,

U.S. Department of Energy, 9800 South

Cass Avenue, Argonne, IL 60439–4899;

by fax at (630) 252–5045; or by e-mail

at earlette.robinson@ch.doe.gov.

Issued in Chicago, Illinois on July 24, 1997.

John D. Greenwood,

Acquisition and Assistance Group Manager.

[FR Doc. 97–20212 Filed 7–30–97; 8:45 am]

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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Notice of Solicitation for Financial

Assistance Applications; Develop a

Regional Market Transformation Guide

for Energy Efficiency

AGENCY: The Department of Energy

(DOE)

ACTION: Notice of Solicitation for

Financial Assistance Applications,

Number DE–PS45–97R530361.

SUMMARY: The U. S. Department of

Energy (DOE), Chicago Regional

Support Office (CRSO), announces its

intention to issue a competitive

solicitation for applications for financial

assistance to (1) Develop a Regional

Market Transformation Guide for Energy

Efficiency and (2) Conduct a workshop

for governmental agencies and private

organizations in the region to discuss

market transformation opportunities

within the region.

Availability of Funding in FY 1997

With this publication, the Chicago

Regional Support Office is announcing

the availability of up to $60,000 for this

project during fiscal year 1997, which

represents the first of what could be a

several stage project to explore

development of new market institutions

in a restructured environment.

Subsequent phases of this project, if

any, will be separately awarded. The

award will be made through a

competitive process. The Chicago

Regional Support Office intends to make

only one award. DOE reserves the right

to fund none of the applications.

Availability of the Solicitation

DOE expects to issue the solicitation

on August 1, 1997. Requests for the

solicitation must be in writing and

directed to Lynda Keammerlen.

Facsimiles and electronic mail are

acceptable and can be transmitted to

(312) 886–8561 or

lynda.keammerlen@hq.doe.gov.

Beginning August 1, 1997, solicitations

may also be obtained through the

Golden Field Office Home Page at http:/

/www.eren.doe.gov/golden/solicit.htm,

followed, within ten days, by written

notification of receipt to Lynda

Keammerlen.

Issued in Golden, CO.

Dated: July 17, 1997.

John W. Meeker,

Chief, Procurement, GO.

[FR Doc. 97–20210 Filed 7–30–97; 8:45 am]

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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Office of Energy Efficiency and

Renewable Energy

[Case No. DH–012]

Energy Conservation Program for

Consumer Products: Decision and

Order Granting a Waiver From the

Vented Home Heating Equipment Test

Procedure to HEAT–N–GLO Fireplace

Products, Inc.

AGENCY: Office of Energy Efficiency and

Renewable Energy, Department of

Energy.

ACTION: Decision and Order.

SUMMARY: Notice is given of the

Decision and Order (Case No. DH–012)

granting a Waiver to HEAT–N–GLO

Fireplace Products, Inc. (HEAT–N–

GLO), from the existing Department of

Energy (DOE or Department) test

procedure for vented home heating

equipment. The Department is granting

HEAT–N–GLO’s Petition for Waiver

regarding the use of pilot light energy

consumption in calculating the Annual

Fuel Utilization Efficiency (AFUE) for

its models BAYFYRE–TRS and

6000XLT vented heaters.