5622 Federal Register / Vol. 62, No. 25 / Thursday, February 6, 1997 / Notices

industry can promote commercial sector

technological growth and industry

competitiveness. It will secondarily put

into perspective the role of the Office of

Industrial Technologies (OIT). OIT

financing should be compared and

contrasted with non-public RD&D

financing options available to a

company or institution participating in

RD&D, such as bank financing, retained

earnings, private placement of equity,

public offering of equity, private

placement of debt, debt financing by

public bond issues, and venture capital.

As a result of this solicitation, DOE

anticipates awarding one Cooperative

Agreement in accordance with DOE

Financial Assistance regulations

appearing at Title 10 of the Code of

Federal Regulations, Chapter II

Subchapter H, Part 600. The period of

performance for the agreement is 9

months and available DOE funds are

$40,000. The federal funding

contribution will not exceed 70 percent

of the total cost of the research project.

Eligibility for this solicitation is limited

to institutions of higher learning

offering graduate level business

programs.

DATES: The deadline for receipt of

applications is 3:00 p.m. MST, March

13, 1997. Late applications that cannot

be forwarded for scheduled merit

review will not be considered.

ADDRESSES: Applications shall be

submitted to: Carol Bruns, Contract

Specialist; Procurement Services

Division; U. S. Department of Energy;

Idaho Operations Office; 850 Energy

Drive, MS 1221; Solicitation Number

DE–PS07–97ID13510; Idaho Falls, Idaho

83401–1563. Requests for application

packages in response to this solicitation

will only be accepted in writing to the

address above or via FAX to (208) 526–

5548.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Carol Bruns, Contract Specialist;

Procurement Services Division; U. S.

Department of Energy; Idaho Operations

Office, (208) 526–1534.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The

statutory authority for this solicitation is

the Steel and Aluminum Energy

Conservation and Technology

Competitiveness Act of 1988. A copy of

the solicitation may be accessed on

DOE–ID’s home page using Universal

Resource Locator address: http://

www.inel.gov/doeid/solicit.html.

Issued in Idaho Falls, Idaho, on January 30,

1997.

B. G. Bauer,

Acting Director, Procurement Services

Division.

[FR Doc. 97–2935 Filed 2–5–97; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 6450–01–P

Environmental Management SiteSpecific Advisory Board, Kirtland Area

Office (Sandia)

AGENCY: Department of Energy.

ACTION: Notice of open meeting.

SUMMARY: Pursuant to the provisions of

the Federal Advisory Committee Act

(Pub. L. 92–463, 86 Stat. 770) notice is

hereby given of the following Advisory

Committee meeting: Environmental

Management Site-Specific Advisory

Board, Kirtland Area Office (Sandia).

DATES: Wednesday, February 19, 1997:

6:50 pm—9:30 pm (Mountain Standard

Time).

ADDRESSES: Indian Pueblo Cultural

Center, 2401 12th Street NW.,

Albuquerque, New Mexico.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Mike Zamorski, Acting Manager,

Department of Energy Kirtland Area

Office, P.O. Box 5400, Albuquerque, NM

87185 (505) 845–4094.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Purpose of the Board: The purpose of

the Board is to make recommendations

to DOE and its regulators in the areas of

environmental restoration, waste

management, and related activities.

Tentative Agenda

6:50 p.m. Public Comment Period

7:00 p.m. Approval of Agenda

7:05 p.m. Approval of 11/20/96 Minutes

7:10 p.m. Chair’s Report—DOE/SNL 10-

Year Plan Report

7:15 p.m. Issues Committee Report

7:25 p.m. Future Land Use Management

Areas 3–6

7:45 p.m. DOE—Present and Long-range

Planning for the Board

8:00 p.m. Break

8:10 p.m. Update on Corrective Action

Management Unit Design

8:35 p.m. Budget Discussion/Approval

8:55 p.m. DOE FY 1997 Environmental

Management Budget

9:15 p.m. Agenda Items for Next

Meeting

9:20 p.m. Public Comment

9:25 p.m. Announcement of Next

Meeting/Adjourn

A final agenda will be available at the

meeting Wednesday, February 19, 1997.

Public Participation: The meeting is

open to the public. Written statements

may be filed with the Committee either

before or after the meeting. Individuals

who wish to make oral statements

pertaining to agenda items should

contact Mike Zamorski’s office at the

address or telephone number listed

above. Requests must be received 5 days

prior to the meeting and reasonable

provision will be made to include the

presentation in the agenda. The

Designated Federal Official is

empowered to conduct the meeting in a

fashion that will facilitate the orderly

conduct of business. Each individual

wishing to make public comment will

be provided a maximum of 5 minutes to

present their comments.

Minutes: The minutes of this meeting

will be available for public review and

copying at the Freedom of Information

Public Reading Room, 1E–190, Forrestal

Building, 1000 Independence Avenue,

SW, Washington, DC 20585 between

9:00 a.m. and 4 p.m., Monday–Friday,

except Federal holidays. Minutes will

also be available by writing to Mike

Zamorski, Department of Energy

Kirtland Area Office, P.O. Box 5400,

Albuquerque, NM 87185, or by calling

(505)845–4094.

Issued at Washington, DC on February 3,

1997.

Rachel M. Samuel,

Acting Deputy Advisory Committee

Management Officer.

[FR Doc. 97–2938 Filed 2–5–97; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 6450–01–P

Environmental Management SiteSpecific Advisory Board, Oak Ridge

Reservation

AGENCY: Department of Energy.

ACTION: Notice of open meeting.

SUMMARY: Pursuant to the provisions of

the Federal Advisory Committee Act

(Pub. L. 92–463, 86 Stat. 770) notice is

hereby given of the following Advisory

Committee meeting: Environmental

Management Site-Specific Advisory

Board (EM SSAB), Oak Ridge

Reservation.

DATES: Saturday, February 15, 1997,

9:00 a.m.–12:00 p.m.

ADDRESSES: Robertsville Middle School,

245 Robertsville Road, Oak Ridge,

Tennessee.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Sandy Perkins, Site-Specific Advisory

Board Coordinator, Department of

Energy Oak Ridge Operations Office,

105 Broadway, Oak Ridge, TN 37830,

(423) 576–1590.