Federal Register / Vol. 62, No. 231 / Tuesday, December 2, 1997 / Notices 63701

RFP that requested comments on all

aspects of its proposed contracting

approach embodied in that draft

document. In February 1997, OCRWM

held another presolicitation conference

to receive additional comments and

questions on the first draft RFP. The

draft RFP has been extensively revised

to reflect the public review and

comments received as a result of these

activities. Comments and suggestions

included input from industry, utilities,

and other interested parties.

DOE is seeking further comments on

all aspects of the proposed contracting

approach embodied in this revised draft

RFP to use the innovative powers of the

marketplace for meeting DOE’s mission

objectives.

DATES: Comments in response to this

Notice should be received by the

Department no later than February 13,

1998.

ADDRESSES: Written comments should

be sent to: Contracting Officer, U.S.

Department of Energy, 1000

Independence Avenue, SW, Attn: HR–

542, Draft RFP Number DE–RP01–

98RW00320, Washington, DC 20585.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Contracting Officer (DOE HR–542), (202)

426–0067 or (202) 426–0076, (fax) 202–

426–0168.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Comments

OCRWM is interested in receiving

comments relating to this revised draft

RFP, especially with regard to the

following areas:

1. Contracting refinements concerning

financing and business aspects, as in

structuring the procurement to provide

sufficient financial incentive and

appropriate risk balancing mechanisms

between DOE and contractors in order

for industry to provide efficient waste

acceptance and transportation services.

2. Mitigation of delays which may

occur during Phase C that are beyond

the control of the contractor and/or the

Department.

3. Technical details associated with

the logistics of waste acceptance and

transportation services.

4. Potential extensions of the contract

durations of Phase A and Phase B for up

to one year each.

5. Mechanisms and refinements for

economic price adjustments over the

duration of the contract period.

6. Any other areas, terms or

conditions that DOE should consider in

formulating this acquisition.

DOE will consider and may utilize all

information, recommendations, and

suggestions provided in response to this

Notice. Respondents should not provide

any information that they consider to be

privileged or confidential or which the

respondent does not want disclosed to

the public. DOE does not intend to

respond to comments, either to

individual commentors or by

publication of a formal Notice. Several

RFP reference documents have been

placed in the DOE Forrestal Building

Public Reading Room that are listed in

the revised draft RFP. Also, copies of all

comments received as a result of this

notice will be placed in the DOE Public

Reading Room at the end of the

comment period, as were copies of

previous comments received on the

December 1996 draft RFP. Each

submittal should consist of one original

and three photocopies.

This Notice should not be construed

as: (1) a commitment by the Department

to enter into any agreement with any

entity submitting comments in response

to this Notice, (2) a commitment to issue

any RFP concerning the subject of this

Notice, or (3) an RFP.

DOE anticipates that the revised draft

RFP will be available on the internet

within two weeks of the date of this

Notice on the ‘‘Current Business

Opportunities at Headquarters

Procurement Operations’’ Home Page

located at address http://

www.pr.doe.gov./solicit.html. It will

also be available on the OCRWM Home

Page, Waste Acceptance, Storage and

Transportation Section, located at

http://www.rw.doe.gov/. Interested

parties that do not have the electronic

capability to download the revised draft

RFP may submit a written request to the

Contracting Officer at the address listed

above. Offerors who have previously

submitted written comments on the

December 1996 draft RFP or placed their

names on the mailing list at the

OCRWM Spent Nuclear Fuel

Transportation Workshop held on

August 12–13, 1997, in Reston, Virginia,

will be mailed a copy of the revised

draft RFP.

Issued in Washington, DC, on November

24, 1997.

Lake H. Barrett,

Acting Director, Office of Civilian Radioactive

Waste Management.

[FR Doc. 97–31554 Filed 12–1–97; 8:45 am]

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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory

Commission

[Docket No. CP98–80–000]

NorAm Gas Transmission Company,

Notice of Request Under Blanket

Authorization

November 20, 1997.

Take notice that on November 14,

1997, NorAm Gas Transmission

Company (NorAm), 1600 Smith Street,

Houston, Texas 77002, filed in Docket

No. CP98–80–000 a request pursuant to

Section 157.205 of the Commission’s

Regulations under the Natural Gas Act

(18 CFR 157.205) to abandon and

construct certain facilities in Union

County, Arkansas, under NorAm’s

blanket certificates issued in Docket

Nos. CP82–384–000 and CP82–384–001

pursuant to Section 7 of the Natural Gas

Act, all as more fully set forth in the

request which is on file with the

Commission and open to public

inspection.

NorAm states that it would abandon

6,647 ft. of 2-inch plastic pipe on Line

HM–2, 7,401 ft. of 2 to 8-inch coupled

steel pipe on Line HM–1 and three

inactive delivery taps. NorAm states

further that it would reconfigure its

delivery facilities to Arkla at

Smackover, Arkansas and abandon

deteriorated and unreliable facilities.

NorAm indicates that the estimated

cost of the facilities to be abandoned is

$49,721 and the estimated cost of the

new facilities to relocate the delivery

meter is $59,513.

No service, it is said, would be

abandoned as a result of the proposal.

Any person or the Commission’s staff

may, within 45 days after issuance of

the instant notice by the Commission,

file pursuant to Rule 214 of the

Commission’s Procedural Rules (18 CFR

385.214) a motion to intervene or notice

of intervention and pursuant to Section

157.205 of the Regulations under the

Natural Gas Act (18 CFR 157.205) a

protest to the request. If no protest is

filed within the time allowed therefor,

the proposed activity shall be deemed to

be authorized effective the day after the

time allowed for filing a protest. If a

protest is filed and not withdrawn

within 30 days after the time allowed

for filing a protest, the instant request

shall be treated as an application for

authorization pursuant to Section 7 of

the Natural Gas Act.

Lois D. Cashell,

Secretary.

[FR Doc. 97–31482 Filed 12–1–97; 8:45 am]

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