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Biological Opinion issued to DOE by the

FWS on November 8, 1995; the

intention of Occidental to implement

thirty-three (33) mitigation measures

identified in a letter submitted to DOE

on November 7, 1997, and which are

generally described above; and the

mitigation of potential adverse impacts

to cultural resources through the

implementation of mitigation measures

by DOE pursuant to a Programmatic

Agreement to be executed among DOE,

the California SHPO, and the Advisory

Council on Historic Preservation.

Mitigation Action Plan

Section 1201.331(a) of the DOE

regulations implementing NEPA (10

CFR Part 1021) states that DOE shall

prepare a Mitigation Action Plan that

addresses mitigation commitments

expressed in the ROD. A Mitigation

Action Plan regarding DOE’s

commitments for the divestiture of

NPR–1 is being developed to ensure

implementation of all mitigation

commitments. Copies of the Plan may

be obtained from Mr. Anthony Como at

the above address.

Issued in Washington, D.C. this 12th day

of December 1997.

Patricia Fry Godley,

Assistant Secretary for Fossil Energy.

[FR Doc. 97–33208 Filed 12–18–97; 8:45 am]

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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Aluminum Partnerships Solicitation

AGENCY: Idaho Operations Office, DOE.

ACTION: Notice of Solicitation for

Financial Assistance Number DE–PS07–

98ID13599 Aluminum Partnerships

Solicitation.

SUMMARY: The U.S. Department of

Energy (DOE), Idaho Operations Office

(ID) is seeking applications for costshared research and development of

technologies which will enhance

economic competitiveness, and reduce

energy consumption and environmental

impacts for the aluminum industry. The

research is to address research priorities

identified by the aluminum industry in

the ‘‘Aluminum Industry Technology

Roadmap’’ (November 1997) for the

aluminum sector areas of Primary

Aluminum Production, Semi-Fabricated

Products, and Finished Products.

Approximately $4,000,000 in federal

funds ($2,000,000 in fiscal year 1998

funds and $2,000,000 in fiscal year 1999

funds) is available to totally fund the

first year of selected research efforts.

DOE anticipates making five to six

cooperative agreement awards for

projects with durations of four years or

less. A minimum 30% non-federal cost

share is required for research and

development projects. Collaborations

between industry, national laboratory,

and university participants are

encouraged.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: T.

Wade Hillebrant, Contract Specialist;

Procurement Services Division; U.S.

DOE, Idaho Operations Office, 850

Energy Drive, MS 1221, Idaho Falls, ID

83401–1563; telephone (208) 526–0547.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The

statutory authority for the program is

the Federal Non-Nuclear Energy

Research and Development Act of 1974

(Pub. L. 93–577). The Catalog of Federal

Domestic Assistance (CFDA) Number

for this program is 81.086. The

solicitation text is expected to be posted

on the ID Procurement Services Division

home page on or about December 20,

1997, and may be accessed using

Universal Resource Locator address

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

Application package forms will not be

included on the home page and should

be requested from the contract

specialist. Requests for application

packages must be written. Include

company name, mailing address, point

of contact, telephone number, and fax

number. Write to the contract specialist

at the address above, via fax number

(208) 526–5548, or via email to

hillebtw@inel.gov.

Issued in Idaho Falls, Idaho, on December

5, 1997.

Michael Adams,

Acting Director, Procurement Services

Division.

[FR Doc. 97–33206 Filed 12–18–97; 8:45 am]

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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Financial Assistance Award (Grant)

AGENCY: U.S. Department of Energy.

ACTION: Solicitation of Applications for

Grant Awards for High-Energy-Density

and Laser-Matter Interaction Studies.

SUMMARY: Pursuant to 10 CFR 600.8, the

Department of Energy (DOE) announces

that it plans to conduct a technically

competitive solicitation for basic

research experiments in high-energydensity and laser-matter interaction

studies at the National Laser Users’

Facility (NLUF) located at the

University of Rochester Laboratory for

Laser Energetics (UR/LLE). Grant

Solicitation No. DE–PS03–98SF21535.

Universities or other higher education

institutions, private sector not-for-profit

organizations, or other entities are

invited to submit grant applications.

The total amount of funding expected to

be available for the Fiscal Year 1999

(FY99) program cycle is $700,000.

Multiple awards are anticipated.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

James Solomon, Contracting Officer,

DOE Oakland Operations Office, 1301

Clay Street, Room 700N, Oakland, CA

94612–5208, Telephone No.: (510) 637–

1865, Facsimile No.: (510) 637–2074, E

Mail: james.solomon@oak.doe.gov.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The

solicitation document contains all the

information relative to this action for

prospective applicants. The solicitation

is targeted for release on or about

January 9, 1998. The actual work to be

accomplished will be determined by the

experiments and diagnostic techniques

that are selected for award. Proposed

experiments and diagnostic techniques

will be evaluated through scientific peer

review against predetermined,

published and available criteria. Final

selection will be made by the DOE. It is

anticipated that multiple grants will be

awarded within the available funding.

The unique resources of the NLUF are

available, on a no-fee basis, to scientists

for state-of-the art experiments

primarily in the area of inertial

confinement fusion (ICF) and related

plasma physics. Other areas such as

spectroscopy of high ionized atoms,

laboratory astrophysics, fundamental

physics, materials science and biology

and chemistry will be considered on a

secondary basis.

The LLE was established in 1970 to

investigate the interaction of high-power

lasers with matter. Available at the LLE

for NLUF researchers is the upgraded

Omega Laser, a 30–40 kJ UV, 60-beam

laser system (at 0.35 um) suitable for

direct-drive ICF implosions and other

experimental configurations. This

system is suitable for a variety of

experiments including laser-plasma

interactions and atomic spectroscopy.

The NLUF program for FY99 will

support experiments that can be done

with the Omega Laser at the University

of Rochester and development of

diagnostic techniques suitable for the

Omega Laser system. Measurements of

the laser coupling, laser-plasma

interactions, core temperature, and core

density are needed to determine the

characteristics of target implosions.

Diagnostic techniques could include

either new instrumentation,

development of analysis tools, or

development of targets that are

applicable for 30–40 kJ implosions.

Additional technical information about

the available facilities and potential

collaboration at the NLUF can be
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obtained from: Dr. John M. Soures,

Manager, National Laser Users’ Facility,

University of Rochester/LLE, 250 East

River Road, Rochester, NY 14623–1299.

Issued in Oakland, CA on December 9,

1997.

W.E. ‘‘Bill’’ O’Neal,

Acting Branch Chief, Financial Assistance

Branch, Program Acquisition and Assistance

Division.

[FR Doc. 97–33207 Filed 12–18–97; 8:45 am]

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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Senior Executive Service; Performance

Review Board

AGENCY: Department of Energy.

ACTION: Designation of PRB Chair.

SUMMARY: This notice designates the

Performance Review Board Chair for the

Department of Energy.

EFFECTIVE DATE: The appointment is

effective as of September 30,1997.

Performance Review Board Chair

David L. Hamer,

Department of Energy.

Issued in Washington, DC December 8,

1997.

Archer L. Durham,

Assistant Secretary for Human Resources and

Administration.

[FR Doc. 97–32740 Filed 12–18–97; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 6450–01–P

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Senior Executive Service; Performance

Review Board

AGENCY: Department of Energy.

ACTION: SES Performance Review Board

Standing Register.

SUMMARY: This notice provides the

Performance Review Board Standing

Register for the Department of Energy.

This listing supersedes all previously

published lists of PRB members.

EFFECTIVE DATE: These appointments are

effective as of September 30, 1997.

Acharya, Sarbeswar NMN

Ackerly, Lawrence R.

Alcock, Robert M.

Alvarez, Robert NMN

Andersen, Arthur T.

Anderson, Brooke D.

Anderson, Phyllis L.

Angell, John C.

Armstrong, M. Brent

Arthur III, William John

Baca, Frank A.

Bajura, Rita A.

Baker, Kenneth E.

Bamberger, Craig S.

Barber, Robert W.

Barker Jr., William L.

Barnes, Wesley E.

Barrett, Lake H.

Bauer, Linda K.

Beckett, Thomas H.

Beecy, David J.

Benedict, George W.

Bergholz Jr., Warren E.

Berkovitz, Dan M.

Bernard, Peter A.

Berube, Raymond P.

Bielan, Douglas J.

Black, Richard L.

Blackwood, Edward B.

Borchardt, Charles A.

Borgstrom, Carol M.

Borgstrom, Howard G.

Bornhoft Jr., Budd B.

Bostock, Judith L.

Bowman, Gerald C.

Boyd, Gerald G.

Bradley Jr., Theron M.

Brechbill, Susan R.

Brendlinger, Terry L.

Brice, James F.

Brodman, John R.

Broido, Michelle S.

Brown, Richard W.

Brown, Frederick R.

Brown Jr., Charles H.

Brush, Peter N.

Burrows, Charles W.

Canter, Howard R.

Carabetta, Ralph A.

Cardinali, Henry A.

Carlson, Lynda T.

Carlson, Kathleen Ann

Carlson, John T.

Caruso, Guy F.

Castelli, Brian T.

Chappell, Gerald F.

Cheney, David W.

Christensen, William J.

Christopher, Robert K.

Chun, Sun W.

Claflin, Alan B.

Clark, John R.

Clausen, Max Jon

Combs, Marshall O.

Conley, Michael W.

Cook, John S.

Crandall, David H.

Crawford, Timothy S.

Cross, Claudia A.

Crowe, Richard C.

Cumesty, Edward G.

Curtis, James H.

Cygelman, Andre I.

Czajkowski, Anthony F.

Dalton, Henry F.

Darugh, David G.

Davies, Nelia A.

Davis, James T.

Decker, James F.

Degrasse Jr., Robert W.

Dehanas, Thomas W.

Dehmer, Patricia M.

Deihl, Michael A.

Dempsey, Robert D.

Dennison, William J.

Der, Victor K.

Deremer, Craig W.

Dials, George E.

Diaz Jr., Romulo L.

Diebold, Robert E.

Difiglio, Carmen NMN

Dirks, Timothy M.

Divone, Louis V.

Dixon, Robert K.

Doherty, Donald P.

Domagala, Martin J.

Dooley III, George J.

Durnan, Denis D.

Dyer, J. Russell

Edmondson, John J.

Egger, Mary H.

Engel, Walter P.

Esvelt, Terence G.

Evans, Thomas W.

Falle, J. Gary

Feibus, Howard NMN

Fiore, James J.

Fiore, Joseph N.

Fiori, Mario P.

Fitzgerald Jr., Joseph E.

Fitzgerald, Cheryl P.

Ford, James L.

Ford, John A.

Forrister, Derrick L.

Fowler, Jennifer Johnson

Frank, Clyde William

Franklin, John R.

Frazier, Marvin E.

Frei, Mark W.

Friedman, Gregory H.

Furiga, Richard D.

Fygi, Eric J.

Garson, Henry K.

Garvie, William H.

Gebus, George R.

Geidl, John C.

Gibson Jr., William C.

Gibson, Judith D.

Gilbertson, Mark A.

Ginsberg, Mark B.

Glass, Richard E.

Golan, Paul M.

Goldenberg, Neal NMN

Goldenberg, Ralph D.

Goldman, David Tobias

Goldsmith, Robert NMN

Gollomp, Lawrence A.

Goodrum, William S.

Gottlieb, Paul A.

Greenwood, Johnnie D.

Gross, Thomas J.

Gruenspecht, Howard K.

Guidice, Carl W.

Gunn Jr., Marvin E.

Gurule, David A.

Haberman, Norton NMN

Hacskaylo, Michael S.

Hall Jr., Spain W.

Hall, James C.

Hamer Jr., David L.

Hansen, Charles A.