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processing of wood, inorganic cooking

chemicals, and water. Though

concentrated by multiple effects

evaporators, these liquor still contain a

high percentage of water and have

sufficient heating value to be considered

low quality fuels. The technical topic is

for safe, integrated gasification systems

which can permit the separation and

recovery of the inorganic cooking

chemicals while concurrently producing

a combustible product gas from the

organics. This product gas after cleaning

must be a viable low-to-medium caloric

value fuel. Key technical gaps that

require demonstration include:

materials of construction with known

life expectancy, gas clean-up and

demonstration of integrating

gasification, power cycle and pulp mill

systems. For systems employing cold

gas clean-up, the key gaps are physical

scale-up of the gasification processes

under development and commercial

demonstration. For systems with hot gas

clean up, the clean-up system itself

must be added as a serious technology

gap; and

(B) Forest Products Biomass

Gasification Systems: Wood room waste

or hog fuel is conventionally burned in

specifically designed boilers so as to

capture a portion of the valuable energy

sources found in Forest Products mills.

They suffer from low power-to-steam

output ratio and high capital and

maintenance costs. The technical topic

is for gasification systems which can

utilize these fuels being mostly half

water by weight and to produce a higher

quality fuel gas. Such systems are

required to be able to be integrated with

gas turbines and steam turbines for

electric power generation. These

biomass gasification combined cycle

systems must be able to offer a positive

contribution to the reduction of

greenhouse gas emissions. For systems

using low-temperature gasification,

destruction/removal of tars and other

condensible organic compound cleanup, physical scale-up, and commercial

demonstration of the integrated

gasification combined cycle systems is

an issue and must be proven on a pilot

scale.

Awards: DOE anticipates issuing

financial assistance (cooperative

agreements) for each project selected.

DOE reserves the right to support or not

support, with or without discussions,

any or all applications received in

whole or in part, and to determine how

many awards may be made through the

solicitation subject to funds available.

Approximately $100 million of DOE

funding is planned for this solicitation

through the course of the program. The

estimated funding by the DOE is

planned to be shared between three to

four project awards. A 50% cost share

of the total estimated project costs by

the applicant is required, and details of

the cost sharing requirement are

contained in the solicitation.

Solicitation Release Date: The

Program Solicitation is expected to be

ready for release on or about January 3,

2000. Applications must be prepared

and submitted in accordance with the

instructions and forms contained in the

Program Solicitation. Two open periods

will be used to receive qualifying

proposals. Initial proposals will be

evaluated and selections made within

six months of submittal. The proposal

due date for the first evaluation period

is February 29, 2000 and June 1, 2000

for the second and final.

Raymond D. Johnson,

Contracting Officer, Acquisition and

Assistance Division.

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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Environmental Management SiteSpecific Advisory Board, Savannah

River

AGENCY: Department of Energy.

ACTION: Notice of open meeting.

SUMMARY: This notice announces a

meeting of the Environmental

Management Site-Specific Advisory

Board (EM SSAB), Savannah River.

Federal Advisory Committee Act (Pub.

L. 92–463, 86 Stat. 770) requires that

public notice of these meetings be

announced in the Federal Register.

DATES: Monday, January 24, 2000: 3:30

p.m.–9:00 p.m.; Tuesday, January 25,

2000: 8:30 a.m.–4:00 p.m.

ADDRESSES: All meetings will be held at:

Hilton Oceanfront Resort, 23 Ocean

Lane, Hilton Head Island, SC 29928.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Gerri Flemming, Office of

Environmental Quality, Department of

Energy Savannah River Operations

Office, PO Box A, Aiken, SC 29802 (803)

725–5374.

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

Monday, January 24, 2000

3:30 p.m.—Executive Committee

6:30 p.m.—Public Comment Session

7:00 p.m.—Subcommittee Meetings

9:00 p.m.—Adjourn

Tuesday, January 25, 2000

8:30 a.m.

Approval of Minutes, Agency Updates

(approximately 15 minutes)

Public Comment Session (5-minute

rule, approximately 10 minutes)

Facilitator Update (approximately 15

minutes)

Long Term Stewardship

(approximately 30 minutes)

Nuclear Materials Management

Subcommittee Report

(approximately 45 minutes)

Environmental Restoration and Waste

Management Subcommittee Report

(approximately 11⁄4 hours)

Public Comment (approximately 10

minutes)

12:00 p.m.

Lunch Break

Environmental Restoration and Waste

Management Subcommittee Report

continued (approximately 1 hour)

Risk Management and Future Use

Subcommittee Report

(approximately 30 minutes)

Administrative Subcommittee Report

(approximately 30 minutes)

Officer and Subcommittee Chair

Elections

Presentation of the year 2000

membership candidates

Board member removal

consideration

Outreach Subcommittee Report

(approximately 10 minutes)

Public Comments (approximately 10

minutes)

4:00 p.m. Adjourn

If needed, time will be allotted after

public comments for items added to the

agenda, and administrative details. A

final agenda will be available at the

meeting.

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 Gerri Flemming’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 Deputy

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

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Building, 1000 Independence Avenue,

SW, Washington, DC 20585 between 9

a.m. and 4 p.m., Monday–Friday except

Federal holidays. Minutes will also be

available by writing to Gerri Flemming,

Department of Energy Savannah River

Operations Office, PO Box A, Aiken,

S.C. 29802, or by calling (803)–725–

5374.

Issued at Washington, DC on December 27,

1999.

Rachel Samuel,

Deputy Advisory Committee Management

Officer.

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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Environmental Management SiteSpecific Advisory Board, Hanford

AGENCY: Department of Energy.

ACTION: Notice of open meeting.

SUMMARY: This notice announces a

meeting of the Environmental

Management Site-Specific Advisory

Board (EM SSAB), Hanford Site. The

Federal Advisory Committee Act (Pub.

L. 92–463, 86 Stat. 770) requires that

public notice of these meetings be

announced in the Federal Register.

DATES: Thursday, February 3, 2000: 9:00

a.m.–5:00 p.m.; Friday, February 4,

2000: 8:30 a.m.–4:00 p.m.

ADDRESS: Cavanaugh’s, 1101 North

Columbia Center Boulevard,

Kennewick, WA 99336, 509–783–0611.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Gail

McClure, Public Involvement Program

Manager, Department of Energy

Richland Operations Office, PO Box 550

(A7–75), Richland, WA, 99352; Ph:

(509) 373–5647; Fax: (509) 376–1563.

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

—Tank Waste Treatment Program

History and status of current plans for

the treatment of the Hanford tank

waste: Importance of tank waste

treatment capability; pending

program decisions.

Update on Alternatives: Technical,

Financial, Contractual: Fall back

strategy (i.e., Parallel Path); BNFL

Inc. and Readiness to Proceed;

What site will do if the money is

not forthcoming.

—FY 2002 Budget Process

Discussion of priorities guiding

development of the FY 2002 draft

budget

Discussion of the involvement of the

Hanford Advisory Board and the

general public in the process

—Emerging Waste Management Issues

Issues surrounding the Low Level

Waste and Mixed Low Level Waste

Pending Records of Decision

Idaho National Environmental and

Engineering Laboratory High Level

Waste Draft Environmental Impact

Statement

—Public Involvement

Briefing on Hanford Openness

Workshops Report

Participation: The meeting is open to

the public. Written statements may be

filed with the Board either before or

after the meeting. Individuals who wish

to make oral statements pertaining to

agenda items should contact Gail

McClure’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 Deputy Designated

Federal Officer 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

equal time 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

a.m. and 4 p.m., Monday–Friday, except

Federal holidays. Minutes will also be

available by writing to Gail McClure,

Department of Energy Richland

Operations Office, P.O. Box 550,

Richland, WA 99352, or by calling her

at (509) 373–5647.

Issued at Washington, DC on December 27,

1999.

Rachel M. Samuel,

Deputy Advisory Committee Management

Officer.

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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Office of Science; Fusion Energy

Sciences Advisory Committee

AGENCY: Department of Energy.

ACTION: Notice of open meeting.

SUMMARY: This notice announces a

meeting of the Fusion Energy Sciences

Advisory Committee. The Federal

Advisory Committee Act (Pub. L. 92–

463, 86 Stat. 770) requires that public

notice of these meetings be announced

in the Federal Register.

DATES: Wednesday, February 2, 2000, 9

a.m. to 6 p.m.; Thursday, February 3,

2000, 9 a.m. to 12 p.m.

ADDRESSES: Holiday Inn/Goshen Hall; 2

Montgomery Village Avenue;

Gaithersburg, Maryland.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Albert L. Opdenaker, Office of Fusion

Energy Sciences; U.S. Department of

Energy; 19901 Germantown Road;

Germantown, MD 20874–1290;

Telephone: 301–903–4927.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Purpose of the Meeting: The purpose

of the meeting is to hear reports on

several activities important to the fusion

energy sciences program and to begin

organizing to address new changes to

the Committee.

Tentative Agenda

Wednesday, February 2, 2000

Report on the work of the National

Research Council’s Fusion

Assessment Committee

Report on the status of the Integrated

Program Planning Activity

Discuss the FESAC review of the fusion

theory and modeling program

Public Comment

Adjourn

Thursday, February 3, 2000

Continue Discussions

Adjourn

Public Participation: The meeting is

open to the public. If you would like to

file a written statement with the

Committee, you may do so either before

or after the meeting. If you would like

to make oral statements regarding any of

the items on the agenda, you should

contact Albert L. Opdenaker at 301–

903–8584 (fax) or

albert.opdenaker@science.doe.gov

(email). You must make your request for

an oral statement at least 5 business

days before the meeting. Reasonable

provision will be made to include the

scheduled oral statements on the

agenda. The Chairperson of the

Committee will conduct the meeting to

facilitate the orderly conduct of

business. Public comment will follow

the 10-minute rule.

Minutes: The minutes of this meeting

will be available for public review and

copying within 30 days at the Freedom

of Information Public Reading Room;

IE–190; Forrestal Building; 1000

Independence Avenue, SW;

Washington, DC, between 9 a.m. and 4

p.m., Monday through Friday, except

Federal holidays.