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1. Training and Outreach to Local

Clean Cities

Prepare training curricula, materials

and conduct up to six educational

workshops in order to strengthen

organizational effectiveness of local

Clean Cities coalitions. Provide

prepared materials (slides and/or

videos, talking points, handouts) in a

fashion that would enable clean cities

coordinators to make condensed

presentations (during local meetings) on

a particular training subject. In essence,

this ‘‘train the trainer approach’’ would

enable more coalition members the

opportunity to participate and learn

about a subject or idea. Training

programs in the following topics are

desired:

A. Financing Vehicle Purchasing,

Infrastructure Development and

Organizational Operations

Work will focus on educating and

training coalitions on techniques for:

financing and raising funds, such as

seeking funding from foundations and

corporations; incorporating as a

nonprofit; grant writing; event planning;

applying for and participating in

Congestion Mitigation Air Quality

programs.

B. Community Organization Outreach

Work will focus on educating and

training coalitions to identify and

develop partnerships with pertinent

local, community organizations, such as

the Lion’s Club, Sierra Club, parent/

teacher associations, American Lung

Association, etc., in order to integrate

alternative fuels’ initiatives into local

community agendas.

C. Public Information Outreach

Work will improve coalitions’ ability

to communicate and present

information to showcase local

alternative fuel achievements. Work will

also include assisting Coalitions to

develop public information and

outreach strategies.

D. Building Organizational Capability

Work will include training coalitions

on how to increase the organizational

capability of local coalitions by

explaining how to establish senior

executive and intern programs and

motivating volunteers to conduct

coalition activities.

E. Strategic Market Development

Work will be directed toward

assisting local coalitions with

establishing strategic market

development plans that identify

available resources—people,

participating company affiliations,

vehicles, refueling stations, corridors,

airports, local laws and incentives; and

then identify gaps to form action plans

that will result in Alternative Fuel

Vehicle (AFV) markets.

2. Public Outreach

Develop and design information

materials to educate the public about

Alternative Fuels and other advanced

transportation technologies. Work

would utilize a variety of electronic and

print formats to develop a coordinated,

comprehensive public information

strategy in conjunction with DOE

regional efforts. Work guidelines would

be developed in conjunction with the

DOE Public Affairs Office in order to

maximize benefit and avoid duplication.

A. Outreach Program

Work would include developing and

placing magazine articles to increase

fleet operators’, fleet owners’, and

general public interest in Clean Cities

and alternative fuels. Work could

include the development of case studies

and general public information

products.

B. Partner Awards

Work would include developing an

award and recognition process that

would generate corporate attention to

Clean Cities objectives. Awards and

recognition would be communicated

utilizing tools developed in (A) above.

C. Public Service Announcements

Work would include developing

appropriate themes on the societal

benefits of driving low emission,

alternative fuel, and fuel efficient

vehicles; creating public service

announcements based on these themes

for print and broadcast media; and

placing these public service

announcements in the appropriate

publications and broadcast media.

D. Middle and High School AFV

Curricula

Work will be to develop and

distribute new and/or build upon

existing educational materials on the

value and benefits of alternative fuel

utilization, current and future AFV

technology, and infrastructure for

incorporation into middle and high

school curricula. Training teachers on

how to use the materials should be part

of the task.

3. Alternative Fuel Market

Development

Work would focus on developing

partnerships in certain, concentrated

market niches demonstrated to be

‘‘critical’’ in the development of a

successful, local AFV market, such as

airports, taxi fleets, school bus fleets,

rental car, and national parks. Work

would include developing an expertise

in each niche; effectively ‘‘tackling’’

problem areas or issues in the market

area; and identifying programs that can

be replicated in other Clean Cities.

Workshops would utilize the

information materials developed. Up to

two workshops per market sector will be

considered.

In response to this solicitation, DOE

expects to make a single award. There

is a potential for additional single year

extensions of this work with additional

future year funds. Additional scope of

work could be negotiated at a later date.

Solicitation number DE–PS36–

98GO10295 will include complete

information on the program including

technical aspects, funding, application

preparation instructions, application

evaluation criteria, and other factors

that will be considered when selecting

projects for funding. No pre-application

conference is planned. Issuance of the

solicitation is planned on or about April

17, 1998, with responses due on May

19, 1998.

Issued in Golden, Colorado, on April 8,

1998.

John W. Meeker,

Chief, Procurement, GO.

[FR Doc. 98–10077 Filed 4–15–98; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 6450–01–P ′

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Environmental Management SiteSpecific Advisory Board, Rocky Flats

AGENCY: Department of Energy.

ACTION: Notice of open meeting.

SUMMARY: Pursuant to the provisions of

the Federal Advisory Committee Act

(Public Law 92–463, 86 Stat. 770) notice

is hereby given of the following

Advisory Committee meeting:

Environmental Management SiteSpecific Advisory Board (EM SSAB),

Rocky Flats.

DATES: Thursday, May 7, 1998, 6:00

p.m.–9:30 p.m.

ADDRESSES: Westminster City Hall,

Lower-level Multi-purpose Room, 4800

West 92nd Avenue, Westminster, CO.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ken

Korkia, Board/Staff Coordinator, EM

SSAB-Rocky Flats, 9035 North

Wadsworth Parkway, Suite 2250,

Westminster, CO 80021, phone: (303)

420–7855, fax: (303) 420–7579.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Purpose of the Board: The purpose of

the Board is to make recommendations
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1 15 U.S.C. § 3142(c) (1982).

2See 80 FERC ¶61,264 (1997); order denying

reh’g issued January 28, 1998, 82 FERC ¶ 61,058

(1998).

3Public Service Company of Colorado v. FERC,

91 F.3d 1478 (D.C. 1996), cert. denied, Nos. 96–954

and 96–1230 (65 U.S.L.W. 3751 and 3754, May 12,

1997) (Public Service).

to DOE and its regulators in the areas of

environmental restoration, waste

management, and related activities.

Tentative Agenda

1. The Board will consider approving

a recommendation concerning economic

reuse at the Rocky Flats Technology

Site.

2. The Board will review and consider

approval of comments and

recommendations on the draft cleanup

plan, ‘‘Accelerating Cleanup: Paths to

Closure.’’

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 Ken Korkia 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

at the beginning of the meeting.

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 at the Public Reading

Room located at the Board’s office at

9035 North Wadsworth Parkway, Suite

2250, Westminster, CO 80021;

telephone (303) 420–7855. Hours of

operation for the Public Reading Room

are 9:00 am–4:00 pm on Monday

through Friday. Minutes will also be

made available by writing or calling Deb

Thompson at the Board’s office address

or telephone number listed above.

Issued at Washington, DC on April 13,

1998.

Rachel Samuel,

Deputy Advisory Committee Management

Officer.

[FR Doc. 98–10076 Filed 4–15–98; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 6450–01–P

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory

Commission

[Project No. 1991]

City of Bonners Ferry; Notice of

Authorization for Continued Project

Operation

April 10, 1998.

On April 1, 1998, the City of Bonners

Ferry, licensee for the Moyie River

Project No. 1991, filed an application for

a new or subsequent license pursuant to

the Federal Power Act (FPA) and the

Commission’s regulations thereunder.

Project No. 1991 is located on the Moyie

River in Boundary County, Idaho.

The license for Project No. 1991 was

issued for a period ending March 31,

1998. Section 15(a)(1) of the FPA, 16

U.S.C. 808(a)(1), requires the

Commission, at the expiration of a

license term, to issue from year to year

an annual license to the then licensee

under the terms and conditions of the

prior license until a new license is

issued, or the project is otherwise

disposed of as provided in Section 15 or

any other applicable section of the FPA.

If the project’s prior license waived the

applicability of Section 15 of the FPA,

then, based on Section 9(b) of the

Administrative Procedure Act, 5 U.S.C.

558(c), and as set forth at 18 CFR

16.21(a), if the licensee of such project

has filed an application for a subsequent

license, the licensee may continue to

operate the project in accordance with

the terms and conditions of the license

after the minor or minor part license

expires, until the Commission acts on

its application. If the licensee of such a

project has not filed an application for

a subsequent license, then it may be

required, pursuant to 18 CFR 16.21(b),

to continue project operations until the

Commission issues someone else a

license for the project or otherwise

orders disposition of the project.

If the project is subject to Section 15

of the FPA, notice is hereby given that

an annual license for Project No. 1991

is issued to the City of Bonners Ferry for

a period effective April 1, 1998, through

March 31, 1999, or until the issuance of

a new license for the project or other

disposition under the FPA, whichever

comes first. If issuance of a new license

(or other disposition) does not take

place on or before March 31, 1999,

notice is hereby given that, pursuant to

18 CFR 16.18(c), an annual license

under Section 15(a)(1) of the FPA is

renewed automatically without further

order or notice by the Commission,

unless the Commission orders

otherwise.

If the project is not subject to Section

15 of the FPA, notice is hereby given

that the City of Bonners Ferry is

authorized to continue operation of the

Moyie River Project No. 1991, until such

time as the Commission acts on its

application for subsequent license.

Linwood A. Watson, Jr.,

Acting Secretary.

[FR Doc. 98–10086 Filed 4–15–98; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 6717–01–M

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory

Commission

[Docket No. SA98–77–000]

BP Exploration and Oil, Inc.; Notice of

Petition for Adjustment and Extension

of Time

April 10, 1998.

Take notice that on March 23, 1998,

BP Exploration and Oil, (BP), filed a

petition pursuant to Section 502(c) of

the Natural Gas Policy Act of 1978

(NGPA) 1 and Subpart K of the

Commission’s Rules of Practice and

Procedure (18 CFR 385.1101–385.1117),

for: (1) a 106-day extension of the

Commission’s March 9, 1998, refund

deadline, by which date BP would

otherwise be required to make Kansas

ad valorem tax refunds, with interest, to

ANR Pipeline Company (ANR); and (2)

an adjustment with respect to BP’s

refund obligation, waiving BP’s

obligation to refund the interest that

would otherwise accrue during the 106-

day period from November 10, 1997 to

February 24, 1998. BP’s petition is on

file with the Commission and open to

public inspection.

On September 10, 1997, in Docket No.

RP97–369–000 et al., the Commission

issued an order,2 on remand from the

D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals,3 that

directed first sellers to make Kansas ad

valorem tax refunds, with interest, for

the period from 1983 to 1988. The

Commission directed the pipelines to

serve first sellers with a Statement of

Refunds Due within 60 days of the date

of the refund order, and directed first

sellers to make the necessary refunds

within 180 days of the date of the

refund order (i.e., by March 9, 1998).

BP explains that ANR’s Statement of

Refunds Due identifies $227,793.83 as