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FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr.

R. J. Erickson, Staff Patent Attorney,

Office of Naval Research, ONR 00CC,

Ballston Tower One, 800 North Quincy

Street, Arlington, Virginia 22217–5660,

telephone (703) 696–4001.

(Authority: 35 U.S.C. 207, 37 CFR Part 404)

Dated: June 2, 1998.

Lou Rae Langevin,

LT, JAGC, USN, Alternate Federal Register

Liaison Officer.

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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Golden Field Office; Notice of

Solicitation for Financial Assistance

Applications; National Industrial

Competitiveness Through Energy,

Environment and Economics (NICE3)

AGENCY: Golden Field Office, DOE.

ACTION: Notice of solicitation for

financial assistance applications for the

national industrial competitiveness

through energy, environment and

economics (NICE 3), DE–PS36–

98GO10294.

SUMMARY: The Office of Industrial

Technologies of the Department of

Energy, Golden Field Office is funding

a State Grant Program entitled National

Industrial Competitiveness through

Energy, Environment and Economics

(NICE 3). The goals of the NICE 3

Program are to improve energy

efficiency, promote cleaner production,

and to improve competitiveness in

industry. The intent of the NICE 3

program is to fund innovative projects

that have completed the research and

development stage and are ready to

demonstrate a fully integrated

commercial unit. Some industrial

technologies that the NICE 3 program

has funded follow: SO3 Cleaning

Process in the Manufacture of

Semiconductors; Innovative Design of a

Brick Kiln Using Low Thermal Mass

Technology; Continuously Reform

Electroless Nickel Plating Solutions;

Fiber Loading for Paper Manufacture;

and HCl Acid Recovery System. For the

past eight years the NICE 3 program has

offered 88 grants (approximately $29.3

million) to fund innovative industrial

technologies. In 1998 the Department of

Energy offered $3.8 million in grants to

10 U.S. companies in 8 states and the

Commonwealth of Puerto Rico.

DATES: DOE expects to issue the

solicitation on June 15, 1998.

ADDRESSES: To obtain a copy of the

solicitation, once issued, eligible parties

may write to the U.S. Department of

Energy Golden Field Office, Attention:

Jim Damm, Contract Specialist, 1617

Cole Boulevard, Golden, Colorado

80401. Facsimiles and electronic mail

are acceptable and can be transmitted

to(303) 275–4788 or

jimldamm@nrel.gov. Beginning June

15, 1998, applicants are encouraged to

obtain an electronic copy through the

Golden Field Office Home Page at http:/

/www.eren.doe.gov/golden/

solicitions.htm. Only written requests

for the solicitation will be honored.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Jim

Damm, Contract Specialist at 303–275–

4744 or Eric Hass at 303–275–4728.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Restricted Eligibility

Eligible applicants for purposes of

funding under the program include any

authorized agency of the 50 States, the

District of Columbia, the U.S. Virgin

Islands, the Commonwealth of Puerto

Rico, and any territory or possession of

the United States. For convenience, the

term State in this notice refers to all

eligible State agency applicants. Local

governments, State and private

universities, private non-profits, private

businesses and individuals, who are not

eligible as direct applicants, must work

with the appropriate State agencies in

developing projects and forming

participation arrangements. DOE

requires these types of cooperative

arrangements in support of program

goals. The Catalog of Federal Domestic

Assistance number assigned to this

program is 81.105. Cost sharing is

required by all participants. The Federal

Government will provide up to 50

percent of the funds for the project. The

remaining funds must be provided by

the eligible applicants and/or

cooperating project participants. Cost

sharing, by industry/State partners,

beyond the 50 percent required match is

desirable. In addition to direct financial

contributions, cost sharing can include

beneficial services or items, such as

manpower, equipment, consultants and

computer time that are allowable in

accordance with applicable cost

principles. The inclusion of industrial

partners is required for a proposal to be

considered responsive to the solicitation

to be eligible for grant consideration. A

State agency application signed by an

authorized State official is required for

a proposal to be responsive.

Availability of Funds in FY 1999

With this publication, DOE is

announcing the availability of up to $6

million in grant/cooperative agreement

funds for fiscal year 1999. The awards

will be made through a competitive

process. In response to the solicitation,

a State agency may include up to 10

percent, not to exceed $25,000 per

project, for State agency program

support. The Federal share of grants

including State agency program support

may range up to $425,000 with a

maximum of $400,000 for the industrial

partner. Projects may cover a period of

up to 3 years. DOE reserves the right to

fund, in whole or in part, any, all, or

none of the proposals submitted in

response to this notice.

Issued in Golden, Colorado, on June 5,

1998.

Dated: June 4, 1998.

John W. Meeker,

Chief, Procurement, GO.

[FR Doc. 98–15721 Filed 6–11–98; 8:45 am]

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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory

Commission

[Docket No. CP98–571–000]

ANR Pipeline Company; Notice of

Application

June 8, 1998.

Take notice that on May 29, 1998, as

clarified on June 4, 1998, ANR Pipeline

Company (ANR), 500 Renaissance

Center, Detroit, Michigan 48243, filed in

Docket No. CP98–571–000 an

abbreviated application pursuant to

Section 7(b) of the Natural Gas Act and

Sections 157.7 and 157.18 of the

Commission’s Regulations to abandon a

firm natural gas transportation service

for Texas Gas Transmission Corporation

(Texas Gas) performed under ANR’s

Rate Schedule X–63, all as more fully

set forth in the application which is on

file with the Commission and open to

public inspection.

ANR states that the transportation

service was originally authorized by the

Commission in an order issued January

13, 1977 in Docket No. CP75–125–000,

and involved the transportation by ANR

on a firm basis of up to 196,640 Mcf per

day from West Cameron Area Block 167

in offshore Louisiana, to a point of

interconnection with Texas Gas’

pipeline facilities in Acadia Parish,

Louisiana and/or up to 100,000 Mcf per

day to an interconnection with Texas

Gas at Cameron Parish, Louisiana.

No facilities are proposed to be

abandoned, and ANR requests an

effective date of June 15, 1998 for the

abandonment authorization.

Any person desiring to be heard or to

make any protest with reference to said

application should on or before June 29,
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1998, file with the Federal Energy

Regulatory Commission, 888 First

Street, NE., Washington, DC 20426, a

motion to intervene or a protest in

accordance with the requirements of the

Commission’s Rules of Practice and

Procedure (18 CFR 385.214 or 385.211)

and the Regulations under the Natural

Gas Act (18 CFR 157.10). All protests

filed with the Commission will be

considered by it in determining the

appropriate action to be taken but will

not serve to make the protestants parties

to the proceeding. Any person wishing

to become a party to a proceeding or to

participate as a party in any hearing

therein must file a motion to intervene

in accordance with the Commission’s

Rules.

Take further notice that, pursuant to

the authority contained in and subject to

the jurisdiction conferred upon the

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

by Sections 7 and 15 of the Natural Gas

Act and the Commission’s Rules of

Practice and Procedure, a hearing will

be held without further notice before the

Commission or its designee on this

application if no motion to intervene is

filed within the time required herein, if

the Commission on its own review of

the matter finds that permission and

approval for the proposed abandonment

are required by the public convenience

and necessity. If a motion for leave to

intervene is timely filed, or if the

Commission on its own motion believes

that a formal hearing is required, further

notice of such hearing will be duly

given.

Under the procedure herein provided

for, unless otherwise advised, it will be

unnecessary for ANR to appear or be

represented at the hearing.

Linwood A. Watson, Jr.,

Acting Secretary.

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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory

Commission

[Docket No. RP98–91–006]

CNG Transmission Corporation; Notice

of Tariff Compliance Filing

June 8, 1998.

Take notice that on June 3, 1998, CNG

Transmission Corporation tendered for

filing as part of its FERC Gas Tariff,

Second Revised Volume No. 1, 2nd

Substitute Second Revised Sheet No.

361A, with a proposed effective date of

June 15, 1998.

CNG states that this filing is being

made pursuant to a conversation with

FERC staff regarding the correct

pagination of ‘‘duplicately numbered’’

tariff sheet from CNG’s May 29, 1998

compliance filing in Docket No. RP98–

91, et al. CNG proposes no substantive

revision to the content of these tariff

sheets, other than that which was

reflected in CNG’s May 29 compliance

filing.

CNG respectfully requests a waiver of

Section 154.207 of the Commission’s

Regulations, so that its proposed

repagination tariff sheet may become

effective June 15, 1998, CNG submits

that good cause exists to permit this

limited waiver, because CNG is merely

complying with the Commission’s

January 14, 1998 Order in this docket.

CNG states that copies of its filing has

been mailed to CNG’s customers and

interested state commissions.

Any person desiring to protest this

filing should file a protest with the

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission,

888 First Street, N.E., Washington, D.C.

20426, in accordance with Section

385.211 of the Commission’s Rules and

Regulations. All such protests must be

filed as provided in Section 154.210 of

the Commission’s Regulations. Protests

will be considered by the Commission

in determining the appropriate action to

be taken, but will not serve to make

protestants parties to the proceedings.

Copies of this filing are on file with the

Commission and are available for public

inspection in the Public Reference

Room.

Linwood A. Watson, Jr.,

Acting Secretary.

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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory

Commission

[Docket No. RP98–234–001]

CNG Transmission Corporation; Notice

of Tariff Filing

June 8, 1998.

Take notice that on June 3, 1998 CNG

Transmission Corporation (CNG)

tendered for filing as part of its FERC

Gas Tariff, Second Revised Volume No.

1, the following tariff sheets, with a

proposed effective date of June 15, 1998:

Third Revised Sheet No. 361A

CNG states that the filing is being

made pursuant to a conversation with

FERC staff regarding the correct

pagination of ‘‘duplicately numbered’’

tariff sheet from CNG’s May 29, 1998

compliance filing in Docket No. RP98–

234. CNG proposes no substantive

revision to the content of these tariff

sheets, other than that which was

reflected in CNG’s May compliance

filing.

CNG respectfully requests a waiver of

Section 154.207 of the Commission’s

Regulations, so that its proposed

repagination tariff sheet may become

effective June 15, 1998. CNG submits

that good cause exists to permit this

limited waiver, because CNG is not

making any substantive changes to its

May 29 filing.

CNG state that copies of its filing has

been mailed to CNG’s customers and

interested state commissions.

Any person desiring to protest this

filing should file a protest with the

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission,

888 First Street, N.W., Washington, D.C.

20426, in accordance with Section

385.211 of the Commission’s Rules and

Regulations. All such protests must be

filed as provided in Section 154.210 of

the Commission’s Regulations. Protests

will be considered by the Commission

in determining the appropriate action to

be taken, but will not serve to make

protestants parties to the proceedings.

Copies of this filing are on file with the

Commission and are available for public

inspection in the Public Reference

Room.

Linwood A. Watson, Jr.,

Acting Secretary.

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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory

Commission

[Docket No. CP98–584–000]

Columbia Gas Transmission

Corporation; Notice of Application

June 8, 1998.

Take notice that on June 2, 1998,

Columbia Gas Transmission Corporation

(CGT), 12801 Fairlakes Parkway,

Fairfax, Virginia 22030–0146, filed in

Docket No. CP98–584–000 an

application, pursuant to Sections 7(b)

and 7(c) of the Natural Gas Act, for a

certificate of public convenience and

necessity authorizing replacement of

certain natural gas facilities and

abandonment of the facilities being

replaced, all as more fully set forth in

the application which is on file with the

Commission and open to public

inspection.

CGT seeks to construct and operate

approximately 0.25 miles of 4-inch

diameter fuel gas line and

appurtenances and abandon the 0.25

miles of 6-inch and 4-inch storage