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(2) Address the program priorities for

the particular program competition;

(3) Address an important problem or

need;

(4) Represent an improvement upon,

or important departure from, existing

practice;

(5) Involve learner-centered

improvements;

(6) Achieve far-reaching impact

through improvements that will be

useful in a variety of ways and in a

variety of settings; and

(7) Increase the cost-effectiveness of

services.

(b) Feasibility. The Secretary reviews

each proposed project for its feasibility

by determining the extent to which—

(1) The proposed project represents an

appropriate response to the problem or

need addressed;

(2) The applicant is capable of

carrying out the proposed project, as

evidenced by, for example—

(i) The applicant’s understanding of

the problem or need;

(ii) The quality of the project design,

including objectives, approaches, and

evaluation plan;

(iii) The adequacy of resources,

including money, personnel, facilities,

equipment, and supplies;

(iv) The qualifications of key

personnel who would conduct the

project; and

(v) The applicant’s relevant prior

experience;

(3) The applicant and any other

participating organizations are

committed to the success of the

proposed project, as evidence by, for

example—

(i) Contribution of resources by the

applicant and by participating

organizations;

(ii) Their prior work in the area; and

(iii) The potential for continuation of

the proposed project beyond the period

of funding (unless the project would be

self-terminating); and

(4) The proposed project demonstrates

potential for dissemination to or

adaptation by other organizations, and

shows evidence of interest by potential

users.

(c) Appropriateness of funding

projects. The Secretary reviews each

application to determine whether

support of the proposed project by the

Secretary is appropriate in terms of

availability of other funding sources for

the proposed activities.

In accordance with 630.32, the

Secretary announces the methods that

will be used in applying the selection

criteria.

The Secretary gives equal weight to

the selection criteria on significance,

feasibility, and appropriateness. Within

each of these criteria, the Secretary gives

equal weight to each of the subcriteria

listed above. In applying the criteria, the

Secretary first analyzes a preapplication

or application in terms of each

individual criterion and subscription.

The Secretary then bases the final

judgment of an application on an overall

assessment of the degree to which the

applicant addresses all selection

criteria.

For Applications or Information

Contact

Fund for the Improvement of

Postsecondary Education (FIPSE), U.S.

Department of Education, 600

Independence Avenue, SW., Room

3100, ROB–3, Washington, DC 20202–

5175. Telephone: (202) 708–5750

between the hours of 8 a.m. and 5 p.m.,

Eastern time, Monday through Friday, to

order applications or for information.

Individuals may request applications by

submitting their name and postal

mailing address to the e-mail address

#FIPSE@ED GOV. Individuals who use a

telecommunications device for the deaf

(TDD) may call the Federal Information

Relay Service (FIRS) at 1–800–877–8339

between 8 a.m. and 8 p.m., Eastern time,

Monday through Friday.

Information about the Department’s

funding opportunities, including copies

of application notices for discretionary

grant competitions, can be viewed on

the Department’s electronic bulletin

board (ED Board), telephone (202) 260–

9950; or on the Internet Gopher Server

at GOPHER.ED.GOV (under

Announcements, Bulletins, and Press

Releases). However, the official

application notice for a discretionary

grant competition is the notice

published in the Federal Register.

Program Authority: 20 U.S.C. 1135–1135a–

3.

Dated: March 20, 1995.

David A. Longanecker,

Assistant Secretary for Postsecondary

Education.

[FR Doc. 95–7415 Filed 3–23–95; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 4000–01–M

Office of Educational Research and

Improvement (OERI); Presolicitation

Conference on Draft Statement of

Work for the Regional Educational

Laboratories Program

AGENCY: Department of Education.

ACTION: Notice of presolicitation

conference on draft statement of work

for the Regional Educational

Laboratories Program.

SUMMARY: The Office of Educational

Research and Improvement will conduct

a pre-proposal conference to discuss a

draft of the proposed statement of work

to guide the activities of the regional

educational laboratories during the

1995–2000 contract period. At this time

the Office of Educational Research and

Improvement wishes to offer both

potential sources and parties interested

in the work of the regional educational

laboratories an opportunity to review a

draft of the proposed statement of work

and to attend a meeting to discuss the

content of that statement of work prior

to issuance of a Request for Proposal.

MEETING INFORMATION: The conference

will be held on April 12, 1995, from 9

a.m. to 12 noon in the auditorium of the

General Services Administration

Regional Office Building, Seventh and D

Streets SW., Washington DC (entrance

on the D Street side). Persons unable to

attend the conference who wish to

provide comments on the draft

statement of work may submit those

comments by telefax or mail no later

than April 26 to the contact listed

below.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On March

31, 1994 President Clinton signed Pub.

L. 103–227, Goals 2000: Educate

America Act. Title IX of that legislation,

known as the Educational Research,

Development, Dissemination, and

Improvement Act of 1994, includes new

authorizing legislation for the Regional

Educational Laboratory program which

will be implemented through the

recompetition of the regional

educational laboratories. The laboratory

competition will be announced later

this fiscal year, with awards to be made

in fiscal year 1996.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Laverne Reddick, U.S. Department of

Education, Grants and Contracts

Service, 7th and D Streets SW., GSA

Building, ROB–3, Room 3660,

Washington, DC 20202–4724.

Telephone: (202) 708–8222. Individuals

who use a telecommunications device

for the deaf (TDD) may call the Federal

Information Relay Service (FIRS) at 1–

800–877–8339 between 8 a.m. and 8

p.m., Eastern time, Monday through

Friday.

The draft document is available on

bulletin board at (202) 260–9950 which

is an 8 data, 1 stop, no parity bulletin

board. The document will be listed

under the ‘‘OERI Regional Educational

Laboratories’’ menu. Questions

regarding only the electronic bulletin

board should be telephoned to George

Wagner at (202) 708–7811. Those who

cannot interact electronically or telefax

(202) 260–0525 for a copy of this

document should write to the U.S.

Department of Education, Grants and
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Contracts Service, 7th and D Streets,

SW., GSA Building, ROB–3, Room 3660,

ROB–3, Washington, DC 20202–4724,

Attention: Laverne Reddick, Contract

Specialist.

Dated: March 20, 1995.

Sharon P. Robinson,

Assistant Secretary for Educational Research

and Improvement.

[FR Doc. 95–7282 Filed 3–23–95; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 4000–01–P

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Energy Partnerships for a Strong

Economy/Renewable Energy

Commercialization—Geothermal

Power

AGENCY: Department of Energy, Idaho

Operations Office.

ACTION: Solicitation for Financial

Assistance: Energy Partnerships for a

Strong Economy/Renewable Energy

Commercialization—Geothermal Power.

SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given that

pursuant to Public Law 93–577, Federal

Non-nuclear Energy Research and

Development Act of 1974; Public Law

93–410, Geothermal Energy Research,

Development and Demonstration; and

Section 2306 of the Energy Policy Act of

1992 (EPACT); the U.S. Department of

Energy (DOE) Idaho Operations Office

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

demonstration of geothermal power. A

minimum 50% non-federal cost share

for the project is required. This notice

is solicitation document DE–PS07–

95ID13349.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Linda Hallum, Contract Specialist,

telephone (208) 526–5545, facsimile

(208) 526–5548. The Contracting Officer

is Brad Bauer, (208) 526–0090.

DATES: The effective date of this

solicitation is March 24, 1995. The

deadline for receipt of applications is 3

p.m. MDT, May 16, 1995. Late

applications will be handled in

accordance with 10 CFR 600.13.

Prospective applicants should request

the application package by March 30,

1995 (which includes necessary forms,

assurances and certifications), by

writing to the DOE Contract Specialist.

Facsimile requests are authorized.

Questions regarding this solicitation

should be submitted in writing to the

DOE Contract Specialist no later than

April 10, 1995. Questions and answers

will be issued in writing as an

amendment to this solicitation.

Preproposal conferences may be

available if a sufficient number of

applicants request one. Preproposal

conference requests should be made no

later than April 10, 1995.

DOE anticipates that this solicitation

will result in the award of one or more

cooperative agreements. Substantial

involvement by DOE is anticipated.

Selections for negotiations are expected

to be made on or about June 28, 1995.

All awards are expected to be made

prior to September 30, 1995.

ADDRESSES: Applications shall be

submitted to: Procurement Services

Division; Attention: SOL DE–PS07–

95ID13349 (Hallum/Bauer); U.S. DOE,

Idaho Operations Office; 850 Energy

Drive, MS 1221; Idaho Falls, Idaho

83401–1563.

CFDA Number: The Catalog of Federal

Domestic Assistance Number for this

program is 81.087.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Energy

efficiency and renewable energy

projects entered into by both the public

and private sectors are the cornerstone

of the U.S. Department of Energy’s

(DOE) Energy Partnerships for a Strong

Economy. The purpose of various

Energy Partnerships programs is to

strengthen the economy and reduce

greenhouse gas emissions. In support of

this objective, DOE, in collaboration

with the geothermal industry and the

electric utilities, has developed an

initiative for furthering the

commercialization of geothermal power.

A primary strategy of the initiative is the

acceleration of geothermal development

through cost-shared projects.

This solicitation requests applications

from industry for one or more

collaborative efforts to support the

development of new geothermal power

generation. These efforts are to promote

the commercialization of this energy

source, and result in a near-term

increase in the amount of electrical

power generated from geothermal

energy for sale to an end user in the

United States. The U.S. Department of

Energy, Office of Utility Technologies

will provide $800,000 in funding for

one or more projects. The DOE funds

may be utilized only for activities

directly related to the applicant’s power

plant. Applications are solicited which

will result in the sale in the United

States of new electrical power generated

from geothermal energy by the end of

1997.

Objectives

The objectives of this solicitation are

to promote the commercialization of

geothermal energy for the production of

electrical power, and to reduce the

emission of greenhouse gases in the

United States. By accomplishing these

objectives, it is anticipated that jobs will

be created and that the nation’s

geothermal industry will be better

positioned to compete and win in the

global marketplace. The sale of the new

power generated by the cost-shared

project(s) and further growth of the

geothermal industry will off-set the use

of fossil fuels to generate electrical

power, thereby reducing the nation’s

emissions of greenhouse gases.

Priorities

To promote the commercialization of

geothermal energy, DOE’s geothermal

power initiative identified the

utilization of previously undeveloped

geothermal resources and the use of

innovative technologies in power plants

to convert the geothermal energy to

electrical power as specific areas for

emphasis in the solicitation of

applications for new geothermal power

capacity.

Scope

All applications that can demonstrate

an existing or pending sales agreement

for the power generated, and result in a

net increase in geothermal power

generation, will be accepted and

considered. Applications that address

either of the following two areas will

receive a higher technical ranking than

applications that utilize currently

developed geothermal resources and/or

conventional power plant energy

conversion system technologies.

1. Installation of a plant that initiates

the commercial power production from

a new geothermal resource, accelerating

the development of this new resource.

2. Retrofitting existing plants and/or

constructing new plants to incorporate

innovative improvements in power

plant technology that will increase

power generation from geothermal

resources.

In order to differentiate from the

expansion of an existing resource, for

the purpose of this solicitation, a new

geothermal resource is the first

utilization of a geothermal reservoir for

the production of electrical power.

The application(s) selected for award

will be subject to the quarterly reporting

requirements normally associated with

DOE financial assistance awards. If the

selected application uses an innovative

power plant technology, the quarterly

Technical Progress Report shall contain

data and calculations which detail the

performance of this technology during

the progress reporting period. Any other

use of the technology by the geothermal

industry is also to be reported. If the

selected application is the first

production of power from a new

geothermal resource, the quarterly