[Federal Register Volume 60, Number 66 (Thursday, April 6, 1995)]
[Notices]
[Page 17524]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 95-8497]



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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Office of Community Outreach; Pre-Application Conference and 
Notice of Availability of Financial Assistance To Establish and Support 
a Water Resources Center

AGENCY: Department of Energy (DOE), Savannah River Operations Office 
(SR).

ACTION: Notice of Pre-Application Conference and Availability of 
Financial Assistance Application.

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SUMMARY: SR is announcing a Pre-Application Conference for 
organizations wishing to be considered as the entity to establish and 
support a Water Resources Center for the Central Savannah River Area 
(CSRA). The conference is scheduled for Tuesday, April 18, 1995, at the 
Savannah River Site (SRS), Aiken, SC, commencing at 8:30 a.m. and 
completing by 5:00 p.m. In addition to discussion regarding the 
objectives of the Water Resources Center and the criteria which will be 
used to select the applicant, the conference will also offer a tour of 
the Savannah River Technology Center whereby participants will have an 
opportunity to become familiar with available technologies. A 
solicitation for the Water Resources Center will be made available on 
or about March 31, 1995.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Water Resources Center is intended to be 
a private sector developed and operated project. Government interest in 
this project is in stimulating the economic development of the region 
surrounding federal facilities by providing initial financial 
assistance and access to technology developed at federal facilities 
using federal funding. The intent is to encourage development of a 
Water Resources Center that brings together and deploys capabilities 
and technologies from industry, academia, federal, and private research 
facilities and organizations. the proposed center will be located in 
the CSRA in one of the following counties: Aiken, Barnwell, Allendale 
in South Carolina; or Columbia, Richmond in Georgia. The designated 
location of this center is to facilitate development of a partnership 
between SRS, the Savannah River Technology Center, and industry in the 
area of water resources.

    The SR Office of Technology Development has agreed to provide 
financial assistance to initiate establishment of a Water Resources 
Center. Funding for this initiative will be in the form of a Grant as 
provided by the Federal Grant and Cooperative Agreement Act of 1977 
(Public Law 95224). Authority for funding this project is found in 
Section 3135 of the FY 1994 National Defense Authorization Act, Public 
Law 103-160, November 1993.
    The estimated federal funding for the Water Resources Center is 
$1.5 million, and funding response to this solicitation must include 
matching funding at a minimum. Those who submitted and Expression of 
Interest (EOI) in response to SR's Commerce Business Daily announcement 
of November 14, 1994, will automatically receive a copy of the 
solicitation. Notification to attend the conference and/or requests for 
copies of the solicitation should be received in writing or be 
transmitted via facsimile to (803) 725-8573 no later than close of 
business (5:00 p.m. Eastern Standard Time) on April 14, 1995. Please 
identify in the notifications the name, citizenship, social security 
number, and birthdate for all attendees. This is required in order to 
process access authorizations for SRS. Requests or notifications should 
be sent to Scott D. Stephenson, Contracts Division, U.S. Department of 
Energy, Savannah River Operations Office, P.O. Box A, Aiken, SC 29802. 
Telephonic requests will not be accepted.

    Issued in Aiken, SC, on March 13, 1995.
Robert E. Lynch,
Head of Contracting, Activity Designee, Contracts Division, Savannah 
River Operations Office.
[FR Doc. 95-8497 Filed 4-5-95; 8:45 am]
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