[Federal Register: January 2, 2004 (Volume 69, Number 1)]
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
National Energy Technology Laboratory; Notice of Availability of
a Funding Opportunity
AGENCY: National Energy Technology Laboratory (NETL), Department of
Energy (DOE).
ACTION: Notice of availability of a funding opportunity.
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SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given of the intent to issue a Funding
Opportunity No. DE-PS26-04NT15460 entitled ``Focused Research in
Federal Lands Access and Produced Water Management in Oil and Gas
Exploration and Production.'' The Department of Energy (DOE) National
Energy Technology Laboratory (NETL), on behalf of its National
Petroleum Technology Office (NPTO), seeks applications for cost-shared
research projects that address specific Federal lands access or
produced water management issues faced by the oil and gas industry.
Applications will either address (1) solutions to improve access to oil
and gas resources on Federal lands or (2) produced water management
issues in low cost treatment technologies, beneficial use of produced
water, or best management practices for handling, treatment and/or
disposal. The goal is to provide solutions to issues that are limiting
domestic on-shore or off-shore production while providing the same or
higher levels of environmental protection.
DATES: The Funding Opportunity will be available on the DOE/NETL's
Internet address at http://www.netl.doe.gov/business and on the
``Industry Interactive Procurement System'' (IIPS) Web page located at
http://e-center.doe.gov on or about January 15, 2004.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Martin Byrnes, U.S. Department of
Energy, National Energy Technology Laboratory, P.O. Box 10940, MS 921-
107, Pittsburgh, PA 15236-0940. E-mail address:
Martin.Byrnes@netl.doe.gov, telephone number: 412-386-4486.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Department of Energy (DOE) National
Energy Technology Laboratory (NETL), on behalf of its National
Petroleum Technology Office (NPTO), is soliciting applications for
cost-shared research projects that address access to Federal lands or
produced water management issues faced by the oil and gas industry. The
goal is to provide solutions to issues that are limiting domestic on-
shore or off-shore production while providing the same or higher levels
of environmental protection.
The mission of the Department of Energy's Fossil Energy Oil Program
is derived from the National need for increased oil production for
national security, requirements for Federal lands stewardship, and
increased protection of the environment. The Oil and Gas Environmental
Program supports those goals and the National Energy Policy goal of
increasing domestic oil and gas production, by providing technologies
and approaches that reduce the cost of effective environmental
protection and by providing technologies and approaches that improve
environmental protection.
The program will accept applications for cost-shared research
projects that address (1) solutions to improve access to Federal lands
or (2) produced water management issues in low cost treatment
technologies, beneficial use of produced water, or best management
practices for handling, treatment and/or disposal. The goal of this
Funding Opportunity is to provide solutions to issues that are limiting
domestic on-shore or off-shore production while providing the same or
higher levels of environmental protection. These access issues and
produced water management issues are limiting domestic production by
restricting additional development or by adding costs that cause
operators to abandon existing wells while substantial recoverable
reserves remain in the ground.
The issues listed above are multi-faceted problems. In many cases,
the overall solution may vary by region or may require several separate
steps to resolve completely. Selected projects are expected to describe
the overall problem and the region or regions affected as well as
describing how the proposed project fits into the overall solution.
Selected projects are also expected to describe as completely as
possible the impact that the project will have on increasing or
maintaining domestic production. The description of the production
impact should discuss in detail the resource affected and the amount of
domestic production that can be added or maintained as a result of the
successful completion of the project.
DOE anticipates issuing financial assistance (Cooperative
Agreement) awards. 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 will be made. Multiple
awards are anticipated. Approximately $9 million of DOE funding is
planned over a 3 year period for this Funding Opportunity. The program
seeks to sponsor projects for a single budget/project period of 36
months or less. All applicants are required to cost share at a minimum
of 20% of the project total for projects submitted under the two areas
of interest. Details of the cost sharing requirements, and the specific
funding levels will be identified in Funding Opportunity. Telephone
requests, written requests, E-mail requests, or facsimile requests for
a copy of the Funding Opportunity package will not be accepted and/or
honored. Applications must be prepared and submitted in accordance with
the instructions and forms contained in the Funding Opportunity
Announcement. The actual Funding Opportunity
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Announcement will allow for requests for explanation and/or
interpretation.
Issued in Pittsburgh, PA on December 19, 2003.
Dale A. Siciliano,
Director, Acquisition and Assistance Division.
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