[Federal Register: March 2, 2004 (Volume 69, Number 41)]
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
[Announcement Number DE-PS36-04GO94000]
Hydrogen Safety, Codes and Standards Research
AGENCY: Golden Field Office, U.S. Department of Energy.
ACTION: Notice of issuance of announcement for financial assistance
applications.
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SUMMARY: The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE), Golden Field Office is
announcing its intention to seek financial assistance applications for
specific categories of research projects that will support the goals
and objectives of the Hydrogen Safety, Codes and Standards Program. The
three eligible research projects involved include Hydrogen System
Sensors, Pipeline Materials and Sensors, and Process Plant Sensors. The
effect of these projects is to ensure that research and development
activities under this Program bring hydrogen systems into the
marketplace.
DATES: The Funding Opportunity Announcement is anticipated to be issued
on February 24, 2004.
ADDRESSES: To obtain a copy of the Announcement, interested parties
should access the DOE Golden Field Office Home page at http://www.go.doe.gov/funding.html
, click on the word ``access.'' The link
will open the Industry Interactive Procurement System (IIPS) Web site
and provide links to all Golden Field Office Announcements. The
Announcement can also be obtained directly through IIPS at http://e-center.doe.gov
by browsing opportunities by Contracting Activity, for
those Announcements issued by the Golden Field Office. DOE will not
issue paper copies of the Announcement.
IIPS provides the medium for disseminating Announcements, receiving
financial assistance applications, and evaluating the applications in a
paperless environment. The application must be submitted in IIPS by the
applicant or a designated representative that receives authorization
from the applicant. The application documentation must reflect the name
and title of the representative authorized to enter the applicant into
a legally binding contract or agreement. The applicant or the
designated representative must first register in IIPS. For questions
regarding the operation of IIPS, contact the IIPS Help Desk at
IIPS_HelpDesk@e-center.doe.gov or at (800) 683-0751, Option 1.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Cheri Schmitt, Financial Assistance
Specialist, DOE Golden Field Office, 1617 Cole Boulevard, Golden, CO
80401-3393 or via facsimile to Cheri Schmitt at (303) 275-4753, or
electronically to Cheri Schmitt at cheri.schmitt@go.doe.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Hydrogen, Fuel Cells, and Infrastructure
Technologies Program of DOE's Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable
Energy is soliciting financial assistance applications with the
objective of contributing to industry efforts and the President's
Hydrogen Fuel Initiative in developing a path to a hydrogen economy.
DOE intends to provide financial support for this effort under
authority of the Hydrogen Future Act of 1996, Public Law 104-271.
Section 103 of this Act requires DOE to conduct a hydrogen research and
development program relating to production, storage, transportation,
and the use of hydrogen, with the goal of enabling the private sector
to demonstrate the technical feasibility of using hydrogen for
industrial, residential, transportation, and utility applications. See
42 U.S.C 12403. Under the President's Hydrogen Fuel Initiative, DOE
will initiate or accelerate research in technologies that will
ultimately contribute to the development of more economical hydrogen
production, storage, and utilization. Awards under this Announcement
will be Grants or Cooperative Agreements that will have terms of up to
three years. Possible funding into Years 2 and 3 will depend on the
outcome of a DOE go/no-go decision point at the end of each year of
each project. Awards will be for the complete project period, with
funding provided by DOE during each year, as applicable. Subject to the
availability of appropriations, DOE funding is anticipated to be
available for awards under this Announcement from Fiscal Year (FY) 2005
through FY 2007. The available DOE funding in FY 2005, FY 2006 and FY
2007 is anticipated to be approximately $2,000,000 per Fiscal Year.
Individual awards under this Announcement will not exceed $400,000 in
DOE funding for Year 1 of the project. Specific DOE funding limits per
award will not be imposed for Years 2 and 3. Applicants will be asked
to propose the required DOE funding for these two Years to achieve the
proposed project objectives. It is anticipated that up to a total of
five awards will be made.
All types of applicants are eligible to apply, except other Federal
agencies, Federally Funded Research and Development Centers (FFRDCs),
and nonprofit organizations described in Section 501(c)(4) of the
Internal Revenue Code of 1986 that engage in lobbying activities. FFRDC
contractors, although not eligible for an award, may be proposed as a
team member as specified under this Announcement. A minimum required
applicant cost share contribution is 20% of the total project cost.
Issued in Golden, Colorado, on February 24, 2004.
Jerry L. Zimmer,
Director, Office of Acquisition and Financial Assistance.
[FR Doc. 04-4581 Filed 3-1-04; 8:45 am]
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