[Federal Register Volume 74, Number 179 (Thursday, September 17, 2009)]
[Notices]
[Page 47788]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E9-22385]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY


Notice of Class Deviation Approval

AGENCY: National Energy Technology Laboratory, Department of Energy.

ACTION: Notice of class deviation approval.

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SUMMARY: This notice announces the approval of a Class Deviation to the 
regulations at 10 CFR part 600. The Department is publicizing notice of 
the Class Deviation approval to satisfy the requirements of 10 CFR 
600.4(d). The effect of this action is that the Department may require 
the submission of monthly performance reports on projects selected 
under the Clean Coal Power Initiative--Round 3 Funding Opportunity 
Announcement.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Brittley Robbins at (412) 386-5430.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Under the relevant Subparts of the 
Department of Energy's Financial Assistance Regulations, which 
prescribe performance reporting, 10 CFR 600.151, 240, and 341, 
reporting shall not be required more frequently than quarterly or less 
frequently than annually. For projects selected under the Clean Coal 
Power Initiative--Round 3 (CCPI-3) Funding Opportunity Announcement, 
the Department determined that quarterly reporting was insufficient to 
adequately monitor progress and assess risk as they do not provide 
current information, and do not allow the Department to identify and 
address problems in a timely manner. Projects selected under the CCPI-3 
Announcement will be commercial scale demonstration projects which are 
inherently complex, integrating novel carbon capture technology into 
commercial operations of a coal-fired power generation facility, which 
will in turn be integrated with a large-scale sequestration facility. 
All demonstration projects under the Clean Coal Power Initiative 
Program carry an inherent degree of risk because they incorporate 
innovative technology, either being introduced for the first time or in 
an untried configuration at the commercial scale.
    To ensure that cooperative agreements awarded under the Clean Coal 
Power Initiative--Round 3 Funding Opportunity Announcement meet their 
objectives on schedule and within budget, the Department pursued a 
Class Deviation from the regulations at 10 CFR 600.151, 240, and 341 to 
allow for monthly performance reporting.
    On April 8, 2008, the Office of Management and Budget approved the 
Department's request for the Class Deviation.

    Issued in Pittsburgh, PA on September 10, 2009.
Raymond D. Johnson,
Contracting Officer.
[FR Doc. E9-22385 Filed 9-16-09; 8:45 am]
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