[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 10, Volume 3]
[Revised as of January 1, 2005]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 10CFR216.3]

[Page 68]
 
                            TITLE 10--ENERGY
 
                    CHAPTER II--DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
 
PART 216_MATERIALS ALLOCATION AND PRIORITY PERFORMANCE UNDER CONTRACTS 
OR ORDERS TO MAXIMIZE DOMESTIC ENERGY SUPPLIES--Table of Contents
 
Sec. 216.3  Requests for assistance.

    (a) Persons who believe that they perform work associated with a 
program or project which may qualify as an eligible energy program or 
project and wishing to receive assistance as authorized by DPA section 
101(c)(1) may submit an application to DOE requesting DOE to determine 
whether a program or project maximizes domestic energy supplies and to 
find whether or not specific supplies of materials or equipment 
identified in the application are critical and essential for a purpose 
identified in section 101(c). The application should be sent to: 
Department of Energy, Procurement and Assistance Management Directorate, 
Attn: MA-422, Forrestal Building, 1000 Independence Avenue SW., 
Washington, DC 20585. The application shall contain the following 
information:
    (1) The name and address of the applicant and of its duly authorized 
representative.
    (2) A description of the energy program or project for which 
assistance is requested and an assessment of its impact on the 
maximization of domestic energy supplies.
    (3) The amount of energy to be produced by the program or project 
which is directly affected by the supplies of the materials or equipment 
in question.
    (4) A statement explaining why the materials or equipment for which 
assistance is requested are critical and essential to the construction 
or operation of the energy project or program.
    (5) A detailed description of the specific supplies of materials and 
equipment in connection with which assistance is requested, including: 
Components, performance data (capacity, life duration, etc.), standards, 
acceptable tolerances in dimensions and specifications, current 
inventory, present and expected rates of use, anticipated deliveries and 
substitution possibilities (feasibility of using other materials or 
equipment).
    (6) A detailed description of the sources of supply, including: Name 
of the regular supplying company or companies, other companies capable 
of supplying the materials and equipment, location of supplying plants 
or plants capable of supplying the needed materials and equipment, 
possible suppliers for identical or substitutable materials and 
equipment and possible foreign sources of supply.
    (7) A detailed description of the delivery stituation, including: 
Normal delivery times, promised delivery time without priorities 
assistance, and delivery time required for expeditious fulfillment or 
completion of the program or project.
    (8) Evidence of the applicant's unsuccessful efforts to obtain on a 
timely basis the materials and equipment in question through normal 
business channels from current or other known suppliers.
    (9) A detailed estimate of the delay in fulfilling or completing the 
energy program or project which will be caused by inability to obtain 
the specified materials and equipment in the usual course of business.
    (10) Any known conflicts with rated or authorized controlled 
material orders already issued pursuant to the DPA for supplies of the 
described materials and equipment.
    (11) Quarterly estimates of requirements for controlled materials, 
if applicable, by shapes and forms as prescribed by the DPAS regulation, 
Sec. 350.31(e)(2).
    (b) DOE, on consultation with the DOC, may prescribe standard forms 
of application or letters of instruction for use by all persons seeking 
assistance.
    (c) In addition to the information described above, DOE may from 
time to time request whatever additional information it reasonably 
believes is relevant to the discharge of its functions pursuant to DPA 
section 101(c).

[43 FR 6212, Feb. 14, 1978, as amended at 51 FR 8311, Mar. 11, 1986]