[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: 10CFR451.5]

[Page 469]
 
                            TITLE 10--ENERGY
 
                    CHAPTER II--DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
 
PART 451_RENEWABLE ENERGY PRODUCTION INCENTIVES--Table of Contents
 
Sec. 451.5  Where and when to apply.

    (a) Pre-application and notification. (1) An applicant may submit at 
any time a pre-application, containing the information described in 
Sec. 451.8 (a) through (e), to obtain a preliminary and conditional 
determination of eligibility.
    (2) To assist DOE in its budget planning, the owner or operator of a 
qualified renewable energy facility is requested to provide notification 
at least 6 months in advance of when a facility is expected to be first 
used, providing projected information specified in Sec. 451.8 (a) 
through (e).
    (b) Application. (1) Except as provided by paragraph (b)(2) of this 
section, an application for an incentive payment for electric energy 
generated and sold in a fiscal year must be filed during the first 
quarter (October 1 through December 31) of the next fiscal year.
    (2) For energy generated and sold in fiscal year 1994, an 
application for incentive payment must be filed on or before September 
5, 1995.
    (3) Failure to file an application in any fiscal year for payment 
for energy generated in the preceding fiscal year shall disqualify the 
owner or operator from eligibility for any incentive payment for energy 
generated in that preceding fiscal year.
    (c) Where. Applications and notifications to the Department shall be 
submitted to the Renewable Energy Production Incentive Program, U.S. 
Department of Energy, Golden Field Office, 1617 Cole Boulevard, Golden, 
CO, 80401.