[Federal Register: December 10, 2003 (Volume 68, Number 237)]
[Notices]               
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

[Number DE-PS36-04GO94006]

 
Geothermal Outreach

AGENCY: Golden Field Office, U.S. Department of Energy.

ACTION: Notice of issuance of funding.

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SUMMARY: The Department of Energy's (DOE) Office of Energy Efficiency 
and Renewable Energy (EERE) is seeking applications for communication 
and outreach projects to supplement the GeoPowering the West (GPW) 
effort.

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Through financial assistance awards, DOE intends to provide financial 
support to States in the Denver and Seattle Regions ONLY, which include 
Denver (LA, TX, OK, NM, CO, UT, WY, MT, SD, ND, NE) and Seattle (AK, 
HI, WA, OR, ID, NV, CA, AZ, American Samoa, Guam, and the Northern 
Mariana Islands) Regions. This program is authorized under provisions 
of the ``Geothermal Energy Research, Development, and Demonstration Act 
of 1976,'' Pub. L. 93-410; Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency 
Technology Competitiveness Act of 1989, Pub. L. 101-218; and the Energy 
Policy Act of 1992, Pub. L. 102-486, Title XII.

DATES: Issuance of the announcement is planned for December 1, 2003.

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/business.html
, click on ``Funding Announcements,'' and 
then click on access, which, will provide a link to the announcement 
number in the Industry Interactive Procurement System (IIPS) Web site 
and provide instructions on using IIPS. 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 may be submitted by the 
applicant or a designated representative that receives authorization 
from the applicant; however, the application documentation must reflect 
the name and title of the representative authorized to enter the 
applicant into a legally binding agreement. The applicant or the 
designated representative must first register in IIPS, entering their 
first name and last name, then entering the company name/address of the 
applicant.
    For questions regarding the operation of IIPS, contact the IIPS Help Desk at IIPS_HelpDesk@e-center.doe.gov or at (800) 683-0751.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Questions regarding this announcement 
should be submitted electronically through IIPS by ``submitting a 
question'' on the IIPS ``Finanicial Assistance Form'' specific to this 
announcement. Response to questions will be posted on IIPS and 
available through ``View Questions.''

    Issued in Golden, Colorado, on December 1, 2003.
James P. Damm,
Acting Director, Office of Acquisition and Financial Assistance.
[FR Doc. 03-30611 Filed 12-9-03; 8:45 am]

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