[Federal Register Volume 59, Number 173 (Thursday, September 8, 1994)] [Unknown Section] [Page 0] From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov] [FR Doc No: 94-22150] [[Page Unknown]] [Federal Register: September 8, 1994] ----------------------------------------------------------------------- DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY Financial Assistance Award Consortium for Energy Efficiency AGENCY: Department of Energy. ACTION: Notice of noncompetitive financial assistance award. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- SUMMARY: Pursuant to 10 CFR 600.7(b)(2)(i)(D), the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Region I Support Office, through the Golden Field Office, intends to award a grant to the Consortium for Energy Efficiency (CEE) to develop ``market-pull'' initiatives intended to increase the deployment of advanced, energy efficient technologies through the development of utility/manufacturer/customer consortia. These tasks fulfill DOE missions set forth in section 127 of the Energy Policy Act of 1992, H.R. 776 (EPACT) and in the Climate Change Action Plan, Actions #4 and #6 (CCAP). SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The proposal, which was negotiated with the DOE, Office of Building Technologies (OBT), establishes funding for tasks related to increasing the deployment of advanced, highly energy efficient technologies throughout the United States. The CEE is a non- profit corporation dedicated to helping private and public interests form partnerships to accelerate the development and availability of technologies that save energy. Initial funding of $142,500 will be used to begin several program initiatives. Depending upon availability, additional financial assistance for CEE in support of on-going ``market-pull'' activities between FY '95-FY '99 is anticipated. Funding may range from between $50,000-$700,000 per fiscal year. In the event that additional funding is available in the future, it will be used to expand program initiatives in different product technologies, to provide additional expert technical assistance for program initiatives, to set-up workshops/conferences, and to increase marketing efforts for product technologies. The completion of these tasks should result in an increase in the use of super-efficient appliances in the United States. Noncompetitive financial assistance to CEE is in accordance with the justifying criteria presented in 10 CFR 600. The DOE/OBT has determined that CEE has exclusive domestic capability to develop consortia to increase the deployment of advanced, energy efficient technologies, and, is, therefore, uniquely capable to complete missions outlined in section 127 of EPACT and Action #'s 4 and 6 of CCAP. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: U.S. Department of Energy, Attn: Hugh Saussy, Jr., Region I Support Office, One Congress Street, Boston, MA 02114-2021, (617) 565-9700. Issued at Golden, Colorado on August 25, 1994. John W. Meeker, Contracting Officer, Golden Field Office. [FR Doc. 94-22150 Filed 9-7-94; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6450-01-M