[Federal Register: October 8, 1999 (Volume 64, Number 195)]
[Notices]               
[Page 54877]
From the Federal Register Online via GPO Access [wais.access.gpo.gov]
[DOCID:fr08oc99-80]                         

=======================================================================
-----------------------------------------------------------------------

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy

 
Request for Proposals for Financial Assistance: Agenda 2020--
Forest Products Industries of the Future

AGENCY: Golden Field Office, Department of Energy (DOE).

ACTION: Request for applications for research and development projects 
in support of the Agenda 2020 program.

-----------------------------------------------------------------------

SUMMARY: The DOE Office of Industrial Technologies (OIT) is funding a 
competitive financial assistance program in support of Agenda 2020, a 
research agenda which outlines the needs of the forest products 
industry to allow it to pursue a sustainable future. Proposals are 
requested under a DOE solicitation that is anticipated to result in the 
award of one or more cooperative agreements early in Fiscal Year 2001.

DATES: The two-page proposals should be submitted as described in the 
Solicitation by November 15, 1999.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Background Information

    The Department of Energy (DOE), Office of Industrial Technologies 
(OIT), is requesting applications for research and development projects 
in support of the Agenda 2020 program. In 1994, the American Forest & 
Paper Association (AF&PA) released Agenda 2020: A Technology Vision and 
Research Agenda for America's Forest, Wood, and Paper Industry, which 
outlines the research needs of the forest products industry to allow it 
to pursue a sustainable future. At that time, the AF&PA and DOE signed 
an agreement to implement this research agenda. In 1996, the industry 
organized a process, under the aegis of the AF&PA Chief Technology 
Officers (CTO) Committee, to assist DOE in identifying research 
projects most important to the industry's Agenda 2020 Vision. Since 
that time, approximately 90 projects identified through this process 
have received DOE funding. For additional information on Agenda 2020, 
refer to the DOE Headquarters or Agenda 2020 website at 
www.oit.doe.gov/forest or www.Agenda2020.org.
    Under the current Solicitation for Fiscal Year 2001 awards, three 
Agenda 2020 Task Groups are participating in this request for 
applications: sustainable forestry, capital effectiveness, and sensors 
and control. To be considered for the award of a DOE cooperative 
agreement in one of these three areas, a 2-page proposal is required as 
the initial step in the evaluation process. The Solicitation is 
available from the DOE Golden Field Office website at www.eren.doe.gov/
golden/solicitations.html or from the DOE Headquarters website at 
www.oit.doe.gov/forest on October 4, 1999.
    If unable to access the internet, you may obtain a copy of the 
Solicitation by calling Amy Castelli at (303) 275-4716, FAX (303) 275-
4788.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: U.S. Department of Energy, Golden 
Field Office, 1617 Cole Boulevard, Golden, CO 80401. The Project 
Engineer is Doug Hooker, at (303) 275-4780 or e-mail at 
doug__hooker@nrel.gov. The Contracting Officer is Beth Peterman, at 
(303) 275-4719 or e-mail at beth__peterman@nrel.gov. The Solicitation 
can be obtained from the GFO website at www.eren.doe.gov/golden/
solicitations.html or from the DOE Headquarters website at 
www.oit.doe.gov/forest.

    Issued in Golden, Colorado, on October 1, 1999.
Beth H. Peterman,
Contracting Officer, GO.
[FR Doc. 99-26322 Filed 10-7-99; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 6450-01-P