Clean Coal Technology Program

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Clean Coal Technology Program

AGENCY: Department of Energy.

ACTION: Request for Expressions of Interest.

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SUMMARY: The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE), Office of Fossil Energy

(FE), is issuing this Announcement to request Expressions of Interest

in Commercial Clean Coal Technology Projects in Foreign Countries in

accordance with the guidance provided by the Congress. DOE is directed

to make the international dissemination of Clean Coal Technologies

(CCTs) an integral part of its policy to reduce greenhouse gas

emissions in developing countries. Accordingly, DOE is required to

solicit Statements of Interest in commercial projects employing CCTs in

countries projected to have significant growth in greenhouse gas

emissions. Additionally, DOE shall submit to the Congress, by April 15,

1995, a report that analyzes the information contained in the

Statements of Interest, and that identifies the extent to which various

types of Federal incentives would accelerate the commercial

availability of these technologies in an international context.

Specific information regarding the preparation and submittal of

Statements of Interest follows.

DATES: The deadline for receipt of submittals at the address identified

below is 3:30 p.m., E.S.T., on Friday, the 13th of January 1995.

Presubmittal Conference: A Presubmittal Conference for this

invitation for Statements of Interest will be held on Wednesday,

December 14, 1994, at 10:00 a.m. local Washington, D.C., time in the

DOE Auditorium of the Forrestal Building, as noted below. The purpose

of this meeting will be to provide the opportunity for prospective

respondents to gain a better understanding and clarification of the

objectives and requirements of this Announcement. The Conference will

be conducted informally to facilitate constructive dialog, and advance

submittal of questions or comments is not required. Seating will be

available on a first-come-first-served basis.

The Presubmittal Conference will be held at the following location:

Departmental Auditorium, U.S. Department of Energy, Forrestal Building,

1000 Independence Avenue SW., Washington, D.C. 20585.

Attendees must enter via the Main Lobby of the Forrestal Building,

register for the Conference, and obtain an access pass for the purpose

of the meeting. Accordingly, please take this registration process into

account in planning your arrival time.

ADDRESSES: Mailed submittals should be addressed to: Dr. Howard Feibus,

Director, Office of Clean Coal Technology, Fossil Energy, FE-221 (270

CC), U.S. Department of Energy, Washington, D.C., 20585.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For further information on this

Announcement, contact Dr. Howard Feibus, Director, Office of Clean Coal

Technology, Fossil Energy, FE-221 (270 CC), U.S. Department of Energy,

Washington, D.C., 20585, Tel. (301) 903-4348, Facsimile (301) 903-0243.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Background

This Announcement is issued pursuant to the Conference Report, No.

103-740, to accompany Pub. L. No. 103-332, the Department of the

Interior and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 1995, and the

guidance contained in the corresponding Senate and House Reports, Nos.

103-294 and 103-551, respectively. The following is a summary

description of DOE's CCT Program, international and other

recommendations that have been proposed by various parties regarding

the future of the Program, and the Congressional guidance for this

Announcement.

Potential respondents are advised that DOE has no monies or

wherewithal to fund, or to otherwise provide any incentive in support

of, any of the projects that may be proposed, does not anticipate

endorsing or supporting any proposals pursuant to this Announcement,

and cannot reimburse submitters for any expenses they may incur in

responding to this Announcement. This solicitation is being conducted,

as requested by the Congressional guidance, so that Congress may have

the information it requires in order to consider the technical,

economic, and environmental aspects of various incentives to support

international CCTs, and their merits for potential future support.

DOE's CCT Program

The burning of coal releases carbon dioxide (CO2), sulfur

dioxide (SO2), oxides of nitrogen (NOX), particulate matter,

and ash. The business of DOE's CCT Program is to develop and

demonstrate the means of economically utilizing coal with attendant

minimal emissions of these undesirable pollutants. When we speak of

CCTs, we mean coal-based systems that offer significant benefits when

used for power generation, pollution control, or the conversion of coal

into other alternate energy products. The challenge confronting us for

the future is less whether coal will be used, but more to ensure that

its use is accomplished in the most efficient manner (thermodynamically

and economically) consistent with the least adverse impact on the

environment. Environmental requirements have joined with cost reduction

to become the primary forces driving coal technology development in new

directions. A responsive and successful technology development and

demonstration program is essential to realizing sustainable economic

and environmental development of our coal reserves, both domestically

and on a global basis.

The CCT Program initiative is the largest technology development

and demonstration effort now underway in DOE. To date, the level of

funding has responded directly to the strategic importance of coal in

the U.S. economy and the international marketplace, and has recognized

the need to develop solutions for the problems (economic and

environmental) associated with meeting increased demand for this source

of energy. The fact that the present and near term future of coal as an

energy source depends upon continued advances in coal utilization

technology has been accepted, and is being acted upon.

The CCT Program is a technology development and demonstration

effort, jointly funded by the Government and industry, whereby the most

promising of the advanced coal-based technologies are being moved into

the marketplace through demonstration. The demonstration effort is at a

scale large enough to generate the data needed by the public sector to

judge the commercial potential of the processes being developed. The

goal of the Program is to make available to the U.S., and indeed to the

global, energy marketplace a number of advanced, more efficient, and

environmentally responsive coal utilization technologies. These

technologies will reduce or eliminate the economic and environmental

impediments that limit the full use of coal. This activity and the

resulting processes that will be commercialized are in recognition of

the strategic importance of coal to the U.S. economy and the

international marketplace. They are efforts that will resolve the

conflict between the increasing use of coal and the growing concern

about the environmental impact of such use.

The Program, as directed by Congress, has consisted of five

competitive solicitations for cost-shared demonstration proposals, such

that there now are 45 projects in the Program with a combined estimated

cost of about 7 billion dollars. Of particular importance to DOE is the

level of financial participation in these projects by the private

sector. Although the Congress, in its guidance, requires that such

participation be a minimum of 50 percent, the participants are

voluntarily providing an overall average of 66 percent of the funds in

the Cooperative Agreements that have been negotiated to date.

The Future of DOE's CCT Program

With the announcement of the results of the fifth competitive CCT

solicitation in May 1993, the goals of the CCT Program as originally

envisioned by the U.S. and Canadian ``Special Envoys on Acid Rain''

have been largely met, as innovative pollution control technologies are

beginning to move into the marketplace. By the completion of this fifth

``round,'' the Program will have laid the basis for a new generation of

advanced industrial and electric power technologies. In the course of

evaluating future prospects for DOE's CCT Program, in its May 1994

report to the Congress entitled, ``CCT Program: Completing the

Mission,'' DOE found that ``an expansion of the current demonstration

program in the form of an additional round of competition is not

recommended.'' However, the report conjectured a likelihood that, by

virtue of possible termination of one or two CCT projects prior to

completion, ``$150 million would be available both to fund new

initiatives and provide program direction in the out years.'' Thus, DOE

recommended ``that Congress initially establish an International

Technology Transfer Program.''

In its Fiscal Year (FY) 1995 Congressional Budget Request for the

CCT Program, DOE proposed to proceed in this direction:

A new initiative is to implement an international program, in

part authorized by Section 1332 of the Energy Policy Act of 1992,

for CCTs that substantially reduce environmental pollutants,

including greenhouse gases, in developing countries or countries

with economies in transition. The objective of the program is to

increase trade exports and U.S. jobs by increasing the market share

for U.S. energy and environmental technology services in developing

countries and to improve environmental performance of existing and

new power generating facilities in these countries. The Program

would finance a portion of the differential cost (when compared to

conventional technology currently used in the host country) of using

high efficiency and environmentally sound U.S. technology in two

``showcase'' projects--one in China, another in Eastern Europe--for

the generation of power from new facilities or the improvement of

performance of existing facilities. These projects would be examples

of the U.S. Initiative on Joint Implementation which is consistent

with the provisions of the President's Climate Change Action Plan.

Prospective overseas markets promise to increase U.S. employment

opportunities related to CCT sales and services. Eastern Europe and

China were selected since each respectively far exceeds other

regional markets for rehabilitation and new applications for power

facilities. It is envisioned [that] the project in China will

involve integrated gasification combined cycle technology and [that]

Eastern Europe will demonstrate repowering/rehabilitation

technologies.

In response to a request by the Secretary of Energy for a study of

future directions for the CCT Program, the National Coal Council, in

its February 1994 report, Clean Coal Technology for Sustainable

Development, recommended that:

1. The Secretary of Energy not engage in any further

solicitations under the existing CCT Program. Where unused funds

exist, the continuation of operating demonstrations should be

pursued as a means of facilitating commercial deployment through

expanded operating experience.

2. The Secretary of Energy promote the role of CCT in the

environmental technology programs of the Administration; that CCT

can improve the global environment as well as prevent pollution.

3. The Secretary of Energy establish a new Federal Clean Coal

Technology Incentive Program of approximately $1.5 billion over 15

years to stimulate commercial deployment,

4. The Secretary of Energy ensures that future governmental

policy continues to be monitored from the standpoint of the

competitive position of and the ability to deploy CCT.

Congressional Guidance

In response to these proposals and recommendations, the Senate

Report (No. 103-294) explained that:

No funds have been made available for the international

initiative recommended by the administration, for a domestic

commercial incentives program suggested by the National Coal

Council, or for a new round VI procurement for additional projects.

The Committee believes the highest priority for this program is to

complete the existing projects as promptly as possible, but with

reasonable assurance that sufficient data are generated to support

subsequent commercialization activity.

Additionally, Congressional guidance was provided by the Senate

Report specific to this solicitation for Statements of Interest in

international CCT projects, as follows:

The Committee does, however, support efforts by DOE in promoting

exports of CCTs, particularly to countries experiencing rapid

economic development. These technologies promise a number of

significant economic and environmental benefits. In China, for

example, the introduction of U.S. coal-fired power technology from

the CCT program would allow that country to use its energy resources

40 percent more efficiently. This U.S. technology would require 30

percent less of China's water resources. Potential carbon dioxide

emissions from power generation would be cut by 40 percent and

potential emissions of sulfur, nitrogen oxides, and particulates

would be reduced by 90 percent or more. While the Committee does not

support the particular mechanism proposed by DOE to initiate a

showcase demonstration project of CCT in China in FY 1995, the

Committee does recognize the tremendous environmental potential of

CCTs, particularly in helping to reduce the possibility of future

global climate change that may be the result of enhanced production

of greenhouse gases in developing countries.

Accordingly, DOE is directed to make the dissemination of CCTs

overseas an integral part of its policy to reduce greenhouse gas

emissions in developing countries. The Secretary [of Energy] is also

directed to solicit, in the Federal Register, statements of interest

in commercial projects employing CCTs, and shall submit to the

congressional committees of jurisdiction, no later than April 15,

1995, a report that analyzes the information contained in such

statements of interest and that identifies the extent to which

various types of Federal incentives will accelerate the commercial

availability of these technologies. This report shall specifically

discuss the interests in, prospects of, and optimal incentives for

demonstrating CCTs in countries projected to have significant growth

in greenhouse gas emissions, using projects smaller in scale than

those proposed in the FY 1995 budget request.

Commensurate with the above guidance, Conference Report No. 103-740

accompanying the appropriations legislation noted that:

The managers agree with the Senate language asking [DOE to]

solicit expressions of interest in commercial projects employing

CCTs, limited to international (non-domestic) projects of the type

described in the Senate report. These expressions of interest should

be sought from U.S.-based companies or consortia expecting to

provide significant domestic content to such projects.

Similarly, the Congressional guidance provided by the House Report

No. 103-551 noted, in part, that: The Committee does not support the

construction of ``showcase'' facilities in international markets as

proposed by the Administration. Many large projects to prove the use of

gasifiers in power plants are currently underway in the United States,

through the CCT program, and at several other worldwide locations.

Gasifiers of the kind envisioned in the proposed China project are

already operating in China as well as in other areas. Providing a

subsidy to one more gasification project will not make it commercial

even if it makes it ``welcome.'' Retrofit technologies for emissions

control are already commercial and can be applied to Eastern European

markets provided capital is available and electricity is sold on a

commercial basis. A subsidy might be accepted in this case also, but

does not address the main market problems of lack of capital and sale

of electricity at less than commercially viable rates.

Previous Respondents

Prospective submitters are advised that previous respondents to any

one or more of the previous CCT Program solicitations (Program

Opportunity Notices) are welcome to submit a Statement of Interest in

response to this Announcement. Respondents may propose projects similar

to those previously submitted, providing they otherwise satisfy the

requirements set forth in this Announcement, including the

international and global climate change aspects.

Statements of Interest and Informational Proposals

Statements of Interest and informational proposals submitted in

response to this Announcement shall propose an international (non-

domestic) project that would employ at least one CCT, and that is

responsive to the Congressional guidance with regard to, at a minimum,

the following:

(1) Sponsored by a U.S.-based company or consortium;

(2) Location in a developing country, or in a country making the

transition from a centrally planned to a market economy, projected

to have significant growth in greenhouse gas emissions;

(3) Capability of reducing greenhouse gas emissions,

particularly CO2, as compared to technologies in common use in the

proposed locale;

(4) Versatility with regard to effective usage of various

globally available coal types and characteristics; and

(5) Likelihood of utilization on a broad commercial scale

subsequent to successful demonstration.

It is important to note that proposals that do not satisfy the

requirements for locales in developing countries, or in countries

making the transition from centrally planned to market economies,

projected to have significant growth in greenhouse gas emissions, or

having the potential for significant reductions in emissions from

existing facilities, will be considered to be unresponsive to this

solicitation and hence will be neither analyzed nor included in the

Report to Congress.

Proposed projects may be for either electric utility, industrial,

or commercial applications, and may be suitable for either retrofit to

existing facilities; repowering, modernizing, or life-extending

existing facilities; or for new (``grass roots'' or ``greenfield'')

facilities.

Interested parties may propose multiple projects, either within a

single country or in multiple countries, either with the same CCT or

with different CCTs, and either with the same requested type of Federal

incentive or with different incentives. However, each proposed project

must be submitted in its own separate, complete (``stand alone''),

Statement of Interest. Each Statement of Interest must be limited to a

single proposed project.

Respondents are reminded again that no monies currently are

available to fund proposals for projects submitted in response to this

Announcement. Statements of Interest should be brief, but should

include the following information to the extent known, and in

sufficient detail to permit analysis and meaningful reporting to the

Congress of the data they require to allow them to ascertain the merits

of support for such projects in the future, specifically the interests

in, prospects of, and optimal incentives for demonstrating CCTs in the

identified foreign countries:

1. The identity of the responding U.S.-based company or

consortium, including the name, title, telephone number, and

facsimile number, of an individual point-of-contact.

2. Show that the respondent would provide ``significant domestic

content'' for the proposed project.

3. Identify the proposed project location as specifically as

possible, and describe why the candidate developing country, or

country making the transition from a centrally planned to a market

economy, is projected to have significant growth in greenhouse gas

emissions, or has the potential for significant reductions in

emissions from existing facilities.

4. Provide the rationale for the particular CCT(s) chosen, in

the context of above Entry 3.

5. Identify the likely source(s) of the coal(s), i.e., whether

indigenous to the project host country or to be imported, and, if

the latter, from what country.

6. Document the status of the selected CCT(s) with regard to

commercial readiness for use in the proposed project.

7. Describe the environmental attributes of the proposed

project, particularly regarding carbon dioxide emissions, but also

in terms of emissions of SO2, NOx, particulates (with

emphasis on PM10), hazardous and toxic pollutants, water

requirements, especially consumptive water loss, and solid waste

quantities and characteristics.

8. Identify the type of Federal incentive sought, including the

costs to the Government, and documentation of the means whereby the

incentive would accelerate the commercial availability of the

technology(ies) in the host country for the proposed project. Since

this subject is central to the subsequent Report to Congress, it is

essential that respondents address the incentive with as much

specificity, clarity, and justification as reasonably possible. In

particular, identify the impediments that would be alleviated by the

requested incentive.

9. Further to above Entry 8, explain the merits of governmental

support, including, but not limited to, potential for increased U.S.

exports of goods and services, possible U.S. coal use, and

mitigation of potential global climate change.

10. Address environmental aspects of the siting of the specific

proposed project, including potential impacts to the host country

and neighboring countries, and impact assessment requirements that

could possibly be applicable, such as might be imposed by the laws

of the host country or member organizations that include this

country, e.g., the European Union or the North American Free Trade

Agreement.

Respondents are advised that DOE is not requesting extensive data

on technical performance, project design, partnership arrangements, or

detailed project economics as part of any proposed submission under

this Announcement.

In order for the Department of Energy (DOE) to have a clear

understanding of the international markets for clean coal technologies

and how the Federal Government can best assist U.S. industry in

commercializing U.S. technologies abroad, it would be useful for the

offerors to include any comments or discussion on the following

questions:

What are the greatest opportunities for commercializing

U.S. clean coal technologies abroad (short and long term)?

--What global regions or countries are the most promising?

--Which types of clean coal technologies are the most promising?

--``Off-the-shelf'' commercial technologies or cleaner and more

efficient technologies now being demonstrated in the DOE CCT Program,

or other advanced technologies not currently in the CCT Program?

--Technologies to upgrade or modernize currently operating plants and

systems abroad (through retrofit life extension, coal cleaning, and

other approaches) or new, grass-roots plants?

What role can DOE best play to facilitate

commercialization of these technologies?

--Help identify market opportunities?

--Help open doors for U.S. investors?

--Be a strong advocate of U.S. projects?

--Support feasibility studies and other project development activities?

--Support regulatory changes if there are regulatory issues that are

impeding foreign sales?

--Support development of technical data that would enhance foreign

sales, such as testing the performance of foreign coals with U.S.

technologies.

--Support any other mechanisms or incentives?

Special Instructions

Statements of Interest shall be prepared to comply with the special

instructions provided below, and shall be structured in the order that

follows. Respondents may reproduce and complete these forms

electronically (by computer software) in lieu of completing the actual

forms published in this Program Announcement. There is no preference

given to the use of the published forms versus electronically recreated

forms.

(1) Statement Cover Sheet (Appendix A; see Special Instruction No.

1, below).

(2) Public Abstract (Appendix B; see Special Instruction No. 2,

below).

(3) Project Summary (Appendix C; see Special Instruction No. 3,

below).

(4) Statement of Interest Cover Sheet

1. Statement of Interest Cover Sheet

Appendix A of this Announcement provides a form that shall be used

for the preparation of the Cover Sheet of the Statement of Interest.

Submitters are required to complete the form in accordance with the

instructions that follow, and then to photocopy that form for use as

Page 1 of each copy of the submittal. Each submittal shall be provided

in one (1) original and six (6) copies. In the space provided on the

Cover Sheet, indicate the copy number of the particular volume, using

``number 1'' for the original and ``numbers 2 through 7'' for the six

copies. Instructions for the form are provided below:

(1) Technology(ies). Identify the CCT(s) that would be employed

in your project.

(2) Federal Incentive. Identify the type of Federal incentive

sought. Describe (name) the incentive as specifically as reasonably

possible.

(3) Title. Provide the full title of the Statement of Interest.

The title should be informative, i.e., reflect the substance of the

project.

(4) Project Location: To the extent possible, identify (i) the

geographic location of the proposed project within the host country

and (ii) the name of the host country.

(5) Respondent. Identify the name(s) of the submitting U.S.-

based company or consortium, listing the primary party first.

(6)(7)(8)(9) Mailing Address. Provide the full mailing address

of the primary party, i.e., for the entity that DOE should contact,

if necessary.

(10) Primary Contact. The name of the person who will serve as

the primary point of contact for the Statement of Interest.

(11)(12) Phone/Fax Numbers: The telephone and facsimile numbers

for the person identified above, area code first.

(13) Proprietary information instructions. Self-explanatory.

2. Public Abstract

Submitters shall provide a Public Abstract for their submittal that

provides an overview of the proposed project. Appendix B of this

Announcement provides a form that shall be used for the preparation and

submittal of the Public Abstract. Detailed instructions for Appendix B

follow:

(1) Technology(ies). Same as for the Statement Cover Sheet,

Entry 1.

(2) Federal Incentive. Same as for the Statement Cover Sheet,

Entry 2.

(3) Title. Same as for the Statement Cover Sheet, Entry 3.

(4) Respondent. Same as for the Statement Cover Sheet, Entry 5.

(5) Abstract. One continuation sheet may be used if necessary,

for a total length not to exceed two (2) pages. The Public Abstract

should describe the proposed project, the specific CCT(s) proposed,

the application(s) best suited to the CCT(s), i.e., whether for

retrofit, repowering, modernizing, or life-extending existing

facilities, or for new facilities, the objective, methodology,

sponsoring organization(s), time frame (project duration),

environmental characteristics, particularly with regard to global

climate change gases, suitable coal(s), total estimated project

cost, and the Federal incentive requested.

Respondents are advised that this Public Abstract will be released

and distributed to the public by DOE. Therefore, it shall not contain

any proprietary data or confidential business information.

Respondents should include photocopies of the Public Abstract in

each of the seven copies of their Statement of Interest. Nothing should

appear on the reverse side of any of the copies of the Public Abstract.

3. Project Summary

Submitters also shall complete and include in their Statements of

Interest the Project Summary form provided as Appendix C of this

Announcement. As was specified for Appendices A and B, photocopies of

Appendix C should be included in each of the seven submittal copies.

Please note that it is to the benefit of all concerned to provide

information that is as specific and complete as possible. Detailed

instructions for Appendix C follow:

(1) Technology(ies). Same as for the Statement Cover Sheet,

Entry 1.

(2) Federal Incentive. Same as for the Statement Cover Sheet,

Entry 2.

(3) Project Title. Same as for the Statement Cover Sheet, Entry

3.

(4) Respondent. Same as for the Statement Cover Sheet, Entry 5.

(5)(6)(7)(8) Mailing Address. Same as for the Statement Cover

Sheet, Entries 6, 7, 8, and 9.

(9) Primary Contact. Same as for the Statement Cover Sheet,

Entry 10.

(10)(11) Telephone and Facsimile Numbers. Same as for the

Statement Cover Sheet, Entries 11 and 12.

(12) Project Location. Same as for the Statement Cover Sheet,

Entry 4, but specifically the geographic location of the proposed

project within the host country.

(13) Host Country. Same as for the Statement Cover Sheet, Entry

4, but specifically the name of the host country itself.

The following Entries should be completed in as much detail as

possible to the extent that information is available:

(14) Applicability. This entry refers to the proposed CCT(s)

with regard to whether it is best suited to the electric utility,

industrial, or commercial sector, and whether it lends itself most

readily to retrofit, repowering, modernizing, or life-extending

existing facilities, or for the construction of new facilities.

(15) Source(s) of Coal. Describe the type(s) of coal that would

be used. Identify the likely source(s) of these coals, in terms of

the country(ies) in which the coals would be mined.

(16) Project Size. This entry requests a measure of size

appropriate to the type of project, e.g., megawatts capacity,

kilograms of steam produced per hour, and coal use rate (throughput)

in metric tons per hour.

(17) Environmental Performance. Describe the environmental

attributes of the proposed project, particularly regarding CO2

emissions and the degree to which these emissions would be reduced

as compared to existing conventional technologies in common use in

the proposed locale. Also summarize estimates of emissions of

SO2, NOx, particulates, especially PM10, hazardous

and toxic pollutants, water requirements, especially consumptive

water loss, and solid waste quantities and characteristics.

(18) Project Duration. The total length of time projected for

project completion, measured from onset of design and permitting to

completion of construction and startup (``shakedown'').

(19) Estimated Total Cost of the Project. This entry includes

the total cost of support from all sources, including the requested

Federal incentive, stated in U.S. dollars.

(20) Government's Incentive Cost. Estimate the cost to the

Federal government of the cost of the requested incentive. If the

proposed incentive is of a form other than direct financial cost-

sharing, estimate the value of the potential governmental exposure,

e.g., of a loan guarantee or of a generated-power price guarantee,

over the projected life of the project or of the provisions of the

incentive, whichever is shorter.

(21) Commercialization Potential in Host Country. If the project

were to succeed, i.e., attain its design objectives, estimate the

potential for commercialization of that CCT in the host country in

terms of number of additional facilities and projected total

installed capacity by the year 2030.

(22) Global Commercialization Potential. As for Entry 21 above,

but now in a world context, estimate the potential for

commercialization of that CCT globally in terms of number of

additional facilities and projected total installed capacity by the

year 2030.

(23) Notes or Comments: This is an optional space for additional

information not included elsewhere on the forms, but which the

respondent wishes to communicate. There is no benefit or disbenefit

per se associated with completing or not completing this entry.

Number of Copies Required

Each submittal should consist of seven (7) copies, one original and

six (6) photocopies. The original copy of the Statement of Interest

shall contain all documents that bear original signatures.

Cover Sheets, Public Abstracts, and Project Summaries should each

be on separate sheets of paper that contain no writing or information

of any kind on the reverse sides. In each instance, for all three

items, no other information shall appear with, or be added to, that

required in Appendices A, B, and C.

Proprietary Information

Submitters should strive to avoid including proprietary and

confidential business information in their Statements of Interest.

However, information provided by a respondent and identified as a trade

secret or confidential business information will be treated in

confidence, to the extent permitted by law, provided that this

information is clearly marked by the submitter with the term,

``Confidential Proprietary Information,'' and provided that appropriate

page numbers are inserted into the legend that is set forth below which

must be placed on the Statement of Interest cover sheet:

Notice re Restriction on Disclosure and Use of Data

This submission includes data that constitute trade secrets or

confidential business information and shall not be duplicated, used,

or disclosed, in whole or in part, for any purpose other than to

analyze information contained in this submission, except to the

extent permitted or required by law. This restriction does not limit

the Government's right to use information contained in these data if

it is obtained from another source without restriction. The data

that are subject to this restriction are contained in sheets

________________ [insert page numbers or other identification of

sheets].

Submission Preparation Costs

The Department of Energy is not able to reimburse respondents for

any costs associated with the preparation of Statements of Interest or

informational proposals.

Issued in Washington, D.C., on November 10, 1994.

Patricia Fry Godley,

Assistant Secretary for Fossil Energy.

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