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Federal Register / Vol. 62, No. 28 / Tuesday, February 11, 1997 / Notices6231consequences of climate change inintegrated assessment models. Proposedresearch at a regional or more detailedscale will need an explicit descriptionof the potential of the expected resultsto be expanded to a national orcontinental scale for use directly orindirectly by the integrated assessmentcommunity. Academic researchersinterested in regional-scale impactstudies or in developing methods andmodels for conducting regional-scaleassessments of the consequences ofclimate change may also contact Dr.Jerry Elwood, E-mail addressjerry.elwood@oer.doe.gov, forinformation about applying to DOE’sNational Institute for GlobalEnvironmental Change (NIGEC) researchprogram.Topics of high importance include:• For the OECD countries,unmanaged ecosystems (includingmarine) and energy sectors.• For the non-OECD countries,energy, water, unmanaged ecosystems(including marine), and sea level rise.Themes that increase the importanceto the integrated assessment communityinclude:• Explicit analysis and treatment ofadaptation.• Analysis of transient climatechanges rather than static climatescenarios.• Analysis of thresholds.• Analysis of variability and extremes(including low-probability/highconsequenceevents).• The combination of several impactsectors so that cross-sector issues (suchas water or land availability) areexplicitly considered.3. Analysis of EnvironmentalTechnologies. It is difficult to send the‘‘proper price signals’’ (measures of fullenvironmental impacts) to designers,manufacturers, policy makers, andresearch managers so that decisions canreflect the full societal impact by themanufacturing process of resource useand byproduct disposal, includinggreenhouse gases. The followingindustries represent 80 percent of theenergy consumption in themanufacturing sector: chemicals,petroleum refining, forest products,steel, aluminum, glass, and metalcasting. We would welcomeapplications that propose to prepare anintegrated assessment framework ofthese sectors to investigate such issuesas life cycle analysis, ‘‘industrialecology’’ and ‘‘sustainability’’, theexpected improvement in technologiesin response to various policy options,and the value of improved technologies.Applicants responding to this specifictopic are encouraged to developworking collaborations with appropriateand relevant industries; applicationsinvolving industrial collaboration willreceive preference over applications ofequal scientific merit but lacking suchcollaboration.ADMINISTRATIVE INFORMATION: Thepreparation and submission of grantapplications must follow the guidelinesgiven in the Application Guide for theOffice of Energy Research FinancialAssistance Program 10 CFR Part 605.Information about the development,submission of applications, eligibility,limitations, evaluation, the selectionprocess, and other policies andprocedures may be found in 10 CFR Part605, and in the Application Guide forthe Office of Energy Research FinancialAssistance Program. The ApplicationGuide is available from the U.S.Department of Energy, Office of EnergyResearch, ER–74, 19901 GermantownRoad, Germantown, MD 20874–1290.Telephone requests may be made bycalling (301) 903–3338. Electronicaccess to ER’s Financial AssistanceApplication Guide and forms is possiblevia the World Wide Web at: http://www.er.doe.gov/production/grants/grants.html. The research descriptionmust be 15 pages or less, exclusive ofattachments, and must contain anabstract or summary of the proposedresearch. Attachments includecurriculum vitae, a listing of all currentand pending federal support, and lettersof intent when collaborations are part ofthe proposed research.Applications will be subjected toformal merit review (peer review) andwill be evaluated against the followingevaluation criteria which are listed indescending order of importance codifiedat 10 CFR 605.10(d):1. Scientific and/or Technical Merit ofthe Project;2. Appropriateness of the ProposedMethod or Approach;3. Competency of Applicant’sPersonnel and Adequacy of ProposedResources;4. Reasonableness andAppropriateness of the ProposedBudget.The evaluation will include programpolicy factors such as the relevance ofthe proposed research to the terms ofthe announcement and an agency’sprogrammatic needs. Note, external peerreviewers are selected with regard toboth their scientific expertise and theabsence of conflict-of-interest issues.Non-federal reviewers will often beused, and submission of an applicationconstitutes agreement that this isacceptable to the investigator(s) and thesubmitting institution.It is anticipated that up to $1.5million will be available for multipleawards to be made in FY 1997 and earlyFY 1998 in the categories describedabove, contingent on availability ofappropriated funds. Applications mayrequest project support up to threeyears, with out-year support contingenton availability of funds, progress of theresearch, and programmatic needs.Annual budgets are expected to rangefrom $30,000 to $150,000 total costs.Although the required original andseven copies of the application must besubmitted, researchers are asked tosubmit an electronic version of theirabstract of the proposed research inASCII format and their E-mail address toKaren Carlson by E-mail atkaren.carlson@oer.doe.gov. Additionalinformation on the IntegratedAssessment Program is available at thefollowing web site: http://www.er.doe.gov/production/oher/john/iapage.html. For researchers who do nothave access to the world wide web,please contact Karen Carlson;Environmental Sciences Division, ER–74; U.S. Department of Energy; 19901Germantown Road; Germantown, MD20874–1290; telephone: (301) 903–3338;fax: (301) 903–8519; E-mail:karen.carlson@oer.doe.gov; for hardcopies of background materialmentioned in this solicitation.Curriculum vitae should be submittedin a form similar to that of NIH or NSF(two to three pages), see for example:http://www.nsf.gov:80/bfa/cpo/gpg/fkit.htm#forms-9.Related Funding OpportunitiesInvestigators may wish to obtaininformation about the following relatedfunding opportunities.National Science Foundation/Methodsand Models for Integrated AssessmentIn concert with other USGCRPagencies, NSF sponsors high-quality,fundamental and methodologicalresearch in two related categories: (1)Research that advances the developmentof methodologies and models that willintegrate or couple multiple componentsystems; and (2) research that developsand enhances the scientific componentsof the integrated approach. NSFencourages participation andcollaboration of researchers from allappropriate scientific and engineeringdisciplines, including the mathematicalsciences. In FY 1996, NSF awardedapproximately $3.4 million through thespecial MMIA competition. Funding inFY 1997 is anticipated at approximatelythe same level, depending onavailability of funds. Proposalssubmitted for this competition must be