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(EPAct). Subtitle J is reproduced in
Appendix A.
As required by Subtitle J, the
Department of Energy (DOE) contracted
with a consortium (Program
Consortium) to administer three
program elements identified in EPAct:
ultra-deepwater architecture and
technology, unconventional natural gas
and other petroleum resources
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
exploration and production technology,
Douglas J. Wade, Headquarters,
and technology challenges of small
Engineering and Construction
producers. A fourth program element of
Community of Practice, Washington,
complementary research identified in
DC, at 202–761–4668.
EPAct is being conducted by the
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: None.
National Energy Technology Laboratory
(NETL). NETL is also responsible for
Dated: March 5, 2010.
review and oversight of the Program
John W. Hunter,
Consortium.
Engineering and Construction, Headquarters,
In 2006, NETL awarded a contract to
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers.
the Research Partnership to Secure
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Energy for America (RPSEA) to function
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as the Program Consortium.
The 2007 Annual Plan, the first
annual plan, resulted in a total of 15
DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
solicitations from which 43 projects
were selected. The 2008 Annual Plan
Ultra-Deepwater and Unconventional
resulted in the selection of 29 projects.
Natural Gas and Other Petroleum
Implementation of the 2009 Annual
Resources Research and Development Plan includes 7 solicitations issued by
Program 2010 Annual Plan
the Program Consortium in October
AGENCY: Department of Energy, Office of 2009, with selections anticipated in
early 2010.
Fossil Energy.
As further required by Subtitle J, in
ACTION: Notice of report availability.
September 2009, two Federal advisory
committees, the Ultra-Deepwater
SUMMARY: The Office of Fossil Energy
Advisory Committee and the
announces the availability of the 2010
Unconventional Resources Technology
Annual Plan for the Ultra-Deepwater
Advisory Committee, began their
and Unconventional Natural Gas and
respective reviews of the draft 2010
Other Petroleum Resources Research
Annual Plan. In October 2009, the two
and Development Program on the DOE
advisory committees provided their
Web site at https://
management.energy.gov/FOIA/1480.htm recommendations.
Section 999B(e)(3) of EPAct requires
or in print form (see ‘‘Contact’’ below).
DOE to publish all written comments
The 2010 Annual Plan is in
received regarding the annual plan.
compliance with the Energy Policy Act
Accordingly, the Program Consortium’s
of 2005, Subtitle J, Section 999B(e)(3)
2010 draft Annual Plan is included here
which requires the publication of this
as Appendix B, and the comments and
plan and all written comments in the
recommendations provided by the two
Federal Register.
Federal advisory committees are
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
included here as Appendix C. No other
Elena Melchert, U.S. Department of
written comments were received.
Energy, Office of Oil and Natural Gas,
The 2010 Annual Plan provides a
Mail Stop FE–30, 1000 Independence
comprehensive outline of the research
Avenue, SW., Washington, DC 20585 or activities planned for 2010. The primary
phone: 202–586–5600 or e-mail to
focus of these activities is to fill in any
UltraDeepwater@hq.doe.gov.
technology gaps not adequately
addressed by the projects and
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
solicitations to date. A highlight of 2010
Executive Summary [Excerpted From
Annual Plan is the attention that is
the 2010 Annual Plan p. 3]
being given to technology transfer.
Technology transfer is important to
This document is the 2010 Annual
the success of this research program.
Plan for the Ultra-Deepwater and
Subtitle J requires 2.5% of the amount
Unconventional Natural Gas and Other
of each award to be designated for
Petroleum Resources Research and
technology transfer activities. The
Development Program established
Federal advisory committees have
pursuant to Title IX, Subtitle J (Subtitle
recommended that more information on
J) of the Energy Policy Act of 2005
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technology transfer be included in
future annual plans. In response, the
2010 Annual Plan describes the
structure for the overall technology
transfer program.
Subtitle J provides that the UltraDeepwater and Unconventional Natural
Gas and Other Petroleum Research Fund
be funded at $50-million-per-year, with
funds generated from Federal lease
royalties, rents, and bonuses paid by oil
and gas companies. Seventy-five percent
of these funds are obligated to the
Program Consortium’s contract to
execute the three program elements.
After allocations for contract
management by NETL and program
administration by the Program
Consortium, the amount to be invested
in research activities by the Program
Consortium totals $31.88 million per
year.
Under the Stage-Gate approach
applied to prior years’ activities, all
Program Consortium administered
projects are fully funded to the
completion of the appropriate decision
point identified in each contract, which
may include multiple stages. If a
decision is made to move to the next
stage or decision point or to gather
additional data, additional funding will
be provided from available funds.
The NETL Strategic Center for Natural
Gas and Oil is responsible for
management of the consortium’s
contract as part of its review and
oversight function. Complementary
research and development (R&D) is
being carried out by NETL’s Office of
Research and Development. Planning
and analysis related to the Program,
including benefits assessment and
technology impacts analysis, is being
carried out by NETL’s Office of Systems,
Analysis, and Planning.
Subtitle J contains a general sunset
provision for Title IX, Subtitle J, of
September 30, 2014.
Issued in Washington, DC, on February 22,
2010.
Christopher A. Smith,
Deputy Assistant Secretary, Office of Oil and
Natural Gas, Office of Fossil Energy.
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Monthly Natural Gas Production Report.
DATES: Comments must be filed by May
10, 2010. If you anticipate difficulty in
submitting comments within that
period, contact the person listed below
as soon as possible.
ADDRESSES: Send comments to Ms.
Rhonda Green at Department of Energy,
Energy Information Administration,
Reserves and Production Division, 1999
Bryan Street, Suite 1110, Dallas, Texas
75201–6801. To ensure receipt of the
comments by the due date, submission
by e-mail (rhonda.green@eia.doe.gov) or
FAX 214–720–6155 is recommended.
Alternatively, Ms. Green may be
contacted by telephone at 214–720–
6161.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Requests for additional information or
copies of any forms and instructions
should be directed to Ms. Rhonda Green
at the contact information listed above.
The proposed forms and instructions are
also available on the Internet at: https://
www.eia.doe.gov/oil_gas/natural_gas/
survey_forms/nat_survey_forms.html.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
I. Background
II. Current Actions
III. Request for Comments
I. Background
The Federal Energy Administration
Act of 1974 (Pub. L. No. 93–275, 15
U.S.C. 761 et seq.) and the DOE
Organization Act (Pub. L. No. 95–91, 42
U.S.C. 7101 et seq.) require the EIA to
carry out a centralized, comprehensive,
and unified energy information
program. This program collects,
evaluates, assembles, analyzes, and
disseminates information on energy
resource reserves, production, demand,
technology, and related economic and
statistical information. This information
is used to assess the adequacy of energy
resources to meet near and longer-term
domestic demands.
The EIA, as part of its effort to comply
with the Paperwork Reduction Act of
1995 (Pub. L. 104–13, 44 U.S.C. Chapter
35), provides the general public and
other Federal agencies with
opportunities to comment on collections
of energy information conducted by or
in conjunction with the EIA. Any
comments received help the EIA to
prepare data requests that maximize the
utility of the information collected, and
to assess the impact of collection
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requirements on the public. Also, the
EIA will later seek approval by the
Office of Management and Budget
(OMB) under section 3507(a) of the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995.
Currently a sample of operators of
natural gas wells report on the Form
EIA–914. From a universe of about
9,300 active operators, a cut-off sample
is selected of 243 largest natural gas
producers by state or area, known to
have produced at least 20 million cubic
feet (10 million cubic feet in Oklahoma)
of natural gas per day in 2009. Using
information collected on Form EIA–914,
EIA estimates and disseminates timely
and reliable monthly natural gas
production data for Texas (onshore and
offshore) and Louisiana (onshore and
offshore), New Mexico, Oklahoma,
Wyoming, the Federal Offshore Gulf of
Mexico, Other States (onshore and
offshore for the remaining gas producing
States with Alaska excluded), and the
lower 48 States. This collection is
essential to the mission of the DOE in
general and the EIA in particular
because of the increasing demand for
natural gas in the United States and the
requirement for accurate and timely
natural gas production information
necessary to monitor the United States
natural gas supply and demand balance.
These estimates are essential to the
development, implementation, and
evaluation of energy policy and
legislation. Data are disseminated
through the EIA Natural Gas Monthly
and EIA Natural Gas Annual Web site.
Secondary publications that use the data
include EIA’s Short-Term Energy
Outlook, Annual Energy Outlook,
Monthly Energy Review, and Annual
Energy Review.
II. Current Actions
Currently EIA asks operators to
resubmit if actual or corrected data vary
more than plus or minus four percent
(4%) from the data previously reported.
The proposed change would ask that
operators resubmit any change in
previously reported data. This will
make the instructions consistent with
the way operators actually report now,
i.e., without regard to a four percent
difference threshold on revision
submissions.
III. Request for Comment
Prospective respondents and other
interested parties should comment on
the actions discussed in item II. The
following guidelines are provided to
assist in the preparation of comments.
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[FR Doc No: 2010-5083]
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Ultra-Deepwater and Unconventional Natural Gas and Other
Petroleum Resources Research and Development Program 2010 Annual Plan
AGENCY: Department of Energy, Office of Fossil Energy.
ACTION: Notice of report availability.
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SUMMARY: The Office of Fossil Energy announces the availability of the
2010 Annual Plan for the Ultra-Deepwater and Unconventional Natural Gas
and Other Petroleum Resources Research and Development Program on the
DOE Web site at https://management.energy.gov/FOIA/1480.htm or in print
form (see ``Contact'' below).
The 2010 Annual Plan is in compliance with the Energy Policy Act of
2005, Subtitle J, Section 999B(e)(3) which requires the publication of
this plan and all written comments in the Federal Register.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Elena Melchert, U.S. Department of
Energy, Office of Oil and Natural Gas, Mail Stop FE-30, 1000
Independence Avenue, SW., Washington, DC 20585 or phone: 202-586-5600
or e-mail to UltraDeepwater@hq.doe.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Executive Summary [Excerpted From the 2010 Annual Plan p. 3]
This document is the 2010 Annual Plan for the Ultra-Deepwater and
Unconventional Natural Gas and Other Petroleum Resources Research and
Development Program established pursuant to Title IX, Subtitle J
(Subtitle J) of the Energy Policy Act of 2005 (EPAct). Subtitle J is
reproduced in Appendix A.
As required by Subtitle J, the Department of Energy (DOE)
contracted with a consortium (Program Consortium) to administer three
program elements identified in EPAct: ultra-deepwater architecture and
technology, unconventional natural gas and other petroleum resources
exploration and production technology, and technology challenges of
small producers. A fourth program element of complementary research
identified in EPAct is being conducted by the National Energy
Technology Laboratory (NETL). NETL is also responsible for review and
oversight of the Program Consortium.
In 2006, NETL awarded a contract to the Research Partnership to
Secure Energy for America (RPSEA) to function as the Program
Consortium.
The 2007 Annual Plan, the first annual plan, resulted in a total of
15 solicitations from which 43 projects were selected. The 2008 Annual
Plan resulted in the selection of 29 projects. Implementation of the
2009 Annual Plan includes 7 solicitations issued by the Program
Consortium in October 2009, with selections anticipated in early 2010.
As further required by Subtitle J, in September 2009, two Federal
advisory committees, the Ultra-Deepwater Advisory Committee and the
Unconventional Resources Technology Advisory Committee, began their
respective reviews of the draft 2010 Annual Plan. In October 2009, the
two advisory committees provided their recommendations.
Section 999B(e)(3) of EPAct requires DOE to publish all written
comments received regarding the annual plan. Accordingly, the Program
Consortium's 2010 draft Annual Plan is included here as Appendix B, and
the comments and recommendations provided by the two Federal advisory
committees are included here as Appendix C. No other written comments
were received.
The 2010 Annual Plan provides a comprehensive outline of the
research activities planned for 2010. The primary focus of these
activities is to fill in any technology gaps not adequately addressed
by the projects and solicitations to date. A highlight of 2010 Annual
Plan is the attention that is being given to technology transfer.
Technology transfer is important to the success of this research
program. Subtitle J requires 2.5% of the amount of each award to be
designated for technology transfer activities. The Federal advisory
committees have recommended that more information on
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technology transfer be included in future annual plans. In response,
the 2010 Annual Plan describes the structure for the overall technology
transfer program.
Subtitle J provides that the Ultra-Deepwater and Unconventional
Natural Gas and Other Petroleum Research Fund be funded at $50-million-
per-year, with funds generated from Federal lease royalties, rents, and
bonuses paid by oil and gas companies. Seventy-five percent of these
funds are obligated to the Program Consortium's contract to execute the
three program elements. After allocations for contract management by
NETL and program administration by the Program Consortium, the amount
to be invested in research activities by the Program Consortium totals
$31.88 million per year.
Under the Stage-Gate approach applied to prior years' activities,
all Program Consortium administered projects are fully funded to the
completion of the appropriate decision point identified in each
contract, which may include multiple stages. If a decision is made to
move to the next stage or decision point or to gather additional data,
additional funding will be provided from available funds.
The NETL Strategic Center for Natural Gas and Oil is responsible
for management of the consortium's contract as part of its review and
oversight function. Complementary research and development (R&D) is
being carried out by NETL's Office of Research and Development.
Planning and analysis related to the Program, including benefits
assessment and technology impacts analysis, is being carried out by
NETL's Office of Systems, Analysis, and Planning.
Subtitle J contains a general sunset provision for Title IX,
Subtitle J, of September 30, 2014.
Issued in Washington, DC, on February 22, 2010.
Christopher A. Smith,
Deputy Assistant Secretary, Office of Oil and Natural Gas, Office of
Fossil Energy.
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