§ 129.7 Reimbursement for expenses within a 50-mile radius of home.

A volunteer will be reimbursed while performing services within a 50-mile radius of his home or regular place of business for the following expenses: Local phone calls, parking fees, public transportation, bus and train fares; local taxis; personal automobile mileage charges authorized by the Standardized Government Travel Regulations; highway tolls and related expenses necessary to the provision of volunteer services approved by the appropriate District or Regional Office.

§ 129.8 Reimbursement of expenses for services beyond 50 miles.

A volunteer may provide services beyond a radius of 50 miles from his home or regular place of business only with the prior approval of the appropriate SBA Regional or District Office. Upon receipt of such approval, he will be reimbursed only for the following

expenses:

(a) Automobile travel, including personal automobile mileage charges authorized by Standardized Government Travel Regulations, highway and related tolls; and parking fees.

(b) Other travel, including bus and rail, airplane (where specifically authorized by the appropriate SBA District or Regional Office official), local taxis, and public transportation.

(c) Per diem expenses in lieu of subsistence as authorized by the Standard Government Travel Regulations.

(d) Miscellaneous related expenses including local phone calls, approved by the appropriate SBA District or Regional Office.

§ 129.9 Meetings, conferences, and workshops.

With prior approval of the appropriate SBA District or Regional Office, an authorized delegate to SCORE and ACE national, regional, or district meetings, conferences, or workshops, is authorized to receive travel expenses and per diem as provided in §§ 129.2 and 129.3. Members of the National SCORE Council may also be reimbursed for necessary expenses to attend authorized meetings, conferences, and workshops in accordance

§ 130.2 Program objectives.

The objectives of this program are to provide a means for small business concerns to enter (startup), continue, or expand in the fields of manufacturing, selling, installing, servicing, and developing specific energy measures, through loans and loan guarantees, seminars, and training grants. Startup, for this purpose, means a small firm which, together with any predecessor or related concern, has been in existence for less than two years.

§ 130.3 Eligible energy measures.

Only the energy measures cited in the Act are eligible for assistance under this program. These measures (and definitions) are as follows:

(a) Solar thermal energy equipment which is either of the active type based upon mechanically forced energy transfer; or of the passive type based on convective, conductive, or ra

diant energy transfer or some combination of these types.

Active systems generally use mechanical power (e.g., pumps or fans) to store and distribute energy. Conversely, passive systems use natural energy flows (conduction, convection, and radiation) and buildings themselves to trap, store, and transport thermal energy within the structure. Frequently, designs combine aspects of both types of systems, resulting in a hybrid system.

(b) Photovoltaic cells and related equipment. Such devices produce electricity when exposed to radiant energy, especially light. Several devices have been developed to utilize photovoltaic solar cells. One example is photovoltaic powered solar irrigation pumps.

(c) A product or service the primary purpose of which is conservation of energy through devices or techniques which can be demonstrated to increase the energy efficiency of existing equipment, methods of operation, or systems which use fossil fuels, and which is on the Energy Conservation Measures List of the Secretary of Energy (see Table 1) or which the Administrator determines to be consistent with the intent of subsection 7(1) of the Act. For purposes of this paragraph (except for those measures on the Energy Conservation Measures List) the applicant must furnish written evidence satisfactory to SBA demonstrating projected or actual energy savings.

(d) Equipment the primary purpose of which is production of energy from wood, biological waste, grain, or other biomass source of energy. This refers to energy developed by the burning of combustible biological materials and/ or the conversion to solid, liquid or gaseous fuels. The burning of wood and other forms of biomass is the oldest form of biomass use.

Examples of converted fuels are: (1) methanol-wood alcohol derived from wood or municipal wastes and (2) ethanol-grain alcohol produced by fermentation from agricultural products.

(e) Equipment the primary purpose of which is industrial cogeneration of energy, district heating, or production of energy from industrial waste. Indus

trial cogeneration is defined as the production of power (electrical or mechanical) and useful thermal energy from the same primary power source. An example would be using thermal energy to produce power and using the rejected heat in a thermal process. District heating is defined as the use of central sources of heat to supply heat to a number of buildings (residential or commercial) in a community. An example could be using a steam or hot water boiler, or waste heat from an industrial process to provide a source of heat for several buildings. Production of energy from industrial waste is defined as the burning of combustible industrial scrap such as cardboard, waste lubricating oils or byproducts from industrial processes to produce energy either directly or by conversion to another fuel.

(f) Hydroelectric power equipment is defined as generating electricity by conversion of the energy of flowing water. Water driven turbines producing electricity are examples.

(g) Wind energy conversion equipment is defined as the production of power (electrical or mechanical) by conversion of the energy of wind. Electricity generated by windmills and devices for storing energy generated by the wind are examples of this type of equipment.

(a)

(h) Engineering, architectural, consulting, or other professional services which are necessary or appropriate to aid citizens in using any of the measures described in paragraphs through (g) of this section. This is defined as any of the professional services associated with the utilization of alternative energy sources or energy conservation devices and techniques. An example would be a firm which specializes in providing expertise on ways to improve the energy efficiency of existing plant facilities.

§ 130.4 Eligible applicants.

All applicants for these loans must be small business concerns as defined in § 121.3-10.

§ 129.7 Reimbursement for expenses within a 50-mile radius of home.

A volunteer will be reimbursed while performing services within a 50-mile radius of his home or regular place of business for the following expenses: Local phone calls, parking fees, public transportation, bus and train fares; local taxis; personal automobile mileage charges authorized by the Standardized Government Travel Regulations; highway tolls and related expenses necessary to the provision of volunteer services approved by the appropriate District or Regional Office.

§ 129.8 Reimbursement of expenses for services beyond 50 miles.

A volunteer may provide services beyond a radius of 50 miles from his home or regular place of business only with the prior approval of the appropriate SBA Regional or District Office. Upon receipt of such approval, he will be reimbursed only for the following

expenses:

(a) Automobile travel, including personal automobile mileage charges authorized by Standardized Government Travel Regulations, highway and related tolls; and parking fees.

(b) Other travel, including bus and rail, airplane (where specifically authorized by the appropriate SBA District or Regional Office official), local taxis, and public transportation.

(c) Per diem expenses in lieu of subsistence as authorized by the Standard Government Travel Regulations.

(d) Miscellaneous related expenses including local phone calls, approved by the appropriate SBA District or Regional Office.

§ 129.9 Meetings, conferences, and workshops.

With prior approval of the appropriate SBA District or Regional Office, an authorized delegate to SCORE and ACE national, regional, or district meetings, conferences, or workshops, is authorized to receive travel expenses and per diem as provided in §§ 129.2 and 129.3. Members of the National SCORE Council may also be reimbursed for necessary expenses to attend authorized meetings, conferences, and workshops in accordance

§ 130.2 Program objectives.

The objectives of this program are to provide a means for small business concerns to enter (startup), continue, or expand in the fields of manufacturing, selling, installing, servicing, and developing specific energy measures, through loans and loan guarantees, seminars, and training grants. Startup, for this purpose, means a small firm which, together with any predecessor or related concern, has been in existence for less than two years.

§ 130.3 Eligible energy measures.

Only the energy measures cited in the Act are eligible for assistance under this program. These measures (and definitions) are as follows:

(a) Solar thermal energy equipment which is either of the active type based upon mechanically forced energy transfer; or of the passive type based on convective, conductive, or ra

diant energy transfer or some combination of these types.

Active systems generally use mechanical power (e.g., pumps or fans) to store and distribute energy. Conversely, passive systems use natural energy flows (conduction, convection, and radiation) and buildings themselves to trap, store, and transport thermal energy within the structure. Frequently, designs combine aspects of both types of systems, resulting in a hybrid system.

(b) Photovoltaic cells and related equipment. Such devices produce electricity when exposed to radiant energy, especially light. Several devices have been developed to utilize photovoltaic solar cells. One example is photovoltaic powered solar irrigation pumps.

(c) A product or service the primary purpose of which is conservation of energy through devices or techniques which can be demonstrated to increase the energy efficiency of existing equipment, methods of operation, or systems which use fossil fuels, and which is on the Energy Conservation Measures List of the Secretary of Energy (see Table 1) or which the Administrator determines to be consistent with the intent of subsection 7(1) of the Act. For purposes of this paragraph (except for those measures on the Energy Conservation Measures List) the applicant must furnish written evidence satisfactory to SBA demonstrating projected or actual energy savings.

(d) Equipment the primary purpose of which is production of energy from wood, biological waste, grain, or other biomass source of energy. This refers to energy developed by the burning of combustible biological materials and/ or the conversion to solid, liquid or gaseous fuels. The burning of wood and other forms of biomass is the oldest form of biomass use.

Examples of converted fuels are: (1) methanol-wood alcohol derived from wood or municipal wastes and (2) ethanol-grain alcohol produced by fermentation from agricultural products.

(e) Equipment the primary purpose of which is industrial cogeneration of energy, district heating, or production of energy from industrial waste. Indus

trial cogeneration is defined as the production of power (electrical or mechanical) and useful thermal energy from the same primary power source. An example would be using thermal energy to produce power and using the rejected heat in a thermal process. District heating is defined as the use of central sources of heat to supply heat to a number of buildings (residential or commercial) in a community. An example could be using a steam or hot water boiler, or waste heat from an industrial process to provide a source of heat for several buildings. Production of energy from industrial waste is defined as the burning of combustible industrial scrap such as cardboard, waste lubricating oils or byproducts from industrial processes to produce energy either directly or by conversion to another fuel.

(f) Hydroelectric power equipment is defined as generating electricity by conversion of the energy of flowing water. Water driven turbines producing electricity are examples.

(g) Wind energy conversion equipment is defined as the production of power (electrical or mechanical) by conversion of the energy of wind. Electricity generated by windmills and devices for storing energy generated by the wind are examples of this type of equipment.

(a)

(h) Engineering, architectural, consulting, or other professional services which are necessary or appropriate to aid citizens in using any of the measures described in paragraphs through (g) of this section. This is defined as any of the professional services associated with the utilization of alternative energy sources or energy conservation devices and techniques. An example would be a firm which specializes in providing expertise on ways to improve the energy efficiency of existing plant facilities.

§ 130.4 Eligible applicants.

All applicants for these loans must be small business concerns as defined in § 121.3-10.

§ 129.7 Reimbursement for expenses within a 50-mile radius of home.

A volunteer will be reimbursed while performing services within a 50-mile radius of his home or regular place of business for the following expenses: Local phone calls, parking fees, public transportation, bus and train fares; local taxis; personal automobile mileage charges authorized by the Standardized Government Travel Regulations; highway tolls and related expenses necessary to the provision of volunteer services approved by the appropriate District or Regional Office.

§ 129.8 Reimbursement of expenses for services beyond 50 miles.

A volunteer may provide services beyond a radius of 50 miles from his home or regular place of business only with the prior approval of the appropriate SBA Regional or District Office. Upon receipt of such approval, he will be reimbursed only for the following

expenses:

(a) Automobile travel, including personal automobile mileage charges authorized by Standardized Government Travel Regulations, highway and related tolls; and parking fees.

(b) Other travel, including bus and rail, airplane (where specifically authorized by the appropriate SBA District or Regional Office official), local taxis, and public transportation.

(c) Per diem expenses in lieu of subsistence as authorized by the Standard Government Travel Regulations.

(d) Miscellaneous related expenses including local phone calls, approved by the appropriate SBA District or Regional Office.

§ 129.9 Meetings, conferences, and workshops.

With prior approval of the appropriate SBA District or Regional Office, an authorized delegate to SCORE and ACE national, regional, or district meetings, conferences, or workshops, is authorized to receive travel expenses and per diem as provided in §§ 129.2 and 129.3. Members of the National SCORE Council may also be reimbursed for necessary expenses to attend authorized meetings, conferences, and workshops in accordance