FrontMatter -- Acknowledgments -- Contents -- Tables and Figures -- Summary -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Results of Applying the Methodology -- 3 Methodology for Prospective Evaluation of Department of Energy Programs -- 4 Expert Panel Process -- 5 Conclusions and Recommendations -- References -- Appendixes -- A PART Assessment Questions -- B Committee Biographies -- C Statement of Task -- D Letter Report -- E Committee and Panel Activities -- F Guidance on Prospective Benefits Evaluation -- G Information to Be Requested of the Department of Energy -- H Report of the Panel on DOE's Integrated Gasification Combined Cycle Technology R&D Program -- I Report of the Panel on DOE's Carbon Sequestration Program -- J Report of the Panel on DOE's Natural Gas Exploration and Production R&D Program -- K Report of the Panel on DOE's Distributed Energy Resources Program -- L Report of the Panel on DOE's Light-Duty Vehicle Hybrid Technology R&D Program -- M Report of the Panel on DOE's Chemical Industrial Technologies Program.