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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
 

Financial Assistance Award, Intent To Award a Noncompetitive 
Grant

AGENCY: Savannah River Operations Office, DOE.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: The DOE announces that it plans to award a renewal research 
grant to the South Carolina State University (SCSU), 300 University 
Avenue, NE, Orangeburg, South Carolina. The grant entitled, 
``Comparative Effects of Carbon Dioxide Enrichment and pH Change on 
Phytoplankton Communities in Savannah River Site Carolina Bay 
Restoration Effects'', will be awarded for a two-year project period at 
a DOE funding level of $211,827. Funds of $105,342 will be awarded for 
the first budget period, and subject to the availability of funds, the 
remainder will be awarded for the second budget period. Pursuant to 10 
CFR 600.7(b)(2)(i)(A) of the DOE Assistance Regulations (10 CFR part 
600), DOE has determined that the activity to be funded is necessary to 
the satisfactory completion of an activity presently being funded by 
DOE and eligibility for this renewal award shall be limited to SCSU.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Beth O'Rear, Prime Contracts and Financial Assistance Branch, U.S. 
Department of Energy, Savannah River Operations Office, P.O. Box A, 
Aiken, SC 29802, Telephone: (803) 725-1345.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
    Procurement Request Number: 09-94SR18049.001.
    Project Scope: During the past four years, SCSU has conducted 
phytoplankton research in Carolina Bay ecosystems on the Savannah River 
Site. The renewal will provide a better understanding of what effect 
nutrient enrichment (fertilizing during wetlands restoration) has on 
phytoplankton communities and the relative use of atmospheric CO2 
derived from in-situ decomposition by phytoplankton in Carolina bays.
    SCSU is a Historically Black University and falls within the 
meaning and intent of Executive Orders 12320, 12677, and 12876 
pertaining to Federal assistance to Historically Black Colleges and 
Universities (HBCU). The participation of HBCUs in federally supported 
research is relatively limited. In order to overcome some of these 
limitations, Executive Orders directed Federal agencies to increase the 
participation of HBCUs in federally-funded programs and to strengthen 
their capabilities to provide quality education. This award represents 
an effort to strengthen the HBCU community.
    DOE has determined that this award to SCSU on a noncompetitive 
basis is appropriate.

    Issued in Aiken, South Carolina, on: March 14, 1994.
Robert E. Lynch,
DOE Savannah River Operations Office, Head of Contracting Activity 
Designee.
[FR Doc. 94-8120 Filed 4-4-94; 8:45 am]
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