[Federal Register Volume 60, Number 73 (Monday, April 17, 1995)]
[Notices]
[Pages 19239-19240]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 95-9423]



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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Financial Assistance Award: Marvin A. Kaylor

AGENCY: Department of Energy.

ACTION: Notice of intent.

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SUMMARY: The U.S. Department of Energy announces that pursuant to 10 
CFR 600.6(a)(2) it is making a financial assistance award under Grant 
Number DE-FG01-95EE15628 to Marvin A. Kaylor. The proposed grant will 
provide funding in the estimated amount of $99,926 by the Department of 
Energy for the purpose of saving energy through development of the 
inventor's ``High Speed, Precision, Diamond Particulate Edged 
Bandsaw.'' This award will be made 14 calendar days after publication 
to allow for public comment.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Department of Energy has determined in 
accordance with 10 CFR 600.14(e)(1) that the unsolicited application 
for financial assistance submitted by Marvin A. Kaylor is meritorious 
based on the general evaluation required by 10 CFR 600.14(d) and the 
proposed project represents a unique idea that would not be eligible 
for financial assistance under a recent, current or planned 
solicitation. The new technology cuts semiconductor wafers thinner and 
flatter with a high-speed, long-lasting bandsaw blade. The exceptional 
thinness of the blade and rigid air bearing guidance system produce 
wafers of exceptional flatness with reduced kerf loss. The copper 
plating of the diamond-edged bandsaw [[Page 19240]] blade strenghens 
the blade, allowing it to run at much faster speeds than current 
technology allows.
    The proposed project is not eligible for financial assistance under 
a recent, current or planned solicitation because the funding program, 
the Energy Related Invention Program (ERIP), has been structured since 
its beginning in 1975 to operate without competitive solicitations 
because the authorizing legislation directs ERIP to provide support for 
worthy ideas submitted by the public. The program has never issued and 
has no plans to issue a competitive solicitation.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Please write the U.S. Department of 
Energy, Office of Placement and Administration, ATTN: Rose Mason, HR-
531.21, 1000 Independence Ave., S.W., Washington, D.C. 20585.
    The anticipated term of the proposed grant is 18 months from the 
date of award.

    Issued in Washington, D.C. on April 6, 1995.
Lynn Warner,
Contracting Officer, Office of Placement and Administration.
[FR Doc. 95-9423 Filed 4-14-95; 8:45 am]
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