[Federal Register Volume 60, Number 73 (Monday, April 17, 1995)]
[Notices]
[Page 19239]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 95-9424]



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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Financial Assistance Award: Sandor Drobilisch, Sandor Engineering

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-FG01-95EE15496 to Sandor Drobilisch, Sandor Engineering. The 
proposed grant will provide funding in the estimated amount of $69,200 
by the Department of Energy for the purpose to further develop and 
market a spiral track oven, which will reduce the energy and time 
required during the curing stages of microchip manufacturing. 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 Sandor Drobilisch, Sandor 
Engineering 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 would eliminate the last of 
the remaining hand-operation steps in manufacturing microchips and, 
thereby, fully automate microchip production.
    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. 95-9424 Filed 4-14-95; 8:45 am]
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