[Federal Register Volume 60, Number 135 (Friday, July 14, 1995)]
[Notices]
[Pages 36269-36270]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 95-17355]



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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Financial Assistance Award: Oxley Research, Inc.

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-FG01-95CE15650 to Oxley Research, Inc. The proposed grant 
will provide funding in the estimated amount of $99,996 by the 
Department of Energy for the purpose of saving energy and reducing 
chemical wastes through development of the inventor's ``Electrolytic 
Regeneration of Acid Cupric Chloride Printed Circuit Board Etchant.''

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 Oxley Research, Inc., 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. 

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The new technology is expected to eliminate the costs and energy 
associated with transporting and disposal of wastes from circuit board 
etching processes, as well as recover market-grade copper. James Oxley 
obtained his B.S. and Ph.D. in Physical Chemistry from Imperial 
College, London University in 1961. Throughout his industrial career he 
has been active in applied electrochemistry, with particular experience 
in the areas of advanced batteries, fuel cells, electrochemical 
capacitors, and electrolytic processing. Oxley Research, Inc., will 
provide further process and materials validation and optimization to 
support the design and construction of an engineering prototype by 
using a pre-prototype electrolytic regenerator to define the system 
operating conditions to develop initial components designs and system 
layout for construction of an industrial-scale test regenerator. 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. This award will be 
made 14 calendar days after publication to allow for public comment.

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 Avenue SW., Washington, DC 20585.
    The anticipated term of the proposed grant is 15 months from the 
date of award.
Lynn Warner,
Contracting Officer, Office of Placement and Administration.
[FR Doc. 95-17355 Filed 7-13-95; 8:45 am]
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