[Federal Register Volume 60, Number 135 (Friday, July 14, 1995)]
[Notices]
[Page 36267]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 95-17357]



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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Financial Assistance Award: Ecomat, 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-FG01-95EE15631 to Ecomat, Inc. The proposed grant will 
provide funding in the estimated amount of $98,900 by the Department of 
Energy for the purpose of saving energy through development of the 
inventor's ``Foamed Recyclables.''

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 Ecomat, Inc., is meritorious 
based on the general evaluation required by 10 CFR 600.14(d) and that 
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 is a process to develop 
environmentally safe synthetic building materials, such as siding, 
slate, and lumber, composed of dual polymers and industrial waste 
filler. The use of fly ash or red mud fillers halves the amount of 
needed polymers, which are petroleum-based, energy intensive materials. 
Moreover, the invention's light weight will lower transportation fuel 
expenditures compared to conventional building materials, and reduce 
buttressing requirements of houses, leading to lower overall building 
costs. The inventor and principal investigator, John N. Mushovic, 
Ph.D., is the executive vice-president of Ecomat, Inc. He holds six 
patents and has over 25 years experience in commercializing plastics 
technologies. Ecomat, Inc., will utilize its engineering facilities, as 
well as those of the Hoppmann Corporation, for designing, constructing, 
and operating the production prototype unit. The proposed project is 
not eligible for financial assistance under a recent, current, or 
planned solicitation because the funding program, the Energy-Related 
Inventions 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 18 months from the 
date of the award.
Lynn Warner,
Contracting Officer, Office of Placement and Administration.
[FR Doc. 95-17357 Filed 7-13-95; 8:45 am]
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