[Federal Register Volume 60, Number 135 (Friday, July 14, 1995)]
[Notices]
[Page 36269]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 95-17359]



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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Financial Assistance Award: Hydrodyne, 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-FG01-95CE15646 to Hydrodyne, Inc. The proposed grant will 
provide funding in the estimated amount of $99,925 by the Department of 
Energy for the purpose of saving energy through development of the 
applicants's patented ``Hydrodyne Process for Tenderizing Meat.''

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 Hydrodyne, 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. The new technology is expected to eliminate the long 
process times, costs, and energy associated with the aging process that 
the meat processing industry uses to tenderize meat. This technology is 
also expected to save energy by reducing feedlot fattening of cattle 
and reducing cooking time for certain cuts of beef. Mr. John B. Long, 
the inventor and principal investigator, has been active in mechanical 
engineering, nuclear and radioactive chemistry, and metallurgy 
throughout his career. Allied Engineering and Production, Inc., will 
help design and fabricate the prototype equipment. The U.S. 
Agricultural Research Service (ARS) will provide a site for the 
equipment's installation, testing, explosive charge optimization, 
demonstration, and analyze meat tissues for tenderness. 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 24 months from the 
date of award.
Lynn Warner,
Contracting Officer, Office of Placement and Administration.
[FR Doc. 95-17359 Filed 7-13-95; 8:45 am]
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