[Federal Register Volume 60, Number 158 (Wednesday, August 16, 1995)]
[Notices]
[Page 42551]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 95-20286]



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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Golden Field Office; Notice of Federal Assistance Award to 
General Electric Company

AGENCY: Department of Energy.

ACTION: Notice of Financial Assistance Award in Response to an 
Unsolicited Financial Assistance Application.

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SUMMARY: The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE), pursuant to the DOE 
Financial Assistance Rules, 10 CFR 600.7, is announcing its intention 
to award a cooperative agreement to General Electric Company (GE) to 
conduct research and development activities on the use of renewable 
feedstocks for monomers to be used in the plastics industry. The use of 
agricultural products instead of petroleum products for such monomers 
will save energy, reduce hazardous waste, and provide key materials for 
a new generation of thermoplastics.

ADDRESSES: Questions regarding this announcement may be addressed to 
the U.S. Department of Energy, Golden Field Office, 1617 Cole Blvd., 
Golden, Colorado 80401, Attention: John Lewis, Contract Specialist. The 
telephone number is 303-275-4739.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: DOE has evaluated, in accordance with 
Section 600.14 of the Federal Assistance Regulations, the unsolicited 
proposal entitled ``Biosynthesis of Long-Chain Dicarboxylic Acid 
Monomers from Renewable Feedstocks'' and recommends that the 
unsolicited proposal be accepted for support without further 
competition in accordance with Section 600.14 of the Federal Assistance 
Regulations. This award will not be made for at least 14 days to allow 
for public comment.
    Under this cooperative agreement, GE and its subcontractors will 
conduct research and development activities regarding a bioprocess to 
convert fatty acid substrates into low-cost, long-chain dicarboxylic 
acid monomers for the plastics industry. The research will address 
biocatalyst development, bioprocess development, and application 
development.
    The proposal has been found to be meritorious in the DOE 
evaluation. The GE program represents a unique and proprietary process 
for monomer production. The team proposed by GE has the technical 
capabilities, proprietary technology, and commercialization commitment 
which should provide the basis for a successful project. The proposed 
project is not eligible for financial assistance under a recent, 
current, or planned solicitation.
    The project cost over eighteen months is estimated to be $2,137,129 
total, with the DOE share being $1,602,315.

    Issued in Golden, Colorado, on August 8, 1995.
John W. Meeker,
Chief, Procurement, GO.
[FR Doc. 95-20286 Filed 8-15-95; 8:45 am]
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