[Federal Register Volume 60, Number 173 (Thursday, September 7, 1995)]
[Notices]
[Page 46583]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 95-22216]



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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY


Morgantown Energy Technology Center; Rapid Commercialization 
Initiative Announcement

AGENCY: Department of Energy (DOE), Morgantown Energy Technology 
Center.

ACTION: Rapid Commercialization Initiative.

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SUMMARY: The Rapid Commercialization Initiative (RCI) Announcement is 
being issued by the U. S. Department of Commerce, U. S. Department of 
Defense, Environmental Protection Agency, and the U. S. Department of 
Energy. The RCI is a component of the Administration's efforts to build 
cooperative interactions between the private sector, states, and 
federal agencies to advance a national environmental technology 
strategy and bring environmental technologies to market more rapidly 
and efficiently. The primary mission of the RCI is to identify and 
reduce the barriers that impede market entry of the four categories of 
environmental technologies--avoidance, monitoring and assessment, 
control, and remediation and restoration technologies--by facilitating 
and accelerating commercialization.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: RCI Project Team, U.S. Department of 
Energy, Morgantown Energy Technology Center, P.O. Box 880, Morgantown, 
West Virginia 26507-0880, Telefax: (304) 285-4683.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: RCI has two short-term goals. The first goal 
of RCI is to provide services to companies to address the three key 
barriers targeted in the Announcement: (1) Assistance in finding 
appropriate sites for demonstration/testing of near commercial 
environmental technologies; (2) assistance in verification of the 
performance and the cost of performance of RCI technologies; and (3) 
assistance in facilitating and expediting the issuance of permits. 
Proposers may request assistance in any one, two, or all three of the 
RCI services. Industry is invited and encouraged to propose innovative 
approaches that streamline activity, process, or reporting; save time; 
improve quality or safety; reduce cost; or eliminate duplication or 
overlap, to address any or all of the enumerated RCI services.
    The second goal of RCI is to identify other important barriers, 
such as unpredictable commercialization pathways, improving market 
data, and streamlining regulations and processes to meet government 
mission program requirements. This information will be used for future 
consideration and planning relative to the long term goal of RCI to 
reduce these other barriers. Companies interested in applying for RCI 
assistance should request a copy of the Announcement which contains 
specific proposal preparation instructions. Proposal due date is 
September 28, 1995. Only written requests for the Announcement will be 
honored. Requests should be sent to the RCI Project Team, at telefax 
number (304) 285-4683. Letters requesting the solicitation should be 
addressed to the attention of the RCI Project Team, at the letterhead 
address and may reference number 95-32247.
Randolph L. Kesling,
Acting Director, Acquisition and Assistance Division, Morgantown Energy 
Technology Center.
[FR Doc. 95-22216 Filed 9-6-95; 8:45 am]
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