[Federal Register Volume 62, Number 32 (Tuesday, February 18, 1997)]
[Notices]
[Pages 7219-7220]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 97-3873]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY


Aluminum Partnership Solicitation for Financial Assistance

AGENCY: Idaho Operations Office, DOE.

ACTION: Notice of solicitation for financial assistance number DE-PS07-
97ID13514: aluminum partnerships solicitation.

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SUMMARY: The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE), Idaho Operations Office 
(ID) is seeking applications for cost-shared research and development 
of technologies which will enhance economic competitiveness, and reduce 
energy consumption and environmental impacts for the aluminum industry. 
The research is to address research priorities identified by the 
aluminum industry in the ``Aluminum Technology Roadmap Workshop 
Report'' (November 1996) for the aluminum sector areas of Primary 
Aluminum Production, Semi-Fabricated Products, and Finished Products. 
Approximately $2,000,000 in federal funds is available to fund the 
first year of selected research efforts. DOE anticipates making three 
or four cooperative agreement awards for projects with durations of 
four years or less. A minimum 30% non-federal cost share is required 
for research and development projects. A minimum 50% non-federal cost 
share is required for demonstration projects. Collaborations between 
industry, national laboratory, and university participants are 
encouraged.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Linda Hallum, Contract Specialist; 
Procurement Services Division; U.S. DOE, Idaho Operations Office, 850 
Energy Drive, MS 1221, Idaho Falls, ID 83401-1563; telephone (208) 526-
5545.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The statutory authority for the program is 
the Energy Policy Act of 1992 (Pub. L. 102-486, as amended by Pub. L. 
103-437 on November 2, 1994). The Catalog of Federal Domestic 
Assistance (CFDA) Number for this program is 81.078. The solicitation 
text is expected to be posted on the ID Procurement Services Division 
home page on or about February 27, 1997, and may be accessed using 
Universal Resource Locator address http://www.inel.gov/doeid/
solicit.html. Application package forms will not be included on the 
home page and should be requested from the contract specialist. 
Requests for application packages must be written. Include company 
name, mailing address, point of contact, telephone number, and fax 
number. Write to the contract specialist at the address above, via fax 
number

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(208) 526-5548, or via email to [email protected].

    Issued in Idaho Falls, Idaho, on February 10, 1997.
R. Jeffrey Hoyles,
Director, Procurement Services Division.
[FR Doc. 97-3873 Filed 2-14-97; 8:45 am]
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