[Federal Register Volume 64, Number 11 (Tuesday, January 19, 1999)]
[Notices]
[Pages 2888-2889]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 99-1109]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY


Idaho Operations Office; Notice of Availability of Solicitation 
for Awards of Financial Assistance

AGENCY: Idaho Operations Office, DOE.

ACTION: Notice of Availability of Solicitation Number DE-PS07-
99ID13750--Steel Industries of the Future.

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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, reduce 
energy consumption and reduce environmental impacts of the steel 
industry. The research is to address research priorities identified by 
the steel industry in the Steel Industry Technology Roadmap.

DATES: The deadline for receipt of full applications is March 18, 1999, 
at 3:00 p.m. MST.

ADDRESSES: Applications should be submitted to: Beth Dahl, Contract 
Specialist, Procurement Services Division, U.S. Department of Energy, 
Idaho Operations Office, 850 Energy Drive, Mail Stop 1221, Idaho Falls, 
Idaho 83401-1563.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Beth Dahl, Contract Specialist at 
[email protected], or Linda Hallum, Contracting Officer at 
[email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Steel Industry Technology Roadmap can be 
found at http://www.steel.org/MandT/contents.htm. Approximately 
$5,000,000 in federal funds are expected to be available to fund the 
first year of selected research efforts. DOE anticipates making 1 to 5 
cooperative agreement awards each with a duration of five years or 
less. A minimum 30% non-federal cost-share is required for research and 
development projects. Proposals for demonstration projects of existing 
technologies will require a minimum 50% cost share. Collaborations 
between industry, university, and National Laboratory participants are 
encouraged. The issuance date of Solicitation Number DE-PS07-99ID13750 
is on or about January 4, 1999. The solicitation is available in its 
full text via the Internet at the following address: http://
www.id.doe.gov/doeid/PSD/proc-div.html. The statutory authority for the 
program is the Federal Non-Nuclear Energy Research and Development Act 
of 1974 (Pub. L. 93-577). The Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance 
(CFDA) Number for this program is 81.086.


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    Issued in Idaho Falls on January 6, 1999.
Michael L. Adams,
Acting Director, Procurement Services Division.
[FR Doc. 99-1109 Filed 1-15-99; 8:45 am]
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