[Federal Register Volume 66, Number 183 (Thursday, September 20, 2001)]
[Notices]
[Page 48435]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 01-23426]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Idaho Operations Office


Chemicals Industry of the Future; Notice of Intent of 
Solicitation for Awards of Financial Assistance

AGENCY: Idaho Operations Office, DOE.

ACTION: Notice of intent of Solicitation for Financial Assistance 
Applications.

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SUMMARY: The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE), Idaho Operations Office, 
will be soliciting applications for cost-shared research and 
development (R&D) of technologies that will reduce energy consumption, 
enhance economic competitiveness, and reduce environmental impacts of 
the Chemicals Industry. Approximately $3,000,000 in federal funding is 
expected to be available to fund the first twelve months of selected 
research projects. Subject to the availability of funds, approximately 
$6 million is planned to fund the remaining two years of the projects. 
DOE anticipates making 3 to 6 cooperative agreement awards each with a 
duration of three years or less. It is anticipated that in January, 
2002, a full text for the solicitation will be made available at the 
Industry Interactive Procurement System (IIPS) Web site at: http://e-center.doe.gov: Applications are to be submitted via the IIPS Web site. 
Directions on how to apply and submit applications are detailed under 
the solicitation on the Web site.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Dallas Hoffer, Contracting Officer at 
[email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The solicitation will be issued in 
accordance with 10 CFR part 600.6(b). DOE is interested in projects 
that will:
    1. Result in the formation of multi-disciplinary teams that will 
conduct research that will ultimately develop new, innovative enabling 
technologies, methodologies, and/or tools;
    2. Have broad applicability to the chemical industry, and 
therefore, result in a collaborative of many chemical companies, and;
    3. Demonstrate a large potential energy savings across the chemical 
industry.
    A minimum of three industrial chemical companies must be involved. 
An ``industrial chemical company'' is defined as a private (profit or 
non-profit) organization that manufactures chemicals and allied 
products or provides products or services to such manufacturers. In 
addition to chemical and allied products manufacturers, raw material 
suppliers, equipment and technology suppliers, architectural and 
engineering companies, software and consulting firms, trade and 
professional associations, and research institutes that routinely 
conduct a minimum of 10% of their business as, with, or for Chemical 
Industry manufacturers, are within the scope of the definition. The 
involvement of National Laboratories and university R&D performers in 
any project team is also highly encouraged.
    The statutory authority for this program is the U.S. Department of 
Energy Organization Act (Public Law 95-91) and the Energy Policy Act of 
1992 (Public Law 102-486, as amended by Public Law 103-437).


    Issued in Idaho Falls on September 13, 2001.
R. Jeffrey Hoyles,
Director, Procurement Services Division.
[FR Doc. 01-23426 Filed 9-19-01; 8:45 am]
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