[Federal Register Volume 67, Number 16 (Thursday, January 24, 2002)]
[Notices]
[Page 3485]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 02-1744]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

[Number DE-PS07-02ID14278]


Chemical Industry of the Future

AGENCY: Idaho Operations Office, DOE.

ACTION: Notice of availability of financial assistance 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 
(R&D) of technologies which will reduce energy consumption, enhance 
economic competitiveness, and reduce environmental impacts of the 
domestic chemical industry. The research is to address priorities 
identified by the U.S. chemical industry in Technology Vision 2020: The 
U.S. Chemical Industry and associated technology roadmaps.

DATES: The issuance date of Solicitation Number DE-PS07-02ID14278 will 
be on or about January 21, 2002. The deadline for receipt of 
applications will be approximately on April 24, 2002.

ADDRESSES: The solicitation in its full text will be available on the 
Internet at the following URL address: http://e-center.doe.gov. The 
Industry Interactive Procurement System (IIPS) provides the medium for 
disseminating solicitations, receiving financial assistance 
applications and evaluating the applications in a paperless 
environment. Completed applications are required to be submitted via 
IIPS. An IIPS ``User Guide for Contractors'' can be obtained on the 
IIPS Homepage and then clicking on the ``Help'' button. Questions 
regarding the operation of IIPS may be e-mailed to the IIPS Help Desk 
at IIPS__HelpDesk@e-center.doe.gov.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Seb Klein, Contract Specialist, 
[email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Approximately $3 million in federal funds 
are expected to be available to fund the first 12 months of selected 
research projects. Subject to the availability of funds, approximately 
$6 million is planned to fund the remaining years of the projects. DOE 
anticipates making 6 to 8 cooperative agreement awards, each with a 
duration of three to five years or less. A minimum of three industrial 
chemical companies must be involved. Collaborations among industry, 
university, and National Laboratory participants are encouraged. 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.

    Issued in Idaho Falls on January 15, 2002.
R. J. Hoyles,
Director, Procurement Services Division.
[FR Doc. 02-1744 Filed 1-23-02; 8:45 am]
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