[Federal Register Volume 67, Number 28 (Monday, February 11, 2002)]
[Notices]
[Pages 6243-6244]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 02-3191]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

[Number DE-PS07-02ID14280]


Steel Industries of the Future

AGENCY: Idaho Operations Office, DOE.

ACTION: Notice of availability of solicitation for awards of financial 
assistance.

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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) processes which will enable the commercial deployment of several 
emerging ironmaking technologies in the U.S.A. within the next six 
years. The goal is to provide the domestic steel with additional 
alternative quality ironmaking capacity that is less dependent on the 
availability of coke. This solicitation targets ironmaking processes 
that displace coke with coal, natural gas, and other reductants/fuels.

DATES: The issuance date of Solicitation Number DE-PS07-02ID14280 will 
be on or about February 4, 2002. The deadline for receipt of 
applications is April 15, 2002, at 3 p.m. MST.

ADDRESSES: The solicitation will be available in its full text on the 
Internet by going to the DOE's Industry Interactive Procurement System 
(IIPS) at the following URL address: http://e-center.doe.gov. This will 
provide the medium for disseminating solicitations and amendments to 
solicitations, receiving financial assistance applications and 
evaluating 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 
click on the ``Help'' button. Questions regarding the operation of IIPS 
may be e-mailed to the IIPS Help Desk at IIPS_Motor Carrier Fuel Cost 
Equity Act;center.doe.gov">HelpDesk@e-center.doe.gov.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Trudy Harmel, Contract Specialist at 
[email protected], or Dallas L. Hoffer, Contracting Officer at 
[email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Steel Technology Roadmap can be found at 
http://www.steel.org/mt/roadmap/roadmap.htm. Approximately $3,000,000 
in federal funds is expected to be available to fund the first year of 
selected research projects. Subject to the availability of funds, it is 
anticipated that equivalent funds should be available for the 
subsequent years. DOE anticipates making 2 to 3 cooperative agreement 
awards, each with a duration of three years or less. A minimum 50% non-
federal cost share is required for research and development projects 
over the life of the project. First year cost share can be as low as 
30% if subsequent years have sufficient cost share so that non-federal 
share totals at least 50%. Multi-partner collaborations among steel 
companies, equipment suppliers and/or engineering firms is

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mandatory. 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 February 4, 2002.
R.J. Hoyles,
Director, Procurement Services Division.
[FR Doc. 02-3191 Filed 2-8-02; 8:45 am]
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