[Federal Register Volume 67, Number 85 (Thursday, May 2, 2002)]
[Notices]
[Pages 22064-22065]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 02-10845]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY


National Energy Technology Laboratory; Notice of Availability of 
a Financial Assistance Solicitation

AGENCY: National Energy Technology Laboratory, Department of Energy 
(DOE).

ACTION: Notice of availability of a Financial Assistance Solicitation.

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SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given of the intent to issue Financial 
Assistance Solicitation No. DE-PS26-02NT41432, entitled ``FY2002 Joint 
Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EERE) and Office of 
Fossil Energy (FE) Science Initiative.'' The major goal of the Science 
Initiative is to advance research and development (R&D) of energy 
technologies by exploring and exploiting synergies among different 
research fields, technologies, investigator communities, and end-use 
applications. This cross-cutting approach seeks to widen the 
Department's R&D activities between energy efficient technologies and 
clean energy. This approach seeks to expand and formalize existing 
cooperation between EERE and FE.

DATES: The solicitation will be available on the ``Industry Interactive 
Procurement System'' (IIPS) webpage located at http://e-center.doe.gov 
on or about May 15, 2002.

ADDRESSES: Applicants can obtain access to the solicitation from IIPS 
address provided above or through DOE/NETL's website at http://www.netl.doe.gov/business.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: D. Denise Riggi, MS I07, U.S. 
Department of Energy, National Energy Technology Laboratory, P.O. Box 
880, 3610 Collins Ferry Road, Morgantown, WV 26507-0880. E-mail 
Address: [email protected]. Telephone Number: (304) 285-4241.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Science Initiative is intended to focus 
funding and effort on ``bridge'' R&D that falls between exploratory 
research, traditionally the province of university researchers, and 
pre-commercial applied R&D, where private sector firms and research 
institutions normally devote their efforts. Often this middle ground of 
research--crucial to identifying and proving the feasibility of 
multiple potential applications of a given fundamental scientific 
discovery--does not receive sufficient emphasis. For example, there are 
situations where an existing technology has obvious potential for 
significant performance and design gains, ``if only'' an identified 
hurdle can be overcome by a breakthrough in the application of the 
science underlying the technology. The primary objective of this 
solicitation is to pursue ``bridge'' research and development (R&D), of 
interest to EERE and FE, with ultimate applications that will promote 
energy efficiency and clean energy. This category of R&D occupies the 
spectrum between exploratory science and pre-commercial applied R&D. 
There are four general areas of interest (1) Materials Sciences; (2) 
Fuels and Chemical Sciences; (3) Sensors and Controls Sciences, and (4) 
Energy Conversion Sciences. Once released, the solicitation will be 
available for downloading from the IIPS Internet page. At this Internet 
site you will also be able to register with IIPS, enabling you to 
submit an application. If you need technical assistance in registering 
or for any other IIPS function, call the IIPS Help Desk at (800) 683-
0751 or E-mail the Help Desk personnel at center.doe.gov">IIPS_HelpDesk@e-center.doe.gov. The solicitation will only be made available in IIPS, 
no hard (paper) copies of the solicitation and related documents will 
be made available.
    Prospective applicants who would like to be notified as soon as the 
solicitation is available should subscribe to the Business Alert 
Mailing List at http://www.netl.doe.gov/business. Once you subscribe, 
you will receive an announcement by E-mail that the solicitation has 
been released to the public. Telephone requests, written requests, E-
mail requests, or facsimile requests for a copy of the solicitation 
package will not be accepted and/or honored. Applications must be 
prepared and submitted in accordance with the instructions and forms 
contained in the solicitation. The actual solicitation document will 
allow for requests for explanation and/or interpretation.


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    Issued in Morgantown, WV on April 24, 2002.
Dale A. Siciliano,
Deputy Director, Acquisition and Assistance Division.
[FR Doc. 02-10845 Filed 5-1-02; 8:45 am]
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