[Federal Register Volume 68, Number 14 (Wednesday, January 22, 2003)]
[Notices]
[Page 3019]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 03-1332]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

[Number DE-PS07-03ID14453]


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 R&D will focus on technology 
development in the areas of catalysis and catalytic engineering, and 
separations technologies.

DATES: The issuance date of Solicitation Number DE-PS07-03ID14453 was 
January 14, 2003. The deadline for receipt of applications will be 
approximately on April 30, 2003.

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 center.doe.gov">IIPS_HelpDesk@e-center.doe.gov.

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

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Approximately $6 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 
$30 million is planned to fund the remaining years of the projects. DOE 
anticipates making 6 to 10 cooperative agreement awards, each with a 
duration of three to five years or less. A minimum of two industrial 
chemical companies must be involved. Awardees are required to develop 
collaborative project teams, which can include industry, university, 
and national laboratory participants. The statutory authority for this 
program is the U.S. Department of Energy Organization Act (Public Law 
95-91). The Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance (CFDA) Number for 
this program is 81.086.

    Issued in Idaho Falls on January 13, 2003.
R.J. Hoyles,
Director, Procurement Services Division.
[FR Doc. 03-1332 Filed 1-21-03; 8:45 am]
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