[Federal Register Volume 68, Number 33 (Wednesday, February 19, 2003)]
[Notices]
[Pages 7989-7990]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 03-3938]


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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).

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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-PS26-03NT41757-0 entitled, ``Ground 
Breaking Innovative Technology Concepts For Mining.'' The Department of 
Energy (DOE), National Energy Technology Laboratory (NETL) is seeking 
white paper applications on behalf of the Energy Efficiency and 
Renewable Energy, Mining Industries of the Future Program, for advanced 
concepts that span the mining industry and are capable of 
revolutionizing the industry as a whole or for discrete segments as 
regards energy intensity (i.e. energy used to achieve a unit output).

DATES: The solicitation will be available on the ``Industry Interactive 
Procurement System'' (IIPS) webpage located at http://e-center.doe.gov 
on or about February 14, 2003. Applicants can obtain access to the 
solicitation from the address above or through DOE/NETL's Web site at 
http://www.netl.doe.gov/business.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Juliana L. Murray, MS 921-107, U.S. 
Department of Energy, National Energy Technology Laboratory, 626 
Cochrans Mill Road, P.O. Box 10940, Pittsburgh, PA 15236-0940, E-mail 
Address: [email protected], Telephone Number: 412-386-4872.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The objective of this solicitation is to 
support the stated national interests by providing seed funding for 
development of ``revolutionary'' concepts or ``unique'' approaches that 
would define the direction for potential future research and 
development projects that address needs that broadly fall in the 
domestic mining industry. These approaches should represent significant 
departures from existing approaches, not simply incremental 
improvements. This solicitation seeks ``out-of-the-box'' thinking; 
therefore, mature ideas, past the conceptual stage, are not eligible 
for this program. Cost sharing is not required because of the 
fundamental nature of the requested research under this solicitation, 
but the DOE/NETL will only contribute up to $50,000 per project 
selected for award.
    DOE has identified specific mining industry activities where energy 
efficiency improvements would have the most significant impact. This 
solicitation encourages prospective concepts to be developed in the 
following areas:

Area of Interest 1: DE-PS26-03NT41757-1

Energy Efficient Alternatives to Current Technologies in Materials 
Handling

    Interests include energy alternatives with regard to energy use per 
unit of output to current technologies involving the used of equipment 
or processes to transport ore and waste.

Area of Interest 2: DE-PS26-03NT41757-2

Energy Efficient Alternatives to Current Beneficiation and Processing 
Technologies, Particularly Crushing and Grinding

    Interests include energy alternatives with regard to energy use per 
unit of output to current technologies using equipment or processes to 
crush, grind, concentrate and/or separating the ore from the unwanted 
material.

Area of Interest 3: DE-PS26-03NT41757-3

Mineral Extraction Processes To Reduce Downstream Material Handling and

    Beneficiation and Processing Requirements; Efficiency Alternatives 
to Pumping in Mining Applications
    Interests include energy alternatives to mineral processes using 
equipment or processes to explore, mine and process ore.
    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. 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.

    Issued in Pittsburgh, PA on February 6, 2003.
Dale A. Siciliano, Director,
Acquisition and Assistance Division.
[FR Doc. 03-3938 Filed 2-18-03; 8:45 am]
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