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Glass Industry of the Future
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[Federal Register: August 13, 2002 (Volume 67, Number 156)]
[Notices]
[Page 52712-52713]
From the Federal Register Online via GPO Access [wais.access.gpo.gov]
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
[DE-PS07-02ID14308]
Glass Industry of the Future
AGENCY: Idaho Operations Office, DOE.
ACTION: Notice of Competitive 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, development and
demonstration of innovative glass technologies that will reduce energy
consumption, reduce environmental impacts, and enhance economic
competitiveness in the U.S. glass industry.
The proposed research and development (R&D) projects must address
priorities as identified in the Glass Industry Technology Roadmap
(http://www.oit.doe.gov/glass/pdfs/glass2002roadmap.pdf). 
Proposals must address at least one of the four priority areas in the
Roadmap: Production Efficiency, Energy Efficiency, Environmental
Performance and Innovative Uses, and must have a high-energy
efficiency component.
DATES: The issuance date of Solicitation Number DE-PS07-02ID14308 will
be on or about August 5, 2002. The application, SF 424, technical
proposal, and the Energy Savings Estimator Impact Table, must have an
IIPS transmission time stamp of not later than 3 p.m. MST on Friday,
September 27, 2002. Late applications will not be considered.
ADDRESSES: Completed applications are required to be submitted via the
U.S. Department of Energy Industry Interactive Procurement System
(IIPS) at the following URL: http://e-center.doe.gov.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Elizabeth Dahl, Contract Specialist at
dahlee@id.doe.gov, facsimile at (208) 526-5548, or by telephone at
(208) 526-7214.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: DOE anticipates making approximately 4 to 6
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cooperative agreement awards under this solicitation with a maximum
estimated DOE funding of $350,000 per year for each cooperative
agreement up to a three-year period, subject to the availability of
funds. Approximately $5 million in federal funds are expected to be
available to fund selected research projects over the three-year
period. A minimum 50% non-federal cost share is required for research
and development projects over the life of the project. The solicitation
is available in its full text via the Internet at the following
address: http://e-center.doe.gov. The statutory authority for
this 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, Conservation Research and
Development.
Issued in Idaho Falls on August 5, 2002.
R. J. Hoyles,
Director, Procurement Services Division.
[FR Doc. 02-20458 Filed 8-12-02; 8:45 am]
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