[Federal Register Volume 59, Number 55 (Tuesday, March 22, 1994)] [Unknown Section] [Page 0] From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov] [FR Doc No: 94-6675] [[Page Unknown]] [Federal Register: March 22, 1994] ======================================================================= ----------------------------------------------------------------------- DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY Financial Assistance: American Iron and Steel Institute (AISI); Cooperative Agreement AGENCY: U.S. Department of Energy (DOE). ACTION: Notice of intent. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- SUMMARY: The U.S. Department of Energy, Idaho Operations Office, announces that pursuant to the DOE Financial Assistance Rules 10 CFR 600.14(e), it intends to award a new start Cooperative Agreement Number DE-FC07-94ID13284 to the American Iron and Steel Industry (AISI). The objectives of the work to be performed under this cooperative agreement are to study steel plant waste oxide recycling and resource recovery using smelting. The Federal Domestic Catalog Number is 81.078. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ginger Sandwina, U.S. Department of Energy, Idaho Operations Office, 785 DOE Place, MS 1221, Idaho Falls, Idaho (208) 526-8698. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The statutory authority for the proposed award is the Steel and Aluminum Energy Conservation and Technology Competitiveness Act of 1988 (Pub. L. 100-680). The project is also consistent with the purpose of the Energy Conservation Program begun in 1975 under the mandate of the Federal Non-Nuclear Energy Research and Development Act of 1974 (Pub. L. 93-577). The proposal meets the criteria for an ``unsolicited application'' for financial assistance as set forth in 10 CFR 600.14(e). This research is unique and innovative because of the use of thermodynamics to control the precipitation of various species at desired location in the by-product recovery circuit. No technical barriers are currently known, but the work is high because the effect of various combinations of feed material to the smelter must be determined. The statement of work contains many tasks and subtasks to define the acceptable operating conditions necessary to arrive at products with acceptable properties in a safe and environmentally acceptable manner. There are no recent, current, or planned solicitations under which this unsolicited proposal would be eligible for consideration. The project will employ the coal-based ironmaking process developed under a cooperative agreement with DOE and will continue (essentially without interruption) the contributions of the pilot plant facility, personnel, and other resources from the current project. The anticipated total project period to be awarded is ten (10) months. The amount of the cooperative agreement is $6.645 million. The proposed project is to be funded 70% ($4.652M) by DOE and 30% ($1.993M) by the steel industry. David W. Newnam, Acting Director, Procurement Services Division. [FR Doc. 94-6675 Filed 3-21-94; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6450-01-M