8348 Federal Register / Vol. 60, No. 30 / Tuesday, February 14, 1995 / Notices

exchange between institutions of

higher education in the U.S. and

counterparts in the member states of

the European Community. Eligible

institutions will apply for grants

under this Special Focus Competition.

The Department will use the

information to make awards.

[FR Doc. 95–3600 Filed 2–13–95; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 4000–01–M

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Financial Assistance Award: Mr. Kevin

Bolin

AGENCY: Department of Energy.

ACTION: Notice of intent.

SUMMARY: The U.S. Department of

Energy announces that pursuant to 10

CFR 600.6(a)(2) it is making a financial

assistance award under Grant Number

DE–FG01–95EE15623 to Mr. Kevin

Bolin of EnerTech Environmental, Inc.

The proposed grant will provide

funding in the estimated amount of

$99,995 by the Department of Energy for

the purpose of saving energy through

development of ‘‘Clean Energy from

Municipal Solid Waste’’, process

technology for environment-friendly

utilization of Municipal Solid Waste

(MSW) energy resources.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The

Department of Energy has determined in

accordance with 10 CFR 600.14(e)(1)

that the unsolicited application for

financial assistance submitted by Kevin

Bolin, CPA and president of EnerTech

Environmental, Inc. The application is

meritorious based on the general

evaluation required by 10 CFR 600.14(d)

and the proposed project represents a

unique idea that would not be eligible

for financial assistance under a recent,

current or planned solicitation. The

applicant, Mr. Kevin Bolin, has

assembled a staff consisting of Michael

Klosky, a chemical engineer, and Norm

Dickenson, the inventor. EnerTech

Environmental, Inc., will supply its

resources to process MSW fuel

materials, conduct data gathering

combustion runs, and perform

engineering computer analyses and

simulations to estimate scale-up costs to

demonstrate the superior efficiency and

economics of this process technology. In

addition they will have the assistance of

the University of North Dakota’s Energy

and Environmental Research Center to

construct and test the pilot scale system.

It is expected that if the invention

results in using 20 percent of the MSW

projected for landfills for fuel, the

electricity generated would be the

equivalent of about 22 million barrels of

crude oil per year. Furthermore, the

process removes contaminants and is

nearly pollution free. The proposed

project is not eligible for financial

assistance under a recent, current or

planned solicitation because the

funding program, the Energy Related

Invention Program (ERIP), has been

structured since its beginning in 1975 to

operate without competitive

solicitations because the authorizing

legislation directs ERIP to provide

support for worthy ideas submitted by

the public. The program has never

issued and has no plans to issue a

competitive solicitation.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Please write the U.S. Department of

Energy, Office of Placement and

Administration, ATTN: Rose Mason,

HR–531.23, 1000 Independence Ave.,

S.W., Washington, D.C. 20585.

The anticipated term of the proposed

grant is 24 months from the date of

award.

Issued in Washington, D.C. on January 30,

1995.

Richard G. Lewis,

Contracting Officer, Office of Placement and

Administration.

[FR Doc. 95–3650 Filed 2–13–95; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 6450–01–P

Financial Assistance Award: Dr. Jesse

J. Brown

AGENCY: Department of Energy.

ACTION: Notice of intent.

SUMMARY: The U.S. Department of

Energy announces that pursuant to 10

CFR 600.6(a)(2) it is making a financial

assistance award under Grant Number

DE-FG01–95EE15598 to Dr. Jesse J.

Brown of MATVA, Inc. The proposed

grant will provide funding in the

estimated amount of $99,606 by the

Department of Energy for the purpose of

saving energy through further

development of the Dr. Jesse J. Brown’s

‘‘Syntheses and Sintering of Fine and

Ultrafine Grain NZP Ceramics’’ process

technology for the production of

thermal shock resistant ceramics similar

to sodium-zirconium-phosphate

materials.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The

Department of Energy has determined in

accordance with 10 CFR 600.14(e)(1)

that the unsolicited application for

financial assistance submitted by Dr.

Jesse J. Brown is meritorious based on

the general evaluation required by 10

CFR 600.14(d) and the proposed project

represents a unique idea that would not

be eligible for financial assistance under

a recent, current or planned solicitation.

Dr. Brown and his subcontractors,

Virginia Tech and Caterpillar

Corporation, will produce and then test

diesel engine manifold liners made from

his advanced ceramic materials in lowheat-rejection diesel lines. The materials

have physical properties including good

thermal insulation, low-coefficient of

thermal expansion, good high

temperature physical strength and

extremely high melting points that make

them excellent candidates for use in

many energy intensive systems. The

proposed project is not eligible for

financial assistance under a recent,

current or planned solicitation because

the funding program, the Energy Related

Invention Program (ERIP), has been

structured since its beginning in 1975 to

operate without competitive

solicitations because the authorizing

legislation directs ERIP to provide

support for worthy ideas submitted by

the public. The program has never

issued and has no plans to issue a

competitive solicitation.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Please write the U.S. Department of

Energy, Office of Placement and

Administration, ATTN: Rose Mason,

HR–531.23, 1000 Independence Avenue

SW., Washington, D.C. 20585.

The anticipated term of the proposed

grant is 18 months from the date of

award.

Issued in Washington, D.C. on January 30,

1995.

Richard G. Lewis,

Contracting Officer, Office of Placement and

Administration.

[FR Doc. 95–3652 Filed 2–13–95; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 6450–01–P

Financial Assistance Award: Dr. John

V. Milewski

AGENCY: Department of Energy.

ACTION: Notice of intent.

SUMMARY: The U.S. Department of

Energy announces that pursuant to 10

CFR 600.6(a)(2) it is making a financial

assistance award under Grant Number

DE–FG01–95EE15632 to Dr. John V.

Milewski of Superkinetic, Inc. The

proposed grant will provide funding in

the estimated amount of $98,000 by the

Department of Energy for the purpose of

saving energy through development of

Dr. Milewski’s ‘‘Hafnium Carbide Single

Crystal Fiber for Ceramic Cutting Tool

Reinforcement’’ composite material

technology for the production of

superior metal cutting and machining

tools through the use of reinforcing

whiskers in the cutting component. This

method is superior over currently used