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[Federal Register Volume 60, Number 68 (Monday, April 10, 1995)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Pages 17985-17986]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 95-8630]

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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

10 CFR Part 600

Deviations for the Technology Reinvestment Project

AGENCY: Department of Energy.

ACTION: Rules; class deviations.

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SUMMARY: The Department of Energy (DOE), pursuant to 10 CFR 600.4, 
hereby [[Page 17986]] announces two deviations from its Financial 
Assistance Rules for the Technology Reinvestment Project (TRP). The 
approval of these deviations ensures that the program goals and 
objectives are achieved and that public funds are conserved.
    The TRP is a joint agency effort which implements the provisions of 
Defense Conversion, Reinvestment, and Transition Act of 1992. The 
Advanced Research Projects Agency, Department of Energy, National 
Aeronautics and Space Administration, Department of Commerce through 
the National Institutes of Standards and Technology, the Department of 
Transportation and the National Science Foundation are the six agencies 
collaborating in the TRP. The mission of TRP is to stimulate the 
transition to a growing, integrated, national industrial capability 
which provides the most advanced, affordable, military systems and the 
most competitive commercial production. The TRP seeks to harness the 
best talents available to focus on technology innovation, extension, 
infrastructure, and education and training for product and process 
technologies of critical importance to both national security and the 
national economy.
    The two deviations have been approved because they are required to 
achieve program objectives. The first deviation will permit budget 
periods in excess of 12 months consistent with the solicitation and the 
second deviation permits DOE to withhold payments with 30 days verbal 
advance notification.

EFFECTIVE DATE: April 25, 1995.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Cynthia Yee, Office of Clearance and 
Support, [HR-522.2], U.S. Department of Energy, 1000 Independence 
Avenue, SW., Washington, DC 20585, (202) 586-1140.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: In this notice, the DOE announces that, 
pursuant to 10 CFR Part 600, the Deputy Assistant Secretary for 
Procurement and Assistance Management has made a determination of the 
need for two deviations to the DOE Financial Assistance Rules. The 
determination document, dated March 13, 1995 provides for deviations 
for TRP recipients as explained below [i.e., a ``class deviation''].

    Deviation Number 1 deviates from the 12-month budget period 
limitation contained in 600.31(b). This deviation is necessary to 
permit projects with budget periods in excess of 12 months to be 
awarded. The solicitation allows for budgets with a base term of 12 
to 24 months with options for additional 12 to 24 months. Therefore, 
deviation is required to execute those financial assistance 
agreements for projects with performance periods greater than 12 
months.
    Deviation Number 2 permits the withholding of payment for 
failure to meet established milestone schedules with 30 days verbal 
notice of failure to make progress, thereby providing adequate 
advance notice of non-compliance. This is a deviation to 600.122(h) 
and 600.28 and furthers the program objective of reducing the 
administrative burden.

    Issued in Washington, DC, March 13, 1995.
Richard H. Hopf,
Deputy Assistant Secretary for Procurement and Assistance Management.
[FR Doc. 95-8630 Filed 4-7-95; 8:45 am]
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