19238 Federal Register / Vol. 60, No. 73 / Monday, April 17, 1995 / Notices

chemically contaminated seepage.

Included is the installation of a sump

within the drainage ditch to contain

seepage from a plugged abandoned

outfall line, and a pump and associated

piping to direct the effluent to the

AWWT. Slightly under 0.5 acres of

wetlands would be affected. Wetland

impacts would occur from installation

of the sump and equipment movement,

resulting in physical disturbance and

filling of wetland areas. In accordance

with DOE regulations for compliance

with floodplain and wetlands

environmental review requirements (10

CFR Part 1022), DOE will prepare a

wetlands assessment for this proposed

DOE action.

Issued in Miamisburg, Ohio on April 3,

1995.

J. Phil Hamric,

Manager, Ohio Field Office.

[FR Doc. 95–9429 Filed 4–14–95; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 6450–01–P

Notice of Floodplain and Wetland

Involvement for Operable Unit 5

Remedial Action at the Fernald

Environmental Management Project

(FEMP)

AGENCY: Department of Energy (DOE),

Fernald Area Office.

ACTION: Notice of floodplain and

wetland involvement.

SUMMARY: This is to give notice of DOE’s

planned actions at the Fernald

Environmental Management Project

(FEMP), located approximately 18 miles

(29 kilometers) northwest of downtown

Cincinnati, Ohio. The subject of this

Notice of Involvement is Operable Unit

5 which consists of soil and sediment,

surface water, groundwater, flora and

fauna. The proposed Remedial Action

for Operable Unit 5 will reduce risks to

human health and the environment

through the excavation of soil and

sediment, pumping and treating

contaminated groundwater,

consolidating excavated material in an

on-property engineered disposal cell,

and backfilling excavated areas. These

activities will likely impact floodplain

and wetland areas in Hamilton County,

Ohio. In accordance with 10 CFR 1022,

‘‘Compliance with Floodplain/Wetland

Environmental Review Requirements,’’

DOE will prepare a Floodplain/Wetland

Assessment for the proposed Remedial

Action and the appropriate Statement of

Findings. The proposed activities will

be performed in such a manner to avoid

or minimize potential harm to or within

floodplain and wetland areas.

DATES: Written comments must be

received by the DOE at the following

address on or before May 2, 1995.

ADDRESSES: For further information on

this proposed action, including a site

map, contact: Mr. Wally Quaider, Acting

Associate Director, Office of Safety &

Assessment, U.S. Department of Energy,

Fernald Area Office, P.O. Box 538705,

Cincinnati, Ohio 45253–8705. Phone:

(513) 648–3137, Facsimile: (513) 648–

3077.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For

further information on general DOE

wetland and floodplain environmental

review requirements, contact: Ms. Carol

M. Borgstrom, Director, Office of NEPA

Policy and Assistance, EH–42, U.S.

Department of Energy, 1000

Independence Avenue, SW,

Washington, D.C. 20585. Phone: (202)

586–4600 or 1–800–472–2756.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Remedial

activities associated with Operable Unit

5 would include excavation activities

directly impacting the 100- and 500-year

floodplain of Paddys Run. However,

these areas would be backfilled and

regraded to approximately original

contours, thereby eliminating

permanent impacts. Construction of a

disposal cell stormwater control

channel would result in some increase

in flows to Paddys Run during rain

events, however, these increased flow

events would not result in significant

direct or indirect impacts to the

floodplain.

Impacts to wetlands as a result of the

proposed Remedial Action would be

limited to less than 6 hectares (15 acres)

of emergent and drainage ditch

wetlands. Direct impacts would result

from excavation and equipment

operation, and indirect impacts would

result from such things as soil runoff.

Forested wetlands in the northern

portion of the site are not expected to

be impacted.

Proposed actions affecting these areas

are subject to substantive requirements

of laws, regulations, and orders

pertaining to wetlands and floodplains

protection. Additionally, Executive

Order (E.O.) 11988—Floodplain

Management—and E.O. 11990—

Protection of Wetlands—implemented

by 10 CFR 1022, require federal agencies

to consider the effects of proposed

actions on floodplains and wetlands.

These regulations require federal

agencies to avoid, to the extent possible,

adverse impacts associated with the

occupancy and modification of

floodplains and the destruction and

modification of wetlands, and to avoid

direct or indirect support of floodplain

and wetlands development where there

is a practicable alternative. Where no

practicable alternative exists, proposed

actions must include all practicable

measures to minimize harm. Best

management practices will be utilized

during the proposed Remedial Action in

Operable Unit 5 to minimize impacts to

wetland and floodplain areas.

Issued in Miamisburg, Ohio on April 3,

1995.

J. Phil Hamric,

Manager, Ohio Field Office.

[FR Doc. 95–9430 Filed 4–14–95; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 6450–01–P

Financial Assistance Award: Don

Curchod

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–FG01–95EE15615 to Don Curchod.

The proposed grant will provide

funding in the estimated amount of

$94,000 by the Department of Energy to

further develop the ‘‘Energy Efficient

Skylight (SEAlight)’’ technology, a

patented device for controlling the light

and heat entering a building through a

window or skylight. This award will be

made 14 calendar days after publication

to allow for public comment.

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 Don

Curchod 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 SEAlight provides an inexpensive

and effective method for controlling

solar heat gain and daylighting in both

new and existing windows and roof-top

skylights. Through a novel application

of reflective materials, the technology

permits the entry of sunlight through

windows and skylights during winter

and reflects insolation in summer,

reducing radiative heat gains during the

cooling season. It has applications in

both commercial and residential

buildings.

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
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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–

531.21, 1000 Independence Ave., S.W.,

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 April 6,

1995.

Lynn Warner,

Contracting Officer, Office of Placement and

Administration.

[FR Doc. 95–9427 Filed 4–14–95; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 6450–01–P

Financial Assistance Award: Thomas

L. Dinwoodie, PowerLight Company

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–FG01–95EE15638 to Thomas L.

Dinwoodie, PowerLight Company. The

proposed grant will provide funding in

the estimated amount of $99,400 by the

Department of Energy for the purpose of

saving energy through additional

engineering refinements, prototype

demonstration, plus product testing and

certification by independent

laboratories of the inventor’s

‘‘Powerguard.’’ This award will be made

14 calendar days after publication to

allow for public comment.

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

Thomas L. Dinwoodie, PowerLight 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

basis of the Powerguard, is to integrate

the PV modules into the building’s

structure, particularly the roof.

Integrated PV/roof systems are attractive

because the PV system’s cost is reduced

by the dual usage of the PV module as

both a roofing material and as PV power

modules as an internal component of a

roof. 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–531.21, 1000 Independence Ave.,

S.W., 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 April 6,

1995.

Lynn Warner,

Contracting Officer, Office of Placement and

Administration.

[FR Doc. 95–9426 Filed 4–14–95; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 6450–01–P

Financial Assistance Award: Sandor

Drobilisch, Sandor Engineering

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-FG01–95EE15496 to Sandor

Drobilisch, Sandor Engineering. The

proposed grant will provide funding in

the estimated amount of $69,200 by the

Department of Energy for the purpose to

further develop and market a spiral

track oven, which will reduce the

energy and time required during the

curing stages of microchip

manufacturing. This award will be made

14 calendar days after publication to

allow for public comment.

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

Sandor Drobilisch, Sandor Engineering

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 new

technology would eliminate the last of

the remaining hand-operation steps in

manufacturing microchips and, thereby,

fully automate microchip production.

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–531.21, 1000 Independence Ave.,

S.W., 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 April 6,

1995.

Lynn Warner,

Contracting Officer, Office of Placement and

Administration.

[FR Doc. 95–9424 Filed 4–14–95; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 6450–01–P

Financial Assistance Award: Marvin A.

Kaylor

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-FG01–95EE15628 to Marvin A.

Kaylor. The proposed grant will provide

funding in the estimated amount of

$99,926 by the Department of Energy for

the purpose of saving energy through

development of the inventor’s ‘‘High

Speed, Precision, Diamond Particulate

Edged Bandsaw.’’ This award will be

made 14 calendar days after publication

to allow for public comment.

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

Marvin A. Kaylor 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 new technology cuts semiconductor

wafers thinner and flatter with a highspeed, long-lasting bandsaw blade. The

exceptional thinness of the blade and

rigid air bearing guidance system

produce wafers of exceptional flatness

with reduced kerf loss. The copper

plating of the diamond-edged bandsaw