Document:

Amendment to the Cooperative Agreement

 Exhibit 10.4 

 

					
	 DOE F 4600.1#

(7/08)
	  	 U.S DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
 NOTICE OF FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE AWARD
	  	

 Under the authority of Public Law 109-58, Energy Policy Act (2005) 

 

							
	 1. PROJECT TITLE
 Demonstration of Integrated Biorefinery 
	 	2. INSTRUMENT TYPE	 	
		 	 ̈      GRANT      
þ      COOPERATIVE AGREEMENT
				
	 3. RECIPIENT (Name, address, zip code)
 Mascoma Corporation
 1380 Soldiers Field Road

Boston, MA 02135
	 		 	 4. INSTRUMENT NO.
  

DE-FC36-08GO18103 
	 	 5. AMENDMENT NO.
  

A001 

	 		 	  
 6. BUDGET PERIOD

 
 FROM: 9/30/2008    THRU: 3/31/2010 
	 	  
 7. PROJECT PERIOD

 
 FROM: 9/30/2008    THRU: 1/31/2012

			
	8. RECIPIENT PROJECT DIRECTOR (Name, phone and E-mail)	 	10. TYPE OF AWARD 	 	
			
	 Michael Ladisch
 E-Mail: mladisch@mascoma.com
	 	Ph: 603-676-3320	 	  

 ̈    NEW             
    ̈    CONTINUATION       ̈     RENEWAL 

		
	9. RECIPIENT BUSINESS OFFICER (Name, phone and E-mail)	 	  

þ    REVISION      
 ̈    INCREMENTAL FUNDING 

			
	 Justin van Rooyen
 E-Mail: jvanrooyen@mascoma.com
	 	Ph: 617-715-1451	 	
		
	11. DOE PROJECT OFFICER (Name, address, phone and E-mail)	 	12. DOE AWARD ADMINISTRATOR (Name, address, phone and E-mail)

							
				
	 Bryna Berendzen
 Golden Field Office 
 1617 Cole Blvd.

Golden CO. 80401
 E-Mail: bryna.berendzen@go.doe.gov
	 	Phone: 303-275-4946	 	 Melissa Y. Wise
 Golden Field Office
 1617 Cole Blvd.

Golden CO. 80401-3305
 E-Mail: melissa.wise@go.doe.gov
	 	Phone: 303-275-4907

															
				
	13. RECIPIENT TYPE	 		 		 	
								
	      ̈  STATE GOVT

 

     ̈  LOCAL GOVT
	 	  ̈
  

 ̈
	 	 INDIAN TRIBAL GOVT
  

INSTITUTION OF HIGHER EDUCATION
	 	  ̈
  

 ̈
	 	 HOSPITAL 
  
 OTHER NONPROFIT ORGANIZATION
	 	 þ
  

þ
	 	 FOR PROFIT ORGANIZATION
 C  ̈  P  ̈  SP 
	 	  ̈  INDIVIDUAL

 
  ̈  OTHER
(Specify):
  

_________________

																									
			
	14. ACCOUNTING AND APPROPRIATIONS DATA:	    	15. EMPLOYER I.D.	 	
		 		 		 		 		 		 		 		 		 		 		    	a. TIN:       203639247
		 		 		 		 		 		 		 		 		 		 		    	b. DUNS:   614859374
		 		 		 		 		 		 		 		 		 		 		    		 	

  

									
			
	16. BUDGET AND FUNDING INFORMATION	  		 	
		
	a. CURRENT BUDGET PERIOD INFORMATION	  	b. CUMULATIVE DOE OBLIGATIONS
					
	 (1) DOE Funds Obligated This Action
	 	$	 	0.00  	  	(1) This Budget Period 	 	$    8,000,000.00
	 (2) DOE Funds Authorized for Carry Over
	 	$	 	0.00  	  	    [Total of lines a. (1) and a. (3)]	 	
	 (3) DOE Funds Previously Obligated in this Budget Period
	 	$	 	8,000,000.00   	  		 	
	 (4) DOE Share of Total Approved Budget
	 	$	 	10,887,762.00  	  	(2) Prior Budget Periods	 	$                  0.00 
	 (5) Recipient Share of Total Approved Budget 
	 	$	 	10,954,817.00  	  		 	
	 (6) Total Approved Budget
	 	$	 	21,842,579.00  	  	(3) Project Period to Date 	 	$    8,000,000.00
		 		 		  	    [Total of lines b. (1) and b. (2)]	 	

 17. TOTAL ESTIMATED COST OF PROJECT, INCLUDING DOE FUNDS TO FFRDC: $ 141,933,643.00 

     (This is the current estimated cost of the project. It is not a promise to award nor an authorization to expend funds in
this amount.) 
  

	18.	AWARD/AGREEMENT TERMS AND CONDITIONS 

	 	  This award/agreement consists of this form plus the following: 

	 	  a. Special terms and conditions. 

	 	  b. Applicable program regulations
(Specify)                             N/A         (Date)

	 	  c. DOE Assistance Regulations, 10 CFR Part 600 at http://ecfr.gpoaccess.gov and if the award is for research and to a university or non-profit, the
Research Terms 

	 	  and Conditions and the DOE Agency Specific Requirements at http://www.nsf.gov/bfa/dias/policy/rtc/index.jsp. 

	 	  d. Application/proposal as approved by DOE. 

	 	  e. National Policy Assurances to be incorporated as Award Terms in effect on date of award at http://www.management.energy.gov/business doe/1374.htm.

  

	19.	REMARKS 

 Please see page 2 of this Notice of
Financial Assistant Award. 
  

	20.	EVIDENCE OF RECIPIENT ACCEPTANCE .
                                         
                   21. AWARDED BY 

  

									
	/s/ Bruce Jamerson	  	3/27/09 	 		 	/s/ Henry E. Eggink	  	2/27/09
	(Signature of Authorized Recipient Official)	  	(Date)	 		 	(Signature)	  	(Date)
					
	Bruce Jamerson	  	 	 		 	Henry E. Eggink	  	 
	(Name)	  		 		 	(Name)	  	
					
	CEO	  	 	 		 	Contracting Officer	  	 
	(Title)	  		 		 	(Title)	  	

  

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 SPECIAL TERMS AND CONDITIONS 

JULY 2008 

Table of Contents 
  

							
	 Number
	 	 Subject
	  	 Page
	 
	 1.
	 	RESOLUTION OF CONFLICTING CONDITIONS	  	 	2	  
	 2.
	 	PAYMENT PROCEDURES	  	 	2	  
	 3.
	 	INCREMENTAL FUNDING AND MAXIMUM OBLIGATION	  	 	3	  
	 4.
	 	COST SHARE	  	 	3	  
	 5.
	 	REBUDGETING AND RECOVERY OF INDIRECT COSTS	  	 	3	  
	 6. 
	 	USE OF PROGRAM INCOME	  	 	4	  
	 7. 
	 	STATEMENT OF FEDERAL STEWARDSHIP	  	 	4	  
	 8. 
	 	STATEMENT OF SUBSTANTIAL INVOLVEMENT	  	 	4	  
	 9. 
	 	SITE VISITS	  	 	5	  
	 10. 
	 	REPORTING REQUIREMENTS	  	 	6	  
	 11. 
	 	PUBLICATIONS	  	 	6	  
	 12. 
	 	FEDERAL, STATE, AND MUNICIPAL REQUIREMENTS	  	 	7	  
	 13. 
	 	INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY PROVISIONS AND CONTACT INFORMATION	  	 	7	  
	 14. 
	 	CONTINUATION APPLICATION AND FUNDING	  	 	7	  
	 15. 
	 	LOBBYING RESTRICTIONS	  	 	8	  
	 16.
	 	NOTICE REGARDING THE PURCHASE OF AMERICAN-MADE EQUIPMENT AND PRODUCTS – SENSE OF CONGRESS	  	 	8	  
	 17.
	 	ENVIRONMENTAL, SAFETY AND HEALTH (ES&H) PERFORMANCE OF WORK AT DOE FACTILITIES	  	 	8	  
	 18.
	 	INSOLVENCY BANKRUPTCY OR RECEIVERSHIP	  	 	8	  
	 19.
	 	FFRDC ADVANCE UNDERSTANDING	  	 	9	  
	 20.
	 	NATIONAL ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY ACT (NEPA) REQUIREMENTS	  	 	9	  
	 21.
	 	SUBCONTRACT APPROVALS	  	 	9	  

  
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	1.	RESOLUTION OF CONFLICTING CONDITIONS 

 Any apparent inconsistency between Federal statutes and regulations and the terms and conditions contained in this award, as shown in Block 18 of the Notice of Financial Assistance Award (NFAA) must be
referred to the DOE Award Administrator identified in Block 12 of the NFAA for guidance. 
  

	2.	PAYMENT PROCEDURES 

REIMBURSEMENT THROUGH THE AUTOMATED CLEARING HOUSE (ACH) VENDOR INQUIRY PAYMENT ELECTRONIC REPORTING SYSTEM (VIPERS) 

 

	 	a.	Method of Payment. Payment will be made by reimbursement through ACH. 

 

	 	b.	Requesting Reimbursement. Requests for reimbursements must be made electronically through Department of Energy’s Oak Ridge Financial Service Center (ORFSC)
VIPERS. To access and use VIPERS, the Awardee must enroll at https://finweb.oro.doe.gov/vipers.htm. Detailed instructions on how to enroll are provided on the web site. 

 

	 	 	For non-construction awards, the Awardee must submit a Standard Form (SF) 270, “Request for Advance or Reimbursement” at
https://finweb.oro.doe.gov/vipers.htm and attach a file containing appropriate supporting documentation. The file attachment must show the total federal share claimed on the SF 270, the non-federal share claimed for the billing period if cost
share is required, and cumulative expenditures to date (both Federal and non-Federal) for each of the following categories: salaries/wages and fringe benefits; equipment; travel; participant/training support costs, if any; other direct costs,
including subawards/contracts; and indirect costs. For construction awards, the Awardee must submit a SF 271, “Outlay Report and Request for Reimbursement for Construction Programs,” through VIPERS. 

 

	 	c.	Timing of submittals. Submittal of the SF 270 or SF 271 should coincide with the Awardee’s normal billing pattern, but not more frequently than every two
weeks. Requests for reimbursement must be limited to the amount of disbursements made during the billing period for the federal share of direct project costs and the proportionate share of any allowable indirect costs incurred during that billing
period. 

  

	 	d.	Adjusting payment requests for available cash. The Awardee must disburse any funds that are available from repayments to and interest earned on a revolving fund,
program income, rebates, refunds, contract settlements, audit recoveries, credits, discounts, and interest earned on any of those funds before requesting additional cash payments from DOE/NNSA. 

 

	 	e.	Payments. The DOE approving official will approve the invoice as soon as practicable but not later than 30 days after a request is received, unless the billing
is improper. Upon receipt of an invoice payment authorization from the DOE approving official, the ORFSC will disburse payment. The Awardee may check the status of payments at the VIPER web site. All payments are made by electronic funds transfer to
the bank account identified on the ACH Vendor/Miscellaneous Payment Enrollment Form (SF 3881) filed by the Awardee. 

  
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	3.	INCREMENTAL FUNDING AND MAXIMUM OBLIGATION 

 If at any time during the award a budget period is funded on an incremental basis, the maximum obligation of the DOE is limited to the amount shown in Block 16.b.(3) “CUMULATIVE DOE OBLIGATIONS
Project Period to Date” on the Notice of Financial Assistance Award. The Awardee is not obligated to continue performance of the project beyond the total amount shown in Block 16.b.(3) and its pro rata share of the project costs, if cost share
is required. Subject to the availability of additional funds, DOE anticipates obligating the total amount shown in Block 16.a.(4) for the current budget period. 
  

	4.	COST SHARE 

  

	 	a.	Total Estimated Project Cost is the sum of the DOE share and Awardee share of the estimated project costs. The Awardee’s cost share must derive from non-Federal
sources unless otherwise allowed by law. By accepting federal funds under this award, the Awardee agrees to be responsible for its percentage share of total allowable project costs, on a budget period basis, even if the project is terminated early
or is not funded to its completion. This cost is shared as follows: 

  

															
	 Budget Period No.
	  	Budget
Period
Start Date	  	DOE Cost Share
$ / %	 	 	Awardee Cost
Share
$ / %	 	 	Total Estimated
Costs	 
	 1
	  	9/30/2008	  	$	10,887,762/49.9	% 	 	$	10,954,817/50.1	% 	 	$	21,842,579	  
	 2
	  	4/1/2010	  	 	TBD	  	 	 	TBD	  	 	 	TBD	  
	 Total Project
	  		  	 	TBD	  	 	 	TBD	  	 	 	TBD	  

  

	b.	If the Awardee is unable to provide cost share of the amount identified in paragraph a of this article, the Awardee shall notify the DOE Award Administrator identified
in Block 12 of the Notice of Financial Assistance Award, indicating whether you will continue or phase out the project. If the project will continue, the notification must describe how replacement cost share will be secured.

  

	c.	The Awardee must maintain records of all project costs that are claimed as cost share, including in-kind costs, as well as records of costs to be paid by DOE. Such
records are subject to audit. 

  

	d.	Failure to provide the cost share required by this Article may result in the subsequent recovery by DOE of some or all the funds provided under the award.

  

	5.	REBUDGETING AND RECOVERY OF INDIRECT COSTS 

  

	 	a.	If actual allowable indirect costs are less than those budgeted and funded under the award, the Awardee may use the difference to pay additional allowable direct costs
during the project period. If at the completion of the award DOE’s share of total allowable costs (i.e., direct and indirect), is less than the total costs reimbursed, the Awardee must refund the difference. 

  
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	 	b.	Awardees are expected to manage their indirect costs. DOE will not amend an award solely to provide additional funds for changes in indirect cost rates (See
“Incremental Funding and Maximum Obligation article). DOE recognizes that the inability to obtain full reimbursement for indirect costs means the Awardee must absorb the underrecovery. Such underrecovery may be allocated as part of the
organization’s required cost share. 

  

	6.	USE OF PROGRAM INCOME 

 If
the Awardee earns program income during the project period as a result of this award, that program income may be added to the funds committed to the award and used to further eligible project objectives. 

 

	7.	STATEMENT OF FEDERAL STEWARDSHIP 

 DOE will exercise normal Federal stewardship in overseeing the project activities performed under this award. Stewardship activities include, but are not limited to, conducting site visits; reviewing
performance and financial reports; providing technical assistance and/or temporary intervention in unusual circumstances to correct deficiencies which develop during the project; assuring compliance with terms and conditions; and reviewing technical
performance after project completion to ensure that the award objectives have been accomplished. 
  

	8.	STATEMENT OF SUBSTANTIAL INVOLVEMENT 

  

	 	1.	Government Insight 

 In
order to adequately monitor project progress and provide technical direction to the Recipient, DOE must be provided with an adequate level of insight into various Recipient activities. Government Insight activities by DOE include attendance at
Recipient meetings, reviews and tests, as well as access for DOE’s consultants to perform independent evaluations of Recipient’s plans and processes. The Recipient shall notify the DOE Project Officer of meetings, reviews, and tests in
sufficient time to permit DOE participation and provide all appropriate documentation for DOE review. 
  

	 	2.	Specific activities to be conducted by DOE 

  

	 	a.	Risk Evaluation – DOE will review the Recipient’s initial Risk Mitigation Plan (RMP) for quality and completeness. DOE will also monitor updates to the
RMP and actions taken by the Recipient during the performance of its award to mitigate risks and improve the probability of successful construction of a demonstration scale cellulosic biorefinery. At DOE’s discretion, additional independent
risk analyses of the project by DOE consultants may be requested. 

  

	 	b.	Independent Engineering Assessments – DOE will engage a private, independent engineering (IE) firm to assist in assessing the progress of the project and
provide timely and accurate reports to DOE. The Recipient will ensure that the IE has access to any and all relevant documentation sufficient to allow the IE to provide independent evaluations to 

  
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 DOE on the progress of the project. Such documentation includes but is not limited to
the following: 
  

	 	1.	Drawings and specifications 

  

	 	2.	Construction and Execution plans 

  

	 	3.	Resource loaded schedules 

  

	 	4.	Design functions and requirements for the site final design review 

  

	 	5.	Risk management plans 

  

	 	6.	Value management and engineering studies and/or plans 

  

	 	7.	Acquisition strategies 

  

	 	8.	Project execution plans 

  

	 	9.	Project controls including earned value management systems 

  

	 	10.	Qualifications of the integrated project team. 

  

	 	11.	Financial strategy for funding the construction project 

  

	 	12.	Updated marketing and business plan 

 DOE will evaluate the quality and completeness of information and documentation provided by the Recipient to DOE and its consultants in order to allow DOE to provide technical direction to the Recipient
about how best to achieve the objectives of the project. Consultants to DOE may not provide technical direction to the Recipient. 
  

	 	3.	Amendment Approval 

 The
DOE Contracting Officer is the only individual who may amend this award or commit DOE to the expenditure of additional public funds. Any commitment by anyone other than the Contracting Officer, either expressed or implied, is invalid. 

 

	 	4.	Stage Gate Approval Process 

 DOE will require a stage gate review between the first two budget periods of the project. Stage 1 (Budget Period 1) will culminate with a DOE Go/No Go decision point, the Gate Review. DOE will make the
Go/No Go decision based upon the results of this review, prior to the project moving forward to Stage 2 (Budget Period 2). This will occur once all activities within Stage 1 have been completed to the satisfaction of the DOE Contracting Officer.
Stage 1 activities are described in the SOPO. 
  

	9.	SITE VISITS 

 DOE’s
authorized representatives have the right to make site visits at reasonable times to review project accomplishments and management control systems and to provide technical assistance, if required. The Awardee must provide, and must require its
subawardees to provide, reasonable access to facilities, office space, resources, and assistance for the safety and convenience of the government representatives in the performance of their duties. All site visits and evaluations must be performed
in a manner that does not unduly interfere with or delay the work. 

  
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	10.	REPORTING REQUIREMENTS 

  

	 	a.	Requirements. The reporting requirements for this award are identified on the Federal Assistance Reporting Checklist, DOE F 4600.2, attached to this award.
Failure to comply with these reporting requirements is considered a material noncompliance with the terms of the award. Noncompliance may result in withholding of future payments, suspension or termination of the current award, and withholding of
future awards. A willful failure to perform, a history of failure to perform, or unsatisfactory performance of this and/or other financial assistance awards, may also result in a debarment action to preclude future awards by Federal agencies.

  

	 	b.	Dissemination of scientific/technical reports. Scientific/technical reports submitted under this award will be disseminated on the Internet via the DOE
Information Bridge (www.osti.gov/bridge), unless the report contains patentable material, protected data or SBIR/STTR data. Citations for journal articles produced under the award will appear on the DOE Energy Citations Database
(www.osti.gov/energycitations). 

  

	 	c.	Restrictions. Reports submitted to the DOE Information Bridge must not contain any Protected Personal Identifiable Information (PII), limited rights data
(proprietary data), classified information, information subject to export control classification, or other information not subject to release. 

  

	11.	PUBLICATIONS 

  

	 	a.	The Awardee is encouraged to publish or otherwise make publicly available the results of the work conducted under the award. 

 

	 	b.	An acknowledgment of DOE support and a disclaimer must appear in the publication of any material, whether copyrighted or not, based on or developed under this project,
as follows: 

 Acknowledgment: “This material is based upon work supported by the Department of Energy
[National Nuclear Security Administration] [add name(s) of other agencies, if applicable] under Award Number(s) [enter the award number(s)].” 
 Disclaime: “This report was prepared as an account of work sponsored by an agency of the United States Government. Neither the United States Government nor any agency thereof, nor any of their
employees, makes any warranty, express or implied, or assumes any legal liability or responsibility for the accuracy, completeness, or usefulness of any information, apparatus, product, or process disclosed, or represents that its use would not
infringe privately owned rights. Reference herein to any specific commercial product, process, or service by trade name, trademark, manufacturer, or otherwise does not necessarily constitute or imply its endorsement, recommendation, or favoring by
the United States Government or any agency thereof. The views and opinions of authors expressed herein do not necessarily state or reflect those of the United States Government or any agency thereof.” 

  
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	12.	FEDERAL, STATE, AND MUNICIPAL REQUIREMENTS 

 The Awardee must obtain any required permits and comply with applicable federal, state, and municipal laws, codes, and regulations for work performed under this award. 

 

	13.	INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY PROVISIONS AND CONTACT INFORMATION 

  

	 	a.	The intellectual property provisions applicable to this award are provided as an attachment to this award. 

 

	 	b.	Questions regarding intellectual property matters should be referred to the DOE Award Administrator identified in Block 12 of the NFAA and the Patent Counsel designated
as the service provider for the DOE office that issued the award. Patent Counsel for the Golden Field Office is Julia Moody, who may be reached at 303-275-4867. 

 

	14.	CONTINUATION APPLICATION AND FUNDING 

  

	 	a.	Continuation Application. A continuation application is a non-competitive application for an additional budget period within a previously approved project period. At
least 90 days before the end of each budget period, the Awardee must submit a continuation application to the DOE Project Officer identified in Block 11 and the DOE Award Administrator identified in Block 12 of the Notice of Financial Assistance
Award. This application must include the following information: 

  

	 	1.	A report on Awardee progress towards meeting the objectives of the project, including any significant findings, conclusions, or developments, and an estimate of any
unobligated balances remaining at the end of the budget period. If the remaining unobligated balance is estimated to exceed 20 percent of the funds available for the budget period, an explanation of why the excess funds have not been obligated and
how they will be used in the next budget period must be included. 

  

	 	2.	A detailed budget and supporting justification for the upcoming budget period if additional funds are requested, a reduction of funds is anticipated, or a budget for
the upcoming budget period was not approved at the time of award. 

  

	 	3.	A description of Awardee plans for the conduct of the project during the upcoming budget period, if there are changes from the DOE approved application.

  

	 	b.	Continuation Funding. Continuation funding is contingent on (1) availability of funds; (2) a DOE determination that the awardee has made substantial progress
towards meeting the objectives of your approved application; (3) submittal of required reports; and/or (4) compliance with the terms and conditions of the award. 

 

	 	c.	 Upon completion of these tasks, a formal project review will occur, including an External Independent Review by DOE’s Third Party Independent
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decision based upon the results of this review, prior to the project moving forward to Budget Period 2. 

 

	15.	LOBBYING RESTRICTIONS 

 By
accepting funds under this award, the Awardee agrees that none of the funds obligated on the award shall be expended, directly or indirectly, to influence congressional action on any legislation or appropriation matters pending before Congress,
other than to communicate to Members of Congress as described in 18 U.S.C. 1913. This restriction is in addition to those prescribed elsewhere in statute and regulation. 

 

	16.	NOTICE REGARDING THE PURCHASE OF AMERICAN-MADE EQUIPMENT AND PRODUCTS – SENSE OF CONGRESS 

It is the sense of the Congress that, to the greatest extent practicable, all equipment and products purchased with funds made available
under this award should be American-made. 
  

	17.	ENVIRONMENTAL, SAFETY AND HEALTH (ES&H) PERFORMANCE OF WORK AT DOE FACTILITIES 

With respect to the performance of any portion of the work under this award which is performed at a DOE-owned or controlled site, the
Awardee agrees to comply with all State and Federal ES&H regulations and with all other ES&H requirements of the operator of such site. 
 Prior to the performance on any work at a DOE-Owned or controlled site, the Awardee shall contact the site facility manager for information on DOE and site specific ES&H requirements. 

The Awardee shall apply this provision to its subawardees and contractors. 

 

	18.	INSOLVENCY, BANKRUPTCY OR RECEIVERSHIP 

  

	 	a.	The Awardee shall immediately notify the DOE Administrator identified in Block 12 of the Notice of Financial Assistance Award of the occurrence of any of the following
events: (i) the Awardee or its parent’s filing of a voluntary case seeking liquidation or reorganization under the Bankruptcy Act; (ii) the Awardee’s consent to the institution of an involuntary case under the Bankruptcy Act
against the Awardee or its parent; (iii) the filing of any similar proceeding for or against the Awardee or its parent, or its consent to the dissolution, winding-up or readjustment of its debts, appointment of a receiver, conservator, trustee,
or other officer with similar powers over the Awardee, under any other applicable state or federal law; or (iv) the Awardee’s insolvency due to its inability to pay debts generally as they become due. 

  
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	 	b.	Such notification shall be in writing and shall: (i) specifically set out the details of the occurrence of an event referenced in paragraph (a); (ii) provide
the facts surrounding that event; and (iii) provide the impact such event will have on the project being funded by this award. 

  

	 	c.	Upon the occurrence of any of the four events described in the paragraph a. of this provision, DOE reserves the right to conduct a review to determine Awardee
compliance with the required elements of the award (including such items as cost share, progress towards technical project objectives, and submission of required reports). If a DOE review determines that there are significant deficiencies or
concerns with Awardee performance under the award, DOE reserves the right to impose additional requirements, as needed, including (i) a change of payment method; or (ii) institution of payment controls. 

 

	 	d.	Failure of the Recipient to comply with this provision may be considered a material noncompliance of this financial assistance award by the Contracting Officer.

  

	19.	FFRDC ADVANCE UNDERSTANDING 

 The Awardee shall obtain prior written approval from the Contracting Officer having cognizance over the National Laboratory Management and Operating Contract, for use, under this award, of any equipment,
facility, or personnel at the National Laboratory. The Awardee will be subject to all conditions established by that DOE Contracting Officer. 
  

	20.	NATIONAL ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY ACT (NEPA) REQUIREMENTS 

 The Awardee is restricted from taking any action using DOE funds which would have an adverse affect on the environment or limit the choice of reasonable alternatives prior to DOE providing either a NEPA
clearance or a final NEPA decision regarding the task or project. This NEPA determination applies to Budget Period 1 activities only. All Budget Period 2 activities will be subject to further DOE NEPA review when that information is ready or
available for analysis. 
 If the Awardee moves forward with activities that are not authorized for federal funding by the DOE
Contracting Officer in advance of the final NEPA decision, the Awardee is doing so at risk of not receiving federal funding and such costs may not be recognized as allowable cost share. 

If this award includes construction activities, the Awardee must submit an environmental evaluation report/evaluation notification form
addressing NEPA issues prior to DOE initiating the NEPA process. 
  

	21.	SUBCONTRACT APPROVALS 

  

	 	a.	 At Risk Notice: The Recipient must obtain written approval by the Contracting Officer for reimbursement of costs associated with
subcontractors/activities listed in paragraph b. below. If the subcontract is under $100,000, the recipient must submit a Statement of Project Objectives, and a basis of estimate. If the subcontract is for $100,000 or more, the Recipient must submit
a Statement of Objectives, SF424A Budget Information – Nonconstruction Programs, and PMC 123.1 Cost Reasonableness. No funds shall be expended on the subcontracts supporting the tasks identified in paragraph b. below unless DOE approval is
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obligation to reimburse costs incurred by the Recipient or subcontractor for these tasks, until approval is provided in writing by the Contracting Officer. 

 

	 	b.	Contracting Officer approval as set out above is requested for the following: 

 

					
	 Activity and Subcontractors
	  	Total Amount ($)	 
	 TBD Vendors
	  	$	4,492,285	  
	 Oakridge National Laboratory
	  	$	400,000	  
	 Purdue University
	  	$	323,914	  
	 Process Plus
	  	$	2,309,477	  
	 Optimation
	  	$	254,230	  

 The DOE Contracting Officer may require additional information concerning these tasks prior to providing
written approval. 
  

	 	c.	Upon written approval by the Contracting Officer, the Recipient may then receive payment for the tasks identified in paragraph b. above for allowable costs incurred, or
DOE will recognize costs incurred toward cost share requirements, if any, in accordance with the payment provisions contained in the Special Terms and Conditions of this agreement. 

  
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 DE-FC36-08GO18103/ A001 

Attachment #2 
  

  
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Intellectual Property Provisions (CDSB-1003) 
 Cooperative Agreement - Special Data Statute 
 Research, Development, or
Demonstration 
 Domestic Small Businesses 

 

					
	01.	 	FAR 52.227-1 	  	Authorization and Consent (JUL 1995)-Alternate I (APR 1984)
			
	02.	 	FAR 52.227-2 	  	Notice and Assistance Regarding Patent and Copyright Infringement (AUG 1996)
			
	03.	 	10 CFR 600.325 Appendix A 	  	Rights in Data - Programs Covered Under Special Data Statutes (OCT 2003)
			
	04.	 	FAR 52.227-23 	  	Rights to Proposal Data (Technical) (JUN 1987)
			
	05.	 	10 CFR 600.325 Appendix A 	  	Patent Rights (Small Business Firms and Nonprofit Organizations) (OCT 2003)

 NOTE: In reading these provisions, any reference to “contractor” shall mean “recipient,” and any
reference to “contract” or “subcontract” shall mean “award” or “subaward.” 

  

 01. FAR 52.227-1 Authorization and Consent (JUL 1995)-Alternate I (APR 1984) 

(a) The Government authorizes and consents to all use and manufacture of any invention described in and covered by a United States patent in the
performance of this contract or any subcontract at any tier. 
 (b) The Contractor agrees to include, and require inclusion of, this clause,,
suitably modified to identify the parties, in all subcontracts at any tier for research and development expected to exceed the simplified acquisition threshold; however, omission of this clause from any subcontract, including those at or below the
simplified acquisition threshold, does not affect this authorization and consent. 
 (End of clause) 

02. FAR 52.227-2 Notice and Assistance Regarding Patent and Copyright Infringement (AUG 1996) 

(a) The Contractor shall report to the Contracting Officer, promptly and in reasonable written detail, each notice or claim of patent or copyright
infringement based on the performance of this contract of which the Contractor has knowledge. 
 (b) In the event of any claim or suit against
the Government on account of any alleged patent or copyright infringement arising out of the performance of this contract or out of the use of any supplies furnished or work or services performed under this contract, the Contractor shall furnish to
the Government, when requested by the Contracting Officer, all evidence and information in possession of the Contractor pertaining to such suit or claim. Such evidence and information shall be furnished at the expense of the Government except where
the Contractor has agreed to indemnify the Government. 
 (c) The Contractor agrees to include, and require inclusion of, this clause in all
subcontracts at any tier for supplies or services (including construction and architect-engineer subcontracts and those for material, supplies, models, samples, or design or testing services) expected to exceed the simplified acquisition threshold
at FAR 2.101. 
 (End of clause) 

03.10 CFR 600.325 Appendix A, Rights in Data - Programs Covered Under Special Data Statutes (OCT 2003) 

(a) Definitions 
 Computer Data
Bases, as used in this clause, means a collection of data in a form capable of, and for the purpose of, being stored in, processed, and operated on by a computer. The term does not include computer software. 

Computer software, as used in this clause, means (i) computer programs which are data comprising a series of instructions, rules,
routines, or statements, regardless of the media in which recorded, that allow or cause a computer to perform a specific operation or series of operations and (ii) data comprising source code listings, design details, algorithms, processes,
flow charts, formulae and related material that would enable the computer program to be produced, created or compiled. The term does not include computer data bases. 
 Data, as used in this clause, means recorded information, regardless of form or the media on which it may be recorded. The term includes technical data and computer software. The term does not include
information incidental to administration, such as financial, administrative, cost or pricing or management information. 
 Form,
fit, and function data, as used in this clause, means data relating to items, components, or processes that are sufficient to enable physical and functional interchangeability as well as data identifying source, size, configuration, mating and
attachment characteristics, functional characteristics, and performance requirements except that for computer software it means data identifying source, functional characteristics, and performance requirements but specifically excludes the source
code, algorithm, process, formulae, and flow charts of the software. 
 Limited rights data, as used in this clause, means data
(other than computer software) developed at private expense that embody trade secrets or are commercial or financial and confidential or privileged. 
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that is a trade secret; is commercial or financial and confidential or privileged; or is published copyrighted computer software; including modifications of such computer software. 

Protected data, as used in this clause, means technical data or commercial or financial data first produced in the performance of the
award which, if it had been obtained from and first produced by a non-federal party, would be a trade secret or commercial or financial information that is privileged or confidential under the meaning of 5 U.S.C. 552(b)(4) and which data is marked
as being protected data by a party to the award. 
 Protected rights, as used in this clause, mean the rights in protected data set forth in the
Protected Rights Notice of paragraph (g) of this clause. 
 Technical data, as used in this clause, means that data which
are of a scientific or technical nature. Technical data does not include computer software, but does include manuals and instructional materials and technical data formatted as a computer data base. 

Unlimited rights, as used in this clause, means the right of the Government to use, disclose, reproduce, prepare derivative works,
distribute copies to the public, and perform publicly and display publicly, in any manner and for any purpose whatsoever, and to have or permit others to do so. 
 (b) Allocation of Rights 
 (1) Except as provided in paragraph (c) of this
clause regarding copyright, the Government shall have unlimited rights in– 
 (i) Data specifically identified in this
agreement as data to be delivered without restriction; 
 (ii) Form, fit, and function data delivered under this agreement;

 (iii) Data delivered under this agreement (except for restricted computer software) that constitute manuals or instructional
and training material for installation, operation, or routine maintenance and repair of items, components, or processes delivered or furnished for use under this agreement; and 
 (iv) All other data delivered under this agreement unless provided otherwise for protected data in accordance with paragraph (g) of this clause or for limited rights data or restricted computer software
in accordance with paragraph (h) of this clause. 
 (2) The Recipient shall have the right to– 

(i) Protect rights in protected data delivered under this agreement in the manner and to the extent provided in paragraph (g) of this
clause; 
 (ii) Withhold from delivery those data which are limited rights data or restricted computer software to the extent
provided in paragraph (h) of this clause; 
 (iii) Substantiate use of, add, or correct protected rights or copyrights
notices and to take other appropriate action, in accordance with paragraph (e) of this clause; and 
 (iv) Establish claim
to copyright subsisting in data first produced in the performance of this agreement to the extent provided in subparagraph (c)(1) of this clause. 
 (c) Copyright 
 (1) Data first produced in the performance of this agreement.
Except as otherwise specifically provided in this agreement, the Recipient may establish, without the prior approval of the Contracting Officer, claim to copyright subsisting in any data first produced in the performance of this agreement. If claim
to copyright is made, the Recipient shall affix the applicable copyright notice of 17 U.S.C. 401 or 402 and acknowledgment of Government sponsorship (including agreement number) to the data, when such data are delivered to the Government, as well as
when the data are published or deposited for registration as a published work in the U.S. Copyright Office. For such copyrighted data, including computer software, the Recipient grants to the Government, and others acting on its behalf, a paid-up
nonexclusive, irrevocable, worldwide license to reproduce, prepare derivative works, distribute copies to the public, and perform publicly and display publicly, by or on behalf of the Government, for all such data. 

(2) Data not first produced in the performance of this agreement. The Recipient shall not, without prior written permission of the
Contracting Officer, incorporate in data delivered under this agreement any data that are not first produced in the performance of this agreement and that contain the copyright notice of 17 U.S.C. 401 or 402, unless the Recipient identifies such
data and grants to the Government, or acquires on its behalf, a license of the same scope as set forth in subparagraph (c)(1) of this clause; provided, however, that if such data are computer software, the Government shall acquire a copyright
license as set forth in subparagraph (h)(3) of this clause if included in this agreement or as otherwise may be provided in a collateral agreement incorporated or made a part of this agreement. 

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 pursuant to this paragraph (c), and to include such notices on all reproductions of the data. 

(d) Release, Publication and Use of Data 
 (1) The Receipt shall have the right to use, release to others, reproduce, distribute, or publish any data first produced or specifically used by the Recipient in the performance of this contract, except
to the extent such data may be subject to the Federal export control or national security laws or regulations, or unless otherwise provided in this paragraph of this clause or expressly set forth in this contract. 

(2) The Recipient agrees that to the extent it receives or is given access to data necessary for the performance of this agreement which
contain restrictive markings, the Recipient shall treat the data in accordance with such markings unless otherwise specifically authorized in writing by the Contracting Officer. 
 (e) Unauthorized Marking of Data 
 (1) Notwithstanding any other provisions of
this agreement concerning inspection or acceptance, if any data delivered under this agreement are marked with the notices specified in subparagraph (g)(2) or (g)(3) of this clause and use of such is not authorized by this clause, or if such data
bears any other restrictive or limiting markings not authorized by this agreement, the Contracting Officer may at any time either return the data to the Recipient or cancel or ignore the markings. However, the following procedures shall apply prior
to canceling or ignoring the markings. 
 (i) The Contracting Officer shall make written inquiry to the Recipient affording the
Recipient 30 days from receipt of the inquiry to provide written justification to substantiate the propriety of the markings; 

(ii) If the Recipient fails to respond or fails to provide written justification to substantiate the propriety of the markings within the
30-day period (or a longer time not exceeding 90 days approved in writing by the Contracting Officer for good cause shown), the Government shall have the right to cancel or ignore the markings at any time after said period and the data will no
longer be made subject to any disclosure prohibitions. 
 (iii) If the Recipient provides written justification to substantiate
the propriety of the markings within the period set in subdivision (e)(1)(i) of this clause, the Contracting Officer shall consider such written justification and determine whether or not the markings are to be cancelled or ignored. If the
Contracting Officer determines that the markings are authorized, the Recipient shall be so notified in writing. If the Contracting Officer determines, with concurrence of the head of the contracting activity, that the markings are not authorized,
the Contracting Officer shall furnish the Recipient a written determination, which determination shall become the final agency decision regarding the appropriateness of the markings unless the Recipient files suit in a court of competent
jurisdiction within 90 days of receipt of the Contracting Officer’s decision. The Government shall continue to abide by the markings under this subdivision (e)(1)(iii) until final resolution of the matter either by the Contracting
Officer’s determination become final (in which instance the Government shall thereafter have the right to cancel or ignore the markings at any time and the data will no longer be made subject to any disclosure prohibitions), or by final
disposition of the matter by court decision if suit is filed. 
 (2) The time limits in the procedures set forth in subparagraph
(e)(1) of this clause may be modified in accordance with agency regulations implementing the Freedom of Information Act (5 U.S.C. 552) if necessary to respond to a request thereunder. 
 (f) Omitted or Incorrect Markings 
 (1) Data delivered to the Government without
either the limited rights or restricted rights notice as authorized by paragraph (g) of this clause, or the copyright notice required by paragraph (c) of this clause, shall be deemed to have been furnished with unlimited rights, and the
Government assumes no liability for the disclosure, use, or reproduction of such data. However, to the extent the data has not been disclosed without restriction outside the Government, the Recipient may request, within 6 months (or a longer time
approved by the Contracting Officer for good cause shown) after delivery of such data, permission to have notices placed on qualifying data at the Recipient’s expense, and the Contracting Officer may agree to do so if the Recipient–

 (i) Identifies the data to which the omitted notice is to be applied; 

(ii) Demonstrates that the omission of the notice was inadvertent; 

(iii) Establishes that the use of the proposed notice is authorized; and 

(iv) Acknowledges that the Government has no liability with respect to the disclosure, use, or reproduction of any such data made prior
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 (2) The Contracting Officer may also: 

(i) Permit correction at the Recipient’s expense of incorrect notices if the Recipient identifies the data on which correction of
the notice is to be made, and demonstrates that the correct notice is authorized; or 
 (ii) Correct any incorrect notices.

 (g) Rights to Protected Data 
 (1) The Recipient may, with the concurrence of DOE, claim and mark as protected data, any data first produced in the performance of this award that would have been treated as a trade secret if developed
at private expense. Any such claimed “protected data” will be clearly marked with the following Protected Rights Notice, and will be treated in accordance with such Notice, subject to the provisions of paragraphs (e) and (f) of
this clause. 
 PROTECTED RIGHTS NOTICE 
 These protected data were produced under agreement no. with the U.S. Department of Energy and may not be published, disseminated, or disclosed to others outside the Government until, unless express
written authorization is obtained from the recipient. Upon expiration of the period of protection set forth in this Notice, the Government shall have unlimited rights in this data. This Notice shall be marked on any reproduction of this data, in
whole or in part. 
 (End of notice). 
 (2) Any such marked Protected Data may be disclosed under obligations of confidentiality for the following purposes: 
 (a) For evaluation purposes under the restriction that the “Protected Data” be retained in confidence and not be further disclosed; or 

(b) To subcontractors or other team members performing work under the Government’s program 

(3) The obligations of confidentiality and restrictions on publication and dissemination shall end for any Protected Data. 

(a) At the end of the protected period; 
 (b) If the data becomes publicly known or available from other sources without a breach of the obligation of confidentiality with respect to the Protected Data; 

(c) If the same data is independently developed by someone who did not have access to the Protected Data and such data is made available
without obligations of confidentiality; or 
 (d) If the Recipient disseminates or authorizes another to disseminate such data
without obligations of confidentiality. 
 (4) However, the Recipient agrees that the following types of data are not considered
to be protected and shall be provided to the Government when required by this award without any claim that the data are Protected Data: General test results and data that demonstrate progress toward meeting DOE’s technical goals to design,
construct, build, and operate an integrated biorefinery approximately one-tenth of the projected commercial scale employing lignocellulosic feedstocks for the production of (i) liquid transportation fuels, and/or (ii) bio based chemicals,
products or co-products, and/or (iii) substitutes for petroleum-based feedstocks and products. These results and data will be made available to the public and included in the project final report, and in other reports and presentations, as
appropriate. The parties agree that notwithstanding the data enumerated above, nothing precludes the Government from seeking delivery of additional data in accordance with this award, or from making publicly available additional non protected data,
nor does the preceding enumerated data constitute any admission by the Government that technical data not so enumerated is Protected Data. 
 (5) The Government’s sole obligation with respect to any protected data shall be as set forth in this paragraph (g). 
 (h) Protection of Limited Rights Data 
 When data other than that listed in
subparagraphs (b)(1)(i), (ii), and (iii) of this clause are specified to be delivered under this agreement and such data qualify as either limited rights data or restricted computer software, the Recipient, if the Recipient desires to continue
protection of such data, shall withhold such data and not furnish them to the Government under this agreement. As a condition to this withholding the Recipient shall identify the data being withheld and furnish form, fit, and function data in lieu
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 The Recipient has the responsibility to obtain from its subrecipients/contractors all data
and rights therein necessary to fulfill the Recipient’s obligations to the Government under this agreement. If a subrecipient/contractor refuses to accept terms affording the Government such rights, the Recipient shall promptly bring such
refusal to the attention of the Contracting Officer and not proceed with subaward/contract award without further authorization. 
 (j)
Additional Data Requirements 
 In addition to the data specified elsewhere in this agreement to be delivered, the Contracting
Officer may, at anytime during agreement performance or within a period of 3 years after acceptance of all items to be delivered under this agreement, order any data first produced or specifically used in the performance of this agreement. This
clause is applicable to all data ordered under this subparagraph. Nothing contained in this subparagraph shall require the Recipient to deliver any data the withholding of which is authorized by this clause or data which are specifically identified
in this agreement as not subject to this clause. When data are to be delivered under this subparagraph, the Recipient will be compensated for converting the data into the prescribed form, for reproduction, and for delivery. (k) The Recipient
agrees, except as may be otherwise specified in this agreement for specific data items listed as not subject to this paragraph, that the Contracting Officer or an authorized representative may, up to three years after acceptance of all items to be
delivered under this contract, inspect at the Recipient’s facility any data withheld pursuant to paragraph (h) of this clause, for purposes of verifying the Recipient’s assertion pertaining to the limited rights or restricted rights
status of the data or for evaluating work performance. Where the Recipient whose data are to be inspected demonstrates to the Contracting Officer that there would be a possible conflict of interest if the inspection were made by a particular
representative, the Contracting Officer shall designate an alternate inspector. 
 (End of clause) 

04. FAR 52.227-23 Rights to Proposal Data (Technical) (JUN 1987) 
 Except for data contained on pages 1-76, it is agreed that as a condition of award of this contract, and notwithstanding the conditions of any notice appearing thereon, the Government shall have unlimited
rights (as defined in the “Rights in Data—General” clause contained in this contract) in and to the technical data contained in the proposal dated 8/29/2008, upon which this contract is based. 

05. 10 CFR 600.325 Appendix A, Patent Rights (Small Business Firms and Nonprofit Organizations) (OCT 2003) 

(a) Definitions 
 Invention
means any invention or discovery which is or may be patentable or otherwise protectable under title 35 of the United States Code, or any novel variety of plant which is or may be protected under the Plant Variety Protection Act (7 U.S.C. 2321 et
seq.). 
 Made when used in relation to any invention means the conception or first actual reduction to practice of such
invention. 
 Nonprofit organization means a university or other institution of higher education or an organization of the type
described in section 501 (c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1954 (26 U.S.C. 501 (c)) and exempt from taxation under section 501(a) of the Internal Revenue Code (26 U.S.C. 501 (a)) or any nonprofit scientific or educational organization qualified
under a State nonprofit organization statute. 
 Practical application means to manufacture in the case of a composition or
product, to practice in the case of a process or method, or to operate in the case of a machine or system; and, in each case, under such conditions as to establish that the invention is being utilized and that its benefits are to the extent
permitted by law or Government regulations available to the public on reasonable terms. 
 Small business firm means a small
business concern as defined at section 2 of Public Law 85-536 (16 U.S.C. 632) and implementing regulations of the Administrator of the Small Business Administration. For the purpose of this clause, the size standards for small business concerns
involved in Government procurement and subcontracting at 13 CFR 121.3 through 121.8 and 13 CFR 121.3 through 121.12, respectively, will be used. 
 Subject invention means any invention of the Recipient conceived or first actually reduced to practice in the performance of work under this award, provided that in the case of a variety of plant, the
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 defined in section 41(d) of the Plant Variety Protection Act, 7 U.S.C. 2401(d) must also occur
during the period of award performance. 
 (b) Allocation of Principal Rights 

The Recipient may retain the entire right, title, and interest throughout the world to each subject invention subject to the provisions
of this Patent Rights clause and 35 U.S.C. 203. With respect to any subject invention in which the Recipient retains title, the Federal Government shall have a non-exclusive, nontransferable, irrevocable, paid-up license to practice or have
practiced for or on behalf of the U.S. the subject invention throughout the world. 
 (c) Invention Disclosure, Election of Title and Filing of
Patent Applications by Recipient 
 (1) The Recipient will disclose each subject invention to DOE within two months after the
inventor discloses it in writing to Recipient personnel responsible for the administration of patent matters. The disclosure to DOE shall be in the form of a written report and shall identify the award under which the invention was made and the
inventor(s). It shall be sufficiently complete in technical detail to convey a clear understanding to the extent known at the time of disclosure, of the nature, purpose, operation, and the physical, chemical, biological or electrical characteristics
of the invention. The disclosure shall also identify any publication, on sale or public use of the invention and whether a manuscript describing the invention has been submitted for publication and, if so, whether it has been accepted
for publication at the time of disclosure. In addition, after disclosure to DOE, the Recipient will promptly notify DOE of the acceptance of any manuscript describing the invention for publication or of any on sale or public use planned by the
Recipient. 
 (2) The Recipient will elect in writing whether or not to retain title to any such invention by notifying DOE
within two years of disclosure to DOE. However, in any case where publication, on sale, or public use has initiated the one year statutory period wherein valid patent protection can still be obtained in the U.S., the period for election of title may
be shortened by the agency to a date that is no more than 60 days prior to the end of the statutory period. 
 (3) The Recipient
will file its initial patent application on an invention to which it elects to retain title within one year after election of title or, if earlier, prior to the end of any statutory period wherein valid patent protection can be obtained in the U.S.
after a publication, on sale, or public use. The Recipient will file patent applications in additional countries or international patent offices within either ten months of the corresponding initial patent application, or six months from the date
when permission is granted by the Commissioner of Patents and Trademarks to file foreign patent applications when such filing has been prohibited by a Secrecy Order. 
 (4) Requests for extension of the time for disclosure to DOE, election, and filing under subparagraphs (c)(1), (2), and (3) of this clause may, at the discretion of DOE, be granted. 

(d) Conditions When the Government May Obtain Title 
 The Recipient will convey to DOE, upon written request, title to any subject invention: 
 (1) If the Recipient fails to disclose or elect the subject invention within the times specified in paragraph (c) of this patent rights clause, or elects not to retain title; provided that DOE may
only request title within 60 days after learning of the failure of the Recipient to disclose or elect within the specified times; 
 (2) In those countries in which the Recipient fails to file patent applications within the times specified in paragraph (c) of this Patent Rights clause; provided, however, that if the Recipient has
filed a patent application in a country after the times specified in paragraph (c) of this Patent Rights clause, but prior to its receipt of the written request of DOE, the Recipient shall continue to retain title in that country; or

 (3) In any country in which the Recipient decides not to continue the prosecution of any application for, to pay the
maintenance fees on, or defend in a reexamination or opposition proceeding on, a patent on a subject invention. 
 (e) Minimum Rights to
Recipient and Protection of the Recipient Right To File 
 (1) The Recipient will retain a non-exclusive royalty-free license
throughout the world in each subject invention to which the Government obtains title, except if the Recipient fails to disclose the subject invention within the times specified in paragraph (c) of this Patent Rights clause. The Recipient’s
license extends to its domestic subsidiaries and affiliates, if any, within the corporate structure of which the Recipient is a party and includes the right to grant sublicenses of the same scope of the extent the Recipient was legally obligated to
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part of the Recipient’s business to which the invention pertains. 

(2) The Recipient’s domestic license may be revoked or modified by DOE to the extent necessary to achieve expeditious practical
application of the subject invention pursuant to an application for an exclusive license submitted in accordance with applicable provisions at 37 CFR part 404 and the agency’s licensing regulation, if any. This license will not be revoked in
that field of use or the geographical areas in which the Recipient has achieved practical application and continues to make the benefits of the invention reasonably accessible to the public. The license in any foreign country may be revoked or
modified at discretion of the funding Federal agency to the extent the Recipient, its licensees, or its domestic subsidiaries or affiliates have failed to achieve practical application in that foreign country. 

(3) Before revocation or modification of the license, the funding Federal agency will furnish the Recipient a written notice of its
intention to revoke or modify the license, and the Recipient will be allowed thirty days (or such other time as may be authorized by DOE for good cause shown by the Recipient) after the notice to show cause why the license should not be revoked or
modified. The Recipient has the right to appeal, in accordance with applicable regulations in 37 CFR part 404 and the agency’s licensing regulations, if any, concerning the licensing of Government-owned inventions, any decision concerning the
revocation or modification of its license. 
 (f) Recipient Action To Protect Government’s Interest 

(1) The Recipient agrees to execute or to have executed and promptly deliver to DOE all instruments necessary to: 

(i) Establish or confirm the rights the Government has throughout the world in those subject inventions for which the Recipient retains
title; and 
 (ii) Convey title to DOE when requested under paragraph (d) of this Patent Rights clause, and to enable the
government to obtain patent protection throughout the world in that subject invention. 
 (2) The Recipient agrees to require,
by written agreement, its employees, other than clerical and non-technical employees, to disclose promptly in writing to personnel identified as responsible for the administration of patent matters and in a format suggested by the Recipient each
subject invention made under this award in order that the Recipient can comply with the disclosure provisions of paragraph (c) of this Patent Rights clause, and to execute all papers necessary to file patent applications on subject inventions
and to establish the Government’s rights in the subject inventions. The disclosure format should require, as a minimum, the information requested by paragraph (c)(1) of this Patent Rights clause. The Recipient shall instruct such employees
through the employee agreements or other suitable educational programs on the importance of reporting inventions in sufficient time to permit the filing of patent applications prior to U.S. or foreign statutory bars. 

(3) The Recipient will notify DOE of any decision not to continue prosecution of a patent application, pay maintenance fees, or defend in
a reexamination or opposition proceeding on a patent, in any country, not less than 30 days before the expiration of the response period required by the relevant patent office. 

(4) The Recipient agrees to include, within the specification of any U.S. patent application and any patent issuing thereon covering a
subject invention, the following statement: “This invention was made with Government support under (identify the award) awarded by (identify DOE). The Government has certain rights in this invention.” 

(g) Subaward/Contract 
 (1) The
Recipient will include this Patent Rights clause, suitably modified to identify the parties, in all subawards/contracts, regardless of tier, for experimental, developmental or research work to be performed by a small business firm or nonprofit
organization. The subrecipient/contractor will retain all rights provided for the Recipient in this Patent Rights clause, and the Recipient will not, as part of the consideration for awarding the subcontract, obtain rights in the
subcontractors’ subject inventions. 
 (2) The Recipient will include in all other subawards/contracts, regardless of tier,
for experimental, developmental or research work, the patent rights clause required by 10 CFR 600.325(c). 
 (3) In the case of
subawards/contracts at any tier, DOE, the Recipient, and the subrecipient/contractor agree that the mutual obligations of the parties created by this clause constitute a contract between the subrecipient/contractor and DOE with respect to those
matters covered by the clause. 
 (h) Reporting on Utilization of Subject Inventions 

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subject invention or on efforts at obtaining such utilization that are being made by the Recipient or its licensees or assignees. Such reports shall include information regarding the status of
development, date of first commercial sale or use, gross royalties received by the Recipient and such other data and information as DOE may reasonably specify. The Recipient also agrees to provide additional reports in connection with any march-in
proceeding undertaken by DOE in accordance with paragraph (j) of this Patent Rights clause. As required by 35 U.S.C. 202(c)(5), DOE agrees it will not disclose such information to persons outside the Government without the permission of the
Recipient. 
 (i) Preference for United States Industry. 
 Notwithstanding any other provision of this Patent Rights clause, the Recipient agrees that neither it nor any assignee will grant to any person the exclusive right to use or sell any subject invention in
the U.S. unless such person agrees that any products embodying the subject invention or produced through the use of the subject invention will be manufactured substantially in the U.S. However, in individual cases, the requirement for such an
agreement may be waived by DOE upon a showing by the Recipient or its assignee that reasonable but unsuccessful efforts have been made to grant licenses on similar terms to potential licensees that would be likely to manufacture substantially in the
U.S. or that under the circumstances domestic manufacture is not commercially feasible. 
 (j) March-in-Rights 

The Recipient agrees that with respect to any subject invention in which it has acquired title, DOE has the right in accordance with
procedures at 37 CFR 401.6 and any supplemental regulations of the Agency to require the Recipient, an assignee or exclusive licensee of a subject invention to grant a non-exclusive, partially exclusive, or exclusive license in any field of use to a
responsible applicant or applicants, upon terms that are reasonable under the circumstances and if the Recipient, assignee, or exclusive licensee refuses such a request, DOE has the right to grant such a license itself if DOE determines that:

 (1) Such action is necessary because the Recipient or assignee has not taken or is not expected to take within a reasonable
time, effective steps to achieve practical application of the subject invention in such field of use; 
 (2) Such action is
necessary to alleviate health or safety needs which are not reasonably satisfied by the Recipient, assignee, or their licensees; 
 (3) Such action is necessary to meet requirements for public use specified by Federal regulations and such requirements are not reasonably satisfied by the Recipient, assignee, or licensee; or 

(4) Such action is necessary because the agreement required by paragraph (i) of this Patent Rights clause has not been obtained or
waived or because a licensee of the exclusive right to use or sell any subject invention in the U.S. is in breach of such agreement. 
 (k)
Special Provisions for Awards With Nonprofit Organizations 
 If the Recipient is a nonprofit organization, it agrees that:

 (1) Rights to a subject invention in the U.S. may not be assigned without the approval of DOE, except where such assignment
is made to an organization which has as one of its primary functions the management of inventions, provided that such assignee will be subject to the same provisions as the Recipient; 

(2) The Recipient will share royalties collected on a subject invention with the inventor, including Federal employee co-inventors (when
DOE deems it appropriate) when the subject invention is assigned in accordance with 35 U.S.C. 202(e) and 37 CFR 401.10; 
 (3)
The balance of any royalties or income earned by the Recipient with respect to subject inventions, after payment of expenses (including payments to inventors) incidental to the administration of subject inventions, will be utilized for the support
of scientific or engineering research or education; and 
 (4) It will make efforts that are reasonable under the circumstances
to attract licensees of subject inventions that are small business firms and that it will give preference to a small business firm if the Recipient determines that the small business firm has a plan or proposal for marketing the invention which, if
executed, is equally likely to bring the invention to practical application as any plans or proposals from applicants that are not small business firms; provided that the Recipient is also satisfied that the small business firm has the capability
and resources to carry out its plan or proposal. The decision whether to give a preference in any specific case will be at the discretion of the Recipient. However, the Recipient agrees that the Secretary of Commerce may review the Recipient’s
licensing 

  
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program and decisions regarding small business applicants, and the Recipient will negotiate changes to its licensing policies, procedures or practices with the Secretary when the Secretary’s
review discloses that the Recipient could take reasonable steps to implement more effectively the requirements of this paragraph (k)(4). 

(l) Communications 
 All communications
required by this Patent Rights clause should be sent to the DOE Patent Counsel address listed in the Award Document. 
 (m) Electronic Filing

 Unless otherwise Specified in the award, the information identified in paragraphs (f)(2) and (f)(3) may be electronically filed. 

[End of clause] 

  
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	Applicants Name: Mascoma Corporation	  	Award Number: DE-FC36-08 GO18103 A001         Attachment Number: #3

 Budget Information - Non Construction Programs 

OMB Approval No.0348-0044 

Section A - Budget Summary 
  

																									
	 Grant Program
Function or Activity
(a)
	  	Catalog of Federal
Domestic Assistance
Number (b)	 	  	Estimated Unobligated Funds	 	  	New or Revised Budget	 
	  	  	Federal
(c)	 	  	Non-Federal
(d)	 	  	Federal
(e)	 	  	Non-Federal
(f)	 	  	Total
(g)	 
		  				  				  				  				  				  			
	 1. Budget Period 1
	  	 	81.087	  	  	$	0.00	  	  	$	0.00	  	  	$	10,887,762.00	  	  	$	10,954,817.00	  	  	$	21,842,579.00	  
	 2. BP 2 TBD
	  				  	$	0.00	  	  	$	0.00	  	  	$	0.00	  	  	$	0.00	  	  	$	0.00	  
	 3.
	  				  				  				  				  				  	$	0.00	  
	 4.
	  				  				  				  				  				  	$	0.00	  
		  				  	  
	  
	 	  	  
	  
	 	  	  
	  
	 	  	  
	  
	 	  	  
	  
	 
	 5 Totals
	  				  	$	0.00	  	  	$	0.00	  	  	$	10,887,762.00	  	  	$	10,954,817.00	  	  	$	21,842,579.00	  
		  				  	  
	  
	 	  	  
	  
	 	  	  
	  
	 	  	  
	  
	 	  	  
	  
	 

 Section B - Budget Categories 

Grant Program, Function or Activity 
  

																	
	 6. Object Class Categories
	  	(1) Budget Period 1	 	  	(2) Budget Period 2 TBD	 	  	(3)	  	(4)	  	Total
(5)	 
	 a. Personnel
	  	$	3,331,225.00	  	  	$	0.00	  	  		  		  	$	3,331,225.00	  
	 b. Fringe Benefits
	  	$	532,996.00	  	  	$	0.00	  	  		  		  	$	532,996.00	  
	 c. Travel
	  	$	446,000.00	  	  	$	0.00	  	  		  		  	$	446,000.00	  
	 d. Equipment
	  	$	2,394,189.00	  	  	$	0.00	  	  		  		  	$	2,394,189.00	  
	 e. Supplies
	  	$	331,300.00	  	  	$	0.00	  	  		  		  	$	331,300.00	  
	 f. Contractual
	  	$	12,565,621.00	  	  	$	0.00	  	  		  		  	$	12,565,621.00	  
	 g. Construction
	  	$	0.00	  	  	$	0.00	  	  		  		  	$	0.00	  
	 h. Other
	  	$	0.00	  	  	$	0.00	  	  		  		  	$	0.00	  
	 i. Total Direct Charges (sum of 6a-6h)
	  	$	19,601,331.00	  	  	$	0.00	  	  		  		  	$	19,601,331.00	  
	 j. Indirect Charges
	  	$	2,241,248.00	  	  	$	0.00	  	  		  		  	$	2,241,248.00	  
		  	  
	  
	 	  	  
	  
	 	  		  		  	  
	  
	 
	 k. Totals (sum of 6i and 6j)
	  	$	21,842,579.00	  	  	$	0.00	  	  		  		  	$	21,842,579.00	  
		  	  
	  
	 	  	  
	  
	 	  		  		  	  
	  
	 
						
	 7. Program Income
	  	$	0.00	  	  	$	0.00	  	  		  		  	$	0.00	  

 SF-424A (Rev.4-92) 
 Prescribed by OMB Circular A-102 

 

					
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	DOE F 4600.2	  	
	(05/06)	  	U.S. Department of Energy
	All Other Editions Are Obsolete	  	FEDERAL ASSISTANCE REPORTING CHECKLIST
		  	AND INSTRUCTIONS

  

							
	 1. Identification Number:

    DE-FC36-08GO18103. A001
	 	 2.  Program/Project Title:

Demonstration of Integrated Biorefinery Application MAS10BIO5

	 3. Recipient:

 
     Mascoma
Corporation
	 	
				
	 4. Reporting Requirements:
	 	Frequency	 	No. of Copies	 	Address
				
	 A. MANAGEMENT REPORTING
  

þ Progress Report
 þ Special Status Report (see special instructions)
	 	  
  

Q      

A      
	 	Upload one copy of each report to the addresses identified in the next column	 	 https: //www.eere-pmc.
 energy.gov/SubmitReports.aspx

				
	 B. SCIENTIFIC/TECHNICAL REPORTING
 (Reports/Products must be submitted with appropriate
 DOE F 9.41. The forms are available at
www.osti.gov/elink)
	 		 		 	
				
	           Report/Product
                                         
           Form
	 		 		 	
				
	 þ Final Scientific Report
                                        DOE F
241.3
  
  ̈ Conference
papers/proceedings*                         DOE F 241.3

 
  ̈
Software/Manual                                       
           DOE F 241.4
  

 ̈ Other (see special instructions)
                           DOE F 241.3

 
 * Scientific and technical conferences only
	 	 F
	 		 	 http://www.osti.gov/elink-2413
 https: //www. eere- pmc.energy.gov/SubmitReports.aspx

http://www.osti.gov/estsc/241-4pre.jsp
  

				
	 C. FINANCIAL REPORTING
  

 ̈ SF-269, Financial Status Report

 

þ SF-269A, Financial Status Report (short form)

 

 ̈ SF-272, Federal Cash Transaction Report
	 	  
  

FQ
	 		 	https://www.eere-pmc. energy. gov/SubmitReports.aspx
				
	 D. CLOSEOUT REPORTING
  

þ Patent Certification

 

þ Property Certification

 

 ̈ Other (see Special Instructions)
	 	  

F
  

F
	 		 	https://www.eere-pmc. energy. gov/SubmitReports.aspx
				
	 E. OTHER REPORTING
  

þ Annual Indirect Cost Proposal

 

 ̈ Annual Inventory of Federally Owned Properly, If Any

 

þ Other (see special instructions)
	 	  

Y
  

AY
	 		 	
	
	 FREQUENCY CODES AND DUE DATES:
  

A - Within 5 calendar days after events or as specified.

 
 F - Final; 90 calendar days after expiration or termination of
the award.
  
 Y - Yearly; 90 days after the end of the
reporting period.
  
 S - Semiannually; within 30 days
after end of the reporting period.
  
 Q - Quarterly;
within 30 days after end of the reporting period.

	
	 5. Special Instructions: The forms identified in the checklist are available at
http://management.energy.gov/business_doe/business_forms.htm.

 MANAGEMENT REPORTING 
 The quarterly report and financial spreadsheet
templates are attached. An electronic version will be forwarded to the recipient after award. 
 OTHER REPORTING

 A Project Managment Plan (PMP) is due to the Project Officer 30 days after award and should be revised on a yearly basis.
See attachment for template. An electronic version will be forwarded to the recipient after award. 
 (PMC-05/06/06) 

 Federal Assistance Reporting Instructions (05/06) 

 

	A.	MANAGEMENT REPORTING 

Progress Report 
 The Progress Report must provide a concise narrative assessment of the status of work and include the following information and any other information identified under Special Instructions on the Federal
Assistance Reporting Checklist: 
  

	 	1.	The DOE award number and name of the recipient. 

  

	 	2.	The project title and name of the project director/principal investigator. 

 

	 	3.	Date of report and period covered by the report. 

  

	 	4.	A comparison of the actual accomplishments with the goals and objectives established for the period and reasons why the established goals were not met.

  

	 	5.	A discussion of what was accomplished under these goals during this reporting period, including major activities, significant results, major findings or conclusions,
key outcomes or other achievements. This section should not contain any proprietary data or other information not subject to public release. If such information is important to reporting progress, do not include the information, but include a note
in the report advising the reader to contact the Principal Investigator or the Project Director for further information. 

  

	 	6.	Cost Status. Show approved budget by budget period and actual costs incurred. If cost sharing is required break out by DOE share, recipient share, and total costs.

  

	 	7.	Schedule Status. List milestones, anticipated completion dates and actual completion dates. If you submitted a project management plan with your application, you must
use this plan to report schedule and budget variance. You may use your own project management system to provide this information. 

  

	 	8.	Any changes in approach or aims and reasons for change. Remember significant changes to the objectives and scope require prior approval by the contracting officer.

  

	 	9.	Actual or anticipated problems or delays and actions taken or planned to resolve them. 

 

	 	10.	Any absence or changes of key personnel or changes in consortium/teaming arrangement. 

 

	 	11.	A description of any product produced or technology transfer activities accomplished during this reporting period, such as: 

 

	 	A.	Publications (list journal name, volume, issue); conference papers; or other public releases of results. Attach or send copies of public releases to the DOE Project
Officer identified in Block 11 of the Notice of Financial Assistance Award. 

  

	 	B.	Web site or other Internet sites that reflect the results of this project. 

  
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	 	C.	Networks or collaborations fostered. 

  

	 	D.	Technologies/Techniques. 

  

	 	E.	Inventions/Patent Applications. 

  

	 	F.	Other products, such as data or databases, physical collections, audio or video, software or netware, models, educational aid or curricula, instruments or equipment.

 Special Status Report 
 The recipient must report the following events as soon as possible after they occur. Submit reports by e-mail to the DOE Project Officer identified in Block 11 of the Notice of Financial Assistance Award
(NFAA): 
  

	 	1.	Developments that have a significant favorable impact on the project. 

  

	 	2.	Problems, delays, or adverse conditions which materially impair the recipient’s ability to meet the objectives of the award or which may require DOE to respond to
questions relating to such events from the public. For example, the recipient must report any of the following incidents and include the anticipated impact and remedial action to be taken to correct or resolve the problem/condition:

  

	 	a.	Any single fatality or injuries requiring hospitalization of five or more individuals. 

 

	 	b.	Any significant environmental permit violation. 

  

	 	c.	Any verbal or written Notice of Violation of any Environmental, Safety, and Health statutes or regulations. 

 

	 	d.	Any incident which causes a significant process or hazard control system failure. 

 

	 	e.	Any event which is anticipated to cause a significant schedule slippage or cost increase. 

 

	 	f.	Any damage to Government-owned equipment valued in excess of $50,000. 

  

	 	g.	Any other incident that has the potential for high visibility in the media. 

 

	B.	SCIENTIFIC/TECHNICAL REPORTS 

 Final Scientific/Technical Report 
 Content. The final
scientific/technical report must include the following information and any other information identified under Special Instructions on the Federal Assistance Reporting Checklist: 

 

	 	1.	Identify the DOE award number; name of recipient; project title; name of project director/principal investigator; and consortium/teaming members.

  
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	 	2.	Display prominently on the cover of the report any authorized distribution limitation notices, such as patentable material or protected data. Reports delivered without
such notices may be deemed to have been furnished with unlimited rights, and the Government assumes no liability for the disclosure, use or reproduction of such reports. 

 

	 	3.	Provide an executive summary, which includes a discussion of 1) how the research adds to the understanding of the area investigated; 2) the technical effectiveness and
economic feasibility of the methods or techniques investigated or demonstrated; or 3) how the project is otherwise of benefit to the public. The discussion should be a minimum of one paragraph and written in terms understandable by an educated
layman. 

  

	 	4.	Provide a comparison of the actual accomplishments with the goals and objectives of the project. 

 

	 	5.	Summarize project activities for the entire period of funding, including original hypotheses, approaches used, problems encountered and departure from planned
methodology, and an assessment of their impact on the project results. Include, if applicable, facts, figures, analyses, and assumptions used during the life of the project to support the conclusions. 

 

	 	6.	Identify products developed under the award and technology transfer activities, such as: 

 

	 	a.	Publications (list journal name, volume, issue), conference papers, or other public releases of results. If not provided previously, attach or send copies of any public
releases to the DOE Project Officer identified in Block 11 of the Notice of Financial Assistance Award; 

  

	 	b.	Web site or other Internet sites that reflect the results of this project; 

 

	 	c.	Networks or collaborations fostered; 

  

	 	d.	Technologies/Techniques; 

  

	 	e.	Inventions/Patent Applications, licensing agreements; and 

  

	 	f.	Other products, such as data or databases, physical collections, audio or video, software or netware, models, educational aid or curricula, instruments or equipment.

  

	 	7.	For projects involving computer modeling, provide the following information with the final report: 

 

	 	a.	Model description, key assumptions, version, source and intended use; 

  

	 	b.	Performance criteria for the model related to the intended use; 

  

	 	c.	Test results to demonstrate the model performance criteria were met (e.g., code verification/validation, sensitivity analyses, history matching with lab or field data,
as appropriate); 

  

	 	d.	Theory behind the model, expressed in non-mathematical terms; 

  

	 	e.	Mathematics to be used, including formulas and calculation methods; 

  
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	 	f.	Whether or not the theory and mathematical algorithms were peer reviewed, and, if so, include a summary of theoretical strengths and weaknesses;

  

	 	g.	Hardware requirements; and 

  

	 	h.	Documentation (e.g., users guide, model code). 

 Electronic Submission. The final scientific/technical report must be submitted electronically via the DOE Energy Link System (E-Link) at http://www.osti.gov/elink-2413. 

Electronic Format. Reports must be submitted in the ADOBE PORTABLE DOCUMENT FORMAT (PDF) and be one integrated PDF file that
contains all text, tables, diagrams, photographs, schematic, graphs, and charts. Materials, such as prints, videos, and books, that are essential to the report but cannot be submitted electronically, should be sent to the DOE Award Administrator at
the address listed in Block 12 of the Notice of Financial Assistance Award. 
 Submittal Form. The report must be
accompanied by a completed electronic version of DOE Form 241.3, “U.S. Department of Energy (DOE), Announcement of Scientific and Technical Information (STI).” You can complete, upload, and submit the DOE F.241.3 online via E-Link. You are
encouraged not to submit patentable material or protected data in these reports, but if there is such material or data in the report, you must: (1) clearly identify patentable or protected data on each page of the report; (2) identify such
material on the cover of the report; and (3) mark the appropriate block in Section K of the DOE F 241.3. Reports must not contain any limited rights data (proprietary data), classified information, information subject to export control
classification, or other information not subject to release. Protected data is specific technical data, first produced in the performance of the award that is protected from public release for a period of time by the terms of the award agreement.

 Conference Papers/Proceedings 
 Content. The recipient must submit a copy of any conference papers/proceedings, with the following information: (1) Name of conference; (2) Location of conference; (3) Date of
conference; and (4) Conference sponsor. 
 Electronic Submission. Scientific/technical conference paper/proceedings
must be submitted electronically via the DOE Energy Link System (E-Link) at http://www.osti.gov/elink-2413. Non-scientific/technical conference papers/proceedings must be sent to the URL listed on the Reporting Checklist. 

Electronic Format. Conference papers/proceedings must be submitted in the ADOBE PORTABLE DOCUMENT FORMAT (PDF) and be one
integrated PDF file that contains all text, tables, diagrams, photographs, schematic, graphs, and charts. If the proceedings cannot be submitted electronically, they should be sent to the DOE Award Administrator at the address listed in Block 12 of
the Notice of Financial Assistance Award. 
 Submittal Form. Scientific/technical conference papers/proceedings must be
accompanied by a completed DOE Form 241.3. The form and instructions are available on E-Link at http://www.osti.gov/elink-2413. This form is not required for non-scientific or non-technical conference papers or proceedings. 

  
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 Software/Manual 

Content. Unless otherwise specified in the award, the following must be delivered: source code, the executable object code and the
minimum support documentation needed by a competent user to understand and use the software and to be able to modify the software in subsequent development efforts. 
 Electronic Submission. Submissions may be submitted electronically via the DOE Energy Link System (E-Link) at http://www.osti. gov/estsc/241-4pre.jsp 

Energy Science and Technology Software Center 
 P.O. Box 1020 
 Oak Ridge, TN 37831 

Submittal Form. Each software deliverable and its manual must be accompanied by a completed DOE Form 241.4 “Announcement of
U.S. Department of Energy Computer Software.” The form and instructions are available on E-Link at http://www.osti.gov/estsc//241-4pre.jsp. 
 Protected Personally Identifiable Information (PII). Management Reports or Scientific/Technical Reports must not contain any Protected PII. PII is any information about an individual which
can be used to distinguish or trace an individual’s identity. Some information that is considered to be PII is available in public sources such as telephone books, public websites, university listings, etc. This type of information is
considered to be Public PII and included, for example, first and last name, address, work telephone number, e-mail address, home telephone number, and general educational credentials. In contrast, Protected PII is defined as an
individual’s first name or first initial and last name in combination with any one or more of types of information, including, but not limited to, social security number, passport number, credit card numbers, clearances, bank numbers,
biometrics, date and place of birth, mother’s maiden name, criminal, medical and financial records, educational transcripts, etc. 
  

	C.	FINANCIAL REPORTING 

Recipients must complete the financial reports identified on the Reporting Checklist in accordance with the report instructions. These
standard forms are available at http://www.whitehouse.gov/omb/grants/index.html. Fillable forms are available at http://management.energy.gov/business_doe/business_forms.htm. 

 

	D.	CLOSEOUT REPORTS 

Final Invention and Patent Report 
 The recipient must provide a DOE Form 2050.11 , “PATENT CERTIFICATION.” This form is available at http://www.directives.doe.gov/pdfs/forms/2050-l 1 .pdf and
http://management.energy.gov/business_doe/business_forms.htm. 

  
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 DE-FC36-08GO18103/ A001 

Attachment #5 
  

 STATEMENT OF PROJECT OBJECTIVES 

Mascoma Corporation 
 Demonstration of Integrated Biorefinery 
 A PROJECT OBJECTIVES 

Mascoma intends to construct a flexible manufacturing facility allowing the demonstration of their proprietary technologies for the continuous manufacture
of cellulosic ethanol at approximately 200 T/day with wood as the feedstock. Mascoma estimates this scale is approximately what will be needed for a demonstration plant that will lead to commercial operation. The lessons generated from this project
will allow reduction in capital and operating cost sufficient to enable profitable operation of cellulose ethanol at commercial scale, backed with sufficient operating data to allow large-scale project execution using an EPC contract including a
process guarantee. 
 Mascoma and its State, industrial and university partners will design, engineer, and build a demonstration facility in an
area that has access to wood and switchgrass feedstock sources. Led by Mascoma, this partnership will act as a lens to focus its considerable intellectual capital and resources on pursing an aggressive timeline for achieving commercial cellulose
ethanol production in 2011. Methods for developing the logistical supply chain for wood will be contributed by the industrial partners, while university partners will develop additional grass and hybrid poplar feedstocks. 

Project objectives are to: 
 1. Rapidly
prototype and build a fermenter system suitable for providing data to inform engineering design of 1/10 and full scale fermenters based on Mascoma’s consolidated bioprocessing technology; 

2. Generate engineering data, advanced bioprocess design, proof of robustness, and process guarantees for designing a demonstration scale or larger
commercial plant during budget period 1. 
 3. Concurrently design a best in class, integrated cellulose ethanol plant for transforming locally
grown mixed hardwoods or switchgrass into ethanol; 
 4. Construct and operate the plant to demonstrate cellulose ethanol production.

 These objectives address the most significant engineering impediment to large scale ethanol production: carrying out fermentation and solids
processing of cellulose in concentrated aqueous slurries of pretreated wood and other cellulose feedstocks using advanced micro-organisms. To address this challenge, Mascoma and its partners will systematically scale-up fermenters of progressively
larger volumes for process testing in 

  
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its facility in Rome, New York, during the Budget Period 1 of this project. The work is divided into 8 parts to obtain data for engineering design of Michigan scale-up program. These are:

  

	 	A.	Run at 1000 gal scale to obtain key technical information for designing 5000 and 25,000 gal fermenters to operate under inert atmosphere; 

 

	 	B.	Obtain data for MI scale up program including external circulation of fermentation broth for cooling, while maintaining sterility; 

 

	 	C.	Install 5000 gal gallon fermenter with commercial type design for operations at high solids loading, high levels of sterility, minimal mixing and encompassing
hydrolysis and liquefaction technology. 

  

	 	D.	Install and test commercial type design, 25,000 gallon fermenter system sized to match the 1/10 scale of the anticipated Michigan fermenters (250,000 gal) with
capability to support continuous operations. 

  

	 	E.	Install and test process components required for fermentation technology scale-up and commercialization: substrate preparation, fermentation inhibitor management,
solids / liquids separations and broth processing technology. 

  

	 	F.	Completion of engineering package with major process flow decsions and calculation of preliminary mass and energy balances. 

 

	 	G.	Preliminary Engineering for a cellulosic ethanol facility, including process flowsheets, material and energy balances, selection of major equipment, and materials of
construction. 

  

	 	H.	Operation of exiting facility at Rome together with equipment installed as in parts A through E. 

 A major advantage of this approach is that the design of the plant at the Michigan site will benefit from the learnings and validations accomplished at Mascoma’s NY pilot facility between now and the
end of 2009. The scale-up and validation program at our test facility during this period will both inform, and be informed by, the preliminary engineering outputs with respect to operational and capital expenses. Support letters from our key
partners confirm their commitments to support this program. 
 B. PROJECT SCOPE 
 The project scope addresses the US Department of Energy Office of Biomass Program’s financial assistance funding opportunity for Demonstration of Integrated Biorefinery Operations for Producing
Biofuels and Chemical/Materials Products Funding Opportunity Number: DE-PS36-07GO97003. Text, marked by quotations, is taken from the announcement. The “project will design, construct, build and operate/validate an

  
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integrated biorefinery demonstration employing terrestrial lignocellulosic feedstocks for the production of some combination of (i) liquid transportation fuel that is a fungible replacement
for liquid transportation fuels currently used in the existing infrastructure; (ii) biobased chemicals; and (iii) substitutes for petroleum-based feedstocks and products.” 
 The focus of our work will be carried out in the context of a “biorefinery demonstration scale plant that will be approximately one-tenth of the projected scale of a first-commercial facility.”
Mascoma will provide “preliminary design and economic projections for their envisioned first commercial biorefinery” and relate these parameters to the proposed, smaller-scale project. Per Section 932 (d)1,A, of the solicitation,
Mascoma will “use of a variety of lignocellulosic feedstocks.” Wood and switchgrass will be pursued in the work to be carried out by Mascoma and its partners that will include technology to collect and treat a variety of biomass
feedstocks. The biorefinery technologies and system to be developed are intended to proceed rapidly “to commercial demonstration following successful completion of the proposed project in the near to midterm.” 

C. TASKS TO BE PERFORMED 
 Mascoma will
take its unique technological solutions and apply process development, systematic scale-up, and study of specific unit operations in order to obtain the data and the design basis that will reduce capital and operating costs, technological and
business risk, and time to market. The tasks of reducing capital expense, operating costs and risk will be cross-cutting and will be covered by combinations of parts A through H, as described in the project objectives. 

Reduction of Operational Expenses: Major contributions to operating expenditure for a cellulosic biorefinery are cellulase enzymes and feedstock.
Mascoma’s research and development has developed first generation technology that combines aqueous pretreatment with cellulolytic microorganisms and microorganisms capable of fermenting both glucose and xylose to ethanol. This approach reduces
the need and therefore the cost of added enzymes, as well as establishing the platform for rapid, and future improvements in the production of cellulose ethanol. The other key component of operational cost is feedstock. Mascoma’s partners will
secure feedstock that will enable cost-competitive production of ethanol. 
 Reduction of Capital Expenses: Capital expenses for
cellulose conversion technology will decrease as the industry matures. Mascoma’s goal is to achieve capital cost reduction as quickly as possible through scaling up and testing first generation technology starting this year. This sets the stage
for systematically introducing second generation technology with more advanced microorganisms that will utilize fermenter and pretreatment designs developed based on first generation biotechnology. Second generation microorganisms will
simultaneously hydrolyze lignocellulosic material and ferment a broad range of sugars to ethanol while generating their own enzymes to achieve this result. Further capital cost reductions could be achieved through a co-location strategy so that
cellulosic 

  
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biorefineries are sited to take full advantage of existing investments in utilities thereby reducing the total investment required for the first plant. The work under this project will identify
the requirements that define a co-location strategy, as well as designs that will enable such an approach to be carried out. 
 Risk
Reduction: Mascoma is reducing risk through its research and development on microorganisms that have combined cellulolytic and fermentative functions engineered into their genes. Business risk is being addressed through strategic partnerships at
the state and federal levels as well as key industries that will impact feedstock supply, ethanol distribution, and plant construction. Risk reduction will also result through the design, construction, testing and integration of hardware that will
enable the biotechnology to function at commercial scale, and in volumes that are many orders of magnitude larger than those used in the laboratory during the discovery process. Some unit operations may be designed from existing commercial
technology for processing of wood, distillation of ethanol, centrifugation of colloidal suspensions, and sterilization. For these components, scale-up of the equipment is predictable. However, the key unknown is the design and operation of
high-solids, large scale fermentation systems that are integrated with pretreatment. This is the focus of the proposed work. 
 BUDGET PERIOD
1: Engineering Scale-up 
 Successful completion of this phase of the project will require that the fermentors of volumes between 1000 and
25,000 gallons be installed and in operation within budget period 1. The objectives and parts A through H will enable robustness and operating parameters to be measured. Options of the fermentation system will be validated before proceeding to
budget period 2. Budget period 1 will only include research and development, preliminary project engineering and design, and planning and permitting activities necessary to move the project forward into Budget Period 2. 

 

	 	A.	Run at 1000 gal scale to obtain key technical information for designing 5000 and 25,000 gal fermenters to operate under inert atmosphere; 

 

	 	B.	Obtain data for MI scale up program including external circulation of fermentation broth for cooling, while maintaining sterility; 

 

	 	C.	Install 5000 gal gallon fermenter with commercial type design for operations at high solids loading, high levels of sterility, minimal mixing and encompassing
hydrolysis and liquefaction technology. 

  

	 	D.	Install and test commercial type design, 25,000 gallon fermenter system sized to match the 1/10 scale of the anticipated Michigan fermenters (250,000 gal) with
capability to support continuous operations. 

  

	 	E.	 Install and test process components required for fermentation technology 

  
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Attachment #5 
  

	 	
scale-up and commercialization: substrate preparation, fermentation inhibitor management, solids / liquids separations and broth processing technology. 

 

	 	F.	Completion of engineering package with major process flow decisions and calculation of preliminary mass and energy balances. 

 

	 	G.	Preliminary Engineering for a cellulosic ethanol facility, including process flowsheets, material and energy balances, selection of major equipment, and materials of
construction. 

  

	 	H.	Operation of exiting facility at Rome together with equipment installed as in parts A through E. 

 

	 	I.	Project Management and Reporting. Reports and other deliverables will be provided in accordance with the Federal Assistance Reporting Checklist following the
instructions included therein. The Project Management Plan will be updated and submitted as necessary. 

 Upon completion of these
tasks, a formal project review will occur, including an External Independent Review by DOE’s Third Party Independent Engineer. DOE will make a go/no go decision based upon the results of this review, prior to the project moving forward to
Budget Period 2. 

  
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	Mr. Rooyen	  	Page 2

 Questions or comments of a technical nature concerning this award should be addressed to the Project Officer identified
in Block 11 of the NFAA. Matters of an administrative nature should be addressed to me at the phone number or e-mail address in Block 12 of the NFAA. 

 

	
	Sincerely,
	
	/s/ Melissa Wise
	Melissa Wise
	Grants and Agreements Specialist

 Enclosures 

 During fiscal years 2008 and 2009, the U. S. Department of Energy (DOE), including the National Nuclear
Security Administration (NNSA), will implement a new electronic procurement system called Strategic Integrated Procurement Enterprise System (STRIPES). 
 As a result of STRIPES implementation, DOE will also begin using a new communications portal as a means to post notices and solicitations as well as to communicate award activity (funding and non-funding)
to awardees through the lifecycle of an award. This new system is called FedConnect and is hosted by Compusearch. FedConnect will replace DOE’s current Industry Interactive Procurement System (IIPS). 

Therefore, upon the implementation of STRIPES, ALL organizations currently doing or wanting to do business with DOE, must be: 

 

	 	•	 	 registered with the Central Contractor Registration (CCR) 

 

	 	•	 	 registered with FedConnect 

The ability to apply for DOE solicitations and to receive DOE awards will require registration in both of these systems. 

 

	 	•	 	 To register in CCR, go to http://www.ccr.gov or http://www.ccr.gov/Start.aspx or contact the CCR Assistance Center at 888-227-2423

 Note: if currently registered in CCR, please ensure that information is up-to-date prior to registering with
FedConnect 
  

	 	•	 	 To register in FedConnect, go to https://www.FedConnect.net/FedConnect/ or contact the FedConnect Helpdesk at 

support(a)fedconnect.net  
 Please note that the system functionality of FedConnect requires organizations to be registered with the CCR before registering with FedConnect. 

FedConnect ‘Quick Start Guide’;  
 https://www.fedconnect.net/FedConnect/PubricPages/FedConnect_Ready_Set_Go.pdf 
 In
consideration of this implementation, the DOE Golden Field Office strongly advises all current and potential contractors and financial assistance recipients to register with CCR and FedConnect as soon as possible. 

Thank you for your cooperation and understanding during this transition.Amendment to the Cooperative Agreement

 Exhibit 10.5 
 ASSISTANCE AGREEMENT 
  

							
	 1. Award No.
  

DE-FC36-08GO18103
	  	 2. Modification No.
  

008
	  	 3. Effective Date
  

09/30/2008
	  	 4. CFDA No.
  
 81.087

  

					
	 5. Awarded To
  

MASCOMA CORPORATION
 Attn: COLIN R.
SOUTH
 1380 SOLDIERS FIELD ROAD
 2ND
FLOOR
 CAMBRIDGE MA 021421211
	  	 3. Sponsoring Office
  

Golden Field Office
 U.S. Department of
Energy
 Golden Field Office
 1617 Cole
Blvd.
 Golden CO 80401
	  	 7. Period of Performance
  

09/30/2008
 through

04/30/2014

  

					
	 8. Type of Agreement

 

 ̈       Grant

x       Cooperative 
Agreement

 ̈       Other
	  	 9. Authority
  

109-58 Energy Policy Act (2005)
	  	 10. Purchase Request or Funding Document No.
  

11EE006557

  

					
	 11. Remittance Address
  

MASCOMA CORPORATION
 Attn: COLIN R.
SOUTH
 1380 SOLDIERS FIELD ROAD
 2ND
FLOOR
 CAMBRIDGE MA 021421211
	  	 12. Total Amount
  

Govt. Share: $100,000,000.00
  
 Cost Share:
 $193,215,069.00 

 
 Total:
 $293,215,069.00
	  	 13. Funds Obligated
  

This action:
 $33,018,640.00

 
 Total:
 $53,029,289.00

  

					
	 14. Principal Investigator
  

Michael Ladisch
 Phone:
603-676-3320
	  	 15. Program Manager
  

Gene R. Petersen
 Phone: 720
356-1746
	  	 16. Administrator
  

Golden Field Office
 U.S. Department of
Energy
 Golden Field Office
 1617 Cole
Blvd.
 Golden CO 80401-3393

  

					
	 17. Submit Payment Requests To
  

OR for Golden
 U.S. Department of
Energy
 Oak Ridge Financial Service Center
 P.O. Box 4517
 Oak Ridge TN 37831
	  	 18. Paying Office
  

OR for Golden
 U.S. Department of
Energy
 Oak Ridge Financial Service Center
 P.O. Box 4517
 Oak Ridge TN 37831
	  	 19. Submit Reports To
  

See Attachment #4

 20. Accounting and Appropriation Data 

See Schedule 
 21. Research Title and/or
Description of Project 
 DEMONSTRATION OF INTEGRATED BIOREFINERY 

 

							
	 For the Recipient
	  	 For the United States of America

	 22. Signature of Person Authorized to Sign

 
 

	  	 25. Signature of Grants/Agreements Officer
  

 
 Signature on File

  

							
				
	 23. Name and Title

 
 9/28/11 VP FINANCE
	  	 24. Date Signed
  

9/28/11
	  	 26. Name of Officer
  

Melissa Y. Wise
	  	 27. Date Signed
  

09/27/2011

  

																	
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 NAME OF OFFEROR OR CONTRACTOR 

MASCOMA CORPORATION 
  

											
	 ITEM NO.
(A)
	  	 SUPPLIES/SERVICES

(B)
	  	QUANTITY
(C)	  	UNIT
(D)	  	UNIT PRICE
(E)	  	AMOUNT
(F)
		  	 DUNS Number: 614859374
 The
purpose of this modification is to conditionally approve Budget Period 2 of the award. Therefore, the following changes are made:
	  		  		  		  	
						
		  	1) Extend the Period of Performance, as reflected in Block 7;	  		  		  		  	
						
		  	2) Increase the Government Share, Cost Share, and Total, as reflected in Block 12;	  		  		  		  	
						
		  	3) Obligate additional funds, as reflected in Block 13;	  		  		  		  	
						
		  	4) Delete and Replace Attachment #1, Special Terms and Conditions;	  		  		  		  	
						
		  	5) Delete and Replace Attachment #3, Budget Information (SF-424A);	  		  		  		  	
						
		  	6) Delete and Replace Attachment #5, Statement of Project Objectives; and	  		  		  		  	
						
		  	7) Add Attachment #6, Mitigation Measures and Finding of No Significant Impact (FONSI).	  		  		  		  	
						
		  	All other terms and conditions remain unchanged.	  		  		  		  	
						
		  	In Block 7 of the Assistance Agreement, the Period of Performance reflects the beginning of the Project Period through the end of the current Budget Period, shown as 09/30/2008
through 04/30/2014.	  		  		  		  	
						
		  	The total amounts reflected in Blocks 12 and 13 of the Assistance Agreement do not include the Federally Funded Research and Development Center (FFRDC) funding amount of
$400,000, which was funded directly in Budget Period 1.	  		  		  		  	
						
		  	 DOE Award Administrator: Geoffrey Walker
 E-mail: geoffrey.walker@go.doe.gov
 Phone: 720-356-1808
	  		  		  		  	
						
		  	 DOE Project Officer: Gene Petersen
 E-mail: gene.petersen@go.doe.gov
 Phone: 720-356-1746
	  		  		  		  	
						
		  	Continued ...	  		  		  		  	

  

  

																	
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		  	DE-FC36-08GO18103/008	  	3 	  	| 3

 NAME OF OFFEROR OR CONTRACTOR 

MASCOMA CORPORATION 
  

											
	 ITEM NO.
(A)
	  	 SUPPLIES/SERVICES

(B)
	  	QUANTITY
(C)	  	UNIT
(D)	  	UNIT PRICE
(E)	  	AMOUNT
(F)
		  	 Recipient Business Officer: Justin van Rooyen
 E-mail: jvanrooyen@mascoma.com
 Phone: 617-715-1451
	  		  		  		  	
						
		  	 Recipient Principal Investigator: Michael Ladisch
 E-mail: mladisch@mascoma.com
 Phone: 603-676-3320
	  		  		  		  	
						
		  	 “Electronic signature or signatures as used in this document means a method of signing an electronic message
that—
 (A) Identifies and authenticates a particular person as the source of the electronic message;

(B) Indicates such person’s approval of the information contained in the electronic message; and,

(C) Submission via FedConnect constitutes electronically signed documents.”
 ASAP: N Extent Competed: COMPETED Davis-Bacon
 Act: NO
	  		  		  		  	
						
		  		  		  		  		  	

 JULY 2004 

  

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Attachment #1 
  

  
 SPECIAL TERMS AND CONDITIONS 

Table of Contents 
  

							
	 Number
	  	 Subject 
	  	Page	 
	1.	  	RESOLUTION OF CONFLICTING CONDITIONS 	  	 	2	  
	2.	  	AWARD AGREEMENT TERMS AND CONDITIONS 	  	 	2	  
	3.	  	ELECTRONIC AUTHORIZATION OF AWARD DOCUMENTS 	  	 	2	  
	4.	  	AWARD PROJECT PERIOD AND BUDGET PERIODS 	  	 	2	  
	5.	  	PAYMENT PROCEDURES - REIMBURSEMENT THROUGH THE AUTOMATED CLEARING HOUSE (ACH) VENDOR INQUIRY PAYMENT ELECTRONIC REPORTING SYSTEM (VIPERS) 	  	 	3	  
	6.	  	COST SHARING	  	 	4	  
	7.	  	DIRECT PAYMENT BY DOE OF FEDERALLY FUNDED RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT CENTER (FFRDC) CONTRACTOR COST	  	 	5	  
	8.	  	REIMBURSABLE INDIRECT COSTS AND FRINGE BENEFITS	  	 	5	  
	9.	  	USE OF PROGRAM INCOME	  	 	5	  
	10.	  	FINAL INCURRED COST AUDIT	  	 	5	  
	11.	  	STATEMENT OF FEDERAL STEWARDSHIP	  	 	5	  
	12.	  	STATEMENT OF SUBSTANTIAL INVOLVEMENT	  	 	6	  
	13.	  	SITE VISITS	  	 	7	  
	14.	  	REPORTING REQUIREMENTS	  	 	7	  
	15.	  	PUBLICATIONS	  	 	8	  
	16.	  	FEDERAL, STATE, AND MUNICIPAL REQUIREMENTS	  	 	8	  
	17	  	INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY PROVISIONS AND CONTACT INFORMATION	  	 	8	  
	18.	  	LOBBYING RESTRICTIONS	  	 	9	  
	19.	  	NOTICE REGARDING THE PURCHASE OF AMERICAN-MADE EQUIPMENT AND PRODUCTS — SENSE OF CONGRESS	  	 	9	  
	20.	  	PROPERTY	  	 	9	  
	21.	  	DECONTAMINATION AND/OR DECOMMISSIONING (D&D) COSTS	  	 	10	  
	22.	  	INSOLVENCY, BANKRUPTCY OR RECEIVERSHIP	  	 	10	  
	23.	  	NATIONAL ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY ACT (NEPA) REQUIREMENTS	  	 	10	  
	24.	  	SUBCONTRACT APPROVALS	  	 	11	  
	25.	  	CONDITIONAL AVAILABILITY OF FUNDS	  	 	12	  

  
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	1.	RESOLUTION OF CONFLICTING CONDITIONS 

 Any apparent inconsistency between Federal statutes and regulations and the terms and conditions contained in this award must be referred to the DOE Award Administrator for guidance. 

 

	2.	AWARD AGREEMENT TERMS AND CONDITIONS 

  

	 	This	award/agreement consists of the Assistance Agreement, plus the following: 

  

	 	a.	Attachments: 

Attachment 
 Number                        Title 

 

	 	1.	Special Terms & Conditions 

  

	 	2.	Intellectual Property Provisions 

  

	 	3.	Budget Pages (SF-424A) 

  

	 	4.	Federal Assistance Reporting Checklist and Instructions (DOE F 4600.2) 

  

	 	5.	Statement of Project Objectives 

  

	 	b.	Applicable program regulations. 

  

	 	c.	DOE Assistance Regulations, 10 CFR Part 600 at http://ecfr.gpoaccess.gov. 

 

	 	d.	If the award is for research and the award is for a university or non-profit, the Research Terms & Conditions and the DOE Agency Specific Requirements at
http://www.nsf.gov/bfa/dias/policy/rtc/index.jsp apply. 

  

	 	e.	Application/proposal as approved by DOE. 

  

	 	f.	National Policy Assurances to Be Incorporated as Award Terms in effect on date of award at http://management.energy.gov/business_doe/1374.htm.

  

	3.	ELECTRONIC AUTHORIZATION OF AWARD DOCUMENTS 

 Acknowledgement of award documents by the Recipient’s authorized representative through electronic systems used by the Department of Energy, specifically FedConnect, constitutes the Recipient’s
acceptance of the terms and conditions of the award. Acknowledgement via FedConnect by the Recipient’s authorized representative constitutes the Recipient’s electronic signature. 

 

	4.	AWARD PROJECT PERIOD AND BUDGET PERIODS 

 The Project Period for this award is 09/30/2008 through 04/30/2014, consisting of the following Budget Periods: 
  

									
	 Budget Period
	  	Start Date	 	  	End Date	 
	 1
	  	 	09/30/2008	  	  	 	09/30/2011	  
	 2
	  	 	10/01/2011	  	  	 	04/30/2014	  

  
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	5.	PAYMENT PROCEDURES - REIMBURSEMENT THROUGH THE AUTOMATED CLEARING HOUSE (ACH) VENDOR INQUIRY PAYMENT ELECTRONIC REPORTING SYSTEM (VIPERS)

  

	 	a.	Method of Payment. Payment will be made by reimbursement through ACH. 

 

	 	b.	Requesting Reimbursement. Requests for reimbursements must be made electronically through Department of Energy’s Oak Ridge Financial Service Center (ORFSC)
VIPERS. To access and use VIPERS, you must enroll at https://fmweb.oro.doe.gov/vipers.htm. Detailed instructions on how to enroll are provided on the web site. 

For non-construction awards, you must submit a Standard Form (SF) 270, “Request for Advance or Reimbursement,” at
https://finweb.oro.doe.gov/vipers.htm and attach a file containing appropriate supporting documentation. The file attachment must show the total Federal share claimed on the SF 270, the non-Federal share claimed for the billing period if cost
sharing is required, and cumulative expenditures to date (both Federal and non-Federal) for each of the following categories: salaries/wages and fringe benefits; equipment; travel; participant/training support costs, if any; other direct costs,
including subawards/contracts; and indirect costs. For construction awards, you must submit a SF 271, “Outlay Report and Request for Reimbursement for Construction Programs,” through VIPERS. 

 

	 	c.	Timing of submittals. Submittal of the SF 270 or SF 271 should coincide with your normal billing pattern, but not more frequently than every two weeks. Requests
for reimbursement must be limited to the amount of disbursements made during the billing period for the Federal share of direct project costs and the proportionate share of any allowable indirect costs incurred during that billing period.

  

	 	d.	Adjusting payment requests for available cash. You must disburse any funds that are available from repayments to and interest earned on a revolving fund, program
income, rebates, refunds, contract settlements, audit recoveries, credits, discounts, and interest earned on any of those funds before requesting additional cash payments from DOE. 

 

	 	e.	Payments. The DOE approving official will approve the invoice as soon as practical, but not later than 30 days after your request is received, unless the billing
is improper. Upon receipt of an invoice payment authorization from the DOE approving official, the ORFSC will disburse payment to you. You may check the status of payments at the VIPERS web site. All payments are made by electronic funds transfer to
the bank account identified on the ACH Vendor/Miscellaneous Payment Enrollment Form (SF 3881) that you filed. 

  
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	6.	COST SHARING 

  

	 	a.	Total Estimated Project Cost is the sum of the Federal Government share, including Federally Funded Research and Development Center (FFRDC) contractor costs, and
Recipient share of the estimated project costs. The DOE FFRDC contractor cost is not included in the total approved budget for this award, because DOE will pay the DOE FFRDC contractor portion of the effort under an existing DOE contract. The
Recipient is not responsible for reporting on that portion of the total estimated cost that is paid directly to the DOE FFRDC contractor. 

 The Recipient’s cost share must come from non-Federal sources unless otherwise allowed by law. By accepting Federal funds under this award, you agree that you are liable for your percentage share of
allowable project costs, on a budget period basis, even if the project is terminated early or is not funded to its completion. This cost is shared as follows: 
  

									
	 Budget
 Period
	  	DOE Cost Share,
including FFRDC Costs 	 	Recipient Cost
Share
$ / %	 	Total Estimated
Costs
	  	DOE $ / %	 	FFRDC $ / %	 	 
	 1
	  	$20,010,649 /48%	 	$400,000 /1%	 	$21,287,296 /51%	 	$41,697,945
	 2
	  	$79,989,351 /
 31.75%
	 	$0 / 0%	 	$171,927,773 /
68.25%	 	$251,917,124
	 Total

Project
	  	$100,000,000 /

34.05%
	 	$400,000 /
.14%	 	$193,215,069 /
65.81%	 	$293,615,069

  

	 	b.	If you discover that you may be unable to provide cost sharing of at least the amount identified in paragraph a. of this term, you should immediately provide written
notification to the DOE Award Administrator, indicating whether you will continue the project or phase out the project. If you plan to continue the project, the notification must describe how replacement cost sharing will be secured.

  

	 	c.	You must maintain records of all project costs you claim as cost sharing, including in-kind costs, as well as records of costs to be paid by DOE. Such records are
subject to audit. 

  

	 	d.	Failure to provide the cost sharing required by this term may result in the subsequent recovery by DOE of some or all the funds provided under the award.

  
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	7.	DIRECT PAYMENT BY DOE OF FEDERALLY FUNDED RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT CENTER (FFRDC) CONTRACTOR COST 

For the purposes of this term, Total Estimated Cost of Project includes DOE FFRDC contractor costs. The DOE FFRDC contractor cost is not
included in the total approved budget for this award, because DOE will pay the DOE FFRDC contractor portion of the effort under an existing DOE contract. The Recipient is not responsible for reporting on that portion of the total estimated cost that
is paid directly to the DOE FFRDC contractor. 
  

	8.	REIMBURSABLE INDIRECT COSTS AND FRINGE BENEFITS 

  

	 	a.	If actual allowable indirect costs are less than those budgeted and funded under the award, you may use the difference to pay additional allowable direct costs during
the project period. If at the completion of the award the Government’s share of total allowable costs (i.e., direct and indirect), is less than the total costs reimbursed, you must refund the difference. 

 

	 	b.	Recipients are expected to manage their indirect costs. DOE will not amend an award solely to provide additional funds for changes in indirect cost rates. DOE
recognizes that the inability to obtain full reimbursement for indirect costs means the Recipient must absorb the underrecovery. Such underrecovery may be allocated as part of the organization’s required cost sharing. 

 

	9.	USE OF PROGRAM INCOME 

 If
you earn program income during the project period as a result of this award, you must deduct the program income from the total allowable project costs to determine the net allowable costs on which the Federal share is based. 

 

	10.	FINAL INCURRED COST AUDIT 

In accordance with 10 CFR 600, DOE reserves the right to initiate a final incurred cost audit on this award. If the audit has not been
performed or completed prior to the closeout of the award, DOE retains the right to recover an appropriate amount after fully considering the recommendations on disallowed costs resulting from the final audit. 

 

	11.	STATEMENT OF FEDERAL STEWARDSHIP 

 DOE will exercise normal Federal stewardship in overseeing the project activities performed under this award. Stewardship activities include, but are not limited to, conducting site visits; reviewing
performance and financial reports; providing technical assistance and/or temporary intervention in unusual circumstances to correct deficiencies which develop during the project; assuring compliance with terms and conditions; and reviewing technical
performance after project completion to ensure that the award objectives have been accomplished. 

  
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	12.	STATEMENT OF SUBSTANTIAL INVOLVEMENT 

  

	 	1.	Government Insight 

 In
order to adequately monitor project progress and provide technical direction to the Recipient, DOE must be provided with an adequate level of insight into various Recipient activities. Government Insight activities by DOE include attendance at
Recipient meetings, reviews and tests, as well as access for DOE’s consultants to perform independent evaluations of Recipient’s plans and processes. The Recipient shall notify the DOE Project Officer of meetings, reviews, and tests in
sufficient time to permit DOE participation and provide all appropriate documentation for DOE review. 
  

	 	2.	Specific activities to be conducted by DOE 

  

	 	a.	Risk Evaluation – DOE will review the Recipient’s initial Risk Mitigation Plan (RMP) for quality and completeness. DOE will also monitor updates to the
RMP and actions taken by the Recipient during the performance of its award to mitigate risks and improve the probability of successful construction of a demonstration scale cellulosic biorefinery. At DOE’s discretion, additional independent
risk analyses of the project by DOE consultants may be requested. 

  

	 	b.	Independent Engineering Assessments – DOE will engage a private, independent engineering (IE) firm to assist in assessing the progress of the project and
provide timely and accurate reports to DOE. The Recipient will ensure that the IE has access to any and all relevant documentation sufficient to allow the IE to provide independent evaluations to DOE on the progress of the project. Such
documentation includes but is not limited to the following: 

  

	 	1.	Drawings and specifications 

  

	 	2.	Construction and Execution plans 

  

	 	3.	Resource loaded schedules 

  

	 	4.	Design functions and requirements for the site final design review 

  

	 	5.	Risk management plans 

  

	 	6.	Value management and engineering studies and/or plans 

  

	 	7.	Acquisition strategies 

  

	 	8.	Project execution plans 

  

	 	9.	Project controls including earned value management systems 

  

	 	10.	Qualifications of the integrated project team. 

  

	 	11.	Financial strategy for funding the construction project 

  

	 	12.	Updated marketing and business plan 

 DOE will evaluate the quality and completeness of information and documentation provided by the Recipient to DOE and its consultants in order to allow DOE to provide technical direction to the Recipient
about how best to achieve the objectives of the project. Consultants to DOE may not provide technical direction to the Recipient. 

  
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	 	3.	Amendment Approval 

 The
DOE Contracting Officer is the only individual who may amend this award or commit DOE to the expenditure of additional public funds. Any commitment by anyone other than the Contracting Officer, either expressed or implied, is invalid. 

 

	 	4.	Stage Gate Approval Process 

 DOE will require a stage gate review between the first two budget periods of the project. Stage 1 (Budget Period 1) will culminate with a DOE Go/No Go decision point, the Gate Review. DOE will make the
Go/No Go decision based upon the results of this review, prior to the project moving forward to Stage 2 (Budget Period 2). This will occur once all activities within Stage 1 have been completed to the satisfaction of the DOE Contracting Officer.
Stage 1 activities are described in the SOPO. 
  

	13.	SITE VISITS 

 DOE’s
authorized representatives have the right to make site visits at reasonable times to review project accomplishments and management control systems and to provide technical assistance, if required. You must provide, and must require your
subrecipients to provide, reasonable access to facilities, office space, resources, and assistance for the safety and convenience of the government representatives in the performance of their duties. All site visits and evaluations must be performed
in a manner that does not unduly interfere with or delay the work. 
  

	14.	REPORTING REQUIREMENTS 

  

	 	a.	Requirements. The reporting requirements for this award are identified on the Federal Assistance Reporting Checklist, DOE F 4600.2, attached to this award.
Failure to comply with these reporting requirements is considered a material noncompliance with the terms of the award. Noncompliance may result in withholding of future payments, suspension or termination of the current award, and withholding of
future awards. A willful failure to perform, a history of failure to perform, or unsatisfactory performance of this and/or other financial assistance awards, may also result in a debarment action to preclude future awards by Federal agencies.

  

	 	b.	Dissemination of scientific/technical reports. Scientific/technical reports submitted under this award will be disseminated on the Internet via the DOE
Information Bridge (www.osti.gov/bridge), unless the report contains patentable material, protected data or SBIR/STTR data. Citations for journal articles produced under the award will appear on the DOE Energy Citations Database
(www.osti.gov/energycitations). 

  

	 	c.	 Restrictions. Reports submitted to the DOE Information Bridge must not contain any Protected Personal Identifiable Information (PII), limited
rights data (proprietary data), 

  
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classified information, information subject to export control classification, or other information not subject to release. 

 

	15.	PUBLICATIONS 

  

	 	a.	You are encouraged to publish or otherwise make publicly available the results of the work conducted under the award. 

 

	 	b.	An acknowledgment of DOE support and a disclaimer must appear in the publication of any material, whether copyrighted or not, based on or developed under this project,
as follows: 

 Acknowledgment: “This material is based upon work supported by the Department of Energy
[add name(s) of other agencies, if applicable] under Award Number(s) [enter the award number(s)].” 
 Disclaimer:
“This report was prepared as an account of work sponsored by an agency of the United States Government. Neither the United States Government nor any agency thereof, nor any of their employees, makes any warranty, express or implied, or
assumes any legal liability or responsibility for the accuracy, completeness, or usefulness of any information, apparatus, product, or process disclosed, or represents that its use would not infringe privately owned rights. Reference herein to any
specific commercial product, process, or service by trade name, trademark, manufacturer, or otherwise does not necessarily constitute or imply its endorsement, recommendation, or favoring by the United States Government or any agency thereof. The
views and opinions of authors expressed herein do not necessarily state or reflect those of the United States Government or any agency thereof.” 
  

	16.	FEDERAL, STATE, AND MUNICIPAL REQUIREMENTS 

 You must obtain any required permits and comply with applicable federal, state, and municipal laws, codes, and regulations for work performed under this award. 

 

	17.	INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY PROVISIONS AND CONTACT INFORMATION 

  

	 	a.	The intellectual property provisions applicable to this award are provided as an attachment to this award or are referenced in the Assistance Agreement Cover Page. A
list of all intellectual property provisions may be found at http://www.gc.doe.gov/financial_assistance_awards.htm. 

  

	 	b.	 Questions regarding intellectual property matters should be referred to the DOE Award Administrator identified and the Patent Counsel designated as the
service provider for the DOE office that issued the award. The IP Service Providers List is found at http://www.gc.doe.gov/documents/Intellectual_Property_(IP)_Service_Providers_for_Acquisition.pdf

  
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The Patent Counsel for the Golden Field Office is Julia Moody, who may be reached at julia.moody@go.doe.gov or 720-356-1699. 

 

	18.	LOBBYING RESTRICTIONS 

 By
accepting funds under this award, you agree that none of the funds obligated on the award shall be expended, directly or indirectly, to influence congressional action on any legislation or appropriation matters pending before Congress, other than to
communicate to Members of Congress as described in 18 U.S.C. 1913. This restriction is in addition to those prescribed elsewhere in statute and regulation. 
  

	19.	NOTICE REGARDING THE PURCHASE OF AMERICAN-MADE EQUIPMENT AND PRODUCTS — SENSE OF CONGRESS 

It is the sense of the Congress that, to the greatest extent practicable, all equipment and products purchased with funds made 

 

	20.	PROPERTY 

 Real property
and equipment acquired by the Recipient shall be subject to the rules set forth in 10 CFR 600.130-137, 10 CFR 600.231-233, or 10 CFR 600.320-324, as applicable. 
 Consistent with the goals and objectives of this project, the Recipient may continue to use Recipient acquired property beyond the Period of Performance, without obligation, during the period of such use,
to extinguish DOE’s conditional title to such property as described in 10 CFR 600.132-135, 10 CFR 600.231-233, or 600.321-324, subject to the following: (a) the Recipient continues to utilize such property for the objectives of the project
as set forth in the Statement of Project Objectives; (b) DOE retains the right to periodically ask for, and the Recipient agrees to provide, reasonable information concerning the use and condition of the property; and (c) the Recipient
follows the property disposition rules set forth in the applicable sections of 10 CFR Part 600, if the property is no longer used by the Recipient for the objectives of the project, and the fair market value of property exceeds $5,000. 

Once the per unit fair market value of the property is less than $5,000, pursuant to the applicable sections of 10 CFR Part 600,
DOE’s residual interest in the property shall be extinguished and the Recipient shall have no further obligation to the DOE with respect to the property. 
 The regulations as set forth in 10 CFR Part 600 and the requirements of this term shall also apply to property in the possession of any team member, sub-recipient or other entity where such property was
acquired in whole or in part with funds provided by DOE under this award or where such property was counted as cost-sharing under the award. 

  
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	21.	DECONTAMINATION AND/OR DECOMMISSIONING (D&D) COSTS 

 Notwithstanding any other provisions of this Agreement, the Government shall not be responsible for or have any obligation to the Recipient for (i) Decontamination and/or Decommissioning (D&D) of
any of the Recipient’s facilities, or (ii) any costs which may be incurred by the Recipient in connection with the D&D of any of its facilities due to the performance of the work under this Agreement, whether said work was performed
prior to or subsequent to the effective date of the Agreement. 
  

	22.	INSOLVENCY, BANKRUPTCY OR RECEIVERSHIP 

  

	 	a.	You shall immediately notify the DOE of the occurrence of any of the following events: (i) you or your parent’s filing of a voluntary case seeking liquidation
or reorganization under the Bankruptcy Act; (ii) your consent to the institution of an involuntary case under the Bankruptcy Act against you or your parent; (iii) the filing of any similar proceeding for or against you or your parent, or
your consent to the dissolution, winding-up or readjustment of your debts, appointment of a receiver, conservator, trustee, or other officer with similar powers over you, under any other applicable state or federal law; or (iv) your insolvency
due to its inability to pay debts generally as they become due. 

  

	 	b.	Such notification shall be in writing and shall: (i) specifically set out the details of the occurrence of an event referenced in paragraph (a); (ii) provide
the facts surrounding that event; and (iii) provide the impact such event will have on the project being funded by this award. 

  

	 	c.	Upon the occurrence of any of the four events described in paragraph a. of this provision, DOE reserves the right to conduct a review of your award to determine your
compliance with the required elements of the award (including such items as cost share, progress towards technical project objectives, and submission of required reports). If the DOE review determines that there are significant deficiencies or
concerns with your performance under the award, DOE reserves the right to impose additional requirements, as needed, including (i) change of payment method; or (ii) institute payment controls. 

 

	 	d.	Failure of the Recipient to comply with this provision may be considered a material noncompliance of this financial assistance award by the Contracting Officer.

  

	23.	NATIONAL ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY ACT (NEPA) REQUIREMENTS 

 For this award, DOE has made a final NEPA determination for all activities under this award that are listed in the Statement of Project Objectives (SOPO) formally approved by DOE through incorporation
into and attached to the award. You (Recipient) may proceed with the activities as described in the SOPO. This NEPA determination is specific to the project as described in the SOPO formally approved by DOE through incorporation into and attached to
the award. 

  
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 If you later add to or modify the activities in the
above-referenced SOPO, you must submit the revised SOPO to the DOE Project Officer. Those additions or modifications are subject to review by the NEPA Compliance Officer and approval by the DOE’s Contracting Officer. Recipients are restricted
from taking any action using Federal funds, which would have an adverse effect on the environment or limit the choice of reasonable alternatives prior to DOE providing a final NEPA determination. Any new activities or modification of activities is
subject to additional NEPA review and is not authorized for federal funding until DOE provides a NEPA determination on those additions or modifications. DOE may require the Recipient to submit additional information to support a revised NEPA
determination. Should you move forward with activities that are not authorized for Federal funding by the DOE Contracting Officer in advance of the final NEPA determination, you are doing so at risk of not receiving Federal funding and such costs
may not be recognized as allowable cost share. 
 Based on the information presented in the Final Environmental Assessment
(DOE/EA-1705)(EA) for the final design, construction and start-up of the Mascoma Corporation’s Cellulosic Biorefinery near Kinross, Michigan, DOE has determined that authorizing the expenditure of federal funds for this project would not
constitute a major Federal action significantly affecting the quality of the human environment within the meaning of the National Environmental Policy Act. DOE issued a Finding of No Significant Impact (FONSI) on July 1, 2011. All mitigation
measures, agency recommendations, permitting requirements, design features, and Best Management Practices contained in the EA are hereby incorporated and enforceable through this Agreement. Such mitigation measures and other required actions
include, but are not limited to, the measures reflected in the FONSI and Table 2-5 from the EA, which are both incorporated herein as Attachment 6. 
  

	24.	SUBCONTRACT APPROVALS 

  

	 	a.	At Risk Notice: The Recipient must obtain written approval by the Contracting Officer for reimbursement of costs associated with subcontractors/activities listed
in paragraph b. below. If the subcontract is for $100,000 or more, the Recipient must submit a Statement of Objectives, SF424A Budget Information – Nonconstruction Programs, and PMC 123.1 Cost Reasonableness Determination for Financial
Assistance. No funds shall be expended on the subcontracts supporting the tasks identified in paragraph b. below unless DOE approval is provided. DOE does not guarantee or assume any obligation to reimburse costs incurred by the Recipient or
subcontractor for these tasks, until approval is provided in writing by the Contracting Officer. 

  

	 	b.	Contracting Officer approval as set out above is requested for the following: 

 

					
	 Subcontractors and Activity
	  	Total Amount ($)	 
	 1) TBD EPC Contractor – Tasks 1,3,4,5 & 6 of the Statement of Project Objectives
	  	$	179,470,693	  

  
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	 2) TBD Site Preparation – Task 3 of the Statement of Project Objectives
	  	$	6,492,159	  
	 3) TBD Woodyard Engineering – Task 3 of the Statement of Project Objectives
	  	$	8,664,500	  
	 4) TBD Boiler – Task 3 of the Statement of Project Objectives
	  	$	19,000,000	  
	 5) TBD 7.5 MW Turbine – Task 3 of the Statement Project Objectives
	  	$	5,412,500	  
	 6) Frontier Renewable Resources, LLC – Indirect Rate Proposal or Agreement
	  	$
 $
	403,346 Fringe Benefits

3,858,600 Indirect Costs
	  
   

 The DOE Contracting Officer may require additional information concerning these tasks prior to providing
written approval. 
  

	 	c.	Upon written approval by the Contracting Officer, the Recipient may then receive payment for the tasks identified in paragraph b. above for allowable costs incurred, or
DOE will recognize costs incurred toward cost share requirements, if any, in accordance with the payment provisions contained in the Special Terms and Conditions of this agreement. 

 

	25.	CONDITIONAL AVAILABILITY OF FUNDS 

  

	 	a.	Notwithstanding the obligation of funds shown on the Assistance Agreement Cover Page and any other provision of this award, the parties hereby agree that the
availability of funds to the Recipient for payment of costs incurred by the Recipient for Budget Period 2 is conditioned upon Contracting Officer review and approval of the Recipient’s cost share commitments. No funds, therefore, shall be made
available to the Recipient for payment of Budget Period 2 costs, and DOE does not guarantee or assume any obligation to reimburse costs incurred by the Recipient during the negotiation process. 

 

	 	b.	When the parties have completed negotiations of all final special terms and conditions for this award, the Contracting Officer will issue an amendment to this award
making available the obligated amount for payment in accordance with the payment provisions contained in the Special Terms and Conditions. The Recipient may then receive payment for allowable costs incurred or recognize costs incurred toward cost
share requirements, as applicable, in accordance with the negotiated payment provision and the “Subcontractor Approvals” provision. 

  

	 	c.	 Failure by the Recipient to provide sufficient evidence of cost share commitments with supporting documentation acceptable to the Contracting Officer
or complete negotiations will be deemed as Noncompliance pursuant to 10 CFR 600.24. Based on such noncompliance, the Contracting Officer may unilaterally terminate or suspend this award

  
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and deobligate the amounts obligated. In such case, the Recipient shall not be reimbursed for costs incurred at the Recipient’s risk, as described in Paragraph a. above.

  
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 Table 2-5 Mitigation Measures and Follow-on Actions Integral to or Incorporated into the Proposed
Project. 
  

			
	 Mitigation Measure
	  	 Legal Authority or other driver

	 Mascoma would require Frontier to develop appropriate spill response, pollution prevention, and emergency response plans (ERPs) to
address the medical and environmental hazards associated with the Frontier Project. The plans would include, at a minimum, a Pollution Incident Prevention Plan (PIPP), Spill Prevention, Control and Countermeasure (SPCC) Plan, a Storm Water Pollution
Prevention Plan (SWPPP), and an ERP.
  
 EA§ 3.8, 3.9, 3.10 and
3.11
	  	The plans would be completed in accordance with Federal and Michigan Occupational Safety and Health Administration and United States Environmental Protection Agency and Michigan
Department of Natural Resources and Environment regulations and guidance.
		
	 Mascoma would require Frontier to develop a Soil Erosion and Sedimentation Control Plan (SESC) to prevent excess erosion or degradation
of the site and to protect wetlands during construction activities. The construction contractor would be required to complete the permit application and SESC plan as required by Part 91 for submission to the Chippewa-East Mackinac Conservation
District (CEMCD). The construction contractor would also be required to provide a State of Michigan certified storm water operator to inspect the construction activities one each week and 24 hours after a precipitation event to ensure that all soil
erosion control measures are operating properly.
  
 EA §
3.8
	  	Michigan Department of Environmental Quality: Part 91, Soil Erosion And Sedimentation Control, of the Natural Resources and Environmental Protection Act, 1994 PA 451, as
amended.
		
	 Mascoma would require Frontier to implement procedures so that the storm water control practices for the wood yard would conform to
those set forth in the Michigan Erosion & Sediment Control Handbook. Runoff from the site would be routed by proper grading practices and other drainage mechanisms (ditches and culverts) to a sedimentation pond designed for a maximum
storm event.
  
 EA § 3.8
	  	Michigan Department of Environmental Quality Soil Erosion and Sedimentation Control Program

  
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	 Mitigation Measure
	  	 Legal Authority or other driver

	 Mascoma would require Frontier to establish a Sustainable Forestry Initiative (SFI) certified procurement process.

 
 Frontier would, through its wood fiber procurement agreements and other supply
relationships, work to encourage and influence private landowners and wood suppliers to participate in forest certification initiatives. Frontier would require verification of logger participation in Sustainable Forestry Education (SFE) professional
logger training and certification programs and conformance to Michigan Best Management Practices.
  
 EA § 3.1
	  	Mascoma
		
	 Mascoma would require Frontier to submit an air permit modification application with an ambient air quality modeling analysis and Toxic
Air Contaminant (TAG) analysis that demonstrates that the facility would meet all Federal and State regulatory limits, and would not cause or contribute to an exceedance of the National Ambient Air Quality Standards or Michigan TAC
thresholds.
  
 EA § 3.6
	  	Michigan Department of Environmental Quality, Part 55 (Air Pollution Control) of the Natural Resources and Environmental Protection Act, Public Act 451 of 1994, as
amended.
		
	 Mascoma would require Frontier to apply for and acquire a Joint Permit from the MDEQ and the USACE, and implement mitigation action as
required by that permit for wetland impacts resulting from construction activities.
  
 EA § 3.2
	  	Michigan Department of Environmental Quality: Part 303, Wetlands Protection, of the Natural Resources and Environmental Protection Act, Public Act 451 of 1994, as amended. US Army
Corps of Engineers: Section 404 of the Clean Water Act

  
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	 	 Department of Energy
 Golden Field Office
 Cole Boulevard

Golden, Colorado 80401 -3393
	 	

 DOE/EA-1705 
 FINDING OF NO SIGNIFICANT IMPACT 
 FOR THE 

CONSTRUCTION AND OPERATION OF A PROPOSED CELLULOSIC BIOREFINERY, 
 MASCOMA CORPORATION, KINROSS CHARTER TOWNSHIP, MICHIGAN 
  

	AGENCY:	U.S. Department of Energy, Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy 

 

	ACTION:	Finding of No Significant Impact (FONSI) 

SUMMARY: Under the Energy Policy Act of 2005 (EPAct 2005), the United States (U.S.) Congress has directed the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) to
carry out a program to demonstrate the commercial application of integrated biorefineries for the production of ethanol from cellulosic feedstocks. Federal funding for cellulosic ethanol production facilities is intended to further the
government’s goal of rendering cellulosic ethanol cost-competitive with corn ethanol by 2012 and, along with increased automobile fuel efficiency, reducing gasoline consumption in the U.S. by 20% within 10 years. 

In May 2007, pursuant to § 932 of EPAct 2005, DOE issued a Funding Opportunity Announcement (FOA) that requested applications to design, construct
build and operate/validate an integrated biorefinery demonstration employing terrestrial lignocellulosic feedstocks for the production of some combination of (i) liquid transportation fuel(s) that is a fungible replacement for liquid
transportation fuels currently used in the existing infrastructure: (ii) biobased chemicals; and, (iii) substitutes for petroleum-based feedstocks and products. Use of a wide variety of lignocellulosis terrestrial feedstocks was encouraged
other than feedstocks primarily grown for food. This FOA focused on potential integrated systems meeting the guidance in EPAct § 932(c) (1), (2) and (4). The proposed biorefinery demonstration scale was to be approximately one-tenth of the
projected scale of a first-commercial facility. Mascoma Corporation (Mascoma) applied for and was selected to negotiate for an award of financial assistance to aid in the construction and operation of their planned cellulosic ethanol biorefinery
that met these criteria. 
 Based on this selection, the DOE is proposing to provide up to $58.5 million in federal funding to Mascoma
Corporation (Mascoma) for the final design, construction, and operation of a cellulose-to-ethanol biorefinery, in Kinross Charter Township, Michigan (Frontier Project). Mascoma’s subrecipient, Frontier Kinross, LLC (Frontier), a subsidiary of
Frontier Renewable Resources, LLC (jointly owned by Mascoma Corporation and J.M. Longyear, LLC) would develop and operate the biorefinery. DOE has authorized Mascoma to expend Federal funding for preliminary activities including preliminary
engineering design, the completion of this Environmental Assessment (EA), permitting, and pilot scale testing. These activities are associated with the proposed project and do 

  
 

 

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not significantly impact the environment nor represent an irreversible or irretrievable commitment of Federal funds in advance of the conclusion of this EA. DOE is currently proposing to
authorize the expenditure of Federal funding for Mascoma to complete final design, construct, and initially operate the Frontier Project. Based on preliminary construction cost estimates, the total Frontier Project cost would be approximately $245
million. 
 Mascoma is proposing to use federal funding to design, construct, and operate a biorefinery that would produce ethanol and other
co-products from cellulosic materials (the Frontier Project). The initial phase of proposed project would utilize approximately 770 bone dry tons (BDT) per day of clean wood chips (from hardwood pulpwood) to produce up to approximately
21.75 million gallons per year (mgy) of denatured ethanol (or 20 mgy anhydrous ethanol), Eventually the Frontier Project could be expanded to a fully commercial scale operation that utilizes 1,540 BDT per day of clean wood chips to produce 42.5
mgy of denatured ethanol (or 40 mgy anhydrous ethanol). While the DOE is currently proposing to fund the initial 20 mgy facility, the Final EA analyzes the construction and operation of the 40 million gpy facility as Mascoma may expand the
facility in the future. 
 Before DOE can authorize funding for the Frontier Project, DOE must examine the potential environmental impacts of
DOE’s Proposed Action in accordance with the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA). All discussion, analysis, and findings related to the potential impacts of final design, construction and operation, of the Frontier Cellulosic
Biorefinery Project, including mitigation measures, are contained in the Final Environmental Assessment for the Construction and Operation of a Proposed Cellulosic Biorefinery, Mascoma Corporation, Kinross Charter Township, Michigan. (Final
EA; DOE/EA-1705). The Final EA is hereby incorporated by reference. 
 DOE prepared this FONSI in accordance with NEPA, the Council on
Environmental Quality regulations for implementing NEPA, as amended (40 CFR Parts 1500 to 1508), and DOE NEPA regulations (10 CFR Part 1021). 

ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACTS: The Final EA examined the potential environmental impacts of the Proposed Action and No-Action Alternative. Under the
No-Action Alternative, DOE would not authorize the use of federal funds for the Frontier Project, which DOE assumes for purposes of the EA would not proceed without federal funding. This assumption allows a comparison between the potential impacts
of the project as proposed and the impacts of not proceeding with the project. 
 DOE analyzed forest, biological, cultural and water (including
wetland) resources, land use, meteorology, air quality, geology and soils, waste management, hazard and accidents, safety and occupational health, infrastructure, noise, aesthetics, traffic, socioeconomics and environmental justice, as well as
cumulative impacts of the proposed project. DOE has determined that for all resource areas there would be no impacts or that the potential impacts would be negligible. During the preparation of the EA, DOE determined that the construction and
operation of the Frontier Project would have the greatest potential for impacts on air quality, forest resources, and water resources (specifically wetlands). The analyses associated with these resource areas are discussed in

  
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more detail below. A complete analysis of all potential environmental impacts is presented in the Final EA. 
 Air Quality 
 The Frontier Project would be a source of air emissions during both construction and
operation. During construction air emissions would consist primarily of fugitive dust generated by site grading and vehicles moving on the site and exhaust emissions from construction equipment and trucks. The primary risks from blowing dust
particles relate to human health and human nuisance values. Dust emissions would be minimized by using appropriate fugitive dust control measures, such as road watering, temporary vegetative cover, or dust suppressants, as needed. Therefore, impacts
to air quality during the construction phase of the project would be minor and temporary, 
 Potential emissions during operations would come
from several sources. The Michigan Department of Natural Resources and Environment (MDEQ) requires new facilities that would have air pollutant emissions to acquire an air permit to construct prior to beginning construction. The application for the
air permit has been submitted to the MDEQ for review. Refined dispersion modeling for the Frontier Project (completed for PM10, SO2, and NO2, and CO) indicated that the project, as-described and analyzed in the EA, would not cause or contribute to
an exceedance of the National Ambient Air Quality Standards. In addition, State of Michigan requires that all facilities that emit ‘Toxic Air Pollutants (TACs) complete an analysis to demonstrate compliance with the State screening levels that
are set to protect the general population, including sensitive subgroups. Based on a combination of screening level analysis and refined modeling analysis, Frontier demonstrated compliance with the TAG requirements. 

A life cycle analysis (LCA) for greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions from the proposed Frontier Project was completed using the most recent
version of the SimaPro LCA program and database. Emission of all greenhouse gases were weighted according to their 100-year global warming potentials to arrive at the final GHG results, The LCA data is presented as CO2 equivalent (CO2e) emission per gallon of ethanol produced. According to the analysis, the proposed Frontier Project yields a net reduction
of 26,822 tons per year of CO2e emissions. 

Based on the analysis completed in the air permitting process and the preparation of the EA. DOE has been determined that there will be no significant
impacts to air quality as a result of implementation of the Frontier Project. 
 Forest Resources 

The Frontier Project, as analyzed in the Final EA, would require a total of 1,129.8 thousand green tons per year of hardwood pulpwood. Approximately
71,000 acres of timber would be harvested annually to supply the fiber required for the proposed project. Mixed hardwood pulpwood and chips for the proposed Frontier Project would be sourced through the traditional hardwood pulpwood supply-chain
infrastructure existing in the Michigan’s Eastern Upper Peninsula and Northern Lower Peninsula. Within 150 miles of the proposed Frontier site, there are approximately 8,313,000 acres 

  
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of commercial forest lands. This is the portion of the total forest area which has traditionally been harvested and managed as timberlands since the late 1800’s. It includes the timberlands
of ail major ownership groups Federal, State, large commercial, and large to small private forest lands, it is “second-growth”, which in many cases has been harvested and re-grown multiple times over many decades. A significant portion of
this forest is re-established on lands once cleared and farmed for decades and then later abandoned to return to a forested state. 
 Utilizing
pulpwood from the Eastern Upper Peninsula and Northern Lower Peninsula forests to supply fiber for the Frontier Project would not constitute a new use of the resource. Several pulpwood facilities have closed in the region in recent years and the
Frontier Project’s pulpwood usage would be similar in total volume, essentially replacing pulpwood previously used by those closed facilities. The effect on the total forest resource would be no different than that created by the harvest that
supported the former mills. Mascoma has committed that the Frontier Project will establish a Sustainable Forestry Initiative (SFI) certified procurement process. Mascoma would require that Frontier, through its wood fiber procurement agreements and
other supply relationships, work to encourage and influence private landowners and wood suppliers to participate in forest certification initiatives. Mascoma, through Frontier would require verification of logger participation in Sustainable
Forestry Education professional logger training and certification programs and conformance to Michigan Best Management Practices. 
 Based on
the utilization of an existing supply-chain for hardwood-pulpwood, availability of feedstock within the project area, and Mascoma’s commitment to implementing a certified SFI procurement plan, DOE has been determined that there will be no
significant impacts to forest resources as a result of implementation of the Frontier Project. 
 Water Resources - Wetlands 

The proposed Frontier Project site is comprised of 355 acres. The facility would be constructed on the southernmost 40-acre parcel. There were five
wetlands identified within the 355 acre site, however no wetlands were identified on the 40-acre parcel where construction would occur. Mascoma, through its subrecipient Frontier, would develop a Soil Erosion and Sediment Control (SESC) Plan to
protect the identified wetlands during construction activities. Requirements of the SESC plan are discussed in Section 3.6.3.3. The biorefinery would be designed and operated such that impact to the five wetlands is avoided. Therefore, no
impacts to the wetlands on the proposed site would be expected as a result of the Proposed Action. 
 Rail service to the proposed site would be
established by construction of a rail spur from the existing rail line located east of Kinross, Michigan. Frontier has completed and submitted a rail corridor alternatives analysis to the MDEQ for the proposed rail corridor. The alternatives
analysis included three potential routes for the rail line and the final route has not yet been selected. A wetland delineation was completed for the entire rail corridor. Fifteen wetlands were identified and then determined to be jurisdictional.
Impacts to the identified wetlands may require a joint permit from the MDEQ and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USAGE). Once the rail route is selected 

  
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Mascoma will work with MDEQ and USACE, in accordance with Section 404 of the Clean Water Act and Part 303 of the Natural Resources and Environmental Protection Act, Public Act 451 of 1994,
to determine required mitigation, MDEQ will make the final determination regarding the necessary permitting and mitigation requirements. 

Based on Mascoma’s commitment to develop and implement a SESC Plan for the project site and implementation of all permit and mitigation requirements
dictated by MDEQ’s, DOE has been determined that there will be no significant impacts to wetland resources as a result of implementation of the Frontier Project. 
 PUBLIC PARTICIPATION IN THE EA PROCESS: In accordance with the applicable regulations and policies, DOE sent scoping letters to potentially interested local, state, and Federal agencies, including
the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS), the Michigan Department of Natural Resources arid Environment (MDEQ), the Michigan Department of Transportation (MOOT), and the Michigan State Historic Preservation Office (SHPO). DOE sent scoping letters
to other potentially interested individuals, organizations, the Inter-Tribal council of Michigan, and the Sault Ste, Marie Tribe of Chippewa Indians. DOE also published the Scoping Letter on-line at the DOE Golden Reading Room at
http://www.eere.energy.gov/golden/Reading_Room.aspx. The scoping letter described the Proposed Action and requested assistance in identifying potential issues that could be evaluated in the EA. In response to the scoping letters, DOE received
comments and questions from individuals, organizations, or agencies regarding the proposed project. Comments received during Public Scoping were addressed, as appropriate, in the EA. 
 DOE published the Draft EA in the DOE Golden Field Office Public Reading Room for a 30-day review period and sent Notices of Availability (NOA) to interested agencies and individuals indicating that the
Draft EA was available on-line for review and comment. DOE received a total of 28 comment letters or e-mail messages regarding the Draft EA. Eleven letters were received from local or regional residents, seven letters were received from focal or
regional businesses, six letters were received from government organizations or the offices of elected officials, one letter was received from a forestry trade association, one letter was received from an environmental organization, and one letter
was received from a tribal health organization. Fourteen of the letters expressed support for the project but did not contain specific questions or comments. Fourteen of the letters contained questions or comments regarding the project. The Final EA
summarized the comments and, as appropriate, included specific DOE responses or modifications to Draft EA text. 
 DETERMINATION: Based
on the information presented in the Final EA (DOE/EA-1705), DOE determined that the Proposed Action would not constitute a major Federal action significantly affecting the quality of the human environment within the context of NEPA. Therefore,
preparation of an environmental impact statement is not required, and DOE is issuing this FONSI. 
 Mascoma and Frontier’s commitment to
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and to minimize the potential impacts through the implementation of Best Management Practices and various mitigation practices detailed in the EA, shall be incorporated and enforceable through
DOE’s financial assistance agreement. 
 The Final EA is available at the DOE Golden Field Office Reading Room Website,
http://www.eere.energy.gov/golden/Reading_Room.aspx. and the DOE NEPA Website at http://www.nepa.energy.gov. 
 For questions
about this FONSI, please contact: 
 Kristin Kerwin, NEPA Compliance Officer 
 U.S. Department of Energy Golden Field Office 
 1617 Cole Boulevard 

Golden, CO 80401 
 For further information on
the DOE NEPA process contact: 
 Office of NEPA Policy and Assistance 
 U.S. Department of Energy 
 1000 Independence Avenue, S.W. 

Washington, DC 20585 
 202-586-4600 or
800-472-2756 
 Issued in Golden, Colorado., this 1st day of July 2011. 
  

	
	/s/ Carol Battershell
	Carol Battershell
	Golden Field Office Manager
	Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy
	United States Department of Energy

  
 DOE/EA-1705

 Finding of No Significant Impact 
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	 Applicant Name: Mascoma Corporation
	  	Award Number: DE-FC36-08GO18103 / 008	  	Attachment #3
	Budget Information - Non Construction Programs
	OMB Approval No. 0348-0044

 Section A - Budget Summary 
  

																									
	Grant Program	  	 Catalog of Federal

Domestic Assistance
	 	  	Estimated Unobligated Funds	 	  	New or Revised Budget	 
	 Function or Activity
 (a)
	  	Number
(b)	 	  	Federal
(c)	 	  	Non-Federal
(d)	 	  	Federal
(e)	 	  	Non-Federal
(f)	 	  	Total
(g)	 
	 1. Budget Period 1
	  	 	81.087	  	  	$	0	  	  	$	0	  	  	$	20,010,649	  	  	$	21,287,296	  	  	$	41,297,945	  
	 2. Budget Period 2
	  	 	81.087	  	  	$	0	  	  	$	0	  	  	$	79,989,351	  	  	$	171,927,773	  	  	$	251,917,124	  
	 3.
	  				  				  				  				  				  			
	 4.
	  				  				  				  				  				  			
		  				  	  
	  
	 	  	  
	  
	 	  	  
	  
	 	  	  
	  
	 	  	  
	  
	 
	 5. Totals
	  				  	$	0	  	  	$	0	  	  	$	100,000,000	  	  	$	193,215,069	  	  	$	293,215,069	  
		  				  	  
	  
	 	  	  
	  
	 	  	  
	  
	 	  	  
	  
	 	  	  
	  
	 
							
	Section B - Budqet Categories	  				  				  				  				  				  			

  

													
	6. Object Class Categories	  	Grant Program, Function or Activity	 	  	 	 
	  	(1} Budget
Period 1	 	  	(2) Budget
Period 2	 	  	Total (5)	 
	 a. Personnel
	  	$	7,665,581	  	  	$	3,370,984	  	  	$	11,036,565	  
	 b. Fringe Benefits
	  	$	1,299,230	  	  	$	573,067	  	  	$	1,872,297	  
	 c. Travel
	  	$	727,430	  	  	$	237,500	  	  	$	964,930	  
	 d. Equipment
	  	$	2,481,400	  	  	$	0	  	  	$	2,481,400	  
	 e. Supplies
	  	$	540,509	  	  	$	0	  	  	$	540,509	  
	 f. Contractual
	  	$	15,433,269	  	  	$	242,253,341	  	  	$	257,686,610	  
	 g. Construction
	  	$	0	  	  	$	0	  	  	$	0	  
	 h. Other
	  	$	0	  	  	$	0	  	  	$	0	  
	 i. Total Direct Charges (sum of 6a-6h)
	  	$	28,147,419	  	  	$	246,434,892	  	  	$	274,582,311	  
	 j. Indirect Charges
	  	$	13,150,526	  	  	$	5,482,232	  	  	$	18,632,758	  
		  	  
	  
	 	  	  
	  
	 	  	  
	  
	 
	 k. Totals (sum of 6i-6j)
	  	$	41,297,945	  	  	$	251,917,124	  	  	$	293,215,069	  
		  	  
	  
	 	  	  
	  
	 	  	  
	  
	 
	 7. Program income
	  	$	0	  	  	$	0	  	  	$	0	  

  

					
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 STATEMENT OF PROJECT OBJECTIVES 

Mascoma Corporation 
 Demonstration of Integrated Biorefinery 
 A. SUMMARY OF PROJECT 

This project will design, construct, and operate a biorefinery that produces ethanol, fuel, lignin and other co-products from cellulosic materials
utilizing a proprietary pretreatment and consolidated bioprocessing (CBP). The project will initially produce 20 million gallons of anhydrous ethanol per year (mgy) from 770 bone dry short tons per day (BDTPD) of woody biomass consisting
primarily of clean chips. An increase to 40 mgy is planned after the first 20 mgy module is operational. Experience and data from the first 20 mgy module will inform and improve design of the subsequent one. The National Environmental Policy Act
(NEPA) review process that resulted in a finding of no significant impact (FONSI) on July 1, 2011, was based on 40 million gallons per year production capacity. 
 Engineering development performed during Budget Period 1 (BP1) of this financial assistance agreement has resulted in validation of the technology and a site plan that is based on 20 mgpy production
modules. This demonstration project has evolved into a hybrid approach of proving and scaling up CBP technology starting with a commercial scale demonstration facility of 20 mgy. Value engineering, contracting of individual, major components of the
plant, and improvements derived from BP1 activities will be applied to achieve this project cost. Further definition of project costs will result when the project is bid through the Recipient’s Engineering, Procurement and Construction (EPC)
selection process. 
 B. BUDGET PERIOD 2 PROJECT OBJECTIVES 

 

	 	1.	Site Preparation Engineering: This work was done as part of BP1 activities, and is essentially complete. Adjustments, if needed, will be minor, and will be made
after the EPC contractor is selected. 

  

	 	2.	EPC Selection: An EPC bid package has been developed by the Recipient. The bid package was reviewed for completeness, and is ready for initiating the bid
process. Approximately twelve engineering companies who have indicated interest in bidding for this project. The Recipient will ensure that the bidding and selection process will follow standard engineering practice for projects of this nature.

  

	 	3.	Detailed Design: Detailed design will be carried out for the 20 mgy facility based on specifications, and will be carried out starting October 1. The EPC
contractor will perform the detailed design. 

  

	 	4.	 Construction: The sequence will be as follows: break ground and start construction; carry out the construction phase, and then complete and
start-up plant. Construction phase includes equipment fabrication, installation of equipment, procurement, construction and 

  
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regulatory activities. Major equipment will be ordered concurrently as detailed design is completed. Construction will be executed by the EPC contractor. 

 

	 	5.	Monitor Construction: Construction of the Kinross project will be executed by the EPC, and monitored by the Recipient and its partners. Inspection and testing
during construction will be done by a third party. 

  

	 	6.	Mechanical Completion: The EPC will perform construction to the point of Mechanical Completion. At that point all construction will be complete according to the
engineered construction documentation. All systems will be ready for precommissioning, commissioning, and startup. A sub-recipient will monitor the Mechanical Completion punch list, approve the completion of all punch lists and approve the
Mechanical Completion sign off. 

  

	 	7.	Start-up, Commissioning, Operation – Performance Testing: Commercial production of ethanol from wood will commence following a performance test as defined
by the Recipient and its partners, and reasonably acceptable to the Department of Energy (DOE) and its subcontractor Independent Engineer, will be designed so as not to interfere with the commercial operation. 

 

	 	8.	Report to Office of Biomass Program: The report on technology and commercial development will begin to be drafted and brought to completion shortly after the
completion of the performance test. This report will inform DOE and other partners on implementation of designs from tests carried out at Rome and the performance of Kinross plant, once operational. 

 

	 	9.	Follow Up Reporting to Office of Biomass Program: An important product of this project is information on plant performance that will be reported to DOE after the
plant is operational. 

 C. BUDGET PERIOD 2 PROJECT ORGANIZATION 
 Budget Period 2 (BP2) support will go to the Recipient under the existing agreement, to be administered by the Recipient using existing and approved DOE processes for application to the commercial scale
demonstration facility to be constructed and operated in Kinross Charter Township, Michigan. 
 D. CONDITIONS FOR CONTINUATION PACKAGE FOR
BUDGET PERIOD 2 
 Tasks A through I (for Budget Period 1, listed below) have been completed. A finding of no significant impact for the
Kinross project under NEPA has occurred. Tasks H and I, while completed with respect to initial objectives of achieving 67 gallons ethanol/ton wood chips and informing Tasks F and G, will represent a continuing activity. Tasks A through E in BP1
addressed measurement and confirmation of scale-up parameters as well as testing to improve rates, yields and titers of ethanol production. Tasks H and I in BP1 consisted of runs, analysis, 

  
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and reporting to define best practices within the existing process design and equipment specifications, and improving CBP microorganism performance. Work that addresses operational issues will
continue through BP2. 
 Completed BP1 tasks are: 
  

	 	A.	Run at 1,000 gal scale. 

  

	 	B.	Obtain pilot plant data for Michigan (Kinross) scale-up. 

  

	 	C.	Install and test 5,000 gallon cone bottom fermenter. 

  

	 	D.	Install and test 25,000 gallon fermenter; with variance. (Rome data, prior industry operation at scale, and chemical engineering analysis showed tasks A, B, C provided
needed information without running the 25,000 gallon fermenter). 

  

	 	E.	Install and test process components for fermentation scale-up and commercialization. 

 

	 	F.	Engineering package with major process flow decisions; material and energy balances. 

 

	 	G.	Preliminary engineering. 

  

	 	H.	Operation of existing facility at Rome to utilize equipment and to inform Tasks A through F. 

 

	 	I.	Project Management and Reporting. 

 The FONSI
for this project was received July 1, 2011. Reporting has been carried out on a biweekly, monthly, quarterly, and annual basis. 
 BP1
and Transition to BP2 (Critical Decision 3). 
 A formal project review (Critical Decision 3) will occur, including an External Independent
Review by DOE’s third-party Independent Engineer. The DOE review process will be carried out to evaluate findings from Budget Period 1 prior to the project moving forward to Budget Period 2. Specific items required for this review and which
have been completed are: 
  

	 	i.	Independent Engineering Report (IER) review of BP1 by DOE’s independent engineer, in Rome, NY. (Draft IE report received from for DOE). 

 

	 	ii.	Review by IPA (Independent Project Analysis, Inc.). 

  

	 	iii.	EPC bid package ready for soliciting bids (prequalification completed). 

  

	 	iv.	Cost share commitments for BP2 (received from State of Michigan, Valero, the Recipient). 

  
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	 	v.	Two Independent Engineer (IE) reports and the IPA report provide sufficient information to constitute afinal report. 

 

	 	vi.	Application package for BP2 funds. 

  

	 	vii.	Completion of scope and deliverables for BP1 including FONSI for Kinross. 

 E. TASKS FOR BUDGET PERIOD 2 
 The tasks for Budget Period 2, construction phase, are
defined by Tasks 1.0 through 7.0, and will address BP2 Project Objectives 1 through 9. These tasks follow standard engineering processes for plant design, construction, start-up, and operation. 

Task 1.0 EPC Contract Execution 
 The
Recipient and its partners will closely coordinate for the EPC contract execution process, obtain EPC bids, select contractor, and negotiate the EPC contract with plans to sign the contract with an EPC that meets overall project objectives, shortly
after finance closing. 
 The Recipient will monitor and ensure that the process follows accepted practice. Detailed engineering, procurement,
construction, start-up and commissioning will be included in the EPC contract. If significant cost savings are achievable, certain large equipment packages may be procured. The Recipient will evaluate any and all EPC impacts on the Proforma.
Detailed engineering and procurement will be initiated. 
 Task 2.0 Operation Permits 

The Recipient will ensure that all permits required for the operation of the facility are obtained. All of these permits will be in place such that the
project can progress in accordance with the dates set forth in the project schedule. 
 Task 3.0 Design and Construction Reviews

 The Recipient will ensure quick, effective review and approve all construction documents as well as all construction work in Kinross. The
Recipient, through its partners, will mobilize after closing, shortly after the EPC contractor arrives at the project site, construct foundations and make down payments on long-lead item equipment orders. Value engineering will be informed by pilot
testing at Rome, NY vendor facilities, and other locations, as appropriate. The Recipient, through its partners, will manage the utility interconnections which include: water, wastewater, natural gas, and electricity. These tasks will be completed
upon mechanical completion of the plant. 
 Task 4.0 Standard Operating Procedures 

The Recipient will develop the standard operating procedures (SOPs) for areas of the process covered by performance guarantees. All technology supplier
and vendor operating requirements will be compiled into a comprehensive set of SOPs for the entire plant. Resources and templates will be included in completion of this task. 

  
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 Task 5.0 Staffing and Training 
 A detailed training plan will be developed and all employees will receive appropriate training to complete their duties. Training may include visits to other ethanol plants of partners or other such
visits to similar facilities suitable for training, dynamic model simulations, and hands-on and safety training in the Recipient’s Rome facility. In addition, partners will make available their safety and training processes. Employees who have
had experience and training at the Recipient’s Rome pilot plant, prior to the start-up of the Frontier Kinross plant, will also be mobilized for purposes of both training and on-site work in Kinross to learn the facility and assist in start-up
and commissioning. 
 Task 6.0 Start-up, Commissioning, and Operation of the Plant including Performance Test 

The Recipient will employ the SOPs developed in Task 4.0 and staff trained as part of Task 5.0, to start-up, commission and operate the plant. A
performance test, as agreed to by the Recipient, and reasonably acceptable to DOE’s Biomass Program, and DOE’s Independent Engineer, will be conducted to verify plant operability, including steady state operation. 

Task 7.0 Project Management and Reporting 

Reports and other deliverables will be provided in accordance with the Federal Assistance Reporting Checklist following the instructions included therein.
Project deliverables under this task will include project schedule, monthly financial and technical progress reports. Final report submission to DOE OBP will occur after the plant has been started up and operated. Updated reports will inform DOE of
plant operations for up to two years after the plant is fully operational; including operability factors, basic plant economics, and lessons learned. 

  
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