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[FR Doc No: 94-5734]
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Energy Research Financial Assistance Program Notice 94-14;
Electron Beam Irradiation of Medical Waste
AGENCY: Office of Energy Research, DOE.
ACTION: Notice inviting grant applications.
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SUMMARY: The Office of Health and Environmental Research (OHER) of the
Office of Energy Research (ER), U.S. Department of Energy (DOE),
announces its interest in receiving applications in support of research
to study the feasibility of electron beam irradiation for treatment of
infectious medical waste. The research should be conducted at a medical
research center with proven experience with this technology. In recent
years, the practice of handling medical infectious waste by shipping to
special disposal sites, incinerating, or by other physical and chemical
treatments has resulted in public concern over environmental, public
health, and cost-related issues. Irradiation of medical infectious
waste by electrons may provide an environmentally safe (publicly
acceptable), and cost effective method for disposing of this waste.
Applications should address research plans for: (a) The pre-irradiation
processing of waste, (b) monitoring and validating treatment efficacy,
and (c) investigating the advantages and disadvantages of on-site
versus regionally based electron beam irradiation facilities. They
should also address how the research could demonstrate technical
feasibility of the technique. Applicants may include technical
expertise from industry and/or National Laboratories.
DATES: Formal applications submitted in response to this notice must be
received by 4:30 p.m., E.D.T., May 31, 1994, to be accepted for a June
merit review and to permit timely consideration for award in Fiscal
Year 1994.
ADDRESSES: Formal applications referencing Program Notice 94-14 should
be forwarded to: U.S. Department of Energy, Office of Energy Research,
Acquisition and Assistance Management Division, ER-64, (GTN),
Washington, DC 20585. Attn: Program notice 94-14. The following address
must be used when submitting applications by U.S. Postal Service
Express Mail, any commercial mail delivery service, or when hand
carried by the applicant: U.S. Department of Energy, Office of Energy
Research, Acquisition and Assistance Management Division, ER-64, 19901
Germantown Road, Germantown, Maryland 20874.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Dr. Matesh N. Varma, Office of Health
and Environmental Research, ER-73, U.S. Department of Energy, GTN,
Washington, DC 20585, telephone: (301) 903-3209.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Before preparing a formal application,
potential applicants are encouraged to submit a brief preapplication in
accordance with 10 CFR 600.10(d)(2), which consists of two to three
pages of narrative describing research objectives and methods of
accomplishment. These will be reviewed relative to the scope and
research needs for the electron irradiation technology for medical
waste treatment. Preapplications referencing program notice 94-14
should be received by April 1, 1994, and sent to Dr. Matesh N. Varma,
Office of Health and Environmental Research, ER-73, Washington, DC
20585, (301) 903-3209. Telephone and fax numbers are required to be a
part of the preapplication. A response to the preapplication discussing
potential relevance of a formal application will be communicated by
April 15, 1994. It is anticipated that approximately $1 million will be
available for grant awards during Fiscal Year 1994 contingent upon
availability of funds. We expect to award two to three grants in this
area of research ranging from $300,000 per year up to $500,000 per year
for 1 year. Information about development and submission of
applications, eligibility, limitations, evaluations and selection
process, and other policies and procedures may be found in the
Application Guide for the Office of Energy Research Financial
Assistance Program 10 CFR part 605. The Application Guide is available
from the U.S. Department of Energy, Office of Energy Research,
Acquisition and Assistance Management Division, ER-64, Washington, DC
20585. Telephone requests may be made by calling (301)903-5349.
The Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance Number for this
program is 81.049.
Issued in Washington, DC, on February 28, 1994.
Dale C. Stubenrauch,
Acting Director, Office of Management, Office of Energy Research.
[FR Doc. 94-5734 Filed 3-10-94; 8:45 am]
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