[Federal Register Volume 59, Number 75 (Tuesday, April 19, 1994)]
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From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 94-9404]
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[Federal Register: April 19, 1994]
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Golden Field Office; Notice of Federal Assistance Award to
Photonic Sensor Systems, Inc.
AGENCY: Department of Energy.
ACTION: Notice of noncompetitive financial assistance award.
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SUMMARY: The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE), pursuant to the DOE
Financial Assistance Rules, 10 CFR 600.7, is announcing its intention
to award a cooperative agreement to Photonic Sensor Systems, Inc. (PSS)
for continuation of a project currently being conducted under a
cooperative agreement with Georgia Tech Research Corp. (GTRC), (an
affiliate of the Georgia Institute of Technology) for development of a
sensor system to monitor gaseous nitrogen (in the form of ammonia).
ADDRESSES: Questions regarding this announcement may be addressed to
the U.S. Department of Energy, Golden Field Office, 1617 Cole Blvd.,
Golden, Colorado 80401, Attention: Mr. Matt Barron, Contract
Specialist. The Contracting Officer is John W. Meeker.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: With assistance from DOE through Cooperative
Agreement # DE-FC02-89ID12905, GTRC developed an optical sensor for
real time detection of ammonia. The original application was to monitor
ammonia transfer from agricultural croplands, and thereby reduce the
amount of nitrogen fertilizer used; however, PSS has determined that
the sensor can also facilitate the use of ammonia in a variety of
industrial applications such as large scale refrigeration where the use
of ammonia as the refrigerant has efficiency advantages in many
applications. PSS proposes to continue development of the sensor
through commercial prototype and evaluation of this prototype in full-
scale agricultural and industrial settings.
DOE has performed a review in accordance with 10 CFR 600.7 and has
determined that the activity to be funded is necessary to the
satisfactory completion of, and is a continuation of, an activity
presently being funded by DOE, and for which competition for support
would have a significant adverse effect on continuity and satisfactory
completion of the activity. Also, PSS the new participant, now has the
exclusive domestic capability to perform the activity successfully
based on the recent acquisition of both the critical patent rights and
technical expertise.
DOE funding for the proposed activity is estimated to be $451,000
and PSS's share is estimated to be $426,000 for a total of $877,000
over a three year project period.
Issued in Chicago, Illinois, on March 30, 1994.
Alan E. Smith,
Director, Information Management and Support Division.
[FR Doc. 94-9404 Filed 4-18-94; 8:45 am]
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