[Federal Register Volume 60, Number 173 (Thursday, September 7, 1995)]
[Notices]
[Page 46583]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 95-22216]
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Morgantown Energy Technology Center; Rapid Commercialization
Initiative Announcement
AGENCY: Department of Energy (DOE), Morgantown Energy Technology
Center.
ACTION: Rapid Commercialization Initiative.
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SUMMARY: The Rapid Commercialization Initiative (RCI) Announcement is
being issued by the U. S. Department of Commerce, U. S. Department of
Defense, Environmental Protection Agency, and the U. S. Department of
Energy. The RCI is a component of the Administration's efforts to build
cooperative interactions between the private sector, states, and
federal agencies to advance a national environmental technology
strategy and bring environmental technologies to market more rapidly
and efficiently. The primary mission of the RCI is to identify and
reduce the barriers that impede market entry of the four categories of
environmental technologies--avoidance, monitoring and assessment,
control, and remediation and restoration technologies--by facilitating
and accelerating commercialization.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: RCI Project Team, U.S. Department of
Energy, Morgantown Energy Technology Center, P.O. Box 880, Morgantown,
West Virginia 26507-0880, Telefax: (304) 285-4683.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: RCI has two short-term goals. The first goal
of RCI is to provide services to companies to address the three key
barriers targeted in the Announcement: (1) Assistance in finding
appropriate sites for demonstration/testing of near commercial
environmental technologies; (2) assistance in verification of the
performance and the cost of performance of RCI technologies; and (3)
assistance in facilitating and expediting the issuance of permits.
Proposers may request assistance in any one, two, or all three of the
RCI services. Industry is invited and encouraged to propose innovative
approaches that streamline activity, process, or reporting; save time;
improve quality or safety; reduce cost; or eliminate duplication or
overlap, to address any or all of the enumerated RCI services.
The second goal of RCI is to identify other important barriers,
such as unpredictable commercialization pathways, improving market
data, and streamlining regulations and processes to meet government
mission program requirements. This information will be used for future
consideration and planning relative to the long term goal of RCI to
reduce these other barriers. Companies interested in applying for RCI
assistance should request a copy of the Announcement which contains
specific proposal preparation instructions. Proposal due date is
September 28, 1995. Only written requests for the Announcement will be
honored. Requests should be sent to the RCI Project Team, at telefax
number (304) 285-4683. Letters requesting the solicitation should be
addressed to the attention of the RCI Project Team, at the letterhead
address and may reference number 95-32247.
Randolph L. Kesling,
Acting Director, Acquisition and Assistance Division, Morgantown Energy
Technology Center.
[FR Doc. 95-22216 Filed 9-6-95; 8:45 am]
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