Finanical Assistance Award; Heritage College

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Finanical Assistance Award; Heritage College

AGENCY: U.S. Department of Energy, Richland Operations Office.

ACTION: Notice of noncompetitive financial assistance award.

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SUMMARY: The award is planned for a three (3) year project cycle,

consisting of three (3) separately funded one (1) year budget periods.

The initial budget is estimated at $30,000, and $10,000 each year

thereafter.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Patrick O`Donnell, U.S. Department of Energy, Richland Operations

Office, P.O. Box 550, Richland, Washington 99352, Telephone: (509) 376-

2004.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Grant Award Number: DE-FG06-94RL12995

Scope of Project: The proposed financial assistance award is a

grant to Heritage College to establish an environmental monitoring

station on the campus of the College in Toppenish, Washington. The

Station will consist of a variety of instruments for collection

environmental measurements, including equipment for collection

radiological air samples and monitoring ambient radiation levels. It

will also include a covered informational display containing real-time

meteorological and radiological information. The station will be used

by Pacific Northwest Laboratory (PNL) to collect routine radiation data

for the Hanford Site environmental monitoring program. It will also be

used by the college to supplement and/or enhance its own environmental

science programs. The station design will be based upon the needs of

both the college and PNL.

In addition to the air sampling and radiation monitoring

capabilities, equipment will also be installed to measure and record

solar radiation, air temperature, relative humidity, precipitation,

wind direction and other data.

Pacific Northwest Laboratory is currently performing activities

similar to those proposed for the Heritage College site at other

locations within the state of Washington. The public benefit derived

from these activities would be greatly enhanced with Department of

Energy financial support for the Heritage College site. It has been

determined that a grant instrument is appropriate since the Department

of Energy anticipates limited direct involvement with the program.

Dated: September 2, 1994.

P.E. Rasmussen,

Acting Director procurement Division Richland Operations Office.

[FR Doc. 94-22746 Filed 9-14-94; 8:45 am]

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