40186 Federal Register / Vol. 74, No. 153 / Tuesday, August 11, 2009 / Notices 

What is the Next Step in the Process for 

This ICR? 

EPA will consider the comments 

received and amend the ICR as 

appropriate. The final ICR package will 

then be submitted to OMB for review 

and approval pursuant to 5 CFR 

1320.12. At that time, EPA will issue 

another Federal Register notice 

pursuant to 5 CFR 320.5(a)(1)(iv) to 

announce the submission of the ICR to 

OMB and the opportunity to submit 

additional comments to OMB. If you 

have any questions about this ICR or the 

approval process, please contact the 

technical person listed under FOR

FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT. 

Dated: August 5, 2009. 

Kathleen Hogan, 

Director, Climate Protection Partnerships 

Division. 

[FR Doc. E9–19188 Filed 8–10–09; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6560–50–P 

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION 

AGENCY 

[FRL–8943–5] 

Clean Air Act Advisory Committee 

(CAAAC); Request for Nominations for 

2009 Clean Air Excellence Awards 

Program 

AGENCY: Environmental Protection 

Agency (EPA). 

ACTION: Request for nominations for 

Clean Air Excellence Awards. 

SUMMARY: EPA established the Clean Air 

Excellence Awards Program in 

February, 2000. This is an annual 

awards program to recognize 

outstanding and innovative efforts that 

support progress in achieving clean air. 

This notice announces the competition 

for the Year 2009 program. 

DATES: All submissions of entries for the 

Clean Air Excellence Awards Program 

must be postmarked by September 25, 

2009. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Concerning the Clean Air Excellence 

Awards Program please use the CAAAC 

Web site and click on awards program 

or contact Mr. Pat Childers, U.S. EPA at 

202–564–1082 or 202–564–1352 (Fax), 

mailing address: Office of Air and 

Radiation (6102A), 1200 Pennsylvania 

Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20004. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Awards Program Notice: Pursuant to 

42 U.S.C. 7403(a)(1) and (2) and sections 

103(a)(1) and (2) of the Clean Air Act 

(CAA), notice is hereby given that the 

EPA’s Office of Air and Radiation (OAR) 

announces the opening of competition 

for the Year 2009 ‘‘Clean Air Excellence 

Awards Program’’ (CAEAP). The intent 

of the program is to recognize and honor 

outstanding, innovative efforts that help 

to make progress in achieving cleaner 

air. The CAEAP is open to both public 

and private entities. Entries are limited 

to the United States. There are five 

general award categories: (1) Clean Air 

Technology; (2) Community Action; (3) 

Education/Outreach; (4) Regulatory/ 

Policy Innovations; (5) Transportation 

Efficiency Innovations; and two special 

awards categories: (1) Thomas W. Zosel 

Outstanding Individual Achievement 

Award; and (2) Gregg Cooke Visionary 

Program Award. Awards are given on an 

annual basis and are for recognition 

only. 

Entry Requirements: All applicants 

are asked to submit their entry on a 

CAEAP entry form, contained in the 

CAEAP Entry Package, which may be 

obtained from the Clean Air Act 

Advisory Committee (CAAAC) Web site 

at http://www.epa.gov/oar/caaac by 

clicking on Awards Program or by 

contacting Mr. Pat Childers, U.S. EPA at 

202–564–1082 or 202–564–1352 Fax, 

mailing address: Office of Air and 

Radiation (6102A), 1200 Pennsylvania 

Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20004. 

The entry form is a simple, three-part 

form asking for general information on 

the applicant and the proposed entry; 

asking for a description of why the entry 

is deserving of an award; and requiring 

information from three (3) independent 

references for the proposed entry. 

Applicants should also submit the entry 

form electronically (cd preferred) and 

additional supporting documentation as 

necessary. Specific directions and 

information on filing an entry form are 

included in the Entry Package. 

Judging and Award Criteria: Judging 

will be accomplished through a 

screening process conducted by EPA 

staff, with input from outside subject 

experts, as needed. Members of the 

CAAAC will provide advice to EPA on 

the entries. The final award decisions 

will be made by the EPA Assistant 

Administrator for Air and Radiation. 

Entries will be judged using both 

general criteria and criteria specific to 

each individual category. There are four 

(4) general criteria: (1) The entry 

directly or indirectly (i.e., by 

encouraging actions) reduces emissions 

of criteria pollutants or hazardous/toxic 

air pollutants; (2) The entry 

demonstrates innovation and 

uniqueness; (3) The entry provides a 

model for others to follow (i.e., it is 

replicable); and (4) The positive 

outcomes from the entry are continuing/ 

sustainable. Although not required to 

win an award, the following general 

criteria will also be considered in the 

judging process: (1) The entry has 

positive effects on other environmental 

media in addition to air; (2) The entry 

Demonstrates effective collaboration 

and partnerships; and (3) The 

individual or organization submitting 

the entry has effectively measured/ 

evaluated the outcomes of the project, 

program, technology, etc. As previously 

mentioned, additional criteria will be 

used for each individual award 

category. These criteria are listed in the 

2009 Entry Package. 

Dated: August 5, 2009. 

Patrick Childers, 

Designated Federal Official for Clean Air Act 

Advisory Committee. 

[FR Doc. E9–19192 Filed 8–10–09; 8:45 am] 

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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION 

AGENCY 

[FRL–8942–9] 

Notice of a Regional Project Waiver of 

Section 1605 (Buy American 

requirement) of the American 

Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 

2009 (ARRA) to the Hooksett, New 

Hampshire Sewer Commission 

AGENCY: Environmental Protection 

Agency (EPA). 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: The EPA is hereby granting a 

waiver of the Buy America requirements 

of ARRA Section 1605 under the 

authority of Section 1605(b)(2) 

[manufactured goods are not produced 

in the United States in sufficient and 

reasonably available quantities and of a 

satisfactory quality] to the Hooksett, 

New Hampshire Sewer Commission 

(‘‘HSC’’) for the purchase of a foreign 

manufactured polyethylene Biofilm 

chip media. HSC’s proposed upgrade of 

its wastewater treatment facility 

upgrade will utilize an Integrated Fixed 

Film Activated Sludge (IFAS) process, 

in which the AnoxKaldnesTM Biochip-M 

IFAS media manufactured in Germany 

by Kruger, Inc. will meet the HSC’s 

design specifications. This is a project 

specific waiver and only applies to the 

use of the identified product for the 

ARRA funded project being proposed. 

Any other ARRA project that may wish 

to use the same product must apply for 

a separate waiver based on project 

specific circumstance. The Acting 

Regional Administrator is making this 

determination based on the review and 

recommendations of the Municipal 

Assistance Unit. The HSC through its 

design engineer has provided sufficient 


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