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performance test to be witnessed by the 

senior wastewater treatment plant 

operator and an independent engineer. 

Between February and July of 2010, 

the City’s engineering consultant 

conducted an extensive investigation 

into all possible sources for American 

made rotary screw compressors. Based 

on the investigation, several companies 

were found to manufacture these 

machines, but only one, Universal 

Blower Pac (UBP), claimed to be able to 

meet the required performance 

specifications. EPA’s national contractor 

prepared a technical assessment report 

dated August 26, 2010, based on the 

submitted waiver request. The report 

indicated that UBP confirmed the EE– 

Pac compressor could comply with 

performance specification requirements, 

and the EPA contractor concluded that 

no other U.S. manufacturers produced 

rotary screw blowers that would meet 

the project specifications. Over the 

course of several months, the City and 

engineering consultant attempted to 

gather energy performance and 

independent engineering testing results 

from UBP to validate UBP’s claim that 

the EE–Pac compressor would meet the 

project specifications. Responses from 

UBP have not included the required 

information to consider system energy 

loss and independent engineering 

testing as identified in the performance 

specifications. Therefore, UBP’s claim to 

produce an acceptable compressor does 

not meet the project specifications. 

Thus, the City has demonstrated due 

diligence in their efforts and were 

ultimately unable to identify an 

available domestic product of 

satisfactory quality. 

The April 28 memorandum defines 

‘‘reasonably available quantity’’ as the 

quantity of iron, steel, or relevant 

manufactured good is available or will 

be available at the time needed and 

place needed, and in the proper form or 

specification as specified in the project 

plans and design. Based on additional 

research by the City and EPA’s national 

contractor, and to the best of the 

Region’s knowledge at this time, the 

City attempted without success, to meet 

the Buy American requirements. 

Furthermore, the purpose of the ARRA 

provisions was to stimulate economic 

recovery by funding current 

infrastructure construction, not to delay 

projects that are already shovel ready by 

requiring entities, like the City, to halt 

construction pending manufacture of 

domestically produced goods. To 

further delay construction is in direct 

conflict with the most fundamental 

economic purposes of ARRA; to create 

or retain jobs. 

The Grants and Strategic Planning 

Unit has reviewed this waiver request 

and has determined that the supporting 

documentation provided by the City is 

sufficient to meet the following criteria 

listed under Section 1605(b) and in the 

April 28 memorandum: 

Iron, Steel, and manufactured goods are 

not produced in the United States in 

sufficient and reasonably available quantities 

and of a satisfactory quality. 

The basis for this project waiver is the 

authorization provided in Section 

1605(b)(2), due to the lack of U.S. 

production of rotary screw air 

compressors, in order to meet the City’s 

design specifications and performance 

requirements. The March 31, 2009, 

Delegation of Authority Memorandum 

provided Regional Administrators with 

the authority to issue exceptions to 

Section 1605 of ARRA within the 

geographic boundaries of their 

respective regions and with respect to 

requests by individual grant recipients. 

Having established both a proper basis 

to specify the particular good required 

for this project, and that this 

manufactured good was not available 

from a producer in the United States, 

the City is hereby granted a waiver from 

the Buy American requirements of 

Section 1605(a) of Public Law 111–5 for 

the purchase and use of four rotary 

screw air compressors manufactured by 

Atlas Copco outside of the U.S. This 

supplementary information constitutes 

the detailed written justification 

required by Section 1605(c) for waivers 

based on a finding under subsection (b). 

Authority: Pub. L. 111–5, section 1605. 

Dated: October 20, 2010. 

Michelle L. Pirzadeh, 

Acting Regional Administrator, EPA, Region 

10. 

[FR Doc. 2010–27429 Filed 10–28–10; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6560–50–P 

EXPORT-IMPORT BANK OF THE U.S. 

[Public Notice 2010–0049] 

Agency Information Collection 

Activities: Final Collection; Comment 

Request 

AGENCY: Export-Import Bank of the U.S. 

ACTION: Submission for OMB Review 

and Comments Request. 

Form Title: EIB 10–01A Long Term 

Transaction Questionnaire; EIB 10–01B 

Oil and Gas Company Questionnaire. 

SUMMARY: The Export-Import Bank of 

the United States (‘‘Ex-Im Bank’’) is the 

official export credit agency of the 

United States. Its mission is to create 

and sustain U.S. jobs by financing U.S. 

exports through direct loans, guarantees, 

insurance and working capital credit. 

The Consolidated Appropriations Act of 

2010 (Pub. L. 111–117) (‘‘the Act’’), 

enacted December 16, 2009, provides for 

Ex-Im Bank’s FY2010 budget 

authorization. As part of the U.S. 

government’s efforts to strengthen 

sanctions against Iran, the Act contains 

language prohibiting Ex-Im Bank from: 

Authoriz[ing] any new guarantee, 

insurance, or extension of credit for any 

project controlled by an energy producer or 

refiner that continues to: (A) Provide Iran 

with significant refined petroleum resources; 

(B) materially contribute to Iran’s capability 

to import refined petroleum resources; or 

(C) allow Iran to maintain or expand, in any 

material respect, its domestic production of 

refined petroleum resources, including any 

assistance in refinery construction, 

modernization, or repair. 

See Sec. 7043 of the Act. 

The Act is effectively immediately 

and applies to all authorizations Ex-Im 

Bank may make with FY2010 funds. 

DATES: Comments should be received on 

or before November 29, 2010 to be 

assured of consideration. 

ADDRESSES: Comments maybe submitted 

electronically on http:// 

www.regulations.gov or by mail to 

Office of Management & Budget, Office 

of Information and Regulatory Affairs, 

725 17th Street, NW., Washington, DC 

20038 attn: OMB 3048–0030. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Titles and Form Number: EIB 10–01A 

Long Term Transaction Questionnaire; 

EIB 10–01B Oil and Gas Company 

Questionnaire. 

OMB Number: 3048–0030. 

Type of Review: Regular. 

Need and Use: This is a new 

collection to ensure compliance with 

the Consolidated Appropriations Act of 

2010 (Pub. L. 111–117), enacted 

December 16, 2009. 

Sharon A. Whitt, 

Agency Clearance Officer. 

[FR Doc. 2010–27428 Filed 10–28–10; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6690–01–P 

FEDERAL DEPOSIT INSURANCE 

CORPORATION 

Update to Notice of Financial 

Institutions for Which the Federal 

Deposit Insurance Corporation Has 

Been Appointed Either Receiver, 

Liquidator, or Manager 

AGENCY: Federal Deposit Insurance 

Corporation. 

ACTION: Update Listing of Financial 

Institutions in Liquidation. 

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