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International Contracting; Room 5E621, 

3060 Defense Pentagon, Washington, DC 

20301–3060; telephone (703) 697–9351. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The 

Reciprocal Defense Procurement 

Memorandums of Understanding (RDP 

MOU)s that DoD has with 21 

‘‘qualifying’’ countries are signed at the 

level of the Secretary of Defense and his 

counterpart. The purpose of RDP MOUs 

is to promote rationalization, 

standardization, and interoperability of 

conventional defense equipment with 

allies and friendly governments. These 

MOUs provide a framework for ongoing 

communication regarding market access 

and procurement matters that affect 

effective defense cooperation. 

RDP MOUs generally include 

language by which the parties agree that 

their defense procurements will be 

conducted in accordance with certain 

implementing procedures. These 

procedures relate to— 

• Publication of notices of proposed 

purchases; 

• The content and availability of 

solicitations for proposed purchases; 

• Notification to each unsuccessful 

offeror; 

• Feedback, upon request, to 

unsuccessful offerors concerning the 

reasons they were not allowed to 

participate in a procurement or were not 

awarded a contract; and 

• Providing for the hearing and 

review of complaints arising in 

connection with any phase of the 

procurement process to ensure that, to 

the extent possible, complaints are 

equitably and expeditiously resolved. 

Based on the MOU, each country 

affords the other certain benefits on a 

reciprocal basis consistent with national 

laws and regulations. The benefits that 

the United States accords to the 

products of qualifying countries 

include— 

• Offers of qualifying country end 

products are evaluated without applying 

the price differentials otherwise 

required by the Buy American Act and 

the Balance of Payments Program; 

• The chemical warfare protection 

clothing restrictions in 10 U.S.C. 2533a 

and the specialty metals restriction in 

10 U.S.C. 2533b do not apply to 

products manufactured in a qualifying 

country; and 

• Customs, taxes, and duties are 

waived for qualifying country end 

products and components. 

If DoD signs an RDP MOU with the 

Czech Republic, the Czech Republic 

would be listed as one of the ‘‘qualifying 

countries’’ in the definition of 

‘‘qualifying country’’ at DFARS 225.003 

and offers of products of the Czech 

Republic or that contain components 

from the Czech Republic would be 

afforded the benefits available to all 

qualifying countries. This also means 

that U.S. products would be exempt 

from any analogous ‘‘Buy Czech 

Republic’’ and ‘‘Buy European Union’’ 

laws or policies applicable to 

procurements by the Czech Republic 

Ministry of Defense or Armed Forces. 

While DoD is evaluating the Czech 

Republic’s laws and regulations in this 

area, DoD would benefit from U.S. 

industry’s experience in participating in 

the Czech Republic’s public defense 

procurements. DoD is, therefore, asking 

U.S. firms that have participated or 

attempted to participate in 

procurements by or on behalf of the 

Czech Republic’s Ministry of Defense or 

Armed Forces to let us know if the 

procurements were conducted in 

accordance with published procedures 

with transparency, integrity, fairness, 

and due process, and if not, the nature 

of the problems encountered. 

DoD is also interested in comments 

relating to the degree of reciprocity that 

exists between the U.S. and the Czech 

Republic when it comes to the openness 

of defense procurements to offers of 

products from the other country. 

Amy G. Williams, 

Editor, Defense Acquisition Regulations 

System. 

[FR Doc. 2010–901 Filed 1–15–10; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY 

Environmental Management SiteSpecific Advisory Board, Hanford 

AGENCY: Department of Energy. 

ACTION: Notice of open meeting. 

SUMMARY: This notice announces a 

meeting of the Environmental 

Management Site-Specific Advisory 

Board (EM SSAB), Hanford. The Federal 

Advisory Committee Act (Pub. L. 92– 

463, 86 Stat. 770) requires that public 

notice of this meeting be announced in 

the Federal Register. 

DATES: Thursday, February 4, 2010—9 

a.m.–5 p.m. 

Friday, February 5, 2010—8:30 a.m.– 

4 p.m. 

ADDRESSES: Red Lion Hotel, 1101 North 

Columbia Center Boulevard, 

Kennewick, WA 99336. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Paula Call, Federal Coordinator, 

Department of Energy Richland 

Operations Office, 825 Jadwin Avenue, 

P.O. Box 550, A7–75, Richland, WA 

99352; Phone: (509) 376–2048; or Email: Paula_K_Call@rl.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Purpose of the Board: The purpose of 

the Board is to make recommendations 

to DOE–EM and site management in the 

areas of environmental restoration, 

waste management, and related 

activities. 

Tentative Agenda: 

• Agency Updates, including progress 

on the American Recovery and 

Reinvestment Act (Department of 

Energy Office of River Protection [ORP] 

and Richland Operations Office; 

Washington State Department of 

Ecology; U.S. Environmental Protection 

Agency [EPA]) 

• Committee Updates, including: 

Tank Waste Committee; River and 

Plateau Committee; Health, Safety and 

Environmental Protection Committee; 

Public Involvement Committee; and 

Budgets and Contracts Committee 

• Long-term Stewardship 

Presentation (Jay Pendegrass, 

Environmental Law Institute, and Mike 

Bellot, EPA) 

• ORP System Plan Revision 4 

• Mission Support Alliance Contract 

Overview 

• Draft Tank Closure and Waste 

Management Environmental Impact 

Statement 

• Process for Review of Agency 

Response to Board Advice 

• Potential Board Advice/Letters 

• Board Business 

Public Participation: The meeting is 

open to the public. The EM SSAB, 

Hanford, welcomes the attendance of 

the public at its advisory committee 

meetings and will make every effort to 

accommodate persons with physical 

disabilities or special needs. If you 

require special accommodations due to 

a disability, please contact Paula Call at 

least seven days in advance of the 

meeting at the phone number listed 

above. Written statements may be filed 

with the Board either before or after the 

meeting. Individuals who wish to make 

oral statements pertaining to agenda 

items should contact Paula Call at the 

address or telephone number listed 

above. Requests must be received five 

days prior to the meeting and reasonable 

provision will be made to include the 

presentation in the agenda. The Deputy 

Designated Federal Officer is 

empowered to conduct the meeting in a 

fashion that will facilitate the orderly 

conduct of business. Individuals 

wishing to make public comments will 

be provided a maximum of five minutes 

to present their comments. 

Minutes: Minutes will be available by 

writing or calling Paula Call’s office at 


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the address or phone number listed 

above. Minutes will also be available at 

the following Web site: http:// 

www.hanford.gov/ 

?page=413&parent=397. 

Issued at Washington, DC on January 8, 

2010. 

Rachel Samuel, 

Deputy Committee Management Officer. 

[FR Doc. 2010–568 Filed 1–15–10; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY 

Office of Energy Efficiency and 

Renewable Energy 

Hydrogen and Fuel Cell Technical 

Advisory Committee (HTAC) 

AGENCY: Department of Energy, Office of 

Energy Efficiency and Renewable 

Energy. 

ACTION: Notice of Open Meeting. 

SUMMARY: The Hydrogen and Fuel Cell 

Technical Advisory Committee (HTAC) 

was established under section 807 of the 

Energy Policy Act of 2005 (EPACT), 

Public Law No. 109–58; 119 Stat. 849. 

The Federal Advisory Committee Act, 

Public Law No. 92–463, 86 Stat. 770, 

requires that agencies publish notice of 

an advisory committee meeting in the 

Federal Register. To attend the meeting 

and/or to make oral statements during 

the public comment period, please email HTAC@nrel.gov at least 5 business 

days before the meeting. Please indicate 

if you will be attending the meeting, 

whether you want to make an oral 

statement on February 10, 2010, and 

what organization you represent. 

DATES: Wednesday, February 10, 2010, 

8:30 a.m.–5:30 p.m. Thursday, February 

11, 2010, 8:30 a.m.–3 p.m. 

ADDRESSES: Radisson Reagan National, 

2020 Jefferson Davis Highway, 

Arlington, VA. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

HTAC@nrel.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Purpose of the Meeting: To provide 

advice, information, and 

recommendations to the Secretary on 

the program authorized by title VIII of 

EPACT. 

Tentative Agenda: (Subject to change; 

updates will be posted on http:// 

hydrogen.energy.gov and copies of the 

final agenda will available the date of 

the meeting). 

• DOE Program Update and Budget 

Process Overview 

• National Academy of Science Study 

Overview 

• University of California (UC) Davis 

Electric Drive Vehicle Study 

Overview 

• National Renewable Energy 

Laboratory (NREL) Study Overview: 

Analysis of Hydrogen Storage vs. 

Batteries for Large Scale Storage of 

Electricity 

• 2009 HTAC Report Development 

• Discussion on Recommendations 

• Open Discussion 

Public Participation: In keeping with 

procedures, members of the public are 

welcome to observe the business of the 

meeting of HTAC and to make oral 

statements during the specified period 

for public comment. The public 

comment period will take place between 

8:30 a.m. through 9 a.m. on February 10, 

2010. To attend the meeting and/or to 

make oral statements regarding any of 

the items on the agenda, e-mail 

HTAC@nrel.gov at least 5 business days 

before the meeting. Please indicate if 

you will be attending the meeting, 

whether you want to make an oral 

statement, and what organization you 

represent (if appropriate). Members of 

the public will be heard in the order in 

which they sign up for the public 

comment period. Oral comments should 

be limited to two minutes in length. 

Reasonable provision will be made to 

include the scheduled oral statements 

on the agenda. The chair of the 

committee will make every effort to hear 

the views of all interested parties and to 

facilitate the orderly conduct of 

business. If you would like to file a 

written statement with the committee, 

you may do so either by submitting a 

hard copy at the meeting or by 

submitting an electronic copy to 

HTAC@nrel.gov. 

Minutes: The minutes of the meeting 

will be available for public review at 

http://hydrogen.energy.gov. 

Issued at Washington, DC on January 12, 

2010. 

Rachel Samuel, 

Deputy Committee Management Officer. 

[FR Doc. 2010–864 Filed 1–15–10; 8:45 am] 

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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION 

AGENCY 

[FRL–9104–4] 

Clean Water Act Section 303(d): Call 

for Data for the Illinois River 

Watershed in Oklahoma and Arkansas 

AGENCY: Environmental Protection 

Agency (EPA). 

ACTION: Request for data. 

SUMMARY: EPA Region 6 is developing a 

watershed model for the Illinois River 

watershed in Oklahoma and Arkansas to 

address nutrient water quality 

impairments. The results of this 

watershed model may be used to 

develop one or more total maximum 

daily loads (TMDLs) for the Illinois 

River Watershed. EPA requests that the 

public provide any water quality related 

data and information that may be 

relevant to the development of the 

Illinois River Watershed model and 

TMDL by March 3, 2010. In addition, 

EPA requests that all data submissions 

include the quality assurance and 

quality control documentation. All data 

submissions should be provided in an 

electronic format, if possible. EPA will 

review all data and information 

submitted and will consider them in the 

development of the model and TMDL, 

as appropriate. 

DATES: Data and Information must be 

submitted in writing to EPA on or before 

March 3, 2010. If you anticipate that you 

will be providing data and information, 

but find it difficult to do so within the 

period of time allowed, you should 

advise the contact listed below as soon 

as possible. 

ADDRESSES: You may submit data and 

Information to EPA Region 6 by e-mail 

or U.S. post mail. To submit your data 

and information by e-mail, send them to 

Smith.Diane@epa.gov. To submit your 

data and information by U.S. mail, mark 

them to the attention of Diane Smith, 

Environmental Protection Specialist, 

Water Quality Division, (6WQ), U.S. 

Environmental Protection Agency 

Region 6, 1445 Ross Avenue, Dallas, 

Texas 75202–2733. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Diane Smith, Environmental Protection 

Specialist, Water Quality Protection 

Division, U.S. EPA Region 6, 1445 Ross 

Avenue, Dallas, TX 75202–2733, (214) 

665–2145. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The 

Illinois River is a tributary of the 

Arkansas River, approximately 100 mi 

(160 km) long, between the States of 

Arkansas and Oklahoma. The Illinois 

River rises in the Ozark Mountains in 

the northwest corner of Arkansas 

(Washington County) and flows west 

into northeast Oklahoma. The 

Oklahoma portion of the Illinois River is 

currently designated as a scenic river. In 

addition, several segments of the Illinois 

River are on the State of Oklahoma’s 

303(d) list (impaired waters list) for total 

phosphorus, while the main-stem 

Illinois River in Arkansas is not listed 

for total phosphorus. However, several 

tributaries (e.g., Osage Creek, Muddy 

Fork, and Spring Creek) to the Illinois 

River in Arkansas are currently on the 

Arkansas 303(d) list for total 


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