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is used to report on progress in meeting 

the performance objectives of GEAR UP, 

program implementation, and student 

outcomes. The data collected includes 

budget data on Federal funds and match 

contributions, demographic data, and 

data regarding services provided to 

students. 

Dated: October 15, 2012. 

Kate Mullan, 

Acting Director, Information Collection 

Clearance Division, Privacy, Information and 

Records Management Services, Office of 

Management. 

[FR Doc. 2012–25700 Filed 10–17–12; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4000–01–P 

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. No. 

92–463, 86 Stat. 770) requires that 

public notice of this meeting be 

announced in the Federal Register. 

DATES: Thursday, November 1, 2012 

8:30 a.m.–5:00 p.m. Friday, November 2, 

2012 8:30 a.m.–3:00 p.m. 

ADDRESSES: Red Lion Hanford House, 

802 George Washington Way, Richland, 

WA 99352. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Tifany Nguyen, Federal Coordinator, 

Department of Energy Richland 

Operations Office, 825 Jadwin Avenue, 

P.O. Box 550, A7–75, Richland, WA, 

99352; Phone: (509) 376–3361; or Email: 

tifany.nguyen@rl.doe.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: 

• Tri-Party Agreement Agencies— 

Annual Updates 

Æ U.S. Department of Energy (DOE), 

Richland Operations Office 

Æ U.S. DOE, Office of River Protection 

Æ State of Washington Department of 

Ecology 

Æ U.S. Environmental Protection 

Agency 

• Draft White Paper on Hanford 

Advisory Board (HAB) Values 

• Draft Letter/Advice—Other HAB 

membership-related issues 

• Overview of the Draft Injury 

Assessment Plan from the Hanford 

Natural Resources Trustee Council 

• DOE’s Land Conveyance 

Environmental Assessment: 

Overview of October 10 Public 

Scoping Meeting 

• Board Member Orientation (for both 

new and current members/ 

alternates) 

• Review of EM SSAB Letters 

• Committee Reports 

• Board Business—Selection of new 

HAB Chair 

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 Tifany 

Nguyen 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 Tifany 

Nguyen 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 Tifany Nguyen’s office 

at the address or phone number listed 

above. Minutes will also be available at 

the following Web site: http:// 

www.hanford.gov/page.cfm/hab. 

Issued at Washington, DC on October 9, 

2012. 

LaTanya R. Butler, 

Acting Deputy Committee Management 

Officer. 

[FR Doc. 2012–25628 Filed 10–17–12; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6450–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY 

Office of Energy Efficiency and 

Renewable Energy 

Nationwide Categorical Waivers of the 

American Recovery and Reinvestment 

Act 

AGENCY: Office of Energy Efficiency and 

Renewable Energy, U.S. Department of 

Energy (DOE). 

ACTION: Notice of Amended Limited 

Waivers. 

SUMMARY: The U.S. Department of 

Energy (DOE) is hereby granting an 

Amended Waiver of section 1605 of the 

American Reinvestment and Recovery 

Act of 2009 (Recovery Act Buy 

American provisions) in EERE-funded 

projects for (1) Enphase microinverters 

and (2) pre-insulated district heating 

pipe systems. 

This amendment withdraws the 

nonavailability waiver issued on August 

11, 2010 for Enphase micro-inverters, 

and the nonavailability waiver issued 

March 27, 2012 for pre-insulated district 

heating pipe systems. 

DATES: Effective Date: October 3, 2012. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Christine Platt-Patrick, Office of Energy 

Efficiency and Renewable Energy 

(EERE), (202) 586–7691, Department of 

Energy, 1000 Independence Avenue 

SW., Mailstop EE–2K, Washington, DC 

20585. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Under the 

authority of Recovery Act, Public Law 

111–5, section 1605(b)(2), the head of a 

Federal department or agency may issue 

a ‘‘determination of inapplicability’’ (a 

waiver of the Buy American provision) 

if the iron, steel, or relevant 

manufactured good is not produced or 

manufactured in the United States in 

sufficient and reasonably available 

quantities and of a satisfactory quality 

(‘‘nonavailability’’). The authority of the 

Secretary of Energy to make all 

inapplicability determinations was redelegated to the Assistant Secretary for 

Energy Efficiency and Renewable 

Energy (EERE), for EERE projects under 

the Recovery Act, in Redelegation Order 

No. 00–002.01E, dated April 25, 2011. 

On August 11, 2010, The Assistant 

Secretary issued a nonavailability 

waiver for Enphase micro-inverters. On 

March 27, 2012 the Assistant Secretary 

issued a nonavailability waiver for preinsulated district heating pipe systems 

consisting of thin wall thickness steel 

pipe meeting the EN13941 standard, 

bonded to polyurethane foam 

insulation, bonded to an HDPE jacket, 

such that all the components operate as 

a single pipe (including two 1.5 mm 

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squared area copper wires embedded in 

the insulation for leak detection and 

location); pre-insulated steel fittings 

with the same characteristics as the preinsulated pipe; and pre-insulated 

maintenance free ball valves with an all 

welded valve body and a stainless steel 

valve ball in a spring loaded teflon seat, 

having the same insulation and jacket 

characteristics as the pipe. 

As with all waivers, the Assistant 

Secretary reserved the right to revisit 

and amend this determination based on 

any changes in the manufacturing 

landscape, such as the entry into the 

market of new domestic manufacturers. 

The remaining items covered by the 

February 11, 2010 Waiver (24-leaf, 

motorized DMX iris units, induction 

lamps and ballasts, commercial-scale 

high efficiency condensing boilers with 

indirect water heaters, large-format solar 

thermal collectors for integrated district 

heating systems, and turbochargers for 

Mitsubishi/Man 52/55B diesel generator 

engines) continue to be covered by the 

August 11, 2010 waiver and remain 

subject to the specifications and 

conditions of that waiver. 

In order for the withdrawn waivers to 

continue to apply substantial steps to 

commit funds for the purchase of the 

formerly waived items must have been 

made on or before October 31, 2012. 

Substantial steps to commit funds 

would include, but are not limited to, 

(1) issuing a Request for Proposals (RFP) 

on or before October 31, 2012 

(applicable only where the grantee 

accepts a proposal received under that 

RFP); (2) in the case of a sole source 

selection: placing an order for the goods 

on or before October 31, 2012; (3) 

commencing a bidding process on or 

before October 31, 2012; (4) in 

circumstances where the grantee 

solicited quotes without an RFP: the 

grantee purchases the goods based on a 

quote dated on or before October 31, 

2012 and the order for the goods is 

placed on or before October 31, 2012; or 

(5) grantee has executed a contract or 

purchase agreement with a supplier to 

acquire affected goods on or before 

October 31, 2012. 

EERE hereby provides notice that on 

October 3, 2012, an Amended Waiver of 

section 1605 of the American 

Reinvestment and Recovery Act of 2009 

(Recovery Act Buy American 

provisions) in EERE-funded projects for 

(1) Enphase microinverters and (2) preinsulated district heating pipe systems. 

This amendment withdraws the 

nonavailability waiver issued on August 

11, 2010 for Enphase micro-inverters, 

and the nonavailability waiver issued 

March 27, 2012 for pre-insulated district 

heating pipe systems. This notice 

constitutes the detailed written 

justification required by Section 1605(c) 

for waivers based on a finding under 

subsection (b). 

This waiver determination is pursuant 

to the delegation of authority by the 

Secretary of Energy to the Assistant 

Secretary for Energy Efficiency and 

Renewable Energy with respect to 

expenditures within the purview of his 

responsibility. Consequently, this 

waiver applies to all EERE projects 

carried out under the Recovery Act. 

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

Issued in Washington, DC on October 9, 

2012. 

David T. Danielson, 

Assistant Secretary, Energy Efficiency and 

Renewable Energy, U.S. Department of 

Energy. 

[FR Doc. 2012–25636 Filed 10–17–12; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6450–01–P 

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION 

AGENCY 

[FRL–9742–7] 

National Drinking Water Advisory 

Council: Request for Nominations 

AGENCY: Environmental Protection 

Agency (EPA). 

ACTION: Request for Nominations. 

SUMMARY: The EPA invites nominations 

of qualified candidates to be considered 

for a three-year appointment to the 

National Drinking Water Advisory 

Council (Council). The 15 member 

Council was established by the Safe 

Drinking Water Act (SDWA) to provide 

practical and independent advice, 

consultation and recommendations to 

the EPA Administrator on the activities, 

functions, policies, and regulations 

required by the SDWA. This notice 

solicits nominations to fill four new 

vacancies through December 15, 2015. 

To maintain the representation required 

by statute, nominees will be selected to 

represent: State and local agencies (two 

vacancies) and the general public (two 

vacancies). 

DATES: Nominations should be 

submitted on or before November 19, 

2012. 

ADDRESSES: Submit nominations to Roy 

Simon, Designated Federal Officer 

(DFO), The National Drinking Water 

Advisory Council, U.S. Environmental 

Protection Agency, Office of Ground 

Water and Drinking Water (Mail Code 

4601–M), 1200 Pennsylvania Avenue 

NW, Washington, DC 20460. You may 

also email nominations with the subject 

line NDWACResume2012 to 

Simon.Roy@epa.gov. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Email your questions to Roy Simon or 

call him at 202–564–3868, or to 

Jacquelyn Springer, at 

springer.jacquelyn@epa.gov or call her 

at 202–564–9904. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: National 

Drinking Water Advisory Council: The 

Council was created by Congress on 

December 16, 1974, as part of the Safe 

Drinking Water Act of 1974, Public Law 

93–523, 42 U.S.C. 300j–5 and is 

operated in accordance with the 

provisions of the Federal Advisory 

Committee Act (FACA), 5 U.S.C. App.2. 

The Council consists of 15 members, 

including a Chairperson, appointed by 

EPA’s Administrator. Five members 

represent the general public; five 

members represent appropriate State 

and local agencies concerned with water 

hygiene and public water supply; and 

five members represent private 

organizations or groups demonstrating 

an active interest in the field of water 

hygiene and public water supply, of 

which two members shall represent 

small, rural public water systems. The 

current list of members is available on 

the EPA Web site at: http:// 

water.epa.gov/drink/ndwac/. 

The Council meets face-to-face at least 

once each year and likely a second 

meeting by conference call/webinar, 

generally in the spring and fall. 

Additionally, members may be asked to 

participate in ad hoc workgroups to 

develop policy recommendations, 

advice letters and reports to address 

specific program issues. 

Member Nominations: Any interested 

person and/or organization may 

nominate qualified individuals for 

membership. The EPA values and 

welcomes diversity. In an effort to 

obtain nominations of diverse 

candidates, the agency encourages 

nominations of women and men of all 

racial and ethnic groups. 

All nominations will be fully 

considered, but applicants need to be 

aware of the specific representation 

required by the SDWA for the current 

vacancies: State and local agencies 

concerned with public water supply 

(two vacancies), and the general public 

(two vacancies). Other criteria used to 

evaluate nominees will include: 

• Demonstrated experience with 

drinking water issues at the national, 

State or local level; 

• Excellent interpersonal, oral and 

written communication and consensusbuilding skills; 

• Willingness to commit time to the 

Council and demonstrated ability to 

work constructively on committees; 

• Absence of financial conflicts of 

interest; 

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