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DOE/FE ORDERS GRANTING IMPORT/EXPORT AUTHORIZATIONS

Order No. Date issued FE Docket 

No. Authorization holder Description of action 

3040 ............ 12/02/11 ...... 11–147–NG Gas Natural Caxitlan, S. de R.L Order granting blanket authority to export natural gas to Mexico. 

3041 ............ 12/07/11 ...... 11–127–LNG Jordan Cove Energy Project, 

L.P.

Order granting long-term multi-contract authority to export LNG 

by vessel from the Jordan Cove LNG Terminal to Free Trade 

Agreement nations. 

3042 ............ 12/07/11 ...... 11–144–NG Irving Oil Terminals Inc ............ Order granting blanket authority to import natural gas from 

Canada. 

3043 ............ 12/07/11 ...... 11–148–NG Puget Sound Energy, Inc ......... Order granting blanket authority to import/export natural gas 

from/to Canada. 

3044 ............ 12/08/11 ...... 11–143–NG Maritimes NG Supply ............... Order granting blanket authority to import natural gas from 

Canada. 

3045 ............ 12/09/11 ...... 11–138–NG Tidal Energy Marketing Inc ...... Order granting blanket authority to import natural gas from 

Canada. 

3046 ............ 12/09/11 ...... 11–149–NG Macquarie Energy LLC ............. Order granting blanket authority to import/export natural gas 

from/to Canada/Mexico, to import LNG from Canada/Mexico 

by truck, to export LNG to Canada/Mexico by vessel, and to 

import LNG from various international sources by vessel. 

3047 ............ 12/13/11 ...... 11–150–NG Iberdrola Energy Services, LLC Order granting blanket authority to import/export natural gas 

from/to Canada. 

3048 ............ 12/13/11 ...... 11–153–LNG Applied LNG Technologies 

USA L.L.C.

Order granting blanket authority to import LNG from various 

international sources by vessel, to import LNG from Canada/ 

Mexico by truck and to export LNG to Canada/Mexico by 

vessel. 

3049 ............ 12/22/11 ...... 11–156–LNG Freeport LNG Development, 

L.P.

Order granting blanket authority to import LNG from various 

international sources by vessel. 

3050 ............ 12/22/11 ...... 11–151–NG NOCO Energy Corp. ................ Order granting blanket authority to import/export natural gas 

from/to Canada. 

3051 ............ 12/22/11 ...... 11–152–NG Devon Canada Marketing Corporation.Order granting blanket authority to import natural gas from 

Canada. 

3052 ............ 12/22/11 ...... 11–154–NG Suncor Energy Marketing Inc ... Order granting blanket authority to import/export natural gas 

from/to Canada. 

3053 ............ 12/22/11 ...... 11–159–NG Tidal Energy Marketing Inc ...... Order granting blanket authority to export natural gas to Canada 

3054 ............ 12/22/11 ...... 11–160–NG Tenaska Washington Partners, 

L.P.

Order granting blanket authority to import natural gas from 

Canada. 

3048–A ........ 12/22/11 ...... 11–153–LNG Applied LNG Technologies, 

LLC.

Order amending DOE/FE Order No. 3048 to authorize export of 

LNG to Canada/Mexico by truck. 

350–C .......... 12/22/11 ...... 92–35–LNG

87–68–LNG

Yukon Pacific Company, L.P .... Order vacating prior authorizations to export LNG. 

[FR Doc. 2012–1691 Filed 1–25–12; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6450–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY 

Office of Energy Efficiency and 

Renewable Energy 

Nationwide Categorical Waivers Under 

the American Recovery and 

Reinvestment Act of 2009 (Recovery 

Act) 

AGENCY: Office of Energy Efficiency and 

Renewable Energy, U.S. Department of 

Energy (DOE). 

ACTION: Notice of Limited Waivers. 

SUMMARY: The U.S. Department of 

Energy (DOE) is hereby granting a 

nationwide limited waiver of the Buy 

American requirements of section 1605 

of the Recovery Act under the authority 

of Section 1605(b)(2), (iron, steel, and 

the relevant manufactured goods are not 

produced in the United States in 

sufficient and reasonably available 

quantities and of a satisfactory quality), 

with respect to Recovery Act projects 

funded by EERE for: (1) 5–25 Watt LED 

Candelabra Bulbs (includes Flame tip, 

bent tip, A19, S11, G16.5 or G25 clear 

bulb enclosure); (2) 140 Watt LED 

fixtures with 10 degree beams capable of 

illuminating from 100 feet, UL certified; 

and (3) 27 Watt round LED fixtures, 

producing 1 foot-candle at 242 feet 

distance, UL certified. This waiver 

expires May 1, 2012. 

DATES: Effective Date: 1/10/2012. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Christine Platt-Patrick, Office of Energy 

Efficiency and Renewable Energy 

(EERE), (202) 287–1553, Department of 

Energy, 1000 Independence Avenue 

SW., Mailstop EE–2K, Washington, DC 

20585. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Under the 

authority of American Recovery and 

Reinvestment Act of 2009 (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. 

Pursuant to this delegation the Acting 

Assistant Secretary, EERE, has 

concluded that: (1) 5–25 Watt LED 

Candelabra Bulbs (includes Flame tip, 

bent tip, A19, S11, G16.5 or G25 clear 

bulb enclosure); (2) 140 Watt LED 

fixtures with 10 degree beams capable of 

illuminating from 100 feet, UL certified; 

and (3) 27 Watt round LED fixtures, 

producing 1 foot-candle at 242 feet 

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distance, UL certified, are not produced 

or manufactured in the United States in 

sufficient and reasonably available 

quantities and of a satisfactory quality. 

The above items, when used on eligible 

EERE Recovery Act-funded projects, 

qualify for the ‘‘nonavailability’’ waiver 

determination. 

In order to utilize this waiver, 

grantees must have taken substantial 

steps towards procurement of these 

items by May 1, 2012. 

EERE has developed a robust process 

to ascertain in a systematic and 

expedient manner whether or not there 

is domestic manufacturing capacity for 

the items submitted for a waiver of the 

Recovery Act Buy American provision. 

This process involves a close 

collaboration with the United States 

Department of Commerce National 

Institute of Standards and Technology 

(NIST) Manufacturing Extension 

Partnership (MEP), in order to scour the 

domestic manufacturing landscape in 

search of producers before making any 

nonavailability determinations. 

The MEP has 59 regional centers with 

substantial knowledge of, and 

connections to, the domestic 

manufacturing sector. MEP uses their 

regional centers to ‘‘scout’’ for current or 

potential manufacturers of the 

product(s) submitted in a waiver 

request. In the course of this interagency 

collaboration, MEP has been able to find 

exact or partial matches for 

manufactured goods that EERE grantees 

had been unable to locate. As a result, 

in those cases, EERE was able to work 

with the grantees to procure Americanmade products rather than granting a 

waiver. 

Upon receipt of completed waiver 

requests for the three products in the 

current waiver, EERE reviewed the 

information provided and submitted the 

relevant technical information to the 

MEP. The MEP then used their network 

of nationwide centers to scout for 

domestic manufacturers. The MEP 

reported that their scouting process did 

not locate any domestic manufacturers 

for these exact or equivalent items. 

In addition to the MEP collaboration 

outlined above, the EERE Buy American 

Coordinator worked with other 

manufacturing stakeholders to scout for 

domestic manufacturing capacity or an 

equivalent product for each item 

contained in this waiver. EERE also 

conducted significant amounts of 

independent research to supplement 

MEP’s scouting efforts, including 

utilizing the solar experts employed by 

the Department of Energy’s National 

Renewable Energy Laboratory. EERE’s 

research efforts confirmed the MEP 

findings that the goods included in this 

waiver are not produced in the United 

States in sufficient and reasonably 

available quantities and of a satisfactory 

quality. 

The nonavailability determination is 

also informed by the inquiries and 

petitions to EERE from recipients of 

EERE Recovery Act funds, and from 

suppliers, distributors, retailers and 

trade associations—all stating that their 

individual efforts to locate domestic 

manufacturers for these items have been 

unsuccessful. 

Specific technical information for the 

manufactured goods included in this 

non-availability determination is 

detailed below: 

(1) 5–25 Watt LED Candelabra Bulbs 

(includes Flame tip, bent tip, A19, S11, 

G16.5 or G25 clear bulb enclosure. 

LED Candelabra or medium base, 

outdoor use, dimmable, mercury free, 

2700 and/or 3000 Kelvin Correlated 

Color Temperature (CCT), 80+ Color 

Rendering Index (CRI), 5–25 watt Flame 

tip, bent tip, A19, S11, G16.5 or G25 

clear bulb enclosure. Domestic 

manufacturers are working to enter the 

market in the near future, however, 

production cannot yet meet the needs of 

current projects. EERE is committed to 

assisting grantees to complete projects 

while supporting domestic 

manufacturing—thus this waiver will 

expire May 1, 2012. 

(2&3) 140 Watt LED fixtures with 10 

degree beams capable of illuminating 

from 100 feet, UL certified; and 27 Watt 

round LED fixtures, producing 1 footcandle at 242 feet distance, UL certified. 

The new LED fixtures represent a 

relatively new, emerging technology 

that can provide comparable light 

output at substantially lower energy 

levels. As a new technology, the number 

of manufacturers, though growing, is 

somewhat limited. Domestic 

manufacturers are working to enter the 

market in the near future, however, 

production cannot yet meet the needs of 

current projects. EERE is committed to 

assisting grantees to complete projects 

while supporting domestic 

manufacturing—thus this waiver will 

expire May 1, 2012. 

In light of the foregoing, and under 

the authority of section 1605(b)(2) of 

Public Law 111–5 and Redelegation 

Order 00–002–01E, with respect to 

Recovery Act projects funded by EERE, 

I hereby issue a ‘‘determination of 

inapplicability’’ (a waiver under the 

Recovery Act Buy American provision) 

for: (1) 5–25 Watt LED Candelabra Bulbs 

(includes Flame tip, bent tip, A19, S11, 

G16.5 or G25 clear bulb enclosure); (2) 

140 Watt LED fixtures with 10 degree 

beams capable of illuminating from 100 

feet, UL certified; and (3) 27 Watt round 

LED fixtures, producing 1 foot-candle at 

242 feet distance, UL certified. This 

waiver expires May 1, 2012. 

Having established a proper 

justification based on domestic 

nonavailability, EERE hereby provides 

notice that on January 10, 2012, three (3) 

nationwide categorical waivers of 

section 1605 of the Recovery Act were 

issued as detailed supra. 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: Public Law 111–5, section 1605. 

Issued in Washington, DC on January 10, 

2012. 

Henry C. Kelly, 

Acting Assistant Secretary, Energy Efficiency 

and Renewable Energy, U.S. Department of 

Energy. 

[FR Doc. 2012–1625 Filed 1–25–12; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE P 

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY 

Office of Energy Efficiency and 

Renewable Energy 

Nationwide Limited Public Interest 

Waiver Under the American Recovery 

and Reinvestment Act of 2009 

(Recovery Act) 

AGENCY: Office of Energy Efficiency and 

Renewable Energy, U.S. Department of 

Energy (DOE). 

ACTION: Notice of limited public interest 

waiver. 

SUMMARY: The U.S. Department of 

Energy (DOE) is hereby granting a 

nationwide limited waiver of the Buy 

American requirements of section 1605 

of the Recovery Act under the authority 

of section 1605(b)(1) (amended public 

interest waiver), with respect to donated 

manufactured goods. 

DATES: Effective Date: December 6, 2011. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Christine Platt Patrick, Weatherization 

and Intergovernmental Program, Office 

of Energy Efficiency and Renewable 

Energy (EERE), (202) 287–1553, 

buyamerican@ee.doe.gov, Department of 

Energy, 1000 Independence Avenue 

SW., Mailstop EE–2K, Washington, DC 

20585. 

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