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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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