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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In order for the withdrawn waivers to 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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• Absence of appearance of a lack of 

impartiality; and 

• Background and experiences that 

would help members contribute to the 

diversity of perspectives on the Council, 

e.g., geographic, economic, social, 

cultural, educational backgrounds, 

professional affiliations, and other 

considerations. 

Nominations must include a resume, 

which provides the nominee’s 

background, experience and educational 

qualifications, as well as a brief 

statement (one page or less) describing 

the nominee’s interest in serving on the 

Council and addressing the other 

criteria described above. Nominees 

should be identified by name, 

occupation, position, current business 

address, and email and telephone 

number. Interested candidates may selfnominate. 

The DFO will acknowledge receipt of 

nominations. Nominees are encouraged 

to provide any additional information 

that they feel would be useful for 

consideration, such as: availability to 

participate as a member of the Council; 

how the nominee’s background, skills 

and experience would contribute to the 

diversity of the Council; and any 

concerns the nominee has regarding 

membership. 

Persons selected for membership will 

receive compensation for travel and a 

nominal daily compensation (if 

appropriate) while attending meetings. 

Additionally, selected candidates will 

be required to fill out the ‘‘Confidential 

Financial Disclosure Form for EPA 

Special Government Employees’’ [EPA 

Form 3310–48]. This confidential form 

allows EPA to determine whether there 

is a statutory conflict between that 

person’s public responsibilities as a 

Special Government Employee and 

private interests and activities, or the 

appearance of a lack of impartiality, as 

defined by Federal regulation. The form 

may be viewed and downloaded 

through the ‘‘Ethics Requirements for 

Advisors’’ link on the OGWDW NDWAC 

Web site, http://water.epa.gov/drink/ 

ndwac/fact.cfm. 

Other sources, in addition to this 

Federal Register notice, may also be 

utilized in the solicitation of nominees. 

To help the EPA in evaluating the 

effectiveness of its outreach efforts, 

please tell us how you learned of this 

opportunity. 

Dated: October 11, 2012. 

Pamela S. Barr, 

Acting Director, Office of Ground Water and 

Drinking Water. 

[FR Doc. 2012–25669 Filed 10–17–12; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6560–50–P 

EXPORT-IMPORT BANK 

[Public Notice 2012–0531] 

Agency Information Collection 

Activities: Comment Request 

AGENCY: Export-Import Bank of the 

United States. 

ACTION: Submission for OMB review and 

comments request. 

Form Title: EIB 92–51 Application for 

Special Buyer Credit Limit (SBCL) 

Under Multi-Buyer Credit Insurance 

Policies. 

SUMMARY: The Export-Import Bank of 

the United States (Ex-Im Bank), as a part 

of its continuing effort to reduce 

paperwork and respondent burden, 

invites the general public and other 

Federal Agencies to comment on the 

proposed information collection, as 

required by the Paperwork Reduction 

Act of 1995. 

The ‘‘Application for Special Buyer 

Credit Limit (SBCL) Under Multi-Buyer 

Export Credit Insurance Policies’’ form 

will be used by entities involved in the 

export of US goods and services, to 

provide Ex-Im Bank with the 

information necessary to obtain 

legislatively required assurance of 

repayment and fulfills other statutory 

requirements. 

The application can be reviewed at: 

www.exim.gov/pub/pending/EIB92– 

51.pdf. Application for Special Buyer 

Credit Limit (SBCL) Under Multi-Buyer 

Credit Insurance Policies. 

DATES: Comments should be received on 

or before November 19, 2012 to be 

assured of consideration. 

ADDRESSES: Comments maybe submitted 

electronically on www.regulations.gov 

or by mail to Office of Information and 

Regulatory Affairs, 725 17th Street NW. 

Washington, DC 20038 Attn: OMB 

3048–0015. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Titles and Form Number: EIB 92–51 

Application for Special Buyer Credit 

Limit (SBCL) Under Multi-Buyer Credit 

Insurance Policies. 

OMB Number: 3048–0015. 

Type of Review: Regular. 

Need and Use: The information 

requested enables the applicant to 

provide Ex-Im Bank with the 

information necessary to obtain 

legislatively required assurance of 

repayment and fulfills other statutory 

requirements. 

Annual Number of Respondents: 

3,400. 

Estimated Time per Respondent: 30 

minutes. 

Government Annual Burden Hours: 

3,400 hours. 

Frequency of Reporting or Use: 

Yearly. 

Government Review Time: 1 hour. 

Total Hours 3,400. 

Cost to the Government: $131,648. 

Sharon A. Whitt, 

Agency Clearance Officer. 

[FR Doc. 2012–25621 Filed 10–17–12; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6690–01–P 

EXPORT-IMPORT BANK 

[Public Notice 2012–0304] 

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 03–02 Application for 

Medium Term Insurance or Guarantee. 

SUMMARY: The Export-Import Bank of 

the United States (Ex-Im Bank), as a part 

of its continuing effort to reduce 

paperwork and respondent burden, 

invites the general public and other 

Federal Agencies to comment on the 

proposed information collection, as 

required by the Paperwork Reduction 

Act of 1995. 

The purpose of this collection is to 

gather information necessary to make a 

determination of eligibility of a 

transaction for Ex-Im Bank assistance 

under its medium-term guarantee and 

insurance program. 

The form can be viewed at 

www.exim.gov/pub/pending/eib03- 

02.pdf. 

DATES: Comments should be received on 

or before December 17, 2012 to be 

assured of consideration. 

ADDRESSES: Comments may be 

submitted electronically on 

www.regulations.gov or by mail to 

Vasilios Giannpooulos, Export Import 

Bank of the United States, 811 Vermont 

Ave. NW., Washington, DC 20571. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Titles and Form Number: EIB 03–02 

Application for Medium Term 

Insurance or Guarantee. 

OMB Number: 3048–0014. 

Type of Review: Regular. 

Need and Use: The purpose of this 

collection is to gather information 

necessary to make a determination of 

eligibility of a transaction for Ex-Im 

Bank assistance under its medium-term 

guarantee and insurance program. 

Affected Public: This form affects 

entities involved in the export of U.S 

goods and services. 

Annual Number of Respondents: 400. 

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