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Dated: April 3, 2012. 

John Q. Easton, 

Director, Institute of Education Sciences. 

[FR Doc. 2012–8388 Filed 4–5–12; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4000–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION 

National Board for Education 

Sciences; Meeting 

AGENCY: U.S. Department of Education, 

Institute of Education Sciences. 

ACTION: Notice of an Open 

Teleconference Meeting. 

SUMMARY: This notice sets forth the 

schedule and proposed agenda of an 

upcoming meeting of the National Board 

for Education Sciences. The notice also 

describes the functions of the 

Committee. Notice of this meeting is 

required by Section 10(a)(2) of the 

Federal Advisory Committee Act and is 

intended to notify the public of their 

opportunity to attend the meeting. 

DATES: April 25, 2012. 

TIME: 4 p.m. to 5 p.m. EDT. 

ADDRESSES: 80 F Street NW., Room 100, 

Washington, DC 20001. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Monica Herk, Executive Director, 

National Board for Education Sciences, 

555 New Jersey Ave. NW., Room 602 K, 

Washington, DC, 20208; phone: (202) 

208–3491; fax: (202) 219–1466; email: 

Monica.Herk@ed.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The 

National Board for Education Sciences 

is authorized by Section 116 of the 

Education Sciences Reform Act of 

2002(ESRA), 20 U.S.C 9516. The Board 

advises the Director of the Institute of 

Education Sciences (IES) on, among 

other things, the establishment of 

activities to be supported by the 

Institute, on the funding for applications 

for grants, contracts, and cooperative 

agreements for research after the 

completion of peer review, and reviews 

and evaluates the work of the Institute. 

On April 25, 2012, starting at 4 p.m., 

the Board will convene via 

teleconference in order to discuss and 

come to agreement on the Board’s 2012 

Annual Report. 

Members of the public are invited to 

listen to the teleconference live in Room 

100, 80 F Street NW., Washington, DC 

20001. 

There will not be an opportunity for 

public comment. However, members of 

the public are encouraged to submit 

written comments related to NBES to 

Monica Herk (see contact information 

above). A final agenda will be available 

from Monica Herk (see contact 

information above) on April 9 and will 

be posted on the Board Web site http:// 

ies.ed.gov/director/board/agendas/ 

index.asp. Individuals who will need 

accommodations for a disability in order 

to attend the meeting (e.g., interpreting 

services, assistance listening devices, or 

materials in alternative format) should 

notify Monica Herk no later than April 

9. We will attempt to meet requests for 

accommodations after this date but 

cannot guarantee their availability. The 

meeting site is accessible to individuals 

with disabilities. 

Records are kept of all Board 

proceedings and are available for public 

inspection at 555 New Jersey Ave. NW., 

Room 602 K, Washington, DC 20208, 

from the hours of 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., 

Eastern Standard Time Monday through 

Friday. 

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John Q. Easton, 

Director Institute of Education Sciences. 

[FR Doc. 2012–8253 Filed 4–5–12; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4000–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY 

[OE Docket No. EA–210–C] 

Application to Export Electric Energy; 

PPL EnergyPlus, LLC 

AGENCY: Office of Electricity Delivery 

and Energy Reliability, DOE. 

ACTION: Notice of application. 

SUMMARY: PPL EnergyPlus, LLC. (PPL 

EnergyPlus) has applied to renew its 

authority to transmit electric energy 

from the United States to Canada 

pursuant to section 202(e) of the Federal 

Power Act (FPA). 

DATES: Comments, protests, or motions 

to intervene must be submitted on or 

before May 7, 2012. 

ADDRESSES: Comments, protests, or 

motions to intervene should be 

addressed to: Christopher Lawrence, 

Office of Electricity Delivery and Energy 

Reliability, Mail Code: OE–20, U.S. 

Department of Energy, 1000 

Independence Avenue SW., 

Washington, DC 20585–0350. Because 

of delays in handling conventional mail, 

it is recommended that documents be 

transmitted by overnight mail, by 

electronic mail to 

Christopher.Lawrence@hq.doe.gov, or by 

facsimile to 202–586–8008. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Christopher Lawrence (Program Office) 

at 202–586–5260, or by email to 

Christopher.Lawrence@hq.doe.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Exports of 

electricity from the United States to a 

foreign country are regulated by the 

Department of Energy (DOE) pursuant to 

sections 301(b) and 402(f) of the 

Department of Energy Organization Act 

(42 U.S.C. 7151(b), 7172(f)) and require 

authorization under section 202(e) of 

the FPA (16 U.S.C.824a(e)). 

On July 19, 1999, the Department of 

Energy (DOE) issued Order No. EA–210 

authorizing PPL EnergyPlus to transmit 

electric energy from the United States to 

Canada as a power marketer for a twoyear term. DOE subsequently renewed 

that authority two additional times in 

Order No. EA–210–A on November 13, 

2001 and in Order No. EA–210–B on 

August 17, 2007. The current export 

authority in Order No. EA–210–B will 

expire on August 17, 2012. On March 

16, 2012, PPL EnergyPlus filed an 

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application with DOE for renewal of 

that authority for an additional five-year 

term. 

In its application, PPL EnergyPlus 

states that it ‘‘does not own any physical 

electric generation or transmission 

facilities in the U.S. and does not have 

any franchised service territory in the 

U.S.’’ Therefore, the electric power 

proposed to be exported to Canada will 

be surplus to the needs of the entities 

selling the power to PPL EnergyPlus. 

The application also indicates that PPL 

EnergyPlus is a power marketer 

authorized by the Federal Energy 

Regulatory Commission to sell energy, 

capacity, and specified ancillary 

services at market-based rates. 

The existing international 

transmission facilities to be utilized by 

PPL EnergyPlus have previously been 

authorized by Presidential permits 

issued pursuant to Executive Order 

10485, as amended, and are appropriate 

for open access transmission by third 

parties. 

Procedural Matters: Any person 

desiring to be heard in this proceeding 

should file a comment or protest to the 

application at the address provided 

above. Protests should be filed in 

accordance with Rule 211 of the Federal 

Energy Regulatory Commission’s (FERC) 

Rules of Practice and Procedures (18 

CFR 385.211). Any person desiring to 

become a party to these proceedings 

should file a motion to intervene at the 

above address in accordance with FERC 

Rule 214 (385.214). Five copies of such 

comments, protests, or motions to 

intervene should be sent to the address 

provided above on or before the date 

listed above. 

Comments on the PPL EnergyPlus 

application to export electric energy to 

Canada should be clearly marked with 

OE Docket No. 210–C. An additional 

copy is to be filed directly with Jesse A. 

Dillon, Esq., Senior Counsel, PPL 

Services Corporation, Two North Ninth 

Street, Allentown, PA 18101 AND 

Sandra E. Rizzo, Esq., Bracewell & 

Giuliani LLP, 2000 K Street NW., Suite 

500, Washington, DC 20006. A final 

decision will be made on this 

application after the environmental 

impacts have been evaluated pursuant 

to DOE’s National Environmental Policy 

Act Implementing Procedures (10 CFR 

part 1021) and after a determination is 

made by DOE that the proposed action 

will not have an adverse impact on the 

reliability of the U.S. electric power 

supply system. 

Copies of this application will be 

made available, upon request, for public 

inspection and copying at the address 

provided above, by accessing the 

program Web site at http://energy.gov/ 

node/11845 or by emailing Angela Troy 

at Angela.Troy@hq.doe.gov. 

Issued in Washington, DC, on April 2, 

2012. 

Brian Mills, 

Director, Permitting and Siting, Office of 

Electricity Delivery and Energy Reliability. 

[FR Doc. 2012–8330 Filed 4–5–12; 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 pre-insulated 

district heating pipe system 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 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. 

DATES: Effective Date: 03/27/2012. 

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: Pre-insulated district 

heating pipe system 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 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, is not 

produced or manufactured in the United 

States in sufficient and reasonably 

available quantities and of a satisfactory 

quality. The above item, when used on 

eligible EERE Recovery Act-funded 

projects, qualifies for the 

‘‘nonavailability’’ waiver determination. 

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, 

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