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ferries and overnight accommodations 

for passengers on cruise ships. 

III. Request for Public Input and 

Comment 

Today’s notice is being issued to 

inform the public that EPA is beginning 

the process of developing the next VGP 

and to solicit comment on 

recommended improvements. EPA is 

accepting information during the 

listening session scheduled for 

December 15, 2010 and/or by 

submission of written comments or 

relevant information in order to gain 

early public input on improvements 

recommended for the next VGP. 

In addition to generally requesting 

recommended changes for any aspect of 

the next VGP, in order to maximize the 

quality of the next permit, EPA is 

specifically requesting comment on the 

following: 

(1) Were parts of the 2008 VGP 

confusing? Do certain sections need to 

provide additional guidance? 

(2) Are there any guidances, 

supporting documentation, or other 

communication strategies that you 

would recommend EPA develop to help 

vessel owner/operators better 

understand and comply with the next 

VGP? If so, please suggest your 

approaches. 

(3) Did the 2008 VGP accurately 

identify and capture all the categories of 

discharges incidental to the normal 

operation of a vessel in the vessel 

universe? Are there additional discharge 

categories EPA should explore for the 

next VGP? 

(4) Are there effluent limitations or 

best management practices in the 2008 

VGP you would recommend revising 

and if so, what are your suggestions and 

why do you suggest making those 

revisions? 

(5) Are there reporting, monitoring, 

and inspection requirements you would 

recommend revising, and if so, what are 

your suggestions? Are there additional 

forms or guidances EPA should consider 

in assisting permittees in meeting their 

reporting, monitoring, and inspections 

requirements? 

(6) Did EPA accurately identify and 

capture additional requirements needed 

for specific vessel classes and if not, 

what are your suggestions? Are there 

additional specific vessel classes EPA 

should explore for the next VGP and 

why? 

(7) Are there additional Federal, State, 

or international permits, rules, or 

guidances EPA should consider using to 

inform decisions for the next VGP and 

why? 

Dated: October 21, 2010. 

James A. Hanlon, 

Director, Office of Wastewater Management. 

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Science Advisory Board Staff Office; 

Notification of a Public Meeting of the 

Science Advisory Board Nutrient 

Criteria Review Panel 

AGENCY: Environmental Protection 

Agency (EPA). 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: The EPA Science Advisory 

Board (SAB) Staff Office announces a 

public meeting of the SAB Nutrient 

Criteria Review Panel. The Panel will 

review EPA’s technical support 

document on development of numeric 

nutrient criteria for Florida’s estuarine 

and coastal waters, and southern canals. 

DATES: The meeting will be held on 

Monday, December 13, 2010, and 

Tuesday, December 14, 2010, beginning 

at 8:30 a.m. and ending no later than 5 

p.m. (Eastern Time), each day. 

ADDRESSES: The public meeting will be 

held at the Washington Plaza Hotel, 10 

Thomas Circle, NW., Washington, DC 

20005. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Members of the public who wish to 

obtain further information about this 

meeting may contact Ms. Stephanie 

Sanzone, Designated Federal Officer 

(DFO), EPA Science Advisory Board 

Staff Office (1400R), U.S. Environmental 

Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania 

Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20460; 

by telephone/voice mail: (202) 564– 

2067 or via e-mail at sanzone.stephanie

@epa.gov. General information about the 

SAB is available on the SAB Web site 

at http://www.epa.gov/sab. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Pursuant 

to the Federal Advisory Committee Act 

(FACA), 5 U.S.C., App. 2, notice is 

hereby given that the SAB Nutrient 

Criteria Review Panel will hold a public 

meeting to review a draft technical 

support document (TSD) being 

developed by the Office of Water (OW). 

The draft TSD will describe methods 

and approaches for developing numeric 

nutrient criteria for Florida’s estuarine 

and coastal waters, downstream 

protection values in streams to protect 

those waters, and criteria for flowing 

waters in the south Florida region 

(including canals). The Nutrient Criteria 

Review Panel has been asked to review 

and comment on the scientific validity 

of the Agency’s draft TSD. 

The SAB was established pursuant to 

42 U.S.C. 4365 to provide independent 

scientific and technical advice to the 

Administrator on the technical basis for 

Agency positions and regulations. The 

SAB is a Federal Advisory Committee 

chartered under FACA. The SAB 

Nutrient Criteria Review Panel will 

provide advice through the chartered 

SAB. The SAB Panel will comply with 

the provisions of FACA and all 

appropriate SAB Staff Office procedural 

policies. 

Availability of Meeting Materials: The 

Charge to the Panel and the EPA draft 

technical support document will be 

available by mid-November, and will be 

posted on the SAB Web site at http://

yosemite.epa.gov/sab/sabproduct.nsf/

fedrgstr_activites/

FL%20Estuaries%20TSD?

OpenDocument. The EPA Office of 

Water technical contact for the draft 

TSD is Elizabeth Behl, at (202) 566– 

0788, or via e-mail at behl.betsy

@epa.gov. The meeting agenda for 

December 13–14, 2010 and other 

meeting materials also will be posted on 

the SAB Web site prior to the meeting. 

Procedures for Providing Public Input: 

Public comment for consideration by 

EPA’s Federal advisory committees and 

panels has a different purpose from 

public comment provided to EPA 

program offices. Therefore, the process 

for submitting comments to a Federal 

advisory committee is different from the 

process used to submit comments to an 

EPA program office. 

Federal advisory committees and 

panels, including scientific advisory 

committees, provide independent 

advice to EPA. Members of the public 

can submit comments for a Federal 

advisory committee to consider as it 

develops advice for EPA. They should 

send their comments directly to the 

Designated Federal Officer for the 

relevant advisory committee. Interested 

members of the public may submit 

relevant written information on the 

group conducting the activity or written 

or oral information for the Panel to 

consider on the topics of this review. 

Oral Statements: In general, individuals 

or groups requesting an oral 

presentation at a public meeting will be 

limited to five minutes per speaker. 

Interested parties should contact Ms. 

Sanzone at the contact information 

provided above by December 6, 2010, to 

be placed on the public speaker list for 

the December 13–14, 2010 meeting. 

Written Statements: Written statements 

should be received in the SAB Staff 

Office by December 6, 2010, so that the 

information can be made available to 

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the Panel for their consideration prior to 

the meeting. Written statements should 

be supplied to Ms. Sanzone in the 

following formats: One hard copy with 

original signature and one electronic 

copy via e-mail (acceptable file format: 

Adobe Acrobat PDF, MS Word, 

WordPerfect, MS PowerPoint, or Rich 

Text files). Submitters are asked to 

provide electronic versions of each 

document submitted with and without 

signatures, because the SAB Staff Office 

does not publish documents with 

signatures on its Web sites. 

Accessibility: For information on 

access or services for individuals with 

disabilities, please contact Ms. Sanzone 

at (202) 564–2067, or via e-mail at 

sanzone.stephanie@epa.gov, preferably 

at least ten (10) days prior to the 

meeting, to give EPA as much time as 

possible to process your request. 

Dated: October 25, 2010. 

Vanessa T. Vu, 

Director, EPA Science Advisory Board Staff 

Office. 

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AGENCY 

[FRL–9218–3] 

Notice of a Regional Waiver of Section 

1605 (Buy American Requirement) of 

the American Recovery and 

Reinvestment Act of 2009 (ARRA) to 

the City of Palmer (the City) Alaska 

AGENCY: Environmental Protection 

Agency (EPA). 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: The Regional Administrator 

of EPA Region 10 is hereby granting a 

waiver request from the Buy American 

requirements of ARRA Section 1605(a) 

under the authority of Section 

1605(b)(2) [manufactured goods are not 

produced in the United States in 

sufficient and reasonably available 

quantities and of a satisfactory quality] 

to the City for the purchase and use of 

four rotary screw air compressors to 

provide aeration for the wastewater 

treatment facility’s biological treatment 

lagoons. This is a project specific waiver 

and only applies to the use of the 

specified product for the ARRA project 

discussed in this notice. Any other 

ARRA recipient that wishes to use the 

same product must apply for a separate 

waiver based on project specific 

circumstances. These rotary 

compressors, which are supplied by 

Atlas Copco, are manufactured in 

England and Belgium, and meet the 

City’s performance specifications and 

requirements. The Regional 

Administrator is making this 

determination based on the review and 

recommendations of the Grants & 

Strategic Planning Unit. The City has 

provided sufficient documentation to 

support their request. The Assistant 

Administrator of the Office of 

Administration and Resources 

Management has concurred on this 

decision to make an exception to 

Section 1605 of ARRA. This action 

permits the purchase of rotary screw air 

compressors for Palmer’s activated 

wastewater treatment project that may 

otherwise be prohibited under Section 

1605(a) of the ARRA. 

DATES: Effective Date: October 20, 2010. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Bryan Fiedorczyk, CWSRF ARRA 

Program Management Analyst, Grants 

and Strategic Planning Unit, Office of 

Water & Watersheds (OWW), (206) 553– 

0506, U.S. EPA Region 10 (OWW–137), 

1200 Sixth Avenue, Suite 900, Seattle, 

WA 98101. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: In 

accordance with ARRA Section 1605(c) 

and OMB regulations at 2 CFR Part 176, 

Subpart B, the EPA hereby provides 

notice that it is granting a project waiver 

request of the requirements of Section 

1605(a) of Public Law 111–5, Buy 

American requirements, to the City for 

the purchase and use of four Atlas 

Copco rotary screw air compressors 

manufactured outside of the U.S. The 

compressors will be incorporated as part 

of a wastewater treatment system 

upgrade project that includes lagoon 

insulation covers and a high-efficiency 

aeration system, which will reduce 

energy consumption by more than 40 

percent. The City received $2,500,000 of 

ARRA funding through the Clean Water 

State Revolving Fund to complete this 

project. The City was unable to find a 

supplier that could provide American 

manufactured rotary screw compressors 

to meet the project specifications and 

performance requirements. 

Section 1605 of the ARRA requires 

that none of the appropriated funds may 

be used for the construction, alteration, 

maintenance, or repair of a public 

building or public work unless all of the 

iron, steel, and manufactured goods 

used in the project is produced in the 

United States unless a waiver is 

provided to the recipient by EPA. A 

waiver may be provided under Section 

1605(b) if EPA determines that, (1) 

Applying these requirements would be 

inconsistent with public interest; (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; or (3) inclusion of 

iron, steel, and the relevant 

manufactured goods produced in the 

United States will increase the cost of 

the overall project by more than 25 

percent. 

EPA has determined that the City’s 

waiver request can be processed as 

timely even though the request was 

made after the construction contract was 

signed. Consistent with the direction of 

the OMB guidance at 2 CFR 176.120, 

EPA has evaluated the City’s request to 

determine if the request constitutes a 

late request. EPA will generally regard 

waiver requests with respect to 

components that were specified in the 

bid solicitation or in a general/primary 

construction contract as ‘‘late’’ if 

submitted after the contract date. 

However, in this case EPA has 

determined that the City’s request, 

though submitted after the contract date, 

may be processed as if it were timely. 

EPA has determined that the City 

needed to complete installation of 

insulated lagoon covers and complete 

testing to verify that the aeration system 

assumptions would be accurate. This 

data was necessary to justify the blower 

modifications that give rise to the need 

for the air compressors that are subject 

to this waiver. The applicant could not 

reasonably foresee they would need to 

request a waiver for a foreign made 

product before the data sampling was 

completed, which occurred after the 

contract was signed. EPA is authorized 

under 2 CFR 176.120 to process a 

waiver request as if it were timely if the 

need for the waiver was not reasonably 

foreseeable. Accordingly, EPA has 

evaluated the request as a timely 

request. 

These manufactured goods will 

provide aeration for the City’s treatment 

process. The City selected the specified 

rotary screw compressor technology 

because of: (1) Well documented energyefficiency in wastewater operations; 

(2) necessary efficiency for energy 

modeling and to meet Green Project 

Reserve requirements; (3) oil free 

operation characteristics to reduce risk 

of pollutant discharges into a fishbearing stream; (4) reduced life cycle 

cost of operation and maintenance; 

(5) small footprint required by project 

space constraints, and; (6) low noise 

emission characteristics. Additionally, 

in the bid specifications for the rotary 

screw blowers, the City identified 

performance testing criteria to evaluate 

power consumption of the aeration 

system’s components, including the 

main drive motor, Variable Speed 

Drives (VSD), filters, etc. The 

specifications also required the 

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