Tuesday, June 22, 2010

Environmental Federal Register, Vol. 75, No. 119, June 22, 2010

Federal Register
Vol. 75, No. 119
Tuesday, June 22, 2010
 
 
There are 10 announcements in this issue
 
    1. AIR - FR. EPA. Primary National Ambient Air Quality Standard for Sulfur Dioxide
 
    2. AIR - ND/CBI. EPA. Access by EPA Contractors To Information Claimed as Confidential Business Information (CBI) Submitted Under Title II of the Clean Air Act and Related to the Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS2) and the EPA Moderated Transaction System (EMTS)
 
    3. AIR - ICR. EPA. Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to OMB for Review and Approval; Comment Request; Aerospace Manufacturing and Rework Industry Information Request Questionnaire; EPA ICR Number 2395.01, OMB Control Number 2060-NEW
 
    4. AIR - ICR. EPA. Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission To OMB for Review and Approval; Comment Request; Control of Evaporative Emissions From New and In-Use Portable Gasoline Containers (Renewal), EPA ICR 2213.03, OMB Control No. 2060-0597
 
    5. AIR - ICR. EPA. Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission To OMB for Review and Approval; Comment Request; Registration of Fuels and Fuel Additives: Requirements for Manufacturers (Renewal); EPA ICR No. 0309.13, OMB Control No. 2060-0150
 
    6. REMED - ND. EPA. Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation and Liability Act (CERCLA) or Superfund, Brownfields Amendments, Section 104(k); Notice of Revisions to FY2011 Guidelines for Brownfields Assessment, Revolving Loan Fund, and Cleanup Grants
 
    7. WATER - ND. EPA. Draft of the 2010 Causal Analysis/Diagnosis Decision Information System (CADDIS)
 
    8. DRINK, CLIMATE - ND. EPA. National Drinking Water Advisory Council's Climate Ready Water Utilities Working Group Meeting Announcement
 
    9. ENERGY/Efficiency - ND. DOE/Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy. Establishment of the Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy Advisory Committee and Request for Member Nominations
 
  10. ENERGY/Efficiency - ND. DOE/Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy. Buy American Exception Under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009; Nationwide Limited Public Interest and Domestic Nonavailability Waivers Under Section 1605
 
CODES USED:  THE FOLLOWING CODES ARE USED TO IDENTIFY THE TYPE OF ANNOUNCEMENT & ISSUE AREA.  

REPORTING FORMAT: ISSUE CODE - TYPE CODE. AGENCY. ANNOUNCEMENT.
ISSUE CODES:  AIR - Air; ALL - Cross-Media, ecosystems, Env. Justice; CLIMATE - Climate Change, Global Warming; DRINK - Drinking Water, SDWA, Underground Injection; ENERGY - Energy; GLAKES  - Great Lakes; HAZ - Hazardous Waste, RCRA, HSWA, DOT/RSPA, Some Nuclear (NRC); LAND - Land Use, Forests; P2 - Pollution Prevention, Sustainability, Recycling, Pjt. XL; REMED - Remediation, Brownfields, Superfund; TANKS - AST, UST; TOXICS = Toxics, TRI, TSCA, Pesticides, Risks, RTK; TRANSPORT -  Transportation; SOLID - Solid Waste, RCRA Subtitle D; WATER - Surface Water, NPS, NPDES, Wetlands; WILDLIFE = Wildlife, Biodiversity, Endangered Species.
TYPE CODES: ANPR - Advance Notice of Proposed Rulemaking; FR - Final Rule; FRD - Direct final rule; FRI - Interim final rule; ICR - Information Collection Request; ND - Notice of data, information, reports, etc. availability; NF - Notice of Fuding Opportunity; NM - Notice of Meeting; NS - Notice of administrative/court settlement; PR - Proposed Rule; ROD - Record of decision.
 

ANNOUNCEMENT 1


Subject: AIR - FR. EPA. Primary National Ambient Air Quality Standard for Sulfur Dioxide
 
[Federal Register: June 22, 2010 (Volume 75, Number 119)]
[Rules and Regulations]              
[Page 35519-35603]

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

40 CFR Parts 50, 53, and 58

[EPA-HQ-OAR-2007-0352; 9160-4]
RIN 2060-A048

Primary National Ambient Air Quality Standard for Sulfur Dioxide

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Final rule.

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SUMMARY: Based on its review of the air quality criteria for oxides of
sulfur and the primary national ambient air quality standard (NAAQS)
for oxides of sulfur as measured by sulfur dioxide (SO2),
EPA is revising the primary SO2 NAAQS to provide requisite
protection of public health with an adequate margin of safety.
Specifically, EPA is establishing a new 1-hour SO2 standard
at a level of 75 parts per billion (ppb), based on the 3-year average
of the annual 99th percentile of 1-hour daily maximum concentrations.
The EPA is also revoking both the existing 24-hour and annual primary
SO2 standards.

DATES: This final rule is effective on August 23, 2010.

ADDRESSES: EPA has established a docket for this action under Docket ID
No. EPA-HQ-OAR-2007-0352. All documents in the docket are listed on the
http://www.regulations.gov Web site. Although listed in the index, some
information is not publicly available, e.g., confidential business
information or other information whose disclosure is restricted by
statute. Certain other material, such as copyrighted material, will be
publicly available only in hard copy form. Publicly available docket
materials are available either electronically through http://
www.regulations.gov
or in hard copy at the Air and Radiation Docket and
Information Center, EPA/DC, EPA West, Room 3334, 1301 Constitution
Ave., NW., Washington, DC. The Public Reading Room is open from 8:30
a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Monday through Friday, excluding legal holidays. The
telephone number for the Public Reading Room is (202) 566-1744 and the
telephone number for the Air and Radiation Docket and Information
Center is (202) 566-1742.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Dr. Michael J. Stewart, Health and
Environmental Impacts Division, Office of Air Quality Planning and
Standards, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Mail code C504-06,
Research Triangle Park, NC 27711; telephone: 919-541-7524; fax: 919-
541-0237; e-mail: stewart.michael@epa.gov.
 
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ANNOUNCEMENT 2


Subject: AIR - ND/CBI. EPA. Access by EPA Contractors To Information Claimed as Confidential Business Information (CBI) Submitted Under Title II of the Clean Air
Act and Related to the Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS2) and the EPA Moderated Transaction System (EMTS)
 
[Federal Register: June 22, 2010 (Volume 75, Number 119)]
[Notices]              
[Page 35451-35452]

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[EPA-HQ-OAR-2010-0485; FRL 9166-6]

Access by EPA Contractors To Information Claimed as Confidential
Business Information (CBI) Submitted Under Title II of the Clean Air
Act and Related to the Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS2) and the EPA
Moderated Transaction System (EMTS)

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: EPA's Office of Transportation and Air Quality (OTAQ) plans to
authorize various contractors to access information which will be
submitted to EPA under Title II of the Clean Air Act that may be
claimed as, or may be determined to be, confidential business
information (CBI). Contractor access to this information, which is
related to the Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS2) and its EPA Moderated
Transaction System (EMTS), will begin on July 1, 2010.

DATES: EPA will accept comments on this Notice through June 28, 2010.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Anne-Marie C. Pastorkovich,
Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW. (6406J),
Washington, DC 20460; telephone number: 202-343-9623; fax number: 202-
343-2801; e-mail address: pastorkovich.anne-marie@epa.gov.
 
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ANNOUNCEMENT 3


Subject: AIR - ICR. EPA. Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to OMB for Review and Approval; Comment Request; Aerospace Manufacturing and
Rework Industry Information Request Questionnaire; EPA ICR Number 2395.01, OMB Control Number 2060-NEW
 
[Federal Register: June 22, 2010 (Volume 75, Number 119)]
[Notices]              
[Page 35454-35456]

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[EPA-HQ-OAR-2004-0450; FRL-9165-9]

Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to OMB for
Review and Approval; Comment Request; Aerospace Manufacturing and
Rework Industry Information Request Questionnaire; EPA ICR Number
2395.01, OMB Control Number 2060-NEW

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: In compliance with the Paperwork Reduction Act (44 U.S.C. 3501
et seq.), this document announces that EPA is planning to submit a
request for a new Information Collection Request to the Office of
Management and Budget. Before submitting the Information Collection
Request to the Office of Management and Budget for review and approval,
EPA is soliciting comments on specific aspects of the proposed
information collection as described below.

DATES: Additional comments may be submitted on or before July 22, 2010.

ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, referencing Docket ID No. EPA-HQ-OAR-
2004-0450 by one of the following methods:
    Federal eRulemaking Portal: http://www.regulations.gov.
Follow the on-line instructions for submitting comments.
    a-and-r-docket@epa.gov.
    Fax: (202) 566-1741.
    Mail: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, EPA Docket
Center (EPA/DC), Air and Radiation Docket Information Center, 1200
Pennsylvania Avenue, NW., Mail Code: 6102T, Washington, DC 20460.
    Hand Delivery: To send comments or documents through a
courier service, the address to use is: EPA Docket Center, Public
Reading Room, EPA West, Room 334, 1301 Constitution Avenue, NW.,
Washington, DC 20004. Such deliveries are accepted only during the
Docket's normal hours of operation--8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Monday
through Friday. Special arrangements should be made for deliveries of
boxed information. . .
   
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Kim Teal, Office of Air and Radiation,
Office of Air Quality Planning and Standards, Mail Code E143-03,
Research Triangle Park, North Carolina 27711; telephone number: (919)
541-5580; fax number: (919) 541-3470; e-mail address: teal.kim@epa.gov.
 
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ANNOUNCEMENT 4


Subject: AIR - ICR. EPA. Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission To OMB for Review and Approval; Comment Request; Control of Evaporative Emissions
From New and In-Use Portable Gasoline Containers (Renewal), EPA ICR 2213.03, OMB Control No. 2060-0597
 
[Federal Register: June 22, 2010 (Volume 75, Number 119)]
[Notices]              
[Page 35453-35454]

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[EPA-HQ-OAR-2010-0328; FRL-9166-3]

Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission To OMB for
Review and Approval; Comment Request; Control of Evaporative Emissions
From New and In-Use Portable Gasoline Containers (Renewal), EPA ICR
2213.03, OMB Control No. 2060-0597

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: In compliance with the Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) (44
U.S.C. 3501 et seq.), this document announces that an Information
Collection Request (ICR) has been forwarded to the Office of Management
and Budget (OMB) for review and approval. This is a request to renew an
existing approved collection. The ICR, which is abstracted below,
describes the nature of the information collection and its estimated
burden and cost.

DATES: Additional comments may be submitted on or before July 22, 2010.

ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, referencing Docket ID No. EPA-HQ-OAR-
2010-0328, to: (1) EPA online using http://www.regulations.gov (our
preferred method), or by mail to: EPA Docket Center, Environmental
Protection Agency, Air and Radiation Docket, Mailcode 28221T, 1200
Pennsylvania Ave., NW., Washington, DC 20460; and (2) OMB by mail to:
Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs, Office of Management and
Budget (OMB), Attention: Desk Officer for EPA, 725 17th Street, NW.,
Washington, DC 20503.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: David Good, Compliance and Innovative
Strategies Division, Office of Transportation and Air Quality,
Environmental Protection Agency, 2000 Traverwood, Ann Arbor, Michigan
48105; telephone number: 734-214-4450; fax number: 734-214-4869; e-mail
address: good.david@epa.gov.

 
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ANNOUNCEMENT 5


Subject: AIR - ICR. EPA. Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission To OMB for Review and Approval; Comment Request; Registration of Fuels and Fuel
Additives: Requirements for Manufacturers (Renewal); EPA ICR No. 0309.13, OMB Control No. 2060-0150
 
[Federal Register: June 22, 2010 (Volume 75, Number 119)]
[Notices]              
[Page 35452-35453]

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[EPA-HQ-OAR-2006-0894; FRL-9166-4]

Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission To OMB for
Review and Approval; Comment Request; Registration of Fuels and Fuel
Additives: Requirements for Manufacturers (Renewal); EPA ICR No.
0309.13, OMB Control No. 2060-0150

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: In compliance with the Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA)(44 U.S.C.
3501 et seq.), this document announces that an Information Collection
Request (ICR) has been forwarded to the Office of Management and Budget
(OMB) for review and approval. This is a request to renew an existing
approved collection. The ICR, which is abstracted below, describes the
nature of the information collection and its estimated burden and cost.

DATES: Additional comments may be submitted on or before July 22, 2010.

ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, referencing Docket ID No. EPA-HQ-OAR-
2006-0894, to (1) EPA online using http://www.regulations.gov (our
preferred method), by e-mail to a-and-r-docket@epa.gov, or by mail to:
EPA Docket Center, Environmental Protection Agency, Air and Radiation
Docket, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave., NW., Washington, DC 20460, and (2) OMB
by mail to: Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs, Office of
Management and Budget (OMB), Attention: Desk Officer for EPA, 725 17th
Street, NW., Washington, DC 20503.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: James W. Caldwell, Office of
Transportation and Air Quality, Mailcode: 6406J, Environmental
Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave., NW., Washington, DC 20460;
telephone number: (202) 343-9303; fax number: (202) 343-2801; e-mail
address: caldwell.jim@epa.gov.
 
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ANNOUNCEMENT 6


Subject: REMED - ND. EPA. Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation and Liability Act (CERCLA) or Superfund, Brownfields Amendments, Section 104(k); Notice of Revisions to FY2011 Guidelines for Brownfields Assessment, Revolving Loan Fund, and Cleanup Grants
 
[Federal Register: June 22, 2010 (Volume 75, Number 119)]
[Notices]              
[Page 35456-35457]

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[FRL-9165-5]

Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation and Liability
Act (CERCLA) or Superfund, Brownfields Amendments, Section 104(k);
Notice of Revisions to FY2011 Guidelines for Brownfields Assessment,
Revolving Loan Fund, and Cleanup Grants

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: Section 104(k)(5)(A)(iii) of the Comprehensive Environmental
Response, Compensation and Liability Act (CERCLA) requires EPA to
publish guidance to assist applicants in preparing proposals for grants
to assess and clean up brownfield sites. EPA's Brownfields Program
provides funds to empower states, communities, tribes and nonprofits to
prevent, inventory, assess, clean up and reuse brownfield sites. In FY
2011, EPA has revised the Brownfields Grant Proposal Guidelines
(guidelines) and is soliciting comments on those revisions. EPA
provides brownfields funding for three types of grants: Assessment,
revolving loan fund and cleanup.

DATES: Publication of this notice will start a five working day comment
period on revisions to the FY 2011 Brownfields Grant Guidelines.
Comments will be accepted through July 2, 2010. EPA expects to release
a Request for Proposals based on these revised guidelines in late
summer of 2010.

ADDRESSES: The draft guidelines can be downloaded at: http://
www.epa.gov/brownfields/
. If you do not have Internet access and
require hard copies of the draft guidelines please contact Rachel Lentz
at (202) 566-2745. Please send any comments to Rachel Lentz at
lentz.rachel@epa.gov no later than July 2, 2010.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: The U.S. EPA's Office of Solid Waste
and Emergency Response, Office of Brownfields and Land Revitalization,
(202) 566-2777.

 
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ANNOUNCEMENT 7


Subject: WATER - ND. EPA. Draft of the 2010 Causal Analysis/Diagnosis Decision Information System (CADDIS)
 
[Federal Register: June 22, 2010 (Volume 75, Number 119)]
[Notices]              
[Page 35457-35458]

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[FRL-9166-2; Docket ID No. EPA-HQ-ORD-2010-0534]

Draft of the 2010 Causal Analysis/Diagnosis Decision Information
System (CADDIS)

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Notice of external review draft for public review and comment.

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SUMMARY: The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is announcing a
30-day public review and comment period for the draft Web site, ``2010
release of the Causal Analysis/Diagnosis Decision Information System
(CADDIS).'' The CADDIS Web site was developed and prepared by EPA's
National Center for Environmental Assessment (NCEA), in the Office of
Research and Development (ORD). EPA will consider public comments
submitted in accordance with this notice and may revise the draft Web
site thereafter. The draft 2010 CADDIS Web site is available at http://
caddis-review.tetratech-ffx.com/index.html
.

DATES: The public comment period begins June 22, 2010, and ends July
22, 2010. Comments should be in writing and must be received by EPA by
July 22, 2010.
    Comments may be submitted electronically via http://
www.regulations.gov
, by e-mail, by mail, by facsimile, or by hand
delivery/courier. Please follow the detailed instructions provided in
the SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION section of this notice.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For information on the docket, http://
www.regulations.gov
, or the public comment period, please contact the
Office of Environmental Information (OEI) Docket (Mail Code: 2822T),
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave., NW.,
Washington, DC 20460; telephone: 202-566-1752; facsimile: 202-566-1753;
or e-mail: ORD.Docket@epa.gov.
    For technical information, please contact Laurie Alexander,
National Center for Environmental Assessment (8623P), U.S.
Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW.,
Washington, DC 20460; telephone: 703-347-8630; facsimile: 703-347-8692;
or e-mail: alexander.laurie@epa.gov.

 
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ANNOUNCEMENT 8


Subject: DRINK, CLIMATE - ND. EPA. National Drinking Water Advisory Council's Climate Ready Water Utilities Working Group Meeting Announcement
 
[Federal Register: June 22, 2010 (Volume 75, Number 119)]
[Notices]              
[Page 35458-35459]

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[FRL-9165-6]

National Drinking Water Advisory Council's Climate Ready Water
Utilities Working Group Meeting Announcement

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA or Agency) is
announcing the fourth in-person meeting of the Climate Ready Water
Utilities (CRWU) Working Group of the National Drinking Water Advisory
Council (NDWAC). The purpose of this meeting is for the Working Group
to discuss climate-related tools and resources needed to address water
utilities' short-term and long-term needs and mechanisms to facilitate
the adoption of climate change adaptation and mitigation strategies by
the water sector.

DATES: The fourth in-person CRWU Working Group meeting will take place
on July 8, 2010, from 8:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m., Mountain Daylight Time
(MDT) and on July 9, 2010, from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m., MDT.

ADDRESSES: The meeting will take place at the Hotel Boulderado, which
is located at 2115 13th Street, Boulder, Colorado 80302.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Interested participants from the
public should contact Lauren Wisniewski, Designated Federal Officer,
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Office of Ground Water and
Drinking Water, Water Security Division (Mail Code 4608T), 1200
Pennsylvania Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20460. Please contact Lauren
Wisniewski at wisniewski.lauren@epa.gov or call 202-564-2918. CRWU
Working Group meeting agendas and summaries are available at: http://
www.epa.gov/safewater/ndwac/#current
.

 
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ANNOUNCEMENT 9


Subject: ENERGY/Efficiency - ND. DOE/Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy. Establishment of the Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy Advisory Committee and Request for Member Nominations
 
[Federal Register: June 22, 2010 (Volume 75, Number 119)]
[Notices]              
[Page 35450-35451]

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy

Establishment of the Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy
Advisory Committee and Request for Member Nominations

AGENCY: Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy, U.S.
Department of Energy.

ACTION: Notice of Intent to Establish the Energy Efficiency and
Renewable Energy Advisory Committee and request member nominations.

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SUMMARY: Pursuant to Section 14(a)(2)(A) of the Federal Advisory
Committee Act (FACA) and in accordance with Title 41 of the Code of
Federal Regulations, Section 102-3.65, and following consultation with
the Committee Management Secretariat, General Services Administration,
notice is hereby given that the Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy
Advisory Committee (ERAC) has been established. To ensure a wide range
of candidates for ERAC and a balanced committee, DOE is using this
public announcement as an avenue to solicit nominations for this
Committee.

DATES: Nominations should be submitted by July 6, 2010.

ADDRESSES: Nominations should be submitted in electronic format.
Nominations should be sent via e-mail to erac.nominees@ee.doe.gov. Any
requests for further information should also be sent via e-mail to
erac.nominees@ee.doe.gov.

 
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ANNOUNCEMENT 10


Subject: ENERGY/Efficiency - ND. DOE/Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy. Buy American Exception Under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009; Nationwide Limited Public Interest and Domestic Nonavailability Waivers Under Section 1605
 
[Federal Register: June 22, 2010 (Volume 75, Number 119)]
[Notices]              
[Page 35447-35449]

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy

Buy American Exception Under the American Recovery and
Reinvestment Act of 2009; Nationwide Limited Public Interest and
Domestic Nonavailability Waivers Under Section 1605

AGENCY: Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EERE), U.S.
Department of Energy (DOE).

ACTION: Notice of a determination of inapplicability (waiver).

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SUMMARY: The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) is providing notice of a
determination of inapplicability (waiver) of the American Reinvestment
and Recovery Act of 2009 (Recovery Act) to EERE-funded projects for
non-residential programmable thermostats; commercial scale fully-
automatic wood pellet boiler systems; facility and small district wood
pellet and chip boiler furnaces; variable refrigerant flow zoning and
inverter-driven ductless mini-split HVAC systems; electrical ``smart''
strips/surge protectors; gas or propane tankless water heaters up to
200,000 BTUs; and fully-enclosed continuous composting systems
(additional technical information for these items is detailed below).
    DOE is also providing notice of a determination that the
application of the restrictions of section 1605 of the Recovery Act
would be inconsistent with the public interest with respect to
incidental items that comprise in total a de minimis amount of the
total cost of the iron, steel and manufactured goods used in the
project; that is, any such incidental items up to a limit of no more
than 5 percent of the total cost of the iron, steel, and manufactured
goods used in and incorporated into a project.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Benjamin Goldstein, Energy Technology
Program Specialist, Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy
(EERE), (202) 287-1553, Department of Energy, 1000 Independence Avenue,
SW., Mailstop EE-2K, Washington, DC 20585.

 
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