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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.
When a recipient or sub-recipient has
used foreign iron, steel, and/or
manufactured goods for an ARRA
project without authorization, as is the
case here, OMB’s regulation at 2 CFR
176.130 directs EPA to take appropriate
action, which may include processing a
determination concerning the
inapplicability of Section 1605 of ARRA
in accordance with 2 CFR 176.120.
Consistent with the direction of 2 CFR
176.120, EPA will generally consider a
waiver request made after obligating
ARRA funds for a project to be a ‘‘late’’
request. However, in this case EPA has
determined that the City’s request,
though made after the date the contract
was signed and after use of the foreign
pipe fitting, can be evaluated as timely
because the City could not reasonably
have foreseen the need for such a
determination until after initiating the
work. Accordingly, EPA will evaluate
the request as if it were timely.
The City is requesting a waiver of the
Buy American provision for a 30-inch
diameter pipe fitting that was
manufactured in China which replaced
an existing 30-inch diameter cement
lined ductile iron fitting on a finished
water line at the Lowell Water
Treatment facility. According to the
City’s design engineer, the existing 30inch diameter pipe fitting had been
leaking for some time at the threaded
connection with a 2-inch air release
valve. The original intent of the City
was to remove the air release valve,
clean the threads, perform the necessary
repairs, and re-install the existing 30inch fitting. However, in the event of a
possible break in the pipe delivery
system or if the existing fitting failed
during the repair work, a new 30-inch
diameter pipe fitting had to be on-site
on an emergency standby basis. As a
result, the City explored having a 30inch diameter pipe fitting on-site before
they could start any additional repair
work.
During the week of May 3rd, 2010, the
City was informed by three suppliers/
vendors that a 30-inch diameter
domestic pipe fitting would not be
available on an emergency standby basis
unless the City purchased it outright.
Based on information provided by the
City’s consulting engineer, due to the
large size of the fitting, vendors would
only make their imported 30-inch tee
pipe fittings available on standby status,
but not their domestic pipe fittings. As
a result, no domestic-made fittings of
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that size were available for stand-by in
an emergency situation that would meet
technical specifications. The City could
not find a supplier/vendor that would
promise right of first refusal on a
domestic manufactured pipe fitting
without purchasing it in full. None of
the available vendors would allow the
City the opportunity to return a 30-inch
diameter domestic pipe fitting, if the
City had decided on not installing it.
The City decided to order a 30-inch
diameter foreign manufactured pipe
fitting (made in China at a cost to the
City of Lowell of $4,000) to have it
available on an emergency standby basis
to minimize plant shutdown and any
disruption of water service delivery, in
the event total replacement became
necessary or if the pipe delivery system
failed. The City had planned to repair
and re-install the existing pipe fitting,
but once the repair work had begun, it
was determined that complete
replacement was the proper approach to
take. During the week of June 14th, the
new foreign manufactured 30-inch
diameter pipe fitting was installed.
Fortunately, and more importantly, no
disruption of water transmission service
took place due to proper planning. The
City then made the request to the EPA
for a waiver on June 18, 2010,
immediately after the emergency
replacement work took place and it
could not reasonably foresee the need
for such a determination until after
initiating the repair work and
determining that a complete
replacement of the pipe fitting was the
proper course of action.
Furthermore, the purpose of the
ARRA is to stimulate economic recovery
by funding current infrastructure
construction, not to delay or require the
substantial redesign of projects that are
‘‘shovel ready,’’ such as this project at
the Lowell Water Treatment Plant. The
imposition of ARRA Buy American
requirements in this case would have
likely resulted in unreasonable
additional cost for this project and delay
in its completion. Such delay would
also directly conflict with a
fundamental economic purpose of
ARRA, which is to create or retain jobs.
More importantly, the imposition could
have resulted in a risk to public health
had water service been interrupted for
any extended period of time.
The Municipal Assistance Unit (CMU)
has reviewed this waiver request and
has determined that the supporting
documentation provided by the City’s
design engineer established a proper
basis to specify that using the domestic
manufactured good would be
inconsistent with the public interest of
the City of Lowell. The information
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provided is sufficient to meet the
following criteria listed under Section
1605(b)(1) of the ARRA and in the April
28, 2009 Memorandum: Applying these
requirements would be inconsistent
with the public interest.
The March 31, 2009 Delegation of
Authority Memorandum provided
Regional Administrators with the
temporary authority to issue exceptions
to Section 1605 of the ARRA within the
geographic boundaries of their
respective regions and with respect to
requests by individual grant recipients.
Having established both a proper
basis to specify the particular good
required for this project and that using
a domestically available alternative
manufactured good would be
inconsistent with the public interest, the
City of Lowell, Massachusetts is hereby
granted a waiver from the Buy American
requirements of Section 1605(a) of
Public Law 111–5. This waiver permits
use of ARRA funds for the purchase of
a foreign manufactured 30-inch
diameter pipe fitting documented in the
City’s waiver request submittal dated
June 18, 2010. This supplementary
information constitutes the detailed
written justification required by Section
1605(c) for waivers based on a finding
under subsection (b).
Authority: Public Law 111–5, section
1605.
Dated: September 15, 2010.
Ira W. Leighton,
Acting Regional Administrator, EPA Region
1—New England.
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Science Advisory Board Staff Office
Request for Nominations of Experts for
the Review of Great Lakes Restoration
Initiative Action Plan
Environmental Protection
Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:
The EPA Science Advisory
Board (SAB) Staff Office is requesting
public nominations for technical experts
to form an SAB panel to review the
interagency Great Lakes Restoration
Initiative (GLRI) Action Plan which
describes restoration priorities, goals,
objectives, measurable ecological
targets, and specific actions.
DATES: Nominations should be
submitted by October 15, 2010 per
instructions below.
SUMMARY:
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Any
member of the public wishing further
information regarding this Notice and
Request for Nominations may contact
Ms. Iris Goodman, Designated Federal
Officer (DFO), SAB Staff Office, by
telephone/voice mail at (202) 564–2164,
by fax at (202) 565–2098, or via e-mail
at goodman.iris@epa.gov. General
information concerning the EPA Science
Advisory Board can be found at the EPA
SAB Web site at http//www.epa.gov/sab.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Background: The SAB (42 U.S.C. 4365)
is a chartered Federal Advisory
Committee that provides independent
scientific and technical peer review,
advice, consultation, and
recommendations to the EPA
Administrator on the technical basis for
EPA actions. As a Federal Advisory
Committee, the SAB conducts business
in accordance with the Federal
Advisory Committee Act (FACA) (5
U.S.C. App. 2) and related regulations.
The SAB will comply with the
provisions of FACA and all appropriate
SAB Staff Office procedural policies.
EPA is leading an interagency Great
Lakes Restoration Initiative (GLRI) to
protect and restore the chemical,
biological, and physical integrity of the
Great Lakes. The GLRI is designed to
target the most significant
environmental problems in the region,
as documented in extensive scientific
studies and by stakeholder review. To
guide the efforts of the GLRI, EPA and
its Federal partners, through the Great
Lakes Interagency Task Force,
developed a comprehensive multi-year
Action Plan. The GLRI Action Plan
identifies outcome-oriented
performance goals, objectives,
measurable ecological targets, and
specific actions for five major focus
areas: toxic substances and areas of
concern; invasive species; near-shore
health and nonpoint source pollution;
habitat and wildlife protection and
restoration; and accountability,
education, monitoring, evaluation,
communication, and partnerships.
The EPA Great Lakes National
Program Manager has requested the SAB
to review the GLRI Action Plan to assess
the appropriateness of its measures and
actions to achieve its stated priorities
and goals. The SAB Staff Office will
form an expert panel to review the Plan
and its targeted priorities.
Request for Nominations: The SAB
Staff Office is seeking nominations of
nationally and internationally
recognized scientists and engineers with
demonstrated expertise and research or
management experience in one or more
of the following areas: Limnology,
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landscape ecology, restoration ecology,
ecotoxicology, population biology,
aquatic biology, fisheries and wildlife
management, invasive species, water
chemistry, environmental engineering,
environmental monitoring, and
environmental assessment. We are
particularly interested in scientists and
engineers with direct experience in the
design, management, and
implementation of environmental
protection and restoration programs that
have included development of metrics
and environmental indicators used to
monitor, evaluate, and communicate
restoration progress.
Availability of the review materials:
The GLRI Action Plan is available on
the Great Lakes National Program Office
Web site https://greatlakesrestoration.us/
?page_id=24 and at the SAB Web site
https://yosemite.epa.gov/sab/
sabpeople.nsf/WebCommittees/BOARD.
For questions concerning the GLRI,
please contact Paul Horvatin, Chief,
Monitoring Indicators and Reporting
Branch, U.S. EPA Great Lakes National
Program Office, 77 West Jackson
Boulevard (G–17J), Chicago, Illinois
60604, phone (312) 353–3612; fax (312)
385–5456, or at horvatin.paul@epa.gov.
Process and Deadline for Submitting
Nominations: Any interested person or
organization may nominate qualified
individuals in the areas of expertise
described above for possible service on
this expert Panel. Nominations should
be submitted in electronic format
(which is preferred over hard copy)
following the instructions for
‘‘Nominating Experts to Advisory Panels
and Ad Hoc Committees Being Formed’’
provided on the SAB Web site. The
instructions can be accessed through the
‘‘Nomination of Experts’’ link on the
blue navigational bar on the SAB Web
site at https://www.epa.gov/sab. To
receive full consideration, nominations
should include all of the information
requested below.
EPA’s SAB Staff Office requests
contact information about the person
making the nomination; contact
information about the nominee; the
disciplinary and specific areas of
expertise of the nominee; the nominee’s
curriculum vita; sources of recent grant
and/or contract support; and a
biographical sketch of the nominee
indicating current position, educational
background, research activities, and
recent service on other national
advisory committees or national
professional organizations.
Persons having questions about the
nomination procedures, or who are
unable to submit nominations through
the SAB Web site, should contact Ms.
Iris Goodman, DFO, as indicated above
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in this notice. Nominations should be
submitted in time to arrive no later than
October 15, 2010. EPA values and
welcomes diversity. In an effort to
obtain nominations of diverse
candidates, EPA encourages
nominations of women and men of all
racial and ethnic groups.
The EPA SAB Staff Office will
acknowledge receipt of nominations.
The names and bio-sketches of qualified
nominees identified by respondents to
this Federal Register notice, and
additional experts identified by the SAB
Staff, will be posted in a List of
Candidates on the SAB Web site at
https://www.epa.gov/sab. Public
comments on this List of Candidates
will be accepted for 21 calendar days.
The public will be requested to provide
relevant information or other
documentation on nominees that the
SAB Staff Office should consider in
evaluating candidates.
For the EPA SAB Staff Office, a
review panel includes candidates who
possess the necessary domains of
knowledge, the relevant scientific
perspectives (which, among other
factors, can be influenced by work
history and affiliation), and the
collective breadth of experience to
adequately address the charge. In
forming this expert panel, the SAB Staff
Office will consider public comments
on the List of Candidates, information
provided by the candidates themselves,
and background information
independently gathered by the SAB
Staff Office. Selection criteria to be used
for Panel membership include: (a)
Scientific and/or technical expertise,
knowledge, and experience (primary
factors); (b) availability and willingness
to serve; (c) absence of financial
conflicts of interest; (d) absence of an
appearance of a lack of impartiality; and
(e) skills working in committees,
subcommittees and advisory panels;
and, for the Panel as a whole, (f)
diversity of expertise and viewpoints.
The SAB Staff Office’s evaluation of
an absence of financial conflicts of
interest will include a review of the
‘‘Confidential Financial Disclosure Form
for Special Government Employees
Serving on Federal Advisory
Committees at the U.S. Environmental
Protection Agency’’ (EPA Form 3110–
48). This confidential form allows
Government officials to determine
whether there is a statutory conflict
between that person’s public
responsibilities (which includes
membership on an EPA Federal
advisory committee) and private
interests and activities, or the
appearance of a lack of impartiality, as
defined by Federal regulation. The form
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may be viewed and downloaded from
the following URL address https://
www.epa.gov/sab/pdf/epaform3110–
48.pdf.
The approved policy under which the
EPA SAB Office selects subcommittees
and review panels is described in the
following document: Overview of the
Panel Formation Process at the
Environmental Protection Agency
Science Advisory Board (EPA–SAB–EC–
02–010), which is posted on the SAB
Web site at https://www.epa.gov/sab/pdf/
ec02010.pdf.
Dated: September 17, 2010.
Vanessa T. Vu,
Director, EPA Science Advisory Board Staff
Office.
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
[FRL-9205-5]
Science Advisory Board Staff Office Request for Nominations of
Experts for the Review of Great Lakes Restoration Initiative Action
Plan
AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: The EPA Science Advisory Board (SAB) Staff Office is
requesting public nominations for technical experts to form an SAB
panel to review the interagency Great Lakes Restoration Initiative
(GLRI) Action Plan which describes restoration priorities, goals,
objectives, measurable ecological targets, and specific actions.
DATES: Nominations should be submitted by October 15, 2010 per
instructions below.
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FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Any member of the public wishing
further information regarding this Notice and Request for Nominations
may contact Ms. Iris Goodman, Designated Federal Officer (DFO), SAB
Staff Office, by telephone/voice mail at (202) 564-2164, by fax at
(202) 565-2098, or via e-mail at goodman.iris@epa.gov. General
information concerning the EPA Science Advisory Board can be found at
the EPA SAB Web site at http//www.epa.gov/sab.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Background: The SAB (42 U.S.C. 4365) is a
chartered Federal Advisory Committee that provides independent
scientific and technical peer review, advice, consultation, and
recommendations to the EPA Administrator on the technical basis for EPA
actions. As a Federal Advisory Committee, the SAB conducts business in
accordance with the Federal Advisory Committee Act (FACA) (5 U.S.C.
App. 2) and related regulations. The SAB will comply with the
provisions of FACA and all appropriate SAB Staff Office procedural
policies.
EPA is leading an interagency Great Lakes Restoration Initiative
(GLRI) to protect and restore the chemical, biological, and physical
integrity of the Great Lakes. The GLRI is designed to target the most
significant environmental problems in the region, as documented in
extensive scientific studies and by stakeholder review. To guide the
efforts of the GLRI, EPA and its Federal partners, through the Great
Lakes Interagency Task Force, developed a comprehensive multi-year
Action Plan. The GLRI Action Plan identifies outcome-oriented
performance goals, objectives, measurable ecological targets, and
specific actions for five major focus areas: toxic substances and areas
of concern; invasive species; near-shore health and nonpoint source
pollution; habitat and wildlife protection and restoration; and
accountability, education, monitoring, evaluation, communication, and
partnerships.
The EPA Great Lakes National Program Manager has requested the SAB
to review the GLRI Action Plan to assess the appropriateness of its
measures and actions to achieve its stated priorities and goals. The
SAB Staff Office will form an expert panel to review the Plan and its
targeted priorities.
Request for Nominations: The SAB Staff Office is seeking
nominations of nationally and internationally recognized scientists and
engineers with demonstrated expertise and research or management
experience in one or more of the following areas: Limnology, landscape
ecology, restoration ecology, ecotoxicology, population biology,
aquatic biology, fisheries and wildlife management, invasive species,
water chemistry, environmental engineering, environmental monitoring,
and environmental assessment. We are particularly interested in
scientists and engineers with direct experience in the design,
management, and implementation of environmental protection and
restoration programs that have included development of metrics and
environmental indicators used to monitor, evaluate, and communicate
restoration progress.
Availability of the review materials: The GLRI Action Plan is
available on the Great Lakes National Program Office Web site https://greatlakesrestoration.us/?page_id=24 and at the SAB Web site https://yosemite.epa.gov/sab/sabpeople.nsf/WebCommittees/BOARD. For questions
concerning the GLRI, please contact Paul Horvatin, Chief, Monitoring
Indicators and Reporting Branch, U.S. EPA Great Lakes National Program
Office, 77 West Jackson Boulevard (G-17J), Chicago, Illinois 60604,
phone (312) 353-3612; fax (312) 385-5456, or at horvatin.paul@epa.gov.
Process and Deadline for Submitting Nominations: Any interested
person or organization may nominate qualified individuals in the areas
of expertise described above for possible service on this expert Panel.
Nominations should be submitted in electronic format (which is
preferred over hard copy) following the instructions for ``Nominating
Experts to Advisory Panels and Ad Hoc Committees Being Formed''
provided on the SAB Web site. The instructions can be accessed through
the ``Nomination of Experts'' link on the blue navigational bar on the
SAB Web site at https://www.epa.gov/sab. To receive full consideration,
nominations should include all of the information requested below.
EPA's SAB Staff Office requests contact information about the
person making the nomination; contact information about the nominee;
the disciplinary and specific areas of expertise of the nominee; the
nominee's curriculum vita; sources of recent grant and/or contract
support; and a biographical sketch of the nominee indicating current
position, educational background, research activities, and recent
service on other national advisory committees or national professional
organizations.
Persons having questions about the nomination procedures, or who
are unable to submit nominations through the SAB Web site, should
contact Ms. Iris Goodman, DFO, as indicated above in this notice.
Nominations should be submitted in time to arrive no later than October
15, 2010. EPA values and welcomes diversity. In an effort to obtain
nominations of diverse candidates, EPA encourages nominations of women
and men of all racial and ethnic groups.
The EPA SAB Staff Office will acknowledge receipt of nominations.
The names and bio-sketches of qualified nominees identified by
respondents to this Federal Register notice, and additional experts
identified by the SAB Staff, will be posted in a List of Candidates on
the SAB Web site at https://www.epa.gov/sab. Public comments on this
List of Candidates will be accepted for 21 calendar days. The public
will be requested to provide relevant information or other
documentation on nominees that the SAB Staff Office should consider in
evaluating candidates.
For the EPA SAB Staff Office, a review panel includes candidates
who possess the necessary domains of knowledge, the relevant scientific
perspectives (which, among other factors, can be influenced by work
history and affiliation), and the collective breadth of experience to
adequately address the charge. In forming this expert panel, the SAB
Staff Office will consider public comments on the List of Candidates,
information provided by the candidates themselves, and background
information independently gathered by the SAB Staff Office. Selection
criteria to be used for Panel membership include: (a) Scientific and/or
technical expertise, knowledge, and experience (primary factors); (b)
availability and willingness to serve; (c) absence of financial
conflicts of interest; (d) absence of an appearance of a lack of
impartiality; and (e) skills working in committees, subcommittees and
advisory panels; and, for the Panel as a whole, (f) diversity of
expertise and viewpoints.
The SAB Staff Office's evaluation of an absence of financial
conflicts of interest will include a review of the ``Confidential
Financial Disclosure Form for Special Government Employees Serving on
Federal Advisory Committees at the U.S. Environmental Protection
Agency'' (EPA Form 3110-48). This confidential form allows Government
officials to determine whether there is a statutory conflict between
that person's public responsibilities (which includes membership on an
EPA Federal advisory committee) and private interests and activities,
or the appearance of a lack of impartiality, as defined by Federal
regulation. The form
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may be viewed and downloaded from the following URL address https://www.epa.gov/sab/pdf/epaform3110-48.pdf.
The approved policy under which the EPA SAB Office selects
subcommittees and review panels is described in the following document:
Overview of the Panel Formation Process at the Environmental Protection
Agency Science Advisory Board (EPA-SAB-EC-02-010), which is posted on
the SAB Web site at https://www.epa.gov/sab/pdf/ec02010.pdf.
Dated: September 17, 2010.
Vanessa T. Vu,
Director, EPA Science Advisory Board Staff Office.
[FR Doc. 2010-23982 Filed 9-23-10; 8:45 am]
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