; and (ii) allow for informal public input on the request for at least 15 days prior to making a finding based on the request. (B) Requirement The Secretary shall make the request and accompanying information required under subparagraph (A) available by electronic means, including on website of the Department of Energy. (4) Consistent with obligations This subsection shall be applied in a manner consistent with the United States obligations under international agreements. (l) Definitions In this section: (1) Federal credit instrument The term Federal credit instrument means a secured loan or loan guarantee authorized to be made available under this section with respect to a project. (2) Qualified facility The term qualified facility has the meaning given the term in section 45Q of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 ( 26 U.S.C. 45Q ). (3) Investment-grade rating The term investment-grade rating means a rating of BBB minus, Baa3, bbb minus, BBB (low) or higher assigned by a rating agency to project obligations. (4) Lender (A) In general The term lender means any non-Federal qualified institutional buyer (as defined in section 230.144A(a) of title 17, Code of Federal Regulations (or a successor regulation), known as Rule 144A(a) of the Securities and Exchange Commission and issued under the Securities Act of 1933 ( 15 U.S.C. 77a et seq.)). (B) Inclusion The term lender includes— (i) a qualified retirement plan (as defined in section 4974(c) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 ( 26 U.S.C. 4974(c) )) that is a qualified institutional buyer