Buy America Waiver Notification |
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Topics: Federal Highway Administration
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Victor M. Mendez
Federal Register
September 29, 2011
[Federal Register Volume 76, Number 189 (Thursday, September 29, 2011)]
[Notices]
[Pages 60582-60583]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2011-25004]
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Highway Administration
Buy America Waiver Notification
AGENCY: Federal Highway Administration (FHWA), DOT.
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: This notice provides information regarding the FHWA's finding
that a Buy America waiver is appropriate for the use of non-domestic 1/
2'' x 0.008 steel fiber with ultimate tensile strength of 290ksi for
experimental use in Ultra High Performance Concrete (UHPC) in the State
of Iowa.
DATES: The effective date of the waiver is September 30, 2011.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For questions about this notice,
please contact Mr. Gerald Yakowenko, FHWA Office of Program
Administration, (202) 366-1562, or via e-mail at
gerald.yakowenko@dot.gov. For legal questions, please contact Mr.
Michael Harkins, FHWA Office of the Chief Counsel, (202) 366-4928, or
via e-mail at michael.harkins@dot.gov. Office hours for the FHWA are
from 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., E.T., Monday through Friday, except Federal
holidays.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Electronic Access
An electronic copy of this document may be downloaded from the
Federal Register's home page at: http://www.archives.gov and the
Government Printing Office's database at: http://www.access.gpo.gov/nara.
Background
The FHWA's Buy America policy in 23 CFR 635.410 requires a domestic
manufacturing process for any steel or iron products (including
protective coatings) that are permanently incorporated in a Federal-aid
construction project. The regulation also provides for a waiver of the
Buy America requirements when the application would be inconsistent
with the public interest or when satisfactory quality domestic steel
and iron products are not sufficiently available. This notice provides
information regarding the FHWA's finding that a Buy America waiver is
appropriate to use non-domestic 1/2'' x 0.008 steel fiber with ultimate
tensile strength of 290ksi for experimental use in UHPC in Iowa.
In accordance with Division A, section 123 of the ``Consolidated
Appropriations Act, 2010'' (Pub. L. 111-117), the FHWA published a
notice of intent to issue a waiver on its Web site for 1/2'' x 0.008
steel fiber with ultimate tensile strength of 290ksi for experimental
use in UHPC in Iowa (http://www.fhwa.dot.gov/construction/contracts/waivers.cfm?id=62) on August 23rd. The FHWA received seven comments in
response to the publication. All seven commenters opposed the waiver
request but did not provide information about domestic manufacturers.
During the 15-day comment period, the FHWA conducted additional
nationwide review to locate potential domestic manufacturers for 1/2''
x 0.008 steel fiber with ultimate tensile strength of 290ksi for
experimental use in UHPC in Iowa. Based on all the information
available to the agency, the FHWA concludes that there are no domestic
manufacturers of 1/2'' x 0.008 steel fiber with ultimate tensile
strength of 290ksi for experimental use in UHPC in Iowa.
In accordance with the provisions of section 117 of the SAFETEA-LU
Technical Corrections Act of 2008 (Pub. L. 110-244, 122 Stat. 1572),
the FHWA is providing this notice as its finding that a waiver of Buy
America requirements is appropriate. The FHWA invites public comment on
this finding for an additional 15 days following the effective date of
the finding. Comments may be submitted to the FHWA's Web site via the
link provided to the Iowa waiver page noted above.
(Authority: 23 U.S.C. 313; Pub. L. 110-161, 23 CFR 635.410)
Issued on: September 20, 2011.
Victor M. Mendez,
Administrator.
[FR Doc. 2011-25004 Filed 9-28-11; 8:45 am]
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