Buy America Waiver Notification |
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Gregory G. Nadeau
Federal Highway Administration
13 June 2016
[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 113 (Monday, June 13, 2016)]
[Notices]
[Page 38262]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2016-13877]
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Highway Administration
Buy America Waiver Notification
AGENCY: Federal Highway Administration (FHWA), Department of
Transportation (DOT).
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: This notice provides information regarding FHWA's finding that
a Buy America waiver is appropriate for the use of non-domestic
galvanized steel cable, galvanized cylindrical sockets, galvanized
spherical nuts, galvanized open spelter socket, and stainless steel
bollard lamps for the San Elijio Lagoon Pedestrian Bridge/I-5 North
Bikeway in the State of California.
DATES: The effective date of the waiver is June 14, 2016.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For questions about this notice,
please contact Mr. Gerald Yakowenko, FHWA Office of Program
Administration, telephone at 202-366-1562, or via email at
gerald.yakowenko@dot.gov. For legal questions, please contact Mr.
William Winne, FHWA Office of the Chief Counsel, telephone at 202-366-
1397, or via email at william.winne@dot.gov. Office hours for the FHWA
are from 8:00 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 Web site at http://www.archives.gov and the
Government Printing Office's Web site 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 FHWA's finding that a Buy America waiver is
appropriate for the use of non-domestic galvanized steel cable,
galvanized cylindrical sockets, galvanized spherical nuts, galvanized
open spelter socket, and stainless steel bollard lamps for the San
Elijio Lagoon Pedestrian Bridge/I-5 North Bikeway in the State of
California
In accordance with Division K, section 122 of the Consolidated and
Further Continuing Appropriations Act of 2015 (PL 113-235), FHWA
published a notice of intent to issue a waiver on its Web site (http://www.fhwa.dot.gov/construction/contracts/waivers.cfm?id=122 ) on March
29th. The FHWA received no comments in response to the publication.
Based on all the information available to the agency, FHWA concludes
that there are no domestic manufacturers of galvanized steel cable,
galvanized cylindrical sockets, galvanized spherical nuts, galvanized
open spelter socket, and stainless steel bollard lamps that meets the
corrosion protection specifications for the San Elijio Lagoon
Pedestrian Bridge/I-5 North Bikeway in the State of California
In accordance with the provisions of section 117 of the SAFETEA-LU
Technical Corrections Act of 2008 (PL 110-244, 122 Stat. 1572), FHWA is
providing this notice of 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 FHWA's Web site via the link
provided to the waiver page noted above.
Authority: 23 U.S.C. 313; Pub. L. 110-161, 23 CFR 635.410.
Issued on: June 3, 2016.
Gregory G. Nadeau,
Administrator, Federal Highway Administration.
[FR Doc. 2016-13877 Filed 6-10-16; 8:45 am]
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