Buy America Policy

Victor M. Mendez
Federal Highway Administration
August 7, 2013

[Federal Register Volume 78, Number 152 (Wednesday, August 7, 2013)]
[Notices]
[Page 48218]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2013-19176]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Highway Administration

[FHWA Docket No. FHWA-2013-0041]


Buy America Policy

AGENCY: Federal Highway Administration (FHWA), DOT.

ACTION: Notice of extension of deadline.

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SUMMARY: The FHWA is extending the deadline for comments regarding the 
continued need, in whole or in part, for the general waivers from Buy 
America for manufactured products; for ferry boat equipment; and for 
pig iron and processed, pelletized, and reduced iron ores, which was 
published on July 10, 2013. The original deadline for submitting 
comments was August 9, 2013. This notice extends the deadline by 30 
calendar days to September 8, 2013.

DATES: Comments must be received on or before September 8, 2013. Late 
filed comments will be considered to the extent practicable.

ADDRESSES: Mail or hand deliver comments to the U.S. Department of 
Transportation, Dockets Management Facility, Room W12-140, 1200 New 
Jersey Avenue SE., Washington, DC 20590, or submit electronically at 
http://www.regulations.gov or fax comments to (202) 493-2251. All 
comments should include the docket number that appears in the heading 
of this document. All comments received will be available for 
examination and copying at the above address from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., 
e.t., Monday through Friday, except Federal holidays. Those desiring 
notification or receipt of comments must include a self-addressed, 
stamped postcard or you may print the acknowledgment page that appears 
after submitting comments electronically. You may review DOT's complete 
Privacy Act Statement in the Federal Register published on April 11, 
2000 (Volume 65, Number 70, Page 19477-78).

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. Gerald Yakowenko, Contract 
Administration Team Leader, Office of Program Administration, (202) 
366-1562, or Mr. Michael Harkins, Office of the Chief Counsel, (202) 
366-4928, Federal Highway Administration, 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE., 
Washington, DC 20590. Office hours are from 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., e.t., 
Monday through Friday, except Federal holidays.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Electronic Access and Filing

    This document and all comments received may be viewed online 
through the Federal eRulemaking portal at: http:www.regulations.gov. 
Regulations.gov is available 24 hours each day, 365 days each year. 
Electronic submission and retrieval help and guidelines are available 
under the help section of the Web site. An electronic copy of this 
document may also be downloaded by accessing the Office of the Federal 
Register's home page at: http://www.archives.gov/federal-register/, or 
the Government Printing Office's Web page at: http://www.gpo.gov/fdsys.

Background

    On July 10, 2013, at 78 FR 41492, the FHWA published in the Federal 
Register a notice seeking comments regarding the continued need, in 
whole or in part, for the general waivers from Buy America for 
manufactured products; for ferry boat equipment; and for pig iron and 
processed, pelletized, and reduced iron ores. This notice also sought 
comment on the continuing need for the FHWA's minimal use threshold 
(currently established at $2,500 or 1/10 of 1 percent of the total 
contract value, whichever is greater). The original deadline for 
comments was August 8, 2013. In a letter dated July 23, 2013, the 
American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials 
(AASHTO) submitted a comment to the docket for this notice requesting a 
30-day extension to submit comments. This notice grants AASHTO's 
request and extends the deadline by 30 calendar days to September 8, 
2013.

    Issued on: August 2, 2013.
Victor M. Mendez,
FHWA Administrator.
[FR Doc. 2013-19176 Filed 8-5-13; 4:15 pm]
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