[Federal Register Volume 76, Number 67 (Thursday, April 7, 2011)]
[Notices]
[Pages 19381-19382]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2011-8234]
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DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT
[Docket No. FR-5374-N-26]
Buy American Exceptions Under the American Recovery and
Reinvestment Act of 2009
AGENCY: Office of the Assistant Secretary for Public and Indian
Housing, HUD.
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: In accordance with the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act
of 2009 (Pub. L. 111-05, approved February 17, 2009) (Recovery Act),
and implementing guidance of the Office of Management and Budget (OMB),
this notice advises that certain exceptions to the Buy American
requirement of the Recovery Act have been determined applicable for
work using Capital Fund Recovery Formula and Competition (CFRFC) grant
funds. Specifically, exceptions were granted to the Cambridge Housing
Authority of Cambridge, MA for the purchase and installation of energy
efficient hot water baseboards at the Cambridge Affordable Presidential
Apartments, the Housing Authority of the City of Bowling Green in
Bowling Green Missouri for the purchase and installation of dual flush
toilets at the Bowling Green High Rise Apartments. An exception was
also granted to the Housing Authority of the City of Runge in Runge,
Texas, for the purchase and installation of ceiling fans in eleven
scattered sites.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Donald J. LaVoy, Deputy Assistant
Secretary for Office of Field Operations, Office of Public and Indian
Housing, Department of Housing and Urban Development, 451 7th Street,
SW., Room 4112, Washington, DC 20410-4000, telephone number 202-402-
8500 (this is not a toll-free number); or Dominique G. Blom, Deputy
Assistant Secretary for Public Housing Investments, Office of Public
Housing Investments, Office of Public and Indian Housing, Department of
Housing and Urban Development, 451 7th Street, SW., Room 4130,
Washington, DC 20410-4000, telephone number 202-402-8500 (this is not a
toll-free number). Persons with hearing- or speech-impairments may
access this number through TTY by calling the toll-free Federal
Information Relay Service at 800-877-8339.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Section 1605(a) of the Recovery Act provides
that none of the funds appropriated or made available by the Recovery
Act may be used for a project for the construction, alteration,
maintenance, or repair of a public building or public work unless all
of the iron, steel, and manufactured goods used in the project are
produced in the United States. Section 1605(b) provides that the Buy
American requirement shall not apply in any case or category in which
the head of a Federal department or agency finds that: (1) Applying the
Buy American requirement would be inconsistent with the public
interest; (2) iron, steel, and the relevant manufactured goods are not
produced in the U.S. in sufficient and reasonably available quantities
or of satisfactory quality, or (3) inclusion of iron, steel, and
manufactured goods will increase the cost of the overall project by
more than 25 percent. Section 1605(c) provides that if the head of a
Federal department or agency makes a determination pursuant to section
1605(b), the head of the department or agency shall publish a detailed
written justification in the Federal Register.
In accordance with section 1605(c) of the Recovery Act and OMB's
implementing guidance published on April 23, 2009 (74 FR 18449), this
notice advises the public that, on March 17, 2011, the following
exceptions were granted:
1. Cambridge Housing Authority. Upon request of Cambridge Housing
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Authority, HUD granted an exception to applicability of the Buy
American requirements with respect to work, using CFRFC grant funds, in
connection with the Cambridge Affordable Presidential Apartments. The
exception was granted by HUD on the basis that the relevant
manufactured goods (energy efficient hot water baseboards) are not
produced in the U.S. in sufficient and reasonably available quantities
or of satisfactory quality.
2. Housing Authority of the City of Bowling Green. Upon request of
the Housing Authority of the City of Bowling Green, HUD granted an
exception to applicability of the Buy American requirements with
respect to work, using CFRFC grant funds, in connection with the
Bowling Green High Rise Apartments. The exception was granted by HUD on
the basis that the relevant manufactured goods (dual flush toilets) are
not produced in the U.S. in sufficient and reasonably available
quantities or of satisfactory quality.
3. Housing Authority of the City of Runge. Upon request of the
Housing Authority of the City of Runge, HUD granted an exception to
applicability of the Buy American requirements with respect to work,
using CFRFC funds, in connection with eleven scattered sites. The
exception was granted by HUD on the basis that the relevant
manufactured goods (ceiling fans) are not produced in the U.S. in
sufficient and reasonably available quantities or of satisfactory
quality.
Dated: March 30, 2011.
Deborah Hernandez,
General Deputy Assistant Secretary for Public and Indian Housing.
[FR Doc. 2011-8234 Filed 4-6-11; 8:45 am]
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