[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 49, Volume 7]
[Revised as of October 1, 2005]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 49CFR663.25]

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                        TITLE 49--TRANSPORTATION
 
CHAPTER VI--FEDERAL TRANSIT ADMINISTRATION, DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
 
PART 663_PRE-AWARD AND POST-DELIVERY AUDITS OF ROLLING STOCK PURCHASES
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                       Subpart B_Pre-Award Audits
 
Sec. 663.25  Pre-award Buy America certification.

    For purposes of this part, a pre-award Buy America certification is 
a certification that the recipient keeps on file that--
    (a) There is a letter from FTA which grants a waiver to the rolling 
stock to be purchased from the Buy America requirements under section 
165(b)(1), (b)(2), or (b)(4) of the Surface Transportation Assistance 
Act of 1982, as amended; or
    (b) The recipient is satisfied that the rolling stock to be 
purchased meets the requirements of section 165(a) or (b)(3) of the 
Surface Transportation Assistance Act of 1982, as amended, after having 
reviewed itself or through an audit prepared by someone other than the 
manufacturer or its agent documentation provided by the manufacturer 
which lists--
    (1) Component and subcomponent parts of the rolling stock to be 
purchased identified by manufacturer of

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the parts, their country of origin and costs; and
    (2) The location of the final assembly point for the rolling stock, 
including a description of the activities that will take place at the 
final assembly point and the cost of final assembly.