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Rule/Notice/NOFO: Notice of Proposed Nonavailability Waiver of Buy America Requirements for Certain High-Speed Rail Products for the California Inaugural High-Speed Rail Service Project
Federal Register/Notice: Govinfo.gov
Type of Requirement: Notice of Proposed Nonavailability Waiver
Description: The Federal Railroad Administration is seeking comments on whether to grant a waiver of its Buy America requirements to the California High-Speed Rail Authority to use certain products that are not produced in the United States for use in the California Inaugural High-Speed Rail Service Project between Merced, California and Bakersfield, California (Project). FRA’s Buy America requirements stipulate that 100 percent of the manufactured products and steel and iron used in an FRA-funded project to be produced in the United States. The proposed waiver would apply to the aluminum car shells, signal systems, high-speed rail turnouts and fire alarm systems based on the domestic nonavailability of such products, as identified by the Authority. The Authority estimates that over 98 percent of the total direct dollar expenditures for the Project would be spent on domestically sourced products and labor, including 100 percent of the civil infrastructure costs.
APTA Comment/Letter: The Notice was issued on September 20, 2024. Comments are due by October 5, 2024.
APTA Staff Advisor: Art Guzzetti: aguzzetti@apta.com