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Cite and link to the new requirement:
FHWA, Notice of Proposed Waiver of Buy America Requirements for Electric Vehicle Chargers
2022-18831.pdf (govinfo.gov)
Type of requirement:
Notice and request for comments
Summary of requirement in 25 words or less:
FHWA is seeking comments on a proposal to: modify its existing general applicability waiver for manufactured products to remove electric vehicle (EV) chargers; and waive certain Buy America requirements under FHWA regulations and the Build America, Buy America Act for the steel, iron, manufactured products, and construction materials in EV chargers in a manner that, over a deliberate transitional period, reduces the scope of that waiver.
How is it enforced by FTA, DOT, Direct grant requirement, triennial review or other?
This proposal is a waiver for the Buy America Requirements
Is there a cost or time impact to grantees (best estimate):
No
APTA actions to date:
APTA joined a coalition letter with American Society of Civil Engineers, U.S. Chamber of Commerce, and the Associated General Contractors of America
Staff Advisors:
Ward McCarragher, wmccarragher@apta.com