81 FR 90045 - Buy America Waiver Notification
DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Highway Administration Federal Register Volume 81, Issue 239 (December 13, 2016)
Federal Highway Administration
Federal Register Volume 81, Issue 239 (December 13, 2016)
| Page Range | 90045-90046 | |
| FR Document | 2016-29820 |
[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 239 (Tuesday, December 13, 2016)] [Notices] [Pages 90045-90046] From the Federal Register Online [www.thefederalregister.org] [FR Doc No: 2016-29820] ----------------------------------------------------------------------- DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION Federal Highway Administration Buy America Waiver Notification AGENCY: Federal Highway Administration (FHWA), DOT. ACTION: Notice. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- SUMMARY: This notice provides information regarding FHWA's finding that a Buy America waiver is appropriate for the use of non-domestic iron and steel components of trunnion bearings for emergency repair of Willow Avenue Lift Bridge in Cleveland, Ohio. DATES: The effective date of the waiver is December 14, 2016. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For questions about this notice, please contact Mr. Gerald Yakowenko, FHWA Office of Program Administration, (202) 366-1562, or via email at [email protected]. For legal [[Page 90046]] questions, please contact Mr. William Winne, FHWA Office of the Chief Counsel, (202) 366-1397, or via email at [email protected]. Office hours for FHWA are from 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., E.T., Monday through Friday, except Federal holidays. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Electronic Access An electronic copy of this document may be downloaded from the Federal Register's home page at: http://www.archives.gov and the Government Publishing Office's database at: https://www.thefederalregister.org/fdsys/. Background The FHWA's Buy America policy in 23 CFR 635.410 requires a domestic manufacturing process for any steel or iron products (including protective coatings) that are permanently incorporated in a Federal-aid construction project. The regulation also provides for a waiver of the Buy America requirements when the application would be inconsistent with the public interest or when satisfactory quality domestic steel and iron products are not sufficiently available. This notice provides information regarding FHWA's finding that a Buy America waiver is appropriate for use of non-domestic iron and steel components of trunnion bearings for emergency repair of Willow Avenue Lift Bridge in Cleveland, Ohio. In accordance with the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2016 (Pub. L. 114-113) and the Continuing Appropriations Act, 2017 (Pub. L. 114- 223), FHWA published a notice of intent to issue a waiver on its Web site: http://www.fhwa.dot.gov/construction/contracts/waivers.cfm?id=138 on October 13th. The FHWA received no comments in response to the publication. Based on all the information available to the agency, FHWA concludes that there are no domestic manufacturers of trunnion bearings for emergency repair of Willow Avenue Lift Bridge in the State of Ohio. The Ohio State DOT, contractors, and subcontractors involved in the procurement of bearing units, are reminded of the need to comply with the Cargo Preference Act in 46 CFR part 38, if applicable. In accordance with the provisions of section 117 of the SAFETEA-LU Technical Corrections Act of 2008 (Pub. L. 110-244, 122 Stat. 1572), FHWA is providing this notice as its finding that a waiver of Buy America requirements is appropriate. The FHWA invites public comment on this finding for an additional 15 days following the effective date of the finding. Comments may be submitted to FHWA's Web site via the link provided to the waiver page noted above. Authority: 23 U.S.C. 313; Pub. L. 110-161, 23 CFR 635.410 Dated: December 5, 2016. Gregory G. Nadeau, Administrator, Federal Highway Administration. [FR Doc. 2016-29820 Filed 12-12-16; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4910-22-P
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review of a preliminary application. The DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION http://www.regulations.gov at any time
FAA must publish a notice of receipt of or to the Docket Management Facility in
the final application in the Federal Federal Aviation Administration Room W12–140 of the West Building
Register for public review and comment Ground Floor at 1200 New Jersey
[Summary Notice No. PE–2016–120]
for a sixty-day period. The HPN Avenue SE., Washington, DC, between 9
preliminary application is available for Petition for Exemption; Summary of a.m. and 5 p.m., Monday through
public review at http:// Petition Received; Drone Seed, Co. Friday, except Federal holidays.
www.regulations.gov. The docket FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
AGENCY: Federal Aviation Christopher Morris, (202) 267–4418, 800
number is FAA Docket NO. 2016–9477.
Administration (FAA), DOT. Independence Avenue SW.,
Title 49 U.S.C 47134 authorizes the ACTION: Notice of petition for exemption Washington, DC 20591.
Secretary of Transportation, and received. This notice is published pursuant to
through delegation, the FAA 14 CFR 11.85.
Administrator, to exempt a sponsor of a SUMMARY: This notice contains a
Issued in Washington, DC, on December 6,
public-use airport that has received summary of a petition seeking relief 2016.
Federal assistance, from certain Federal from specified requirements of 14 CFR.
Lirio Liu,
requirements in connection with the The purpose of this notice is to improve
Director, Office of Rulemaking.
privatization of the airport by sale or the public’s awareness of, and
lease to a private party. Specifically, the participation in, this aspect of FAA’s Petition for Exemption
Administrator may exempt the sponsor regulatory activities. Neither publication Docket No.: FAA–2016–9247
from all or part of the requirements to of this notice nor the inclusion or Petitioner: Drone Seed, Co.
use airport revenues for airport-related omission of information in the summary Section of 14 CFR Affected: 107.36;
purposes, to pay back a portion of is intended to affect the legal status of 137.19(c), (d), (e)(2)(ii), (iii), and (v);
Federal grants upon the sale or lease of the petition or its final disposition. 137.31(a) and (b); 137.33(a) and (b); 49
an airport, and to return airport property DATES: Comments on this petition must CFR 175.9
deeded by the Federal Government identify the petition docket number and Description of Relief Sought: Drone
upon transfer of the airport. The must be received on or before January 3, Seed, Co., (‘‘DRONESEED’’) an operator
Administrator is also authorized to 2017. of Small Unmanned Aircraft Systems
exempt the private purchaser or lessee ADDRESSES: You may send comments (sUAS) seeks an exemption to operate
from the requirement to use all airport identified by Docket Number FAA– UAS for commercial agricultural related
2016–9247 using any of the following services. The custom UAS is capable of
revenues for airport-related purposes, to
methods: providing a wide array of essential
the extent necessary to permit the
purchaser or lessee to earn • Government-wide rulemaking Web agricultural spraying services,
site: Go to http://www.regulations.gov including: Watering, fertilizers,
compensation from the operations of the pesticides, and herbicides. Initial
airport. and follow the instructions for sending
your comments electronically. customers will be timber companies in
On September 16, 1997, the FAA • Mail: Send comments to the Docket Oregon and Washington, the sites are
issued a Notice of procedures to be used Management Facility; U.S. Department extremely remote and often several
in applications for exemption under the of Transportation, 1200 New Jersey thousand acres controlled by the
Airport Privatization Pilot Program (62 Avenue SE., West Building Ground customer timber company.
FR 48693). A request for participation in Floor, Room W12–140, Washington, DC [FR Doc. 2016–29780 Filed 12–12–16; 8:45 am]
the pilot program must be initiated by 20590. BILLING CODE 4910–13–P
the filing of either a preliminary or final • Fax: Fax comments to the Docket
application for exemption with the Management Facility at 202–493–2251.
FAA. • Hand Delivery: Bring comments to DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
The County of Westchester submitted the Docket Management Facility in
Room W12–140 of the West Building Federal Highway Administration
a preliminary application to the FAA for
Westchester County Airport on Ground Floor at 1200 New Jersey
Buy America Waiver Notification
Avenue SE., Washington, DC, between 9
November 4, 2016; the preliminary
a.m. and 5 p.m., Monday through AGENCY: Federal Highway
application is accepted for review, with
Friday, except Federal holidays. Administration (FHWA), DOT.
a filing date of November 4, 2016. The
Privacy: We will post all comments ACTION: Notice.
County may select a private operator, we receive, without change, to http://
negotiate an agreement and submit a www.regulations.gov, including any SUMMARY: This notice provides
final application to the FAA for personal information you provide. information regarding FHWA’s finding
exemption. Using the search function of our docket that a Buy America waiver is
If the FAA accepts the final Web site, anyone can find and read the appropriate for the use of non-domestic
application for review, the application comments received into any of our iron and steel components of trunnion
will be made available for public review dockets, including the name of the bearings for emergency repair of Willow
and comment for a 60-day period. individual sending the comment (or Avenue Lift Bridge in Cleveland, Ohio.
pmangrum on DSK3GDR082PROD with NOTICES
signing the comment for an association, DATES: The effective date of the waiver
Issued in Washington, DC, on December 6,
business, labor union, etc.). You may is December 14, 2016.
2016.
review DOT’s complete Privacy Act FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For
Kevin C. Willis, Statement in the Federal Register questions about this notice, please
Director, Office of Airport Compliance and published on April 11, 2000 (65 FR contact Mr. Gerald Yakowenko, FHWA
Management Analysis. 19477–78). Office of Program Administration, (202)
[FR Doc. 2016–29772 Filed 12–12–16; 8:45 am] Docket: To read background 366–1562, or via email at
BILLING CODE 4910–13–P documents or comments received, go to Gerald.Yakowenko@dot.gov. For legal
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questions, please contact Mr. William effective date of the finding. Comments Docket: For access to the docket to
Winne, FHWA Office of the Chief may be submitted to FHWA’s Web site read background documents or
Counsel, (202) 366–1397, or via email at via the link provided to the waiver page comments, go to http://
William.Winne@dot.gov. Office hours noted above. www.regulations.gov and/or Room
for FHWA are from 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 Authority: 23 U.S.C. 313; Pub. L. 110–161, W12–140 on the ground level of the
p.m., E.T., Monday through Friday, 23 CFR 635.410 West Building, 1200 New Jersey Avenue
except Federal holidays. SE., Washington, DC, between 9 a.m.
Dated: December 5, 2016.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: and 5 p.m., e.t., Monday through Friday,
Gregory G. Nadeau, except Federal holidays.
Electronic Access Administrator, Federal Highway Privacy Act: In accordance with 5
An electronic copy of this document Administration. U.S.C. 553(c), DOT solicits comments
may be downloaded from the Federal [FR Doc. 2016–29820 Filed 12–12–16; 8:45 am] from the public to better inform its
Register’s home page at: http:// BILLING CODE 4910–22–P rulemaking process. DOT posts these
www.archives.gov and the Government comments, without edit, including any
Publishing Office’s database at: https:// personal information the commenter
www.gpo.gov/fdsys/. DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION provides, to www.regulations.gov, as
described in the system of records
Background Federal Motor Carrier Safety notice (DOT/ALL–14 FDMS), which can
The FHWA’s Buy America policy in Administration be reviewed at www.dot.gov/privacy.
23 CFR 635.410 requires a domestic
manufacturing process for any steel or [Docket No. FMCSA–2016–0207] II. Background
iron products (including protective On October 11, 2016, FMCSA
coatings) that are permanently Qualification of Drivers; Exemption
published a notice of receipt of
incorporated in a Federal-aid Applications; Vision
exemption applications from certain
construction project. The regulation also AGENCY: Federal Motor Carrier Safety individuals, and requested comments
provides for a waiver of the Buy Administration (FMCSA), DOT. from the public (81 FR 70248). That
America requirements when the ACTION: Notice of final disposition. notice listed 18 applicants’ case
application would be inconsistent with histories. The 18 individuals applied for
the public interest or when satisfactory SUMMARY: FMCSA announces its exemptions from the vision requirement
quality domestic steel and iron products decision to exempt 18 individuals from in 49 CFR 391.41(b)(10), for drivers who
are not sufficiently available. This the vision requirement in the Federal operate CMVs in interstate commerce.
notice provides information regarding Motor Carrier Safety Regulations Under 49 U.S.C. 31136(e) and 31315,
FHWA’s finding that a Buy America (FMCSRs). They are unable to meet the FMCSA may grant an exemption for a 2-
waiver is appropriate for use of non- vision requirement in one eye for year period if it finds ‘‘such exemption
domestic iron and steel components of various reasons. The exemptions will would likely achieve a level of safety
trunnion bearings for emergency repair enable these individuals to operate that is equivalent to or greater than the
of Willow Avenue Lift Bridge in commercial motor vehicles (CMVs) in level that would be achieved absent
Cleveland, Ohio. interstate commerce without meeting such exemption.’’ The statute also
In accordance with the Consolidated the prescribed vision requirement in allows the Agency to renew exemptions
Appropriations Act, 2016 (Pub. L. 114– one eye. The Agency has concluded that at the end of the 2-year period.
113) and the Continuing Appropriations granting these exemptions will provide Accordingly, FMCSA has evaluated the
Act, 2017 (Pub. L. 114–223), FHWA a level of safety that is equivalent to or 18 applications on their merits and
published a notice of intent to issue a greater than the level of safety made a determination to grant
waiver on its Web site: http:// maintained without the exemptions for exemptions to each of them.
www.fhwa.dot.gov/construction/ these CMV drivers.
contracts/waivers.cfm?id=138 on III. Vision and Driving Experience of
DATES: The exemptions were granted the Applicants
October 13th. The FHWA received no
November 11, 2016. The exemptions
comments in response to the The vision requirement in the
expire on November 11, 2018.
publication. Based on all the FMCSRs provides:
information available to the agency, FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ms. A person is physically qualified to
FHWA concludes that there are no Christine A. Hydock, Chief, Medical drive a commercial motor vehicle if that
domestic manufacturers of trunnion Programs Division, (202) 366–4001, person has distant visual acuity of at
bearings for emergency repair of Willow fmcsamedical@dot.gov, FMCSA, least 20/40 (Snellen) in each eye
Avenue Lift Bridge in the State of Ohio. Department of Transportation, 1200 without corrective lenses or visual
The Ohio State DOT, contractors, and New Jersey Avenue SE., Room W64– acuity separately corrected to 20/40
subcontractors involved in the 113, Washington, DC 20590–0001. (Snellen) or better with corrective
procurement of bearing units, are Office hours are 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m., e.t., lenses, distant binocular acuity of a least
reminded of the need to comply with Monday through Friday, except Federal 20/40 (Snellen) in both eyes with or
the Cargo Preference Act in 46 CFR part holidays. If you have questions without corrective lenses, field of vision
38, if applicable. regarding viewing or submitting of at least 70° in the horizontal meridian
In accordance with the provisions of material to the docket, contact Docket in each eye, and the ability to recognize
pmangrum on DSK3GDR082PROD with NOTICES
section 117 of the SAFETEA–LU Services, telephone (202) 366–9826. the colors of traffic signals and devices
Technical Corrections Act of 2008 (Pub. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: showing red, green, and amber (49 CFR
L. 110–244, 122 Stat. 1572), FHWA is 391.41(b)(10)).
providing this notice as its finding that I. Electronic Access FMCSA recognizes that some drivers
a waiver of Buy America requirements You may see all the comments online do not meet the vision requirement but
is appropriate. The FHWA invites through the Federal Document have adapted their driving to
public comment on this finding for an Management System (FDMS) at http:// accommodate their limitation and
additional 15 days following the www.regulations.gov. demonstrated their ability to drive
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| Dates | The effective date of the waiver is December 14, 2016. | |
| Contact | For questions about this notice, please contact Mr. Gerald Yakowenko, FHWA Office of Program Administration, (202) 366-1562, or via email at [email protected] For legal questions, please contact Mr. William Winne, FHWA Office of the Chief Counsel, (202) 366-1397, or via email at [email protected] Office hours for FHWA are from 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., E.T., Monday through Friday, except Federal holidays. | |
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