Buy American Exceptions Under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009, 7874-7875 [2011-3149]

Download as PDF 7874 Federal Register / Vol. 76, No. 29 / Friday, February 11, 2011 / Notices DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT [Docket No. FR–5486–N–04] Notice of Proposed Information Collection for Public Comment on the Online Innovation Submission Form for the Innovation of the Day Project Office of Policy Development and Research, HUD. ACTION: Notice of proposed information collection. AGENCY: The proposed information collection requirement described below will be submitted to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review, as required by the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, Public Law 104– 13 (44 U.S.C. 3506 (c) (2) (A)). The Department is soliciting public comments on the subject proposal. DATES: Comments Due Date: April 12, 2011. SUMMARY: Interested persons are invited to submit comments regarding this proposal. Comments should refer to the proposal by name and/or OMB Control Number and should be sent to: Reports Liaison Officer, Office of Policy Development and Research, Department of Housing and Urban Development, 451 7th Street, SW., Room 8234, Washington, DC 20410. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Sarah Gillespie at (202) 402–5843 (this is not a toll-free number). Copies of the proposed forms and other available ADDRESSES: documents submitted to OMB may be obtained from Ms. Gillespie. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Department will submit the proposed information collection to OMB for review, as required by the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44 U.S.C. Chapter 35, as amended). This Notice is soliciting comments from members of the public and affected agencies concerning the proposed collection of information to: (1) Evaluate whether the proposed collection of information is necessary for the proper performance of the functions of the agency, including whether the information will have practical utility; (2) Evaluate the accuracy of the agency’s estimate of the burden of the proposed collection of information; (3) Enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the information to be collected; and (4) Minimize the burden of the collection of information on those who are to respond; including through the use of appropriate automated collection techniques or other forms of information technology that will reduce burden, (e.g., permitting electronic submission of responses). This Notice also lists the following information: Title of Proposal: Innovation of the Day Project. OMB Control Number: XXXXpending. Description of the need for the information and proposed use: The Online Innovation Submission Form is necessary to collect information for sharing with the public through the Innovation of the Day Project. ‘‘Innovation of the Day’’ is a new online submission and display platform located on HUD.gov, facilitated through the Office for International and Philanthropic Innovation (IPI) in PD&R at HUD. The simple and intuitive platform is designed to seek out and lift up the best models, practices and systems in the area of housing and community development, from both inside and outside HUD, and expose them to the public through continuous updates to the Innovation of the Day Web site. The submissions will be available to HUD and non-HUD employees to encourage a synergy within and without on these kinds of innovations. HUD employees will connect to the work as they begin to notice, search for and submit innovations from the field and from within HUD to the page. This will create a sense of ownership, awareness and connection to the work in the field and give HUD staff the chance to engage as they may not have previously. NonHUD individuals will also develop a greater connection to HUD and its work in housing and community development. It will indirectly give some exposure to their own work as they fill out the submission and it is posted. Members of affected public: Individuals. Estimation of the total number of hours needed to prepare the information collection including number of respondents, frequency of response, and hours of response: ESTIMATED RESPONDENT BURDEN HOURS AND COSTS Form Respondent sample Number of respondents Average time to complete (minimum, maximum) in minutes Online Innovation Submission Form The public ........... Approx. 2–10 per day. 10 min (5–15 min) Respondent’s Obligation: Voluntary. Status of the proposed information collection: Pending OMB approval. jlentini on DSKJ8SOYB1PROD with NOTICES Authority: Title 13 U.S.C. Section 9(a), and Title 12, U.S.C., Section 1701z–1 et seq. Dated: February 3, 2011. Raphael W. Bostic, Assistant Secretary for Policy Development and Research. [FR Doc. 2011–3148 Filed 2–10–11; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4210–67–P DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT [Docket No. FR–5374–N–24] Buy American Exceptions Under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 Office of the Assistant Secretary for Public and Indian Housing, HUD. ACTION: Notice. AGENCY: In accordance with the American Recovery and Reinvestment SUMMARY: VerDate Mar<15>2010 18:55 Feb 10, 2011 Jkt 223001 PO 00000 Frm 00068 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 Frequency 20 days per month. Total burden (hours) 6–30 hours per month 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 St. Clair Shores Housing Commission of St. Clair Shores, MI for the purchase and installation, of Ground Fault Circuit Interrupter (GFCI) outlets and electronic E:\FR\FM\11FEN1.SGM 11FEN1 jlentini on DSKJ8SOYB1PROD with NOTICES Federal Register / Vol. 76, No. 29 / Friday, February 11, 2011 / Notices door chimes at the Leisure Manor Apartments I & II, and to the Housing Authority of the City of Columbia, Columbia, SC, for the purchase and installation of door stops, GFCI receptacles, telephone wall communication plates, range outlets, telephone/CATV combo communication wall plates, three-way switches, single pole switches, dryer outlets, door chimes and door viewers at the DorrahRandall Phase VI Modernization Project. 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 tollfree 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 VerDate Mar<15>2010 18:55 Feb 10, 2011 Jkt 223001 implementing guidance published on April 23, 2009 (74 FR 18449), this notice advises the public that, on January 19, 2011, the following exceptions were granted: 1. St. Clair Shores Housing Commission. Upon request of the St. Clair Shores Housing Commission, HUD granted an exception to applicability of the Buy American requirements with respect to work, using CFRFC grant funds, in connection with the Leisure Manor Apartments I & II. The exception was granted by HUD on the basis that the relevant manufactured goods (GFCI outlets and multi-tone electronic chimes) are not produced in the U.S. in sufficient and reasonably available quantities or of satisfactory quality. 2. Housing Authority of the City of Columbia. Upon request of the Housing Authority of the City of Columbia, HUD granted an exception to applicability of the Buy American requirements with respect to work, using CFRFC grant funds, in connection with the DorrahRandall Phase VI Modernization Project. The exception was granted by HUD on the basis that the relevant manufactured goods (door stops, GFCI receptacles, telephone wall communication plates, range outlets, telephone/CATV combo communication wall plates, three-way switches, single pole switches, dryer outlets, door chimes and door viewers) are not produced in the U.S. in sufficient and reasonably available quantities or of satisfactory quality. Dated: January 27, 2011. Deborah Hernandez, General Deputy Assistant Secretary for Public and Indian Housing. [FR Doc. 2011–3149 Filed 2–10–11; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4210–67–P DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR Fish and Wildlife Service [Docket No. FWS–R1–ES–2011–0009; 10120–1113–0000–C3] Nonessential Experimental Populations of Gray Wolves in the Northern Rocky Mountains; Lethal Take of Wolves in the Lolo Elk Management Zone of Idaho; Draft Environmental Assessment Fish and Wildlife Service, Interior. ACTION: Notice of availability; request for comments. AGENCY: We, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (Service), announce the availability of a draft environmental assessment (EA) of the Idaho SUMMARY: PO 00000 Frm 00069 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 7875 Department of Fish and Game’s (IDFG) proposal to lethally take wolves in the Lolo Elk Management Zone of northcentral Idaho in response to impacts on elk populations. IDFG’s proposal was submitted under the Endangered Species Act (ESA) and our special regulations under the ESA for the central Idaho and Yellowstone area nonessential experimental populations of gray wolves in the Northern Rocky Mountains. The draft EA describes the environmental effects of two alternatives: (1) The preferred alternative, which would approve the IDFG proposal to reduce the wolf population in the Lolo Elk Management Zone to a minimum of 20 to 30 wolves, in 3 to 5 packs, for a period of 5 years, in response to impacts on elk populations; and (2) a no-action alternative, which would deny the proposal to reduce the wolf population in the Lolo Elk Management Zone. Under the no-action alternative, wolves in the Lolo Elk Management Zone would continue to be managed as a nonessential experimental population and could be removed by the Service or its designated agents when livestock, stock animals, or dogs are killed by wolves. DATES: To ensure consideration, we must receive your written comments on the draft EA no later than March 14, 2011. Please note that if you are using the Federal eRulemaking Portal (see ADDRESSES section, below), the deadline for submitting an electronic comment is 11:59 p.m. Eastern Time on this date. ADDRESSES: Documents: The draft EA is available electronically at https:// www.fws.gov/idaho/ or https:// www.regulations.gov (under Docket number FWS–R1–ES–2011–0009). Alternatively, you may request the document by writing to: Idaho State Supervisor, Attn: Lolo Wolf 10(j) proposal, Idaho Fish and Wildlife Office, 1387 South Vinnell Way, Suite 368, Boise, ID 83709–1657. Comments: Before submitting comments, see the Public Availability of Comments section, below, for important information regarding privacy and personal identifying information in your comments. Comments and materials received will be available for public inspection, by appointment, during normal business hours at the Idaho Fish and Wildlife Office address. You may submit information by one of the following methods: Federal eRulemaking Portal: https:// www.regulations.gov. In the box that reads ‘‘Enter Keyword or ID,’’ enter the Docket number for this finding, which is FWS–R1–ES–2011–0009. Check the E:\FR\FM\11FEN1.SGM 11FEN1

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[Federal Register Volume 76, Number 29 (Friday, February 11, 2011)]
[Notices]
[Pages 7874-7875]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2011-3149]


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DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT

[Docket No. FR-5374-N-24]


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 St. Clair Shores 
Housing Commission of St. Clair Shores, MI for the purchase and 
installation, of Ground Fault Circuit Interrupter (GFCI) outlets and 
electronic

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door chimes at the Leisure Manor Apartments I & II, and to the Housing 
Authority of the City of Columbia, Columbia, SC, for the purchase and 
installation of door stops, GFCI receptacles, telephone wall 
communication plates, range outlets, telephone/CATV combo communication 
wall plates, three-way switches, single pole switches, dryer outlets, 
door chimes and door viewers at the Dorrah-Randall Phase VI 
Modernization Project.

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 January 19, 2011, the following 
exceptions were granted:
    1. St. Clair Shores Housing Commission. Upon request of the St. 
Clair Shores Housing Commission, HUD granted an exception to 
applicability of the Buy American requirements with respect to work, 
using CFRFC grant funds, in connection with the Leisure Manor 
Apartments I & II. The exception was granted by HUD on the basis that 
the relevant manufactured goods (GFCI outlets and multi-tone electronic 
chimes) are not produced in the U.S. in sufficient and reasonably 
available quantities or of satisfactory quality.
    2. Housing Authority of the City of Columbia. Upon request of the 
Housing Authority of the City of Columbia, HUD granted an exception to 
applicability of the Buy American requirements with respect to work, 
using CFRFC grant funds, in connection with the Dorrah-Randall Phase VI 
Modernization Project. The exception was granted by HUD on the basis 
that the relevant manufactured goods (door stops, GFCI receptacles, 
telephone wall communication plates, range outlets, telephone/CATV 
combo communication wall plates, three-way switches, single pole 
switches, dryer outlets, door chimes and door viewers) are not produced 
in the U.S. in sufficient and reasonably available quantities or of 
satisfactory quality.

    Dated: January 27, 2011.
Deborah Hernandez,
General Deputy Assistant Secretary for Public and Indian Housing.
[FR Doc. 2011-3149 Filed 2-10-11; 8:45 am]
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