Buy American Exceptions Under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009, 19381-19382 [2011-8234]
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Background and Purpose
Under Coast Guard regulation 33 CFR
151.53(b), the Coast Guard announces
the May 1, 2011 date for entry into effect
of discharge requirements from ships in
the WCR SA. The WCR is defined in 33
CFR 151.06(a)(12). As of May 1, 2011,
the discharge restrictions for SAs set
forth in 33 CFR 151.71 will be
applicable to the WCR SA.
In accordance with the provisions of
regulation 5(4)(b) found in MARPOL
Annex V, the United States, along with
a sufficient number of WCR States that
are parties to MARPOL, submitted
notices on the availability of adequate
reception facilities in the region to the
International Maritime Organization’s
(IMO) Marine Environment Protection
Committee (MEPC) at a meeting of the
MEPC in March, 2010. During the
meeting the WCR States requested that
the MEPC establish a date for the entry
into effect of the WCR SA. The MEPC
noted the information provided by
Member States in the WCR SA, to
include the United States, and decided
that the requirements for sufficient
notification of adequate reception
facilities for the WCR SA had been met.
The MEPC adopted resolution
MEPC.191(60) and the IMO Secretariat
transmitted the text of the resolution to
all interested parties via Circular Letter
No.3053 dated April 14, 2010. These
documents are available on the IMO’s
Web site at https://www.imo.org.
As a party to MARPOL Annex V, the
United States proposed to the IMO’s
MEPC to establish the Gulf of Mexico as
an SA under MARPOL Annex V in
September 1990. The country of
Venezuela submitted an amendment to
the proposal to include the WCR along
with the Gulf of Mexico as an SA under
MARPOL Annex V in November 1990.
The MEPC adopted the proposal to
establish the WCR SA, including the
Gulf of Mexico and the Caribbean Sea,
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in July 1991. The SA entered into force
in April 1993, and MARPOL Annex V
discharge requirements for the SA will
enter into effect May 1, 2011. When the
discharge requirements in regulation 5
of MARPOL Annex V enter into effect
for the WCR SA, the discharge
restrictions in 33 CFR 151.71 will also
enter into effect. These regulations state
that no person may discharge garbage
from a ship except food wastes. The
disposal of food wastes into the sea
shall be made as far as practicable from
land, but in any case not less than 12
nautical miles from the nearest land.
Food wastes comminuted or ground and
capable of passing through a screen with
openings no greater than 25 mm may be
discharged not less than 3 nautical
miles from the nearest land.
The Coast Guard intends to update
the list of SAs, in accordance with 33
CFR 151.53(b), to include where
discharge restrictions are effective in a
separate rule change.
Dated: March 18, 2011.
Kevin S. Cook,
Rear Admiral, U.S. Coast Guard, Director of
Prevention Policy.
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DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND
URBAN DEVELOPMENT
[Docket No. FR–5374–N–26]
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
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
Cambridge Housing Authority of
Cambridge, MA for the purchase and
installation of energy efficient hot water
baseboards at the Cambridge Affordable
Presidential Apartments, the Housing
Authority of the City of Bowling Green
in Bowling Green Missouri for the
purchase and installation of dual flush
toilets at the Bowling Green High Rise
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Apartments. An exception was also
granted to the Housing Authority of the
City of Runge in Runge, Texas, for the
purchase and installation of ceiling fans
in eleven scattered sites.
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
implementing guidance published on
April 23, 2009 (74 FR 18449), this notice
advises the public that, on March 17,
2011, the following exceptions were
granted:
1. Cambridge Housing Authority.
Upon request of Cambridge Housing
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Authority, HUD granted an exception to
applicability of the Buy American
requirements with respect to work,
using CFRFC grant funds, in connection
with the Cambridge Affordable
Presidential Apartments. The exception
was granted by HUD on the basis that
the relevant manufactured goods
(energy efficient hot water baseboards)
are not produced in the U.S. in
sufficient and reasonably available
quantities or of satisfactory quality.
2. Housing Authority of the City of
Bowling Green. Upon request of the
Housing Authority of the City of
Bowling Green, HUD granted an
exception to applicability of the Buy
American requirements with respect to
work, using CFRFC grant funds, in
connection with the Bowling Green
High Rise Apartments. The exception
was granted by HUD on the basis that
the relevant manufactured goods (dual
flush toilets) are not produced in the
U.S. in sufficient and reasonably
available quantities or of satisfactory
quality.
3. Housing Authority of the City of
Runge. Upon request of the Housing
Authority of the City of Runge, HUD
granted an exception to applicability of
the Buy American requirements with
respect to work, using CFRFC funds, in
connection with eleven scattered sites.
The exception was granted by HUD on
the basis that the relevant manufactured
goods (ceiling fans) are not produced in
the U.S. in sufficient and reasonably
available quantities or of satisfactory
quality.
Dated: March 30, 2011.
Deborah Hernandez,
General Deputy Assistant Secretary for Public
and Indian Housing.
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Office of Surface Mining Reclamation
and Enforcement
Notice of Proposed Information
Collection
Office of Surface Mining
Reclamation and Enforcement, Interior
ACTION: Notice and request for
comments for 1029–0091.
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AGENCY:
In compliance with the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, the
Office of Surface Mining Reclamation
and Enforcement (OSM) is announcing
its intention to request continued
approval for the collection of
information under 30 CFR Part 750
SUMMARY:
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which relates to surface coal mining and
reclamation operations on Indian Lands.
DATES: Comments on the proposed
information collection must be received
by June 6, 2011.
ADDRESSES: Comments may be mailed to
John Trelease, Office of Surface Mining
Reclamation and Enforcement, 1951
Constitution Ave., NW., Room 202—
SIB, Washington, DC 20240. Comments
may also be submitted electronically to
jtrelease@osmre.gov.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: To
receive a copy of the information
collection request contact John Trelease
at (202) 208–2783 or by e-mail at
jtrelease@osmre.gov.
The Office
of Management and Budget (OMB)
regulations at 5 CFR 1320, which
implement provisions of the Paperwork
Reduction Act of 1995 (Pub. L. 104–13),
require that interested members of the
public and affected agencies have an
opportunity to comment on information
collection and recordkeeping activities
[see 5 CFR 1320.8 (d)]. This notice
identifies information collection that
OSM will be submitting to OMB for
approval. The collection is contained in
30 CFR part 750, Requirements for
surface coal mining and reclamation
operations on Indian Lands. OSM will
request a 3-year term of approval for
each information collection activity.
An agency may not conduct or
sponsor, and a person is not required to
respond to, a collection of information
unless it displays a currently valid OMB
control number. The OMB control
number for part 750 is 1029–0091.
Responses are required to obtain a
benefit.
Comments are invited on: (1) The
need for the collection of information
for the performance of the functions of
the agency; (2) the accuracy of the
agency’s burden estimates; (3) ways to
enhance the quality, utility and clarity
of the information collection; and (4)
ways to minimize the information
collection burden on respondents, such
as use of automated means of collection
of the information. A summary of the
public comments will accompany
OSM’s submission of the information
collection request to OMB.
Before including your address, phone
number, email address, or other
personal identifying information in your
comment, you should be aware that
your entire comment, including your
personal identifying information, may
be made publicly available at any time.
While you can ask us in your comment
to withhold your personal identifying
information from public review, we
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cannot guarantee that we will be able to
do so.
The following information is provided
for the information collection: (1) Title
of the information collection; (2) OMB
control number; (3) summary of the
information collection activity; and (4)
frequency of collection, description of
the respondents, estimated total annual
responses, and the total annual
reporting and recordkeeping burden for
the collection of information.
Title: 30 CFR part 750—Requirements
for surface coal mining and reclamation
operations on Indian Lands.
OMB Control Number: 1029–0091.
SUMMARY: Operators who conduct or
propose to conduct surface coal mining
and reclamation operations on Indian
lands must comply with the
requirements of 30 CFR 750 pursuant to
Section 710 of SMCRA.
Bureau Form Number: None.
Frequency of Collection: Once.
Description of Respondents:
Applicants for coal mining permits on
Indian lands.
Total Annual Responses: 1.
Total Annual Burden Hours: 1,300.
Total Annual Non-Wage Burden:
$15,000.
April 1, 2011.
Stephen M. Sheffield,
Acting Chief, Division of Regulatory Support.
[FR Doc. 2011–8312 Filed 4–6–11; 8:45 am]
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INTERNATIONAL TRADE
COMMISSION
[Investigation Nos. 701–TA–479 and 731–
TA–1183–1184 (Preliminary)]
Galvanized Steel Wire From China and
Mexico
United States International
Trade Commission.
ACTION: Institution of antidumping and
countervailing duty investigations and
scheduling of preliminary phase
investigations.
AGENCY:
The Commission hereby gives
notice of the institution of investigations
and commencement of preliminary
phase antidumping and countervailing
Investigation Nos. 701–TA–479 and
731–TA–1183–1184 (Preliminary) under
sections 703(a) and 733(a) of the Tariff
Act of 1930 (19 U.S.C. 1671b(a) and
1673b(a)) (the Act) to determine
whether there is a reasonable indication
that an industry in the United States is
materially injured or threatened with
material injury, or the establishment of
an industry in the United States is
materially retarded, by reason of
SUMMARY:
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DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT
[Docket No. FR-5374-N-26]
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 Cambridge Housing
Authority of Cambridge, MA for the purchase and installation of energy
efficient hot water baseboards at the Cambridge Affordable Presidential
Apartments, the Housing Authority of the City of Bowling Green in
Bowling Green Missouri for the purchase and installation of dual flush
toilets at the Bowling Green High Rise Apartments. An exception was
also granted to the Housing Authority of the City of Runge in Runge,
Texas, for the purchase and installation of ceiling fans in eleven
scattered sites.
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 March 17, 2011, the following
exceptions were granted:
1. Cambridge Housing Authority. Upon request of Cambridge Housing
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Authority, HUD granted an exception to applicability of the Buy
American requirements with respect to work, using CFRFC grant funds, in
connection with the Cambridge Affordable Presidential Apartments. The
exception was granted by HUD on the basis that the relevant
manufactured goods (energy efficient hot water baseboards) are not
produced in the U.S. in sufficient and reasonably available quantities
or of satisfactory quality.
2. Housing Authority of the City of Bowling Green. Upon request of
the Housing Authority of the City of Bowling Green, HUD granted an
exception to applicability of the Buy American requirements with
respect to work, using CFRFC grant funds, in connection with the
Bowling Green High Rise Apartments. The exception was granted by HUD on
the basis that the relevant manufactured goods (dual flush toilets) are
not produced in the U.S. in sufficient and reasonably available
quantities or of satisfactory quality.
3. Housing Authority of the City of Runge. Upon request of the
Housing Authority of the City of Runge, HUD granted an exception to
applicability of the Buy American requirements with respect to work,
using CFRFC funds, in connection with eleven scattered sites. The
exception was granted by HUD on the basis that the relevant
manufactured goods (ceiling fans) are not produced in the U.S. in
sufficient and reasonably available quantities or of satisfactory
quality.
Dated: March 30, 2011.
Deborah Hernandez,
General Deputy Assistant Secretary for Public and Indian Housing.
[FR Doc. 2011-8234 Filed 4-6-11; 8:45 am]
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