Charter Renewal, Glen Canyon Dam Adaptive Management Work Group, 54487 [2011-22382]
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Federal Register / Vol. 76, No. 170 / Thursday, September 1, 2011 / Notices
The effective date of the Buy
American Waiver approval was
August 16, 2011.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Wilson Orvis, Grants Management
Analyst—Acquisition and Assistance
Management Division, Bureau of
Reclamation, Denver Federal Center,
Building 56, Room 1006, P.O. Box
25007 (84–27850), Denver, CO 80225–
0007; telephone: (303) 445–2444; or via
e-mail at worvis@usbr.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
DATES:
Background
The total estimated cost of the ELIPS
project is $33,000,000, of which
$21,400,000 is the Federal cost-share of
the ARRA funded grant. The ductile
iron flanges are not available in the
United States and are necessary for the
construction of the ELIPS project. The
SDBOC engineers conducted market
research for the domestic ductile iron
flange production industry and
determined there is currently no
domestic availability for ductile iron
flanges for use with HDPE and PVC
pipe.
Congress has enacted a Buy American
provision which requires manufactured
goods permanently incorporated into a
project funded with ARRA funds to be
produced in the United States. The
application of Buy American is triggered
by the obligation of Federal ARRA funds
to a project. Once ARRA funds are
obligated to a project, then all iron,
steel, and manufactured goods
incorporated into the project must be
produced in the United States. The
specific statutory requirement reads as
follows:
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Section 1605 of the Recovery Act prohibits
the use of recovery funds for a project for the
construction, alteration, maintenance, or
public work unless all of the iron, steel, and
manufactured goods are produced in the
United States.
2 CFR 176.80
Under 2 CFR 176.80(a), the head of
the Federal department or agency may
waive the Buy American requirements
for specific products on an ARRA
funded construction project when Buy
American is inconsistent with the
public interest; such materials and
products are not produced in the United
States in sufficient and reasonably
available quantities and of satisfactory
quality; or inclusion of domestic
material will increase the cost of the
overall project contract by more than 25
percent.
The waiver process is initiated by a
requesting organization when it believes
that a waiver is warranted pursuant to
any of the three waiver provisions under
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2 CFR 176.80(a). The SDBOC submitted
a Buy American waiver request based
on the waiver provision under 2 CFR
176.80(a)(1)—Nonavailability. The
project requirements specified the use of
ductile iron flanges that were
determined through industry research
conducted by SDBOC to not be
domestically available. Based on the
confirmation that these ductile iron
flanges used with HDPE pipe are not
currently available, Reclamation
approved the Buy American waiver
request.
Reclamation’s publication of its Buy
American decision is required pursuant
to the Buy American Act, 2 CFR
176.80(b)(2). The specific statutory
requirement reads as follows:
The head of the Federal department or
agency shall publish a notice in the Federal
Register within two weeks after the
determination is made, unless the item has
been already determined to be domestically
non-available. A list of items that are not
domestically available is at 48 CFR 25.104(a).
The Federal Register notice or information
from the notice may be posted by OMB to
Recovery.gov. The notice shall include—(i)
The title ‘‘Buy American Exception under the
American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of
2009’’; (ii) The dollar value and brief
description of the project; and (iii) A detailed
written justification as to why the restriction
is being waived.
Upon publication of this Federal
Register notice, Reclamation is notifying
the public of the decision to approve the
Buy American waiver requested by the
SDBOC to purchase foreign ductile iron
flanges as part of the ARRA grant for the
SDBOC ELIPS project located in
Sunnyside, Washington.
Dated: August 26, 2011.
Karl E. Wirkus,
Pacific Northwest Regional Director, Bureau
of Reclamation.
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Bureau of Reclamation
Charter Renewal, Glen Canyon Dam
Adaptive Management Work Group
Bureau of Reclamation,
Interior.
ACTION: Notice of renewal.
AGENCY:
Following consultation with
the General Services Administration,
notice is hereby given that the Secretary
of the Interior (Secretary) is renewing
the charter for the Glen Canyon Dam
Adaptive Management Work Group. The
purpose of the Adaptive Management
Work Group is to advise and to provide
SUMMARY:
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recommendations to the Secretary with
respect to the operation of Glen Canyon
Dam and the exercise of other
authorities pursuant to applicable
Federal law.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Linda Whetton, 801–524–3880.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This
notice is published in accordance with
Section 9(a)(2) of the Federal Advisory
Committee Act of 1972 (Pub. L. 92–463,
as amended). The certification of
renewal is published below.
Certification
I hereby certify that Charter renewal
of the Glen Canyon Dam Adaptive
Management Work Group is in the
public interest in connection with the
performance of duties imposed on the
Department of the Interior.
Ken Salazar,
Secretary of the Interior.
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Fresh Garlic From China; Institution of
a Five-Year Review Concerning the
Antidumping Duty Order on Fresh
Garlic From China
United States International
Trade Commission.
ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:
The Commission hereby gives
notice that it has instituted a review
pursuant to section 751(c) of the Tariff
Act of 1930 (19 U.S.C. § 1675(c)) (the
Act) to determine whether revocation of
the antidumping duty order on fresh
garlic from China would be likely to
lead to continuation or recurrence of
material injury. Pursuant to section
751(c)(2) of the Act, interested parties
are requested to respond to this notice
by submitting the information specified
below to the Commission; 1 to be
assured of consideration, the deadline
for responses is October 3, 2011.
Comments on the adequacy of responses
may be filed with the Commission by
SUMMARY:
1 No response to this request for information is
required if a currently valid Office of Management
and Budget (OMB) number is not displayed; the
OMB number is 3117–0016/USITC No. 11–5–257,
expiration date June 30, 2014. Public reporting
burden for the request is estimated to average 15
hours per response. Please send comments
regarding the accuracy of this burden estimate to
the Office of Investigations, U.S. International Trade
Commission, 500 E Street, SW., Washington, DC
20436.
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Bureau of Reclamation
Charter Renewal, Glen Canyon Dam Adaptive Management Work Group
AGENCY: Bureau of Reclamation, Interior.
ACTION: Notice of renewal.
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SUMMARY: Following consultation with the General Services
Administration, notice is hereby given that the Secretary of the
Interior (Secretary) is renewing the charter for the Glen Canyon Dam
Adaptive Management Work Group. The purpose of the Adaptive Management
Work Group is to advise and to provide recommendations to the Secretary
with respect to the operation of Glen Canyon Dam and the exercise of
other authorities pursuant to applicable Federal law.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Linda Whetton, 801-524-3880.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This notice is published in accordance with
Section 9(a)(2) of the Federal Advisory Committee Act of 1972 (Pub. L.
92-463, as amended). The certification of renewal is published below.
Certification
I hereby certify that Charter renewal of the Glen Canyon Dam
Adaptive Management Work Group is in the public interest in connection
with the performance of duties imposed on the Department of the
Interior.
Ken Salazar,
Secretary of the Interior.
[FR Doc. 2011-22382 Filed 8-31-11; 8:45 am]
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