Notice of Buy America Waiver for a Fall Arrest System, 23074-23075 [2016-08990]
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FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Curtis Rich, Agency Clearance Officer,
(202) 205–7030 curtis.rich@sba.gov.
Copies: A copy of the Form OMB 83–
1, supporting statement, and other
documents submitted to OMB for
review may be obtained from the
Agency Clearance Officer.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The
servicing agent agreement is executed
by the borrower, and the certified
development company as the loan
servicing agent. The agreement is
primarily used by the certified
development company as the loan
servicing agent and acknowledges the
imposition of various fees allowed in
SBA’s 504 loan program.
Title: Servicing Agent Agreement.
Description of Respondents: Certified
Development Companies.
Form Number: 1506.
Estimated Annual Responses: 6,151.
Estimated Annual Hour Burden:
6,151.
Form 2233 and SBA Form 2234, Parts A,
B, and C. A statutory change on
December 22, 2015 in the Consolidated
Appropriations Act, 2016, made debt
refinance a permanent part of the 504
loan program. Slight revisions to the
currently approved forms are required
to reinstate the debt refinance program
requirements that were previously
removed due to the expiration of the
authority for that program in 2012.
Solicitation of Public Comments
SBA is requesting comments on (a)
Whether the collection of information is
necessary for the agency to properly
perform its functions; (b) whether the
burden estimates are accurate; (c)
whether there are ways to minimize the
burden, including through the use of
automated techniques or other forms of
information technology; and (d) whether
there are ways to enhance the quality,
utility, and clarity of the information.
Data Collection Available for Public
Comments
Summary of Information Collection
Title: Application for Section 504
Loan.
Description of Respondents: Small
Business Lending Companies.
Form Number’s: SBA Form 2233,
2234A, 2234B, 2234C.
Total Estimated Annual Responses:
20.
Total Estimated Annual Hour Burden:
30.
60-Day notice and request for
comments.
Curtis B. Rich,
Management Analyst.
Curtis B. Rich,
Management Analyst.
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SMALL BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION
ACTION:
The Small Business
Administration (SBA) intends to request
approval, from the Office of
Management and Budget (OMB) for the
collection of information described
below. The Paperwork Reduction Act
(PRA) of 1995, 44 U.S.C Chapter 35
requires federal agencies to publish a
notice in the Federal Register
concerning each proposed collection of
information before submission to OMB,
and to allow 60 days for public
comment in response to the notice. This
notice complies with that requirement.
DATES: Submit comments on or before
June 20, 2016.
ADDRESSES: Send all comments to Mary
Frias, Loan Specialist, Office of
Financial Assistance, Small Business
Administration, 409 3rd Street SW.,
Washington, DC 20416.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Mary Frias, Loan Specialist, Office of
Financial Assistance, mary.frias@
sba.gov, 202–401–8234, or Curtis B.
Rich, Management Analyst, 202–205–
7030, curtis.rich@sba.gov;
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This
information collection consists of SBA
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Aviation Administration
Notice of Intent To Release Airport
Property From Quitclaim Deed; North
Perry Airport, Hollywood, FL
currently designated as nonaeronautical land use. The property will
be released of its federal obligations in
order for the FDOT to use the property
for installation and maintenance of a
traffic signal device and associated
highway improvements. The fair market
value of these parcels has been
determined to be $53,900.
DATES: Comments are due on or before
May 19, 2016.
ADDRESSES: Documents are available for
review at Broward County Aviation
Department, 2200 SW 45th Street, Suite
101, Dania Beach, Florida 33312; and
the FAA Airports District Office, 5950
Hazeltine National Drive, Suite 400,
Orlando, FL 32822. Written comments
on the Sponsor’s request must be
delivered or mailed to: Marisol C.
Elliott, Community Planner, Orlando
Airports District Office, 5950 Hazeltine
National Drive, Suite 400, Orlando, FL
32822–5024. Documents reflecting the
Sponsor’s request are available for
inspection by appointment only at the
Broward County Aviation Department
and by contacting the FAA at the
address listed above.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Marisol C. Elliott, Community Planner,
Orlando Airports District Office, 5950
Hazeltine National Drive, Suite 400,
Orlando, FL 32822–5024.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Section
125 of The Wendell H. Ford Aviation
Investment and Reform Act for the 21st
Century (AIR–21) requires the FAA to
provide an opportunity for public notice
and comment prior to the ‘‘waiver’’ or
‘‘modification’’ of a sponsor’s Federal
obligation to use certain airport land for
non-aeronautical purposes.
Issued in Orlando, Florida, on April 12,
2016.
Bart Vernace,
Manager, Orlando Airports District Office,
Southern Region.
Federal Aviation
Administration (FAA), DOT.
ACTION: Request for public comment.
[FR Doc. 2016–09079 Filed 4–18–16; 8:45 a.m.]
The FAA hereby provides
notice of intent to release approximately
0.07 acres of airport property at North
Perry Airport, Hollywood, FL, from the
conditions, reservations, and
restrictions as contained in a Quitclaim
Deed agreement between the FAA and
Broward County, FL, dated October 11,
1957. The release of property will allow
Broward County to dispose of the
property for other than aeronautical
purposes. The property is located at the
intersection of Pembroke Road (State
Road 824) and Airport Drive South,
Hollywood, Florida. The parcel is
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Federal Transit Administration
[Docket No. FTA–2016–0003]
Notice of Buy America Waiver for a Fall
Arrest System
AGENCY:
Federal Transit Administration,
DOT.
ACTION:
Notice of Buy America waiver.
In response to the request of
the Indianapolis Public Transportation
Corporation (IPTC) for a Buy America
non-availability waiver for the
SUMMARY:
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procurement of a Horizontal Lifeline
Fall Protection Maintenance Tie Back
System (System), the Federal Transit
Administration (FTA) hereby waives its
Buy America requirements, finding that
the materials for which the waiver is
requested are not produced in the
United States in sufficient and
reasonably available quantities and of
satisfactory quality. This waiver is
limited to a single procurement by IPTC
for the System.
DATES: This waiver is effective
immediately.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Laura Ames, FTA Attorney-Advisor, at
(202) 366–2743 or Laura.Ames@dot.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The
purpose of this notice is to announce
that FTA has granted a Buy America
non-availability waiver for IPTC for the
procurement of a Horizontal Lifeline
Fall Protection Maintenance Tie Back
System under 49 U.S.C. 5323(j)(2)(B)
and 49 CFR 661.7(c).
With certain exceptions, FTA’s Buy
America requirements prevent FTA
from obligating an amount that may be
appropriated to carry out its program for
a project unless ‘‘the steel, iron, and
manufactured goods used in the project
are produced in the United States.’’ 49
U.S.C. 5323(j)(1). A manufactured
product is considered produced in the
United States if: (1) All of the
manufacturing processes for the product
take place in the United States; and (2)
all of the components of the product are
of U.S. origin. A component is
considered of U.S. origin if it is
manufactured in the United States,
regardless of the origin of its
subcomponents. 49 CFR 661.5(d). If,
however, FTA determines that ‘‘the
steel, iron, and goods produced in the
United States are not produced in a
sufficient and reasonably available
amount or are not of a satisfactory
quality,’’ then FTA may issue a nonavailability waiver. 49 U.S.C.
5323(j)(2)(B); 49 CFR 661.7(c). ‘‘It will
be presumed that the conditions exist to
grant this non-availability waiver if no
responsive and responsible bid is
received offering an item produced in
the United States.’’ 49 CFR 661.7(c)(1).
IPTC is constructing a Downtown
Transit Center (DTC) in Indianapolis,
Indiana, that will serve as the hub for
public transit. It will include a large
indoor public waiting area and bus bays
while serving pedestrians, cyclists, and
bus riders. Per Occupational Safety and
Health Administration (OSHA)
regulations, IPTC is required to provide
fall protection for employees performing
maintenance on the new building. IPTC
entered into a contract with Weddle
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Bros. Building Group (WBBG) in early
September 2014 for the construction of
the DTC. WBBG certified in good faith
that it would comply with Buy America.
As part of the project, IPTC issued an
RFP for the complete design, supply,
and installation of a fall protection
maintenance tie-back system to
safeguard personnel to include all cable,
intermediate brackets, end terminations,
and modifications of structural steel as
required for supplementary support of
stanchions, user equipment, and
attachment to roof structure for a
complete and working fall protection
maintenance tie-back system.
Two firms, American Anchor and ProBel Group, responded to the RFP, but
did not certify compliance with the Buy
America regulations. The cables and
tensioning system are not manufactured
domestically for Pro-Bel. The hands-free
set ups are not manufactured
domestically for American Anchor.
IPTC submitted a waiver request based
on non-availability under 49 CFR
661.7(c). FTA also conducted a scouting
search for the fall arrest system through
its Interagency Agreement with the U.S.
Department of Commerce’s National
Institute of Standards and Technology
(NIST). The scouting search did not
identify a domestic manufacturer of a
system that met IPTC’s specifications.
On Tuesday March 22, 2016, and in
accordance with 49 U.S.C. 5323(j)(3)(A),
FTA published a notice in the Federal
Register announcing the Buy America
waiver request (81 FR 15411), seeking
comment from all interested parties,
including potential vendors and
suppliers. The comment period closed
on March 29, 2016, and no comments
were received.
Therefore, based on the information
supplied in support of IPTC’s request
for a Buy America waiver for the
System, including NIST’s inability to
locate a domestic manufacturer that
currently produces a similar system and
the lack of any comments, FTA hereby
waives its Buy America requirements
for the Horizontal Lifeline Fall
Protection Maintenance Tie Back
System on the grounds that the
manufactured product is not available
in the U.S. This waiver is limited to a
single procurement for the Horizontal
Lifeline Fall Protection Maintenance Tie
Back System by IPTC.
Issued on April 14, 2016.
Dana Nifosi,
Deputy Chief Counsel.
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Transit Administration
[Docket No. FTA–2016–0006]
Notice of Buy America Waiver for Steel
Excavator With a Continuous Wield
Platform
AGENCY:
Federal Transit Administration,
DOT.
ACTION:
Notice of Buy America waiver.
In response to the request of
Metro North Railroad (MNR) for a Buy
America non-availability waiver for the
procurement of a steel excavator with a
continuous wield platform (CWP), the
Federal Transit Administration (FTA)
hereby waives its Buy America
requirements, finding that the materials
for which the waiver is requested are
not produced in the United States in
sufficient and reasonably available
quantities and of satisfactory quality.
This waiver is limited to a single
procurement by MNR for the CWP.
DATES: This waiver is effective
immediately.
SUMMARY:
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Laura Ames, FTA Attorney-Advisor, at
(202) 366–2743 or laura.ames@dot.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The
purpose of this notice is to announce
that FTA has granted a Buy America
non-availability waiver for MNR for the
procurement of a steel excavator with a
CWP, under 49 U.S.C. 5323(j)(2)(B) and
49 CFR 661.7(c).
With certain exceptions, FTA’s Buy
America requirements prevent FTA
from obligating an amount that may be
appropriated to carry out its program for
a project unless ‘‘the steel, iron, and
manufactured goods used in the project
are produced in the United States.’’ 49
U.S.C. 5323(j)(1). Under 49 U.S.C.
5323(j)(2)(C), rolling stock must contain
more than 60 percent domestic content
and final assembly must occur in the
U.S. The CWP is subject to the rolling
stock requirements. 49 CFR 661.3.
MNR operates commuter rail service
spanning 787 track miles. MRN has a
large length of track along the shore line
and flooding along the line can occur
regularly at many of these locations. The
risk of flooding can be reduced by
keeping drainage infrastructure clear of
debris. Specialized equipment such as
the CWP can quickly clear the right of
way after storms enabling the
resumption of passenger train service.
After Hurricane Sandy, MNR leased a
CWP, but given limited availability, as
well as the higher cost of leasing, MNR
believes that purchase of the CWP is
necessary to ensure that it will be
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Transit Administration
[Docket No. FTA-2016-0003]
Notice of Buy America Waiver for a Fall Arrest System
AGENCY: Federal Transit Administration, DOT.
ACTION: Notice of Buy America waiver.
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SUMMARY: In response to the request of the Indianapolis Public
Transportation Corporation (IPTC) for a Buy America non-availability
waiver for the
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procurement of a Horizontal Lifeline Fall Protection Maintenance Tie
Back System (System), the Federal Transit Administration (FTA) hereby
waives its Buy America requirements, finding that the materials for
which the waiver is requested are not produced in the United States in
sufficient and reasonably available quantities and of satisfactory
quality. This waiver is limited to a single procurement by IPTC for the
System.
DATES: This waiver is effective immediately.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Laura Ames, FTA Attorney-Advisor, at
(202) 366-2743 or Laura.Ames@dot.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The purpose of this notice is to announce
that FTA has granted a Buy America non-availability waiver for IPTC for
the procurement of a Horizontal Lifeline Fall Protection Maintenance
Tie Back System under 49 U.S.C. 5323(j)(2)(B) and 49 CFR 661.7(c).
With certain exceptions, FTA's Buy America requirements prevent FTA
from obligating an amount that may be appropriated to carry out its
program for a project unless ``the steel, iron, and manufactured goods
used in the project are produced in the United States.'' 49 U.S.C.
5323(j)(1). A manufactured product is considered produced in the United
States if: (1) All of the manufacturing processes for the product take
place in the United States; and (2) all of the components of the
product are of U.S. origin. A component is considered of U.S. origin if
it is manufactured in the United States, regardless of the origin of
its subcomponents. 49 CFR 661.5(d). If, however, FTA determines that
``the steel, iron, and goods produced in the United States are not
produced in a sufficient and reasonably available amount or are not of
a satisfactory quality,'' then FTA may issue a non-availability waiver.
49 U.S.C. 5323(j)(2)(B); 49 CFR 661.7(c). ``It will be presumed that
the conditions exist to grant this non-availability waiver if no
responsive and responsible bid is received offering an item produced in
the United States.'' 49 CFR 661.7(c)(1).
IPTC is constructing a Downtown Transit Center (DTC) in
Indianapolis, Indiana, that will serve as the hub for public transit.
It will include a large indoor public waiting area and bus bays while
serving pedestrians, cyclists, and bus riders. Per Occupational Safety
and Health Administration (OSHA) regulations, IPTC is required to
provide fall protection for employees performing maintenance on the new
building. IPTC entered into a contract with Weddle Bros. Building Group
(WBBG) in early September 2014 for the construction of the DTC. WBBG
certified in good faith that it would comply with Buy America. As part
of the project, IPTC issued an RFP for the complete design, supply, and
installation of a fall protection maintenance tie-back system to
safeguard personnel to include all cable, intermediate brackets, end
terminations, and modifications of structural steel as required for
supplementary support of stanchions, user equipment, and attachment to
roof structure for a complete and working fall protection maintenance
tie-back system.
Two firms, American Anchor and Pro-Bel Group, responded to the RFP,
but did not certify compliance with the Buy America regulations. The
cables and tensioning system are not manufactured domestically for Pro-
Bel. The hands-free set ups are not manufactured domestically for
American Anchor. IPTC submitted a waiver request based on non-
availability under 49 CFR 661.7(c). FTA also conducted a scouting
search for the fall arrest system through its Interagency Agreement
with the U.S. Department of Commerce's National Institute of Standards
and Technology (NIST). The scouting search did not identify a domestic
manufacturer of a system that met IPTC's specifications.
On Tuesday March 22, 2016, and in accordance with 49 U.S.C.
5323(j)(3)(A), FTA published a notice in the Federal Register
announcing the Buy America waiver request (81 FR 15411), seeking
comment from all interested parties, including potential vendors and
suppliers. The comment period closed on March 29, 2016, and no comments
were received.
Therefore, based on the information supplied in support of IPTC's
request for a Buy America waiver for the System, including NIST's
inability to locate a domestic manufacturer that currently produces a
similar system and the lack of any comments, FTA hereby waives its Buy
America requirements for the Horizontal Lifeline Fall Protection
Maintenance Tie Back System on the grounds that the manufactured
product is not available in the U.S. This waiver is limited to a single
procurement for the Horizontal Lifeline Fall Protection Maintenance Tie
Back System by IPTC.
Issued on April 14, 2016.
Dana Nifosi,
Deputy Chief Counsel.
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