52678 Federal Register / Vol. 76, No. 163 / Tuesday, August 23, 2011 / Notices 

DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND 

URBAN DEVELOPMENT 

[Docket No. FR–5374–N–32] 

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. 

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 Malden 

Housing Authority of Malden, MA for 

the purchase and installation of side 

opening Uniform Federal Accessibility 

Standards-compliant (UFAS-compliant) 

ovens for the Linden Homes project, and 

to the Philadelphia Housing Authority 

for the purchase and installation of 

ductless split air conditioning systems 

for its scattered sites projects and 

convection microwave ovens for its 

scattered sites projects and its Plymouth 

Halls 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 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 the following 

exceptions were granted: 

1. Malden Housing Authority. On July 

21, 2011, upon request of the Malden 

Housing Authority, HUD granted an 

exception to applicability of the Buy 

American requirements with respect to 

work, using CFRFC grant funds, in 

connection with the Linden Homes 

project. The exception was granted by 

HUD on the basis that the relevant 

manufactured goods (UFAS-compliant 

side opening ovens) are not produced in 

the U.S. in sufficient and reasonably 

available quantities or of satisfactory 

quality. 

2. Philadelphia Housing Authority. 

On July 6, 2011, upon request of the 

Philadelphia Housing Authority, HUD 

granted an exception to applicability of 

the Buy American requirements with 

respect to work, using CFRFC grant 

funds, in connection with its scattered 

sites project. The exception was granted 

by HUD on the basis that the relevant 

manufactured goods (ductless split air 

conditioning systems) are not produced 

in the U.S. in sufficient and reasonably 

available quantities or of satisfactory 

quality. 

3. Philadelphia Housing Authority. 

On July 21, 2011, upon request of the 

Philadelphia Housing Authority, HUD 

granted an additional exception to 

applicability of the Buy American 

requirements with respect to work, 

using CFRFC funds, in connection with 

its scattered sites project. The exception 

was granted by HUD on the basis that 

the relevant manufactured goods 

(convection microwave ovens) are not 

produced in the U.S. in sufficient and 

reasonably available quantities or of 

satisfactory quality. 

4. Philadelphia Housing Authority. 

On August 1, 2011, upon request of the 

Philadelphia Housing Authority, HUD 

granted an additional exception to 

applicability of the Buy American 

requirements with respect to work, 

using CFRFC funds, in connection with 

the Plymouth Halls project. The 

exception was granted by HUD on the 

basis that the relevant manufactured 

goods (convection microwave ovens) are 

not produced in the U.S. in sufficient 

and reasonably available quantities or of 

satisfactory quality. 

Dated: August 11, 2011. 

Sandra B. Henriquez, 

Assistant Secretary for Public and Indian 

Housing. 

[FR Doc. 2011–21436 Filed 8–22–11; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4210–67–P 

DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND 

URBAN DEVELOPMENT 

[Docket No. FR–5514–N–02] 

Request for Qualification (RFQ) for the 

Fellowship Placement Pilot Program 

AGENCY: Office of the Assistant 

Secretary for Policy Development and 

Research, HUD. 

ACTION: Notice. 

Funding Opportunity Title: 

Fellowship Placement Program. 

Eligible Applicants: A single third 

party, or a partnership of third parties 

as defined under section I.B. Definitions 

of this notice. 

Announcement Type: Initial 

Announcement. 

OMB Control Number: The OMB 

control number is 2528–0272. 

Catalog of Federal Domestic 

Assistance Number (CFDA): The CFDA 

number for this announcement is 

14.529. 

SUMMARY: This notice announces HUD’s 

proposal to conduct a Fellowship 

Placement Pilot (fellowship program). 

The fellowship program is designed to 

assist local governments rebuild their 

capacity by training and placing highly 

motivated early to midcareer 

professionals into two-year fellowships 

to work in a mayor’s office or other 

offices of local government agencies. 

HUD will conduct the fellowship 

program in six pilot cities. HUD has 

conducted an extensive evaluation 

process and have selected the following 

six pilot cities: Chester, PA; Cleveland, 

OH; Detroit, MI; Fresno, CA; Memphis, 

TN; and New Orleans, LA. 

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