52380 Federal Register / Vol. 76, No. 162 / Monday, August 22, 2011 / Notices 

L. 110–244, 122 Stat. 1572), the FHWA 

is providing this notice as its finding 

that a waiver of Buy America 

requirements is appropriate. The FHWA 

invites public comment on this finding 

for an additional 15 days following the 

effective date of the finding. Comments 

may be submitted to the FHWA’s Web 

site via the link provided to the Oregon/ 

New York waiver page noted above. 

Authority: 23 U.S.C. 313; Pub. L. 110–161, 

23 CFR 635.410. 

Issued on: August 15, 2011. 

Victor M. Mendez, 

Administrator. 

[FR Doc. 2011–21404 Filed 8–19–11; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4910–22–P 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Federal Highway Administration 

Buy America Waiver Notification 

AGENCY: Federal Highway 

Administration (FHWA), DOT. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: This notice provides 

information regarding the FHWA’s 

finding that a Buy America waiver is 

appropriate for the use of non-domestic 

5 3⁄8′′ stud link chain for a Recovery Act 

bridge replacement project in Larose, 

Louisiana. 

DATES: The effective date of the waiver 

is August 23, 2011. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For 

questions about this notice, please 

contact Mr. Gerald Yakowenko, FHWA 

Office of Program Administration, (202) 

366–1562, or via e-mail at 

gerald.yakowenko@dot.gov. For legal 

questions, please contact Mr. Michael 

Harkins, FHWA Office of the Chief 

Counsel, (202) 366–4928, or via e-mail 

at michael.harkins@dot.gov. Office 

hours for the FHWA are from 8:00 a.m. 

to 4:30 p.m., e.t., Monday through 

Friday, except Federal holidays. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Electronic Access 

An electronic copy of this document 

may be downloaded from the Federal 

Register’s home page at: http:// 

www.archives.gov and the Government 

Printing Office’s database at: http:// 

www.access.gpo.gov/nara. 

Background 

The FHWA’s Buy America policy in 

23 CFR 635.410 requires a domestic 

manufacturing process for any steel or 

iron products (including protective 

coatings) that are permanently 

incorporated in a Federal-aid 

construction project. The regulation also 

provides for a waiver of the Buy 

America requirements when the 

application would be inconsistent with 

the public interest or when satisfactory 

quality domestic steel and iron products 

are not sufficiently available. This 

notice provides information regarding 

the FHWA’s finding that a Buy America 

waiver is appropriate to use nondomestic 5 3⁄8′′ stud link chain on a 

Federal-aid project in Larose, Louisiana. 

In accordance with Division A, 

section 123 of the ‘‘Consolidated 

Appropriations Act, 2010’’ (Pub. L. 111– 

117), the FHWA published a notice of 

intent to issue a waiver on its Web site 

(http://www.fhwa.dot.gov/construction/ 

contracts/waivers.cfm?id=56) on April 

12th. The FHWA received three 

comments in response to the 

publication. Two of the comments 

inquired for more detailed information 

about the project and the purpose of 

using the stud link chain on the project. 

The third comment, by the Louisiana 

Department of Transportation, 

responded to the first two comments. 

The response provided additional 

information about the project, including 

the purpose for the use of the 5 3⁄8′′ stud 

link chain. During the 15-day comment 

period, the FHWA conducted additional 

nationwide review to locate potential 

domestic manufacturers for 5 3⁄8′′ stud 

link chain. Based on all the information 

available to the agency, the FHWA 

concludes that there are no domestic 

manufacturers of 5 3⁄8′′ stud link chain. 

In accordance with the provisions of 

section 117 of the SAFETEA–LU 

Technical Corrections Act of 2008 (Pub. 

L. 110–244, 122 Stat. 1572), the FHWA 

is providing this notice as its finding 

that a waiver of Buy America 

requirements is appropriate. The FHWA 

invites public comment on this finding 

for an additional 15 days following the 

effective date of the finding. Comments 

may be submitted to the FHWA’s Web 

site via the link provided to the 

Louisiana page noted above. 

(Authority: 23 U.S.C. 313; Pub. L. 110–161, 

23 CFR 635.410) 

Issued on: August 15, 2011. 

Victor M. Mendez, 

Administrator. 

[FR Doc. 2011–21402 Filed 8–19–11; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4910–22–P 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Federal Highway Administration 

[Docket No. FHWA–2011–0050] 

Temporary Closure of I–395 Just South 

of Conway Street in the City of 

Baltimore to Vehicular Traffic To 

Accommodate the Construction and 

Operation of the Baltimore Grand Prix 

AGENCIES: Federal Highway 

Administration (FHWA), DOT. 

ACTION: Final Notice. 

SUMMARY: The FHWA has approved a 

request from Maryland Transportation 

Authority (MDTA) to temporarily close 

a portion of I–395 (just south of Conway 

Street in Baltimore City) from 

approximately 7 p.m. on Thursday, 

September 1, 2011, until approximately 

6 a.m. on Tuesday, September 6, 2011. 

The closure is requested to 

accommodate the construction and 

operation of the Baltimore Grand Prix 

(BGP), which will use the streets of 

downtown Baltimore as a race course. 

The approval is granted in accordance 

with the provisions of 23 CFR 658.11 

which authorizes the deletion of 

segments of the federally designated 

routes that make up the National 

Network designated in Appendix A of 

23 CFR Part 658. The FHWA published 

a Notice and Request for Comment on 

June 28, 2011, seeking comments from 

the general public on this request 

submitted by the MDTA for a deletion 

in accordance with 23 CFR 658.11(d). 

No public comments were received. 

DATES: Effective Date(s): This Notice is 

effective immediately. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. 

John Nicholas, Truck Size and Weight 

Program Manager in the Office of 

Freight Management, (202) 366–2317; 

Mr. William Winne, Office of the Chief 

Counsel, (202) 366–0791, Federal 

Highway Administration, 1200 New 

Jersey Avenue, SE., Washington, DC 

20590; and Mr. Gregory Murrill, FHWA 

Division Administrator-DELMAR 

Division, (410) 962–4440. Office hours 

for FHWA are from 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., 

e.t., Monday through Friday, except 

Federal holidays. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Electronic Access and Filing 

You may retrieve a copy of the Notice 

and Request for Comment, comments 

submitted to the docket, and a copy of 

this final notice through the Federal 

eRulemaking portal at: http:// 

www.regulations.gov. The Web site is 

available 24 hours each day, 365 days 

each year. Electronic submission and 


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