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                Safety Eligibility Letter WZ-303A
  
  **Hardware Type:**
            Work Zone Devices
                          **Code:**
            WZ-303A
                          **Date:**
            10/19/2012
                          **Testing Criteria:**
            NCHRP 350
                          **Manufacturer:**
            Eastern Metal/USA-Sign
                          **Device Description:**
            C-301, C-801, and C-802 Sign Stands
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            wz303a.pdf (1.2 MB)
    
    Safety Eligibility Letter WZ - 303a
            
            	
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            	U.S. Department of Transportation**Federal Highway Administration
                400 Seventh St., S.W.Washington, D.C.  20590**
                
          	
			 
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        	October 19, 2012
          In Reply Refer To: **HSST/ WZ-303A**
            Steve Zimar

Eastern Metal / USA Sign

1430 Sullivan Street

Elmira,   New York 14901
            Dear Mr. Zimar:
          This letter is in response to your request for  the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) to review a roadside safety system  for eligibility for reimbursement under the Federal-aid highway program.
          Name of system:
                C-301, C-801, and C-802 Sign StandsType of system:
                X-Footprint compact portable sign standsTest Level:
                NCHRP Report 350 Test Level 3Testing conducted by:
                N/ADate of request:
                March 15, 2012**Decision:**
The following devices are eligible, with details provided in the form which is attached as an integral part of this letter:
C-301, C-801, and C-802 Sign StandsBased on a review of details submitted by the manufacturer  certifying the device described herein meets the crash test and evaluation  criteria of the National Cooperative Highway Research Program (NCHRP) Report  350, the device is eligible for reimbursement under the Federal-aid highway  program.  Eligibility for reimbursement  under the Federal-aid highway program does not establish approval or  endorsement by the FHWA for any particular purpose or use.The FHWA, the Department of Transportation, and the United  States Government do not endorse products or services and the issuance of a  reimbursement eligibility letter is not an endorsement of any product or  service.
**Requirements**
  To be found eligible for Federal-aid funding, roadside  safety devices should meet the crash test and evaluation criteria contained in  the NCHRP Report 350 or the American Association of  State Highway and Transportation Officials’ Manual for Assessing Safety  Hardware (MASH).
**Description**
  The device and supporting documentation are described in  the attached form.
This letter corrects product identifying information in  our letter WZ-303 to you dated November 30, 2011.  That letter misidentifies the C-802 sign stand  as a C-902 sign stand.  The C-902 stand  was previously covered by our letters WZ-07, WZ-13, and WZ-56.  WZ-303 covers the C-302 sign stand and the  C-802 sign stand (erroneously referred to as C-902).
You also noted that Eastern Metal/ USA-Sign is now  offering identical stands to the C-302 and C-802 stands except that they  incorporate a lower profile base.  This  smaller base is required in order that the stands will fit into certain storage  containers. These stands are identified as Models C-301 and C-801.
**Summary and Standard Provisions**
  Therefore, the system described and detailed in the  attached form is eligible for reimbursement and may be installed under the  range of conditions tested.
Please note the following standard provisions that apply  to FHWA eligibility letters:
This  finding of eligibility does not cover other structural features of the systems, nor conformity with the  Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices.
  Any  changes that may influence system conformance with NCHRP Report 350 criteria  will require a new reimbursement eligibility letter.
  Should  the FHWA discover that the qualification testing was flawed, that in-service  performance reveals safety problems, or that the system is significantly  different from the version that was crash tested, we reserve the right to  modify or revoke this letter.
  You are  expected to supply potential users with sufficient information on design and  installation requirements to ensure proper performance.
  You are  expected to certify to potential users that the hardware furnished has the same  chemistry, mechanical properties, and geometry as that submitted for review,  and that it will meet the crash test and evaluation criteria of the NCHRP  Report 350.
  To  prevent misunderstanding by others, this letter of eligibility is designated as  number WZ-303A and shall not be reproduced except in full.  This letter and the test documentation upon  which it is based are public information.   All such letters and documentation may be reviewed at our office upon  request.
  This  letter shall not be construed as authorization or consent by the FHWA to use,  manufacture, or sell any patented system for which the applicant is not the  patent holder.  The FHWA does not become  involved in issues concerning patent law.  Patent issues, if any, are to be resolved by  the applicant.
  The Eastern Metal / USA-Sign stands are patented  products and considered proprietary.  If  proprietary systems are specified by a highway agency for use on Federal-aid  projects: (a) they must be supplied through competitive bidding with equally  suitable unpatented items; (b) the highway agency must certify that they are  essential for synchronization with the existing highway facilities or that no  equally suitable alternative exists; or (c) they must be used for research or  for a distinctive type of construction on relatively short sections of road for  experimental purposes.  Our regulations  concerning proprietary products are contained in Title 23, Code of Federal Regulations,  Section 635.411.Sincerely yours,
***Signature of Mike S. Griffith***
            Michael S. Griffith
            	Director, Office of Safety Technologies
                Office of Safety
          	
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