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approach was considered the best 

approach to enhance safety in the event 

one (or both) fitted anchors are lost in 

an emergency situation. Use of superior 

holding power anchors was 

subsequently approved by ABS as long 

as the anchor was sufficiently tested, 

proven, and held an ABS class 

certificate. ABS allows up to a 25 

percent reduction in weight (4,500 lbs 

each) for a total weight savings of over 

a ton. 

The shipyard’s market research 

included an ABS web based data search 

for superior holding power anchors. 

Approximately forty three (43) 

companies world-wide were identified 

that manufacture ABS approved anchors 

of superior holding anchors. Of these, 

only two (2) were U.S. manufacturers. 

Neither company produced an anchor of 

the correct size that will fit in the 

ARRV’s anchor pocket. The pocket 

cannot be made larger because of the 

specialized hull shape of the icebreaking bow as described above. 

The project’s conclusion is that there 

are no U.S. manufacturers who produce 

suitable superior holding power 

balanced anchors that meet all of the 

ARRV requirements, so an exemption 

from the Buy American requirements is 

necessary. 

In the absence of a domestic supplier 

that could provide requirementscompliant superior holding power 

anchors, UAF requested that NSF issue 

a Section 1605 exemption determination 

with respect to the purchase of foreignsupplied, requirements-compliant 

superior holding power balanced 

anchors, so that the vessel will meet the 

specific design and technical 

requirements that, as explained above, 

are necessary for this vessel to be able 

to perform its mission successfully. 

Furthermore, the shipyard’s market 

research indicated that superior holding 

power balanced anchors compliant with 

the ARRV’s technical specifications and 

requirements are commercially available 

from foreign vendors within their 

standard product lines. 

NSF’s Division of Acquisition and 

Cooperative Support (DACS) and other 

NSF program staff reviewed the UAF 

exemption request submittal, found that 

it was complete, and determined that 

sufficient technical information was 

provided in order for NSF to evaluate 

the exemption request and to conclude 

that an exemption is needed and should 

be granted. 

III. Exemption 

On February 15, 2012, based on the 

finding that no domestically produced 

superior holding power balanced 

anchors met all of the ARRV’s technical 

specifications and requirements and 

pursuant to section 1605(b), the NSF 

Chief Financial Officer, in accordance 

with a delegation order from the 

Director of the agency signed on May 

27, 2010, granted a limited project 

exemption of the Recovery Act’s Buy 

American requirements with respect to 

the procurement of superior holding 

power balanced anchors. 

Dated: February 16, 2012. 

Lawrence Rudolph, 

General Counsel. 

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