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2See http://www.printek.com/index.php/mobile/

about. 

of 300 DPI; print speed of 6 ppm; 

compatible with Windows; must be able 

to print 4’’ thermal roll paper and and 

8.5’’ sheet feed thermal paper; product 

weight of 1.1 lbs; USB 2.0 connectivity; 

and Bluetooth capability. 

NHTSA conducted a market analysis 

that did not locate any comparable 

American manufactured e-citation 

printers that are compatible with North 

Carolina’s state-wide e-citation program. 

NHTSA was able to identify the 

FieldPro Series, a direct thermal mobile 

printer manufactured in the United 

States by Printek, Inc.2 However, it does 

not appear that the FieldPro Series 

meets the specifications required by 

North Carolina. The FieldPro Series 

printer is unable to print 8.5’’ sheet feed 

thermal paper; it prints at 2.8 ips and at 

a resolution of 203 dps. Since the 

FieldPro Series printer does not meet 

the specifications required by NCGHSP, 

NHTSA has determined that there are 

no comparable products manufactured 

domestically. Therefore, a Buy America 

waiver is appropriate since Printek’s 

FieldPro Series does not not meet the 

specification required by NCGHSP for 

its e-citation program. NHTSA invites 

public comment on this conclusion. 

Lastly, NCGHSP seeks a waiver to 

purchase HP printer cartridges and 

imaging drums for existing HP printers. 

The State intends to use the printer 

cartridges and imaging drums in the 

Injury Prevention section of its Buckle 

Up Kids/Safe Kids NC program. The 

requested equipment will be used to 

print outreach and educational 

materials for the program. NCGHSP 

states that only HP cartridges and 

imaging drums should be used in the 

program’s HP printers because 

equipment produced by other 

manufacturers may cause degradation or 

quality issues when used in place of HP 

products. It is unable to identify any 

printer cartridges and imaging drums for 

existing HP printers that meet the Buy 

America requirements. The State noted 

that HP is a large, multinational 

corporation with facilities, including 

manufacturing facilities, world-wide. 

NCGHSP is unable to identify the 

location of the facilities that produce the 

replacement HP printer cartridges and 

imaging drums. NHTSA conducted 

similar assessments and cannot confirm 

that HP printer cartridges and imaging 

drums are produced domestically and is 

not aware of any comparable printer 

cartridges and imaging drums produced 

in the United States. Therefore, the Buy 

America waiver is appropriate. NHTSA 

invites public comment on this 

conclusion. 

In light of the above discussion, and 

pursuant to 23 U.S.C. 313(b)(2), NHTSA 

finds that it is appropriate to grant 

waivers from the Buy America 

requirements to NCGHSP in order for it 

to use Federal highway safety grant 

funds to purchase e-citation printers 

and HP printer cartridges and imaging 

drums. These waivers apply to North 

Carolina and all other States seeking to 

use section 405(c) funds to purchase ecitation printers meeting the 

specifications described above and 

section 402 funds for HP printer 

cartridges and imaging drums for the 

purposes mentioned herein. These 

waivers will continue through fiscal 

year 2015 and will allow the purchase 

of these items as required for North 

Carolina’s Governor’s Highway Safety 

Program. Accordingly, these waivers 

will expire at the conclusion of fiscal 

year 2015 (September 30, 2015). In 

accordance with the provisions of 

Section 117 of the Safe, Accountable, 

Flexible, Efficient Transportation Equity 

Act: A Legacy of Users Technical 

Corrections Act of 2008 (Pub. L. 110– 

244, 122 Stat. 1572), NHTSA is 

providing this notice as its finding that 

a waiver of the Buy America 

requirement is appropriate. 

NHTSA also determines that it is 

inappropriate to grant a waiver from the 

Buy America requirement for NCGHSP 

to use Federal highway safety grant 

funds to purchase various models of car 

seats in its Child Passenger Safety 

Program. 

Written comments on these findings 

may be submitted through any of the 

methods discussed above. NHTSA may 

reconsider these findings, if through 

comment, it learns of additional 

relevant information regarding its 

decisions related to NCGHSP’s waiver 

requests. 

These findings should not be 

construed as an endorsement or 

approval of any products by NHTSA or 

the U.S. Department of Transportation. 

The United States Government does not 

endorse products or manufacturers. 

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

Issued in Washington, DC under authority 

delegated in 49 CFR 1.95. 

O. Kevin Vincent, 

Chief Counsel. 

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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

National Highway Traffic Safety 

Administration 

[Docket No. NHTSA—2015–0005] 

Notice of Buy America Waiver 

AGENCY: National Highway Traffic 

Safety Administration (NHTSA), 

Department of Transportation (DOT). 

ACTION: Notice of Buy America waiver. 

SUMMARY: This notice provides 

NHTSA’s finding with respect to a 

request to waive the requirement of Buy 

America from the Traffic Safety Office 

(TSO) of the Ohio Department of Public 

Safety. NHTSA finds that a nonavailability waiver of the Buy America 

requirement is appropriate for the 

purchase of printers using Federal 

highway traffic safety grant funds 

because there are no suitable products 

produced in the United States. 

DATES: The effective date of this waiver 

is March 2, 2015. Written comments 

regarding this notice may be submitted 

to NHTSA and must be received on or 

before: March 11, 2015. 

ADDRESSES: Written comments may be 

submitted using any one of the 

following methods: 

• Mail: Docket Management Facility, 

M–30, U.S. Department of 

Transportation, West Building, Ground 

Floor, Rm. W12–140, 1200 New Jersey 

Avenue SE., Washington, DC 20590. 

• Fax: Written comments may be 

faxed to (202) 493–2251. 

• Internet: To submit comments 

electronically, go to the Federal 

regulations Web site at http://

www.regulations.gov. Follow the online 

instructions for submitting comments. 

• Hand Delivery: West Building 

Ground Floor, Room W12–140, 1200 

New Jersey Avenue SE., between 9 a.m. 

and 5 p.m. Eastern Time, Monday 

through Friday, except Federal holidays. 

Instructions: All comments submitted 

in relation to this waiver must include 

the agency name and docket number. 

Please note that all comments received 

will be posted without change to http:// 

www.regulations.gov, including any 

personal information provided. You 

may also call the Docket at 202–366– 

9324. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For 

program issues, contact Barbara Sauers, 

Office of Regional Operations and 

Program Delivery, NHTSA (phone: 202– 

366–0144). For legal issues, contact 

Andrew DiMarsico, Office of Chief 

Counsel, NHTSA (phone: 202–366– 

5263). You may send mail to these 

officials at the National Highway Traffic 


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1 23 U.S.C. 408 was repealed by the Moving 

Ahead for Progress in the 21st Century (MAP–21) 

Act, Public Law 112–141 § 31109(d), 126 Stat. 756 

(2012), and recodified at 23 U.S.C. 405(c). 

2As part of its initial request, TSO sought a 

waiver for vehicle printer mounts. However, TSO 

has withdrawn its waiver request for those items. 

3TSO requires mobile printers that are small 

(10.04′′ long x 2.17′′ width x 1.18′′ height), 300 x 300 

DPI, Bluetooth enabled, direct thermal, uses full 

letter size page (81⁄2′′ x 11′′) and prints at 6 pages 

per minute. 

4NHTSA conducted internet searches and 

reviewed several Web sites that catalog products 

domestic made products: www.usaonly.us; 

www.americansworking.com; 

www.madeinamericaforever.com; 

www.unionbuiltpc.com and www.madeinusa.org. 

Safety Administration, 1200 New Jersey 

Avenue SE., Washington, DC 20590. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This 

notice provides NHTSA’s finding that a 

waiver of the Buy America requirement, 

23 U.S.C. 313, is appropriate for Ohio’s 

TSO to purchase printers using grant 

funds authorized under 23 U.S.C. 405(c) 

(section 405) and its predecessor, 23 

U.S.C. 408.1 Section 405(c) funds are 

available for use by State highway traffic 

safety programs to support the 

development and implementation of 

effective State programs that, among 

other things, improve the timeliness, 

accuracy, completeness, uniformity, 

integration, and accessibility of State 

traffic safety data. 23 U.S.C. 405(c)(1). 

Buy America provides that NHTSA 

‘‘shall not obligate any funds authorized 

to be appropriated to carry out the 

Surface Transportation Assistance Act 

of 1982 (96 Stat. 2097) or [Title 23] and 

administered by the Department of 

Transportation, unless steel, iron, and 

manufactured products used in such 

project are produced in the United 

States.’’ 23 U.S.C. 313. However, 

NHTSA may waive those requirements 

if ‘‘(1) their application would be 

inconsistent with the public interest; (2) 

such materials and products are not 

produced in the United States in 

sufficient and reasonably available 

quantities and of a satisfactory quality; 

or (3) the inclusion of domestic material 

will increase the cost of the overall 

project contract by more than 25 

percent.’’ 23 U.S.C. 313(b). In this 

instance, NHTSA has determined that a 

non-availability waiver is appropriate 

for the printers that Ohio’s TSO seeks to 

purchase using Federal grant funds. 

Ohio’s TSO seeks a waiver to 

purchase 250 Brother Pocket Jet 6 Plus 

printer vehicle kits at $468.90 per unit 

to be used in Ohio’s mobile ticketing ecitation system and software package as 

part of a pilot program.2 Ohio indicates 

that it has used the Brother printer in 

enforcement vehicles for several years 

and it has proven to be a durable mobile 

printing device for the type of 

environment they are used in and the 

applications used by law enforcement. 

Ohio’s TSO is unable to identify any 

domestically manufactured mobile 

printers that meet the requirements 

specified for the mobile printers for use 

in its enforcement vehicles.3 NHTSA 

conducted similar assessments 4 and 

was unable to locate domestic 

manufacturers of mobile printers with 

the specifications required by Ohio’s 

TSO. Since a mobile printer that meets 

the requirements identified by TSO for 

use by its police officers is unavailable 

from a domestic manufacturer, the Buy 

America waiver is appropriate. NHTSA 

invites public comment on this 

conclusion. 

In light of the above discussion, and 

pursuant to 23 U.S.C. 313(b)(2), NHTSA 

finds that it is appropriate to grant a 

waiver of the Buy America requirement 

to TSO in order to purchase 250 Brother 

Pocket Jet 6 Plus printer vehicle kits. 

This waiver applies to Ohio and all 

other States seeking to use section 

405(c) and eligible section 408 funds to 

purchase 250 Brother Pocket Jet 6 Plus 

printer vehicle kits for the purposes 

mentioned herein. This waiver will 

continue through fiscal year 2015 and 

will allow the purchase of these items 

as required for Ohio’s TSO. 

Accordingly, this waiver will expire at 

the conclusion of fiscal year 2015 

(September 30, 2015). In accordance 

with the provisions of Section 117 of the 

Safe, Accountable, Flexible, Efficient 

Transportation Equity Act: A Legacy of 

Users Technical Corrections Act of 2008 

(Pub. L. 110–244, 122 Stat. 1572), 

NHTSA is providing this notice as its 

finding that a waiver of the Buy 

America requirement is appropriate for 

the Brother Pocket Jet 6 Plus printer 

vehicle kits. 

Written comments on this finding 

may be submitted through any of the 

methods discussed above. NHTSA may 

reconsider this finding, if through 

comment, it learns of additional 

relevant information regarding its 

decisions to grant and deny TSO’s 

waiver request. 

This finding should not be construed 

as an endorsement or approval of any 

products by NHTSA or the U.S. 

Department of Transportation. The 

United States Government does not 

endorse products or manufacturers. 

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

Issued in Washington, DC, under authority 

delegated in 49 CFR part 1.95. 

O. Kevin Vincent, 

Chief Counsel. 

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DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY 

Proposed Collection; Comment 

Request; TIGTA Generic Survey 

Request 

AGENCY: Departmental Office, 

Department of the Treasury. 

ACTION: Notice and request for 

comments. 

SUMMARY: The Department of the 

Treasury, as part of its continuing effort 

to reduce paperwork and respondent 

burden, invites the general public and 

other Federal agencies to take this 

opportunity to comment on proposed 

information collections, as required by 

the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, 

Public Law 104–13 (44 U.S.C. 

3506(c)(2)(A)). The Department of the 

Treasury is soliciting comments on this 

collection of information that is 

scheduled to expire July 31, 2015. 

DATES: Written comments should be 

received on or before April 27, 2015 to 

be assured of consideration. 

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments 

by email to Kim.Hyatt@tigta.treas.gov; 

subject line: Comment on TIGTA 

Generic Survey Request; or by mail to: 

Treasury PRA Clearance Officer, Office 

of Privacy, Transparency, and Records, 

1750 Pennsylvania Ave., NW., 

Washington DC, 20220. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Requests for additional information or 

request a copy of the information 

collection can be directed to the 

addresses provided above. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

OMB Control Number: 1505–0217. 

Title: Treasury Inspector General for 

Tax Administration (TIGTA) Generic 

Survey. 

Abstract: The TIGTA’s Office of 

Audit’s mission is to provide 

independent oversight of IRS activities. 

Through its audit programs TIGTA 

promotes efficiency and effectiveness in 

the administration of internal revenue 

laws, including the prevention and 

detection of fraud, waste, and abuse 

affecting tax administration. To 

accomplish this, TIGTA Office of Audit 

at times finds it necessary to contact a 

limited number of taxpayers (including 

businesses) for various reasons. 

Type of Review: Extension without 

change of a currently approved 

collection. 


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