Notice of a Project Waiver of Section 1605 (Buy American requirement) of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (ARRA) to the Johnston County Department of Public Utilities (the County), North

Zusammenfassung

The Acting Regional Administrator of EPA Region 4 is hereby granting a waiver of the Buy America requirements of ARRA Section 1605 under the authority of Section 1605(b)(2) (manufactured goods are not produced in the United States in sufficient and reasonably available quantities and of a satisfactory quality) to the County for the purchase of resin beads (MIEX[supreg] DOC Resin) supplied by Orica Ltd, in Victoria, Australia and manufactured in Australia. The applicant indicates that MIEX[supreg] DOC Resin is necessary to the MIEX[supreg] process, a treatment process evaluated in pilot studies at the County and selected for implementation. The MIEX[supreg] DOC Resin is only manufactured in Australia. It is patented and no alternative exists which can be used with the MIEX[supreg] process. The Acting Regional Administrator is making this determination based on the review and recommendations of the Grants and SRF Section. The County has provided sufficient documentation to support their request.