Notice of a Regional Waiver of Section 1605 (Buy American Requirement) of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (ARRA) to the City of North Pole (the City) Alaska

Resumen

The Acting Regional Administrator of EPA Region 10 is hereby granting a waiver of the Buy America requirements of ARRA Section 1605(a) 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 City for the purchase of ORION [supreg] Water Meter Monitor with Leak Detection Indicator in-home water meter monitors manufactured in Malaysia by Escatech, Inc., under license from Badger Meter, Inc., located in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. This is a project specific waiver and only applies to the use of the specified product for the ARRA project being proposed. Any other ARRA recipient that wishes to use the same product must apply for a separate waiver based on project specific circumstances. The waiver applicant states that the Badger in-home water meter monitors are the only devices that are compatible with the water meter heads installed by the City since 2007. No other water meter monitors meet satisfactory quality to meet the specifications. The Acting Regional Administrator is making this determination based on the review and recommendations of the Drinking Water