Notice of the Buy America Waiver Request for Vossloh 101-LV Concrete Ties

Resumen

FRA is issuing this notice to advise the public that the Burlington Northern Santa Fe Railway Co. ("BNSF") has submitted to FRA through or with the support of the Washington Department of Transportation ("WSDOT"), the Illinois Department of Transportation ("IDOT"), the Texas Department of Transportation ("TxDOT"), and the California Department of Transportation ("Caltrans") a waiver request from FRA's Buy America Act requirements for the purchase of Vossloh 101-LV concrete ties, which contain certain components not manufactured in the United States. In furtherance of four FRA High-Speed Intercity Passenger Rail ("HSIPR") grants, BNSF, as the railroad infrastructure owner, will construct certain rail project elements that consist of the installation of Vossloh 101-LV concrete ties. FRA has received this request from the four States for the following projects: (a) The Pacific Northwest Rail Corridor Program (b) the Amtrak Quad Cities to Chicago Service Initiation Project, (c) the Tower 55 At-Grade Improvement Project, and (d) the LA to Fullerton Triple Track--Segment 7 Project.