Pipeline Safety: Proposed Waiver of the Build America, Buy America Act Requirements for Gas Service Risers and Gas Meters Under the NGDISM Program

Resumen

The Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (PHMSA), proposes to waive the Build America, Buy America (BABA) Act's domestic preference requirements for certain products widely used in natural gas distribution systems on the basis of nonavailability. The proposed duration of the waiver will apply to expenditures on or after the effective date of the final waiver for recipients of funding under the Natural Gas Distribution Infrastructure Safety and Modernization (NGDISM) Grant Program and would expire after three years. In accordance with Section 70914(c) of BABA, PHMSA is seeking public comments on the proposed waiver.