Notice of a Regional Project Waiver of Section 1605 (Buy American Requirement) of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (ARRA) to the West Milford Township Municipal Utilities Authority (WMTMUA), New Jersey

Résumé

The Regional Administrator of EPA Region 2 is hereby granting a project waiver of the Buy American 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 WMTMUA, New Jersey, for the purchase of a membrane bio-reactor (MBR) unit that uses flat- plate membrane cartridges. The WMTMUA's proposed upgrade of its Awosting Sewage Treatment Plant to a MBR facility requires utilizing flat-plate membrane cartridges. No United States manufacturer produces a MBR unit with flat-plate membrane cartridges that meet the specifications for the project. The only MBR unit that incorporates the flat-plate membrane cartridges and meets the WMTMUA's specifications is manufactured in Japan by Kubota. This is a project specific waiver and only applies to the use of the identified product for the ARRA funded project being proposed. Any other ARRA project that may wish to use the same product must apply for a separate waiver based on the project specific circumstances. The Regional Administrator is making this determination based on the review