Notice of a Regional Project Waiver of Section 1605 (Buy American) of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (ARRA) to the City of Lewiston, ME and the Auburn, Maine Water District

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The EPA is hereby granting a 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 City of Lewiston, Maine and the Auburn, Maine Water District ("Auburn-Lewiston") for the purchase of thirteen separate types of ductile iron pipe fittings (with various quantities for each individual fitting configuration totaling 33 fittings) that are foreign manufactured as part of an upgrade project at the Auburn-Lewiston Water Treatment Facility. 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. Based upon information submitted by Auburn-Lewiston, it has been determined that there are currently no domestically manufactured pipe fittings available to meet the Auburn-Lewiston's project construction schedule. The Regional Administrator is making this determination based on the review and recommendations