Notice of a Project Waiver of Section 1605 (Buy American Requirement) of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (ARRA) to the Albuquerque Bernalillo County Water Utility Authority, New Mexico

概要

The Regional Administrator of EPA Region 6 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 Albuquerque Bernalillo County Water Utility Authority ("ABCWUA") for the purchase of three hundred acoustic leak detection sensors/loggers ("loggers") and one fully programmable radio transceiver. The loggers and radio transceiver under consideration are manufactured by Gutermann, Inc., and no United States manufacturer produces an alternative that meets the ABCWUA's technical specifications. This is a project specific waiver and only applies to the use of the specified 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 specific project circumstances. The Regional Administrator is making this determination based on the review and recommendations of the EPA Region 6, Water Quality Protection Division. The ABCWUA has provided sufficient documentation to support i