Notice of Proposed Policy Statement on the Implementation of the Phased Increase in Domestic Content Under the Buy America Waiver for Rolling Stock
Notice of proposed policy statement and request for comments.
This notice proposes a statement of policy regarding the implementation of the phased increase in domestic content for rolling stock under the Federal Transit Administration's (FTA) Buy America statute, as amended by the Fixing America's Surface Transportation (FAST) Act. The FAST Act was signed into law on December 4, 2015, with an effective date of October 1, 2015. FTA seeks comments from all interested parties. After consideration of the comments, FTA will issue a second Federal Register notice responding to comments and noting any changes made to the policy statement as a result of the comments received.