[Federal Register Volume 72, Number 188 (Friday, September 28, 2007)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Pages 55102-55103]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 07-4803]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Transit Administration

49 CFR Part 661

[Docket No. FTA-2005-23082]
RIN 2132-AA90


Buy America Requirements; End Product Analysis and Waiver 
Procedures

AGENCY: Federal Transit Administration (FTA), DOT.

ACTION: Final rule; correction.

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SUMMARY: The Federal Transit Administration published in the Federal 
Register of September 20, 2007, a final rule (effective October 22, 
2007) which amended the Buy America

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requirements in 49 CFR part 661. This document replaces text that was 
discussed in the preamble but omitted from the final rule with regard 
to final assembly requirements for rolling stock.

DATES: The effective date of this publication is October 22, 2007.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Richard Wong, Office of the Chief 
Counsel, Federal Transit Administration, 1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE., 
Washington, DC 20590, (202) 366-4011 or [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: An inadvertent error occurred in the 
drafting of the final rule. In the Second Notice of Proposed Rulemaking 
(SNPRM) (71 FR 69412, Nov. 30, 2006), FTA proposed a new Appendix D to 
part 661 to amend the final assembly requirements for rolling stock. In 
the preamble to the final rule (72 FR 53688, Sept. 20, 2007), FTA 
announced that it was withdrawing the proposed language in the SNPRM 
and would instead continue to implement the terms of the March 18, 
1997, Dear Colleague letter, with a few minor additions to reflect 
industry practices that have taken effect after the 1997 Dear Colleague 
letter was issued. In the process of drafting the final rule, text that 
was discussed in the preamble was not included in the final rule.
    Accordingly, this document will correct that omission by removing 
the erroneous text in the September 20, 2007, final rule and replacing 
it with the correct text.

PART 661--BUY AMERICA REQUIREMENTS

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In rule FR Doc E7-18355 published on September 20, 2007 (72 FR 53688) 
make the following corrections:


Sec.  661.11  [corrected]

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1. Beginning on page 53697, in the third column, in Appendix D to Sec.  
661.11, paragraphs (a) and (b) are corrected to read as follows:

Appendix D to Sec.  661.11--Minimum Requirements for Final Assembly

    (a) Rail Cars: In the case of the manufacture of a new rail car, 
final assembly would typically include, as a minimum, the following 
operations: installation and interconnection of propulsion control 
equipment, propulsion cooling equipment, brake equipment, energy 
sources for auxiliaries and controls, heating and air conditioning, 
communications equipment, motors, wheels and axles, suspensions and 
frames; the inspection and verification of all installation and 
interconnection work; and the in-plant testing of the stationary 
product to verify all functions.
    (b) Buses: In the case of a new bus, final assembly would 
typically include, at a minimum, the installation and 
interconnection of the engine, transmission, axles, including the 
cooling and braking systems; the installation and interconnection of 
the heating and air conditioning equipment; the installation of 
pneumatic and electrical systems, door systems, passenger seats, 
passenger grab rails, destination signs, wheelchair lifts; and road 
testing, final inspection, repairs and preparation of the vehicles 
for delivery.
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    Issued on September 25, 2007.
James S. Simpson,
Administrator.
[FR Doc. 07-4803 Filed 9-25-07; 3:19 pm]
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