Pre-Award, Post-Delivery Audit Requirements Under Buy America

Forms and Documents

Document Name	Status
60-Day FRN Buy America March 14, 2017.pdf Supplementary Document	2017-06-21
30-Day FRN Buy America June 20, 2017.pdf Supplementary Document	2017-06-21
Buy America Handbook January 2017.pdf Supplementary Document	2017-06-21
2017 Buy America Justification Statement Final.docx Supporting Statement A	2017-06-21

IC Document Collections

IC ID	Document Title	Status
26536	Pre-Award, Post-Delivery Audit Requirements Under Buy America Instruction	Modified

ICR Details

OMB Control No: 2132-0544	ICR Reference No: 201706-2132-003
Status: Historical Active	Previous ICR Reference No: 201402-2132-003
Agency/Subagency: DOT/FTA	Agency Tracking No:
Title: Pre-Award, Post-Delivery Audit Requirements Under Buy America
Type of Information Collection: Extension without change of a currently approved collection	Common Form ICR:  No
Type of Review Request: Regular
OIRA Conclusion Action: Approved without change	Conclusion Date: 08/15/2017
	Date Received in OIRA: 06/21/2017
Terms of Clearance:

	Inventory as of this Action	Requested	Previously Approved
Expiration Date	08/31/2020	36 Months From Approved	08/31/2017
Responses	700	0	700
Time Burden (Hours)	2,786	0	2,786
Cost Burden (Dollars)	0	0	0

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Abstract: The information collection under OMB control number 2132-0544 “Pre-Award, Post-Delivery Audit Requirements Under Buy America” currently does not require any revisions. As a result, the Federal Transit Administration (FTA) is requesting a 3-year extension without change for OMB approval. This is a mandatory collection that prevents FTA from obligating any funding that may be appropriated to carry out its program for a project unless “the steel, iron, and manufactured goods used in the project are produced in the United States. The information being reported is a certification document. A transit grantee must include in its bid or request for proposal (RFP) specification for procurement of steel, iron or manufactured goods (including rolling stock) an appropriate notice of the Buy America provision and require, as a condition of responsiveness, that the bidder or offer or submit with the bid or offer a completed Buy America certificate in accordance with 49 CFR §§661.6 or 661.12. Under limited circumstances, FTA may waive Buy America requirements. The entities that respond to this collection are transit agencies procuring rolling stock from transit bus and transit railcar manufacturers. This information is submitted as needed, triggered whenever a transit agencies procures rolling stock. The collection is for record-keeping purposes only. Transit agencies maintain the certification on site and only need to produce the document upon request by FTA.

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Authorizing Statute(s): US Code: 49 USC Section 5323(j)and(m) Name of Law: Buy America
   PL: Pub.L. 114 - 94 3011 Name of Law: Fixing America's Surface Transportation (FAST) Act
  

Citations for New Statutory Requirements: None

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Associated Rulemaking Information
RIN:	Stage of Rulemaking:	Federal Register Citation:	Date:
	Not associated with rulemaking

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Federal Register Notices & Comments
60-day Notice:	Federal Register Citation:	Citation Date:
	82 FR 13723	03/14/2017
30-day Notice:	Federal Register Citation:	Citation Date:
	82 FR 28221	06/20/2017
Did the Agency receive public comments on this ICR? No

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Number of Information Collection (IC) in this ICR: 1

IC Title	Form No.	Form Name
Pre-Award, Post-Delivery Audit Requirements Under Buy America

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ICR Summary of Burden

	Total Approved	Previously Approved	Change Due to New Statute	Change Due to Agency Discretion	Change Due to Adjustment in Estimate	Change Due to Potential Violation of the PRA
Annual Number of Responses	700	700	0	0	0	0
Annual Time Burden (Hours)	2,786	2,786	0	0	0	0
Annual Cost Burden (Dollars)	0	0	0	0	0	0

Burden increases because of Program Change due to Agency Discretion: No

Burden Increase Due to:

Burden decreases because of Program Change due to Agency Discretion: No

Burden Reduction Due to:

Short Statement:

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Annual Cost to Federal Government: $659,000

Does this IC contain surveys, censuses, or employ statistical methods? No

Is the Supporting Statement intended to be a Privacy Impact Assessment required by the E-Government Act of 2002? No

Is this ICR related to the Affordable Care Act [Pub. L. 111-148 & 111-152]? No

Is this ICR related to the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, [Pub. L. 111-203]? No

Is this ICR related to the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (ARRA)? No

Is this ICR related to the Pandemic Response? Uncollected

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Common Form ICR:  No

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On behalf of this Federal agency, I certify that the collection of information encompassed by this request complies with 5 CFR 1320.9 and the related provisions of 5 CFR 1320.8(b)(3).

The following is a summary of the topics, regarding the proposed collection of information, that the certification covers:

(a) It is necessary for the proper performance of agency functions;

(b) It avoids unnecessary duplication;

(c) It reduces burden on small entities;

(d) It uses plain, coherent, and unambiguous language that is understandable to respondents;

(e) Its implementation will be consistent and compatible with current reporting and recordkeeping practices;

(f) It indicates the retention periods for recordkeeping requirements;

(g) It informs respondents of the information called for under 5 CFR 1320.8 (b)(3) about:

(i) Why the information is being collected;

(ii) Use of information;

(iii) Burden estimate;

(iv) Nature of response (voluntary, required for a benefit, or mandatory);

(v) Nature and extent of confidentiality; and

(vi) Need to display currently valid OMB control number;

(h) It was developed by an office that has planned and allocated resources for the efficient and effective management and use of the information to be collected.

(i) It uses effective and efficient statistical survey methodology (if applicable); and

(j) It makes appropriate use of information technology.

If you are unable to certify compliance with any of these provisions, identify the item by leaving the box unchecked and explain the reason in the Supporting Statement.

Certification Date: 06/21/2017

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