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            <PUBLICATION_TITLE>Unified Agenda of Federal Regulatory and Deregulatory Actions</PUBLICATION_TITLE>
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            <NAME>Office of the Secretary</NAME>
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            <CODE>2100</CODE>
            <NAME>Department of Transportation</NAME>
            <ACRONYM>DOT</ACRONYM>
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        <RULE_TITLE>Processing Buy America and Buy American Waivers Based on Nonavailability</RULE_TITLE>
        <ABSTRACT><![CDATA[This rule will establish the applicable regulatory standard for waivers from the Buy America requirement on the basis that a product or item is not manufactured in the United States meeting the applicable Buy America requirement.  This standard will require the use of items and products with the maximum known amount of domestic content.  The rule will also establish the required information, which is expected to be consistent across the Department, the applicants must provide in applying for such waivers.]]></ABSTRACT>
        <PRIORITY_CATEGORY>Other Significant</PRIORITY_CATEGORY>
        <RIN_STATUS>Previously Published in The Unified Agenda</RIN_STATUS>
        <RULE_STAGE>Proposed Rule Stage</RULE_STAGE>
        <MAJOR>No</MAJOR>
        <UNFUNDED_MANDATE_LIST>
            <UNFUNDED_MANDATE>No</UNFUNDED_MANDATE>
        </UNFUNDED_MANDATE_LIST>
        <CFR_LIST>
            <CFR>Not Yet Determined</CFR>
        </CFR_LIST>
        <LEGAL_AUTHORITY_LIST>
            <LEGAL_AUTHORITY>23 U.S.C. 313</LEGAL_AUTHORITY>
            <LEGAL_AUTHORITY>49 U.S.C. 5323(j)</LEGAL_AUTHORITY>
            <LEGAL_AUTHORITY>49 U.S.C. 24405(a)</LEGAL_AUTHORITY>
            <LEGAL_AUTHORITY>49 U.S.C. 50101</LEGAL_AUTHORITY>
            <LEGAL_AUTHORITY>Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2018, div. L, title IV, sec. 410</LEGAL_AUTHORITY>
            <LEGAL_AUTHORITY>41 U.S.C. 8301 to 8305</LEGAL_AUTHORITY>
            <LEGAL_AUTHORITY>E.O. 14005, Ensuring the Future Is Made in All of America by All of America&apos;s Workers (January 25, 2021)</LEGAL_AUTHORITY>
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        <RPLAN_ENTRY>No</RPLAN_ENTRY>
        <TIMETABLE_LIST>
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                <TTBL_ACTION>NPRM</TTBL_ACTION>
                <TTBL_DATE>12/00/2023</TTBL_DATE>
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        <SMALL_ENTITY_LIST>
            <SMALL_ENTITY>No</SMALL_ENTITY>
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        <GOVT_LEVEL_LIST>
            <GOVT_LEVEL>None</GOVT_LEVEL>
        </GOVT_LEVEL_LIST>
        <FEDERALISM>Undetermined</FEDERALISM>
        <ENERGY_AFFECTED>No</ENERGY_AFFECTED>
        <FURTHER_INFO_URL>www.regulations.gov</FURTHER_INFO_URL>
        <PUBLIC_COMMENT_URL>www.regulations.gov</PUBLIC_COMMENT_URL>
        <PRINT_PAPER>No</PRINT_PAPER>
        <INTERNATIONAL_INTEREST>No</INTERNATIONAL_INTEREST>
        <AGENCY_CONTACT_LIST>
            <CONTACT>
                <FIRST_NAME>Michael</FIRST_NAME>
                <LAST_NAME>Smith</LAST_NAME>
                <MIDDLE_NAME>A.</MIDDLE_NAME>
                <TITLE>Attorney Advisor</TITLE>
                <AGENCY>
                    <CODE>2105</CODE>
                    <NAME>Office of the Secretary</NAME>
                    <ACRONYM>OST</ACRONYM>
                </AGENCY>
                <PHONE>202 366-4000</PHONE>
                <EMAIL>michael.a.smith@dot.gov</EMAIL>
                <MAILING_ADDRESS>
                    <STREET_ADDRESS>1200 New Jersey Avenue SE,</STREET_ADDRESS>
                    <CITY>Washington</CITY>
                    <STATE>DC</STATE>
                    <ZIP>20590</ZIP>
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