2130-AC23 201810 The Regulatory Plan and the Unified Agenda of Federal Regulatory and Deregulatory Actions 2130 Federal Railroad Administration FRA 2100 Department of Transportation DOT High-Speed Intercity Passenger Rail (HSIPR) Program; Buy America Program Requirements

This rulemaking would establish regulations for FRA´s Buy America requirements as part of the High-Speed Intercity Passenger Rail (HSIPR) program. The Passenger Rail Investment and Improvement Act of 2008 (PRIIA) authorized the appropriation of funds to establish several new passenger rail grant programs, including capital investment grants to support intercity passenger rail service (section 301), high-speed corridor development (section 501), and congestion grants (section 302). FRA has consolidated these and other closely related programs into the HSIPR program, as detailed in FRA´s HSIPR Interim Guidance and FY 2010 Interim Guidance. Spending authorized under PRIIA is subject to the Buy America provision of 49 U.S.C. section 24405(a). This rulemaking would provide standards to govern FRA´s application of the Buy America provision to all PRIIA-authorized spending as part of the HSIPR program.

]]> Economically Significant Previously Published in The Unified Agenda Long-Term Actions Yes No Other 49 CFR 269 49 U.S.C. 24405 49 U.S.C. 26106 No Next Action Undetermined To Be Determined No No None No No www.regulations.gov www.regulations.gov No No Kathryn Gresham Trial Attorney 2130 Federal Railroad Administration FRA 202 493-6063 kathryn.gresham@dot.gov 1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE, Washington DC 20590