{"abstract":"The Safe, Accountable, Flexible, Efficient Transportation Equity Act: A Legacy for Users (SAFETEA-LU) requires the Federal Transit Administration (FTA) to make certain changes to our Buy America requirements. Accordingly, this Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) would clarify the Buy America requirements with respect to microprocessor waivers, remove two general waiver categories, allow for post-award waivers, require greater detail for public interest waivers, and specify that final decisions by FTA are subject to judicial review. In addition, this NPRM would clarify the definitions of end product, negotiated agreement, and contractor, and provide a list representative of those items. The NPRM also proposes addressing the procurement of systems under the definition of end product, negotiated agreement, and contractor to ensure that major system procurements are not used to circumvent the Buy America requirements. Finally, the NPRM would make a minor clarification to pre-award and post-delivery review of rolling stock purchases.","action":"Notice of proposed rulemaking.","agencies":[{"raw_name":"DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION","name":"Transportation Department","id":492,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/transportation-department","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/492","parent_id":null,"slug":"transportation-department"},{"raw_name":"Federal Transit Administration","name":"Federal Transit Administration","id":193,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/federal-transit-administration","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/193","parent_id":492,"slug":"federal-transit-administration"}],"body_html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/full_text/html/2005/11/28/05-23323.html","cfr_references":[{"chapter":null,"citation_url":null,"part":661,"title":49}],"citation":"70 FR 71246","comment_url":null,"comments_close_on":"2006-01-27","correction_of":null,"corrections":[],"dates":"Comments requested by January 27, 2006. Late filed comments will be considered to the extent practicable.","disposition_notes":null,"docket_ids":["Docket No. FTA-2005-23082"],"dockets":[],"document_number":"05-23323","effective_on":null,"end_page":71258,"executive_order_notes":null,"executive_order_number":null,"explanation":null,"full_text_xml_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/full_text/xml/2005/11/28/05-23323.xml","html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2005/11/28/05-23323/buy-america-requirements-amendments-to-definitions-and-waiver-procedures","images":{},"images_metadata":{},"json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/documents/05-23323?publication_date=2005-11-28","mods_url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/metadata/granule/FR-2005-11-28/05-23323/mods.xml","not_received_for_publication":null,"page_length":13,"page_views":{"count":3203,"last_updated":"2026-04-04 16:15:04 -0400"},"pdf_url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2005-11-28/pdf/05-23323.pdf","presidential_document_number":null,"proclamation_number":null,"public_inspection_pdf_url":null,"publication_date":"2005-11-28","raw_text_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/full_text/text/2005/11/28/05-23323.txt","regulation_id_number_info":{"2132-AA80":null},"regulation_id_numbers":["2132-AA80"],"regulations_dot_gov_info":{"checked_regulationsdotgov_at":"2011-11-12T17:34:42Z"},"regulations_dot_gov_url":null,"significant":null,"signing_date":null,"start_page":71246,"subtype":null,"title":"Buy America Requirements; Amendments to Definitions and Waiver Procedures","toc_doc":"Buy America requirements; definitions and waiver procedures amendments","toc_subject":null,"topics":["Grant programs-transportation","Mass transportation","Reporting and recordkeeping requirements"],"type":"Proposed Rule","volume":70}