[Federal Register: November 16, 2001 (Volume 66, Number 222)]
[Notices]
[Page 57701-57702]
From the Federal Register Online via GPO Access [wais.access.gpo.gov]
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Rural Utilities Service
Rural Telephone Bank; Notice Under the Rural Electrification
Act's ``Buy American'' Provision
AGENCY: Rural Utilities Service and Rural Telephone Bank, USDA.
ACTION: Notice of the ``Buy American'' status of certain countries
under the Rural Electrification Act.
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SUMMARY: The Rural Utilities Service (RUS) published notice in the
Federal Register for February 18, 1997, at 62 FR 7205 that the Uruguay
Round Agreements Act, (108 Stat. 4954, Pub. L. 103-465, December 8,
1994), amended the ``Buy American'' provision, (7 U.S.C. 903 note) of
the Rural Electrification Act of 1936, as amended (7 U.S.C. 901 et
seq.,) (the ``RE Act''). Under the amendment, the United States Trade
Representative (USTR) is authorized to determine which countries
(``eligible countries'') are eligible to have their products receive
the same treatment as manufactured and unmanufactured products produced
in the United States. This notice lists the current eligible countries
for RUS electric and telecommunications programs, respectively. Please
refer to the Federal Register notice published February 18, 1997, at 62
FR 7205, for additional information on RUS Buy American requirements.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For electric program matters: George
Bagnall, Director, Electric Staff Division, RUS, U.S. Department of
Agriculture, STOP 1569, 1400 Independence Ave., SW., Washington, DC
20250-1569. Telephone number (202) 720-1900, fax (202) 720-7491. For
telecommunications program matters: Gerald Nugent, Director,
Telecommunications Standards Division, RUS, U.S. Department of
Agriculture, STOP 1598, 1400 Independence Ave., SW., Washington, DC
20250-1598. Telephone number (202) 720-8663, fax (202) 720-4099.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: For telecommunications program borrowers:
Eligible countries are Canada, Israel, and Mexico.
For electric program borrowers: Eligible countries are Aruba,
Austria, Belgium, Canada, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Greece,
Hong Kong China, Iceland, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Japan, Korea,
Liechtenstein, Luxembourg, Mexico, Netherlands, Norway, Portugal,
Singapore, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, and the United Kingdom.
For electric and telecommunications borrowers: Eligibility of
contracts with certain countries may be limited by contract amount or
other restrictions. Contact RUS for additional information.
The USTR may at any time declare one or more additional countries
to be ``eligible countries'' for either electric or telecommunications
borrowers. The Chair of Technical Standards Committee ``A'' (Electric)
will be the point of contact for RUS with respect to USTR
determinations of eligible countries. Each RUS borrower is responsible
for assuring that its procurement complies with the requirements of the
RE Act ``Buy American'' provision.
Dated: November 8, 2001.
Hilda Gay Legg,
Administrator, Rural Utilities Service and Governor, Rural Telephone
Bank.
[FR Doc. 01-28748 Filed 11-15-01; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 3410-15-P
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