How will FRA utilize FTA regulations 49 C.F.R. § 661.5(b) and (c) regarding the use of steel and iron used in FRA-funded projects?
The FTA regulation at 49 C.F.R. §§ 661.5(b) and (c) provides: All steel and iron manufacturing processes must take place in the United States, except metallurgical processes involving refinement of steel additives.… The steel and iron requirements apply to all construction materials made primarily of steel or iron and used in infrastructure projects such as transit or maintenance facilities, rail lines, and bridges. These items include, but are not limited to, structural steel or iron, steel or iron beams and columns, running rail and contact rail. These requirements do not apply to steel or iron used as components or subcomponents of other manufactured products or rolling stock, or to bimetallic power rail incorporating steel or iron components. FRA is supplying these provisions as guidance to its grantees.
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