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elements are manufactured
domestically. The FHWA’s Buy America
requirements were tailored to the types
of products that are typically used in
highway construction, which generally
meet the requirement that steel and iron
materials be manufactured domestically.
In today’s global industry, vehicles are
assembled with iron and steel
components that are manufactured all
over the world. The FHWA is not aware
of any domestically produced vehicle
on the market that meets FHWA’s Buy
America requirement to have all its iron
and steel be manufactured exclusively
in the U.S. For example, the Chevrolet
Volt, which was identified by many
commenters in a November 21, 2011,
Federal Register Notice (76 FR 72027)
as a car that is made in the U.S., is
comprised of only 45 percent of U.S.
and Canadian content according to the
National Highway Traffic Safety
Administration’s Part 583 American
Automobile Labeling Act Report Web
page (http://www.nhtsa.gov/
Laws+&+Regulations/
Part+583+American+Automobile
+Labeling+Act+(AALA)+Reports).
Moreover, there is no indication of how
much of this 45 percent content is U.S.manufactured (from initial melting and
mixing) iron and steel content.
In accordance with Division K,
section 122 of the ‘‘Consolidated and
Further Continuing Appropriations Act,
2015’’ (Pub. L. 113–235), FHWA
published a notice of intent to issue a
waiver on its Web site at http://
www.fhwa.dot.gov/construction/
contracts/waivers.cfm?id=131 on July
13th. The FHWA received five
comments in response to the
publication. Two commenters are in
favor of the waiver. One commenter
suggested that amendments should be
made to use American made vehicles if
possible. The other two commenters
opposed the waiver without suggestions
regarding domestic availability of the
proposed vehicles and equipment
project.
Based on FHWA’s conclusion that
there are no domestic manufacturers
that can produce the vehicles and
equipment identified in this notice in
such a way that steel and iron materials
are manufactured domestically, and
after consideration of the comments
received, FHWA finds that application
of FHWA’s Buy America requirements
to these products is inconsistent with
the public interest (23 U.S.C. 313(b)(1)
and 23 CFR 635.410(c)(2)(i)). However,
FHWA believes that it is in the public
interest and consistent with the Buy
America requirements to impose the
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U.S. Requiring final assembly to be
performed in the U.S. is consistent with
past guidance to FHWA Division Offices
on manufactured products (see
Memorandum on Buy America Policy
Response, Dec. 22, 1997, http://
www.fhwa.dot.gov/programadmin/
contracts/122297.cfm). A waiver of the
Buy America requirement without any
regard to where the vehicle is assembled
would diminish the purpose of the Buy
America requirement. Moreover, in
today’s economic environment, the Buy
America requirement is especially
significant in that it will ensure that
Federal Highway Trust Fund dollars are
used to support and create jobs in the
U.S. This approach is similar to the
conditional waivers previously given for
various vehicle projects. Thus, so long
as the final assembly of the 21 State
projects occurs in the U.S., applicants to
this waiver request may proceed to
purchase these vehicles and equipment
consistent with the Buy America
requirement.
In accordance with the provisions of
section 117 of the ‘‘Safe, Accountable,
Flexible, Efficient Transportation Equity
Act: A Legacy for Users, Technical
Corrections Act of 2008’’ (Pub. L. 110–
244), FHWA is providing this notice of
its finding that a public interest waiver
of Buy America requirements is
appropriate on the condition that the
vehicles and equipment identified in
the notice be assembled in the U.S. The
FHWA invites public comment on this
finding for an additional 15 days
following the effective date of the
finding. Comments may be submitted to
FHWA’s Web site via the link provided
to the waiver page noted above.
Authority: 23 U.S.C. 313; P.L. 110–161, 23
CFR 635.410.
Issued on: August 29, 2016.
Gregory G. Nadeau,
Administrator, Federal Highway
Administration.
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Office of the Secretary
[Docket No. DOT–OST–2016–0171]

Agency Information Collection
Activities: Request for Comments;
Renewal of an Information
Collection(s): U.S. Department of
Transportation, Individual Complaint of
Employment Discrimination Form
Office of the Secretary, U.S.
Department of Transportation.

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comments.

ACTION:

In accordance with the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, (44
U.S.C. 3501 et seq.), this notice
announces the U.S. Department of
Transportation’s (DOT) intention to
request the Office of Management and
Budget’s (OMB) approval for the
utilization of the Individual Complaint
of Employment Discrimination form
when processing Equal Employment
Opportunity (EEO) discrimination
complaints filed by applicants for
employment with DOT. The OMB
approved the form in 2009 with its
renewal required by September 30,
2012. Subsequently, DOT was given
approval of the form until August 31,
2014. The renewal period then lapsed;
therefore, the form expired. The OMB
approved the form in 2015 with its
renewal required by December 31, 2016.
DATES: Comments on this notice must be
received by November 15, 2016.
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments
[identified by Docket No. DOT–OST–
2016–0171] by any of the following
methods:
• Fax: 202–493–2064.
• Mail: Docket Management Facility,
U.S. Department of Transportation, 1200
New Jersey Avenue SE., West Building,
Room W12–140, Washington, DC 20590.
• Hand Delivery: Docket Management
Facility, U.S. Department of
Transportation, 1200 New Jersey
Avenue SE., West Building, Room W12–
140, Washington, DC 20590, between 9
a.m. and 5 p.m., Monday through
Friday, except on Federal holidays.
• Federal eRulemaking Portal: http://
www.regulations.gov. Follow the online
instructions for submitting comments.
Instructions: All submissions must
include the Agency name (Office of the
Secretary, DOT) and docket number for
this rulemaking. You should provide
two copies of your comments if you
submit them by mail or hand delivery.
Note that all comments received will be
posted without change to
www.regulations.gov, including any
personal information provided, and will
be available to Internet users. You may
review DOT’s complete Privacy Act
Statement in the Federal Register
published on April 11, 2000 (65 FR
19477) or you may visit htttp://
DocketsInfo.dot.gov.
Docket: For Internet access to the
docket to read background documents
and comments received, go to
www.regulations.gov. Background
documents and comments received may
also be viewed at DOT, 1200 New Jersey
Avenue SE., Docket Operations, West
Building, Room W12–140, Washington,
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DC 25090, between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m.,
Monday through Friday, except Federal
holidays.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Tami L. Wright, Associate Director,
Compliance Operations Division (S–34),
Departmental Office of Civil Rights,
Office of the Secretary, U.S. Department
of Transportation, 1200 New Jersey
Avenue SE., Washington, DC 20590,
202–366–9370 or (TTY) 202–366–0663.

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SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

OMB Control Number: 2015–0056.
Title: Individual Compliant of
Employment Discrimination Form.
Form Numbers: DOT F 1050–8.
Type of Review: Renewal of
previously approved form.
Abstract: The DOT will utilize the
form to collect information necessary to
process EEO discrimination complaints
filed by employees, former employees,
and applicants for employment with the
Department. These complaints are
processed in accordance with the U.S.
Equal Employment Opportunity
Commission’s regulations, Title 29,
Code of Federal Regulations, Part 1614,
as amended. The DOT will use the form
to: (a) Request requisite information
from the applicant for processing
his/her EEO discrimination complaint;
and (b) obtain information to identify an
individual or his or her attorney or other
representative, if appropriate. An
applicant’s filing of an EEO
discrimination complaint is solely
voluntary. The DOT estimates that it
takes an applicant approximately one
hour to complete the form.
Respondents: Job applicants filing
EEO discrimination complaints.
Estimated Number of Respondents: 10
per year.
Estimated Total Burden on
Respondents: 10 hours per year.
Comments are invited on: (a) Whether
the proposed collection of information
is reasonable for the proper performance
of the EEO functions of the Department,
and (b) the accuracy of the Department’s
estimate of the burden of the proposed
information collection. All responses to
the notice will be summarized and
included in the request for OMB
approval. All comments will also
become a matter of public record.
Issued in Washington, DC, on September 8,
2016.
Leslie Proll,
Director, Departmental Office of Civil Rights.
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DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY
Privacy Act of 1974; Systems of
Records
Department of the Treasury.
Notice of Privacy Act system of

AGENCY:
ACTION:

records.
In accordance with the
Privacy Act of 1974, as amended, 5
U.S.C. 552a the Department of the
Treasury (‘‘Treasury’’ or the
‘‘Department’’) proposes to update and
reissue a current Department of the
Treasury system of records titled,
‘‘Department of the Treasury.004—
Freedom of Information Act/Privacy Act
Request Records.’’
DATES: Submit comments on or before
October 17, 2016. This new system will
be effective October 17, 2016.
ADDRESSES: Comments should be sent to
Ryan Law, Acting Deputy Assistant
Secretary for Privacy, Transparency, and
Records, Department of the Treasury,
1500 Pennsylvania Ave. NW.,
Washington, DC 20220. Attention:
Revisions to Privacy Act Systems of
Records.
Comments can be faxed to (202) 622–
3895, or emailed to privacy@
treasury.gov. For emails, please place
‘‘Revisions to SOR’’ in the subject line.
Comments will be made available for
public inspection upon written request.
All comments received, including
attachments and other supporting
disclosure will be posted without
change at www.regulations.gov. You
should submit only information that
you wish to make publicly available.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For
general questions please contact: Ryan
Law, Acting Deputy Assistant Secretary
for Privacy, Transparency, and Records,
Department of the Treasury, 1500
Pennsylvania Ave. NW., Washington,
DC 20220, or at (202) 622–0790 (not tollfree).
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: In
accordance with the Privacy Act of
1974, 5 U.S.C. 552a, the Department of
the Treasury proposes to update and
reissue a current Treasury system of
records titled, ‘‘Department of the
Treasury.004—Freedom of Information
Act/Privacy Act Request Records.’’
Treasury.004 has been updated to
include the Internal Revenue Service
(IRS), to facilitate the disclosure of nontax information to The Office of
Government Information Services
(OGIS) within the National Archives
and Records Administration in
accordance with routine use, ‘‘(10) To
the National Archives and Records
Administration, Office of Government
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Information Services (OGIS), to the
extent necessary to fulfill its
responsibilities in 5 U.S.C. 552(b), to
review administrative agency policies,
procedures and compliance with the
Freedom of Information Act (FOIA), and
to facilitate OGIS’ offering of mediation
services to resolve disputes between
making FOIA requests and
administrative agencies.’’
OGIS serves as a mediator between
the various federal agencies that
administer the FOIA and the requester.
In that capacity, OGIS may come to the
IRS to discuss specifics of a request and
accordingly that discussion will involve
access to the specific non-tax records.
Adding IRS to the list of system
managers authorizes IRS a discretionary
authority to disclose to OGIS purely
non-tax, Privacy Act protected
information about FOIA requests. It will
not authorize disclosure of any tax
return or return information. Therefore,
OGIS must obtain valid IRC 6103(c)
disclosure consent from FOIA
requesters before IRS can disclose to
OGIS any returns or return information
pertaining to any FOIA request.
Below is the description of the
Treasury.004—Freedom of Information
Act/Privacy Act Request Records.’’ In
accordance with 5 U.S.C. 552a(r),
Treasury has provided a report of this
system of records to the Office of
Management and Budget and to
Congress.
Ryan Law,
Acting Deputy Assistant Secretary for Privacy,
Transparency, and Records.
TREASURY.004
SYSTEM NAME:

Freedom of Information Act/Privacy
Act Request Records—Treasury.
SYSTEM LOCATION:

Department of the Treasury, 1500
Pennsylvania Avenue NW., Washington,
DC 20220. The locations at which the
system is maintained by Treasury
components and their associated field
offices are:
(1) Departmental Offices (DO), which
includes the Office of Inspector General
(OIG), the Community Development
Financial Institutions Fund (CDFI), and
Special Inspector General for the
Troubled Asset Relief Program
(SIGTARP);
(2) Alcohol and Tobacco Tax and
Trade Bureau (TTB);
(3) Office of the Comptroller of the
Currency (OCC);
(4) Bureau of Engraving and Printing
(BEP);
(5) Fiscal Service (FS);
(6) United States Mint (MINT);

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