FTA slates second meeting on Buy America proposal

The FTA is holding a second public meeting on the Buy America second notice of proposed rulemaking (SNPRM). The purpose of this meeting is to allow the public to ask questions regarding the notice published on Nov. 30, 2006. In addition, due to the complexity of the issues presented in the SNPRM, the FTA is extending the comment period to Feb. 28, 2007. The public meeting will be held Feb. 13 and 14 at U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) headquarters in Washington, D.C. The FTA will not accept public comment during the meeting. Instead, attendees must submit their comments to the docket in order to have them considered. Comments can be faxed to (202) 493-2251 or submitted through the DOT's electronic docket at http://dms.dot.gov.