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Notice of Granted Buy America Waivers

Notice of granted Buy America waiver.

The following waivers allow New Flyer of America and the North American Bus Industries (NABI) to count a foreign-manufactured articulating joint system used in low and standard floor bus as a domestic component for purposes of calculating the aggregate domestic content of the vehicle and was predicated on the non-availability of the item in the domestic market. The New Flyer waiver was granted on April 24, 2003, and the NABI waiver on May 9, 2003. For reasons discussed in the text of the waivers, both expire on July 1, 2004. This notice shall insure that the public is aware of the waivers. FTA requests that the public notify it of any relevant changes in the domestic articulating joint market.

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