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Buy America Requirements; Permanent Waiver for Microcomputers

Withdrawal of proposed rulemaking.

This document withdraws the Federal Transit Administration's (FTA) October 8, 1999, advanced notice of proposed rulemaking (ANPRM) in which it sought public comment on whether the permanent waiver of the Buy America requirements for microcomputers should be retained, revoked, or modified. Based on a review of the comments to the ANPRM, FTA has concluded that a change is not warranted. Accordingly, FTA hereby withdraws the rulemaking.

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