Clean Ports Program

Procurement Summary

Industry input and interagency research indicates that certain zero-emission mobile port equipment eligible under the Clean Ports Program may not meet the BABA requirements for manufactured products. This public interest waiver is primarily intended to provide time needed for equipment that can utilize domestic battery module or fuel cell component manufacturing capability to meet demand for BABA-compliant components to onshore to the United States. This waiver is critical to ensure that recipients of the Clean Ports Program federal financial assistance can advance vital emission reduction initiatives at ports by deploying decarbonization and clean air projects to benefit port-adjacent communities across the country. The waiver also incentivizes companies to invest in the domestic production of zero emission mobile port equipment.

Description of items, products and materials or categories of such anticipated to be covered by this waiver

Certain zero-emission (battery electric and hydrogen fuel cell) mobile port equipment (e.g., cranes, drayage trucks, yard trucks, other cargo handling equipment, locomotives, and vessels)

Public comment link

Final waiver link

Is this a general applicability waiver?