Notice2022-28450
Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to the Office of Management and Budget for Review and Approval; Comment Request; Build America, Buy America Act (BABAA) Domestic Sourcing Requirements Waiver-United States Department of Education BABAA Waiver Request Form
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Published
December 30, 2022
Issuing agencies
Education Department
Abstract
In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) of 1995, the Department is proposing an extension without change of a currently approved information collection request (ICR).
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[Federal Register Volume 87, Number 250 (Friday, December 30, 2022)]
[Notices]
[Pages 80527-80528]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2022-28450]
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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
[Docket No.: ED-2022-SCC-0117]
Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to the
Office of Management and Budget for Review and Approval; Comment
Request; Build America, Buy America Act (BABAA) Domestic Sourcing
Requirements Waiver--United States Department of Education BABAA Waiver
Request Form
AGENCY: Office of the Secretary (OS), Department of Education (ED).
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) of 1995,
the Department is proposing an extension without change of a currently
approved information collection request (ICR).
DATES: Interested persons are invited to submit comments on or before
January 30, 2023.
ADDRESSES: Written comments and recommendations for proposed
information collection requests should be submitted within 30 days of
publication of this notice. Click on this link <a href="http://www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain">www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain</a> to access the site. Find this information collection request
(ICR) by
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selecting ``Department of Education'' under ``Currently Under Review,''
then check the ``Only Show ICR for Public Comment'' checkbox.
<a href="http://Reginfo.gov">Reginfo.gov</a> provides two links to view documents related to this
information collection request. Information collection forms and
instructions may be found by clicking on the ``View Information
Collection (IC) List'' link. Supporting statements and other supporting
documentation may be found by clicking on the ``View Supporting
Statement and Other Documents'' link.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For specific questions related to
collection activities, please contact Pedro Romero, (202) 453-7886.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Department is especially interested in
public comment addressing the following issues: (1) is this collection
necessary to the proper functions of the Department; (2) will this
information be processed and used in a timely manner; (3) is the
estimate of burden accurate; (4) how might the Department enhance the
quality, utility, and clarity of the information to be collected; and
(5) how might the Department minimize the burden of this collection on
the respondents, including through the use of information technology.
Please note that written comments received in response to this notice
will be considered public records.
Title of Collection: Build America, Buy America Act (BABAA)
Domestic Sourcing Requirements Waiver--United States Department of
Education BABAA Waiver Request Form.
OMB Control Number: 1894-0018.
Type of Review: Extension without change of a currently approved
ICR.
Respondents/Affected Public: State, local, and Tribal Governments.
Total Estimated Number of Annual Responses: 470.
Total Estimated Number of Annual Burden Hours: 4,700.
Abstract: In accordance with section 70914 of the Build America Buy
America Act (Pub. L. 117-58 sections 70901-70953) (BABAA), grantees
funded under Department of Education (the Department) programs that
allow funds to be used for infrastructure projects (infrastructure
programs), i.e., construction and broadband infrastructure, may not use
their grant funds for these infrastructure projects or activities
unless they comply with the following BABAA sourcing requirements: (1)
All iron and steel used in the infrastructure project or activity are
produced in the United States, (2) All manufactured products used in
the infrastructure project or activity are produced in the United
States, and (3) All construction materials are manufactured in the
United States.
The Department may, in accordance with sections 70914(b) and (d),
70921(b), 70935, and 70937 of BABAA, and the Office of Management and
Budget Memorandum M 22-11, Initial Implementation Guidance on
Application of Buy America Preference in Federal Financial Assistance
Programs for Infrastructure, approve waivers to BABAA sourcing
requirements submitted by grantees under programs it has identified as
infrastructure programs when it determines that exceptions to these
requirements apply. The Department may approve, subject to notice and
comment requirements and the Office of Management and Budget Made in
America Office (MIAO) review, the types of waivers listed below when
one or more of the following conditions are met: (1) Public Interest
Waiver--Applying the BABAA sourcing requirement would be inconsistent
with the public interest, (2) Non-availability Waiver--The types of
iron, steel, manufactured products, or construction materials are not
produced in the United States in sufficient and reasonably available
quantities or of a satisfactory quality, and (3) Unreasonable Cost
Waiver--The inclusion of iron, steel, manufactured products, or
construction materials produced in the United States will increase the
cost of the overall project by more than 25 percent.
This is a new information collection and it includes the following
two documents: (1) the Build America, Buy America Act (BABAA) Domestic
Sourcing Requirements Waiver--United States Department of Education
BABAA Waiver Request Form (BABAA Waiver Request Form); and (2) a
document listing the BABAA Waiver Request Form data elements.
Dated: December 27, 2022.
Stephanie Valentine,
PRA Coordinator, Strategic Collections and Clearance, Governance and
Strategy Division, Office of Chief Data Officer, Office of Planning,
Evaluation and Policy Development.
[FR Doc. 2022-28450 Filed 12-29-22; 8:45 am]
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