Public Interest, General Applicability Waiver of Build America, Buy America Provisions as Applied to Pacific Island/Territory Recipients of HUD Federal Financial Assistance

Issuing agencies

Abstract

In accordance with the Build America, Buy America Act (BABA), this notice advises that HUD is proposing a public interest, general applicability waiver for a period of 18 months to the Buy America Domestic Content Procurement Preference ("Buy America Preference," or "BAP") as applied to Federal Financial Assistance ("FFA") used for infrastructure projects in the Commonwealth of Northern Mariana Islands ("CNMI"), Guam, American Samoa, (hereinafter collectively "Pacific Island/Territory Communities"). In the case of FFA obligated by HUD through its Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) programs on or after November 15, 2022, but prior to the effective date of the final waiver, the waiver applies to all expenditures incurred on or after the effective date of the final waiver up until the limited period of 18 months. For expenditures incurred on or after the effective date of the final waiver, the waiver applies both to funds obligated by HUD on or after the effective date of the final waiver and any expenditures up and until 18 months from the effective date of the final waiver.