Notice2024-09489
Request for Information Regarding Iron, Steel, Construction Materials, and Manufactured Products Used in Housing Programs Pursuant to the Build America, Buy America Act; Extension of Comment Period
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Published
May 2, 2024
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Housing and Urban Development Department
Abstract
On February 13, 2024, the Department of Housing and Urban Development published in the Federal Register a document titled, "Request for Information Regarding Iron, Steel, Construction Materials, and Manufactured Products Used in Housing Programs Pursuant to the Build America, Buy America Act." (RFI) The request for comment provided for a 60-day comment period, which ended on April 15, 2024. HUD has determined that a 45-day extension of the comment period is appropriate to allow interested persons additional time to provide responses. HUD is interested in comments relating to the domestic market for products required in housing infrastructure projects that are compliant with the Build America Preference (BAP), especially those detailing domestic materials sourcing, market readiness, other product supply considerations, and whether specific housing products or their components are manufactured in the United States.
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[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 86 (Thursday, May 2, 2024)]
[Notices]
[Page 35846]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2024-09489]
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DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT
[Docket No. FR-6433-N-02]
Request for Information Regarding Iron, Steel, Construction
Materials, and Manufactured Products Used in Housing Programs Pursuant
to the Build America, Buy America Act; Extension of Comment Period
AGENCY: Office of the Secretary, Department of Housing and Urban
Development (HUD).
ACTION: Extension of comment period for request for information.
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SUMMARY: On February 13, 2024, the Department of Housing and Urban
Development published in the Federal Register a document titled,
``Request for Information Regarding Iron, Steel, Construction
Materials, and Manufactured Products Used in Housing Programs Pursuant
to the Build America, Buy America Act.'' (RFI) The request for comment
provided for a 60-day comment period, which ended on April 15, 2024.
HUD has determined that a 45-day extension of the comment period is
appropriate to allow interested persons additional time to provide
responses. HUD is interested in comments relating to the domestic
market for products required in housing infrastructure projects that
are compliant with the Build America Preference (BAP), especially those
detailing domestic materials sourcing, market readiness, other product
supply considerations, and whether specific housing products or their
components are manufactured in the United States.
DATES: The comment period for the request for comment published on
February 13, 2024, at 89 FR 10090, is extended to June 17, 2024.
ADDRESSES: Interested persons are invited to submit comments on the
request for information. Copies of all comments submitted are available
for inspection and downloading at <a href="http://www.regulations.gov">www.regulations.gov</a>. To receive
consideration as public comments, comments must be submitted through
one of two methods, specified below. All submissions must refer to the
above docket number and title.
1. Electronic Submission of Comments. Interested persons may submit
comments electronically through the Federal eRulemaking Portal at
<a href="http://www.regulations.gov">www.regulations.gov</a>. HUD strongly encourages commenters to submit
comments electronically. Electronic submission of comments allows the
commenter maximum time to prepare and submit a comment, ensures timely
receipt by HUD, and enables HUD to make them immediately available to
the public. Comments submitted electronically through the
<a href="http://www.regulations.gov">www.regulations.gov</a> website can be viewed by other commenters and
interested members of the public. Commenters should follow the
instructions provided on that site to submit comments electronically.
2. Submission of Comments by Mail. Comments may be submitted by
mail to the Regulations Division, Office of General Counsel, Department
of Housing and Urban Development, 451 7th Street SW, Room 10276,
Washington, DC 20410-0500.
No Facsimile Comments. Facsimile (FAX) comments will not be
accepted.
Public Inspection of Comments. All properly submitted comments and
communications submitted to HUD will be available for public inspection
and copying between 8:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m. weekdays at the above
address. Due to security measures at the HUD Headquarters building, an
advance appointment to review the submissions must be scheduled by
calling the Regulations Division at (202) 708-3055 (this is not a toll-
free number). HUD welcomes and is prepared to receive calls from
individuals who are deaf or hard of hearing, as well as individuals
with speech and communication disabilities. To learn more about how to
make an accessible telephone call, please visit <a href="https://www.fcc.gov/consumers/guides/telecommunicationsrelay-service-trs">https://www.fcc.gov/consumers/guides/telecommunicationsrelay-service-trs</a>.
Copies of all submissions are available for inspection and
downloading at <a href="http://www.regulations.gov">www.regulations.gov</a>.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Faith Rogers, Department of Housing
and Urban Development, 451 Seventh Street SW, Room 10126, Washington,
DC 20410-5000, at (202) 402-7082 (this is not a toll-free number). HUD
welcomes and is prepared to receive calls from individuals who are deaf
or hard of hearing, as well as individuals with speech and
communication disabilities. To learn more about how to make an
accessible telephone call, please visit <a href="https://www.fcc.gov/consumers/guides/telecommunicationsrelay-service-trs">https://www.fcc.gov/consumers/guides/telecommunicationsrelay-service-trs</a>. HUD encourages submission
of questions about this document be sent to BuildAmerica
<a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#6d2f18142c00081f040e0c2d051809430a021b"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="3b794e427a565e4952585a7b534e5f155c544d">[email protected]</span></a>.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Build America, Buy America Act (BABA),
enacted on November 15, 2021, establishes a domestic procurement
preference, the BAP, which HUD must implement to ensure that iron,
steel, manufactured products, and construction materials used for
infrastructure projects are produced in the United States. HUD has
worked to develop an implementation plan across its Federal Financial
Assistance (FFA) programs, including publishing a ``Request for
Information Relating to the Implementation of the Build America, Buy
America Act'' on June 1, 2022. In furtherance of its implementation
plan, HUD published in the Federal Register a document titled ``Request
for Information Regarding Iron, Steel, Construction Materials, and
Manufactured Products Used in Housing Programs Pursuant to the Build
America, Buy America Act.'' The request for information solicits
comment input to improve HUD's understanding of the current state of
the domestic market for products required in housing infrastructure
projects.
While the request for information originally provided for a 30-day
comment period, in consultation with the Office of Management and
Budget's Made in America Office HUD has determined that extending the
public comment period by an additional 45 days will better allow the
public to submit comments that will help HUD gather information
necessary to fully implement the BAP. Thus, HUD is extending the date
for public comment until June 17, 2024.
Aaron Santa Anna,
Associate General Counsel for Legislation and Regulations.
[FR Doc. 2024-09489 Filed 5-1-24; 8:45 am]
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