Housing and Urban Development Department
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.
Document Headings Document headings vary by document type but may contain the following: the agency or agencies that issued and signed a document the number of the CFR title and the number of each part the document amends, proposes to amend, or is directly related to the agency docket number / agency internal file number the RIN which identifies each regulatory action listed in the Unified Agenda of Federal Regulatory and Deregulatory Actions See the Document Drafting Handbook for more details. Department of Housing and Urban Development [Docket No. FR-6407-N-01] ( printed page 52197) AGENCY: Office of the Secretary, U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD). ACTION: Notice. SUMMARY: 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. DATES: HUD published this proposed waiver for public comment on its website on August 2, 2023. Pursuant to section 70914(c)(2) of BABA, HU…
Citation: 88 FR 52197
