[Federal Register Volume 87, Number 12 (Wednesday, January 19, 2022)]
[Notices]
[Pages 2942-2943]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2022-00926]


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NATIONAL FOUNDATION ON THE ARTS AND THE HUMANITIES

National Endowment for the Arts


Notice per OMB Memoranda 22-08: Identification of Federal 
Financial Assistance Infrastructure Programs Subject to the Build 
America, Buy America Provisions of the Infrastructure Investment and 
Jobs Act

AGENCY: National Foundation for the Arts and Humanities; National 
Endowment for the Arts.

ACTION: Notice of report.

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SUMMARY: Per the ``Build America, Buy America Act'' (the ``Act''), 
federal entities are required to provide OMB and Congress a report 
listing all Federal financial assistance programs for infrastructure 
administered by the agency. This report is required to be published in 
the Federal Register. The NEA has no programs for infrastructure within 
the definition of the Act.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Brenna Berger, Director of Grants, 
National Endowment for the Arts, 400 7th St. SW, Washington, DC 20506, 
Telephone: 202-682-5400.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On November 15, 2021, President Biden signed 
into law the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA), which 
includes the ``Build America, Buy America Act'' (the Act). This Act 
ensures that Federal infrastructure programs require the use of 
materials produced in the United States, increases

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the requirement for American-made content, and strengthens the waiver 
process associated with Buy American provisions.
    The Act requires that within 60 days of its enactment, each agency 
must submit to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) and Congress a 
report (``60-day report'') listing all Federal financial assistance 
programs for infrastructure administered by the agency. In these 60-day 
reports, agencies are required to identify and provide a list of which 
of these programs are ``deficient,'' as defined in the Act. 3 These 
agency reports must also be published in the Federal Register.
    The NEA has reviewed its Federal financial assistance programs and 
has determined that it does not administer any financial assistance 
programs for infrastructure as defined under the Act. Nor were any 
deficient programs, as defined under the Act, identified. This 
information has been reported to Congress and OMB as required by the 
Act.
    Authority: 20 U.S.C. 959; Pub. L. 117-58 70913(a)(2).

    Dated: January 13, 2022.
Meghan Jugder,
Support Services Specialist, Office of Administrative Services & 
Contracts National Endowment for the Arts.
[FR Doc. 2022-00926 Filed 1-18-22; 8:45 am]
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