[Federal Register Volume 87, Number 161 (Monday, August 22, 2022)]
[Notices]
[Pages 51400-51401]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2022-17988]


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DENALI COMMISSION


Denali Commission's Identification of Federal Financial 
Assistance Infrastructure Programs Subject to the Build America, Buy 
America Provisions of the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act

AGENCY: Denali Commission.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: Section 70913(a) of the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act 
requires that the head of each Federal agency shall submit to the 
Office of Management and Budget and to Congress a report that 
identifies each Federal financial assistance program for infrastructure 
administered by the Federal agency, and that that report be published 
in the Federal Register.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: John Whittington, Denali Commission, 
510 L Street, Suite 410, Anchorage, AK 99501. Telephone: (907) 271-
1640. Email: [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 
    Background: The Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA), 
signed by President Biden on November 15, 2021, includes the Build 
America, Buy America Act (BABA), which requires each agency to submit 
to OMB and Congress a report within 60 days of enactment that lists all 
Federal financial assistance programs for infrastructure administered 
by the agency and that identifies the programs that are ``deficient,'' 
as defined in the Act.
    The Act also requires that the agency must:
    (1) identify all domestic content procurement preferences 
applicable to the Federal financial assistance;
    (2) assess the applicability of the domestic content procurement 
preference requirements, including: (A) section 313 of title 23, United 
States Code; (B) section 5323(j) of title 49, United States Code; (C) 
section 22905(a) of title 49, United States Code; (D) section 50101 of 
title 49, United States Code; (E) section 603 of the Federal Water 
Pollution Control Act (33 U.S.C. 1388); (F) section 1452(a)(4) of the 
Safe Drinking Water Act (42 U.S.C. 300j-12(a)(4)); (G) section 5035 of 
the Water Infrastructure Finance and Innovation Act of 2014 (33 U.S.C. 
3 3914); (H) any domestic content procurement preference included in an 
appropriations Act; and (I) any other domestic content procurement 
preference in Federal law (including regulations);
    (3) provide details on any applicable domestic content procurement 
preference requirement, including the

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purpose, scope, applicability, and any exceptions and waivers issued 
under the requirement; and
    (4) include a description of the type of infrastructure projects 
that receive funding under the program, including information relating 
to: (A) the number of entities that are participating in the program; 
(B) the amount of Federal funds that are made available for the program 
for each fiscal year; and (C) any other information the head of the 
Federal agency determines to be relevant.
    Commission Infrastructure Programs: The Commission's program areas 
are determined annually by the Commissioners for the Denali Commission 
(``Commissioners'') through the approval on an annual workplan. The 
current workplan (FY 2022 Workplan) is listed below. These program 
areas can change from year to year as determined by the Commissioners 
but all of the funds for these areas could be used for an 
infrastructure project. Prior to the passage of the IIJA the 
Commission's Financial Assistance Awards were not subject to a Buy 
America requirement. Therefore all of the Commission's programs were 
inconsistent with section 70914. All of the Commission's programs are 
now compliant with the Buy America requirements.

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                                                                       Base            TAPL            Total
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Energy Reliability and Security:
    Diesel Power Plants and Interties...........................      $2,900,000  ..............      $2,900,000
    Wind, Hydro, Biomass, Other Proven Renewables and Emerging           750,000  ..............         750,000
     Technologies...............................................
    Audits, TA, & Community Energy Efficiency Improvements......         375,000  ..............         375,000
    RPSU Maintenance and Improvement Projects...................         900,000  ..............         900,000
        Subtotal................................................       4,925,000  ..............       4,925,000
                                                                 -----------------------------------------------
Bulk Fuel Safety and Security:
    New/Refurbished Facilities..................................  ..............       1,500,000       1,500,000
    Maintenance and Improvement Projects........................  ..............         700,000         700,000
                                                                 -----------------------------------------------
        Subtotal................................................               0       2,200,000       2,200,000
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Village Infrastructure Protection...............................         500,000  ..............         500,000
Transportation..................................................       1,000,000  ..............       1,000,000
Sanitation:
    Village Water, Wastewater and Solid Waste...................       1,500,000  ..............       1,500,000
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        Subtotal................................................       1,500,000  ..............       1,500,000
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Health Facilities...............................................         750,000  ..............         750,000
Housing.........................................................         500,000  ..............         500,000
Broadband.......................................................         750,000  ..............         750,000
Workforce Development:
    Energy and Bulk Fuel........................................         375,000         600,000         975,000
    Other.......................................................         700,000  ..............         700,000
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        Subtotal................................................       1,075,000         600,000       1,675,000
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            Totals..............................................      11,000,000       2,800,000      13,800,000
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    Domestic Content Procurement Preferences: The Commission has 
reviewed all other domestic content procurement preferences and 
determined they do not apply to the Commission.

John Whittington,
General Counsel.
[FR Doc. 2022-17988 Filed 8-19-22; 8:45 am]
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