[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 86 (Thursday, May 2, 2024)]
[Notices]
[Page 35846]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[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 www.regulations.gov. 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 
www.regulations.gov. 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 
www.regulations.gov 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 https://www.fcc.gov/consumers/guides/telecommunicationsrelay-service-trs.
    Copies of all submissions are available for inspection and 
downloading at www.regulations.gov.

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 https://www.fcc.gov/consumers/guides/telecommunicationsrelay-service-trs. HUD encourages submission 
of questions about this document be sent to BuildAmerica 
[email protected].

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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