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Dante ́ Allen, 

Commissioner, Rehabilitation Services 

Administration, Office of Special Education 

and Rehabilitative Services. 

[FR Doc. 2024–01413 Filed 1–24–24; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION 

[Docket No.: ED–2024–SCC–0015] 

Agency Information Collection 

Activities; Comment Request; U.S. 

Department of Education Build 

America, Buy America Act (BABAA) 

Data Collection 

AGENCY: Office of Finance and 

Operations (OFO), Department of 

Education (ED). 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: In accordance with the 

Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) of 

1995, the Department is proposing a 

new information collection request 

(ICR). 

DATES: Interested persons are invited to 

submit comments on or before March 

25, 2024. 

ADDRESSES: To access and review all the 

documents related to the information 

collection listed in this notice, please 

use http://www.regulations.gov by 

searching the Docket ID number ED– 

2024–SCC–0015. Comments submitted 

in response to this notice should be 

submitted electronically through the 

Federal eRulemaking Portal at http://

www.regulations.gov by selecting the 

Docket ID number or via postal mail, 

commercial delivery, or hand delivery. 

If the regulations.gov site is not 

available to the public for any reason, 

the Department will temporarily accept 

comments at ICDocketMgr@ed.gov. 

Please include the docket ID number 

and the title of the information 

collection request when requesting 

documents or submitting comments. 

Please note that comments submitted 

after the comment period will not be 

accepted. Written requests for 

information or comments submitted by 

postal mail or delivery should be 

addressed to the Director of the Strategic 

Collections and Clearance Governance 

and Strategy Division, U.S. Department 

of Education, 400 Maryland Ave. SW, 

LBJ, Room 4C210, Washington, DC 

20202–8240. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For 

specific questions related to collection 

activities, please contact Pedro Romero, 

202–453–7886. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The 

Department, in accordance with the 

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (PRA) 

(44 U.S.C. 3506(c)(2)(A)), provides the 

general public and Federal agencies 

with an opportunity to comment on 

proposed, revised, and continuing 

collections of information. This helps 

the Department assess the impact of its 

information collection requirements and 

minimize the public’s reporting burden. 

It also helps the public understand the 

Department’s information collection 

requirements and provide the requested 

data in the desired format. The 

Department is soliciting comments on 

the proposed information collection 

request (ICR) that is described below. 

The Department is especially interested 

in public comment addressing the 

following issues: (1) is this collection 

necessary to the proper functions of the 

Department; (2) will this information be 

processed and used in a timely manner; 

(3) is the estimate of burden accurate; 

(4) how might the Department enhance 

the quality, utility, and clarity of the 

information to be collected; and (5) how 

might the Department minimize the 

burden of this collection on the 

respondents, including through the use 

of information technology. Please note 

that written comments received in 

response to this notice will be 

considered public records. 

Title of Collection: U.S. Department of 

Education Build America, Buy America 

Act (BABAA) Data Collection. 

OMB Control Number: 1894–NEW. 

Type of Review: A new ICR. 

Respondents/Affected Public: State, 

Local, and Tribal Governments. 

Total Estimated Number of Annual 

Responses: 470. 

Total Estimated Number of Annual 

Burden Hours: 4,700. 

Abstract: In accordance with section 

70914 of the Build America Buy 

America Act (Pub. L. 117–58, Sec. 

70901–70953) (BABAA), grantees 

funded under Department of Education 

(the Department) programs that allow 

funds to be used for infrastructure 

projects (infrastructure programs), i.e., 

construction and broadband 

infrastructure, may not use their grant 

funds for these infrastructure projects or 

activities unless they comply with the 

following BABAA sourcing 

requirements: 

1. All iron and steel used in the 

infrastructure project or activity are 

produced in the United States. 

2. All manufactured products used in 

the infrastructure project or activity are 

produced in the United States. 

3. All construction materials are 

manufactured in the United States. 

The Department may, in accordance 

with sections 70914(b) and (d), 

70921(b), 70935, and 70937 of BABAA, 

and the Office of Management and 

Budget Memorandum M 24–02, 

Implementation Guidance on 

Application of Buy America Preference 

in Federal Financial Assistance 

Programs for Infrastructure, approve 

waivers to BABAA sourcing 

requirements under programs it has 

identified as infrastructure programs 

when it determines that exceptions to 

these requirements apply. The 

Department may approve these waivers, 

subject to notice and comment 

requirements and the Office of 

Management and Budget Made in 

America Office (MIAO) review. 

The information submitted by 

grantees using the BABAA Data 

Collection Form will be used by the 

Department to track the type of waivers 

(i.e., agency level waivers or approved 

grantee waivers) implemented by 

grantees. The data may also be used for 

reporting purposes. 

Dated: January 22, 2024. 

Stephanie Valentine, 

PRA Coordinator, Strategic Collections and 

Clearance, Governance and Strategy Division, 

Office of Chief Data Officer, Office of 

Planning, Evaluation and Policy 

Development. 

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