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OMB Control Number: 1505–0262. 

Type of Review: Extension of a 

currently approved collection. 

Description: Title 29 of the United 

States Code of Federal Regulations 

(CFR) part 1614, directs agencies to 

maintain a continuing program to 

promote equal opportunity and to 

identify and eliminate discriminatory 

practices and policies. The Department 

of the Treasury (Department) is thus 

required to process complaints of 

employment discrimination from 

Department employees, former 

employees and applicants for jobs with 

the Department who claim 

discrimination based on their 

membership in a protected class, such 

as, race, color, religion, sex (including 

pregnancy, sexual orientation and 

gender identity), national origin, age 

(over 40), disability, genetic 

information, or retaliation for engaging 

in prior protected activity. Claims of 

discrimination based on parental status 

are processed as established by 

Executive Order 11478 (as amended by 

Executive Order 13152). Federal 

agencies must offer pre-complaint 

‘‘informal’’ counseling and/or 

Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR) to 

these ‘‘aggrieved individuals’’ (the 

aggrieved), claiming discrimination by 

officials of the Department. If the 

complaint is not resolved during the 

informal process, agencies must issue a 

Notice of Right to File a Complaint of 

Discrimination form to the aggrieved. 

This information is being collected for 

the purpose of processing informal and 

formal complaints of employment 

discrimination against the Department 

on the bases of race, color, religion, sex 

(including pregnancy, sexual orientation 

and gender identity), national origin, 

age (over 40), disability, genetic 

information, parental status, or 

retaliation. Pursuant to 29 CFR 

1614.105, the aggrieved must participate 

in pre-complaint counseling to try to 

informally resolve his/her complaint 

prior to filing a complaint of 

discrimination. Information provided on 

the pre-complaint forms may be used by 

the aggrieved to assist in determining if 

she or he would like to file a formal 

complaint against the Department. The 

information captured on these forms 

will be reviewed by the staff of the 

Department’s Office of Civil Rights and 

Diversity to frame the claims for 

investigation and determine whether the 

claims are within the parameters 

established in 29 CFR part 1614. In 

addition, data from the complaint forms 

is collected and aggregated for the 

purpose of discerning whether any 

Department of the Treasury policies, 

practices or procedures may be 

curtailing the equal employment 

opportunities of any protected group. 

Forms: TD F 62–03.1, TD F 62–03.2, 

TD F 62–03.4, TD F 62–03.6, TD 62– 

03.7, TD 62–03.8, TD F 62–03.9, TD F 

62–03.10, TD F 62–03.11, TD F 63–03.5. 

Affected Public: Individuals and 

Households. 

Estimated Number of Respondents: 1 

to 20 respondents. 

Frequency of Response: On Occasion. 

Estimated Total Number of Annual 

Responses: 90. 

Estimated Time per Response: 3 

minutes to 1 hour. 

Estimated Total Annual Burden 

Hours: 47. 

Request for Comments: Comments 

submitted in response to this notice will 

be summarized and included in the 

request for Office of Management and 

Budget approval. All comments will 

become a matter of public record. 

Comments are invited on: (a) Whether 

the collection of information is 

necessary for the proper performance of 

the functions of the agency, including 

whether the information shall have 

practical utility; (b) the accuracy of the 

agency’s estimate of the burden of the 

collection of information; (c) ways to 

enhance the quality, utility, and clarity 

of the information to be collected; (d) 

ways to minimize the burden of the 

collection of information on 

respondents, including through the use 

of technology; and (e) estimates of 

capital or start-up costs and costs of 

operation, maintenance, and purchase 

of services required to provide 

information. 

Authority: 44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq. 

Dated: January 14, 2022. 

Molly Stasko, 

Treasury PRA Clearance Officer. 

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DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY 

Federal Financial Assistance 

Infrastructure Programs Subject to the 

Build America, Buy America 

Provisions of the Infrastructure 

Investment and Jobs Act 

AGENCY: Department of the Treasury. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: Pursuant to section 70913 of 

the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs 

Act, the Department of the Treasury has 

prepared the report provided below 

regarding its financial assistance 

programs that provide funding that may 

be used by recipients for infrastructure 

projects. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

For further information about the 

programs administered by the Office of 

Recovery Programs, contact Brette 

Fishman, Director, Office of Grant 

Policy, Office of Recovery Programs, at 

OfficeOfRecoveryPrograms@

treasury.gov or (844) 529–9527. 

For further information about the 

RESTORE Act, Direct Component 

program administered by the Office of 

Gulf Coast Restoration, contact Maureen 

Klovers, Program Director, Office of Gulf 

Coast Restoration at maureen.klovers2@

treasury.gov or (844) 529–9527. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Treasury’s Identification of Federal 

Financial Assistance Infrastructure 

Programs Subject to the Build America, 

Buy America Provisions of the 

Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act 

1. Introduction 

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 

the requirement for American-made 

content, and strengthens the waiver 

process associated with Buy America 

provisions. 

The Act requires that within 60 days 

of its enactment, January 14, 2022, each 

agency must submit to the Office of 

Management and Budget (OMB) and 

Congress and publish in the Federal 

Register 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. 

In an effort to aid agencies towards 

compliance with Sections 70913 

(Identification of Deficient Programs) 

and 70914 (Application of Buy America 

Preference) of the IIJA, OMB issued 

memorandum M–22–08, ‘‘Identification 

of Federal Financial Assistance 

Infrastructure Programs Subject to the 

Build America, Buy America Provisions 

of the Infrastructure Investment and 

Jobs Act’’ on December 20, 2021. This 

memorandum provides criteria that 

assist agencies in identifying which 

programs constitute infrastructure 

programs and helps them determine if 

any of these programs are considered 

deficient as described in section 

70913(c) of the IIJA. 

OMB memorandum M–22–08 also 

informs agencies regarding items that 

are required to be contained in the 60- 


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1Section 70914 of the IIJA provides that, as of 

May 14, 2022, none of the funds made available for 

a Federal financial assistance program for 

infrastructure, including each applicable program, 

may be obligated for a project unless all of the iron, 

steel, manufactured products, and construction 

materials used in the project are produced in the 

United States. 

day report for each infrastructure 

program, which includes identifying all 

domestic content procurement 

preferences applicable to the program, 

providing details on any preference 

requirement, and providing a 

description of the types of infrastructure 

project that receive funding under the 

program. Additionally, for each 

program, agencies should include the 

number of recipients and the available 

funds for the program in each fiscal 

year. 

This report errs on the side of overinclusiveness, given the requirement to 

submit this report at this time. As 

instructed by OMB, Treasury has 

included all programs for which funds 

may be obligated for infrastructure 

under any award. After OMB releases 

implementation guidance as outlined in 

Section 70915 of the IIJA, Treasury will 

re-evaluate its identification of agency 

programs that are subject to Build 

America, Buy America requirements. 

2. Financial Assistance Programs for 

Infrastructure 

Treasury’s main organizational 

components that provide financial 

assistance include: The Internal 

Revenue Service and the Departmental 

Offices (including the Community 

Development Financial Institutions 

Fund and the Office of Recovery 

Programs (ORP)). Of those components, 

based on program analysis, only DO has 

Federal financial assistance programs 

related to infrastructure that merit 

inclusion in the 60-day report. This 

section identifies and describes the 

active programs applicable to the IIJA. 

2.1 ORP Active Financial Assistance 

Programs for Infrastructure 

• Coronavirus State and Local Fiscal 

Recovery Fund CFDA # 21.027 

(SLFRF)—Public Law 117–2. Sections 

602 and 603 of the Social Security Act, 

as added by section 9901 of the 

American Rescue Plan Act (the ARP 

Act) established the Coronavirus State 

Fiscal Recovery Fund and Coronavirus 

Local Fiscal Recovery Fund respectively 

(referred to as the ‘‘Coronavirus State 

and Local Fiscal Recovery Funds’’ or 

‘‘SLFRF’’). SLFRF provides $350 billion 

in total funding for Treasury to make 

payments to States (defined to include 

the District of Columbia), U.S. 

Territories (defined to include Puerto 

Rico, U.S. Virgin Islands, Guam, 

Northern Mariana Islands, and 

American Samoa), Tribes, Metropolitan 

cities, Counties, Consolidated 

Governments, and (through States) 

Nonentitlement units of local 

government for eligible activities 

outlined in sections 602(c) and 603(c) of 

the Social Security Act, and Treasury’s 

implementing regulations, 31 CFR part 

35. 

• Capital Projects Fund CFDA # 

21.029 (CPF)—Public Law 117–2. Title 

III Section 604 of the ARP Act 

established the Capital Projects Fund 

and provides $10 billion for Treasury to 

make payments to States, Tribes, 

Territories, and Freely Associated States 

to carry out critical capital projects that 

directly enable work, education, and 

health monitoring including remote 

options in response to the public health 

emergency with respect to COVID–19. 

• Homeownership Assistance Fund 

CFDA # 21.026 (HAF)—Public Law 117– 

2. Title III, Subtitle B, Section 3206 of 

the ARP Act established the 

Homeowner Assistance Fund and 

provides $9.9 billion for Treasury to 

make payments to States (defined to 

include the District of Columbia, Puerto 

Rico, U.S. Virgin Islands, Guam, 

Northern Mariana Islands, and 

American Samoa), Tribes or tribally 

designated housing entities, as 

applicable, and the Department of 

Hawaiian Home Lands to mitigate 

financial hardships associated with the 

coronavirus pandemic, including for the 

purposes of preventing homeowner 

mortgage delinquencies, defaults, 

foreclosures, loss of utilities or home 

energy services, and displacements of 

homeowners experiencing financial 

hardship after January 21, 2020, through 

qualified expenses related to mortgages 

and housing. 

2.2 DO Active Financial Assistance 

Programs for Infrastructure 

The Resources and Ecosystems 

Sustainability, Tourist Opportunities, 

and Revived Economies of the Gulf 

Coast States Act of 2012 (RESTORE Act) 

Direct Component Program, CFDA # 

21.015—On July 6, 2012, the President 

signed into law the RESTORE Act to 

respond to the April 20, 2010 Deepwater 

Horizon Oil Spill in the Gulf of Mexico 

and the resulting ecological and 

economic disaster caused by the 

explosion on, and sinking of, the mobile 

offshore drilling unit Deepwater 

Horizon. The RESTORE Act authorized 

five grant programs to fund programs, 

projects, and activities that restore and 

protect the environment and economy 

of the Gulf Coast region. Treasury’s 

Office of Gulf Coast Restoration 

administers two of the five grant 

programs, the Direct Component and 

Centers of Excellence Research Grants 

Programs, which are listed under a 

single CFDA number. The RESTORE 

Act also established the Gulf Coast 

Restoration Trust Fund that is funded 

by eighty percent of the administrative 

and civil penalties paid by the 

responsible parties pursuant to a court 

order, negotiated settlement, or other 

instrument under section 311 of the 

Federal Water Pollution Control Act in 

connection with the Deepwater Horizon 

oil spill. The Trust Fund provides 

funding for the five federal financial 

assistance programs authorized by the 

RESTORE Act (not appropriated funds). 

The Direct Component program 

provides funding to four Gulf Coast 

States, twenty-three Florida counties, 

and twenty Louisiana parishes, and the 

Centers of Excellence Research Grants 

Program provide funding to five states 

for eligible activities outlined in the 

RESTORE Act and Treasury’s 

implementing regulations, 31 CFR part 

34. The Direct Component Program 

funds some infrastructure projects as 

defined by Section 70912(5) of the IIJA, 

but many projects funded by the Direct 

Component Program are not for 

infrastructure. The Centers of 

Excellence Research Grants Program 

does not fund any infrastructure. See 

Section 3 for further details. 

3. Financial Assistance Infrastructure 

Programs Deficiency Determination 

Table 3–1 depicts the deficiency 

status of each Treasury financial 

assistance infrastructure program, as it 

relates to Section 70914 1 of the IIJA. 


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2As discussed in M–22–08 and pursuant to the 

IIJA, an infrastructure program is considered 

deficient and therefore inconsistent with section 

70914 if: Per section 70913 it does not require that 

all of the iron, steel, manufactured products, and 

construction materials used in the project are 

produced in the United States; it does not issue 

waivers and written justifications as specified in 

Continued 

TABLE 3–1 DEFICIENCY DETERMINATION BY PROGRAM

Entity Program Deficiency 

status 2

Reason for 

deficiency 

Domestic 

content 

procurement 

preference 

applicable 3

Type of infrastructure projects that 

receive funding under the program 

# of recipients 

in 

FY 19, 20 and 

21 

FY 19, 20 and 21 

total 

available funding 

ORP ...... SLFRF ............ Deficient as of 

1/14/21.

The program is 

deficient with respect to Section 

70914, per item 

1 of section 

70913 (see footnote 3). The 

Program does 

not plan to issue 

awards after 

May of 2022.

NA .................. Recipients have significant flexibility 

on how to allocate funds, and 

projects may include necessary investments in water, sewer, or 

broadband infrastructure; a broad 

variety of investments to respond 

to the public health and negative 

economic impacts of the pandemic; 

and a broad variety of infrastructure that might typically be funded 

under the provision of government 

services.

FY 19–FY 20: 

NAFY 21: 

4,921.

FY 19, FY 20: NA. 

FY 21: 

$350,000,000,000. 

CPF ................ Deficient as of 

1/14/21.

The program is 

deficient with respect to Section 

70914, per item 

1 of section 

70913 (see footnote 3). All 

awards will be 

issued before 

May 2022, except for a subset of Tribal 

awards.

NA .................. Recipients have significant flexibility 

on how to allocate funds. We expect some funding to be used for 

broadband infrastructure projects 

and for construction of community 

centers, and similar facilities.

FY 19–FY 20: 

NA.

FY 21: NA ......

FY 19, FY 20: NA. 

FY 21: NA. 

HAF ................ Deficient as of 

1/14/21.

The program is 

deficient with respect to Section 

70914, per item 

1 of section 

70913 (see footnote 3) The Program does not 

plan to issue 

awards after 

May of 2022.

NA .................. Projects include measures to prevent 

homeowner displacement, such as 

home repairs to maintain the habitability of a home, including the reasonable addition of habitable space 

to alleviate overcrowding, or assistance to enable households to receive clear title to their properties.

FY 19–FY 20: 

NA.

FY 21: 353 .....

FY 19, FY 20: NA. 

FY 21: 

$9,961,000,000. 

DO ........ RESTORE Act Deficient as of 

1/14/21.

The program is 

deficient with 

Section 70914, 

per item 1 of 

section 70913 

(see footnote 3 

on page 6).

NA .................. The RESTORE Act, which authorized 

the Direct Component Program, 

lists eleven eligible project or program purposes, two of which are 

‘‘[i]infrastructure projects benefitting 

the economy or ecological resources, including port infrastructure’’ and ‘‘[c]coastal flood protection or related infrastructure.’’.

FY 19: 11 .......

FY 20: 17 .......

FY 21: 14 4 .....

FY 19: 

$129,970,078.64. 

FY 20: 

$99,265,125.10. 

FY 21: 

$42,585,192.28.5

The Direct Component-funded 

projects with a primary eligible purpose of ‘‘infrastructure’’ vary widely. To date, these have included 

building a roll-on/roll-off facility at a 

port, wastewater treatment plants, 

drinking water treatment plants, 

and roads and bridges, as well as 

the construction or upgrading of 

levees, rock jetties, and other flood 

protection structures.

Other Direct Component-funded 

projects are not considered to have 

a primary purpose of infrastructure 

because they are aligned to one of 

the nine other Direct Component 

eligible purposes, even though the 

projects may involve construction. 

For example, the construction of 

an aquarium falls under the Direct 

Component eligible purpose of 

‘‘[p]promotion of tourism in the Gulf 

Coast Region, including promotion 

of recreational fishing,’’ not an infrastructure purpose.


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section 70914; or (3) it is subject to a waiver of 

general applicability. 

3 Domestic content procurement preferences 

include the following: section 313 of title 23, 

United States Code; section 5323(j) of title 49, 

United States Code; section 22905(a) of title 49, 

United States Code; section 50101 of title 49, 

United States Code; section 603 of the Federal 

Water Pollution Control Act (33 U.S.C. 1388); 

section 1452(a)(4) of the Safe Drinking Water Act 

(42 U.S.C. 300j–12(a)(4)); section 5035 of the Water 

Infrastructure Finance and Innovation Act of 2014 

(33 U.S.C. 3 3914); any domestic content 

procurement preference included in an 

appropriations Act; and any other domestic content 

procurement preference in Federal law (including 

regulations). It does not include the Uniform 

Guidance. 

4This is the number of entities receiving new 

Direct Component awards in each of the fiscal years 

indicated. This does not include entities with active 

awards received in prior years. 

5The figures presented in this column include all 

new Treasury RESTORE Act funded obligations for 

the Direct Component Program (no Centers of 

Excellence Program obligations are included since 

that program does not fund any infrastructure or 

construction). This encompasses obligations related 

to all new awards, all monetary amendments, and 

all closeouts (the latter often resulting in a 

deobligation). 

(Authority: Pub. L. No 117–58 (Nov. 15, 

2021)) 

Dated: January 18, 2022. 

Marti Adams, 

Executive Secretary. 

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DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS 

AFFAIRS 

[OMB Control No. 2900–0682] 

Agency Information Collection 

Activity: Advertising, Sales, Enrollment 

Materials, and Candidate Handbooks 

AGENCY: Veterans Benefits 

Administration, Department of Veterans 

Affairs. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: Veterans Benefits 

Administration, Department of Veterans 

Affairs (VA), is announcing an 

opportunity for public comment on the 

proposed collection of certain 

information by the agency. Under the 

Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) of 

1995, Federal agencies are required to 

publish notice in the Federal Register 

concerning each proposed collection of 

information, including each proposed 

revision of a currently approved 

collection, and allow 60 days for public 

comment in response to the notice. 

DATES: Written comments and 

recommendations on the proposed 

collection of information should be 

received on or before March 22, 2022. 

ADDRESSES: Submit written comments 

on the collection of information through 

Federal Docket Management System 

(FDMS) at www.Regulations.gov or to 

Nancy J. Kessinger, Veterans Benefits 

Administration (20M33), Department of 

Veterans Affairs, 810 Vermont Avenue 

NW, Washington, DC 20420 or email to 

nancy.kessinger@va.gov. Please refer to 

‘‘OMB Control No. 2900–0682’’ in any 

correspondence. During the comment 

period, comments may be viewed online 

through FDMS. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Maribel Aponte, Office of Enterprise 

and Integration, Data Governance 

Analytics (008), 1717 H Street NW, 

Washington, DC 20006, (202) 266–4688 

or email maribel.aponte@va.gov. Please 

refer to ‘‘OMB Control No. 2900–0682’’ 

in any correspondence. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Under the 

PRA of 1995, Federal agencies must 

obtain approval from the Office of 

Management and Budget (OMB) for each 

collection of information they conduct 

or sponsor. This request for comment is 

being made pursuant to Section 

3506(c)(2)(A) of the PRA. 

With respect to the following 

collection of information, VBA invites 

comments on: (1) Whether the proposed 

collection of information is necessary 

for the proper performance of VBA’s 

functions, including whether the 

information will have practical utility; 

(2) the accuracy of VBA’s estimate of the 

burden of the proposed collection of 

information; (3) ways to enhance the 

quality, utility, and clarity of the 

information to be collected; and (4) 

ways to minimize the burden of the 

collection of information on 

respondents, including through the use 

of automated collection techniques or 

the use of other forms of information 

technology. 

Authority: 38 CFR 21.4252(h). 

Title: Advertising, Sales, Enrollment 

Materials, and Candidate Handbooks. 

OMB Control Number: 2900–0682. 

Type of Review: Revision of a 

currently approved collection. 

Abstract: This notice is replacing the 

previous 60-Day Notice, Vol. 86 No. 239 

that was published on January 16, 2021. 

A Correction Notice was published in 

Vol. 87 No. 1 on January 3, 2022. The 

statute prohibits approval of the 

enrollment of a Veteran in a course if 

the educational institution uses 

advertising, sales, or enrollment 

practices that are erroneous, deceptive, 

or misleading either by actual statement, 

omission, or intimation. The 

advertising, sales and enrollment 

materials are reviewed to determine if 

the institution is in compliance with 

guidelines for approval. VA received 

two public comments which questions 

the 15-minute length of burden time 

needed to gather the information 

required for VA review upon 

compliance for this ICR. After careful 

assessment, VA agrees with the 

comments, and have therefore adjusted 

the time burden from 15 minutes to 60 

minutes accordingly, and as result have 

updated the Supporting Statement to 

reflect the change. 

Affected Public: Individuals and 

Households. 

Estimated Annual Burden: 5,525 

hours. 

Estimated Average Burden per 

Respondent: 60 minutes. 

Frequency of Response: Annually. 

Estimated Number of Respondents: 

5,525. 

By direction of the Secretary. 

Maribel Aponte, 

VA PRA Clearance Officer, Office of 

Enterprise and Integration/Data Governance 

Analytics, Department of Veterans Affairs. 

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