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Comments

DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND
SECURITY
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration
Services
[OMB Control Number 1615–0126]

Agency Information Collection
Activities; Extension, Without Change,
of a Currently Approved Collection:
Collection of Qualitative Feedback
Through Focus Groups
U.S. Citizenship and
Immigration Services, Department of
Homeland Security.
ACTION: 60-Day notice.
AGENCY:

The Department of Homeland
Security (DHS), U.S. Citizenship and
Immigration Services (USCIS) invites
the general public and other Federal
agencies to comment upon this
proposed extension of a currently
approved collection of information. In
accordance with the Paperwork
Reduction Act (PRA) of 1995, the
information collection notice is
published in the Federal Register to
obtain comments regarding the nature of
the information collection, the
categories of respondents, the estimated
burden (i.e., the time, effort, and
resources used by the respondents to
respond), the estimated cost to the
respondent, and the actual information
collection instruments.
DATES: Comments are encouraged and
will be accepted for 60 days until
January 9, 2023.
ADDRESSES: All submissions received
must include the OMB Control Number
1615–0126 in the body of the letter, the
agency name and Docket ID USCIS–
2012–0004. Submit comments via the
Federal eRulemaking Portal website at
https://www.regulations.gov under eDocket ID number USCIS–2012–0004.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
USCIS, Office of Policy and Strategy,
Regulatory Coordination Division,
Samantha Deshommes, Chief, telephone
number (240) 721–3000 (This is not a
toll-free number. Comments are not
accepted via telephone message). Please
note contact information provided here
is solely for questions regarding this
notice. It is not for individual case
status inquiries. Applicants seeking
information about the status of their
individual cases can check Case Status
Online, available at the USCIS website
at https://www.uscis.gov, or call the
USCIS Contact Center at 800–375–5283
(TTY 800–767–1833).
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

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You may access the information
collection instrument with instructions
or additional information by visiting the
Federal eRulemaking Portal site at:
https://www.regulations.gov and
entering USCIS–2012–0004 in the
search box. All submissions will be
posted, without change, to the Federal
eRulemaking Portal at https://
www.regulations.gov, and will include
any personal information you provide.
Therefore, submitting this information
makes it public. You may wish to
consider limiting the amount of
personal information that you provide
in any voluntary submission you make
to DHS. DHS may withhold information
provided in comments from public
viewing that it determines may impact
the privacy of an individual or is
offensive. For additional information,
please read the Privacy Act notice that
is available via the link in the footer of
https://www.regulations.gov.
Written comments and suggestions
from the public and affected agencies
should address one or more of the
following four points:
(1) Evaluate whether the proposed
collection of information is necessary
for the proper performance of the
functions of the agency, including
whether the information will have
practical utility;
(2) Evaluate the accuracy of the
agency’s estimate of the burden of the
proposed collection of information,
including the validity of the
methodology and assumptions used;
(3) Enhance the quality, utility, and
clarity of the information to be
collected; and
(4) Minimize the burden of the
collection of information on those who
are to respond, including through the
use of appropriate automated,
electronic, mechanical, or other
technological collection techniques or
other forms of information technology,
e.g., permitting electronic submission of
responses.
Overview of This Information
Collection
(1) Type of Information Collection:
Extension, Without Change, of a
Currently Approved Collection.
(2) Title of the Form/Collection:
Collection of Qualitative Feedback
through Focus Groups.
(3) Agency form number, if any, and
the applicable component of the DHS
sponsoring the collection: No Form;
USCIS.
(4) Affected public who will be asked
or required to respond, as well as a brief
abstract: Primary: Individuals or

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households; Business or other for-profit;
Not-for-profit institutions. Executive
Order 12862 directs Federal agencies to
provide service to the public that
matches or exceeds the best service
available in the private sector. In order
to work continuously to ensure that our
programs are effective and meet our
customers’ needs, Department of
Homeland Security/U.S. Citizenship
and Immigration Services seeks to
obtain OMB approval of a generic
clearance to collect qualitative feedback
on our service delivery. By qualitative
feedback we mean information that
provides useful insights on perceptions
and opinions but are not statistical
surveys that yield quantitative results
that can be generalized to the
population of study. This collection of
information is necessary to enable the
Agency to garner customer and
stakeholder feedback in an efficient,
timely manner, in accordance with our
commitment to improving service
delivery. The information collected
from our customers and stakeholders
will help ensure that users have an
effective, efficient, and satisfying
experience with the Agency’s programs.
This feedback will provide insights into
customer or stakeholder perceptions,
experiences and expectations, provide
an early warning of issues with service,
or focus attention on areas where
communication, training or changes in
operations might improve delivery of
products or services. These collections
will allow for ongoing, collaborative and
actionable communications between the
Agency and its customers and
stakeholders. It will also allow feedback
to contribute directly to the
improvement of program management.
(5) An estimate of the total number of
respondents and the amount of time
estimated for an average respondent to
respond: The estimated total number of
respondents for this information
collection is 25,000 and the estimated
hour burden per response is 1.5 hours.
(6) An estimate of the total public
burden (in hours) associated with the
collection: The total estimated annual
hour burden associated with this
collection is 37,500 hours.
(7) An estimate of the total public
burden (in cost) associated with the
collection: The estimated total annual
cost burden associated with this
collection of information is $0. There is
no cost to participate and there is no
mailing cost as these are electronic
submissions.

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Federal Register / Vol. 87, No. 216 / Wednesday, November 9, 2022 / Notices
Dated: November 3, 2022.
Jerry L. Rigdon,
Deputy Chief, Regulatory Coordination
Division, Office of Policy and Strategy, U.S.
Citizenship and Immigration Services,
Department of Homeland Security.
[FR Doc. 2022–24405 Filed 11–8–22; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 9111–97–P

DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND
URBAN DEVELOPMENT
[Docket No. FR–6331–N–06]

Public Interest Phased Implementation
Waiver of Build America, Buy America
Provisions as Applied to Recipients of
HUD Federal Financial Assistance
Office of the Secretary, U.S.
Department of Housing and Urban
Development (HUD).
ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:

In accordance with the Build
America, Buy America Act (‘‘BABA’’ or
‘‘the Act’’) this notice advises that HUD
is proposing a public interest waiver to
further HUD’s phased implementation
of the Buy America Domestic Content
Procurement Preference (‘‘Buy America
Preference,’’ or ‘‘BAP’’) for recipients of
Federal Financial Assistance (‘‘FFA’’)
provided by HUD. On May 5, 2022,
HUD previously issued a separate
waiver covering all FFA obligated by
HUD on or before November 14, 2022,
including Community Development
Block Grant (‘‘CDBG’’) formula grants.
In order to fully focus on the successful
implementation of the BAP in CDBG
formula grants, one of HUD’s largest
grant programs, HUD has determined
that it is in the public interest to
propose a new public interest waiver of
the application of the BAP for all other
FFA provided by HUD. HUD is
proposing that this waiver cover all FFA
obligated by HUD during the ninety (90)
day period after its effective date except
for those funds utilized in connection
with the purchase of iron or steel
products in infrastructure projects
funded by CDBG formula grants
obligated by HUD on or after November
15, 2022. In addition, in the case of FFA
obligated by HUD on or after November
15, 2022, but prior to the effective date
of the final waiver, the waiver will
apply to all expenditures incurred on or
after the date of the final waiver, except
for those funds utilized in connection
with the purchase of iron or steel
products in infrastructure projects
funded by CDBG formula grants
obligated by HUD on or after November
15, 2022. HUD is also, through this
waiver, soliciting specific comment on
the further phased implementation of

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the BAP in connection with the iron and
steel products used in other non-CDBG
formula grant FFA provided by HUD
and in the full implementation of the
BAP in connection with the use of
construction materials and
manufactured products in all
infrastructure projects across HUD’s
FFA programs.
DATES: HUD published this proposed
waiver on its website on November 3,
2022. Comments on the waiver
proposed in this document are due on
or before November 17, 2022. HUD will
consider comments received and
announce any subsequent changes to
this waiver through a subsequent notice.
If issued, the waiver would be
applicable to awards that are obligated
on the effective date of the waiver and
eighty-nine (89) days thereafter for a
total of ninety (90) days.
ADDRESSES: Interested persons are
invited to submit comments on this
public interest, general applicability
waiver. 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.
3. Public Inspection of Comments. All
properly submitted comments and
communications submitted to HUD will
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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).
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Joseph Carlile, Department of Housing
and Urban Development, 451 Seventh
Street SW, Room 10226, 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
[email protected].
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
I. Build America, Buy America
The Build America, Buy America Act
(‘‘BABA’’ or ‘‘the Act’’) was enacted on
November 15, 2021, as part of the
Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act
(‘‘IIJA’’) (Pub. L. 117–58). The Act
establishes a domestic content
procurement preference, the BAP, for
Federal infrastructure programs. Section
70914(a) of the Act establishes that no
later than 180 days after the date of
enactment, HUD must ensure that none
of the funds made available for
infrastructure projects may be obligated
by the Department unless it has taken
steps to ensure that the iron, steel,
manufactured products, and
construction materials used in a project
are produced in the United States. In
section 70912, the Act further defines a
project to include ‘‘the construction,
alteration, maintenance, or repair of
infrastructure in the United States’’ and
includes within the definition of
infrastructure those items traditionally
included along with buildings and real
property. Thus, beginning May 14, 2022,
new awards of FFA by HUD through a
program for infrastructure, and any of
those newly obligated funds then
obligated by the grantee, are covered
under BABA provisions of the Act, 41
U.S.C. 8301 note, unless covered by a
waiver.
II. HUD’s Progress in Implementation of
the Act
Since the enactment of the Act, HUD
has worked diligently to implement the
BAP. Consistent with the requirements

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