The American Cement Association, National Asphalt Pavement Association, National Ready Mixed Concrete Association, and the National Stone, Sand & Gravel Association appreciate the opportunity to respond to the Request for Information Regarding Products and Categories of Products Used in Housing Programs Pursuant to the Build America, Buy America Act (BABAA). We appreciate the opportunity to share the provisions included in BABAA related to the construction materials our members produce and to explain that these materials are exempt from the Buy America requirements in BABAA.

The organizations signed below collectively submit the following comments on the Federal Highway Administration’s (FHWA) Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) filed March 12, 2024 entitled “Buy America Requirements for Manufactured Products”.

The National Stone, Sand & Gravel Association (NSSGA) appreciates the opportunity to provide comments on the House Transportation and Infrastructure Highways and Transit Subcommittee’s oversight hearing on the “Implementation of Buy America Provisions: Stakeholder Perspectives.”

The organizations signed below collectively submit the following comments to the Federal Highway Administration’s (FHWA) “Review of its General Applicability Wavier of Buy America Requirements for Manufactured Products.” We appreciate the opportunity to share our perspective of this review as it relates to our construction materials.

The organizations signed below collectively submit the following comments on the Office of Management and Budget’s (OMB) proposed amendment to 2 CFR 184 and 200, and responses to questions outlined in the preamble of the notice of the proposed rule. We divide our comments into three sections: 1) Authorities contained in the Build America, Buy America Act (BABAA) provisions of the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA) pertinent to our construction materials; 2) Responses to questions in the preamble; and 3) Additions and strikes required by BABAA to the proposed rule.

ALEXANDRIA, VA – The National Stone, Sand & Gravel Association (NSSGA) President and CEO Michael Johnson issued the following statement on the industry’s bipartisan Buy America exclusion that was issued as part of the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act legislation.