PART 401—BUY AMERICA PREFERENCES FOR INFRASTRUCTURE PROJECTS Authority: 5 U.S.C. 301; Pub. L. 117-58, 135 Stat. 1294; 2 CFR part 184; 2 CFR part 200. Source: 89 FR 68323, Aug. 26, 2024, unless otherwise noted. § 401.1 What does this part do? This part identifies the USDA policy for the implementation of waivers to the domestic content procurement preferences as required by 2 CFR 184.7(b). § 401.2 Waivers. On its public website, USDA must maintain waiver request submission instructions and guidance on the format, contents, and supporting materials required for waiver requests by which: (a) USDA awarding agencies may request waivers to the application of the Buy America Preference; and, (b) Prime recipients and subrecipients may request project-specific waivers from the respective USDA awarding agencies to the application of the Buy America Preference.