Notice2023-03503
Agency Information Collection Activities, Submission for Office of Management and Budget (OMB) Review and Emergency Approval; Comment Request; CHIPS Pre-Application Information Collection
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Published
February 21, 2023
Issuing agencies
Commerce DepartmentNational Institute of Standards and Technology
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[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 34 (Tuesday, February 21, 2023)]
[Notices]
[Pages 10498-10499]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2023-03503]
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Institute of Standards and Technology
Agency Information Collection Activities, Submission for Office
of Management and Budget (OMB) Review and Emergency Approval; Comment
Request; CHIPS Pre-Application Information Collection
The Department of Commerce will submit the following information
collection request to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for
emergency review and approval in accordance with the Paperwork
Reduction Act of 1995, on or after the date of publication of this
notice. We invite the general public and other Federal agencies to
comment on proposed, and continuing information collections, which
helps us assess the impact of our information collection requirements
and minimize the public's reporting burden.
Agency: National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST).
Title: CHIPS Pre-Application.
OMB Control Number: 0693-XXXX.
Form Number(s): N/A.
Type of Request: Emergency submission, New Information Collection
Request.
Number of Respondents: 140 respondents.
Average Hours per Response: 6 hours.
Burden Hours: 840 hours.
Needs and Uses: Businesses and other entities applying for CHIPS
Act funding may, but are not required to submit a pre-application via a
form available at <a href="https://applications.chips.gov/">https://applications.chips.gov/</a> to obtain feedback
before submitting a full application. The pre-application phase creates
an opportunity for dialogue between CPO and the applicant to ensure the
applicant is ready to meet program requirements and address program
priorities.
Information to be collected includes:
<bullet> A Cover Page with general contact information;
<bullet> A Description of Project(s) summarizing the proposed
project(s);
<bullet> Financial Information summarizing financial information
for the applicant and the project(s), as well as a detailed sources and
uses of funds;
<bullet> Environmental Compliance information related to the
National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA); and
<bullet> Workforce Development Information describing the
applicant's approach to recruit, train, and retain a diverse and
skilled set of workers to fill jobs that will be created to construct,
expand, and operate its semiconductor facilities.
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Affected Public: Businesses and other entities applying for CHIPS
Act funding.
Frequency: Once per application.
Respondent's Obligation: Voluntary.
Legal Authority: CHIPS Act of 2022 (Division A of Pub. L. 117-167)
(the Act).
This information collection request may be viewed at
<a href="http://www.reginfo.gov">www.reginfo.gov</a>. Follow the instructions to view the Department of
Commerce collections currently under review by OMB.
Written comments and recommendations for the proposed information
collection should be submitted within 20 days of the publication of
this notice on the following website <a href="http://www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain">www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain</a>.
Find this particular information collection by selecting ``Currently
under 30-day Review--Open for Public Comments'' or by using the search
function and entering the title of the collection. To ensure
consideration, comments regarding this proposed information collection
must be received on or before March 15, 2023.
Sheleen Dumas,
Department PRA Clearance Officer, Office of the Chief Information
Officer, Commerce Department.
[FR Doc. 2023-03503 Filed 2-17-23; 8:45 am]
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