Notice2023-04434
Agency Information Collection Activities, Submission for Office of Management and Budget (OMB) Review and Emergency Approval; Comment Request; CHIPS Full-Application Information Collection
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Published
March 3, 2023
Issuing agencies
Commerce DepartmentNational Institute of Standards and Technology
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[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 42 (Friday, March 3, 2023)]
[Notices]
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From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2023-04434]
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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 Full-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 Full 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: 125 hours.
Burden Hours: 17,500 hours.
Needs and Uses: Businesses and other entities applying for CHIPS
Act funding under the CHIPS Incentive Program must submit a full
application via a web portal at <a href="https://applications.chips.gov/">https://applications.chips.gov/</a>. The
full application includes a series of sections, each described below.
It includes a project plan, supplemented by more detailed narrative and
analytical sections that demonstrate how the application addresses each
dimension of the merit review framework:
<bullet> Cover Page with general information;
<bullet> Covered Incentive--a letter from a state or local
government entity to demonstrate that the applicant has been offered a
qualifying covered incentive;
<bullet> Description of Projects--a detailed description of
proposed project(s) in the application;
<bullet> Applicant Profile--descriptive information about the
applicant;
<bullet> Alignment with Economic and National Security Objectives--
a description of how the project(s) meets economic and national
security objectives;
<bullet> Commercial Strategy--a description of the commercial
strategy;
<bullet> Financial Information--a detailed description of the
financial plan, including Microsoft Excel spreadsheets with financial
models;
<bullet> Project Technical Feasibility--the applicant must
demonstrate the technical feasibility of each proposed project;
<bullet> Organization Information
<bullet> Workforce Development Plan--Each applicant must document
their expected workforce needs for their facility (including both
construction and operations phases) and provide a strategy to meet such
needs in a workforce development plan;
<bullet> Broader Impacts--Each applicant must provide an overview
of the broader impacts of the proposed project(s); and
<bullet> Standard Forms--All applicants should submit standard
forms as follows:
[ssquf] SF-328, Certificate Pertaining to Foreign Interests
[ssquf] CD-511, Certification Regarding Lobbying
[ssquf] SF-LLL, Disclosure of Lobbying Activities (if applicable)
<bullet> In addition, applicants will be informed during the
application review process if these forms are required:
[ssquf] SF-424, Application for Federal Assistance
[ssquf] For the construction component of projects, the SF-424C and SF-
424D
[ssquf] For the workforce development component of projects, as well as
any operational activities, the SF-424A
Affected Public: Businesses and other entities applying for CHIPS
Act funding.
Frequency: Once per application.
Respondent's Obligation: Mandatory to be eligible for CHIPS Act
funding.
Legal Authority: CHIPS Act of 2022 (Division A of Pub. L. 117-167).
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 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 17, 2023.
Sheleen Dumas,
Department PRA Clearance Officer, Office of the Chief Information
Officer, Commerce Department.
[FR Doc. 2023-04434 Filed 3-2-23; 8:45 am]
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