Notice2023-04441
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
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]
[Page 13437]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2023-04441]
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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: 40 hours.
Burden Hours: 5,600 hours.
Needs and Uses: Businesses and other entities applying for CHIPS
Act funding under the CHIPS Incentive Program 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 the Department of Commerce 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 and project information;
<bullet> A Project Plan that describes each project expected to be
included in the future full application. The project plan should
explain how each project satisfies the program description and the
evaluation criteria in the CHIPS Incentive Program--Commercial
Fabrication Facilities Notice of Funding Opportunity;
<bullet> Financial Information summarizing financial information
for the applicant and the project(s), as well as a detailed sources and
uses of funds, including overview of CHIPS incentive request;
<bullet> Workforce Development Information describing the
applicant's approach to recruit, train, and retain a diverse and
skilled set of workers to fill the good jobs that will be created to
operate its semiconductor facilities.
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).
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 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. 2023-04441 Filed 3-2-23; 8:45 am]
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