Notice2023-18809
Information Collection Activities; Submission to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for Review and Approval; Comment Request; CHIPS Environmental Questionnaire Information Collection
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Published
August 31, 2023
Issuing agencies
Commerce DepartmentNational Institute of Standards and Technology
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[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 168 (Thursday, August 31, 2023)]
[Notices]
[Pages 60182-60183]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2023-18809]
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Institute of Standards and Technology
Information Collection Activities; Submission to the Office of
Management and Budget (OMB) for Review and Approval; Comment Request;
CHIPS Environmental Questionnaire Information Collection
The Department of Commerce will submit the following information
collection request to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for
review and clearance 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. Public comments were previously requested via the
Federal Register on April 12, 2023, during a 60-day comment period.
This notice allows for an additional 30 days for public comments.
Agency: National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST),
Commerce.
Title: CHIPS Environmental Questionnaire Information Collection.
OMB Control Number: 0693-0093.
Form Number(s): None.
Type of Request: Regular.
Number of Respondents: 200.
Average Hours per Response: 8 hrs.
Burden Hours: 1,600 hrs.
Needs and Uses: The purpose of the Environmental Questionnaire is
to ensure that the Department of Commerce is aware, in broad terms, of
relevant environmental considerations, and can work with the potential
applicant to ensure that the applicant can provide all required
environmental information during the full application and due diligence
stages when applying for funding. Each applicant must provide the
requested information on the Environmental Questionnaire using the
template which is available on the
[[Page 60183]]
CHIPS Incentives Program application portal.
Information to be collected includes information pertaining to an
applicant's:
<bullet> Project Description
<bullet> Project Site/Affected Environment
<bullet> Resource Consumption Rates and Effluent Emissions Streams and
Impacts
<bullet> Tribal, Historic, and Cultural Resources
<bullet> Project Setting
<bullet> Vegetation Resources
<bullet> Conservation Areas
<bullet> Coastal Zones and Navigable Waters
<bullet> Wetlands
<bullet> Floodplains
<bullet> Endangered Species
<bullet> Land Use and Zoning
<bullet> Solid Waste Management
<bullet> Hazardous or Toxic Substances
<bullet> Impacts to Water Quality/Water Resources
<bullet> Water Supply and Distribution System
<bullet> Wastewater Collection and Treatment Facilities
<bullet> Environmental Justice & Socioeconomics
<bullet> Transportation (Streets, Traffic and Parking)
<bullet> Air Quality
<bullet> Greenhouse Gases and their Environmental Effects
<bullet> Noise
<bullet> Health and Safety
<bullet> Permits and other Government Agency Involvement
<bullet> Public Notification/Controversy
<bullet> Environmental Experience and Approach
Affected Public: Business or other for-profit organizations.
Frequency: Once.
Respondent's Obligation: Mandatory to obtain or retain benefits.
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 30 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 either the title of the collection or the OMB
Control Number 0693-0093.
Sheleen Dumas,
Department PRA Clearance Officer, Office of the Under Secretary for
Economic Affairs, Commerce Department.
[FR Doc. 2023-18809 Filed 8-30-23; 8:45 am]
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