Notice2023-20937
Information Collection Activities; Submission to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for Review and Approval; Comment Request; CHIPS Pre-application Information Collection
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Published
September 26, 2023
Issuing agencies
Commerce DepartmentNational Institute of Standards and Technology
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[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 185 (Tuesday, September 26, 2023)]
[Notices]
[Page 65952]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2023-20937]
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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 Pre-application 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 Pre-application Information Collection.
OMB Control Number 0693-0095.
Form Number(s): None.
Type of Request: Regular submission.
Number of Respondents: 140.
Average Hours per Response: 60 hours.
Burden Hours: 8400 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: Business or other for-profit organizations.
Frequency: Once.
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 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 0693-0095.
Sheleen Dumas,
Department PRA Clearance Officer, Office of the Under Secretary for
Economic Affairs, Commerce Department.
[FR Doc. 2023-20937 Filed 9-25-23; 8:45 am]
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