Notice2024-15688
Information Collection Activities; Submission to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for Review and Approval; Comment Request; Solicitations of Outside Advisors Information Collection Request (ICR)
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Published
July 17, 2024
Issuing agencies
Commerce DepartmentNational Institute of Standards and Technology
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[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 137 (Wednesday, July 17, 2024)]
[Notices]
[Page 58122]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2024-15688]
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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;
Solicitations of Outside Advisors Information Collection Request (ICR)
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 02/09/2024 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: Solicitations of Outside Advisors Information Collection
Request (ICR).
OMB Control Number 0693-XXXX.
Form Number(s): None.
Type of Request: Regular submission--new information collection.
Number of Respondents: 200.
Construction Manager--CFS for TA Panel: 25.
Corporate Investigation & Risk Advisor--CFS for TA Panel: 25.
Financial Advisory and Audit Services--CFS for TA Panel: 25.
Insurance Advisory Services--CFS for TA Panel: 25.
Market Advisory Services--CFS for TA: 25.
Outside Counsel--CFS for TA: 25.
Real Estate Appraisal--CFS for TA: 25.
Technical Advisor--CFS for TA: 25.
Average Hours per Response:
Construction Manager--CFS for TA Panel: 8 hours.
Corporate Investigation & Risk Advisor--CFS for TA Panel: 8 hours.
Financial Advisory and Audit Services--CFS for TA Panel: 8 hours.
Insurance Advisory Services--CFS for TA Panel: 8 hours.
Market Advisory Services--CFS for TA: 8 hours.
Outside Counsel--CFS for TA: 8 hours.
Real Estate Appraisal--CFS for TA: 8 hours.
Technical Advisor--CFS for TA: 8 hours.
Burden Hours: 1,600 hours.
Needs and Uses: As part of a notice of funding opportunity to
solicit applications for incentives to support investments in the
construction, expansion, and modernization of commercial semiconductor
facilities, the Department stated it ``will engage outside advisors,
consultants, and/or attorneys at the due diligence stage. . . .'' The
information request seeks information from potential advisors,
consultants, and/or attorneys to determine their qualifications to
provide advice on transactions under the NOFO in fields such as
construction management, corporate investigations and risk, finance and
audits, insurance, market reviews, legal, real estate, and other
technical issues.
The requests will be used by the CHIPS Incentives Program. The
CHIPS Incentives Program is authorized by Title XCIX--Creating Helpful
Incentives to Produce Semiconductors for America of the William M.
(Mac) Thornberry National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year
2021 (Pub. L. 116-283, referred to as the CHIPS Act or Act), as amended
by the CHIPS Act of 2022 (Division A of Pub. L. 117-167).
Affected Public: Business or other for-profit organizations.
Frequency: Once.
Respondent's Obligation: Mandatory to be retained as an outside
advisor.
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-XXXX.
Sheleen Dumas,
Department PRA Clearance Officer, Office of the Under Secretary for
Economic Affairs, Department of Commerce.
[FR Doc. 2024-15688 Filed 7-16-24; 8:45 am]
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