Notice2026-18097
Information Collection Activities; Submission to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for Review and Approval; Comment Request; Ask CHIPS Information Collection
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Published
September 4, 2026
Issuing agencies
Commerce DepartmentNational Institute of Standards and Technology
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[Federal Register Volume 91, Number 171 (Friday, September 4, 2026)]
[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: 2026-18097]
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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;
Ask CHIPS 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 Thursday, April 2, 2026, 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: Ask CHIPS Information Collection.
OMB Control Number: 0693-0092.
Form Number(s): None.
Type of Request: Regular submission, extension of current
information collection.
Number of Respondents: 250.
Average Hours per Response: .083 hours (5 minutes).
Burden Hours: 20.75 hours.
Needs and Uses: The Ask CHIPS web form is available as a
streamlined method for customers to submit requests to meet with the
CHIPS team or request a speaker engagement. The information is used by
the CHIPS Program Office to schedule and coordinate engagements with
CHIPS stakeholders.
Information to be collected includes: Basic customer contact
information, details on who they would like to meet with and when/
where, as well as CHIPS-related topics they would like to discuss. The
data requested is limited to the information necessary to efficiently
schedule these engagements and provide the customer with the desired
information during these engagements.
Affected Public: Individuals and 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 collection 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 0693-0092.
Sheleen Dumas,
Departmental PRA Compliance Officer, Office of the Under Secretary for
Economic Affairs, Commerce Department.
[FR Doc. 2026-18097 Filed 9-3-26; 8:45 am]
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