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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

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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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