[Federal Register Volume 86, Number 176 (Wednesday, September 15, 2021)]
[Notices]
[Page 51342]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2021-19946]



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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

Bureau of Industry and Security


Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to the 
Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for Review and Emergency 
Approval; Comment Request; Risks in the Semiconductor Supply Chain

    The Department of Commerce (Bureau of Industry and Security) led 
the 100 Day Supply Chain Review of Semiconductors and Advanced 
Packaging that was mandated by Presidential Executive Order 14017. On 
February 24, 2021, President Biden issued Executive Order 14017 (E.O. 
14017) on ``America's Supply Chains,'' which directs several federal 
agency actions to secure and strengthen America's supply chains.
    This review, included in the White House Report ``Building 
Resilient Supply Chains, Revitalizing Domestic Manufacturing, and 
Fostering Broad-Based Growth (100-day-supplychain-review-report.pdf 
(whitehouse.gov)'', identified numerous areas of supply chain 
vulnerabilities. In addition to the longer-term goals such as 
strengthening the domestic semiconductor manufacturing ecosystem and 
promoting U.S. leadership, this report called upon the Department of 
Commerce to partner with industry to facilitate information flow 
between semiconductor producers and suppliers and end-users to address 
the current semiconductor shortage. The ongoing shortages in the 
semiconductor product supply chain is having an adverse impact on a 
wide range of industry sectors. With the goal of accelerating the 
information flow across various segments of the supply chain and 
identifying data gaps and bottlenecks in the supply chain, the 
Department is seeking input from interested parties (including domestic 
and foreign semiconductor design firms, semiconductor manufacturers, 
materials and equipment suppliers, as well as semiconductor 
intermediate and end-users).
    The Department invites 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.
    Agency: Bureau of Industry and Security, Commerce.
    Title: Risks in the Semiconductor Supply Chain.
    OMB Control Number: 0694-xxxx.
    Form Number(s): 0694-xxxx.
    Type of Request: Emergency Clearance Request, new collection.
    Number of Respondents: 100.
    Average Hours per Response: 4 hours.
    Burden Hours: 400.
    Needs and Uses: This data is needed to assess the status of the 
semiconductor industry and identify specific issues and challenges in 
the supply chain. Qualitative questions are used in some limited cases 
to complement the statistical data. Using the aggregated form data, the 
overall goal is to enable Commerce and other government agencies to add 
transparency on the semiconductor supply and demand mismatch and 
identify common bottlenecks and chokepoints. This information will 
advance transparency in the semiconductor supply chain and inform any 
government or private sector actions to address the ongoing shortage 
and alleviate the economic impact of the shortage.
    Affected Public: Business or other for-profit organizations.
    Frequency: One time only.
    Respondent's Obligation: Voluntary.
    Legal Authority: Executive Order 14017.
    This information collection request may be viewed at 
www.reginfo.gov. 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 two days of the publication of 
this notice on the following website www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain. 
Find this particular information collection by selecting ``Currently 
under 30-day Review--Open for Public Comments'' or by using the search 
function and entering the title of the collection, ``Risks in the 
Semiconductor Supply Chain.''

Sheleen Dumas,
Department PRA Clearance Officer, Office of the Chief Information 
Officer, Commerce Department.
[FR Doc. 2021-19946 Filed 9-14-21; 8:45 am]
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