[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 34 (Tuesday, February 21, 2023)]
[Notices]
[Pages 10498-10499]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2023-03503]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Institute of Standards and Technology


Agency Information Collection Activities, Submission for Office 
of Management and Budget (OMB) Review and Emergency 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 
emergency review and approval 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.
    Agency: National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST).
    Title: CHIPS Pre-Application.
    OMB Control Number: 0693-XXXX.
    Form Number(s): N/A.
    Type of Request: Emergency submission, New Information Collection 
Request.
    Number of Respondents: 140 respondents.
    Average Hours per Response: 6 hours.
    Burden Hours: 840 hours.
    Needs and Uses: Businesses and other entities applying for CHIPS 
Act funding may, but are not required to submit a pre-application via a 
form available at https://applications.chips.gov/ to obtain feedback 
before submitting a full application. The pre-application phase creates 
an opportunity for dialogue between CPO and the applicant to ensure the 
applicant is ready to meet program requirements and address program 
priorities.
    Information to be collected includes:
     A Cover Page with general contact information;
     A Description of Project(s) summarizing the proposed 
project(s);
     Financial Information summarizing financial information 
for the applicant and the project(s), as well as a detailed sources and 
uses of funds;
     Environmental Compliance information related to the 
National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA); and
     Workforce Development Information describing the 
applicant's approach to recruit, train, and retain a diverse and 
skilled set of workers to fill jobs that will be created to construct, 
expand, and operate its semiconductor facilities.

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    Affected Public: Businesses and other entities applying for CHIPS 
Act funding.
    Frequency: Once per application.
    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 
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 20 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. To ensure 
consideration, comments regarding this proposed information collection 
must be received on or before March 15, 2023.

Sheleen Dumas,
Department PRA Clearance Officer, Office of the Chief Information 
Officer, Commerce Department.
[FR Doc. 2023-03503 Filed 2-17-23; 8:45 am]
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