[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 42 (Friday, March 3, 2023)]
[Notices]
[Page 13437]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2023-04441]


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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: 40 hours.
    Burden Hours: 5,600 hours.
    Needs and Uses: Businesses and other entities applying for CHIPS 
Act funding under the CHIPS Incentive Program 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 the Department of Commerce 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 and project information;
     A Project Plan that describes each project expected to be 
included in the future full application. The project plan should 
explain how each project satisfies the program description and the 
evaluation criteria in the CHIPS Incentive Program--Commercial 
Fabrication Facilities Notice of Funding Opportunity;
     Financial Information summarizing financial information 
for the applicant and the project(s), as well as a detailed sources and 
uses of funds, including overview of CHIPS incentive request;
     Workforce Development Information describing the 
applicant's approach to recruit, train, and retain a diverse and 
skilled set of workers to fill the good jobs that will be created to 
operate its semiconductor facilities.
    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).
    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 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 17, 2023.

Sheleen Dumas,
Department PRA Clearance Officer, Office of the Chief Information 
Officer, Commerce Department.
[FR Doc. 2023-04441 Filed 3-2-23; 8:45 am]
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