[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 42 (Friday, March 3, 2023)]
[Notices]
[Pages 13436-13437]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2023-04442]


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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 Environmental Questionnaire

    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 Environmental Questionnaire.
    OMB Control Number: 0693-XXXX.
    Form Number(s): N/A.
    Type of Request: Emergency submission, New Information Collection 
Request.
    Number of Respondents: 200 respondents.
    Average Hours per Response: 8 hours.
    Burden Hours: 1,600 hours.
    Needs and Uses: Businesses and other entities applying for CHIPS 
Act funding are required to submit a pre-application or application via 
a form available at https://applications.chips.gov/. One form in both 
applications is the Environmental Questionnaire. The purpose of the 
Environmental Questionnaire is to ensure that the Department of 
Commerce is aware, in broad terms, of relevant environmental 
considerations, and can work with the potential applicant to ensure 
that the applicant can provide all required environmental information 
during the full application and due diligence stages when applying for 
funding. Each applicant must provide the requested information on the 
Environmental

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Questionnaire using the template which will be made available on the 
CHIPS Incentives Program application portal.
    Information to be collected includes information pertaining to an 
applicant's:

 Project Description
 Project Site/Affected Environment
 Resource Consumption Rates and Effluent Emissions Streams and 
Impacts
 Tribal, Historic, and Cultural Resources
 Project Setting
 Vegetation Resources.
 Conservation Areas
 Coastal Zones and Navigable Waters
 Wetlands
 Floodplains
 Endangered Species
 Land Use and Zoning
 Solid Waste Management
 Hazardous or Toxic Substances
 Impacts to Water Quality/Water Resources
 Water Supply and Distribution System
 Wastewater Collection and Treatment Facilities
 Environmental Justice & Socioeconomics
 Transportation (Streets, Traffic and Parking)
 Air Quality
 Greenhouse Gases and their Environmental Effects
 Noise
 Health and Safety
 Permits and other Government Agency Involvement
 Public Notification/Controversy
 Environmental Experience and Approach

    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. 2023-04442 Filed 3-2-23; 8:45 am]
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