[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 200 (Wednesday, October 18, 2023)]
[Notices]
[Page 71839]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2023-23001]


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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; 
Streamlined Supply Chain Information Collection Request (ICR)

    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 07/24/2023 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).
    Title: Streamlined Supply Chain Information Collection Request 
(ICR).
    OMB Control Number 0693-XXXX.
    Form Number(s): None.
    Type of Request: Regular.
    Number of Respondents: 210.
    Average Hours per Response: 42 hours.
    Burden Hours: 8,820 hours.
    Needs and Uses: The CHIPS Program Office (CPO) intends to release a 
notice of funding opportunity (NOFO) to solicit applications for CHIPS 
Incentives that will support investments in the construction, 
expansion, and modernization of commercial facilities in the United 
States for semiconductor materials and semiconductor manufacturing 
equipment for which the capital investment falls below $300 million.
    Information collected as part of the application process may 
include but is not limited to project descriptions, project timelines, 
narrative justifications for incentives, applicant financial 
information, and relevant project environmental and workforce 
information.
    Affected Public: Business or other for-profit organizations.
    Frequency: Once.
    Respondent's Obligation: Mandatory to be eligible for CHIPS Act 
funding.
    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 30 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.

Sheleen Dumas,
Department PRA Clearance Officer, Office of the Under Secretary for 
Economic Affairs, Commerce Department.
[FR Doc. 2023-23001 Filed 10-17-23; 8:45 am]
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