[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 137 (Wednesday, July 17, 2024)]
[Notices]
[Page 58122]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2024-15688]


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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; 
Solicitations of Outside Advisors 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 02/09/2024 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), 
Commerce.
    Title: Solicitations of Outside Advisors Information Collection 
Request (ICR).
    OMB Control Number 0693-XXXX.
    Form Number(s): None.
    Type of Request: Regular submission--new information collection.
    Number of Respondents: 200.
    Construction Manager--CFS for TA Panel: 25.
    Corporate Investigation & Risk Advisor--CFS for TA Panel: 25.
    Financial Advisory and Audit Services--CFS for TA Panel: 25.
    Insurance Advisory Services--CFS for TA Panel: 25.
    Market Advisory Services--CFS for TA: 25.
    Outside Counsel--CFS for TA: 25.
    Real Estate Appraisal--CFS for TA: 25.
    Technical Advisor--CFS for TA: 25.
    Average Hours per Response:
    Construction Manager--CFS for TA Panel: 8 hours.
    Corporate Investigation & Risk Advisor--CFS for TA Panel: 8 hours.
    Financial Advisory and Audit Services--CFS for TA Panel: 8 hours.
    Insurance Advisory Services--CFS for TA Panel: 8 hours.
    Market Advisory Services--CFS for TA: 8 hours.
    Outside Counsel--CFS for TA: 8 hours.
    Real Estate Appraisal--CFS for TA: 8 hours.
    Technical Advisor--CFS for TA: 8 hours.
    Burden Hours: 1,600 hours.
    Needs and Uses: As part of a notice of funding opportunity to 
solicit applications for incentives to support investments in the 
construction, expansion, and modernization of commercial semiconductor 
facilities, the Department stated it ``will engage outside advisors, 
consultants, and/or attorneys at the due diligence stage. . . .'' The 
information request seeks information from potential advisors, 
consultants, and/or attorneys to determine their qualifications to 
provide advice on transactions under the NOFO in fields such as 
construction management, corporate investigations and risk, finance and 
audits, insurance, market reviews, legal, real estate, and other 
technical issues.
    The requests will be used by the CHIPS Incentives Program. The 
CHIPS Incentives Program is authorized by Title XCIX--Creating Helpful 
Incentives to Produce Semiconductors for America of the William M. 
(Mac) Thornberry National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 
2021 (Pub. L. 116-283, referred to as the CHIPS Act or Act), as amended 
by the CHIPS Act of 2022 (Division A of Pub. L. 117-167).
    Affected Public: Business or other for-profit organizations.
    Frequency: Once.
    Respondent's Obligation: Mandatory to be retained as an outside 
advisor.
    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 either the title of the collection or the OMB 
Control Number 0693-XXXX.

Sheleen Dumas,
Department PRA Clearance Officer, Office of the Under Secretary for 
Economic Affairs, Department of Commerce.
[FR Doc. 2024-15688 Filed 7-16-24; 8:45 am]
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