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which NIST plans to use the CEs are 

covered by the DOE CEs. 

V. Conclusion 

This notice documents adoption of 

the DOE CEs listed above in accordance 

with 42 U.S.C. 4336c(4), and they are 

available for use by NIST, effective 

immediately. 

Alicia Chambers, 

NIST Executive Secretariat. 

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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

National Institute of Standards and 

Technology 

Agency Information Collection 

Activities; Submission to the Office of 

Management and Budget (OMB) for 

Review and Approval; Comment 

Request; National Environmental 

Policy Act (NEPA) Disclosure 

Statement 

AGENCY: National Institute of Standards 

and Technology (NIST), Commerce. 

ACTION: Notice of information collection, 

request for comment. 

SUMMARY: The Department of 

Commerce, in accordance with the 

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 

(PRA), invites 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. The purpose of this 

notice is to allow for 60 days of public 

comment preceding submission of the 

collection to OMB. 

DATES: To ensure consideration, 

comments regarding this proposed 

information collection must be received 

on or before November 20, 2023. 

ADDRESSES: Interested persons are 

invited to submit written comments by 

mail to Maureen O’Reilly, Management 

Analyst, at PRAcomments@doc.gov. Do 

not submit Confidential Business 

Information or otherwise sensitive or 

protected information. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Requests for additional information or 

specific questions related to collection 

activities should be directed to Cierra 

Bean, Business Operations Analyst, 

CHIPS Program Office, askchips@

chips.gov or (202) 815–2677. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

I. Abstract 

The National Environmental Policy 

Act (NEPA) requires Federal agencies to 

interpret and administer Federal 

policies, regulations, and laws in 

accordance with NEPA’s policies and to 

consider environmental values in their 

decision making, including through 

preparation of environmental review 

documents such as environmental 

impact statements and environmental 

assessments. On June 3, 2023, President 

Biden signed the Fiscal Responsibility 

Act of 2023 (FRA) into law, which 

included amendments to NEPA. 

Specifically, the FRA added section 107, 

which addresses, in part, timely 

preparation of environmental review 

documents. Section 107(f) of NEPA 

requires agencies to ‘‘prescribe 

procedures to allow a project sponsor to 

prepare an environmental assessment or 

an environmental impact statement 

under the supervision of the agency.’’ 42 

U.S.C. 4336a(f). 

Additionally, the NEPA implementing 

regulations state, ‘‘Contractors or 

applicants preparing environmental 

assessments or environmental impact 

statements shall submit a disclosure 

statement to the lead agency that 

specifies any financial or other interest 

in the outcome of the action. Such 

statement need not include privileged or 

confidential trade secrets or other 

confidential business information.’’ 40 

CFR 1506.5. As part of its procedures, 

NIST has therefore developed a NEPA 

disclosure statement for project 

sponsors to use in conjunction with 

preparation of environmental review 

documents under the agency’s 

supervision. This statement may be 

used by in a variety of contexts at NIST. 

NIST may request recipients of funds for 

extramural construction to prepare 

environmental review documents and to 

submit the NEPA disclosure statement. 

This statement may also 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). The CHIPS Incentives 

Program is administered by the CHIPS 

Program Office (CPO) within the 

National Institute of Standards and 

Technology (NIST) of the United States 

Department of Commerce (Department). 

CPO may request recipients of CHIPS 

incentives prepare environmental 

review documents and submit the NEPA 

disclosure statement. 

II. Method of Collection 

Information will be collected 

electronically. 

III. Data 

OMB Control Number: 0693–XXXX. 

Form Number(s): None. 

Type of Review: Regular submission— 

new information collection. 

Affected Public: Business or other forprofit organizations. 

Estimated Number of Respondents: 

20. 

Estimated Time per Response: 15 

minutes. 

Estimated Total Annual Burden 

Hours: 5 hours. 

Estimated Total Annual Cost to 

Public: 0. 

Respondent’s Obligation: Mandatory 

to obtain benefits. 

Legal Authority: 42 U.S.C. 4336a(f), 40 

CFR 1506.5 and 1507.3. 

IV. Request for Comments 

We are soliciting public comments to 

permit the Department/Bureau to: (a) 

Evaluate whether the proposed 

information collection is necessary for 

the proper functions of the Department, 

including whether the information will 

have practical utility; (b) Evaluate the 

accuracy of our estimate of the time and 

cost burden for this proposed collection, 

including the validity of the 

methodology and assumptions used; (c) 

Evaluate ways to enhance the quality, 

utility, and clarity of the information to 

be collected; and (d) Minimize the 

reporting burden on those who are to 

respond, including the use of automated 

collection techniques or other forms of 

information technology. 

Comments that you submit in 

response to this notice are a matter of 

public record. We will include or 

summarize each comment in our request 

to OMB to approve this ICR. Before 

including your address, phone number, 

email address, or other personal 

identifying information in your 

comment, you should be aware that 

your entire comment—including your 

personal identifying information—may 

be made publicly available at any time. 

While you may ask us in your comment 

to withhold your personal identifying 

information from public review, we 

cannot guarantee that we will be able to 

do so. 

Sheleen Dumas, 

Department PRA Clearance Officer, Office of 

the Under Secretary for Economic Affairs, 

Commerce Department. 

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