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II. Method of Collection 

The license application can be 

submitted electronically via the 

Commerce website (https://trade.gov/ 

steel) or completed electronically and 

emailed to the Department. 

III. Data 

OMB Control Number: 0625–0245. 

Form Number(s): ITA–4141P. 

Type of Review: Regular submission. 

Affected Public: Business or other forprofit organizations. 

Estimated Number of Respondents: 

4,250. 

Estimated Time per Response: Less 

than 10 minutes. 

Estimated Total Annual Burden 

Hours: 78,820 minutes, including 416 

burden hours for low-value licenses. 

Estimated Total Annual Cost to 

Public: $0. 

Respondent’s Obligation: Voluntary. 

Legal Authority: 13 U.S.C. 301(a) and 

302. 

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. 

[FR Doc. 2023–20231 Filed 9–25–23; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3510–DS–P 

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; 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 

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 April 12, 

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), 

Commerce. 

Title: CHIPS Pre-application 

Information Collection. 

OMB Control Number 0693–0095. 

Form Number(s): None. 

Type of Request: Regular submission. 

Number of Respondents: 140. 

Average Hours per Response: 60 

hours. 

Burden Hours: 8400 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: Business or other forprofit organizations. 

Frequency: Once. 

Respondent’s Obligation: Voluntary. 

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 0693–0095. 

Sheleen Dumas, 

Department PRA Clearance Officer, Office of 

the Under Secretary for Economic Affairs, 

Commerce Department. 

[FR Doc. 2023–20937 Filed 9–25–23; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3510–13–P 

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; Manufacturing Extension 

Partnership (MEP) Client Impact 

Survey 

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 

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collection requirements and minimize 

the public’s reporting burden. Public 

comments were previously requested 

via the Federal Register on April 7, 

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), 

Commerce. 

Title: Manufacturing Extension 

Partnership (MEP) Client Impact 

Survey. 

OMB Control Number 0693–0021. 

Form Number(s): None. 

Type of Request: Extension of current 

information collection. 

Number of Respondents: 14,500. 

Average Hours per Response: 12 

minutes. 

Burden Hours: 2,900 hours. 

Needs and Uses: The objective of the 

NIST Manufacturing Extension 

Partnership Program (MEP) is to 

enhance productivity, technological 

performance, and strengthen the global 

competitiveness of small-and mediumsized U.S.-based manufacturing firms. 

Through this client impact survey, the 

MEP will collect data necessary for 

program accountability; analysis and 

research into the effectiveness of the 

MEP program; reports to stakeholders; 

GPRA; continuous improvement efforts; 

knowledge sharing across the MEP 

system; and identification of best 

practices. Collection of this data is 

needed in order to comply with the 

MEP charter, as mandated by Congress. 

Affected Public: Private Sector. 

Frequency: Annually. 

Respondent’s Obligation: Voluntary. 

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 0693–0021. 

Sheleen Dumas, 

Department PRA Clearance Officer, Office of 

the Under Secretary for Economic Affairs, 

Commerce Department. 

[FR Doc. 2023–20933 Filed 9–25–23; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3510–13–P 

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

National Oceanic and Atmospheric 

Administration 

[RTID 0648–XD278] 

Takes of Marine Mammals Incidental to 

Specified Activities; Taking Marine 

Mammals Incidental to the 

Maintenance and Rehabilitation of the 

Bellingham Shipping Terminal 

AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries 

Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and 

Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), 

Commerce. 

ACTION: Notice; proposed incidental 

harassment authorization; request for 

comments on proposed authorization 

and possible renewal. 

SUMMARY: NMFS has received a request 

from the Port of Bellingham for 

authorization to take marine mammals 

incidental to the maintenance and 

rehabilitation of the Bellingham 

Shipping Terminal in Bellingham, WA. 

Pursuant to the Marine Mammal 

Protection Act (MMPA), NMFS is 

requesting comments on its proposal to 

issue an incidental harassment 

authorization (IHA) to incidentally take 

marine mammals during the specified 

activities. NMFS is also requesting 

comments on a possible one-time, 1- 

year renewal that could be issued under 

certain circumstances and if all 

requirements are met, as described in 

Request for Public Comments at the end 

of this notice. NMFS will consider 

public comments prior to making any 

final decision on the issuance of the 

requested MMPA authorization and 

agency responses will be summarized in 

the final notice of our decision. 

DATES: Comments and information must 

be received no later than October 26, 

2023. 

ADDRESSES: Comments should be 

addressed to Jolie Harrison, Chief, 

Permits and Conservation Division, 

Office of Protected Resources, National 

Marine Fisheries Service and should be 

submitted via email to ITP.cockrell@

noaa.gov. Electronic copies of the 

application and supporting documents, 

as well as a list of the references cited 

in this document, may be obtained 

online at: https://

www.fisheries.noaa.gov/national/ 

marine-mammal-protection/incidentaltake-authorizations-constructionactivities. In case of problems accessing 

these documents, please call the contact 

listed above. 

Instructions: NMFS is not responsible 

for comments sent by any other method, 

to any other address or individual, or 

received after the end of the comment 

period. Comments, including all 

attachments, must not exceed a 25- 

megabyte file size. All comments 

received are a part of the public record 

and will generally be posted online at 

https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/ 

national/marine-mammal-protection/ 

incidental-take-authorizationsconstruction-activities without change. 

All personal identifying information 

(e.g., name, address) voluntarily 

submitted by the commenter may be 

publicly accessible. Do not submit 

confidential business information or 

otherwise sensitive or protected 

information. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Craig Cockrell, Office of Protected 

Resources, NMFS, (301) 427–8401. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Background 

The MMPA prohibits the ‘‘take’’ of 

marine mammals, with certain 

exceptions. Sections 101(a)(5)(A) and 

(D) of the MMPA (16 U.S.C. 1361 et 

seq.) direct the Secretary of Commerce 

(as delegated to NMFS) to allow, upon 

request, the incidental, but not 

intentional, taking of small numbers of 

marine mammals by U.S. citizens who 

engage in a specified activity (other than 

commercial fishing) within a specified 

geographical region if certain findings 

are made and either regulations are 

proposed or, if the taking is limited to 

harassment, a notice of a proposed IHA 

is provided to the public for review. 

Authorization for incidental takings 

shall be granted if NMFS finds that the 

taking will have a negligible impact on 

the species or stock(s) and will not have 

an unmitigable adverse impact on the 

availability of the species or stock(s) for 

taking for subsistence uses (where 

relevant). Further, NMFS must prescribe 

the permissible methods of taking and 

other ‘‘means of effecting the least 

practicable adverse impact’’ on the 

affected species or stocks and their 

habitat, paying particular attention to 

rookeries, mating grounds, and areas of 

similar significance, and on the 

availability of the species or stocks for 

taking for certain subsistence uses 

(referred to in shorthand as 

‘‘mitigation’’); and requirements 

pertaining to the mitigation, monitoring 

and reporting of the takings are set forth. 

The definitions of all applicable MMPA 

statutory terms cited above are included 

in the relevant sections below. 

National Environmental Policy Act 

To comply with the National 

Environmental Policy Act of 1969 

(NEPA; 42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.) and 


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