[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 185 (Tuesday, September 26, 2023)]
[Notices]
[Page 65952]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2023-20937]


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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; 
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:
    <bullet> A Cover Page with general contact and project information;
    <bullet> 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;
    <bullet> 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;
    <bullet> 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 for-profit 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]
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