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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 April 9, 2024. 

ADDRESSES: Interested persons are 

invited to submit written comments by 

mail to Liz Reinhart, Management 

Analyst, National Institute of Standards 

and Technology, at elizabeth.reinhart@

nist.gov or 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 Specialist, 

CHIPS Program Office, at askchips@

chips.gov or 1–202–815–2677. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

I. Abstract 

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). 

On February 28, 2023, the CHIPS 

Program Office (CPO) released a notice 

of funding opportunity (NOFO) to 

solicit applications for CHIPS Incentives 

that will support investments in the 

construction, expansion, and 

modernization of (a) commercial 

facilities in the United States for the 

front- and back-end fabrication of 

leading-edge, current-generation, and 

mature-node semiconductors; (b) 

commercial facilities in the United 

States for wafer manufacturing; and (c) 

commercial facilities in the United 

States for materials used to manufacture 

semiconductors and semiconductor 

manufacturing equipment, provided 

that the capital investment, equals or 

exceeds $300 million. 

As stated on p. 14 of the NOFO, ‘‘[t]he 

Department 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. 

II. Method of Collection 

The CPO intends to collect 

information from applicants through 

email, although other methods, e.g., 

interviews, etc., may also be leveraged. 

III. Data 

OMB Control Number: 0693–XXXX. 

Form Number(s): None. 

Type of Review: Regular submission. 

Affected Public: Business or other forprofit organizations. 

Estimated Number of Respondents: 

200. 

Estimated Time per Response: 8 

hours. 

Estimated Total Annual Burden 

Hours: 1,600 hours. 

Estimated Total Annual Cost to 

Public: $75,750. 

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). 

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. 2024–02011 Filed 2–8–24; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3510–13–P 

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

National Oceanic and Atmospheric 

Administration 

Agency Information Collection 

Activities; Submission to the Office of 

Management and Budget (OMB) for 

Review and Approval; Comment 

Request; West Coast Region 

Groundfish Trawl Fishery Monitoring 

and Catch Accounting Program 

AGENCY: National Oceanic & 

Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), 

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 April 9, 2024. 

ADDRESSES: Interested persons are 

invited to submit written comments to 

Adrienne Thomas, NOAA PRA Officer, 

at Adrienne.thomas@noaa.gov. Please 

reference OMB Control Number 0648– 

0619 in the subject line of your 

comments. 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 


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activities should be directed to Matt 

Dunlap, Fishery Policy Analyst, West 

Coast Regional Office, 7600 Sand Point 

Way NE, Seattle, WA 98115, (206) 526– 

6119, or matthew.dunlap@noaa.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

I. Abstract 

This submission is a renewal of an 

existing package. The program was 

developed through Amendment 20 to 

the Groundfish Fishery Management 

Plan (FMP), under the authority of the 

Magnuson-Stevens Fishery 

Conservation and Management Act (16 

U.S.C. 1801 et seq.) and consists of an 

individual fishing quota (IFQ) program 

for the shore based trawl fleet (including 

whiting and non-whiting fisheries); and 

cooperative (coop) programs for the atsea mothership (MS) and catcher/ 

processor (C/P) trawl fleets (whiting 

only). As part of its fishery management 

responsibilities, the National Marine 

Fisheries Service (NMFS) collects 

information to determine the amount 

and type of catch taken by fishing 

vessels. This collection supports 

monitoring requirements including 

scale test requirements for first receivers 

in the Pacific Coast groundfish fishery’s 

shore based individual fishery quota 

(IFQ) program; and mothership and 

catcher/processors in the at-sea whiting 

fisheries. The collection also supports 

permits for businesses that provide 

certified observer and certified catch 

monitor services. The respondents are 

principally shore-based first receivers, 

catch monitor and observer service 

providers, mothership processors, and 

catcher/processors which are 

companies/partnerships. 

II. Method of Collection 

This collection utilizes both 

electronic and paper forms, depending 

on the specific item. Methods of 

submittal include email of electronic 

forms, and mail and facsimile 

transmission of paper forms. 

Additionally, this collection utilizes 

interviews for some information 

collection and phone calls for 

transmission of other information. 

III. Data 

OMB Control Number: 0648–0619. 

Form Number(s): None. 

Type of Review: Regular submission 

(extension of a current information 

collection). 

Affected Public: Business or other forprofit organizations. 

Estimated Number of Respondents: 

150. 

Estimated Time Per Response: For 2 

existing observer providers: 2 hours for 

preparation and submission of the 

annual observer provider permit 

renewal application. For 1 new observer 

provider: 10 hours for observer provider 

permit application preparation and 

submission. For 1 observer provider: 4 

hours for a written response and 

submission of an appeal if an observer 

provider permit is denied. For 45 catch 

monitors: 1 hour for submission of 

qualifications to work as a catch 

monitor. For 5 catch monitors: 4 hours 

for a written response and submission of 

an appeal if a catch monitor permit is 

denied. For 16 vessels in the 

Mothership or Catcher/Processor fleet, 

30 minutes or less for satisfying 

requirements for use of at-sea scales, 

including daily testing reports (30 

minutes), daily catch and cumulative 

weight reports (10 minutes), audit trail 

(1 minute), calibration log (2 minutes), 

and fault log (3 minutes). 

Estimated Total Annual Burden 

Hours: 441 hours (83 hours for observer 

and catch monitor providers and 358 

hours for Motherships or Catcher/ 

Processors). 

Estimated Total Annual Cost to 

Public: $3,678. Annualized capital costs 

for computer hardware are $3,510. 

Annualized reporting/recordkeeping 

costs are $168. 

Respondent’s Obligation: Mandatory. 

Legal Authority: The regulations at 

§§ 660.140(h), 660.150(j), and 

660.160(g), specify observer coverage 

requirements for trawl vessels and 

define the responsibilities for observer 

providers, including reporting 

requirements. Regulations at 

§ 660.140(i) specify requirements for 

catch monitor coverage for first 

receivers. Regulations at § 660.15 

specify equipment, performance and 

technical requirements for scales used 

to weigh catch at sea. 

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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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

National Oceanic and Atmospheric 

Administration 

[RTID 0648–XD633] 

Takes of Marine Mammals Incidental to 

Specified Activities; Taking Marine 

Mammals Incidental to the Coastal 

Virginia Offshore Wind Commercial 

Project Offshore of Virginia 

AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries 

Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and 

Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), 

Commerce. 

ACTION: Notice; issuance of Letter of 

Authorization. 

SUMMARY: In accordance with the 

Marine Mammal Protection Act 

(MMPA) as amended, and implementing 

regulations, notification is hereby given 

that a Letter of Authorization (LOA) has 

been issued to the Virginia Electric and 

Power Company, doing business as 

Dominion Energy Virginia (Dominion 

Energy), for the taking of marine 

mammals incidental to the construction 

of the Coastal Virginia Offshore Wind 

Commercial (CVOW–C) Project 

(hereafter known as the ‘‘CVOW–C 

Project’’ or the ‘‘Project’’). 

DATES: The LOA is effective from 

February 5, 2024 through February 4, 

2029. 

ADDRESSES: The LOA and supporting 

documentation are available online at: 

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

incidental-take-authorizations-undermarine-mammal-protection-act. In case 

of problems accessing these documents, 

please call the contact listed below (see 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT). 


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