Agency Information Collection Activities, Submission for Office of Management and Budget (OMB) Review and Emergency Approval; Comment Request; CHIPS Pre-Application Information Collection, 13437 [2023-04441]
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Questionnaire using the template which
will be made available on the CHIPS
Incentives Program application portal.
Information to be collected includes
information pertaining to an applicant’s:
• Project Description
• Project Site/Affected Environment
• Resource Consumption Rates and
Effluent Emissions Streams and
Impacts
• Tribal, Historic, and Cultural
Resources
• Project Setting
• Vegetation Resources.
• Conservation Areas
• Coastal Zones and Navigable Waters
• Wetlands
• Floodplains
• Endangered Species
• Land Use and Zoning
• Solid Waste Management
• Hazardous or Toxic Substances
• Impacts to Water Quality/Water
Resources
• Water Supply and Distribution
System
• Wastewater Collection and Treatment
Facilities
• Environmental Justice &
Socioeconomics
• Transportation (Streets, Traffic and
Parking)
• Air Quality
• Greenhouse Gases and their
Environmental Effects
• Noise
• Health and Safety
• Permits and other Government
Agency Involvement
• Public Notification/Controversy
• Environmental Experience and
Approach
Affected Public: Businesses and other
entities applying for CHIPS Act funding.
Frequency: Once per application.
Respondent’s Obligation: Voluntary.
Legal Authority: CHIPS Act of 2022
(Division A of Pub. L. 117–167).
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 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 the title of the
collection. To ensure consideration,
comments regarding this proposed
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information collection must be received
on or before March 17, 2023.
Sheleen Dumas,
Department PRA Clearance Officer, Office of
the Chief Information Officer, Commerce
Department.
[FR Doc. 2023–04442 Filed 3–2–23; 8:45 am]
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Institute of Standards and
Technology
Agency Information Collection
Activities, Submission for Office of
Management and Budget (OMB)
Review and Emergency Approval;
Comment Request; CHIPS PreApplication Information Collection
The Department of Commerce will
submit the following information
collection request to the Office of
Management and Budget (OMB) for
emergency review and approval 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.
Agency: National Institute of
Standards and Technology (NIST).
Title: CHIPS Pre-Application.
OMB Control Number: 0693–XXXX.
Form Number(s): N/A.
Type of Request: Emergency
submission, New Information Collection
Request.
Number of Respondents: ∼140
respondents.
Average Hours per Response: 40
hours.
Burden Hours: 5,600 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
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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: Businesses and other
entities applying for CHIPS Act funding.
Frequency: Once per application.
Respondent’s Obligation: Voluntary.
Legal Authority: CHIPS Act of 2022
(Division A of Pub. L. 117–167).
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 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 the title of the
collection. To ensure consideration,
comments regarding this proposed
information collection must be received
on or before March 17, 2023.
Sheleen Dumas,
Department PRA Clearance Officer, Office of
the Chief Information Officer, Commerce
Department.
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Institute of Standards and Technology
Agency Information Collection Activities, Submission for Office
of Management and Budget (OMB) Review and Emergency 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
emergency review and approval 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.
Agency: National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST).
Title: CHIPS Pre-Application.
OMB Control Number: 0693-XXXX.
Form Number(s): N/A.
Type of Request: Emergency submission, New Information Collection
Request.
Number of Respondents: ~140 respondents.
Average Hours per Response: 40 hours.
Burden Hours: 5,600 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: Businesses and other entities applying for CHIPS
Act funding.
Frequency: Once per application.
Respondent's Obligation: Voluntary.
Legal Authority: CHIPS Act of 2022 (Division A of Pub. L. 117-167).
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 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 the
title of the collection. To ensure consideration, comments regarding
this proposed information collection must be received on or before
March 17, 2023.
Sheleen Dumas,
Department PRA Clearance Officer, Office of the Chief Information
Officer, Commerce Department.
[FR Doc. 2023-04441 Filed 3-2-23; 8:45 am]
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