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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Institute of Standards and
Technology
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Agency Information Collection
Activities, Submission for Office of
Management and Budget (OMB)
Review and Emergency Approval;
Comment Request; CHIPS FullApplication 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 Full 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: 125
hours.
Burden Hours: 17,500 hours.
Needs and Uses: Businesses and other
entities applying for CHIPS Act funding
under the CHIPS Incentive Program
must submit a full application via a web
portal at https://applications.chips.gov/.
The full application includes a series of
sections, each described below. It
includes a project plan, supplemented
by more detailed narrative and
analytical sections that demonstrate
how the application addresses each
dimension of the merit review
framework:
• Cover Page with general
information;
• Covered Incentive—a letter from a
state or local government entity to
demonstrate that the applicant has been
offered a qualifying covered incentive;
• Description of Projects—a detailed
description of proposed project(s) in the
application;
• Applicant Profile—descriptive
information about the applicant;
• Alignment with Economic and
National Security Objectives—a
description of how the project(s) meets
economic and national security
objectives;
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• Commercial Strategy—a description
of the commercial strategy;
• Financial Information—a detailed
description of the financial plan,
including Microsoft Excel spreadsheets
with financial models;
• Project Technical Feasibility—the
applicant must demonstrate the
technical feasibility of each proposed
project;
• Organization Information
• Workforce Development Plan—
Each applicant must document their
expected workforce needs for their
facility (including both construction and
operations phases) and provide a
strategy to meet such needs in a
workforce development plan;
• Broader Impacts—Each applicant
must provide an overview of the broader
impacts of the proposed project(s); and
• Standard Forms—All applicants
should submit standard forms as
follows:
D SF–328, Certificate Pertaining to
Foreign Interests
D CD–511, Certification Regarding
Lobbying
D SF–LLL, Disclosure of Lobbying
Activities (if applicable)
• In addition, applicants will be
informed during the application review
process if these forms are required:
D SF–424, Application for Federal
Assistance
D For the construction component of
projects, the SF–424C and SF–424D
D For the workforce development
component of projects, as well as any
operational activities, the SF–424A
Affected Public: Businesses and other
entities applying for CHIPS Act funding.
Frequency: Once per application.
Respondent’s Obligation: Mandatory
to be eligible for CHIPS Act funding.
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 within 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.
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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
Environmental Questionnaire
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 Environmental
Questionnaire.
OMB Control Number: 0693–XXXX.
Form Number(s): N/A.
Type of Request: Emergency
submission, New Information Collection
Request.
Number of Respondents: 200
respondents.
Average Hours per Response: 8 hours.
Burden Hours: 1,600 hours.
Needs and Uses: Businesses and other
entities applying for CHIPS Act funding
are required to submit a pre-application
or application via a form available at
https://applications.chips.gov/. One
form in both applications is the
Environmental Questionnaire. The
purpose of the Environmental
Questionnaire is to ensure that the
Department of Commerce is aware, in
broad terms, of relevant environmental
considerations, and can work with the
potential applicant to ensure that the
applicant can provide all required
environmental information during the
full application and due diligence stages
when applying for funding. Each
applicant must provide the requested
information on the Environmental
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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]
BILLING CODE 3510–60–P
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
Patent and Trademark Office
[Docket No.: PTO–P–2023–0003]
Manual of Patent Examining
Procedure, Ninth Edition, Revision of
July 2022
United States Patent and
Trademark Office, Department of
Commerce.
ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:
To provide updates to patent
examination policy and procedures in a
single source, which will improve
access to essential guidance for all
SUMMARY:
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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 Environmental Questionnaire
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 Environmental Questionnaire.
OMB Control Number: 0693-XXXX.
Form Number(s): N/A.
Type of Request: Emergency submission, New Information Collection
Request.
Number of Respondents: 200 respondents.
Average Hours per Response: 8 hours.
Burden Hours: 1,600 hours.
Needs and Uses: Businesses and other entities applying for CHIPS
Act funding are required to submit a pre-application or application via
a form available at https://applications.chips.gov/. One form in both
applications is the Environmental Questionnaire. The purpose of the
Environmental Questionnaire is to ensure that the Department of
Commerce is aware, in broad terms, of relevant environmental
considerations, and can work with the potential applicant to ensure
that the applicant can provide all required environmental information
during the full application and due diligence stages when applying for
funding. Each applicant must provide the requested information on the
Environmental
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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 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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