Information Collection Activities; Submission to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for Review and Approval; Comment Request; CHIPS Pre-application Information Collection, 65952 [2023-20937]
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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.
DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Institute of Standards and
Technology
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.
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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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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
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• 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.
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Submission to the Office of
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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
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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:
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 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.
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