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Notice of information collection,
request for comment.
ACTION:
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:
SUMMARY:
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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
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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.
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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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
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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
National Oceanic &
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA),
Commerce.
ACTION: Notice of information collection,
request for comment.
AGENCY:
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
SUMMARY:
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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.
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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
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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
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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
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.
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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 [email protected]. 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 [email protected].
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 at-sea 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 for-profit 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 Sec. Sec. 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 Sec. 660.140(i)
specify requirements for catch monitor coverage for first receivers.
Regulations at Sec. 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.
[FR Doc. 2024-02673 Filed 2-8-24; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 3510-22-P
