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OMB Control No: 0693-0094	ICR Reference No: 202308-0693-006
Status: Active	Previous ICR Reference No: 202304-0693-001
Agency/Subagency: DOC/NIST	Agency Tracking No: MO
Title: CHIPS Full-Application Information Collection
Type of Information Collection: Extension without change of a currently approved collection	Common Form ICR: No
Type of Review Request: Regular
OIRA Conclusion Action: Approved with change	Conclusion Date: 02/22/2024
	Date Received in OIRA: 09/06/2023
Terms of Clearance: This collection is approved based on the revised materials provided by the Department.

	Inventory as of this Action	Requested	Previously Approved
Expiration Date	02/28/2027	36 Months From Approved	02/29/2024
Responses	31	0	140
Time Burden (Hours)	3,875	0	17,500
Cost Burden (Dollars)	0	0	0

Abstract: A potential applicant must submit a full application to be officially considered for a CHIPS Incentive Award. The full application will contain extensive, detailed information on the proposed project(s) to enable evaluation of its merits. Because the full application is resource-intensive, the applicant should strongly consider any pre-application feedback when deciding whether to prepare and submit a full application. The Department will engage with the applicant, to seek further information or clarifications, provide feedback, including on the scope of the proposed project(s) and the amount of CHIPS Incentives request, and, ultimately, to negotiate the preliminary terms of a potential award. In connection with moving into comprehensive due diligence, the Department will prepare and offer the applicant a non-binding Preliminary Memorandum of Terms and invite the applicant to the due diligence phase. If a potential applicant has submitted a pre-application, it should not submit a full application until after it receives written feedback on the pre-application. CHIPS Incentive Program will initially prioritize incentives for the fabrication of leading-edge semiconductors. Leading Edge applicants may access the application upon release and may submit a Full-Application no earlier than 31 Mar 2023 or 21 days after submitting a Statement of Interest whichever is later. All other applicants may access the application upon release but will not be able to submit a Full-Application until 26 June 2023 or 21 days after submitting a Statement of Interest whichever is later.

Authorizing Statute(s): None

Citations for New Statutory Requirements: None

Associated Rulemaking Information
RIN:	Stage of Rulemaking:	Federal Register Citation:	Date:
	Not associated with rulemaking

Federal Register Notices & Comments
60-day Notice:	Federal Register Citation:	Citation Date:
	88 FR 22009	04/12/2023
30-day Notice:	Federal Register Citation:	Citation Date:
	88 FR 60932	09/06/2023
Did the Agency receive public comments on this ICR? Yes

Number of Information Collection (IC) in this ICR: 1

IC Title	Form No.	Form Name
CHIPS Full-Application Information Collection

ICR Summary of Burden

	Total Approved	Previously Approved	Change Due to Agency Discretion
Annual Number of Responses	31	140	-109
Annual Time Burden (Hours)	3,875	17,500	-13,625
Annual Cost Burden (Dollars)	0	0	0

Burden increases because of Program Change due to Agency Discretion: No

Burden Increase Due to:

Burden decreases because of Program Change due to Agency Discretion: Yes

Burden Reduction Due to: Miscellaneous Actions

Short Statement: Number of respondents less than originally estimated.

Annual Cost to Federal Government: $873,032

Does this IC contain surveys, censuses, or employ statistical methods? No

Does this ICR request any personally identifiable information (see OMB Circular No. A-130 for an explanation of this term)? Please consult with your agency's privacy program when making this determination. Yes

Does this ICR include a form that requires a Privacy Act Statement (see 5 U.S.C. §552a(e)(3))? Please consult with your agency's privacy program when making this determination. No

Is this ICR related to the Affordable Care Act [Pub. L. 111-148 & 111-152]? No

Is this ICR related to the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, [Pub. L. 111-203]? No

Is this ICR related to the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (ARRA)? No

Is this ICR related to the Pandemic Response? No

Agency Contact: Cierra Bean 202 815-2677

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