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OMB Control No:
0693-0100
ICR Reference No:
202407-0693-001
Status:
Historical Active
Previous ICR Reference No:
Agency/Subagency:
DOC/NIST
Agency Tracking No:
ER
Title:
Ecosystem Questionnaire for States and Territories to Inform CHIPS R&D Facility Site Selection Process
Type of Information Collection:
New collection (Request for a new OMB Control Number)
Common Form ICR:
No
Type of Review Request:
Emergency
Approval Requested By:
07/15/2024
OIRA Conclusion Action:
Approved with change
Conclusion Date:
07/16/2024
Retrieve Notice of Action (NOA)
Date Received in OIRA:
07/05/2024
Terms of Clearance:
This collection is approved for 6 months only based on the revised materials provided by the Department. Should the Department want to use the collection for more than 6 months, it must publish a 60 and 30 day notice.
Inventory as of this Action
Requested
Previously Approved
Expiration Date
01/31/2025
6 Months From Approved
Responses
56
0
0
Time Burden (Hours)
560
0
0
Cost Burden (Dollars)
0
0
0
Abstract:
The CHIPS Research and Development (R&D) Office is seeking to collect information needed for implementation of the CHIPS Act of 2022 (Division A of P.L. 117-167) (the Act). The Act tasks the Secretary of Commerce with carrying out sections 9904 and 9906 of the William M. (Mac) Thornberry National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021 (15 U.S.C. 4652, 4654, and 4656). This statute aims to catalyze long-term growth in the domestic semiconductor industry in support of U.S. economic resilience and national security. Both the National Semiconductor Technology Center (NSTC) and the National Advanced Packaging Manufacturing Program (NAPMP), the two largest research and development programs established by Congress through the CHIPS Act of 2022, have a need to expeditiously identify facilities in order to accomplish their statutory missions, which are fundamentally national security initiatives. This Emergency information collection is needed in conjunction with a phased site selection process that will be used to identify a flagship research and development prototyping facility that is anticipated to become the lynchpin of both the NSTC and NAPMP. The information is important for the Department of Commerce and Natcast—the purpose-built nonprofit entity which serves as the operator of the NSTC, and which is anticipated to serve as the operator of this flagship facility—in order to establish at the outset of the site selection process which states and/or territories have existing semiconductor ecosystems that could support this facility. The Department of Commerce is requesting emergency approval of a new information collection that is essential to the mission of the Department of Commerce—namely, swift and robust implementation of the CHIPS Act of 2022 (Division A of P.L. 117-167) (the Act). Both the NSTC and NAPMP have an urgent need to identify facilities in order to accomplish their statutory missions, which are fundamentally economic and national security missions. The NSTC is required “to conduct advanced semiconductor manufacturing, design and packaging research, and prototyping that strengthens the entire domestic ecosystem.” 15 U.S.C. 4656(c)(2)(A).
Emergency Justfication:
Please see the submitted Supporting Statement for the emergency justification, in its entirety: The Department of Commerce is requesting emergency approval of a new information collection that is essential to the mission of the Department of Commerce—namely, swift and robust implementation of the CHIPS Act of 2022 (Division A of P.L. 117-167) (the Act). The Department has determined that collecting this information promptly, prior to expiration of the ordinary time periods established in the Paperwork Reduction Act, is necessary to prevent public harm that would be reasonably likely to result if those time periods were followed. See 44 U.S.C. 3507(j); 5 C.F.R. 1320.13(a). The Act tasks the Secretary of Commerce with carrying out section 9906 of the William M. (Mac) Thornberry National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021 (15 U.S.C. 4652, 4654, and 4656). This statute aims to catalyze long-term growth in the domestic semiconductor industry in support of U.S. economic resilience and national security. An expeditious collection of this information is needed in conjunction with a phased site selection process that will be used to identify a flagship research and development prototyping and packaging facility that is anticipated to become the lynchpin of both the National Semiconductor Technology Center (NSTC) and the National Advanced Packaging Manufacturing Program (NAPMP), the two largest research and development programs established by Congress through the CHIPS Act of 2022. The information is important for the Department of Commerce and Natcast—the purpose-built nonprofit entity which serves as the operator of the NSTC, and which is anticipated to serve as the operator of this flagship facility—in order to establish at the outset of the site selection process which states and/or territories have existing semiconductor ecosystems that could support this facility. Both the NSTC and NAPMP have an urgent need to identify facilities in order to accomplish their statutory missions, which are fundamentally economic and national security missions. The NSTC is required “to conduct advanced semiconductor manufacturing, design and packaging research, and prototyping that strengthens the entire domestic ecosystem.” 15 U.S.C. 4656(c)(2)(A). The NSTC is expected to “significantly reduce the time and cost of moving from design idea to commercialization through access to shared facilities, digital assets and technical expertise for advancing design, prototyping, manufacturing, packaging, and scaling of semiconductors and semiconductor-related products.” The NAPMP is expected to “include an Advanced Packaging Piloting Facility (APPF) where successful development efforts will be transitioned and validated for scaled transition to U.S. manufacturing. This is a key facility for technology transfer to high-volume manufacturing.” The Department of Commerce and Natcast have determined that co-locating many NSTC- and NAPMP-related capabilities in a single facility would be a significant added value to both programs. Having state-of-the-art semiconductor research and development capabilities in the same location as advanced packaging capabilities would be transformative for the semiconductor ecosystem in the United States, because the boundaries between semiconductor wafer/chip processing and next generation advanced packaging are blurring. Today, technology and researchers in these different domains are separated, and no independent research facilities for such innovations in packaging exist in the United States. A flagship facility with co-located chip/package solutions would accelerate co-optimized solutions at a pace that is not currently possible and set the United States on a path for continued leadership—at a time when public and private investment in semiconductor research and development by foreign adversaries is substantially increasing.
Authorizing Statute(s):
PL:
Pub.L. 117 - 167 9904
Name of Law: CHIPS Act of 2022
PL:
Pub.L. 117 - 167 9906
Name of Law: CHIPS Act of 2022
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
30-day Notice:
Federal Register Citation:
Citation Date:
89 FR 55586
07/05/2024
Did the Agency receive public comments on this ICR?
No
Number of Information Collection (IC) in this ICR:
1
IC Title
Form No.
Form Name
Ecosystem Questionnaire for States and Territories to Inform CHIPS R&D Facility Site Selection Process
ICR Summary of Burden
Total Approved
Previously Approved
Change Due to New Statute
Change Due to Agency Discretion
Change Due to Adjustment in Estimate
Change Due to Potential Violation of the PRA
Annual Number of Responses
56
0
0
56
0
0
Annual Time Burden (Hours)
560
0
0
560
0
0
Annual Cost Burden (Dollars)
0
0
0
0
0
0
Burden increases because of Program Change due to Agency Discretion:
Yes
Burden Increase Due to:
Miscellaneous Actions
Burden decreases because of Program Change due to Agency Discretion:
No
Burden Reduction Due to:
Short Statement:
This is a new information collection.
Annual Cost to Federal Government:
$439,758
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.
No
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:
Elizabeth Reinhart 301 975-8707 elizabeth.reinhart@nist.gov
Common Form ICR:
No
On behalf of this Federal agency, I certify that the collection of information encompassed by this request complies with 5 CFR 1320.9 and the related provisions of 5 CFR 1320.8(b)(3).
The following is a summary of the topics, regarding the proposed collection of information, that the certification covers:
(a) It is necessary for the proper performance of agency functions;
(b) It avoids unnecessary duplication;
(c) It reduces burden on small entities;
(d) It uses plain, coherent, and unambiguous language that is understandable to respondents;
(e) Its implementation will be consistent and compatible with current reporting and recordkeeping practices;
(f) It indicates the retention periods for recordkeeping requirements;
(g) It informs respondents of the information called for under 5 CFR 1320.8 (b)(3) about:
(i) Why the information is being collected;
(ii) Use of information;
(iii) Burden estimate;
(iv) Nature of response (voluntary, required for a benefit, or mandatory);
(v) Nature and extent of confidentiality; and
(vi) Need to display currently valid OMB control number;
(h) It was developed by an office that has planned and allocated resources for the efficient and effective management and use of the information to be collected.
(i) It uses effective and efficient statistical survey methodology (if applicable); and
(j) It makes appropriate use of information technology.
If you are unable to certify compliance with any of these provisions, identify the item by leaving the box unchecked and explain the reason in the Supporting Statement.
Certification Date:
07/05/2024
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