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OMB Control No: 0693-0092	ICR Reference No: 202608-0693-002
Status: Active	Previous ICR Reference No: 202308-0693-003
Agency/Subagency: DOC/NIST	Agency Tracking No: MO
Title: “Ask CHIPS” 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 without change	Conclusion Date: 10/07/2026
	Date Received in OIRA: 09/05/2026
Terms of Clearance:

	Inventory as of this Action	Requested	Previously Approved
Expiration Date	10/31/2029	36 Months From Approved	10/31/2026
Responses	250	0	250
Time Burden (Hours)	21	0	21
Cost Burden (Dollars)	0	0	0

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). Due to the scope of incentives being offered under the CHIPS Act, customers will have a multitude of questions varying greatly across the spectrum of what the program has to offer. Implementing this customer relationship management (CRM) and associated engagement request form is a critical tool to ease the burden of customers interested in participating in the program. Educating customers on the incentive types available, as well as the associated processes and deadlines to apply for these incentives will be instrumental to the success of the program while making the customer experience as burdenless as possible. The engagement request form provides a streamlined method of requesting the desired engagement type (e.g., meeting, keynote, webinar, etc.) and providing relevant details for the request (e.g., preferred date, location, expected discussion topics, etc.). Making this form available simplifies capturing all the necessary information to schedule the engagement, thereby reducing the burden on the customer. In addition, the structured data provided by the form facilitates more efficient processing of the requests by the CHIPS program to schedule these engagements.

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:
	91 FR 16643	04/02/2026
30-day Notice:	Federal Register Citation:	Citation Date:
	91 FR 56864	09/04/2026
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
"Ask CHIPS" Information Collection

ICR Summary of Burden

	Total Approved	Previously Approved
Annual Number of Responses	250	250
Annual Time Burden (Hours)	21	21
Annual Cost Burden (Dollars)	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: No

Burden Reduction Due to:

Short Statement:

Annual Cost to Federal Government: $73,250

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. Yes

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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