80 FR 43479 - Submission for OMB Review; Comments Request

OVERSEAS PRIVATE INVESTMENT CORPORATION

Federal Register Volume 80, Issue 140 (July 22, 2015)

Under the provisions of the Paperwork Reduction Act (44 U.S.C. chapter 35), agencies are required to publish a Notice in the Federal Register notifying the public that the agency is submitting an existing collection in use without an OMB control number for OMB review and approval and requests public review and comment on the submission. Comments are being solicited on the need for the information; the accuracy of OPIC's burden estimate; the quality, practical utility, and clarity of the information to be collected; and ways to minimize reporting the burden, including automated collected techniques and uses of other forms of technology.

[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 140 (Wednesday, July 22, 2015)]
[Notices]
[Page 43479]
From the Federal Register Online  [www.thefederalregister.org]
[FR Doc No: 2015-17908]


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OVERSEAS PRIVATE INVESTMENT CORPORATION


Submission for OMB Review; Comments Request

AGENCY: Overseas Private Investment Corporation (OPIC).

ACTION: Notice and request for comments.

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SUMMARY: Under the provisions of the Paperwork Reduction Act (44 U.S.C. 
chapter 35), agencies are required to publish a Notice in the Federal 
Register notifying the public that the agency is submitting an existing 
collection in use without an OMB control number for OMB review and 
approval and requests public review and comment on the submission. 
Comments are being solicited on the need for the information; the 
accuracy of OPIC's burden estimate; the quality, practical utility, and 
clarity of the information to be collected; and ways to minimize 
reporting the burden, including automated collected techniques and uses 
of other forms of technology.

DATES: Comments must be received within sixty (60) calendar days of 
publication of this Notice.

ADDRESSES: Mail all comments and requests for copies of the subject 
form to OPIC's Agency Submitting Officer: James Bobbitt, Overseas 
Private Investment Corporation, 1100 New York Avenue NW., Washington, 
DC 20527. See  SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION for other information about 
filing.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: OPIC Agency Submitting Officer: James 
Bobbitt, (202)336-8558.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: All mailed comments and requests for copies 
of the subject form should include form number OPIC-257 on both the 
envelope and in the subject line of the letter. Electronic comments and 
requests for copies of the subject form may be sent to 
[email protected], subject line OPIC-257.

Summary Form Under Review

    Type of Request: Approval for existing collection in use without an 
OMB control number.
    Title: Enterprise Development Network Project Information 
Questionnaire.
    Form Number: OPIC-257
    Frequency of Use: Once per applicant per project. The form is used 
to generate online sales leads. It is completed by the applicant and 
the information collected is routed to OPIC-affiliated Loan 
Originators. Applicants may make multiple submissions of the same 
project information, but the overwhelming majority submit once per 
applicant per project.
    Type of Respondents: Business or other institutions; individuals.
    Standard Industrial Classification Codes: All.
    Description of Affected Public: Companies or citizens investing 
overseas.
    Reporting Hours: 16 hours (5 minutes per form).
    Number of Responses: 192 per year.
    Federal Cost: $0. Automated leads are generated and sent to OPIC 
Affiliates for review, prequalification and action.
    Authority for Information Collection: Sections 231; 234(b); and 
234(c) of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, as amended.
    Abstract (Needs and Uses): The Project Information Questionnaire is 
the principal document used by OPIC's Enterprise Development Network 
(EDN) to collect project and contact information. These leads are 
routed to a network of approved Loan Originators. After review, Loan 
Originators can contact the project sponsors and offer assistance in 
the preparation and submission of OPIC loan applications.

    Dated: July 17, 2015.
Nichole Skoyles,
Administrative Counsel, Department of Legal Affairs.
[FR Doc. 2015-17908 Filed 7-21-15; 8:45 am]
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