82 FR 58456 - Submission for OMB Review; Comments Request

OVERSEAS PRIVATE INVESTMENT CORPORATION

Federal Register Volume 82, Issue 237 (December 12, 2017)

Under the provisions of the Paperwork Reduction Act, agencies are required to publish a Notice in the Federal Register notifying the public that the agency is renewing an existing information collection 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 82, Number 237 (Tuesday, December 12, 2017)]
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From the Federal Register Online  [www.thefederalregister.org]
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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, agencies 
are required to publish a Notice in the Federal Register notifying the 
public that the agency is renewing an existing information collection 
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-256 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-256.

Summary Form Under Review

    Type of Request: Extension without change of a currently approved 
information collection.
    Title: Investment Funds Department Questionnaire.
    Form Number: OPIC-256.
    Frequency of Use: One per investor per project per year.
    Type of Respondents: Business or other institution (except farms); 
individuals.
    Standard Industrial Classification Codes: All.
    Description of Affected Public: U.S. companies or citizens 
investing overseas.
    Reporting Hours: 150 hours (approx. 1 hour per response).
    Number of Responses: 150 per year.
    Federal Cost: $4,026 (0.5 hour per form * 150 forms per year * 
$53.68 (GS-14/1 DCB)).
    Authority for Information Collection: Sections 231, 234(b), and 
239(d) of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, as amended.
    Abstract (Needs and Uses): The questionnaire is the principal 
document used by OPIC to determine the investor's and the project's 
eligibility for OPIC funding, and to collect information for financial 
underwriting analysis.

    Dated: December 6, 2017.
Nichole Skoyles,
Administrative Counsel, Department of Legal Affairs.
[FR Doc. 2017-26701 Filed 12-11-17; 8:45 am]
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