83 FR 29836 - Submission for OMB Review; comments request

OVERSEAS PRIVATE INVESTMENT CORPORATION

Federal Register Volume 83, Issue 123 (June 26, 2018)

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 modifying an existing previously approved information collection for OMB review and approval and requests public review and comment on the submission. OPIC received comments in response to the sixty (60) day notice. OPIC made no changes in response to these comments. The purpose of this notice is to allow an additional thirty (30) days for public comments to be submitted. 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. The proposed changes to OPIC-162 modify existing questions to collect sex-disaggregated information, and add and modify questions to collect additional information related to OPIC's impact on women in order to better measure OPIC's impact on women's economic empowerment.

[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 123 (Tuesday, June 26, 2018)]
[Notices]
[Pages 29836-29837]
From the Federal Register Online  [www.thefederalregister.org]
[FR Doc No: 2018-13691]


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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 modifying an existing previously approved 
information collection for OMB review and approval and requests public 
review and comment on the submission. OPIC received comments in 
response to the sixty (60) day notice. OPIC made no changes in response 
to these comments. The purpose of this notice is to allow an additional 
thirty (30) days for public comments to be submitted. 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.
    The proposed changes to OPIC-162 modify existing questions to 
collect sex-disaggregated information, and add and modify questions to 
collect additional information related to OPIC's impact on women in 
order to better measure OPIC's impact on women's economic empowerment.

DATES: Comments must be received within thirty (30) 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: OPIC received comments in response to the 
sixty (60) day notice published in Federal Register volume 83 page 
16403 on April 16, 2018. OPIC made no changes in response to these 
comments. All mailed comments and requests for copies of the subject 
form should include form number OPIC-162 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-162.

Summary Form Under Review

    Type of Request: Revision of a currently approved information 
collection.
    Title: Self-Monitoring Questionnaire.
    Form Number: OPIC-162.
    Frequency of Use: One per investor per project annually.
    Type of Respondents: Business or other institutions and 
individuals.
    Standard Industrial Classification Codes: All.
    Description of Affected Public: U.S. companies or citizens 
investing overseas.
    Reporting Hours: 2,186 (4.7 hours per form).
    Number of Responses: 465 per year.
    Federal Cost: $51,066.
    Authority for Information Collection: Sections 231, 231A, 239(d), 
and 240A of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, as amended.
    Abstract (Needs and Uses): The Self Monitoring Questionnaire is the 
principal document used by OPIC to monitor the developmental effects of 
OPIC's investment projects, monitor the economic effects on the U.S. 
economy, and collect information on compliance with environmental and 
labor policies.


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    Dated: June 21, 2018.
Nichole Skoyles,
Administrative Counsel, Department of Legal Affairs.
[FR Doc. 2018-13691 Filed 6-25-18; 8:45 am]
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