[Federal Register Volume 61, Number 190 (Monday, September 30, 1996)]
[Notices]
[Page 51129]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 96-24909]



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INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT COOPERATION AGENCY

Overseas Private Investment Corporation


Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request

AGENCY: Overseas Private Investment Corporation, IDCA.

ACTION: 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 has prepared an 
information collection request for OMB review and approval and has 
requested public review and comment on the submission. OPIC published 
its first Federal Register Notice on this information collection 
request on July 9, 1996, in 61 FR 36094, at which time a 60-calendar 
day comment period was announced. This comment period ended on 
September 7, 1996.
    No comments were received in response to this Notice.
    This information collection submission has been submitted to OMB 
for review.
    Comments are again being solicited on the need for the information, 
its practical utility, the accuracy of the Agency's burden estimate, 
and on ways to minimize the reporting burden, including automated 
collection techniques and uses of other forms of technology. The 
proposed form under review is summarized below.

DATES: Comments must be received on or before October 30, 1996.

ADDRESSES: Copies of the subject form and the request for review 
submitted to OMB may be obtained from the Agency Submitting Officer. 
Comments on the form should be submitted to the OMB Reviewer.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
    OPIC Agency Submitting Officer: Lena Paulsen, Manager, Information 
Center, Overseas Private Investment Corporation, 1100 New York Avenue, 
N.W., Washington, D.C. 20527; 202/336-8565.
    OMB Reviewer: Victoria Wassmer, Office of Information and 
Regulatory Affairs, Office of Management and Budget, New Executive 
Office Building, Docket Library, Room 10102, 725 17th Street, N.W., 
Washington, D.C. 20503, 202/395-5871.

SUMMARY OF FORM UNDER REVIEW: 
    Type of Request: Renewal of an existing form.
    Title: Foreign Shareholder Disclosure Report in Support of an OPIC 
Application for Financing.
    Form Number: OPIC 139.
    Frequency of Use: Once per each non-U.S. sponsor per project.
    Type of Respondents: Individuals, business, or other institutions.
    Standard Industrial Classification Codes: All.
    Description of Affected Public: Non-U.S. companies or individuals 
investing in any project financing by OPIC.
    Reporting Hours: Two hours per response.
    Number of Responses: 70 per year.
    Federal Cost: $2,625.
    Authority for Information Collection: Sections 231, and 234 (b) and 
(c) of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, as amended.
    Abstract (Needs and Uses): The Foreign Shareholder Disclosure 
Report In Support of an OPIC Application for Financing requests 
information as required by OPIC's governing legislation. Such 
information is needed to determine whether a project and its non-U.S. 
sponsor meet eligibility criteria for OPIC financing, specifically with 
regard to effects on the U.S. economy.

    Dated: September 24, 1996
James R. Offutt,
Assistant General Counsel, Department of Legal Affairs.
[FR Doc. 96-24909 Filed 9-27-96; 8:45 am]
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