[Federal Register Volume 64, Number 43 (Friday, March 5, 1999)] [Notices] [Pages 10721-10722] From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov] [FR Doc No: 99-5467] ======================================================================= ----------------------------------------------------------------------- INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT COOPERATION AGENCY Overseas Private Investment Corporation Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request AGENCY: Overseas Private Investment Corporation, IDCA. ACTION: Request for comments. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 preparing an information collection request for OMB review and approval and to request public review and comment on the submission. At OPIC's request, the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) is reviewing this information collection for emergency processing for 90 days, under OMB control number 3420-0024. Comments are 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 May 4, 1999. ADDRESSES: Copies of the subject form and the request for review prepared for submission to OMB may be obtained from the Agency Submitting Officer. Comments on the form should be submitted to the Agency Submitting Officer. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: OPIC Agency Submitting Officer: Carol Brock, Records Manager, Overseas Private Investment Corporation, 1100 New York Avenue, N.W., Washington, D.C. 20527; 202/336-8563. Summary of Form Under Review Type of Request: New form. Title: Client Year 2000 Program Assessment Checklist. Form Number: OPIC-230 Frequency of Use: Once per project. Type of Respondents: Business or other institutions (except farms). Standard Industrial Classification Codes: All. Description of Affected Public: U.S. companies or citizens investing overseas. Reporting Hours: 1 hour per project. Number of Responses: 500 per year. Federal Cost: $5,000 per year. Authority for Information Collection: Year 2000 Information and Readiness Disclosure Act of 1998. Abstract (Needs and Uses): OPIC is surveying its clients to determine their status on addressing Year 2000 issues to ensure that OPIC's clients will be able to continue to make payments of premiums, principal, interest, and fees due to OPIC. The continued flow of these payments helps OPIC to ensure a positive cash flow and maintains its position as a self-sustaining agency. [[Page 10722]] Dated: March 2, 1999. James R. Offutt, Assistant General Counsel, Department of Legal Affairs. [FR Doc. 99-5467 Filed 3-4-99; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 3210-01-M