[Federal Register Volume 65, Number 40 (Tuesday, February 29, 2000)]
[Notices]
[Page 10822]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 00-4809]


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OVERSEAS PRIVATE INVESTMENT CORPORATION


Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request

AGENCY: Overseas Private Investment Corporation.

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 is preparing an 
information collection request for OMB review and approval and to 
request public review and comment on the submission. 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 April 29, 2000.

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: Reinstatement, without change, of a previously 
approved collection for which approval is expiring.
    Title: OPIC Expedited Screening Questionnaire--Downstream 
Investments.
    Form Number: OPIC-168.
    Frequency of Use: Once per project submission.
    Type of Respondents: OPIC on-lending facilities.
    Standard Industrial Classification Codes: All.
    Description of Affected Public: OPIC on-lending facilities.
    Reporting Hours: 1 hour per form.
    Number of Respondents: 30 per year.
    Federal Cost: $160 per year.
    Authority for Information Collection: Section 231(a-1) of the 
Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, as amended.
    Abstract (Needs and Uses): This application will be sent to OPIC's 
on-lending facilities. The on-lending facilities will complete the 
information for companies in which the facility proposes to invest. The 
information collected will be reviewed to determine the expected 
effects of the projects on the U.S. economy and employment, as well as 
on the environment, economic development, and worker rights abroad.

    Dated: February 24, 2000.
Ralph Kaiser,
Senior Counsel for Administration, Department of Legal Affairs.
[FR Doc. 00-4809 Filed 2-28-00; 8:45 am]
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