[Federal Register Volume 66, Number 80 (Wednesday, April 25, 2001)]
[Notices]
[Pages 20841-20842]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 01-10248]


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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 June 25, 2001.

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, NW., Washington, DC 20527; 202/336-8563.

Summary of Form Under Review

    Type of Request: Form Renewal.
    Title: Project Information Report.
    Form Number: OPIC-71.
    Frequency of Use: No more than once per contract.
    Type of Respondents: Business or other institutions (except farms).
    Standard Industrial Classification Codes: All.
    Description of Affected Public: U.S. companies investing overseas.
    Reporting Hours: 7 hours per project.
    Number of Responses: 25 per year.
    Federal Cost: $1,600 per year.
    Authority for Information Collection: Title 22 U.S.C. 2191(k)(2) 
and 2199(h) of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, as amended.
    Abstract (Needs and Uses): The project information report is 
necessary to elicit and record the information on the developmental, 
environmental, and U.S. economic effects of OPIC-assisted projects. The 
information will be used by OPIC's staff and management solely

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as a basis for monitoring these projects, and reporting the results in 
aggregate form, as required by Congress.

    Dated: April 19, 2001.
Rumu Sarkar,
Assistant General Counsel, Administrative Affairs, Department of Legal 
Affairs.
[FR Doc. 01-10248 Filed 4-24-01; 8:45 am]
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