[Federal Register Volume 66, Number 239 (Wednesday, December 12, 2001)]
[Notices]
[Page 64312]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 01-30657]


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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 within 60 days of publication of this 
Notice.

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 Amendment.
    Title: Application for Political Risk Investment Insurance.
    Form Number: OPIC-52.
    Frequency of Use: Once per investor, per project.
    Type of Respondents: Business or other institutions.
    Standard Industrial Classification Codes: All.
    Description of Affected Public: U.S. companies investing overseas.
    Reporting Hours: 6\1/2\ hours per project.
    Number of Responses: 150 per year.
    Federal Cost: $24,300 per year.
    Authority for Information Collection: Sections 231 and 234(a) of 
the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, as amended.
    Abstract (Needs and Uses): The OPIC 52 form is the principal 
document used by OPIC to determine the investor's and the project's 
eligibility, assess the environmental impact and development effects of 
the project, measure the economic effects for the United States and the 
host country economy, and collect information for underwriting 
analysis.

    Dated: December 6, 2001.
Rumu Sarkar,
Assistant General Counsel, Administrative Affairs, Department of Legal 
Affairs.
[FR Doc. 01-30657 Filed 12-11-01; 8:45 am]
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