[Federal Register Volume 69, Number 102 (Wednesday, May 26, 2004)]
[Notices]
[Pages 29984-29985]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 04-11851]


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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

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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. OPIC published its first Federal 
Register notice on this information collection request on March 22, 
2004, in vol. 69, no. 55 FR 13340, at which time a 60-day comment 
period was announced. This comment period ended May 21, 2004. No 
comments were received in response to this notice.
    This information collection submission has now been submitted to 
OMB for review. Comments are again being solicited on the need for the 
information; the accuracy of the Agency's burden estimate; the quality, 
practical utility and clarity of the information to be collected; and 
on ways to minimize the reporting burden, including automated 
collection techniques and uses of other forms of technology. The 
proposed form, OMB control number 3420-0023, under review is summarized 
below.

DATES: Comments must be received within 30 calendar days 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 OMB 
Reviewer.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
    OPIC Agency Submitting Officer: Bruce I. Campbell, Records 
Management Officer, Overseas Private Investment Corporation, 1100 New 
York Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20527; (202) 336-8563.
    OMB Reviewer: David Rostker, Officer of Information and Regulatory 
Affairs, Office of Management and Budget, New Executive Office 
Building, Docket Library, Room 10102, 725 17th Street, NW., Washington, 
DC 20503; (202) 395-3897.

SUMMARY FORM UNDER REVIEW:
    Type of Request: Revised form.
    Title: Self-Monitoring Questionnaire for Investment Funds' Sub-
Projects.
    Form Number: OPIC-217.
    Frequency of Use: Annually for duration of project.
    Type of Respondents: Business or other institution (except farms); 
individuals.
    Description of Affected Public: U.S. companies or citizens 
investing overseas.
    Reporting Hours: 8.5 hours per project.
    Number of Responses: 189 per year.
    Federal Cost: $12,916.
    Authority for Information Collection: Sections 231, 234(a), 239(d), 
and 240A of the Foreign Assistance Act of 191, as amended.
    Abstract (Needs and Uses): The questionnaire is completed by OPIC-
assisted investors annually. The questionnaire allows OPIC's assessment 
of effects of OPIC-assisted projects on the U.S. economy and 
employment, as well as on the environment and economic development 
abroad.

    Dated: May 21, 2004.
Eli Landy,
Senior Counsel, Administrative Affairs, Department of Legal Affairs.
[FR Doc. 04-11851 Filed 5-25-04; 8:45 am]
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