[Federal Register Volume 69, Number 184 (Thursday, September 23, 2004)]
[Notices]
[Page 57102]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 04-21356]


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OVERSEAS PRIVATE INVESTMENT CORPORATION


Agency Report Form Under OMB Review

AGENCY: Overseas Private Investment Corporation (OPIC).

ACTION: 

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equest for Comments.

SUMMARY: Under the provision 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; 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 under review, OMB control number 
3420-0019, is summarized below.

DATES: Comments must be received within 60 calendar 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: Bruce 
I. Campbell, Records Management Officer, Overseas Private Investment 
Corporation, 1100 New York Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20527; (202) 
336-8563.

Summary Form Under Review

    Type of Request: Revised form.
    Title: Self Monitoring Questionnaire for Insurance & Finance 
Projects.
    Form Number: OPIC-162.
    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: 230 per year.
    Federal Costs: $15,718.
    Authority for Information Collection: Sections 231, 234(a), 239(d), 
and 240A of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, 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: September 20, 2004.
Eli Landy,
Senior Counsel, Administrative Affairs, Department of Legal Affairs.
[FR Doc. 04-21356 Filed 9-22-04; 8:45 am]
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