[Federal Register Volume 69, Number 238 (Monday, December 13, 2004)]
[Notices]
[Page 72225]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 04-27273]


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OVERSEAS PRIVATE INVESTMENT CORPORATION


Submission for OMB Review; Comments Request

AGENCY: Overseas Private Investment Corporation (OPIC).

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 has prepared an 
information collection request for OMB review and approval and has 
requested 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 
3420-0015 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 of Form Under Review

    Type of Request: Revised Form.
    Title: Application for Financing.
    Form Number: OPIC-115.
    Frequency of Use: One per investor, per project.
    Type of Respondents: Business or other institutions (except farms); 
individuals.
    Description of Affected Public: U.S. companies or citizens 
investing overseas.
    Reporting Hours: 4.0 hours per project.
    Number of Responses: 300 per year.
    Federal Cost: $21,600 per year.
    Authority for Information Collection: Sections 231 and 234(b) and 
(c) of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, as amended.
    Abstract (Needs and Uses): The OPIC 115 form is the principal 
document used by OPIC to determine the investor's and the project's 
eligibility for debt financing, assess the environmental impact and 
developmental effects of the project, measures the economic effects for 
the United States and the host country economy, and collect information 
for underwriting analysis.

    Dated: December 8, 2004.
Eli Landy,
Senior Counsel, Administrative Affairs, Department of Legal Affairs.
[FR Doc. 04-27273 Filed 12-10-04; 8:45 am]
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