[Federal Register Volume 71, Number 239 (Wednesday, December 13, 2006)]
[Notices]
[Pages 74960-74961]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 06-9649]


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OVERSEAS PRIVATE INVESTMENT CORPORATION


Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request

AGENCY: Overseas Private Investment Corporation (OPIC).

ACTION: Request for comments.

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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 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 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 
Agency Submitting Officer.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: OPIC Agency Submitting Officer: Essie 
Bryant, Record Manager, 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: OPIC Self-Monitoring Questionnaire.
    Form Number: OPIC-162.

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    Frequency of Use: Annually for duration of project.
    Type of Respondents: Business or other institution (except farms); 
individuals.
    Standard Industrial Classification Codes: All.
    Description of Affected Public: U.S. companies or citizens 
investing overseas.
    Reporting Hours: 6.5 hours per project.
    Number of Responses: 350 per year.
    Federal Cost: $35,000.
    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: December 6, 2006.
Eli Landy,
Senior Counsel, Administrative Affairs, Department of Legal Affairs.
[FR Doc. 06-9649 Filed 12-12-06; 8:45 am]
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