[Federal Register Volume 74, Number 99 (Tuesday, May 26, 2009)]
[Notices]
[Pages 24886-24887]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E9-12097]


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OVERSEAS PRIVATE INVESTMENT CORPORATION


Second Notice: Federal Register; Submission for OMB Review

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 the Agency is revising an 
information collection request for OMB review, approval, and 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 ways to minimize the reporting burden, 
including automated collection techniques by using other forms of 
technology. The proposed form under review is summarized below.

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DATES: Comments must be received within 30 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: Essie 
S. Bryant, Records Management Officer, Overseas Private Investment 
Corporation, 1100 New York Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20527; 202-336-
8563.
    OMB Contact: Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs, U.S. 
Office of Information and Regulator Affairs, Office of Management and 
Budget, Attention: Ms. Wendy Liberante, 725 17th Street, Room 10102, 
NW., Washington, DC 20503; (202) 395-3647.

Summary Form Under Review

    Type of Request: Reinstatement, with changes, of a previously 
approved collection for which approval is expiring.
    Title: Sponsor Disclosure Report.
    Form Number: OPIC-129.
    Frequency of Use: Once per major sponsor, per project.
    Type of Respondents: Business or other institutions.
    Standard Industrial Classification Codes: All.
    Description of Affected Public: U.S. Companies sponsoring projects 
overseas.
    Reporting Hours: 5 hours per project.
    Number of Responses: 300 per year.
    Federal Cost: $66,000 per year.
    Authority for Information Collection: Sections 231, 234(b), and (c) 
of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, as amended.
    Abstract (Needs and Uses): The OPIC 129 form is the principal 
document used by OPIC to determine the investor's and project's 
eligibility, assess the environmental impact and developmental effects 
of the project, measure the economic effects for the United States and 
the host country economy, and collect information for underwriting 
analysis.

    Dated: May 19, 2009.
Genevieve Stubbs,
Senior Administrative & FOIA Counsel, Department of Legal Affairs.
[FR Doc. E9-12097 Filed 5-22-09; 8:45 am]
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