[Federal Register Volume 76, Number 125 (Wednesday, June 29, 2011)]
[Notices]
[Pages 38221-38222]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2011-16158]


=======================================================================
-----------------------------------------------------------------------

OPIC EXPEDITED SCREENING QUESTIONNAIRE DOWNSTREAM INVESTMENT FORM




AGENCY: Overseas Private Investment Corporation (OPIC).

ACTION: Request for approval from OMB.

-----------------------------------------------------------------------

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 for OMB review and approval.

DATES: This 30-day notice is to inform the public, that this collection 
is being submitted to OMB for approval.

[[Page 38222]]


ADDRESSES: Copies of the subject form may be obtained from 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: Extension, without change, of a currently approved 
collection.
    Title: Expedited Screening Questionnaire (ESQ)--Downstream 
Investments.
    Form Number: OPIC 168A & B.
    Frequency of Use: OPIC-supported financial intermediaries will 
complete Form 168A and 168B for each company in which they propose to 
invest. Form could be used by any given OPIC-supported financial 
intermediary between 3-4 times per year depending on the number 
investments the financial intermediary intends to consummate in a given 
year.
    Type of Respondents: Business or other for-profit institutions.
    Standard Industrial Classification Codes: All.
    Description of Affected Public: U.S. companies or citizens 
investing overseas.
    Standard Industrial Classification Codes: All.
    Description of Affected Public: U.S. companies or citizens 
investing overseas.
    Reporting Hours: One hour per project.
    Number of Responses: 63 per year.
    Federal Cost: $1,280.00 per year.
    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): Form 168A and 168B is the principal 
document used by OPIC to determine OPIC-supported financial 
intermediaries' compliance with OPIC economic, environmental, labor 
rights, and human rights policies.

    Dated: June 23, 2011.
Nicole Cadiente,
Administrative Counsel, Department of Legal Affairs.
[FR Doc. 2011-16158 Filed 6-28-11; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE M