[Federal Register Volume 79, Number 167 (Thursday, August 28, 2014)]
[Notices]
[Pages 51377-51378]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2014-20445]


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OVERSEAS PRIVATE INVESTMENT CORPORATION


Submission for OMB Review; Comments Request

AGENCY: Overseas Private Investment Corporation (OPIC).

ACTION: Notice and request for comments.

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SUMMARY: Under the provisions of the Paperwork Reduction Act (44 U.S.C.

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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 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 ways to minimize reporting the burden, 
including automated collected techniques and uses of other forms of 
technology.

DATES: Comments must be received within 60 calendar-days of publication 
of this Notice.

ADDRESSES: Direct comments and requests for copies of the subject form 
to the Agency Submitting Officer: Essie Bryant, Records Manager, 
Overseas Private Investment Corporation, 1100 New York Avenue NW., 
Washington, DC 20527.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Agency Submitting Officer: Essie 
Bryant, Records Manager, (202) 336-8563.

Summary Form Under Review

    Type of Request: New form.
    Title: U.S. Effects Screening Questionnaire.
    Form Number: OPIC-252.
    Frequency of Use: One per investor per project (as needed) and 
OPIC-supported financial intermediaries (as required by finance 
agreement or insurance contract).
    Type of Respondents: Businesses or other institutions; individuals.
    Standard Industrial Classification Codes: All.
    Description of Affected Public: U.S. companies or citizens 
investing overseas.
    Reporting Hours: 200 (2 hours per form).
    Number of Responses: 100 per year.
    Federal Cost: $15,276.
    Authority for Information Collection: Sections 231 (k)-(m) of the 
Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, as amended.
    Abstract (Needs and Uses): The U.S. Effects Screening Questionnaire 
will be used to identify potential negative impacts on the U.S. economy 
and employment which could result from the investment. This form is 
submitted prior to a formal OPIC application or as required by OPIC-
supported financial intermediaries. Title VI of the Foreign Assistance 
Act of 1961, as amended, (codified at 22 U.S.C. 2191 et seq.) prohibits 
OPIC from supporting investments that are likely to cause the loss of 
U.S. jobs, or that have performance requirements that may reduce 
substantially the positive trade benefits likely to accrue to the U.S. 
from the investment.

    Dated: August 22, 2014.
Nichole Cadiente,
Administrative Counsel, Department of Legal Affairs.
[FR Doc. 2014-20445 Filed 8-27-14; 8:45 am]
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