[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 159 (Tuesday, August 18, 2015)]
[Notices]
[Pages 50051-50052]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2015-20223]


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OVERSEAS PRIVATE INVESTMENT CORPORATION

[OPIC-129, OMB-3420-0018]


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. 
Chapter 35), agencies are required to publish a Notice in the Federal 
Register notifying the public that the agency is modifying an existing 
previously approved information collection for OMB review and approval 
and requests

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public review and comment on the submission. OPIC received no comments 
in response to the sixty (60) day notice published in Federal Register 
on June 12, 2015. The purpose of this notice is to allow an additional 
thirty (30) days for public comments to be submitted. Comments are 
being solicited on the need for the information; the accuracy of OPIC'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 thirty (30) calendar days of 
publication of this Notice.

ADDRESSES: Mail all comments and requests for copies of the subject 
form to OPIC's Agency Submitting Officer: James Bobbitt, Overseas 
Private Investment Corporation, 1100 New York Avenue NW., Washington, 
DC 20527. See SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION for other information about 
filing.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: OPIC Agency Submitting Officer: James 
Bobbitt, (202)336-8558.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: OPIC received no comments in response to the 
sixty (60) day notice published in Federal Register volume 80 page 
33571 on June 12, 2015. The purpose of this notice is to allow an 
additional thirty (30) days for public comments to be submitted. 
Comments are being solicited on the need for the information; the 
accuracy of OPIC'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.
    All mailed comments and requests for copies of the subject form 
should include form number OPIC-129 on both the envelope and in the 
subject line of the letter. Electronic comments and requests for copies 
of the subject form may be sent to [email protected], subject line 
OPIC-129.

Summary Form Under Review

    Type of Request: Revision of currently approved information 
collection.
    Title: Sponsor Disclosure Report.
    Form Number: OPIC-129.
    Frequency of Use: One per investor per 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: 1890 (3 hours per form).
    Number of Responses: 630 per year.
    Federal Cost: $64,801.80 ($51.43 x 630 x 2).
    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 information provided in the OPIC-129 
is used by OPIC as a part of the Character Risk Due Diligence/
background check procedure (similar to a commercial bank's Know Your 
Customer procedure) that it performs on each party that has a 
significant relationship (10% or more beneficial ownership, provision 
of significant credit support, significant managerial relationship) to 
the projects that OPIC finances. The questions on the form have been 
updated to improve OPIC's due diligence process and the format has been 
modified to make it easier for employees to review.

    Dated: August 11, 2015.
Nichole Skoyles,
Administrative Counsel, Department of Legal Affairs.
[FR Doc. 2015-20223 Filed 8-17-15; 8:45 am]
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