[Federal Register Volume 84, Number 172 (Thursday, September 5, 2019)]
[Notices]
[Pages 46764-46765]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2019-19172]


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OVERSEAS PRIVATE INVESTMENT CORPORATION

[DFC-013]


Submission for OMB Review; Comments Request

AGENCY: U.S. International Development Finance Corporation (DFC), 
Overseas Private Investment Corporation (OPIC).

ACTION: Notice of information collection; request for comment.

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SUMMARY: Under the provisions of the Paperwork Reduction Act, agencies 
are required to publish a notice in the Federal Register notifying the 
public that the agency is creating a new information collection for OMB 
review and approval and requests public review and comment on the 
submission. The agencies received no comments in response to the sixty 
(60) day notice. 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 the 
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: DFC intends to begin use of this collection upon OMB approval. 
Comments must be received by October 7, 2019.

ADDRESSES: Comments and requests for copies of the subject information 
collection may be sent by any of the following methods:
     Mail: Catherine F.I. Andrade, Agency Submitting Officer, 
Overseas Private Investment Corporation, 1100 New York Avenue NW, 
Washington, DC 20527.
     Email: [email protected].
    Instructions: All submissions received must include the agency name 
and agency form number or OMB form number for this information 
collection. Electronic submissions must include the agency form number 
in the subject line to ensure proper routing. Please note that all 
written comments received in response to this notice will be considered 
public records.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Agency Submitting Officer: Catherine 
F.I. Andrade, (202) 336-8768.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Better Utilization of Investments 
Leading to Development (BUILD) Act of 2018, 22 U.S.C. 9601-9689, 
creates the U.S. International Development Finance Corporation (DFC) by 
bringing together the Overseas Private Investment Corporation (OPIC) 
and the Development Credit Authority (DCA) office of the U.S. Agency 
for International Development (USAID). Section 9685(a) of the Act tasks 
OPIC staff with assisting DFC in the transition. Section 9686(a)-(b) 
provides that all completed administrative actions and all pending 
proceedings shall continue through the transition to the DFC. 
Accordingly, OPIC is issuing this Paperwork Reduction Act notice

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and request for comments on behalf of the DFC.
    The agencies received no comments in response to the sixty (60) day 
notice published in Federal Register volume 84 page 30782 on June 27, 
2019.

Summary Form Under Review

    Title of Collection: Loan Transaction and Qualifying Loan Schedule 
Reports.
    Type of Review: New information collection.
    Agency Form Number: DFC-013.
    OMB Form Number: Not assigned, new information collection.
    Frequency: Semi-annual.
    Affected Public: Financial Institutions.
    Total Estimated Number of Annual Number of Respondents: 300.
    Estimated Time per Respondent: 4 hours.
    Total Estimated Number of Annual Burden Hours: 2,400 hours.
    Abstract: Semi-annual reporting by partner financial institutions 
via the Loan Transaction and Qualifying Loan Schedule Reports will be 
required to monitor financial compliance with the business terms in 
loan and bond guarantees administered by the DFC's Office of 
Development Credit and to analyze the guarantee portfolio and loans 
placed under guarantee coverage. The information collected in the 
reports may also play a role, when coupled with other methods and 
tools, in evaluating program effectiveness.

    Dated August 30, 2019.
Nichole Skoyles,
Administrative Counsel, Department of Legal Affairs.
[FR Doc. 2019-19172 Filed 9-4-19; 8:45 am]
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