[Federal Register Volume 85, Number 208 (Tuesday, October 27, 2020)]
[Notices]
[Pages 68060-68061]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2020-23703]


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U.S. INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT FINANCE CORPORATION

[DFC-008]


Submission for OMB Review; Comments Request

AGENCY: U.S. International Development Finance Corporation (DFC).

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. We received 1 set of comments and 9 changes were made to 
the form as a result. 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 on December 22, 
2020.
    Comments must be received by November 27, 2020.

ADDRESSES: Comments and requests for copies of the subject information 
collection may be sent by any of the following methods:
     Mail: Joanna Reynolds, Agency Submitting Officer, U.S. 
International Development Finance 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: Joanna 
Reynolds, (202) 357-3979.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This notice informs the public that DFC will 
submit to OMB a request for approval of the following information 
collection.
    The agencies received comments in response to the sixty (60) day 
notice published in Federal Register volume 85 page 41573 on July 10, 
2020. In response to these comments, DFC modified the collection to:
     Include information about past and ongoing complaints from 
the Project's grievance mechanism;
     clarify questions regarding Project compliance with 
contract conditions or local law to include social impacts and human 
rights;
     clarify if the Project is associated with an OECD National 
Contact Point complaint.
     explain if the Project has a protocol to address threats 
of retaliation against grievance mechanism complaints;
     clarify if the Project is associated with an OECD National 
Contact Point complaint;
    DFC also made additional minor changes to the language and scope of 
questions and sections.

Summary Form Under Review

    Title of Collection: Development Outcomes Survey (DOS).
    Type of Review: New information collection.
    Agency Form Number: DFC-008.
    OMB Form Number: Not assigned, new information collection.
    Frequency: Once per investor per project per year.
    Affected Public: Business or other for-profit; not-for-profit 
institutions; individuals.
    Total Estimated Number of Annual Number of Respondents: 800.
    Estimated Time per Respondent: 2.0 hours.

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    Total Estimated Number of Annual Burden Hours: 1600 hours.
    Abstract: The Development Outcomes Survey (DOS) is the principal 
document used by the DFC to review and update a client's developmental 
impact profile and determine the project's compliance with 
environmental, labor, and economic policies, as consistent with DFC's 
authorizing legislation. It will be a comprehensive survey designed to 
track project performance as compared to their baseline data collected 
during the application process.

    Dated: October 15, 2020.
Nichole Skoyles,
Administrative Counsel, Office of the General Counsel.
[FR Doc. 2020-23703 Filed 10-26-20; 8:45 am]
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