97-1822. Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request

[Federal Register Volume 62, Number 17 (Monday, January 27, 1997)]
[Notices]
[Page 3915]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 97-1822]


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INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT COOPERATION AGENCY

Overseas Private Investment Corporation


Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request

AGENCY: Overseas Private Investment Corporation, IDCA.

ACTION: 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 preparing an 
information collection request for OMB review and approval and to 
request public review and comment on the submission. Comments are being 
solicited on the need for the information, its practical utility, the 
accuracy of the Agency's burden estimate, and on ways to minimize the 
reporting burden, including automated collection techniques and uses of 
other forms of technology. The proposed form under review is summarized 
below.

DATES: Comments must be receive on or before March 28, 1997.

ADDRESSES: Copies of the subject form and the request for review 
prepared for submission to OMB may be obtained from the Agency 
Submitting Officer. Comments on the form should be submitted to the 
Agency Submitting Officer.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
    OPIC Agency Submitting Officer: Lena Paulsen, Manager, Information 
Center, Overseas Private Investment Corporation, 1100 New York Avenue, 
NW., Washington, DC 20527; 202/336-8565.

Summary of Form Under Review

    Type of Request: New Collection.
    Title: Self Monitoring Questionnaire for Investment Fund Projects.
    Form Number: OPIC-217.
    Frequency of Use: Annually.
    Type of Respondents: Business or other individuals.
    Standard Industrial Classification Codes: All.
    Description of Affected Public: U.S. companies assisted by OPIC.
    Reporting Hours: 3 hours per form.
    Number of Responses: 130 annually.
    Federal Cost: $3,900 annually.
    Authority for Information Collection: Sections 231(k)2, of the 
Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, as amended.
    Abstract (Needs and Uses): The questionnaire is completed by OPIC-
assisted investors annually. The questionnaire allows OPIC's assessment 
of effects of OPIC-assisted fund projects on the U.S. economy and 
employment, as well as on the environment and economic development 
abroad.

    Dated: January 21, 1997.
James R. Offutt,
Assistant General Counsel/Department of Legal Affairs.
[FR Doc. 97-1822 Filed 1-24-97; 8:45 am]
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