97-20683. Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request

[Federal Register Volume 62, Number 151 (Wednesday, August 6, 1997)]
[Notices]
[Page 42262]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 97-20683]


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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 received on or before October 6, 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 Paulson, Manager, Information 
Center, Overseas Private Investment Corporation, 1100 New York Avenue, 
N.W., Washington, D.C. 20527; 202/336-8565.
    Summary Of Form Under Review:
    Type of Request: Revised form.
    Title: OPIC Expedited Screening Questionnaire--Downstream 
Investments.
    Form Number: OPIC-168.
    Frequency of Use: Once per project submission.
    Type of Respondents: OPIC fund managers.
    Standard of Industrial Classification Codes: All.
    Description of Affected Public: OPIC fund managers.
    Reporting Hours: 1 hour per form.
    Number of Responses: 150 per year.
    Federal Cost: $918 per year.
    Authority for Information Collection: Section 231 (a-l) of the 
Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, as amended.
    Abstract (Need and Uses): This application will be sent to OPIC's 
fund managers. The fund managers will complete the information for 
companies in which the Fund proposes to invest. The information 
collected will be reviewed to determine the expected effects of the 
projects on the U.S. economy and employment, as well as on the 
environment, economic development, and worker rights abroad.

    Dated: August 1, 1997.
James R. Offut,
Assistant General Counsel, Department of Legal Affairs.
[FR Doc. 97-20683 Filed 8-5-97; 8:45 am]
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