2011-16167. Submission for OMB Review

AGENCY:

Overseas Private Investment Corporation (OPIC).

ACTION:

Request for approval.

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 has prepared an information collection for OMB review and approval.

DATES:

This 30-day notice is to inform the public, that this collection is being submitted to OMB for approval.

ADDRESSES:

Copies of the subject form may be obtained from the Agency submitting officer.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

OPIC Agency Submitting Officer: Essie Bryant, Record Manager, Overseas Private Investment Corporation, 1100 New York Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20527; [phone].

Summary Form Under Review

Type of Request: Revised form.

Title: Self-Monitoring Questionnaire.

Form Number: OPIC 162.

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: 4 hours per form.

Number of Responses: one per year.

Federal Cost: $0.

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 application is the principal document used by OPIC to determine the investor's and the project's eligibility for political risk insurance, assess the environmental impact and developmental effects of the project, measure the economic effects for the U.S. and the host country economy, and collect information for insurance underwriting analysis.

Dated: June 23, 2011.

Nicole Cadiente,

Administrative Counsel, Department of Legal Affairs.