[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 113 (Friday, June 12, 2015)]
[Notices]
[Page 33571]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2015-14411]
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OVERSEAS PRIVATE INVESTMENT CORPORATION
Submission for OMB Review; Comments Request
AGENCY: Overseas Private Investment Corporation (OPIC).
ACTION: Notice and 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 modifying an existing
previously approved information collection for OMB review and approval
and requests public review and comment on the submission. Comments are
being solicited on the need for the information; the accuracy of OPIC's
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: Comments must be received within sixty (60) calendar days of
publication of this Notice.
ADDRESSES: Mail all comments and requests for copies of the subject
form to OPIC's Agency Submitting Officer: James Bobbitt, Overseas
Private Investment Corporation, 1100 New York Avenue NW., Washington,
DC 20527. See SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION for other information about
filing.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: OPIC Agency Submitting Officer: James
Bobbitt, (202) 336-8558.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: All mailed comments and requests for copies
of the subject form should include form number OPIC-129 on both the
envelope and in the subject line of the letter. Electronic comments and
requests for copies of the subject form may be sent to
[email protected], subject line OPIC-129.
Summary Form Under Review
Type of Request: Revision of currently approved information
collection.
Title: Sponsor Disclosure Report.
Form Number: OPIC-129.
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: 1890 (3 hours per response).
Number of Responses: 630 per year.
Federal Cost: $64,801.80 ($51.43 x 630 x 2)
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 information provided in the OPIC-129
is used by OPIC as a part of the Character Risk Due Diligence/
background check procedure (similar to a commercial bank's Know Your
Customer procedure) that it performs on each party that has a
significant relationship (10% or more beneficial ownership, provision
of significant credit support, significant managerial relationship) to
the projects that OPIC finances. The questions on the form have been
updated to improve OPIC's due diligence process and the format has been
modified to make it easier for employees to review.
Dated: June 8, 2015.
Nichole Skoyles,
Administrative Counsel, Department of Legal Affairs.
[FR Doc. 2015-14411 Filed 6-11-15; 8:45 am]
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