[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 42 (Friday, March 2, 2018)]
[Notices]
[Pages 9031-9032]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2018-04205]


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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, agencies 
are required to publish a Notice in the Federal Register notifying the 
public that the agency is renewing an existing information collection 
for OMB review and approval and requests public review and comment on 
the submission. OPIC received comments in response to the sixty (60) 
day notice, and pursuant to those comments, amended the instructions to 
OPIC-256 filers regarding the information to be provided for Investment 
Policy & ESG and Other-Miscellaneous documentation. 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 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 thirty (30) 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: OPIC received comments in response to the 
sixty (60) day notice published in Federal Register volume 82 page 
58456 on December 12, 2017 and, pursuant to those comments, amended the 
instructions to OPIC-256 filers regarding the information to be 
provided for Investment Policy & ESG and Other-Miscellaneous 
documentation. All mailed comments and requests for copies of the 
subject form should include form number OPIC-256 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-256.

Summary Form Under Review

    Type of Request: Extension without change of a currently approved 
information collection.
    Title: Investment Funds Department Questionnaire.
    Form Number: OPIC-256.
    Frequency of Use: One per investor per project per year.
    Type of Respondents: Business or other institution (except farms); 
individuals.

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    Standard Industrial Classification Codes: All.
    Description of Affected Public: U.S. companies or citizens 
investing overseas.
    Reporting Hours: 150 hours (approx. 1 hour per response).
    Number of Responses: 150 per year.
    Federal Cost: $4,026 (0.5 hour per form * 150 forms per year * 
$53.68 (GS-14/1 DCB)).
    Authority for Information Collection: Sections 231, 234(b), and 
239(d) of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, as amended.
    Abstract (Needs and Uses): The questionnaire is the principal 
document used by OPIC to determine the investor's and the project's 
eligibility for OPIC funding, and to collect information for financial 
underwriting analysis.

    Dated: February 26, 2018.
Nichole Skoyles,
Administrative Counsel, Department of Legal Affairs.
[FR Doc. 2018-04205 Filed 3-1-18; 8:45 am]
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