[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 123 (Tuesday, June 26, 2018)]
[Notices]
[Pages 29836-29837]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2018-13691]
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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 modifying an existing previously approved
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. OPIC made no changes in response
to these comments. 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.
The proposed changes to OPIC-162 modify existing questions to
collect sex-disaggregated information, and add and modify questions to
collect additional information related to OPIC's impact on women in
order to better measure OPIC's impact on women's economic empowerment.
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 83 page
16403 on April 16, 2018. OPIC made no changes in response to these
comments. All mailed comments and requests for copies of the subject
form should include form number OPIC-162 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-162.
Summary Form Under Review
Type of Request: Revision of a currently approved information
collection.
Title: Self-Monitoring Questionnaire.
Form Number: OPIC-162.
Frequency of Use: One per investor per project annually.
Type of Respondents: Business or other institutions and
individuals.
Standard Industrial Classification Codes: All.
Description of Affected Public: U.S. companies or citizens
investing overseas.
Reporting Hours: 2,186 (4.7 hours per form).
Number of Responses: 465 per year.
Federal Cost: $51,066.
Authority for Information Collection: Sections 231, 231A, 239(d),
and 240A of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, as amended.
Abstract (Needs and Uses): The Self Monitoring Questionnaire is the
principal document used by OPIC to monitor the developmental effects of
OPIC's investment projects, monitor the economic effects on the U.S.
economy, and collect information on compliance with environmental and
labor policies.
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Dated: June 21, 2018.
Nichole Skoyles,
Administrative Counsel, Department of Legal Affairs.
[FR Doc. 2018-13691 Filed 6-25-18; 8:45 am]
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