[Federal Register: August 16, 2002 (Volume 67, Number 159)]
[Notices]
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From the Federal Register Online via GPO Access [wais.access.gpo.gov]
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OVERSEAS PRIVATE INVESTMENT CORPORATION
Guidelines for Ensuring and Maximizing the Quality, Objectivity,
Utility, and Integrity of Information Disseminated by Federal Agencies
AGENCY: Overseas Private Investment Corporation (``OPIC'').
ACTION: Publication of, ``Guidelines for Ensuring and Maximizing the
Quality, Objectivity, Utility, and Integrity of Information
Disseminated by Federal Agencies on OPIC's Web site.''
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SUMMARY: The Overseas Private Investment Corporation (OPIC or agency)
in accordance with section 515 of the Treasury and General Government
Appropriations Act for Fiscal Year 2001 (Pub. L. 106-554; H.R. 5658) as
implemented by the final guidelines published by the Office of
Management and Budget, Executive Office of the President, on September
28, 2001 (66 FR 49718) and on January 3, 2002 (67 FR 369) (and
reprinted in their entirety on February 22, 2002, 67 FR 8452),
``Guidelines for Ensuring and Maximizing the Quality, Objectivity,
Utility, and Integrity of Information Disseminated by Federal
Agencies,'' has
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posted its draft guidelines on the OPIC Web Site, http://www.opic.gov/
generalopic/GuidelinesIntro.htm.
This agency's information quality guidelines explain how such
guidelines will ensure and maximize the quality, objectivity, utility,
and integrity of information, including disseminated by OPIC. The
guidelines also detail the administrative mechanisms that will allow
affected persons to seek and obtain appropriate correction of
information maintained and dissemianted by OPIC that does not comply
with the OMB or agency guidelines.
DATES: Comments on the draft guidelines should be received by September
6, 2002.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. Dev Jagadesan, Department of Legal
Affair, Overseas Private Investment Corporation, 1100 New York Avenue,
NW., Washington, DC 20527, e-mail: information quality@opic.gov, (202)
336-8428.
Dated: August 12, 2002.
Connie M. Downs,
Corporate Secretary, Overseas Private Investment Corporation.
[FR Doc. 02-20805 Filed 8-15-02; 8:45 am]
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