[Federal Register: August 16, 2002 (Volume 67, Number 159)]
[Notices]               
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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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