[Federal Register: June 22, 2004 (Volume 69, Number 119)]
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OVERSEAS PRIVATE INVESTMENT CORPORATION

 
Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request

AGENCY: Overseas Private Investment Corporation (OPIC).

ACTION: 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 preparing an 
information request for OMB review and approval and to request public 
review and comment on the submission. Comments are being solicited on 
the need for the information, the accuracy of the Agency's burden 
estimate; the quality, practical utility and clarity of the information 
to be collected; and on ways to minimize the reporting burden, 
including automated collection techniques and uses of other forms of 
technology. The proposed form, OMB control number 3420-0004, under 
review is summarized below.

DATES: Comments must be received within 60 calendar days of publication 
of this Notice.

ADDRESSES: Copies of the subject form and the request for review 
prepared for submission to OMB may be obtained from the Agency 
Submitting Officer. Comments on the form should be submitted to the 
Agency Submitting Officer.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

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OPIC Agency Submitting Officer

    Bruce I. Campbell, Records Manager, Overseas Private Investment 
Corporation, 1100 New York Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20527; 202/336-
8563.

Summary of Form Under Review

    Type of Request: Form Renewal.
    Title: Project Information Report.
    Form Number: OPIC 71.
    Frequency of Use: No more than once per contract.
    Type of Respondents: Business or other institutions (except farms).
    Description of Affected Public: U.S. companies investing overseas.
    Reporting Hours: 40 hours per project.
    Number of Responses: 30 per year.
    Federal Cost: $2781.00.
    Authority for Information Collection: Title 22 U.S.C. 2191(k)(2) 
and 2199(h) of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, as amended.
    Abstract (Needs and Uses): The project information report is 
necessary to elicit and record the information on the developmental, 
environmental, and U.S. economic effects of OPIC-assisted projects. The 
information will be used by OPIC's staff and management solely as a 
basis for monitoring these projects, and reporting the results in 
aggregate form, as required by Congress.

    Dated: June 16, 2004.
Eli Landy,
Senior Counsel, Administrative Affairs, Department of Legal Affairs.
[FR Doc. 04-14055 Filed 6-21-04; 8:45 am]

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