[Federal Register Volume 71, Number 223 (Monday, November 20, 2006)]
[Notices]
[Pages 67175-67176]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 06-9275]


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OVERSEAS PRIVATE INVESTMENT CORPORATION


Agency Information Collection Activities: Proposed Collection; 
Comment Request

AGENCY: Overseas Private Investment Corporation (OPIC).

ACTION: Request for comments.

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SUMMARY: In compliance with the Paperwork Reduction Act (44 U.S.C. 3501 
et seq.), this notice announces that OPIC is planning to submit the 
following proposed Information Collection Request (ICR) to the Office 
of Management and Budget (OMB): OPIC 2006 Client Satisfaction Survey. 
Before submitting the ICR to OMB for review and approval, OPIC is 
soliciting public comment on the client survey. Comments are being 
solicited on the need for the information, its practical utility, the 
accuracy of the Agency's burden estimate, and on ways to minimize the 
reporting burden. The proposed ICR is summarized below.

DATES: All comments must be received by OPIC within 60 calendar days 
from the publication date of this Notice.

ADDRESSES: Information regarding this information collection request 
and/or a copy of the survey questions can be obtained from the Agency 
Submitting Officer below. Comments on the survey should be submitted to 
the Agency Submitting Officer.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: OPIC Agency Submitting Officer: Essie 
Bryant, Records Manager, Overseas Private Investment Corporation, 1100 
New York Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20527, telephone (202) 336-8563.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 
    Type of Request: New information collection.
    Title: 2006 OPIC Client Satisfaction Survey.
    OMB Approval Number: None.
    Frequency of Response: Once per client.
    Type of Respondents: Individual business officer representatives of 
U.S. companies sponsoring projects overseas.
    Respondent's Obligation: Voluntary.
    Affected Public: U.S. companies or citizens sponsoring projects 
overseas.
    Estimated Number of Respondents: 100.
    Estimated time Per Response: 30 minutes.
    Estimated Total Annual Burden: $0.
    Authority for Information Collection: Sections 231 and 234 of the 
Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, as amended.
    Abstract (Needs and Uses of Information Collected): OPIC is

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conducting a telephone survey of its clients to determine their 
satisfaction with its products and services. OPIC will use the survey 
results to develop strategies to improve customer service. Comments are 
invited on: (1) Whether the proposed collection of information is 
necessary for the proper performance of the functions of OPIC, 
including whether the information collected will have practical 
utility; (2) the accuracy of OPIC's estimate of the burden of the 
proposed collection of information; (3) ways to enhance the quality, 
utility, and clarity of the information to be collected; and (4) ways 
to minimize the burden of the collection of information on respondents, 
including automated collection techniques or the use of other forms of 
information technology.

    Signature Date: November 8, 2006.
Dev Jagadesen,
Deputy General Counsel, Department of Legal Affairs.
[FR Doc. 06-9275 Filed 11-17-06; 8:45 am]
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