Office of Investment Policy Questionnaire

Forms and Documents

Document	Type	Status	Availability
Form OPIC-248 Office of Investment Policy Questionnaire	Form	New	Available
OPIC-Form 248 Justification Statement 2012 (new).pdf	Supporting Statement A	Uploaded 2012-06-21	Available

IC Document Collections

IC ID	Collection	Type	Status	Form
202810	Office of Investment Policy Questionnaire	Form	New

ICR Details

OMB Control No: 3420-0032	ICR Reference No: 201206-3420-007
Status: Historical Inactive	Previous ICR Reference No:
Agency/Subagency: OPIC	Agency Tracking No: OPIC-248
Title: Office of Investment Policy Questionnaire
Type of Information Collection: New collection (Request for a new OMB Control Number)	Common Form ICR:  Yes
Type of Review Request: Regular
OIRA Conclusion Action: Improperly submitted	Conclusion Date: 07/26/2012
	Date Received in OIRA: 06/21/2012
Terms of Clearance:

	Inventory as of this Action	Requested	Previously Approved
Expiration Date		36 Months From Approved
Responses	0	0	0
Time Burden (Hours)	0	0	0
Cost Burden (Dollars)	0	0	0

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Abstract: This application is sent to U. S. companies requesting financing or political risk insurance from OPIC. The information requested is required to determine the expected effects of proposed projects on the U. S. economy and employment, as well as the effects on the environment, economic development, and worker rights abroad.

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Authorizing Statute(s): None

Citations for New Statutory Requirements: None

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Associated Rulemaking Information
RIN:	Stage of Rulemaking:	Federal Register Citation:	Date:
	Not associated with rulemaking

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Federal Register Notices & Comments
60-day Notice:	Federal Register Citation:	Citation Date:
	76 FR 231	12/01/2011
30-day Notice:	Federal Register Citation:	Citation Date:
	77 FR 18	01/27/2012
Did the Agency receive public comments on this ICR? No

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Number of Information Collection (IC) in this ICR: 1

IC Title	Form No.	Form Name
Office of Investment Policy Questionnaire	OPIC-248	Office of Investment Questionnaire

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Burden increases because of Program Change due to Agency Discretion: Yes

Burden Increase Due to: Miscellaneous Actions

Burden decreases because of Program Change due to Agency Discretion: No

Burden Reduction Due to:

Short Statement: Information is only collected once per investment. In order to determine the burden to respondents in filling out OPIC's form-248. The following methodology was used. The estimated average time required to complete the form 115 (which included both the Finance Application as well as the OIP questionnaire was about 3.15 hours. This is how the burden was estimated, that the average applicant will spend 2.4 hours completing the new OPIC-form-248

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Annual Cost to Federal Government: $23,187

Does this IC contain surveys, censuses, or employ statistical methods? No

Is the Supporting Statement intended to be a Privacy Impact Assessment required by the E-Government Act of 2002? Yes

Is this ICR related to the Affordable Care Act [Pub. L. 111-148 & 111-152]? No

Is this ICR related to the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, [Pub. L. 111-203]? No

Is this ICR related to the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (ARRA)? No

Is this ICR related to the Pandemic Response? Uncollected

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Common Form ICR:  Yes

Description/Changes for Common Form Usage:  This is a new form, being submitter for OMB review and approval.

Approved RCFs using this ICR

Agency/Sub Agency	RCF ID	RCF Title	RCF Status	IC Title

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On behalf of this Federal agency, I certify that the collection of information encompassed by this request complies with 5 CFR 1320.9 and the related provisions of 5 CFR 1320.8(b)(3).

The following is a summary of the topics, regarding the proposed collection of information, that the certification covers:

(a) It is necessary for the proper performance of agency functions;

(b) It avoids unnecessary duplication;

(c) It reduces burden on small entities;

(d) It uses plain, coherent, and unambiguous language that is understandable to respondents;

(e) Its implementation will be consistent and compatible with current reporting and recordkeeping practices;

(f) It indicates the retention periods for recordkeeping requirements;

(g) It informs respondents of the information called for under 5 CFR 1320.8 (b)(3) about:

(i) Why the information is being collected;

(ii) Use of information;

(iii) Burden estimate;

(iv) Nature of response (voluntary, required for a benefit, or mandatory);

(v) Nature and extent of confidentiality; and

(vi) Need to display currently valid OMB control number;

(h) It was developed by an office that has planned and allocated resources for the efficient and effective management and use of the information to be collected.

(i) It uses effective and efficient statistical survey methodology (if applicable); and

(j) It makes appropriate use of information technology.

If you are unable to certify compliance with any of these provisions, identify the item by leaving the box unchecked and explain the reason in the Supporting Statement.

Certification Date: 06/21/2012

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