Submission for OMB Review; comments request

AGENCY:

U.S. International Development Finance Corporation (DFC).

ACTION:

Notice of information collection; request for comment.

SUMMARY:

Under the provisions of the Paperwork Reduction Act, agencies are required to publish a Notice in the Federal Register notifying the public that the agency is renewing an existing information collection for OMB review and approval and requests public review and comment on the submission. Comments are being solicited on the need for the information; the accuracy of the burden estimate; the quality, practical utility, and clarity of the information to be collected; and ways to minimize reporting the burden, including automated collected techniques and uses of other forms of technology.

DATES:

Comments must be received by July 18, 2022.

ADDRESSES:

Comments and requests for copies of the subject information collection may be sent by any of the following methods:

• Mail: Deborah Papadopoulos, Agency Submitting Officer, U.S. International Development Finance Corporation, 1100 New York Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20527.

• Email: fedreg@opic.gov .

Instructions: All submissions received must include the agency name and agency form number or OMB form number for this information collection. Electronic submissions must include the agency form number in the subject line to ensure proper routing. Please note that all written comments received in response to this notice will be considered public records.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Agency Submitting Officer: Deborah Papadopoulos, (202) 357-3979.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

This notice informs the public that DFC will submit to OMB a request for approval of the following information collection.

Summary Form Under Review

Title of Collection: Loan Transaction and Qualifying Loan Schedule Reports.

Type of Review: Extension without change of a currently approved information collection.

Agency Form Number: DFC-013.

OMB Form Number: 3015-0011.

Frequency: Semi-annual.

Affected Public: Business or other for-profit.

Total Estimated Number of Annual Number of Respondents: 300.

Estimated Time per Respondent: 4 hours.

Total Estimated Number of Annual Burden Hours: 2,400.

Abstract: Semi-annual reporting by partner financial institutions via the Loan Transaction and Qualifying Loan Schedule Reports will be required to monitor financial compliance with the business terms in loan and bond guarantees administered by the DFC's Office of Development Credit and to analyze the guarantee portfolio and loans placed under guarantee coverage. The information collected in the reports may also play a role, when coupled with other methods and tools, in evaluating program effectiveness.