OPIC Notice on Information Collection Activities for OMB Review

Regs.gov: Overseas Private Investment Corporation

Detected March 15th, 2026

Summary

The Overseas Private Investment Corporation (OPIC), on behalf of the U.S. International Development Finance Corporation (DFC), has issued a notice requesting public comment on a new information collection activity. This notice provides an additional thirty days for comments on the collection of qualitative feedback on agency service delivery.

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What changed

The Overseas Private Investment Corporation (OPIC), now operating under the U.S. International Development Finance Corporation (DFC) following the BUILD Act of 2018, has issued a notice requesting public comment on a new information collection activity. This action is a procedural step under the Paperwork Reduction Act, seeking feedback on a generic clearance for collecting qualitative customer and stakeholder feedback on agency service delivery. The agency previously published a 60-day notice without receiving comments and is now providing an additional 30-day comment period.

Regulated entities and interested parties are encouraged to submit comments by October 15, 2019, regarding the necessity, accuracy, utility, and clarity of the proposed information collection, as well as ways to minimize reporting burden. While this is a procedural notice and not an enforcement action, providing feedback can influence the design and implementation of future data collection efforts by the DFC. No specific compliance actions are required from entities at this stage, but participation in the comment period is an opportunity to shape agency processes.

What to do next

Submit comments on the proposed information collection by October 15, 2019.
Review the abstract for the 'Generic Clearance for the Collection of Qualitative Feedback on Agency Service Delivery' (DFC-011).

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Content

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 creating a new information collection for OMB review and approval and requests public
review and comment on the submission. The agencies received no comments in response to the sixty (60) day notice. The purpose
of this notice is to allow an additional thirty (30) days for public comments to be submitted. 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 burden, including automated collected techniques and uses of other forms of
technology.

DATES:

DFC intends to begin use of this collection upon OMB approval. Comments must be received by October 15, 2019.

ADDRESSES:

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

• Mail: Catherine F.I. Andrade, Agency Submitting Officer, Overseas Private Investment 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: Catherine F.I. Andrade, (202) 336-8768.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

The Better Utilization of Investments Leading to Development (BUILD) Act of 2018, Public Law 115-254 creates the U.S. International
Development Finance Corporation (DFC) by bringing together the Overseas Private Investment Corporation (OPIC) and the Development
Credit Authority (DCA) office of the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID). Section 1465(a) of the Act tasks OPIC
staff with assisting DFC in the transition. Section 1466(a)-(b) provides that all completed administrative actions and all
pending proceedings shall continue through the transition to the DFC. Accordingly, OPIC is issuing this Paperwork Reduction
Act notice and request for comments on behalf of the DFC.

The agencies received no comments in response to the sixty (60) day notice published in
Federal Register
volume 84 page 30782 on June 27, 2019.

Summary Form Under Review

Title of Collection: Generic Clearance for the Collection of Qualitative Feedback on Agency Service Delivery.

Type of Review: New information collection.

Agency Form Number: DFC-011.

OMB Form Number: Not assigned, new information collection.

Frequency: Once.

Affected Public: Business or other for-profit; not-for-profit institutions; individuals.

Total Estimated Number of Annual Number of Respondents: 200.

Estimated Time per Respondent: 0.1 to 1 hours.

Total Estimated Number of Annual Burden Hours: 100 hours.

Abstract: The information collection activity under this clearance will garner qualitative customer and stakeholder feedback in an efficient,
timely manner. By qualitative feedback the agency means information that provides useful insights on perceptions and opinions,
but are not statistical surveys that yield quantitative results that can be generalized to the population of study. This feedback
will provide insights into customer or stakeholder perceptions, experiences and expectations, provide an early warning of
issues with service, or focus attention on areas where communication, training or changes in operations might improve delivery
of products or services. These collections will allow for ongoing, collaborative and actionable communications between the
agency and its customers and stakeholders. It will also allow feedback to contribute directly to the improvement of program
management.

Feedback collected under this generic clearance will provide useful information, but it will not yield data that can be generalized
to the overall population. This type of generic clearance for qualitative information will not be used for quantitative information
collections that are designed to yield reliably actionable results, such as monitoring trends over time or documenting program
performance. Such data uses require more rigorous designs.

Dated: September 5, 2019. Nichole Skoyles, Administrative Counsel, Department of Legal Affairs. [FR Doc. 2019-19755 Filed 9-11-19; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 3210-01-P