Agency information collection activities: Submission for OMB review; comment request,

[Federal Register: April 27, 1999 (Volume 64, Number 80)]

[Notices]

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EXPORT-IMPORT BANK OF THE UNITED STATES

[Public Notice 37]

Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request

AGENCY: Export-Import Bank of the United States.

ACTION: Notice.

SUMMARY: Under the provisions of the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44 U.S.C., Chapter 35), the Export-Import Bank of the United States is submitting to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) a request to review and approve both an extension and revision to several insurance forms which will all expire on May 31, 1999. The Export-Import Bank of the United States (Ex-Im Bank) provides a variety of export credit insurance policies to exporters and institutions financing exports. The forms covering these policies are the applications for insurance which incorporate questionnaires and certificates. They provide information which allows the Bank to obtain legislatively required reasonable assurance of repayment and they fulfill other statutory requirements. The forms EIB 92-34, -41, -45, -48, -50, -64, and 92-79 now request, but do not require, gender and ethnic identification. EIB Form 92-48 has been revised to include Ex-Im Bank guidelines describing standards of creditworthiness for foreign obligors and, under certain circumstances, the form will require demonstration that such standards are met. The revisions to EIB 92-48 will probably result in a longer response time. All of the forms require a three-year extension. A request for public comment on this was published in 64 FR, 6654, February 10, 1999. No comments were received.

DATES: Written comments should be received on or before May 27, 1999.

ADDRESSES: Direct all written comments or requests for additional information to OMB Desk Officer Jeffrey Hill, Office of Management and Budget, Information and Regulatory Affairs, New Executive Office Building, Washington, D.C. 20503, (202) 395-3176.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Daniel Garcia (202) 565-3335.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The following Ex-Im Bank forms (all with OMB Control Number 3048-0009) encompass a variety of export credit insurance policies. They affect all entities involved in the export of U.S. goods and services including exporters, banks, insurance brokers and non-profit or state and local governments acting as facilitators.

1. Application for Quotation Export Credit Insurance Commercial Bank Insureds, EIB 92-34.

2. Application for Short-Term Single-Buyer Coverage Financial Institution Buyer Credit Policies, EIB 92-41.

3. Financing or Operating Lease Converge Explanation of Application Form for Export Credit Insurance, EIB 92-45.

4. Application for Multibuyer Export Credit Insurance Policy, EIB 92-50.

5. Application for Short-Term Single-Buyer Policy (For Exporters Only), EIB 92-64.

6. Application for Export Credit Insurance Umbrella Policy, EIB 92- 72.

7. Broker Registration Form, EIB 92-79.

8. Application for Export Credit Medium Term Insurance (Capital Goods and Services Only), EIB 92-48.

The notice currently being submitted to OMB lists the following information: (1) the titles of the information collections proposed; (2) the Office of the agency to collect the information; (3) the OMB approval number; (4) the description of the need for the

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information and its proposed use; (5) the agency form numbers; (6) what members of the public will be affected by the proposals; (6) how frequently information submissions will be required; (8) an estimate of the total number of hours needed to prepare the information submission including number of respondents, frequency of response, and hours of responses; (9) whether the proposal, in each case, is an extension or revision of the information collection. In addition the following burden statement has been submitted to OMB:

Type of Request: Revision and extension of expiration date.

Annual Number of Respondents: 1,500.

Annual Burden Hours: 1,500.

Frequency of Reporting or Use: Applications submitted one time; renewals annually.

Dated: April 22, 1999. Daniel A. Garcia, Agency Clearance Officer.

[FR Doc. 99-10527Filed4-26-99; 8:45 am]

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