[Federal Register Volume 65, Number 24 (Friday, February 4, 2000)]
[Notices]
[Page 5644]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 00-2507]


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 EXPORT-IMPORT BANK OF THE UNITED STATES


Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposed Collection; 
Comment Request

AGENCY:  Export-Import Bank of the United States.

ACTION:  Notice.

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SUMMARY:  Under the provisions of the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 
the Export-Import Bank of the United States is submitting to the Office 
of Management and Budget (OMB) a request to review and approve a 
revised exporter and banker survey which expired on February 28, 1999. 
The purpose of the survey is to fulfill a statutory mandate (the 
Export-Import Bank Act of 1945, as amended, 12 U.S.C. 635) which 
directs Ex-Im Bank to report annually to the U.S. Congress any action 
taken toward providing export credit programs that are competitive with 
those offered by official foreign export credit agencies. The Act 
further stipulates that the annual report on competitiveness should 
include the results of a survey of lending institutions to determine 
whether their export financing is competitive with that of their 
foreign counterparts.
    Accordingly, Ex-Im Bank is requesting that the proposed survey (EIB 
No. 00-02) be sent to approximately 50 respondents, split equally 
between bankers and exporters. The new survey is the same as in 
previous years as it asks bankers and exporters to evaluate the 
competitiveness of Ex-Im Bank's programs vis-a-vis foreign export 
credit agencies. However, it has been modified in order to account for 
newer policies and to capture enough information to provide a better 
analysis of our competitiveness.

DATES:  Written comments should be received on or before March 6, 2000.

ADDRESSES:  Direct all written comments or requests for additional 
information to David Rostker, Office of Management and Budget, 
Information and Regulatory Affairs, New Executive Office Building, 
Washington, D.C. 20503, (202) 395-3897.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:  Carlista Robinson (202) 565-3351

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
    Type of Request: Revision.
    Annual Number of Respondents: 50.
    Annual Burden Hours: 50.
    Frequency of Reporting or Use: Annual survey.

    Dated: January 31, 2000.
Carlista Robinson,
Agency Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. 00-2507 Filed 2-3-00; 8:45 am]
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