[Federal Register Volume 65, Number 82 (Thursday, April 27, 2000)]
[Notices]
[Page 24686]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 00-10484]


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EMERGENCY STEEL GUARANTEE LOAN BOARD


Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request

    The Emergency Steel Guarantee Loan Board has submitted to the 
Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for clearance the following 
proposal for collection of information under the provisions of the 
Paperwork Reduction Act (44 U.S.C. Chapter 35). This collection has 
been submitted under the emergency Paperwork Reduction Act procedures.
    Agency: Emergency Steel Guarantee Loan Board.
    Title: Guarantee Agreement.
    Agency Form Number: None.
    OMB Approval Number: None.
    Type of Request: New collection--EMERGENCY REVIEW.
    Burden: 1,475 hours.
    Number of Respondents: 20.
    Avg. Hours per Response: 80.
    Needs and Uses: Pursuant to ``The Emergency Steel Loan Guarantee 
Act of 1999,'' Chapter 1, Public Law 106-51, the Emergency Steel 
Guarantee Loan Board developed a guarantee agreement that must be 
signed by qualified steel companies that receive loan guarantees. The 
information being collected will be used and is necessary to ensure 
that the applicant is meeting the conditions of the guarantee agreement 
and to protect the Federal government from default and/or fraud. The 
information is also required as supporting documentation for annual or 
other audits that may be conducted by or on behalf of the Board or by 
the General Accounting Office (GAO) for as long as the guarantee 
agreement is in effect.
    Affected Public: Businesses.
    Frequency: Quarterly and, if applicable, in the event of 
noncompliance with terms of the guarantee agreement.
    Respondent's Obligation: Voluntary but required to obtain a loan 
guarantee.
    OMB Desk Officer: David Rostker, (202) 395-3897.
    Copies of the above information collection proposal can be obtained 
by calling or writing Linda Engelmeier, DOC Forms Clearance Officer, 
(202) 482-3272, Department of Commerce, Room 5027, 14th and 
Constitution Avenue, NW, Washington, DC 20230.
    Written comments and recommendations for the proposed information 
collection should be sent to David Rostker, OMB Desk Officer, Room 
10202, New Executive Office Building, 725 17th Street, NW, Washington, 
DC 20503. A clearance has been requested by May 12, 2000.

    Dated: April 21, 2000.
Linda Engelmeier,
Departmental Forms Clearance Officer, Office of the Chief Information 
Officer.
[FR Doc. 00-10484 Filed 4-26-00; 8:45 am]
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