[Federal Register Volume 66, Number 138 (Wednesday, July 18, 2001)]
[Notices]
[Page 37446]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 01-17969]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE


Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request

    DOC 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 of 1995, Public Law 104-
13.
    Bureau: International Trade Administration.
    Title: BISNIS Finance Link.
    Agency Form Number: None.
    OMB Number: 0625-0231.
    Type of Request: Regular Submission.
    Estimated Burden: 33 hours.
    Estimated Number of Respondents: 200.
    Est. Avg. Hours Per Response: 10 minutes.
    Needs and Uses: The International Trade Administration's Business 
Information Service for the Newly Independent States offers business 
intelligence and counseling to U.S. companies seeking to export or 
invest in the countries of the former Soviet Union. One of the 
essential components of BISNIS's services is assisting companies in 
locating suitable financing for exports. Often, official sources, such 
as the Export-Import Bank of the United States, cannot handle all 
requests for a variety of reasons. FinanceLink is an internet-based 
service to facilitate contact between exporters and financing agencies. 
Exporters fill out a form giving relevant details about the desired 
transaction and submit it via Internet to BISNIS; BISNIS will, in turn, 
distribute the information collected to potential financing agencies. 
The intention is to provide a service that benefits both exporters and 
financing agencies.
    Affected Public: Business or other for-profits.
    Frequency: On occasion.
    Respondent's Obligation: Required to obtain or retain benefits.
    OMB Desk Officer: David Rostker, (202) 395-7340.
    Copies of the above information collection proposal can be obtained 
by calling or writing Madeleine Clayton, Departmental Paperwork 
Clearance Officer, (202) 482-3129, Department of Commerce, Room 6086, 
14th and Constitution, 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, Washington, DC 20503 within 30 
days of the publication of this notice in the Federal Register.

    Dated: July 13, 2001.
Madeleine Clayton,
Departmental Paperwork Clearance Officer, Office of the Chief 
Information Officer.
[FR Doc. 01-17969 Filed 7-17-01; 8:45 am]
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