[Federal Register Volume 68, Number 208 (Tuesday, October 28, 2003)]
[Notices]
[Pages 61392-61393]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 03-27099]


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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 provision of the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, Pub. L. 104-13.
    Bureau: International Trade Administration.
    Title: Internet Export Finance Matchmaker.
    OMB Number: 0625-0232.
    Type of Request: Regular Submission.
    Burden: 90 Hours.
    Number of Respondents: 500.
    Avg. Hours Per Response: Exporters--10 Minutes. Financial 
Institutions--30 Minutes.
    Needs and Uses: The Office of Finance assists U.S. firms in 
identifying trade finance opportunities and promotes the 
competitiveness of U.S. financial services in international trade. The 
Office of Finance interacts with private financial institutions in 
insurance, banking, leasing, factoring, barter, and counter trade; U.S. 
financing

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agencies, such as the Export-Import Bank and the Overseas Private 
Investment Corporation; and multilateral development banks, such as the 
World Bank, Asian Development Bank, and others. To facilitate contact 
between exporters and financial institutions, the Office of Finance is 
has developed an interactive INTERNET trade finance matchmaking program 
to link exporters seeking trade finance with banks and other financial 
institutions. The information collected from financial institutions 
regarding the trade finance products and services they offer will be 
compiled into a database. An exporter will be able to electronically 
submit a form identifying the potential export transaction and type of 
financing requested. This information will be electronically matched 
with the financial institution(s) that meet the requirements of the 
exporter. After a match has been made, a message will be electronically 
sent to both the exporter and the financial institution containing the 
information about the match, and contact information for either party 
to initiate communication. This program is designed to implement the 
Department of Commerce's goal of improving access to trade financing 
for small business exporters.
    Affected Public: Businesses or other for-profit.
    Frequency: On Occasion.
    Respondent's Obligation: Required to obtain or retain a benefit; 
voluntary.
    OMB Desk Officer: David Roster, (202) 395-7340.
    Copies of the above information collection proposal can be obtained 
by calling or writing Diana Hynek, Departmental Paperwork Clearance 
Officer, (202) 482-0266, Department of Commerce, Room 6625, 14th 
Street, and Constitution Ave., NW., Washington, DC 20230. E-mail: 
[email protected].
    Written comments and recommendations for the proposed information 
collection should be sent to David Roster, 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: October 21, 2003.
Madeleine Clayton,
Management Analyst, Office of the Chief Information Officer.
[FR Doc. 03-27099 Filed 10-27-03; 8:45 am]
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