[Federal Register Volume 69, Number 204 (Friday, October 22, 2004)]
[Notices]
[Page 62021]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 04-23641]


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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, Pub. L. 104-13.
    Bureau: International Trade Administration.
    Title: BISNIS FinanceLink.
    Agency Form Number: ITA-4145P.
    OMB Number: 0625-0231.
    Type of Request: Regular Submission.
    Burden: 8.
    Number of Respondents: 50.
    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 a benefit, 
voluntary.
    OMB Desk Officer: David Rostker, (202) 395-7340.
    Copies of the above information collection proposal can be obtained 
by writing Diana Hynek, Departmental Paperwork Clearance Officer, 
Department of Commerce, Room 6625, 14th and Constitution, NW., 
Washington, DC 20230. E-mail: [email protected].
    Written comments and recommendations for the proposed information 
collection should be sent via e-mail to [email protected] or 
fax (202) 395-7285, within 30 days of publication of this Federal 
Register notice.

    Dated: October 18, 2004.
Madeleine Clayton,
Management Analyst, Office of the Chief Information Officer.
[FR Doc. 04-23641 Filed 10-21-04; 8:45 am]
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