[Federal Register Volume 84, Number 190 (Tuesday, October 1, 2019)]
[Notices]
[Page 52106]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2019-21220]



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EXPORT-IMPORT BANK OF THE UNITED STATES

[Public Notice: 2019-6024]


Agency Information Collection Activities: Comment Request

AGENCY: Export-Import Bank of the United States

ACTION: New Submission for OMB review and comments request.

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SUMMARY: The Export-Import Bank of the United States (EXIM Bank), as 
part of its continuing effort to reduce paperwork and respondent 
burden, invites the general public and other Federal Agencies to 
comment on the proposed information collection, as required by the 
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995.

DATES: Comments must be received on or before December 2, 2019 to be 
assured of consideration.

ADDRESSES: Comments may be submitted electronically on 
WWW.REGULATIONS.GOV or by mail to Donna Schneider, Export-Import Bank, 
811 Vermont Ave. NW, Washington, DC 20571.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: EXIM Bank's borrowers, financial institution 
policy holders and guaranteed lenders provide form EIB 15-04 Exporter's 
Certificate for Co-Financed Loan, Guarantee & MT Insurance Programs to 
U.S. exporters, who certify to the eligibility of their exports for 
EXIM Bank support. For direct loans and loan guarantees, the completed 
form is required to be submitted at time of disbursement and held by 
either the guaranteed lender or EXIM Bank. For MT insurance, the 
completed forms are held by the financial institution, only to be 
submitted to EXIM Bank in the event of a claim filing.
    EXIM Bank uses the referenced form to obtain information from 
exporters regarding the export transaction and content sourcing. These 
details are necessary to determine the value and legitimacy of EXIM 
Bank financing support and claims submitted. It also provides the 
financial institutions a check on the export transaction's eligibility 
at the time it is fulfilling a financing request.
    The information collection tool can be reviewed at: https://www.exim.gov/sites/default/files/pub/pending/eib15-04.pdf.
    Title and Form Number: EIB 15-04 Exporter's Certificate for Co-
Financed Loan, Guarantee & MT Insurance Programs.
    OMB Number: 3048-0052.
    Type of Review: Regular.
    Need and Use: The information collected will allow EXIM Bank to 
determine compliance and content for co-financed transaction requests 
submitted to the Export-Import Bank under its insurance, guarantee, and 
direct loan programs.
    Affected Public: This form affects entities involved in the export 
of U.S. goods and services.
    Annual Number of Respondents: 30.
    Estimated Time per Respondent: 30 minutes.
    Annual Burden Hours: 15 hours.
    Frequency of Reporting of Use: As required.

Government Expenses

    Reviewing time per year: 0.5 hours.
    Average Wages per Hour: $42.50.
    Average Cost per Year: $21.25 (time*wages).
    Benefits and Overhead: 20%.
    Total Government Cost: $25.5.

Bassam Doughman,
IT Project Manager, Office of the Chief Information Officer.
[FR Doc. 2019-21220 Filed 9-30-19; 8:45 am]
 BILLING CODE 6690-01-P