[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 200 (Wednesday, October 18, 2023)]
[Notices]
[Page 71858]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2023-22991]


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EXPORT-IMPORT BANK

[Public Notice: 2023-3040]


Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to the 
Office of Management and Budget for Review and Approval; Comment 
Request; Annual Competitiveness Report Survey of Exporters and Lenders

AGENCY: Export-Import Bank of the United States.

ACTION: Notice of request for public comment and submission to OMB of 
proposed collection of information.

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SUMMARY: The Export-Import Bank of the United States (EXIM) has 
submitted the information collection described below to the Office of 
Management and Budget (OMB) for approval. In accordance with the 
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, we are requesting comments on this 
collection from all interested individuals and organizations. The 
purpose of this Notice is to announce the initiation of a 30-day period 
for public comment.

DATES: Comments should be received on or before November 17, 2023 to be 
assured of consideration.

ADDRESSES: Comments may be submitted electronically on 
WWW.REGULATIONS.GOV (EIB 00-02) or by email [email protected] or 
by mail to Jessica Ernst, Export-Import Bank of the United States, 811 
Vermont Ave. NW, Washington, DC 20571 Attn: OMB 3048-14-01.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For specific questions related to 
collection activities, please contact Jessica Ernst, 
[email protected], 202-565-3711.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: As required by Export-Import Bank Act of 
1945 (see section 8A(a)(1) of EXIM's charter), EXIM will survey U.S. 
exporters and commercial lending institutions to understand their 
experience with EXIM ``meeting financial competition from other 
countries whose exporters compete with United States exporters.'' EXIM 
plans to survey exporters and lenders that have engaged with EXIM on 
medium- and long-term support over the previous calendar year or 
responded to at least one of EXIM's last two surveys. The potential 
respondents will be sent an electronic invitation to participate in the 
online survey.
    The proposed survey will ask participants about their potential or 
completed deals involving EXIM, their opinion of EXIM's policies and 
procedures, their interaction and perceptions of other export credit 
agencies, and impacts of overall market conditions on their businesses.
    The survey can be reviewed at: https://img.exim.gov/s3fs-public/EXIM+Competitiveness+Report+Exporter+and+Lender+Survey+2023.pdf.
    Titles and Form Number: EIB 00-02 Annual Competitiveness Report 
Survey of Exporters and Lenders.
    OMB Number: 3048-0004.
    Type of Review: Renewal.
    Need and Use: The information requested is required by the Export-
Import Bank Act of 1945, as amended, 12 U.S.C. 635g-1 (see section 
8A(a)(1) of EXIM's charter) and enables EXIM to evaluate and assess its 
competitiveness with the programs and activities of official export 
credit agencies and to report on the Bank's status in this regard.
    Affected Public:
    The number of respondents: 112.
    Estimated time per respondent: 15 minutes.
    The frequency of response: Annually.
    Annual hour burden: 28 total hours.

    Dated: October 13, 2023.
Kalesha Malloy,
IT Specialist and Privacy Officer.
[FR Doc. 2023-22991 Filed 10-17-23; 8:45 am]
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