Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposed Collection; Comment Request

[Federal Register Volume 64, Number 231 (Thursday, December 2, 1999)]
[Notices]
[Page 67569]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 99-31291]


=======================================================================
-----------------------------------------------------------------------

EXPORT-IMPORT BANK OF THE UNITED STATES


Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposed Collection; 
Comment Request

AGENCY: Export-Import Bank of the United States.

ACTION: Notice.

-----------------------------------------------------------------------

SUMMARY: Under the provisions of the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 
the Export-Import Bank of the United States is submitting to the Office 
of Management and Budget (OMB) a request to review and approve a 
revised exporter and banker survey which expired on February 28, 1999. 
The purpose of the survey is to fulfill a statutory mandate (the 
Export-Import Bank Act of 1945, as amended, 12 U.S.C. 635) which 
directs Export-Im Bank to report annually to the U.S. Congress any 
action taken toward providing export credit programs that are 
competitive with those offered by official foreign export credit 
agencies. The Act further stipulates that the annual report on 
competitiveness should include the results of a survey of lending 
institutions to determine whether their export financing is competitive 
with that of their foreign counterparts.
    Accordingly, Ex-Im Bank is requesting that the proposed survey (EIB 
No. 00-02) be sent to approximately 50 respondents, split equally 
between banker and exporters. The new survey is the same as in previous 
years as it asks bankers and exporters to evaluate the competitiveness 
of Ex-Im Bank's programs vis-a-vis foreign export credit agencies. 
However, it has been modified in order to account for newer policies 
and to capture enough information to provide better analysis of our 
competitiveness.

DATES: Written comments should be received on or before January 31, 
2000.

ADDRESSES: Direct all written comments or requests for additional 
information to Carlista Robinson, Export-Import Bank of the United 
States, Room 764, 811 Vermont Avenue, N.W., Washington, D.C. 20571, 
(202) 565-3351.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Carlista Robinson (202) 565-3351.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
    Type of Request: Revision.
    Annual Number of Respondents: 50.
     Annual Burden Hours: 50.
    Frequency of Reporting or Use: Annual survey.

    Dated: November 29, 1999.
Carlista Robinson,
 Agency Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. 99-31291 Filed 12-1-99; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 6690-01-M