Federal Register / Vol. 77, No. 86 / Thursday, May 3, 2012 / Notices 26277 

SW., Washington, DC 20585; (202) 586– 

1476; Email: Elliott.Levine@ee.doe.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Purpose of 

Meeting: To provide advice and 

guidance that promotes research and 

development leading to the production 

of biobased fuels and biobased products. 

Tentative Agenda: Agenda will 

include the following: 

• Update on USDA Biomass R&D 

Activities 

• Update on DOE Biomass R&D 

Activities 

• Presentations on Biomass related 

research in the Northwest 

• Update on the Biomass Research and 

Development Initiative 

Public Participation: In keeping with 

procedures, members of the public are 

welcome to observe the business of the 

Biomass Research and Development 

Technical Advisory Committee. To 

attend the meeting and/or to make oral 

statements regarding any of the items on 

the agenda, you must contact Elliott 

Levine at 202–586–1476; Email: 

Elliott.Levine@ee.doe.gov or Roy Tiley at 

(410) 997–7778 ext. 220; Email: 

rtiley@bcs-hq.com at least 5 business 

days prior to the meeting. Members of 

the public will be heard in the order in 

which they sign up at the beginning of 

the meeting. Reasonable provision will 

be made to include the scheduled oral 

statements on the agenda. The Co-chairs 

of the Committee will make every effort 

to hear the views of all interested 

parties. If you would like to file a 

written statement with the Committee, 

you may do so either before or after the 

meeting. The Co-chairs will conduct the 

meeting to facilitate the orderly conduct 

of business. 

Minutes: The minutes of the meeting 

will be available for public review and 

copying at the following Web site: 

http://biomassboard.gov/committee/ 

meetings.html. 

Issued at Washington, DC, on April 27, 

2012. 

LaTanya R. Butler, 

Acting Deputy Committee Management 

Officer. 

[FR Doc. 2012–10670 Filed 5–2–12; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6450–01–P 

EXPORT-IMPORT BANK OF THE U.S. 

[Public Notice 2012–0088] 

Agency Information Collection 

Activities: Final Collection; Comment 

Request 

AGENCY: Export-Import Bank of the U.S. 

ACTION: Submission for OMB Review 

and Comments Request. 

Form Title: EIB 99–14 Export Import 

Bank Trade Reference form. 

SUMMARY: The Export-Import Bank of 

the United States (Ex-Im Bank), as a 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. 

Ex-Im Bank is requesting an 

emergency approval of Ex-Im Bank form 

EIB 99–14 Export Import Bank Trade 

Reference form. Export-Import (Ex-Im) 

Bank is requesting an emergency 

approval of form EIB 99–14, Trade 

Reference Form. This form provides 

essential credit information used by ExIm Bank credit officers when analyzing 

requests for export credit insurance/ 

financing support, both short-term (360 

days & less) & medium-term (longer 

than 360 days), for the export of their 

US goods and services. Additionally, 

this form is an integral part of the shortterm Multi-Buyer export credit 

insurance policy for those policyholders 

granted foreign buyer discretionary 

credit limit authority (DCL). MultiBuyer policy holders given DCL 

authority may use this form as the sole 

source or one piece among several 

sources of credit information for their 

internal foreign buyer credit decision in 

which, in turn, commits Ex-Im’s 

guarantee. 

Lack of an emergency approval of this 

form would greatly restrict our ability to 

support many of the export sales made 

by U.S. businesses. Ex-Im Bank and its 

Multi-Buyer policyholders use the 

Trade Reference Form approximately 

6,500 times annually. Thus the Trade 

Reference Form is critical to Ex-Im Bank 

and in particular to over 2,300 MultiBuyer policyholders during their foreign 

buyer credit review process. This would 

adversely impact Ex-Im Bank’s ability to 

finance small business exporters and its 

overall mission to support U.S. exports 

and maintain U.S. jobs. Accordingly, 

Ex-Im Bank requests emergency 

approval of EIB 99–14 in order to 

continue operation of this important 

export program. 

The form can be viewed at 

www.exim.gov/pub/pending/eib99- 

14.pdf. 

DATES: Comments should be received on 

or before July 2, 2012 to be assured of 

consideration. 

ADDRESSES: Comments may be 

submitted electronically on 

www.regulations.gov or by mail to Jean 

Fitzgibbon, Export Import Bank of the 

United States, 811 Vermont Ave. NW., 

Washington, DC 20571. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Titles and Form Number: EIB 99–14 

Export Import Bank Trade Reference 

form. 

OMB Number: 3048–xxx. 

Type of Review: Emergency Clearance. 

Need and Use: This form provides 

essential credit information used by ExIm Bank credit officers when analyzing 

requests for export credit insurance/ 

financing support, both short-term (360 

days & less) & medium-term (longer 

than 360 days), for the export of their 

US goods and services. Additionally, 

this form is an integral part of the shortterm Multi-Buyer export credit 

insurance policy for those policyholders 

granted foreign buyer discretionary 

credit limit authority (DCL). MultiBuyer policy holders given DCL 

authority may use this form as the sole 

source or one piece among several 

sources of credit information for their 

internal foreign buyer credit decision in 

which, in turn, commits Ex-Im’s 

guarantee. 

Affected Public: This form affects 

entities involved in the export of U.S 

goods and services. 

Annual Number of Respondents: 

6,500. 

Estimated Time per Respondent: 15 

minutes. 

Government Annual Burden Hours: 

1,625 hours. 

Frequency of Reporting or Use: As 

needed. 

Sharon A. Whitt, 

Agency Clearance Officer. 

[FR Doc. 2012–10662 Filed 5–2–12; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6690–01–P 

EXPORT-IMPORT BANK OF THE 

UNITED STATES 

Economic Impact Policy 

This notice is to inform the public 

that the Export-Import Bank of the 

United States has received an 

application for a $35 million transaction 

specific working capital guarantee to 

support the export of approximately 

$63.5 million worth of sulphur 

purification equipment and services to 

Iraq. The repayment term of the working 

capital guarantee is 24 months. The U.S. 

exports will enable the Iraqi mining 

company to establish a maximum 

production capacity of 500,000 metric 

tons of sulphur per year. Available 

information indicates that all of the Iraqi 

sulphur production will be sold 

domestically in Iraq. Interested parties 

may submit comments on this 

transaction by email to 

economic.impact@exim.gov or by mail 

to 811 Vermont Avenue NW., Room 


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