[Federal Register Volume 74, Number 82 (Thursday, April 30, 2009)]
[Notices]
[Page 19959]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E9-9849]


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EXPORT-IMPORT BANK OF THE U.S.

[Public Notice 115]


Agency Information Collection Activities: Submission for OMB 
Review; Comment Request

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

ACTION: Notice and request for comments.

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SUMMARY: The Export-Import Bank of the United States (Ex-Im Bank) and 
the Small Business Administration (SBA) provide working capital 
guarantees to lenders. In assessing the creditworthiness of an 
applicant, Ex-Im Bank and SBA review EIB/SBA Form 84-1. This form 
provides information which allows Ex-Im Bank and SBA to obtain 
legislatively required reasonable assurance of repayment, as well as to 
fulfill other statutory requirements. The following changes have been 
made to the form by the SBA: A field for the E-mail address; a field 
for the County (of business); an increase in selection for race; a 
change in reference to the Code of Federal Regulations for the 
Debarment/Suspension paragraph; a change in the agreements paragraph 
(Part C, Section 1) from ``SBA form 159'' to ``SBA form 159(7a)'' and 
the addition of the following provision: ``Each proprietor, each 
general partner, each limited partner, member or stockholder owning 20% 
or more, each guarantor and the spouse, when applicable, of each of 
these must sign. * * * Attach a separate sheet of paper, if 
necessary.'' Additionally, SBA added the following notices: (1) The 
Flood Disaster Protection Act, (2) Executive Orders--Floodplain 
Management and Wetland Protection, (3) the Occupational Safety and 
Health Act, (4) Civil Rights Legislation, (5) the Equal Credit 
Opportunity Act, (8) Executive Order 11738--Environmental Protection, 
(9) the Immigration Reform and Control Act of 1986, and (10) the Lead-
Based Paint Poisoning Prevention Act. One item was deleted from the 
checklist of information to be attached, <greek-i>16, SBA form 1261. 
Also added into the notices section were the ``Statements Required by 
Law and Executive Order'', which applies to both Ex-Im Bank and SBA. 
Notices on the Debt Collection Act of 1982 and the Deficit Reduction 
Act of 1984, the Freedom of Information Act and the Right to Financial 
Privacy Act of 1978 were added and are applicable to customers of Ex-Im 
Bank and SBA. Ex-Im Bank made the following changes: in the Guarantor 
and Additional Borrower Representations and Certifications section 
``(SBA Applicants only), (for subsection b)'' was added.

DATES: Written comments should be received on or before June 1, 2009 to 
be assured of consideration.

ADDRESSES: Direct all comments to Kimberly P. Nelson, Office of 
Management and Budget, Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs, 
NEOB, Room 10202, Washington, DC 20503, (202) 395-3897.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
    Titles and Form Numbers: U.S. Small Business Administration, 
Export-Import Bank of the United States Joint Application for Working 
Capital Guarantee.
    OMB Number: 3048-0003.
    Form Number: EIB-SBA 84-1.
    Type of Review: Revision and extension of expiration date.
    Annual Number of Respondents: 673.
Export-Import Bank: 496.
Small Business Administration: 177.
    Estimated Time per Respondent: 2.5 hours.
    Annual Burden Hours: 1,682.5.
     Export-Import Bank: 1,240.0.
     Small Business Administration: 442.5.
    Frequency of Reporting or Use: Upon application for guarantees of 
working capital loans advanced by the lenders to U.S. exporters.

Solomon Bush,
Agency Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. E9-9849 Filed 4-29-09; 8:45 am]
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