Federal Register: February 27, 2009 (Volume 74, Number 38)

DOCID: fr27fe09-78 FR Doc E9-4293

EXPORT-IMPORT BANK OF THE UNITED STATES

Export–Import Bank

NOTICE: NOTICES

DOCID: fr27fe09-78

DOCUMENT ACTION: Notice and request for comments.

SUBJECT CATEGORY:

Agency Information Collection Activities: Proposed Collection; Comment Request

DATES: Written comments should be received on or before April 28, 2009 to be assured of consideration.

DOCUMENT SUMMARY:

The Export-Import Bank of the United States (Ex-Im Bank) provides working capital guarantees to lenders. In assessing the creditworthiness of an applicant, we review EIB/SBA Form 841. This form provides information which allows ExIm Bank 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 Email 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 OrdersFloodplain Management and Wetland Protection, (3) the Occupational Safety and Health Act, (4) Civil Rights Legislation, (5) the Equal Credit Opportunity Act, (8) Executive Order 11738Environmental 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, 16, SBA form 1261. Also added into the notices section were the ``Statements Required by Law and Executive Order'', which applies to both ExIm 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 ExIm Bank and SBA. ExIm Bank made the following changes: in the Guarantor and Additional Borrower Representations and Certifications section ``(SBA Applicants only), (for subsection b)'' was added.

SUMMARY:

Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposals, Submissions, and Approvals

SUPPLEMENTAL INFORMATION

Titles and Form Numbers: U.S. Small Business Administration, ExportImport Bank of the United States Joint Application for Working Capital Guarantee.

OMB Number: 30480003.

Form Number: EIBSBA 841.

Type of Review: Revision and extension of expiration date.

Annual Number of Respondents: 673.

ExportImport Bank: 496.

Small Business Administration: 177.

Estimated Time per Respondent: 2.5 Hours.

Annual Burden Hours: 1,682.5.

ExportImport 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.

Dated: February 24, 2009.
Solomon Bush,
Agency Clearance Officer.
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[FR Doc. E94293 Filed 22609; 8:45 am]
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