[Federal Register Volume 62, Number 171 (Thursday, September 4, 1997)]
[Notices]
[Page 46714]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 97-23410]
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
International Trade Administration
Business Information Service for the Newly Independent States
(BISNIS) Finance Link
ACTION: Proposed collection; comment request.
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SUMMARY: The Department of Commerce, as part of its continuing effort
to reduce paperwork and respondent burden, invites the general public
and other Federal agencies to take this opportunity to comment on the
continuing information collections, as required by the Paperwork
Reduction Act of 1995, Public Law 104-13 (44 U.S.C. 3506 (c)(2)(A)).
DATES: Written comments must be submitted on or before November 3,
1997.
ADDRESSES: Direct all written comments to Linda Engelmeier,
Departmental Forms Clearance Officer, Department of Commerce, Room
5327, 14th and Constitution Avenue, NW, Washington, DC 20230. Phone
number (202) 482-3272.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Requests for additional information or
copies of the information collection instrument and instructions should
be directed to: Trevor Gunn, BISNIS, Room 7413, Department of Commerce,
14th & Constitution Avenue, NW, Washington, DC 20230; phone (202) 482-
4655, fax (202) 482-2293.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
I. Abstract
The International Trade Administration's Business Information
Service for the Newly Independent States (BISNIS) offers business
information and counseling to U.S. companies seeking to export or
invest in the countries of the former Soviet Union. One of the
essential components of BISNIS' services is assisting companies in
locating suitable financing for exports. Often, official sources, such
as the Export-Import Bank of the United States, cannot handle all
requests for a variety of reasons. The proposed BISNIS Finance Link
collection of information is an internet-based service to facilitate
contact between exporters and financing agencies. Exporters fill out a
form giving relevant details about their company and desired
transaction. The form is then submitted via Internet's World Wide Web
to BISNIS. If complete, BISNIS will, in turn, distribute the
information collected to potential financing agencies. The intention is
to provide a service that benefits both exporters and financing
agencies.
II. Method of Collection
The request is sent via internet to Department of Commerce, BISNIS
Information Service for the Newly Independent States, Trade Finance
Specialist.
III. Data
OMB Number: N/A.
Form Number: N/A.
Type of Review: Regular submission.
Affected Public: Business or other for-profit organizations.
Estimated Number of Respondents: 200.
Estimated Time per Response: 10 minutes.
Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 33 hours.
Estimated Total Annual Cost: $1155--no capital costs are required.
IV. Request for Comments
Comments are invited on: (a) Whether the proposed collection of
information is necessary for the proper performance of the functions of
the agency, including whether the information shall have practical
utility; (b) the accuracy of the agency's estimate of the burden
(including hours and cost) of the proposed collection of information;
(c) ways to enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the
information to be collected; and (d) ways to minimize the burden of the
collection of information on respondents, including through the use of
automated collection techniques or other forms of information
technology.
Comments submitted in response to this notice will be summarized
and/or included in the request for OMB approval of this information
collection; they also will become a matter of public record.
Dated: August 26, 1997.
Linda Engelmeier,
Departmental Forms Clearance Officer, Office of Management and
Organization.
[FR Doc. 97-23410 Filed 9-3-97; 8:45 am]
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