Agency Information Collection Activities: Comment Request, 34905-34906 [2015-14952]

Download as PDF Federal Register / Vol. 80, No. 117 / Thursday, June 18, 2015 / Notices Type of Review: Regular. Need and Use: This collection of information is necessary, pursuant to 12 U.S.C. 635(a)(1), to determine eligibility of the applicant for Ex-Im Bank assistance. The information collected enables Ex-Im Bank to determine the eligibility of the shipment(s) for insurance and to calculate the premium due to Ex-Im Bank for its support of the shipment(s) under its insurance program. Affected Public: This form affects entities involved in the export of U.S. goods and services. Annual Number of Respondents: 215. Estimated Time per Respondent: 30 minutes. Annual Burden Hours: 1290 hours. Frequency of Reporting of Use: Monthly. Government Expenses: Reviewing time per year: 860 hours. Average Wages per Hour: $42.50. Average Cost per Year: $36,550 (time *wages). Benefits and Overhead: 20%. Total Government Cost: $43,860. Bonita Jones-McNeil, Agency Clearance Officer, Office of the Chief Information Officer. [FR Doc. 2015–14954 Filed 6–17–15; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6690–01–P EXPORT-IMPORT BANK [Public Notice 2015–6010] Agency Information Collection Activities: Comment Request Export-Import Bank of the United States. ACTION: Submission for OMB review and comments request. tkelley on DSK3SPTVN1PROD with NOTICES AGENCY: Form Title: EIB 92–64 Application for Exporter Short Term Single Buyer Insurance. 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. The ‘‘Application for Exporter Short Term Single Buyer Insurance’’ form will be used by entities involved in the export of U.S. goods and services, to provide Ex-Im Bank with the information necessary to obtain legislatively required assurance of repayment and fulfills other statutory requirements. Export-Import Bank customers will be able to submit this form on paper or electronically. VerDate Sep<11>2014 16:53 Jun 17, 2015 Jkt 235001 The Export-Import Bank has made a change to the report to have the applicant provide the number of employees or annual sales volume. That information is needed to determine whether or not they meet the SBA’s definition of a small business. The applicant already provides their name, address and industry code (NAICS). These additional pieces of information will allow Ex-Im Bank to better track the extent to which its support assists U.S. small businesses. The other change that Ex-Im Bank has made is to require the applicant to indicate whether it is a minority-owned business, women-owned business and/ or veteran-owned business. Although answers to the questions are mandatory, the company may choose any one of the three answers: Yes/No/Decline to Answer. The option of ‘‘Decline to Answer’’ allows a company to consciously decline to answer the specific question should they not wish to provide that information. The application can be reviewed at: www.exim.gov/pub/pending/EIB9264.pdf. Comments must be received on or before August 17, 2015 to be assured of consideration. ADDRESSES: Comments may be submitted electronically on WWW.REGULATIONS.GOV or by mail to Michele Kuester, Export-Import Bank of the United States, 811 Vermont Ave. NW., Washington, DC 20571. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Title and Form Number: EIB 92–64 Application for Exporter Short Term Single Buyer Insurance. OMB Number: 3048–0018. Type of Review: Regular. Need and Use: The information requested enables the applicant to provide Ex-Im Bank with the information necessary to obtain legislatively required assurance of repayment and fulfills other statutory requirements. Affected Public: This form affects entities involved in the export of U.S. goods and services. Annual Number of Respondents: 310. Estimated Time per Respondent: 1.5 hours. Annual Burden Hours: 465 hours. Frequency of Reporting of Use: As needed. Government Costs: Reviewing time per year: 465 hours. Average Wages per Hour: $42.50. Average Cost per Year: $19,762.5 (time*wages). Benefits and Overhead: 20%. DATES: PO 00000 Frm 00027 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 34905 Total Government Cost: $23,715. Bonita Jones-McNeil, Agency Clearance Officer, Office of the Chief Information Officer. [FR Doc. 2015–14932 Filed 6–17–15; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6690–01–P EXPORT-IMPORT BANK [Public Notice 2015–6007] Agency Information Collection Activities: Comment Request Export-Import Bank of the United States. ACTION: Submission for OMB review and comments request. AGENCY: Form Title: EIB 92–36 Application for Issuing Bank Credit Limit (IBCL) Under Lender or Exporter-Held Policies. SUMMARY: The Export-Import Banks of the United States (Ex-Im Bank), as 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. This collection of information is necessary, pursuant to 12 U.S.C. 635(a)(1), to determine eligibility of the applicant for Ex-Im Bank assistance. The Export-Import Bank has made a change to the report to have the financial institution provide specific information (industry code, number of employees and annual sales volume) needed to make a determination as to whether or not the exporter meets the SBA’s definition of a small business. The financial institution already provides the exporter’s name and address. These additional pieces of information will allow Ex-Im Bank to better track the extent to which its support assists U.S. small businesses. The other change that Ex-Im Bank has made is to require the financial institution to indicate whether the exporter is a minority-owned business, women-owned business and/or veteranowned business. Although answers to the questions are mandatory, the company may choose any one of the three answers: Yes/No/Decline to Answer. The option of ‘‘Decline to Answer’’ allows a company to consciously decline to answer the specific question should they not wish to provide that information. The application tool can be reviewed at: https://www.exim.gov/pub/pending/ eib92-36.pdf. E:\FR\FM\18JNN1.SGM 18JNN1 34906 Federal Register / Vol. 80, No. 117 / Thursday, June 18, 2015 / Notices Comments must be received on or before August 17, 2015 to be assured of consideration. ADDRESSES: Comments may be submitted electronically on WWW.REGULATIONS.GOV or by mail to Michele Kuester, Export-Import Bank of the United States, 811 Vermont Ave. NW., Washington, DC 20571. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Title and Form Number: EIB 92–36 Application for Issuing Bank Credit Limit (IBCL) Under Lender or ExporterHeld Policies. OMB Number: 3048–0016. Type of Review: Regular. Need and Use: This form is used by an insured exporter or lender (or broker acting on its behalf) in order to obtain approval for coverage of the repayment risk of an overseas bank. The information received allows Ex-Im Bank staff to make a determination of the creditworthiness of the foreign bank and the underlying export sale for Ex-Im Bank assistance under its programs. This form has been updated to include a new Certification and Notices section as well as a new statement explaining Ex-Im Bank’s limitation on support for goods subject to trade measures or sanctions. Affected Public: This form affects entities involved in the export of U.S. goods and services. Annual Number of Respondents: 480. Estimated Time per Respondent: 1.2 hours. Annual Burden Hours: 576 hours. Frequency of Reporting of Use: As needed. Government Expenses: Reviewing time per year: 480 hours. Average Wages per Hour: $42.50. Average Cost per Year: $20,400 (time*wages). Benefits and Overhead: 20%. Total Government Cost: $24,480. DATES: Bonita Jones-McNeil, Agency Clearance Officer, Office of the Chief Information Officer. [FR Doc. 2015–14952 Filed 6–17–15; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6690–01–P FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION tkelley on DSK3SPTVN1PROD with NOTICES [DA 15–630] Notice of Suspension and Commencement of Proposed Debarment Proceedings; Federal Lifeline Universal Service Support Mechanism Federal Communications Commission. AGENCY: VerDate Sep<11>2014 16:53 Jun 17, 2015 Jkt 235001 ACTION: Notice. The Enforcement Bureau (Bureau) gives notice of Wes Yui Chew’s suspension from the federal Lifeline universal service support mechanism (Lifeline program) and the commencement of debarment proceedings against him. Suspension immediately excludes Mr. Chew from activities associated with or related to the Lifeline program pending completion of the debarment process. Mr. Chew, or any person who has an existing contract with or intends to contract with him to provide or receive services in matters arising out of activities associated with or related to the Lifeline program, may contest this suspension or its scope by filing an opposition and any relevant documentation. DATES: Any opposition must be received within 30 days from the receipt of the suspension letter or June 18, 2015, whichever comes first. The Bureau will decide any opposition within 90 days of its receipt. ADDRESSES: Federal Communications Commission, Enforcement Bureau, Investigations and Hearings Division, Room 4–A422, 445 12th Street SW., Washington, DC 20554. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Celia Lewis, Paralegal Specialist, Federal Communications Commission, Enforcement Bureau, Investigations and Hearings Division, Room 4–A422, 445 12th Street SW., Washington, DC 20554. Celia Lewis may be contacted by phone at (202) 418–7456 or email at Celia.Lewis@fcc.gov. If Ms. Lewis is unavailable, you may contact Mr. Kalun Lee, Deputy Chief, Investigations and Hearings Division, by telephone at (202) 418–0796 and by email at Kalun.Lee@ fcc.gov. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Bureau has suspension and debarment authority pursuant to 47 CFR 54.8 and 0.111(a)(14). Mr. Chew’s conviction for money laundering in violation of 18 U.S.C. 1957(a), in connection with fraudulent claims against the Lifeline program, requires the Bureau to suspend him from participating in activities associated with the Lifeline program. Attached is the notice of suspension and initiation of debarment proceeding (Notice of Suspension), DA 15–630, which was mailed to Mr. Chew and released on May 26, 2015. The complete text of the Notice of Suspension is available for public inspection and copying during regular business hours at the FCC Reference Information Center, Portal II, 445 12th Street SW., Room CY–A257, Washington, DC 20554. SUMMARY: PO 00000 Frm 00028 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 In addition, the complete text is available on the FCC’s Web site at https://www.fcc.gov. Jeffrey J. Gee, Chief, Investigations and Hearings Division, Enforcement Bureau, Federal Communications Commission. May 26, 2015 DA 15–630 SENT VIA CERTIFIED MAIL, RETURN RECEIPT REQUESTED Mr. Wes Yui Chew, c/o Daniel G. Webber, Jr., Ryan Whaley Coldiron Shandy PLLC, 119 N. Robinson Avenue, Suite 900, Oklahoma City, OK 73102. Re: Notice of suspension and initiation of debarment proceeding, File No. EB–IHD–15–00019046. Dear Mr. Chew: The Federal Communications Commission (Commission) has received notice of your conviction for money laundering in violation of 18 U.S.C. 1957(a), in connection with fraudulent claims against the federal Lifeline telephone program (Lifeline program).1 Pursuant to its rules, the Enforcement Bureau (Bureau) hereby suspends you from participating in activities associated with the Lifeline program.2 The Bureau is also commencing a proceeding to debar you from future participation in the Lifeline program.3 I. Notice of Suspension Any person who has ‘‘defrauded the government or engaged in similar acts through activities associated with or related to the [Lifeline program]’’ may be prohibited from receiving the benefits associated with that program.4 1 Any further reference in this letter to ‘‘your conviction’’ refers to your guilty plea and subsequent sentencing in United States v. Chew, Criminal Docket No. 5:14–cr–00170–D, Plea Agreement (W.D. Okla. filed June 12, 2014) (Plea Agreement). See also Lifeline & Link Up Reform & Modernization, WC Docket No. 11–42, CC Docket No. 96–45, WC Docket No. 03–109, Report and Order and Further Notice of Proposed Rulemaking, 27 FCC Rcd 6656 (2012) (Lifeline Reform Order). 2 47 CFR 54.8. 3 Id.; 47 CFR 0.111 (delegating to the Bureau authority to resolve universal service suspension and debarment proceedings). In 2007, the Commission extended the debarment rules to apply to all federal universal service support mechanisms, including Lifeline. See Comprehensive Review of the Universal Service Fund Management, Administration, & Oversight, Report and Order, 22 FCC Rcd 16372, 16410–12 (2007) (Program Management Order) (renumbering Section 54.521 of the universal service debarment rules as Section 54.8 and amending subsections (a)(1), (a)(5), (c), (d), (e)(2)(i), (e)(3), (e)(4), and (g)). 4 Program Management Order, 22 FCC Rcd at 16387, para. 32. The Commission’s debarment rules define a ‘‘person’’ as ‘‘[a]ny individual, group of individuals, corporation, partnership, association, unit of government or legal entity, however organized.’’ 47 CFR 54.8(a)(6). E:\FR\FM\18JNN1.SGM 18JNN1

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[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 117 (Thursday, June 18, 2015)]
[Notices]
[Pages 34905-34906]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2015-14952]


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EXPORT-IMPORT BANK

[Public Notice 2015-6007]


Agency Information Collection Activities: Comment Request

AGENCY: Export-Import Bank of the United States.

ACTION: Submission for OMB review and comments request.

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    Form Title: EIB 92-36 Application for Issuing Bank Credit Limit 
(IBCL) Under Lender or Exporter-Held Policies.

SUMMARY: The Export-Import Banks of the United States (Ex-Im Bank), as 
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.
    This collection of information is necessary, pursuant to 12 U.S.C. 
635(a)(1), to determine eligibility of the applicant for Ex-Im Bank 
assistance.
    The Export-Import Bank has made a change to the report to have the 
financial institution provide specific information (industry code, 
number of employees and annual sales volume) needed to make a 
determination as to whether or not the exporter meets the SBA's 
definition of a small business. The financial institution already 
provides the exporter's name and address. These additional pieces of 
information will allow Ex-Im Bank to better track the extent to which 
its support assists U.S. small businesses.
    The other change that Ex-Im Bank has made is to require the 
financial institution to indicate whether the exporter is a minority-
owned business, women-owned business and/or veteran-owned business. 
Although answers to the questions are mandatory, the company may choose 
any one of the three answers: Yes/No/Decline to Answer. The option of 
``Decline to Answer'' allows a company to consciously decline to answer 
the specific question should they not wish to provide that information.
    The application tool can be reviewed at: https://www.exim.gov/pub/pending/eib92-36.pdf.

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DATES: Comments must be received on or before August 17, 2015 to be 
assured of consideration.

ADDRESSES: Comments may be submitted electronically on 
WWW.REGULATIONS.GOV or by mail to Michele Kuester, Export-Import Bank 
of the United States, 811 Vermont Ave. NW., Washington, DC 20571.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
    Title and Form Number: EIB 92-36 Application for Issuing Bank 
Credit Limit (IBCL) Under Lender or Exporter-Held Policies.
    OMB Number: 3048-0016.
    Type of Review: Regular.
    Need and Use: This form is used by an insured exporter or lender 
(or broker acting on its behalf) in order to obtain approval for 
coverage of the repayment risk of an overseas bank. The information 
received allows Ex-Im Bank staff to make a determination of the 
creditworthiness of the foreign bank and the underlying export sale for 
Ex-Im Bank assistance under its programs.
    This form has been updated to include a new Certification and 
Notices section as well as a new statement explaining Ex-Im Bank's 
limitation on support for goods subject to trade measures or sanctions.
    Affected Public: This form affects entities involved in the export 
of U.S. goods and services.
    Annual Number of Respondents: 480.
    Estimated Time per Respondent: 1.2 hours.
    Annual Burden Hours: 576 hours.
    Frequency of Reporting of Use: As needed.
    Government Expenses:
    Reviewing time per year: 480 hours.
    Average Wages per Hour: $42.50.
    Average Cost per Year: $20,400 (time*wages).
    Benefits and Overhead: 20%.
    Total Government Cost: $24,480.

Bonita Jones-McNeil,
Agency Clearance Officer, Office of the Chief Information Officer.
[FR Doc. 2015-14952 Filed 6-17-15; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 6690-01-P
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