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.
Under Ex-Im Bank’s Short and Medium-Term Insurance and Medium-Term
Guarantee programs exported goods and services must meet
established content requirement to be eligible for Ex-Im Bank
financing and ensure that US-jobs benefit from Ex-Im bank programs.
Ex-Im Bank relied upon the exporter’s self-certification of content
was never verified. The small business exporter survey seeks to
obtain feedback from customers on US content requirement. This
survey will help Ex-Im Bank better understand small business
customers’ perspectives on the bank’s existence, monitoring,
ability to perform compliance on potential areas of concern for
exporters and how Ex-Im Bank’s requirement impacts their small
business. The objective is to identify possible service
improvements and better understand small business owners’
experiences working with Ex-Im Bank.
On behalf of this Federal agency, I certify that
the collection of information encompassed by this request complies
with 5 CFR 1320.9 and the related provisions of 5 CFR
1320.8(b)(3).
The following is a summary of the topics, regarding
the proposed collection of information, that the certification
covers:
(i) Why the information is being collected;
(ii) Use of information;
(iii) Burden estimate;
(iv) Nature of response (voluntary, required for a
benefit, or mandatory);
(v) Nature and extent of confidentiality; and
(vi) Need to display currently valid OMB control
number;
If you are unable to certify compliance with any of
these provisions, identify the item by leaving the box unchecked
and explain the reason in the Supporting Statement.