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OMB Control No: 3048-0004	ICR Reference No: 202310-3048-001
Status: Active	Previous ICR Reference No: 202012-3048-001
Agency/Subagency: EXIMBANK	Agency Tracking No: EIB 00-02
Title: Annual Competitiveness Report Survey of Exporters and Lenders
Type of Information Collection: Revision of a currently approved collection	Common Form ICR: No
Type of Review Request: Regular
OIRA Conclusion Action: Approved without change	Conclusion Date: 12/07/2023
Retrieve Notice of Action (NOA)	Date Received in OIRA: 10/25/2023
Terms of Clearance:

	Inventory as of this Action	Requested	Previously Approved
Expiration Date	12/31/2026	36 Months From Approved	02/29/2024
Responses	112	0	150
Time Burden (Hours)	28	0	225
Cost Burden (Dollars)	0	0	0

Abstract: The purpose of the survey is to fulfill the statutory mandate (Export-Import Bank Act of 1945, as amended, 12 U.S.C. 635) which directs EXIM to report annually to the U.S. Congress any action taken toward providing export credit programs that are competitive with those offered by official foreign export credit agencies. The Act further stipulates that the annual report on competitiveness should include the results of a survey of U.S. exporters and U.S. commercial lending institutions which provide export credit to determine their experience in meeting financial competition from other countries whose exporters compete with U.S. exporters.EXIM plans to survey exporters and lenders that have engaged with EXIM on medium- and long-term support over the previous calendar year or responded to at least one of EXIM’s last two surveys. The potential respondents will be sent an electronic invitation to participate in the online survey.The proposed survey will ask participants about their potential or completed deals involving EXIM, their opinion of EXIM’s policies and procedures, their interaction and perceptions of other export credit agencies, and impacts of overall market conditions on their businesses.

Authorizing Statute(s): US Code: 12 USC 635 Name of Law: The Export-Import Bank Act of 1945

Citations for New Statutory Requirements: None

Associated Rulemaking Information
RIN:	Stage of Rulemaking:	Federal Register Citation:	Date:
	Not associated with rulemaking

Federal Register Notices & Comments
60-day Notice:	Federal Register Citation:	Citation Date:
	88 FR 153	08/10/2023
30-day Notice:	Federal Register Citation:	Citation Date:
	88 FR 200	10/18/2023
Did the Agency receive public comments on this ICR? No

Number of Information Collection (IC) in this ICR: 1

IC Title	Form No.	Form Name
EXIM Competitiveness Report Exporter and Lender Survey 2023	EIB 00-02	EXIM Competitiveness Report Exporter and Lender Survey 2023

ICR Summary of Burden

	Total Approved	Previously Approved	Change Due to Agency Discretion
Annual Number of Responses	112	150	-38
Annual Time Burden (Hours)	28	225	-197
Annual Cost Burden (Dollars)	0	0	0

Burden increases because of Program Change due to Agency Discretion: No

Burden Increase Due to:

Burden decreases because of Program Change due to Agency Discretion: Yes

Burden Reduction Due to: Miscellaneous Actions

Short Statement: The number of respondents is based on 1) a core group of 70 survey participants who responded in one or both the last two years, 2) exporters and banks that received authorizations in 2023 that are not among the 70 prior respondents, and 3) additional exporters and banks that have approved Letters of Interest (LIs) and/or have approached EXIM for support but whose transactions have not reached the authorization stage. Based on the current year’s activity, we expect about 110 additional parties knowledgeable about EXIM’s medium- and long-term programs beyond the initial 70 past survey participants, bringing the total universe of potential respondents to 180. We expect an approximately 67% response rate, meaning about 112 survey responses. The estimated time per respondent was based on 30 seconds to respond to one-option questions, such as the respondent providing their name and company and yes/no questions. One minute was estimated to respond to open-ended questions. The total time to respond would then be 13.5 minutes, which was rounded up to 15 minutes.

Annual Cost to Federal Government: $4,262

Does this IC contain surveys, censuses, or employ statistical methods? Yes Part B of Supporting Statement

Does this ICR request any personally identifiable information (see OMB Circular No. A-130 for an explanation of this term)? Please consult with your agency's privacy program when making this determination. No

Does this ICR include a form that requires a Privacy Act Statement (see 5 U.S.C. §552a(e)(3))? Please consult with your agency's privacy program when making this determination. No

Is this ICR related to the Affordable Care Act [Pub. L. 111-148 & 111-152]? No

Is this ICR related to the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, [Pub. L. 111-203]? No

Is this ICR related to the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (ARRA)? No

Is this ICR related to the Pandemic Response? No

Agency Contact: Alla Lake 202 565-3352 alla.lake@exim.gov

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