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Notice2026-19014

Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to the Office of Management and Budget for Review and Approval; Comment Request; EIB 00-02, Annual Competitiveness Report Survey of Exporters and Lenders

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Published
September 16, 2026

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Export-Import Bank

Abstract

The Export-Import Bank of the United States (EXIM), invites the general public and other Federal Agencies to comment on the proposed information collection, as required by the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995.

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[Federal Register Volume 91, Number 178 (Wednesday, September 16, 2026)]
[Notices]
[Pages 58672-58673]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2026-19014]


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EXPORT-IMPORT BANK

[Public Notice: EIB-2026-0298]


Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to the 
Office of Management and Budget for Review and Approval; Comment 
Request; EIB 00-02, Annual Competitiveness Report Survey of Exporters 
and Lenders

AGENCY: Export-Import Bank of the United States.

ACTION: Notice of information collection; request for comment.

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SUMMARY: The Export-Import Bank of the United States (EXIM), invites 
the general public and other Federal Agencies to comment on the 
proposed information collection, as required by the Paperwork Reduction 
Act of 1995.

DATES: Comments should be received on or before November 16, 2026 to be 
assured of consideration.

ADDRESSES: Comments may be submitted electronically on 
WWW.REGULATIONS.GOV (EIB 00-02) or by email to <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#d59fb0a6a6bcb6b4fb90a7bba6a195b0adbcb8fbb2baa3"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="f6bc9385859f9597d8b384988582b6938e9f9bd8919980">[email&#160;protected]</span></a> 
or by mail to Jessica Ernst, Export-Import Bank of the United States, 
811 Vermont Ave. NW, Washington, DC 20571, Attn: EIB-2026-0298

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For specific questions related to 
collection activities, please contact Jessica Ernst, 
<<a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#ca80afb9b9a3a9abe48fb8a4b9be8aafb2a3a7e4ada5bc"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="abe1ced8d8c2c8ca85eed9c5d8dfebced3c2c685ccc4dd">[email&#160;protected]</span></a>, 202-565-3711.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: As required by Export-Import Bank Act of 
1945 (see Section 8A(a)(1) of EXIM's charter), EXIM will survey U.S. 
exporters and commercial lending institutions to understand their 
experience with EXIM ``meeting financial competition from other 
countries whose exporters compete with United States exporters.'' 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.
    The survey can be reviewed at: <a href="https://img.exim.gov/s3fs-public/survey/EXIM+Competitiveness+Report+Exporter+and+Lender+Survey+2026.pdf">https://img.exim.gov/s3fs-public/survey/EXIM+Competitiveness+Report+Exporter+and+Lender+Survey+2026.pdf</a>.
    Titles and Form Number: EIB 00-02, Annual Competitiveness Report 
Survey of Exporters and Lenders.
    OMB Number: 3048-0004.
    Type of Review: Renewal.

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    Need and Use: The information requested is required by the Export-
Import Bank Act of 1945, as amended, 12 U.S.C. 635g-1 (see Section 
8A(a)(1) of EXIM's charter) and enables EXIM to evaluate and assess its 
competitiveness with the programs and activities of official export 
credit agencies and to report on the Bank's status in this regard.
    Affected Public: 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 number of respondents: 100.
    Estimated time per respondent: 10 minutes.
    The frequency of response: Annually.
    Annual hour burden: 17 total hours.

    Dated: September 14, 2026.
Andrew Smith,
Records Officer.
[FR Doc. 2026-19014 Filed 9-15-26; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 6690-01-P


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