Application for Final Commitment for a Long-Term Loan or Financial Guarantee in Excess of $100 Million: AP089461XX

AGENCY:

Export-Import Bank of the United States.

ACTION:

Notice.

SUMMARY:

This Notice is to inform the public, in accordance with the Export-Import Bank Act of 1945, as amended, the Export-Import Bank of the United States (“EXIM”) has received an application for final commitment for a long-term loan or financial guarantee in excess of $100 million. Comments received within the comment period specified below will be presented to the EXIM Board of Directors prior to final action on this Transaction. Comments received within the comment period specified below will be presented to the EXIM Board of Directors prior to final action on this Transaction.

DATES:

Comments must be received on or before September 12, 2023 to be assured of consideration before final consideration of the transaction by the Board of Directors of EXIM.

ADDRESSES:

Comments may be submitted through Regulations.gov at WWW.REGULATIONS.GOV. To submit a comment, enter EIB 2023–0010 under the heading “Enter Keyword or ID” and select Search. Follow the instructions provided at the Submit a Comment screen. Please include your name, company name (if any) and EIB 2023–0010 on any attached document.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Reference: AP089461XX.

Purpose and Use:

Brief description of the purpose of the transaction: to support the export of U.S.-manufactured locomotive and shunter kits to Kazakhstan.

Brief non-proprietary description of the anticipated use of the items being exported: to provide rail freight and passenger transport services in Kazakhstan and between Kazakhstan and other countries.

To the extent that EXIM is reasonably aware, the item(s) being exported are not expected to produce exports or provide services in competition with the exportation of goods or provision of services by a United States industry.

Parties:

Principal Supplier: Wabtec Corporation.

Obligor: KTZ Passenger LLC and KTZ Freight LLC.

Guarantor(s): National Company Kazakhstan Temir Zholy.

Description of Items Being Exported: Locomotive and shunter kits.

Information on Decision: Information on the final decision for this transaction will be available on https://www.exim.gov/news/meeting-minutes.

Confidential Information: Please note that this notice does not include confidential or proprietary business information; information which, if disclosed, would violate the Trade Secrets Act; or information which would jeopardize jobs in the United States by supplying information that competitors could use to compete with companies in the United States.