Advocacy Questionnaire, 10475-10476 [E6-2823]
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
Bureau of Economic Analysis
Proposal To Collect Information on the
Initial Report on a Foreign Person’s
Direct or Indirect Acquisition,
Establishment, or Purchase of the
Operating Assets, of a U.S. Business
Enterprise
ACTION:
Proposed collection; comment
request.
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SUMMARY: The Department of
Commerce, as part of its continuing
effort to reduce paperwork and
respondent burden, invites the general
public and other Federal agencies to
comment on proposed and/or
continuing information collections, as
required by the Paperwork Reduction
Act of 1995, Public Law 104–13 (44
U.S.C. 3506(c)(2)(A)).
DATES: Written comments must be
submitted on or before 5 p.m., May 1,
2006.
ADDRESSES: Direct all written comments
to Diana Hynek, Departmental
Paperwork Clearance Officer, Office of
the Chief Information Officer,
Department of Commerce, Room 6625,
14th and Constitution Avenue, NW.,
Washington, DC 20230, or via the
Internet at dhynek@doc.gov, (202) 482–
0266.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Direct requests for additional
information or copies of the survey
forms and instructions to: Joseph F.
Cherry III, Chief, Direct Investment in
the United States Branch, International
Investment Division (BE–49NI), Bureau
of Economic Analysis, U.S. Department
of Commerce, Washington, DC 20230,
phone: (202) 606–9817; fax: (202) 606–
5319; or via the Internet at
joseph.cherry@bea.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
I. Abstract
The Initial Report on a Foreign
Person’s Direct or Indirect Acquisition,
Establishment, or Purchase of the
Operating Assets, of a U.S. Business
Enterprise, Including Real Estate (Form
BE–13) and the Report by a U.S. Person
Who Assists or Intervenes in the
Acquisition of a U.S. Business
Enterprise by, or Who Enters Into a Joint
Venture with, a Foreign Person (Form
BE–14), obtain initial data on new
foreign direct investment in the United
States. The surveys collect identification
information on the U.S. business being
established or acquired and on the new
foreign owner, information on the cost
of the investment and source of funding,
and limited financial and operating data
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for the newly established or acquired
entity. The data are needed to measure
the amount of new foreign direct
investment in the United States, assess
its impact on the U.S. economy, and,
based upon this assessment, make
informed policy decisions regarding
foreign direct investment in the United
States. The information from the survey
is also used to build sample frames for
other BEA surveys of foreign direct
investment in the United States,
including the quarterly balance of
payments survey (form BE–605).
The data from the survey are
primarily intended as general purpose
statistics. They should be readily
available to answer any number of
research and policy questions related to
new foreign direct investment in the
United States.
The forms remain the same as in the
past. No changes in the data collected or
in exemption levels are proposed.
II. Method of Collection
Form BE–13 must be filed by every
U.S. business with over $3 million of
assets or cost of investment, or 200 or
more acres of U.S. land, that is acquired
to the extent of 10 percent or more, or
is established, by a foreign investor. It
is a one-time report that must be filed
within 45 days of the acquisition or
establishment. A BE–13 Supplement
C—Exemption Claim—must be filed for
transactions that do not meet either of
the reporting thresholds. Form BE–14 is
filed by a person who assists in an
investment transaction, such as a real
estate broker or attorney, or who enters
into a U.S. joint venture with a foreign
person. Its purpose is to provide BEA
with the name and address of the newly
established or acquired U.S. company,
so that a BE–13 form can be mailed to
it for completion. A BE–14 is not filed,
however, if a U.S. person files a BE–13
relating to the establishment or
acquisition of the U.S. business
enterprise by a foreign person.
III. Data
OMB Number: 0608–0035.
Form Numbers: BE–13/BE–14.
Type of Review: Regular submission.
Affected Public: Businesses or other
for-profit organizations.
Estimated Number of Respondents:
600 annually.
Estimated Time Per Response: 11⁄2
hours.
Estimated Total Annual Burden: 900
hours.
Estimated Total Annual Cost: $36,000
(based on an estimated reporting burden
of 900 hours and an estimated hourly
cost of $40).
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Legal Authority: The International
Investment and Trade in Services Survey
Act, 22 U.S.C. 3101–3108, as amended.
IV. Request for Comments
Comments are invited on: (a) Whether
the proposed collection of information
is necessary for the proper performance
of the functions of the Agency,
including whether the information will
have practical utility; (b) the accuracy of
the Agency’s estimate of the burden
(including hours and cost) of the
proposed collection of information; (c)
ways to enhance the quality, utility, and
clarity of the information to be
collected; and (d) ways to minimize the
burden of the collection of information
on respondents, including through the
use of automated collection techniques
or other forms of information
technology.
Comments submitted in response to
this notice will be summarized and/or
included in the request for OMB
approval of this information collection;
they also will become a matter of public
record.
Dated: February 23, 2006.
Madeleine Clayton,
Management Analyst, Office of Chief
Information Officer.
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
International Trade Administration
Advocacy Questionnaire
ACTION:
Proposed collection; comment
request.
SUMMARY: The Department of
Commerce, as part of its continuing
effort to reduce paperwork and
respondent burdens, invites the general
public and other Federal agencies to
take this opportunity to comment on the
continuing information collections, as
required by the Paperwork Reduction
Act of 1995, Public Law 104–13 (44
U.S.C. 3506(c)(2)(A)).
DATES: Written comments must be
submitted on or before May 1, 2006.
ADDRESSES: Direct all written comments
to Diana Hynek, Departmental
Paperwork Clearance Officer,
Department of Commerce, Room 6625,
14th & Constitution Ave., NW.,
Washington, DC 20230, or e-mail
dHynek@doc.gov.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Request for additional information or
copies of the information collection
instrument and instructions should be
directed to: Christel Fredrikson, The
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Advocacy Center, Room 3814A,
Department of Commerce, 14th and
Constitution Ave., NW., Washington,
DC 20230; Phone number: (202) 482–
4747, and fax number; (202) 482–3508.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
I. Abstract
The U.S. Department of Commerce
invites the general public and other
Federal agencies to comment on the
proposed extension of the use of the
advocacy questionnaire by the Trade
Promotion Coordination Committee’s
(TPCC) Advocacy Network. The
questionnaire is used to evaluate
requests for United States Government
(USG) advocacy in connection with
overseas commercial bids, offers, and
proposals. The International Trade
Administration’s Advocacy Center
marshals federal resources to assist U.S.
commercial interests competing for
foreign government commercial
projects, procurements, investments,
and business ventures worldwide. The
mission of the Advocacy Center is to
coordinate USG commercial advocacy
in order to promote U.S. exports, trade
which both creates and sustains U.S.
employment. The Advocacy Center
works with and coordinates activities
within TPCC, which is chaired by the
Secretary of Commerce and includes 19
federal agencies involved in export
promotion. The purpose of the advocacy
questionnaire is to collect the
information necessary to evaluate a
commercial interest’s (e.g., a company’s)
eligibility for USG advocacy assistance.
There are clear, well-established USG
advocacy guidelines that describe the
various situations in which the USG can
provide advocacy support for a specific
commercial interest. The questionnaire
was developed to collect only the
information necessary to determine if a
commercial interest meets the eligibility
requirements set forth in the advocacy
guidelines. The Advocacy Center,
appropriate ITA officials, U.S. Embassy/
Consulate officials worldwide, and
other federal government agencies (the
Advocacy Network) that provide
advocacy support, will require firms
seeking USG advocacy support to
complete the questionnaire. Without the
information, the USG would be unable
to determine the eligibility of
commercial interests seeking USG
advocacy support.
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II. Method of Collection
DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
When U.S. commercial interests
request USG advocacy assistance, they
are either sent Form ITA–4133P or
referred to the Advocacy Center’s web
site from which Form ITA–4133P may
be downloaded completed, signed, and
filed.
International Trade Administration
OMB Number: 0625–0220.
Form Number: ITA–4133P.
Type of Review: Regular Submission.
Affected Public: Commercial Interests
seeking USG advocacy.
Estimated Number of Respondents:
200.
Estimated Time Per Response: 30
minutes.
Estimated Total Annual Burden
Hours: 205.
Estimated Total Annual Costs:
$15,300.00 [$9,175.00 for respondents
and $6,125.00 for federal government.].
IV. Request for Comments
Comments are invited on (a) whether
the proposed collection of information
is necessary for the proper performance
of the functions of the agency, including
whether the information shall have
practical utility; (b) the accuracy of the
agency’s estimate of the burden
(including hours and costs) of the
proposed collection of information; (c)
ways to enhance the quality, utility, and
clarity of the information to be
collected; and (d) ways to minimize the
burden of the collection of information
on respondents, including through the
use of automated collection techniques
or forms of information technology.
Comments submitted in response to this
notice will be summarized and/or
included in the request for OMB
approval of this information collection;
they also will become a matter of public
record.
Dated: February 23, 2006.
Madeleine Clayton,
Management Analyst, Office of the Chief
Information Officer.
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Import Administration,
International Trade Administration,
Department of Commerce.
SUMMARY: In accordance with section
751(c) of the Tariff Act of 1930, as
amended (‘‘the Act’’), the Department of
Commerce (‘‘the Department’’) is
automatically initiating five-year
(‘‘Sunset Reviews’’) of the antidumping
duty orders listed below. The
International Trade Commission (‘‘the
Commission’’) is publishing
concurrently with this notice its notice
of Institution of Five-year Review which
covers these same orders.
EFFECTIVE DATE: March 1, 2006.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: The
Department official identified in the
Initiation of Review(s) section below at
AD/CVD Operations, Import
Administration, International Trade
Administration, U.S. Department of
Commerce, 14th & Constitution Ave.,
NW, Washington, DC 20230. For
information from the Commission
contact Mary Messer, Office of
Investigations, U.S. International Trade
Commission at (202) 205–3193.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
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Initiation of Five-Year (‘‘Sunset’’)
Reviews
Background
The Department’s procedures for the
conduct of Sunset Reviews are set forth
in its Procedures for Conducting Fiveyear (‘‘Sunset’’) Reviews of
Antidumping and Countervailing Duty
Orders, 63 FR 13516 (March 20, 1998)
and 70 FR 62061 (October 28, 2005).
Guidance on methodological or
analytical issues relevant to the
Department’s conduct of Sunset
Reviews is set forth in the Department’s
Policy Bulletin 98.3 - Policies Regarding
the Conduct of Five-year (‘‘Sunset’’)
Reviews of Antidumping and
Countervailing Duty Orders; Policy
Bulletin, 63 FR 18871 (April 16, 1998)
(‘‘Sunset Policy Bulletin’’).
Initiation of Reviews
In accordance with 19 CFR
351.218(c), we are initiating the Sunset
Reviews of the following antidumping
duty orders:
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
International Trade Administration
Advocacy Questionnaire
ACTION: Proposed collection; comment request.
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SUMMARY: The Department of Commerce, as part of its continuing effort
to reduce paperwork and respondent burdens, invites the general public
and other Federal agencies to take this opportunity to comment on the
continuing information collections, as required by the Paperwork
Reduction Act of 1995, Public Law 104-13 (44 U.S.C. 3506(c)(2)(A)).
DATES: Written comments must be submitted on or before May 1, 2006.
ADDRESSES: Direct all written comments to Diana Hynek, Departmental
Paperwork Clearance Officer, Department of Commerce, Room 6625, 14th &
Constitution Ave., NW., Washington, DC 20230, or e-mail dHynek@doc.gov.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Request for additional information or
copies of the information collection instrument and instructions should
be directed to: Christel Fredrikson, The
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Advocacy Center, Room 3814A, Department of Commerce, 14th and
Constitution Ave., NW., Washington, DC 20230; Phone number: (202) 482-
4747, and fax number; (202) 482-3508.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
I. Abstract
The U.S. Department of Commerce invites the general public and
other Federal agencies to comment on the proposed extension of the use
of the advocacy questionnaire by the Trade Promotion Coordination
Committee's (TPCC) Advocacy Network. The questionnaire is used to
evaluate requests for United States Government (USG) advocacy in
connection with overseas commercial bids, offers, and proposals. The
International Trade Administration's Advocacy Center marshals federal
resources to assist U.S. commercial interests competing for foreign
government commercial projects, procurements, investments, and business
ventures worldwide. The mission of the Advocacy Center is to coordinate
USG commercial advocacy in order to promote U.S. exports, trade which
both creates and sustains U.S. employment. The Advocacy Center works
with and coordinates activities within TPCC, which is chaired by the
Secretary of Commerce and includes 19 federal agencies involved in
export promotion. The purpose of the advocacy questionnaire is to
collect the information necessary to evaluate a commercial interest's
(e.g., a company's) eligibility for USG advocacy assistance. There are
clear, well-established USG advocacy guidelines that describe the
various situations in which the USG can provide advocacy support for a
specific commercial interest. The questionnaire was developed to
collect only the information necessary to determine if a commercial
interest meets the eligibility requirements set forth in the advocacy
guidelines. The Advocacy Center, appropriate ITA officials, U.S.
Embassy/Consulate officials worldwide, and other federal government
agencies (the Advocacy Network) that provide advocacy support, will
require firms seeking USG advocacy support to complete the
questionnaire. Without the information, the USG would be unable to
determine the eligibility of commercial interests seeking USG advocacy
support.
II. Method of Collection
When U.S. commercial interests request USG advocacy assistance,
they are either sent Form ITA-4133P or referred to the Advocacy
Center's web site from which Form ITA-4133P may be downloaded
completed, signed, and filed.
III. Data
OMB Number: 0625-0220.
Form Number: ITA-4133P.
Type of Review: Regular Submission.
Affected Public: Commercial Interests seeking USG advocacy.
Estimated Number of Respondents: 200.
Estimated Time Per Response: 30 minutes.
Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 205.
Estimated Total Annual Costs: $15,300.00 [$9,175.00 for respondents
and $6,125.00 for federal government.].
IV. Request for Comments
Comments are invited on (a) whether the proposed collection of
information is necessary for the proper performance of the functions of
the agency, including whether the information shall have practical
utility; (b) the accuracy of the agency's estimate of the burden
(including hours and costs) of the proposed collection of information;
(c) ways to enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the
information to be collected; and (d) ways to minimize the burden of the
collection of information on respondents, including through the use of
automated collection techniques or forms of information technology.
Comments submitted in response to this notice will be summarized and/or
included in the request for OMB approval of this information
collection; they also will become a matter of public record.
Dated: February 23, 2006.
Madeleine Clayton,
Management Analyst, Office of the Chief Information Officer.
[FR Doc. E6-2823 Filed 2-28-06; 8:45 am]
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