Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request, 61330 [2013-24184]

Download as PDF 61330 Federal Register / Vol. 78, No. 192 / Thursday, October 3, 2013 / Notices DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE tkelley on DSK3SPTVN1PROD with NOTICES Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request The Department of Commerce will submit to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for clearance the following proposal for collection of information under the provisions of the Paperwork Reduction Act (44 U.S.C. Chapter 35). Agency: Bureau of Economic Analysis (BEA), Commerce. Title: Annual Survey of U.S. Direct Investment Abroad. OMB Control Number: 0608–0053. Form Number: BE–11. Type of Request: Regular submission. Number of Respondents: 1,900 annually (filing for 18,700 foreign affiliates). Average Hours per Response: 91 hours is the average, but may vary considerably among respondents because of differences in company size and complexity. Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 172,600. Needs and Uses: The Annual Survey of U.S. Direct Investment Abroad (Form BE–11) obtains financial and operating data covering the operations of U.S. parents and their foreign affiliates, including their balance sheets; income statements; property, plant, and equipment; employment and employee compensation; merchandise trade; sales of goods and services; taxes; and research and development activity. The survey is a sample survey that covers all foreign affiliates above a size-exemption level and their U.S. parents. The sample data are used to derive universe estimates in nonbenchmark years from similar data reported in the BE–10, Benchmark Survey of U.S. Direct Investment Abroad, which is conducted every five years. The data are needed to measure the size and economic significance of direct investment abroad, measure changes in such investment, and assess its impact on the U.S. and foreign economies. 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 U.S. direct investment abroad. Affected Public: Businesses or other for-profit organizations. Frequency: Annual. Respondent’s Obligation: Mandatory. OMB Desk Officer: Paul Bugg, (202) 395–3093. Copies of the above information collection proposal can be obtained by calling or writing Jennifer Jessup, VerDate Mar<15>2010 18:29 Oct 02, 2013 Jkt 232001 Departmental Paperwork Clearance Officer, Department of Commerce, Room 6616, 14th Street and Constitution Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20230, or via email at jjessup@doc.gov. Written comments and recommendations for the proposed information collection should be sent within 30 days of publication of this notice to Paul Bugg, OMB Desk Officer, number (202) 395–7245, or via email at pbugg@omb.eop.gov. Dated: September 30, 2013. Glenna Mickelson, Management Analyst, Office of the Chief Information Officer. [FR Doc. 2013–24184 Filed 10–2–13; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 3510–06–P DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request The Department of Commerce will submit to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for clearance the following proposal for collection of information under the provisions of the Paperwork Reduction Act (44 U.S.C. Chapter 35). Agency: National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA). Title: Socio-Economic Assessment of Gulf of Mexico (SAGM) Fisheries Under the Grouper-Tilefish Individual Fishing Quota Program. OMB Control Number: None. Form Number(s): NA. Type of Request: Regular submission (request for a new information collection). Number of Respondents: 334 (annualized). Average Hours per Response: 1 hour. Burden Hours: 334. Needs and Uses: This request is for a new information collection. The National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) proposes to collect demographic, cultural, economic and social information about Gulf of Mexico fisheries managed under the GrouperTilefish Individual Fishing Quota (IFQ) Program. The survey also intends to inquire about the industry’s perceptions, attitudes and beliefs about the performance of the Grouper-Tilefish IFQ Program. The data gathered will be used to describe the social and economic changes brought about by the Grouper-Tilefish IFQ Program, assess the economic performance of the industry under the Grouper-Tilefish IFQ Program, and evaluate the socioeconomic impacts of future federal regulatory actions. In addition, the information will be used to strengthen PO 00000 Frm 00010 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 and improve fishery management decision-making, satisfy legal mandates under Executive Order 12866, the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act (U.S.C. 1801 et seq.), the Regulatory Flexibility Act, the Endangered Species Act, and the National Environmental Policy Act, and other pertinent statues. Affected Public: Business or other forprofit organizations. Frequency: One time. Respondent’s Obligation: Voluntary. OMB Desk Officer: OIRA_ Submission@omb.eop.gov. Copies of the above information collection proposal can be obtained by calling or writing Jennifer Jessup, Departmental Paperwork Clearance Officer, (202) 482–0336, Department of Commerce, Room 6616, 14th and Constitution Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20230 (or via the Internet at JJessup@ doc.gov). Written comments and recommendations for the proposed information collection should be sent within 30 days of publication of this notice to OIRA_Submission@ omb.eop.gov. Dated: September 27, 2013. Gwellnar Banks, Management Analyst, Office of the Chief Information Officer. [FR Doc. 2013–24106 Filed 10–2–13; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 3510–22–P DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE Foreign-Trade Zones Board [B–56–2013] Subzone 141F, Authorization of Production Activity, John D. Brush & Co., dba Sentry Group, (Safes and Secured Storage Devices), Pittsford and East Rochester, New York On May 30, 2013, the County of Monroe, New York, grantee of FTZ 141, submitted a notification of proposed production activity to the Foreign-Trade Zones (FTZ) Board on behalf of John D. Brush & Co., dba Sentry Group, within Subzone 141F, in Pittsford and East Rochester, New York. The notification was processed in accordance with the regulations of the FTZ Board (15 CFR part 400), including notice in the Federal Register inviting public comment (78 FR 34335, 6–7– 2013). The FTZ Board has determined that no further review of the activity is warranted at this time. The production activity described in the notification is authorized, subject to the FTZ Act and the Board’s regulations, including Section 400.14. E:\FR\FM\03OCN1.SGM 03OCN1

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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE


Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request

    The Department of Commerce will submit to the Office of Management 
and Budget (OMB) for clearance the following proposal for collection of 
information under the provisions of the Paperwork Reduction Act (44 
U.S.C. Chapter 35).
    Agency: Bureau of Economic Analysis (BEA), Commerce.
    Title: Annual Survey of U.S. Direct Investment Abroad.
    OMB Control Number: 0608-0053.
    Form Number: BE-11.
    Type of Request: Regular submission.
    Number of Respondents: 1,900 annually (filing for 18,700 foreign 
affiliates).
    Average Hours per Response: 91 hours is the average, but may vary 
considerably among respondents because of differences in company size 
and complexity.
    Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 172,600.
    Needs and Uses: The Annual Survey of U.S. Direct Investment Abroad 
(Form BE-11) obtains financial and operating data covering the 
operations of U.S. parents and their foreign affiliates, including 
their balance sheets; income statements; property, plant, and 
equipment; employment and employee compensation; merchandise trade; 
sales of goods and services; taxes; and research and development 
activity. The survey is a sample survey that covers all foreign 
affiliates above a size-exemption level and their U.S. parents. The 
sample data are used to derive universe estimates in nonbenchmark years 
from similar data reported in the BE-10, Benchmark Survey of U.S. 
Direct Investment Abroad, which is conducted every five years. The data 
are needed to measure the size and economic significance of direct 
investment abroad, measure changes in such investment, and assess its 
impact on the U.S. and foreign economies.
    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 U.S. direct investment abroad.
    Affected Public: Businesses or other for-profit organizations.
    Frequency: Annual.
    Respondent's Obligation: Mandatory.
    OMB Desk Officer: Paul Bugg, (202) 395-3093.
    Copies of the above information collection proposal can be obtained 
by calling or writing Jennifer Jessup, Departmental Paperwork Clearance 
Officer, Department of Commerce, Room 6616, 14th Street and 
Constitution Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20230, or via email at 
jjessup@doc.gov.
    Written comments and recommendations for the proposed information 
collection should be sent within 30 days of publication of this notice 
to Paul Bugg, OMB Desk Officer, number (202) 395-7245, or via email at 
pbugg@omb.eop.gov.

     Dated: September 30, 2013.
Glenna Mickelson,
Management Analyst, Office of the Chief Information Officer.
[FR Doc. 2013-24184 Filed 10-2-13; 8:45 am]
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