Proposed Information Collection; Comment Request; Services Surveys: BE-30, Quarterly Survey of Ocean Freight Revenues and Foreign Expenses of U.S. Carriers, and the BE-37, Quarterly Survey of U.S. Airline Operators' Foreign Revenues and Expenses, 53278-53279 [2015-21877]
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unloading, and storing cargo at U.S.
ports; (3) fuels and oils (bunkers)
purchased in U.S. ports; (4) other vessel
operating expenses such as stores and
supplies, vessel repairs, and personnel
expenses in the United States; and (5)
other expenses such as U.S. agents’ and
brokers’ fees and commissions and
expenses related to maintaining U.S.
offices, such as rent, advertising, and
wages.
The data collected on the survey are
needed to monitor U.S. trade in
transport services to analyze the impact
of U.S. trade on the U.S. and foreign
economies, to compile and improve the
U.S. economic accounts, to support U.S.
commercial policy on trade in transport
services, to conduct trade promotion,
and to improve the ability of U.S.
businesses to identify and evaluate
market opportunities. The data are used
in estimating the transport component
of the U.S. international transactions
accounts (ITAs) and national income
and product accounts (NIPAs). The
Bureau of Economic Analysis (BEA) is
proposing no additions, modifications,
or deletions to the current BE–29 survey
to minimize respondent burden while
considering the needs of data users.
Existing language in the instructions
and definitions will be reviewed and
adjusted as necessary to clarify survey
requirements.
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II. Method of Collection
Form BE–29 is an annual report that
must be completed within 90 days after
the end of each calendar year. BEA
contacts potential respondents by mail
in January of each year. Entities
required to report will be contacted
individually by BEA. Entities not
contacted by BEA have no reporting
responsibilities.
BEA offers electronic filing through
its eFile system for use in reporting on
the BE–29 annual survey form. For
information about eFile, go to
www.bea.gov/efile. In addition, BEA
posts all its survey forms and reporting
instructions on its Web site,
www.bea.gov/ssb. These may be
downloaded, completed, printed, and
submitted via fax or mail.
III. Data
OMB Control Number: 0608–0012.
Form Number: BE–29.
Type of Review: Regular submission.
Affected Public: Business or other forprofit organizations.
Estimated Number of Responses: 83
annually (69 reporting mandatory data
and 14 file exemption claims).
Estimated Time per Response: 3 hours
is the average for those reporting data.
1 hour is the average for those not
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reporting data. Hours may vary
considerably among respondents
because of differences in company size
and complexity.
Estimated Total Annual Burden
Hours: 221.
Estimated Total Annual Cost to
Public: $0.
Respondent’s Obligation: Mandatory.
Legal Authority: International
Investment and Trade in Services
Survey Act (Pub. L. 94–472, 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: August 28, 2015.
Glenna Mickelson,
Management Analyst, Office of Chief
Information Officer.
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
Bureau of Economic Analysis
Proposed Information Collection;
Comment Request; Services Surveys:
BE–30, Quarterly Survey of Ocean
Freight Revenues and Foreign
Expenses of U.S. Carriers, and the BE–
37, Quarterly Survey of U.S. Airline
Operators’ Foreign Revenues and
Expenses
Bureau of Economic Analysis,
Department of Commerce.
ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:
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
SUMMARY:
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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 November 2,
2015.
ADDRESSES: Direct all written comments
to Jennifer Jessup, Departmental
Paperwork Clearance Officer,
Department of Commerce, Room 6616,
14th and Constitution Avenue NW.,
Washington, DC 20230, or via email at
jjessup@doc.gov.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Requests for additional information or
copies of the information collection
instruments and instructions should be
directed to Christopher Stein, Chief,
Services Surveys Branch (SSB) BE–50,
Bureau of Economic Analysis, U.S.
Department of Commerce, Washington,
DC 20230; phone: (202) 606–9850; fax:
(202) 606–5318; email:
christopher.stein@bea.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
I. Abstract
The Quarterly Survey of Ocean
Freight Revenues and Foreign Expenses
of U.S. Carriers (BE–30) is a survey that
collects data from U.S. ocean freight
carriers (owners and operators) whose
total covered revenues or total covered
expenses incurred outside the United
States were $500,000 or more in the
previous year or are expected to be
$500,000 or more during the current
year. The covered revenues are: (1)
Revenue on cargo outbound from U.S.
ports and the associated shipping
weight; (2) revenue on cargo inbound
into the United States and the
associated shipping weight; (3) revenue
on cross-trade cargoes; (4) charter hire
(with crew) and space leasing revenues
from foreign residents. The covered
expenses are: (1) Fuel expenses in
foreign countries; (2) expenses in
foreign countries other than fuel
expenses; and (3) charter hire (with
crew) and space leasing payments to
foreign residents. A report is not
required from U.S. ocean freight carriers
whose total annual covered revenues
and total annual covered expenses are
below $500,000.
The Quarterly Survey of U.S. Airline
Operators’ Foreign Revenues and
Expenses (BE–37) is a survey that
collects data from U.S. airline operators
engaged in the international
transportation of goods and/or
passengers and whose total covered
revenues or total covered expenses
incurred outside the United States were
$500,000 or more in the previous year
or are expected to be $500,000 or more
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during the current year. The covered
revenues are: (1) Revenue derived from
carriage of export freight and express
from the United States to points outside
the United States; (2) revenue derived
from carriage of freight and express
originating from, and destined to, points
outside the United States; (3) revenue
derived from transporting passengers
originating from, and destined to, points
outside the United States; (4) revenue
from transporting passengers to and
from the United States and the
associated number of passengers; (5)
interline settlement receipts from
foreign airline operators. The covered
expenses are: (1) Expenses incurred
outside the United States for fuel and
oil, station and maintenance bases,
wages, and other goods and services
purchased abroad (except aircraft
leasing expenses); (2) aircraft (with
crew) leasing expenses; and (3) interline
settlement payments to foreign airline
operators. A report is not required from
U.S. airline operators whose total
annual covered revenues and total
annual covered expenses are below
$500,000.
The data collected on these surveys
are needed to monitor U.S. trade in
transport services to analyze the impact
of U.S. trade on the U.S. and foreign
economies, to compile and improve the
U.S. economic accounts, to support U.S.
commercial policy on trade in transport
services, to conduct trade promotion,
and to improve the ability of U.S.
businesses to identify and evaluate
market opportunities. The data are used
in estimating the transport component
of the U.S. international transactions
accounts (ITAs) and national income
and product accounts (NIPAs).
The Bureau of Economic Analysis
(BEA) is proposing no additions,
modifications, or deletions to the
current BE–30 survey and minor
additions and modifications to the
current BE–37 survey to minimize
respondent burden while considering
the needs of data users. Existing
language in the instructions and
definitions will be reviewed and
adjusted as necessary to clarify survey
requirements.
II. Method of Collection
Forms BE–30 and BE–37 are quarterly
reports that must be completed within
45 days after the end of each calendar
quarter. BEA contacts potential
respondents by mail the end of each
calendar quarter. Entities required to
report will be contacted individually by
BEA. Entities not contacted by BEA
have no reporting responsibilities.
BEA offers electronic filing through
its eFile system for use in reporting on
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the BE–30 and BE–37 quarterly survey
forms. For information about eFile, go to
www.bea.gov/efile. In addition, BEA
posts all its survey forms and reporting
instructions on its Web site,
www.bea.gov/ssb. These may be
downloaded, completed, printed, and
submitted via fax or mail.
Dated: August 28, 2015.
Glenna Mickelson,
Management Analyst, Office of Chief
Information Officer.
III. Data
DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
OMB Control Number: 0608–0011.
Form Number: BE–30 and BE–37.
Type of Review: Regular submission.
Affected Public: Business or other forprofit organizations.
Estimated Number of BE–30
Responses: 280 annually (70 filed each
quarter: 62 reporting mandatory data
and 8 exemption claims).
Estimated Number of BE–37
Responses: 128 annually (32 filed each
quarter: 31 reporting mandatory data
and 1 exemption claim).
Estimated Time per Response: 4 hours
is the average for those reporting data.
1 hour is the average for those not
reporting data. Hours may vary
considerably among respondents
because of differences in company size
and complexity.
Estimated Total Annual Burden
Hours: 1,524 (1,024 for the BE–30; 500
for the BE–37).
Estimated Total Annual Cost to
Public: $0.
Respondent’s Obligation: Mandatory.
Legal Authority: International
Investment and Trade in Services
Survey Act (Pub. L. 94–472, 22 U.S.C.
3101–3108, as amended).
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IV. Request for Comments
Comments are invited on: (a) Whether
the proposed collections of information
are 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 collections 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
collections 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.
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Proposed Information Collection;
Comment Request; Services Surveys:
BE–9, Quarterly Survey of Foreign
Airline Operators’ Revenues and
Expenses in the United States
Bureau of Economic Analysis,
Department of Commerce.
ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:
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 November 2,
2015.
SUMMARY:
Direct all written comments
to Jennifer Jessup, Departmental
Paperwork Clearance Officer,
Department of Commerce, Room 6616,
14th and Constitution Avenue NW.,
Washington, DC 20230, or via email at
jjessup@doc.gov.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Requests for additional information or
copies of the information collection
instrument and instructions should be
directed to Christopher Stein, Chief,
Services Surveys Branch (SSB) BE–50,
Bureau of Economic Analysis, U.S.
Department of Commerce, Washington,
DC 20230; phone: (202) 606–9850; fax:
(202) 606–5318; email:
christopher.stein@bea.gov.
ADDRESSES:
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
I. Abstract
The Quarterly Survey of Foreign
Airline Operators’ Revenues and
Expenses in the United States (BE–9) is
a survey that collects data from U.S.
offices, agents, or other representatives
of foreign airline operators that
transport freight, express, and
passengers to or from the United States
and whose total covered revenues or
total covered expenses were $5 million
or more in the previous year or are
expected to be $5 million or more
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
Bureau of Economic Analysis
Proposed Information Collection; Comment Request; Services
Surveys: BE-30, Quarterly Survey of Ocean Freight Revenues and Foreign
Expenses of U.S. Carriers, and the BE-37, Quarterly Survey of U.S.
Airline Operators' Foreign Revenues and Expenses
AGENCY: Bureau of Economic Analysis, Department of Commerce.
ACTION: Notice.
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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 November 2,
2015.
ADDRESSES: Direct all written comments to Jennifer Jessup, Departmental
Paperwork Clearance Officer, Department of Commerce, Room 6616, 14th
and Constitution Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20230, or via email at
jjessup@doc.gov.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Requests for additional information or
copies of the information collection instruments and instructions
should be directed to Christopher Stein, Chief, Services Surveys Branch
(SSB) BE-50, Bureau of Economic Analysis, U.S. Department of Commerce,
Washington, DC 20230; phone: (202) 606-9850; fax: (202) 606-5318;
email: christopher.stein@bea.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
I. Abstract
The Quarterly Survey of Ocean Freight Revenues and Foreign Expenses
of U.S. Carriers (BE-30) is a survey that collects data from U.S. ocean
freight carriers (owners and operators) whose total covered revenues or
total covered expenses incurred outside the United States were $500,000
or more in the previous year or are expected to be $500,000 or more
during the current year. The covered revenues are: (1) Revenue on cargo
outbound from U.S. ports and the associated shipping weight; (2)
revenue on cargo inbound into the United States and the associated
shipping weight; (3) revenue on cross-trade cargoes; (4) charter hire
(with crew) and space leasing revenues from foreign residents. The
covered expenses are: (1) Fuel expenses in foreign countries; (2)
expenses in foreign countries other than fuel expenses; and (3) charter
hire (with crew) and space leasing payments to foreign residents. A
report is not required from U.S. ocean freight carriers whose total
annual covered revenues and total annual covered expenses are below
$500,000.
The Quarterly Survey of U.S. Airline Operators' Foreign Revenues
and Expenses (BE-37) is a survey that collects data from U.S. airline
operators engaged in the international transportation of goods and/or
passengers and whose total covered revenues or total covered expenses
incurred outside the United States were $500,000 or more in the
previous year or are expected to be $500,000 or more
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during the current year. The covered revenues are: (1) Revenue derived
from carriage of export freight and express from the United States to
points outside the United States; (2) revenue derived from carriage of
freight and express originating from, and destined to, points outside
the United States; (3) revenue derived from transporting passengers
originating from, and destined to, points outside the United States;
(4) revenue from transporting passengers to and from the United States
and the associated number of passengers; (5) interline settlement
receipts from foreign airline operators. The covered expenses are: (1)
Expenses incurred outside the United States for fuel and oil, station
and maintenance bases, wages, and other goods and services purchased
abroad (except aircraft leasing expenses); (2) aircraft (with crew)
leasing expenses; and (3) interline settlement payments to foreign
airline operators. A report is not required from U.S. airline operators
whose total annual covered revenues and total annual covered expenses
are below $500,000.
The data collected on these surveys are needed to monitor U.S.
trade in transport services to analyze the impact of U.S. trade on the
U.S. and foreign economies, to compile and improve the U.S. economic
accounts, to support U.S. commercial policy on trade in transport
services, to conduct trade promotion, and to improve the ability of
U.S. businesses to identify and evaluate market opportunities. The data
are used in estimating the transport component of the U.S.
international transactions accounts (ITAs) and national income and
product accounts (NIPAs).
The Bureau of Economic Analysis (BEA) is proposing no additions,
modifications, or deletions to the current BE-30 survey and minor
additions and modifications to the current BE-37 survey to minimize
respondent burden while considering the needs of data users. Existing
language in the instructions and definitions will be reviewed and
adjusted as necessary to clarify survey requirements.
II. Method of Collection
Forms BE-30 and BE-37 are quarterly reports that must be completed
within 45 days after the end of each calendar quarter. BEA contacts
potential respondents by mail the end of each calendar quarter.
Entities required to report will be contacted individually by BEA.
Entities not contacted by BEA have no reporting responsibilities.
BEA offers electronic filing through its eFile system for use in
reporting on the BE-30 and BE-37 quarterly survey forms. For
information about eFile, go to www.bea.gov/efile. In addition, BEA
posts all its survey forms and reporting instructions on its Web site,
www.bea.gov/ssb. These may be downloaded, completed, printed, and
submitted via fax or mail.
III. Data
OMB Control Number: 0608-0011.
Form Number: BE-30 and BE-37.
Type of Review: Regular submission.
Affected Public: Business or other for-profit organizations.
Estimated Number of BE-30 Responses: 280 annually (70 filed each
quarter: 62 reporting mandatory data and 8 exemption claims).
Estimated Number of BE-37 Responses: 128 annually (32 filed each
quarter: 31 reporting mandatory data and 1 exemption claim).
Estimated Time per Response: 4 hours is the average for those
reporting data. 1 hour is the average for those not reporting data.
Hours may vary considerably among respondents because of differences in
company size and complexity.
Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 1,524 (1,024 for the BE-30;
500 for the BE-37).
Estimated Total Annual Cost to Public: $0.
Respondent's Obligation: Mandatory.
Legal Authority: International Investment and Trade in Services
Survey Act (Pub. L. 94-472, 22 U.S.C. 3101-3108, as amended).
IV. Request for Comments
Comments are invited on: (a) Whether the proposed collections of
information are 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 collections 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
collections 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: August 28, 2015.
Glenna Mickelson,
Management Analyst, Office of Chief Information Officer.
[FR Doc. 2015-21877 Filed 9-2-15; 8:45 am]
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