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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 those who are to respond, including
through the use of appropriate
automated, electronic, mechanical, or
other technological collection
techniques or other forms of information
technology. Comments may be sent to:
Thomas P. Dickson, Acting Director,
Program Development and Regulatory
Analysis, USDA Rural Utilities Service,
1400 Independence Avenue SW., STOP
1522, Washington, DC 20250–1522.
FAX: (202) 720–8435. Email:
Thomas.Dickson@wdc.usda.gov.
Title: Wholesale Contracts for the
Purchase and Sale of Electric Power.
OMB Control Number: 0572–0089.
Type of Request: Extension of a
currently approved information
collection.
Abstract: Most RUS financed electric
systems are cooperatives and are
organized in a two-tiered structure.
Retail customers are members of the
distribution system that provides
electricity to their homes and business.
Distribution cooperatives, in turn, are
members of power supply cooperatives,
also known as generation and
transmission cooperatives (G&T’s) that
generate or purchase power and
transmit the power to the distribution
systems.
For a distribution system, a lien on
the borrower’s assets generally
represents adequate security. However,
since most G&T revenues flow from its
distribution members, RUS requires, as
a condition of a loan or loan guarantee
to a G&T the long-term requirements
wholesale power contract to purchase
their power from the G&T at rates that
cover all the G&T’s expenses, including
debt service and margins. RUS Form
444 is the standard form of the
wholesale power contract. The Form is
used by RUS G&T borrowers to enter
into agreement with their distribution
members for purchase of power from the
G&T. Most borrowers adapt this form to
meet their specific needs. The contract
is prepared and executed by the G&T
and each member and by RUS and the
information allows RUS to determine
credit quality and credit worthiness to
determine repayment ability for loans
and loan guarantees.
Estimate of Burden: Public reporting
burden for this collection of information
is estimated to average 6 hours per
response.
Respondents: Small business or other
for-profit; not-for-profit organizations.
Estimated Number of Respondents:
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Estimated Number of Responses per
Respondent: 1.
Estimated Total Annual Burden on
Respondents: 120 hours.
Copies of this information collection
can be obtained from Rebecca Hunt,
RUS Program Development and
Regulatory Analysis, at (202) 205–3660;
Facsimile: (202) 720–8435 or Email:
Rebecca.Hunt@wdc.usda.gov.
All responses to this notice will be
summarized and included in the request
for OMB approval. All comments will
also become a matter of public record.
Dated: March 28, 2016.
Brandon McBride,
Administrator, Rural Utilities Service.
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
Bureau of Economic Analysis
[Docket No. 160316249–6249–01]
XRIN 0691–XC051
BE–15: Annual Survey of Foreign
Direct Investment in the United States
Bureau of Economic Analysis,
Commerce.
ACTION: Notice of reporting
requirements.
AGENCY:
By this Notice, the Bureau of
Economic Analysis (BEA), Department
of Commerce, is informing the public
that it is conducting the mandatory
survey titled Annual Survey of Foreign
Direct Investment in the United States
(BE–15). This survey is authorized by
the International Investment and Trade
in Services Survey Act.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This
Notice constitutes legal notification to
all U.S. persons (defined below) who
meet the reporting requirements set
forth in this Notice that they must
respond to, and comply with, the BE–
15. A completed report covering a
reporting company’s fiscal year ending
during the previous calendar year is due
by May 31 (or by June 30 for reporting
companies that use BEA’s eFile system).
This notice is being issued in
conformance with the rule BEA issued
in 2012 (77 FR 24373) establishing
guidelines for collecting data on
international trade in services and direct
investment through notices, rather than
through rulemaking. Additional
information about BEA’s collection of
data on international trade in services
and direct investment can be found in
the 2012 rule, the International
Investment and Trade in Services
SUMMARY:
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Survey Act (22 U.S.C. 3101 et seq.), and
15 CFR part 801. Survey data on
international trade in services and direct
investment that are not collected
pursuant to the 2012 rule are described
separately in 15 CFR part 801. The BE–
15 survey forms and instructions are
available on the BEA Web site at
www.bea.gov/fdi.
Definitions
(a) United States, when used in a
geographic sense, means the 50 States,
the District of Columbia, the
Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, and all
territories and possessions of the United
States.
(b) Foreign, when used in a
geographic sense, means that which is
situated outside the United States or
which belongs to or is characteristic of
a country other than the United States.
(c) Person means any individual,
branch, partnership, associated group,
association, estate, trust, corporation, or
other organization (whether or not
organized under the laws of any State),
and any government (including a
foreign government, the U.S.
Government, a State or local
government, and any agency,
corporation, financial institution, or
other entity or instrumentality thereof,
including a government-sponsored
agency).
(d) Business enterprise means any
organization, association, branch, or
venture that exists for profit-making
purposes or to otherwise secure
economic advantage, and any
ownership of any real estate.
Reporting
Notice of specific reporting
requirements, including who is to
report, the information to be reported,
the manner of reporting, and the time
and place of filing reports, will be
mailed to those required to complete
this survey.
Who Must Report: (a) Reports are
required from each U.S. business
enterprise in which a foreign person has
a direct and/or indirect ownership
interest of at least 10 percent of the
voting stock in an incorporated business
enterprise, or an equivalent interest in
an unincorporated business enterprise,
and that meets the additional conditions
detailed in Form BE–15.
(b) Entities required to report will be
contacted individually by BEA. Entities
not contacted by BEA have no reporting
responsibilities.
What To Report: The survey collects
information on the operations of U.S.
affiliates of foreign companies.
How To Report: Reports can be filed
using BEA’s electronic reporting system
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at www.bea.gov/efile. Copies of the
survey forms and instructions, which
contain complete information on
reporting procedures and definitions,
can be downloaded from the BEA Web
site given above. Form BE–15 inquiries
can be made by phone to (202) 606–
5615 or by sending an email to be12/
15@bea.gov.
When To Report: A completed report
covering a reporting company’s fiscal
year ending during the previous
calendar year is due by May 31 (or by
June 30 for reporting companies that use
BEA’s eFile system).
Paperwork Reduction Act Notice
This data collection has been
approved by the Office of Management
and Budget (OMB) in accordance with
the Paperwork Reduction Act and
assigned control number 0608–0034.
An agency may not conduct or
sponsor, and a person is not required to
respond to, a collection of information
unless it displays a valid control
number assigned by OMB. Public
reporting burden for this collection of
information is estimated to average 18.2
hours per response. Additional
information regarding this burden
estimate may be viewed at
www.reginfo.gov; under the Information
Collection Review tab, click on
‘‘Search’’ and use the above OMB
control number to search for the current
survey instrument. Send comments
regarding this burden estimate to
Director, Bureau of Economic Analysis
(BE–1), U.S. Department of Commerce,
Washington, DC 20230; and to the
Office of Management and Budget,
Paperwork Reduction Project 0608–
0034, Washington, DC 20503.
Authority: 22 U.S.C. 3101–3108.
Brian C. Moyer,
Director, Bureau of Economic Analysis.
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BE–37: Quarterly Survey of U.S. Airline
Operators’ Foreign Revenues and
Expenses
Bureau of Economic Analysis,
Commerce.
ACTION: Notice of reporting
requirements.
AGENCY:
By this Notice, the Bureau of
Economic Analysis (BEA), Department
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of Commerce, is informing the public
that it is conducting the mandatory
survey titled Quarterly Survey of U.S.
Airline Operators’ Foreign Revenues
and Expenses (BE–37). This survey is
authorized by the International
Investment and Trade in Services
Survey Act.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This
Notice constitutes legal notification to
all U.S. persons (defined below) who
meet the reporting requirements set
forth in this Notice that they must
respond to, and comply with, the BE–
37. Reports are due 45 days after the end
of each calendar quarter. This notice is
being issued in conformance with the
rule BEA issued in 2012 (77 FR 24373)
establishing guidelines for collecting
data on international trade in services
and direct investment through notices,
rather than through rulemaking.
Additional information about BEA’s
collection of data on international trade
in services and direct investment can be
found in the 2012 rule, the International
Investment and Trade in Services
Survey Act (22 U.S.C. 3101 et seq.), and
15 CFR part 801. Survey data on
international trade in services and direct
investment that are not collected
pursuant to the 2012 rule are described
separately in 15 CFR part 801. The BE–
37 survey form and instructions are
available on the BEA Web site at
www.bea.gov/ssb.
the manner of reporting, and the time
and place of filing reports, will be
mailed to those required to complete
this survey.
Who Must Report: (a) Reports are
required from each U.S. person whose
total covered revenues or total covered
expenses were $500,000 or more during
the previous year, or are expected to be
$500,000 or more during the current
year.
(b) Entities required to report will be
contacted individually by BEA. Entities
not contacted by BEA have no reporting
responsibilities.
What To Report: The survey collects
information on U.S. airline operators’
foreign revenues and expenses.
How To Report: Reports can be filed
using BEA’s electronic reporting system
at www.bea.gov/efile. Copies of the
survey forms and instructions, which
contain complete information on
reporting procedures and definitions,
can be downloaded from the BEA Web
site given above. Form BE–37 inquiries
can be made by phone to BEA at (202)
606–5588 or by sending an email to
be37help@bea.gov.
When To Report: Reports are due to
BEA 45 days after the end of each
calendar quarter.
Definitions
(a) Person means any individual,
branch, partnership, associated group,
association, estate, trust, corporation, or
other organization (whether or not
organized under the laws of any State),
and any government (including a
foreign government, the U.S.
Government, a State or local
government, and any agency,
corporation, financial institution, or
other entity or instrumentality thereof,
including a government-sponsored
agency).
(b) U.S. person means any person
resident in the United States or subject
to the jurisdiction of the United States.
(c) United States, when used in a
geographic sense, means the 50 States,
the District of Columbia, the
Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, and all
territories and possessions of the United
States.
(d) Foreign person means any person
resident outside the United States or
subject to the jurisdiction of a country
other than the United States.
This data collection has been
approved by the Office of Management
and Budget (OMB) in accordance with
the Paperwork Reduction Act and
assigned control number 0608–0011. An
agency may not conduct or sponsor, and
a person is not required to respond to,
a collection of information unless it
displays a valid control number
assigned by OMB. Public reporting
burden for this collection of information
is estimated to average 4 hours per
response. Additional information
regarding this burden estimate may be
viewed at www.reginfo.gov; under the
Information Collection Review tab, click
on ‘‘Search’’ and use the above OMB
control number to search for the current
survey instrument. Send comments
regarding this burden estimate to
Director, Bureau of Economic Analysis
(BE–1), U.S. Department of Commerce,
Washington, DC 20230; and to the
Office of Management and Budget,
Paperwork Reduction Project 0608–
0011, Washington DC 20503.
Reporting
Notice of specific reporting
requirements, including who is to
report, the information to be reported,
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Paperwork Reduction Act Notice
Authority: 22 U.S.C. 3101–3108.
Brian C. Moyer,
Director, Bureau of Economic Analysis.
[FR Doc. 2016–07468 Filed 4–1–16; 8:45 am]
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
Bureau of Economic Analysis
[Docket No. 160316249-6249-01]
XRIN 0691-XC051
BE-15: Annual Survey of Foreign Direct Investment in the United
States
AGENCY: Bureau of Economic Analysis, Commerce.
ACTION: Notice of reporting requirements.
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SUMMARY: By this Notice, the Bureau of Economic Analysis (BEA),
Department of Commerce, is informing the public that it is conducting
the mandatory survey titled Annual Survey of Foreign Direct Investment
in the United States (BE-15). This survey is authorized by the
International Investment and Trade in Services Survey Act.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This Notice constitutes legal notification
to all U.S. persons (defined below) who meet the reporting requirements
set forth in this Notice that they must respond to, and comply with,
the BE-15. A completed report covering a reporting company's fiscal
year ending during the previous calendar year is due by May 31 (or by
June 30 for reporting companies that use BEA's eFile system). This
notice is being issued in conformance with the rule BEA issued in 2012
(77 FR 24373) establishing guidelines for collecting data on
international trade in services and direct investment through notices,
rather than through rulemaking. Additional information about BEA's
collection of data on international trade in services and direct
investment can be found in the 2012 rule, the International Investment
and Trade in Services Survey Act (22 U.S.C. 3101 et seq.), and 15 CFR
part 801. Survey data on international trade in services and direct
investment that are not collected pursuant to the 2012 rule are
described separately in 15 CFR part 801. The BE-15 survey forms and
instructions are available on the BEA Web site at www.bea.gov/fdi.
Definitions
(a) United States, when used in a geographic sense, means the 50
States, the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, and
all territories and possessions of the United States.
(b) Foreign, when used in a geographic sense, means that which is
situated outside the United States or which belongs to or is
characteristic of a country other than the United States.
(c) Person means any individual, branch, partnership, associated
group, association, estate, trust, corporation, or other organization
(whether or not organized under the laws of any State), and any
government (including a foreign government, the U.S. Government, a
State or local government, and any agency, corporation, financial
institution, or other entity or instrumentality thereof, including a
government-sponsored agency).
(d) Business enterprise means any organization, association,
branch, or venture that exists for profit-making purposes or to
otherwise secure economic advantage, and any ownership of any real
estate.
Reporting
Notice of specific reporting requirements, including who is to
report, the information to be reported, the manner of reporting, and
the time and place of filing reports, will be mailed to those required
to complete this survey.
Who Must Report: (a) Reports are required from each U.S. business
enterprise in which a foreign person has a direct and/or indirect
ownership interest of at least 10 percent of the voting stock in an
incorporated business enterprise, or an equivalent interest in an
unincorporated business enterprise, and that meets the additional
conditions detailed in Form BE-15.
(b) Entities required to report will be contacted individually by
BEA. Entities not contacted by BEA have no reporting responsibilities.
What To Report: The survey collects information on the operations
of U.S. affiliates of foreign companies.
How To Report: Reports can be filed using BEA's electronic
reporting system
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at www.bea.gov/efile. Copies of the survey forms and instructions,
which contain complete information on reporting procedures and
definitions, can be downloaded from the BEA Web site given above. Form
BE-15 inquiries can be made by phone to (202) 606-5615 or by sending an
email to be12/15@bea.gov.
When To Report: A completed report covering a reporting company's
fiscal year ending during the previous calendar year is due by May 31
(or by June 30 for reporting companies that use BEA's eFile system).
Paperwork Reduction Act Notice
This data collection has been approved by the Office of Management
and Budget (OMB) in accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act and
assigned control number 0608-0034.
An agency may not conduct or sponsor, and a person is not required
to respond to, a collection of information unless it displays a valid
control number assigned by OMB. Public reporting burden for this
collection of information is estimated to average 18.2 hours per
response. Additional information regarding this burden estimate may be
viewed at www.reginfo.gov; under the Information Collection Review tab,
click on ``Search'' and use the above OMB control number to search for
the current survey instrument. Send comments regarding this burden
estimate to Director, Bureau of Economic Analysis (BE-1), U.S.
Department of Commerce, Washington, DC 20230; and to the Office of
Management and Budget, Paperwork Reduction Project 0608-0034,
Washington, DC 20503.
Authority: 22 U.S.C. 3101-3108.
Brian C. Moyer,
Director, Bureau of Economic Analysis.
[FR Doc. 2016-07460 Filed 4-1-16; 8:45 am]
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