BE-30: Quarterly Survey of Ocean Freight Revenues and Foreign Expenses of U.S. Carriers, 19130-19131 [2016-07465]
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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).
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organization, association, branch, or
venture that exists for profit-making
purposes or to otherwise secure
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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–605.
(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 transactions between
parent companies and their affiliates
and on direct investment positions
(stocks).
How To Report: Reports can be filed
using BEA’s electronic reporting system
at www.bea.gov/efile. Copies of the
survey form and instructions, which
contain complete information on
reporting procedures and definitions,
can be downloaded from the BEA Web
site given above. Form BE–605 inquiries
can be made by phone to (202) 606–
5577 or by sending an email to be605@
bea.gov.
When To Report: Reports are due to
BEA 30 days after the close of each
calendar or fiscal quarter; 45 days if the
report is for the final quarter of the
financial reporting year.
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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 0608–0009. 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 1 hour 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–
0009, Washington, DC 20503.
Authority: 22 U.S.C. 3101–3108.
Brian C. Moyer,
Director, Bureau of Economic Analysis.
[FR Doc. 2016–07471 Filed 4–1–16; 8:45 am]
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
Bureau of Economic Analysis
[Docket No. 160304195–6195–01]
RIN 0691–XC044
BE–30: Quarterly Survey of Ocean
Freight Revenues and Foreign
Expenses of U.S. Carriers
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 Quarterly Survey of Ocean
Freight Revenues and Foreign Expenses
of U.S. Carriers (BE–30). 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–
30. Reports are due 45 days after the end
of each calendar quarter. This notice is
SUMMARY:
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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–
30 survey form and instructions are
available on the BEA Web site at
www.bea.gov/ssb.
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.
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. 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.
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What To Report: The survey collects
information on U.S. ocean freight
carriers’ 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–30 inquiries
can be made by phone to BEA at (202)
606–5588 or by sending an email to
be30help@bea.gov.
When To Report: Reports are due to
BEA 45 days after the end of each
calendar quarter.
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 0608–0011. 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.
Authority: 22 U.S.C. 3101–3108.
Brian C. Moyer,
Director, Bureau of Economic Analysis.
[FR Doc. 2016–07465 Filed 4–1–16; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 3510–06–P
DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
Bureau of Economic Analysis
[Docket No. 160304197–6197–01]
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BE–150: Quarterly Survey of Payment
Card and Bank Card Transactions
Related to International Travel
Bureau of Economic Analysis,
Commerce.
ACTION: Notice of reporting
requirements.
AGENCY:
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By this Notice, the Bureau of
Economic Analysis (BEA), Department
of Commerce, is informing the public
that it is conducting the mandatory
survey titled Quarterly Survey of
Payment Card and Bank Card
Transactions Related to International
Travel (BE–150). This survey is
authorized by the International
Investment and Trade in Services
Survey Act.
SUMMARY:
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–
150. 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–
150 survey forms and instructions are
available on the BEA Web site at
www.bea.gov/ssb.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
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.
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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) U.S. credit card
companies and personal identification
number (PIN)-based debit network
companies that process payment and
bank card transactions between U.S.
cardholders and foreign businesses and
between foreign cardholders and U.S.
businesses.
(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 credit, debit, charge,
automated teller machine (ATM), and
point of sale transactions of U.S.
persons traveling abroad and foreign
persons traveling in the United States.
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–150 inquiries
can be made by phone to BEA at (202)
606–5588 or by sending an email to
be150help@bea.gov.
When To Report: Reports are due to
BEA 45 days after the end of each
calendar quarter.
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 0608–0072. 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 16 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–
0072, Washington, DC 20503.
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[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 64 (Monday, April 4, 2016)]
[Notices]
[Pages 19130-19131]
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[FR Doc No: 2016-07465]
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
Bureau of Economic Analysis
[Docket No. 160304195-6195-01]
RIN 0691-XC044
BE-30: Quarterly Survey of Ocean Freight Revenues and Foreign
Expenses of U.S. Carriers
AGENCY: Bureau of Economic Analysis, Commerce.
ACTION: Notice of reporting requirements.
-----------------------------------------------------------------------
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 Quarterly Survey of Ocean Freight Revenues
and Foreign Expenses of U.S. Carriers (BE-30). 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-30. 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-30 survey form and
instructions are available on the BEA Web site at www.bea.gov/ssb.
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.
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. 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.
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What To Report: The survey collects information on U.S. ocean
freight carriers' 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-30 inquiries can be made by phone to BEA at (202)
606-5588 or by sending an email to be30help@bea.gov.
When To Report: Reports are due to BEA 45 days after the end of
each calendar quarter.
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 0608-0011. 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.
Authority: 22 U.S.C. 3101-3108.
Brian C. Moyer,
Director, Bureau of Economic Analysis.
[FR Doc. 2016-07465 Filed 4-1-16; 8:45 am]
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