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end of each calendar year. Reports are
required from U.S. agents of foreign
ocean carriers who handle 40 or more
foreign ocean port calls in the reporting
period, or report total covered expenses
of $250,000 or more in the reporting
period for all foreign ocean vessels
handled by the U.S. agent. 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 website,
www.bea.gov/ssb. These may be
downloaded, completed, printed, and
submitted via fax or mail.
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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: 80
annually (70 reporting mandatory data
and 10 filing exemption claims).
Estimated Time per Response: 3 hours
is the average for those reporting data.
One houris the average for those filing
an exemption claim. Hours may vary
considerably among respondents
because of differences in the volume
and complexity of information on the
foreign ocean carriers represented by the
reporter.
Estimated Total Annual Burden
Hours: 220.
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.
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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.
Sheleen Dumas,
Departmental Lead PRA Officer, Office of
Chief Information Officer.
[FR Doc. 2018–14421 Filed 7–3–18; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 3510–06–P
DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
Bureau of Economic Analysis
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.
DATES: Written comments must be
submitted on or before September 4,
2018.
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
PRAcomments@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 20233; phone: (301) 278–9189; fax:
(301) 278–9507; or via email at
christopher.stein@bea.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
ADDRESSES:
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
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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
during the current year. The covered
revenues are freight revenue on
merchandise exported from, or imported
into, the United States. The covered
expenses are expenses incurred in the
United States for: (1) Fuel and oil; (2)
wages and salaries paid to employees in
the United States; (3) agents’ and
brokers’ fees and commissions for
arrangement of freight and passenger
transportation; (4) aircraft handling and
terminal services, (5) aircraft (with
crew) leasing expenses; and 6) all other
expenses incurred in the United States
except leasing (without crew) expenses.
Respondents are also asked to report:
(1) Shipping weights on which freight
revenues were earned; (2) the number of
passengers transported to/from the
United States; and (3) revenues
associated with these passengers.
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 or
modifications to the current BE–9
survey. The effort to keep current
reporting requirements unchanged is
intended 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
BEA contacts potential respondents
by mail at the end of each calendar
quarter. Respondents must file the
completed BE–9 forms within 45 days
after the end of each calendar quarter.
Reports are required from offices,
agents, or other representatives of
foreign airline operators that transport
freight and express 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
during the current year. Entities
required to report will be contacted
individually by BEA. Entities not
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contacted by BEA have no reporting
responsibilities.
BEA offers electronic filing through
its eFile system for use in reporting on
the BE–9 quarterly 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 website,
www.bea.gov/ssb. These may be
downloaded, completed, printed, and
submitted via fax or mail.
III. Data
OMB Control Number: 0608–0068.
Form Number: BE–9.
Type of Review: Regular submission.
Affected Public: Business or other forprofit organizations.
Estimated Number of Responses: 180
annually (45 filed each quarter: 44
reporting mandatory data, and one that
would file an exemption claim).
Estimated Time Per Response: 6 hours
is the average for those reporting data.
One hour is the average for those filing
an exemption claim. Hours may vary
considerably among respondents
because of differences in the volume
and complexity of information on the
foreign air carriers represented by the
reporter.
Estimated Total Annual Burden
Hours: 1,060.
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 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;
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they also will become a matter of public
record.
Sheleen Dumas,
Departmental Lead PRA Officer, Office of
Chief Information Officer.
[FR Doc. 2018–14422 Filed 7–3–18; 8:45 am]
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
Bureau of Economic Analysis
Proposed Information Collection;
Comment Request; Services Surveys:
BE–185, Quarterly Survey of Financial
Services Transactions Between U.S.
Financial Services Providers and
Foreign Persons
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.
DATES: Written comments must be
submitted on or before September 4,
2018.
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
PRAcomments@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 20233; phone: (301) 278–9189; fax:
(301) 278–9507; or via email at:
christopher.stein@bea.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
ADDRESSES:
I. Abstract
The Quarterly Survey of Financial
Services Transactions between U.S.
Financial Services Providers and
Foreign Persons (BE–185) is one of
BEA’s primary data sources for its
estimates of financial services exports
and imports. A U.S. financial services
provider must report if it had sales of
covered services to foreign persons that
exceeded $20 million for the previous
fiscal year or that are expected to exceed
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that amount during the current fiscal
year, or if it had purchases of covered
services from foreign persons that
exceeded $15 million for the previous
fiscal year or that are expected to exceed
that amount during the current fiscal
year.
The data are needed to monitor U.S.
trade in financial 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 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 financial services
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 or
modifications to the current BE–185
survey. The effort to keep current
reporting requirements unchanged is
intended 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
BEA contacts potential respondents
by mail at the end of each fiscal quarter.
Respondents must file completed BE–
185 forms within 45 days after the end
of each fiscal quarter, or within 90 days
after the close of the fiscal year. Reports
are required from each U.S. financial
services provider that had sales of
covered services to foreign persons that
exceeded $20 million for the previous
fiscal year, or that are expected to
exceed that amount during the current
fiscal year, or if it had purchases of
covered services from foreign persons
that exceeded $15 million for the
previous fiscal year, or that are expected
to exceed that amount during the
current fiscal year. Entities required to
report will be contacted individually by
BEA. Entities not contacted by BEA
have no reporting responsibilities.
BEA offers its electronic filing option,
the eFile system, for use in reporting on
Form BE–185. For more information
about eFile, go to www.bea.gov/efile. In
addition, BEA posts all its survey forms
and reporting instructions on its
website, www.bea.gov/ssb. These may
be downloaded, completed, printed, and
submitted via fax or mail.
III. Data
OMB Control Number: 0608–0065.
Form Number: BE–185.
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[FR Doc No: 2018-14422]
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
Bureau of Economic Analysis
Proposed Information Collection; Comment Request; Services
Surveys: BE-9, Quarterly Survey of Foreign Airline Operators' Revenues
and Expenses in the United States
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.
DATES: Written comments must be submitted on or before September 4,
2018.
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
[email protected].
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 20233; phone: (301) 278-9189; fax: (301) 278-9507; or
via email at [email protected].
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 during the current year. The covered revenues
are freight revenue on merchandise exported from, or imported into, the
United States. The covered expenses are expenses incurred in the United
States for: (1) Fuel and oil; (2) wages and salaries paid to employees
in the United States; (3) agents' and brokers' fees and commissions for
arrangement of freight and passenger transportation; (4) aircraft
handling and terminal services, (5) aircraft (with crew) leasing
expenses; and 6) all other expenses incurred in the United States
except leasing (without crew) expenses.
Respondents are also asked to report: (1) Shipping weights on which
freight revenues were earned; (2) the number of passengers transported
to/from the United States; and (3) revenues associated with these
passengers.
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 or
modifications to the current BE-9 survey. The effort to keep current
reporting requirements unchanged is intended 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
BEA contacts potential respondents by mail at the end of each
calendar quarter. Respondents must file the completed BE-9 forms within
45 days after the end of each calendar quarter. Reports are required
from offices, agents, or other representatives of foreign airline
operators that transport freight and express 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 during the current year. Entities required to report
will be contacted individually by BEA. Entities not
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contacted by BEA have no reporting responsibilities.
BEA offers electronic filing through its eFile system for use in
reporting on the BE-9 quarterly 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 website, www.bea.gov/ssb. These
may be downloaded, completed, printed, and submitted via fax or mail.
III. Data
OMB Control Number: 0608-0068.
Form Number: BE-9.
Type of Review: Regular submission.
Affected Public: Business or other for-profit organizations.
Estimated Number of Responses: 180 annually (45 filed each quarter:
44 reporting mandatory data, and one that would file an exemption
claim).
Estimated Time Per Response: 6 hours is the average for those
reporting data. One hour is the average for those filing an exemption
claim. Hours may vary considerably among respondents because of
differences in the volume and complexity of information on the foreign
air carriers represented by the reporter.
Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 1,060.
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.
Sheleen Dumas,
Departmental Lead PRA Officer, Office of Chief Information Officer.
[FR Doc. 2018-14422 Filed 7-3-18; 8:45 am]
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