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and one hour is the average for those
filing an exemption, but hours may vary
considerably among respondents
because of differences in company size
and complexity.
Estimated Total Annual Burden
Hours: 1,060.
Needs and Uses: 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 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. 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 aircraft 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 these cross-border services 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 not making any 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.
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Affected Public: Businesses or other
for-profit organizations.
Frequency: Quarterly.
Respondent’s Obligation: Mandatory.
OMB Desk Officer: Robert Sivinski,
(202) 395–1205.
This information collection request
may be viewed at reginfo.gov https://
www.reginfo.gov/public/. Follow the
instructions to view Department of
Commerce collections currently under
review by OMB.
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.
Sheleen Dumas,
Departmental Lead PRA Officer, Office of the
Chief Information Officer.
[FR Doc. 2018–20784 Filed 9–24–18; 8:45 am]
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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), Department of Commerce.
Title: Annual Survey of Foreign
Ocean Carriers’ Expenses in the United
States.
OMB Control Number: 0608–0012.
Form Number: BE–29.
Type of Request: Regular submission.
Number of Responses: 80 annually (70
reporting mandatory data, and 10 that
would file exemption claims).
Average Hours per Response: 3 hours
is the average for those reporting data
and one hour is the average for those
filing an exemption, but 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.
Needs and Uses: The Annual Survey
of Foreign Ocean Carriers’ Expenses in
the United States (BE–29) is a survey
that collects data 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. The
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covered expenses are: (1) Port call
services such as pilotage, towing and
tugboat services, harbor fees, and berth
fees; (2) cargo-related services such as
loading, 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 these cross-border services 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 not making any modifications
to the current BE–29 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.
Affected Public: Businesses or other
for-profit organizations.
Frequency: Annual.
Respondent’s Obligation: Mandatory.
OMB Desk Officer: Robert Sivinski,
(202) 395–1205.
This information collection request
may be viewed at reginfo.gov https://
www.reginfo.gov/public/. Follow the
instructions to view Department of
Commerce collections currently under
review by OMB.
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.
Sheleen Dumas,
Department Lead PRA Officer, Office of the
Chief Information Officer.
[FR Doc. 2018–20786 Filed 9–24–18; 8:45 am]
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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), Department of Commerce.
Title: Annual Survey of Foreign Ocean Carriers' Expenses in the
United States.
OMB Control Number: 0608-0012.
Form Number: BE-29.
Type of Request: Regular submission.
Number of Responses: 80 annually (70 reporting mandatory data, and
10 that would file exemption claims).
Average Hours per Response: 3 hours is the average for those
reporting data and one hour is the average for those filing an
exemption, but 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.
Needs and Uses: The Annual Survey of Foreign Ocean Carriers'
Expenses in the United States (BE-29) is a survey that collects data
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. The covered expenses
are: (1) Port call services such as pilotage, towing and tugboat
services, harbor fees, and berth fees; (2) cargo-related services such
as loading, 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 these cross-border
services 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 not making any
modifications to the current BE-29 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.
Affected Public: Businesses or other for-profit organizations.
Frequency: Annual.
Respondent's Obligation: Mandatory.
OMB Desk Officer: Robert Sivinski, (202) 395-1205.
This information collection request may be viewed at reginfo.gov
https://www.reginfo.gov/public/. Follow the instructions to view
Department of Commerce collections currently under review by OMB.
Written comments and recommendations for the proposed information
collection should be sent within 30 days of publication of this notice
to [email protected].
Sheleen Dumas,
Department Lead PRA Officer, Office of the Chief Information Officer.
[FR Doc. 2018-20786 Filed 9-24-18; 8:45 am]
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