Request for Comments on Developing State-Level Statistics for the Outdoor Recreation Satellite Account, 58126-58127 [2019-23677]
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
Bureau of Economic Analysis
RIN 0691–XC105
Request for Comments on Developing
State-Level Statistics for the Outdoor
Recreation Satellite Account
Bureau of Economic Analysis,
Department of Commerce.
ACTION: Request for comments.
AGENCY:
The Bureau of Economic
Analysis (BEA) is soliciting comments
from the public about new prototype
statistics on the economic activity
generated by outdoor recreation in each
U.S. state and the District of Columbia.
Following the public comment period,
BEA will evaluate feedback, finalize the
methodology and related materials, and
begin publishing this data series
annually in the Outdoor Recreation
Satellite Account (ORSA).
DATES: Comments must be received no
later than March 31, 2020.
ADDRESSES: You may submit written
comments to Christian Awuku-Budu,
Chief, Regional Research and
Methodology Branch, Bureau of
Economic Analysis, Department of
Commerce, 4600 Silver Hill Road (BE–
61), or via email at OutdoorRecreation@
bea.gov. Comments sent by any other
method or after March 31, 2020, may
not be considered. All comments are a
part of the public record.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Christian Awuku-Budu, Chief, Regional
Research and Methodology Branch,
Bureau of Economic Analysis,
Department of Commerce, 4600 Silver
SUMMARY:
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Hill Road (BE–61), Washington, DC
20233; email Christian.Awuku-Budu@
bea.gov; or phone (301) 278–9235.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Pursuant
to the requirements of the Outdoor
Recreation Jobs and Economic Impact
Act of 2016, Public Law 114–249, the
Bureau of Economic Analysis (BEA)
developed the Outdoor Recreation
Satellite Account (ORSA). The ORSA
measures the size of the U.S. outdoor
recreation economy and its link to the
broader national economy. Like other
BEA accounts, the ORSA incorporates a
variety of private and public data
sources to create comprehensive
measures of the spending and
production activities that are the focus
of the account. BEA produced the first,
national prototype ORSA statistics on
February 14, 2018, and released updated
national statistics on September 20,
2018. After an additional year of
development, BEA released state-level
prototype statistics on September 20,
2019.
The state-level prototype statistics are
an extension of the national industry
ORSA statistics. State ORSA statistics
isolate the economic activity associated
with outdoor recreation spending and
production in a state’s economy. The
concepts, definitions, and methodology
used to produce state-level prototype
statistics are consistent with the
national industry concepts, definitions,
and methodology. However, the
additional geographic detail introduces
added complexity to the estimation
methodology. ORSA spending and
production measures must be allocated
to the correct geographic region by place
of production, not by residence of
consumer. In the state-level statistics,
outdoor recreation activity is allocated
as follows:
• The value of manufactured goods is
assigned to the state where they are
produced, even if the goods are not
ultimately used in that state.
• The value of services is assigned to
the location where they are consumed.
• The value of production of
imported goods is excluded from ORSA
measures, but the value of the services
of retailers selling imported goods is
included and assigned to the location of
the sale.
BEA is seeking feedback on the
prototype statistics and will continue to
refine its methodology and presentation
before official state ORSA statistics are
released in the fall of 2020.
BEA invites comments from the
public, private industry, state and local
governments, non-profit organizations,
and other interested parties to assist in
improving the prototype statistics’
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quality, reliability, and usefulness. In
particular, BEA is interested in feedback
regarding the following:
1. What are some useful applications
of state ORSA statistics?
2. BEA plans to release the state
ORSA statistics annually in September.
Will the statistics be useful if released
on this schedule? What time of year
should the release be scheduled to
maximize the usefulness of the
statistics?
3. Are the prototype statistics
consistent with the data and
information about outdoor recreation
available from other sources? If not,
what are some differences?
4. Are the methodology documents
available at bea.gov helpful in
understanding the process followed to
create the state-level prototype ORSA
statistics? Are there ways the
methodology could be improved?
5. Are there additional source data
that could be used to generate and
corroborate these statistics beyond those
described in the methodology
documents available at bea.gov?
Dated: October 7, 2019.
Christian Awuku-Budu,
Chief, Regional Research and Methodology
Branch, Bureau of Economic Analysis.
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
Bureau of Industry and Security
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Section 766.25 of the Regulations
provides, in pertinent part, that the
‘‘Director of [BIS’s] Office of Exporter
Services, in consultation with the
Director of [BIS’s] Office of Export
Enforcement, may deny the export
privileges of any person who has been
convicted of a violation of . . . section
38 of the Arms Export Control Act (22
U.S.C. 2778).’’ 15 CFR 766.25(a). The
denial of export privileges under this
provision may be for a period of up to
10 years from the date of the conviction.
15 CFR 766.25(d).2 In addition,
pursuant to Section 750.8 of the
Regulations, BIS’s Office of Exporter
Services may revoke any BIS-issued
licenses in which the person had an
interest at the time of his/her
conviction.3
BIS has received notice of Vlachos’s
conviction for violating Section 38 of
the AECA, and pursuant to Section
766.25 of the Regulations, has provided
notice and an ooportunity for Vlachos to
make a written submission to BIS.4 To
date, BIS has not received a submission
from Vlachos.
Based upon my review and
consultations with BIS’s Office of
Export Enforcement, including its
Director, and the facts available to BIS,
I have decided to deny Vlachos’s export
privileges under the Regulations for a
period of seven years from the date of
Vlachos’s conviction. I have also
decided to revoke any BIS-issued
license in which Vlachos had an interest
at the time of his conviction.
Accordingly, it is hereby ordered:
Order Denying Export Privileges
In the Matter of: Alexis Vlachos, 160 Rue
Sainte Anne De-Bellevue, Montreal, Quebec
H9X3Z6.
On September 4, 2018, in the U.S.
District Court for the District of
Vermont, Alexis Vlachos (‘‘Vlachos’’)
was convicted of violating Section 38 of
the Arms Export Control Act (22 U.S.C.
2778 (2012)) (‘‘AECA’’). Vlachos was
convicted of violating Section 38 of the
AECA by knowingly and willfully
exporting and causing to be exported
from the United States to Canada
firearms that were designated as defense
articles on the United States Munitions
List, without the required U.S.
Department of State licenses. Vlachos
was sentenced to fifty-one (51) months
in prison and an assessment of $200.
The Export Administration
Regulations (‘‘EAR’’ or ‘‘Regulations’’)
are administered and enforced by the
U.S. Department of Commerce’s Bureau
of Industry and Security (‘‘BIS’’).1
1 The Regulations are currently codified in the
Code of Federal Regulations at 15 CFR Parts 730–
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774 (2019). The Regulations originally issued under
the Export Administration Act of 1979, as amended,
50 U.S.C. 4601–4623 (Supp. III 2015) (‘‘EAA’’),
which lapsed on August 21, 2001. The President,
through Executive Order 13,222 of August 17, 2001
(3 CFR, 2001 Comp. 783 (2002)), which was
extended by successive Presidential Notices,
continued the Regulations in full force and effect
under the International Emergency Economic
Powers Act, 50 U.S.C. 1701, et seq. (2012)
(‘‘IEEPA’’). On August 13, 2018, the President
signed into law the John S. McCain National
Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2019,
which includes the Export Control Reform Act of
2018, 50 U.S.C. 4801–4852 (‘‘ECRA’’). While
Section 1766 of ECRA repeals the provisions of the
EAA (except for three sections which are
inapplicable here), Section 1768 of ECRA provides,
in pertinent part, that all rules and regulations that
were made or issued under the EAA, including as
continued in effect pursuant to IEEPA, and were in
effect as of ECRA’s date of enactment (August 13,
2018), shall continue in effect according to their
terms until modified, superseded, set aside, or
revoked through action undertaken pursuant to the
authority provided under ECRA.
2 See also Section 11(h) of the EAA, 50 U.S.C.
4610(h) (Supp. III 2015); Sections 1760(e) and 1768
of ECRA, 50 U.S.C. 4819 and 4826; and note 1,
supra.
3 See notes 1 and 2, supra.
4 Notice was provided by registered mail, return
receipt requested, for which Vlachos signed on
August 12, 2019.
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
Bureau of Economic Analysis
RIN 0691-XC105
Request for Comments on Developing State-Level Statistics for the
Outdoor Recreation Satellite Account
AGENCY: Bureau of Economic Analysis, Department of Commerce.
ACTION: Request for comments.
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SUMMARY: The Bureau of Economic Analysis (BEA) is soliciting comments
from the public about new prototype statistics on the economic activity
generated by outdoor recreation in each U.S. state and the District of
Columbia. Following the public comment period, BEA will evaluate
feedback, finalize the methodology and related materials, and begin
publishing this data series annually in the Outdoor Recreation
Satellite Account (ORSA).
DATES: Comments must be received no later than March 31, 2020.
ADDRESSES: You may submit written comments to Christian Awuku-Budu,
Chief, Regional Research and Methodology Branch, Bureau of Economic
Analysis, Department of Commerce, 4600 Silver Hill Road (BE-61), or via
email at bea.gov">[email protected]bea.gov. Comments sent by any other method
or after March 31, 2020, may not be considered. All comments are a part
of the public record.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Christian Awuku-Budu, Chief, Regional
Research and Methodology Branch, Bureau of Economic Analysis,
Department of Commerce, 4600 Silver
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Hill Road (BE-61), Washington, DC 20233; email bea.gov">[email protected]bea.gov; or phone (301) 278-9235.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Pursuant to the requirements of the Outdoor
Recreation Jobs and Economic Impact Act of 2016, Public Law 114-249,
the Bureau of Economic Analysis (BEA) developed the Outdoor Recreation
Satellite Account (ORSA). The ORSA measures the size of the U.S.
outdoor recreation economy and its link to the broader national
economy. Like other BEA accounts, the ORSA incorporates a variety of
private and public data sources to create comprehensive measures of the
spending and production activities that are the focus of the account.
BEA produced the first, national prototype ORSA statistics on February
14, 2018, and released updated national statistics on September 20,
2018. After an additional year of development, BEA released state-level
prototype statistics on September 20, 2019.
The state-level prototype statistics are an extension of the
national industry ORSA statistics. State ORSA statistics isolate the
economic activity associated with outdoor recreation spending and
production in a state's economy. The concepts, definitions, and
methodology used to produce state-level prototype statistics are
consistent with the national industry concepts, definitions, and
methodology. However, the additional geographic detail introduces added
complexity to the estimation methodology. ORSA spending and production
measures must be allocated to the correct geographic region by place of
production, not by residence of consumer. In the state-level
statistics, outdoor recreation activity is allocated as follows:
The value of manufactured goods is assigned to the state
where they are produced, even if the goods are not ultimately used in
that state.
The value of services is assigned to the location where
they are consumed.
The value of production of imported goods is excluded from
ORSA measures, but the value of the services of retailers selling
imported goods is included and assigned to the location of the sale.
BEA is seeking feedback on the prototype statistics and will
continue to refine its methodology and presentation before official
state ORSA statistics are released in the fall of 2020.
BEA invites comments from the public, private industry, state and
local governments, non-profit organizations, and other interested
parties to assist in improving the prototype statistics' quality,
reliability, and usefulness. In particular, BEA is interested in
feedback regarding the following:
1. What are some useful applications of state ORSA statistics?
2. BEA plans to release the state ORSA statistics annually in
September. Will the statistics be useful if released on this schedule?
What time of year should the release be scheduled to maximize the
usefulness of the statistics?
3. Are the prototype statistics consistent with the data and
information about outdoor recreation available from other sources? If
not, what are some differences?
4. Are the methodology documents available at bea.gov helpful in
understanding the process followed to create the state-level prototype
ORSA statistics? Are there ways the methodology could be improved?
5. Are there additional source data that could be used to generate
and corroborate these statistics beyond those described in the
methodology documents available at bea.gov?
Dated: October 7, 2019.
Christian Awuku-Budu,
Chief, Regional Research and Methodology Branch, Bureau of Economic
Analysis.
[FR Doc. 2019-23677 Filed 10-29-19; 8:45 am]
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