80_FR_12478 80 FR 12433 - BE-29: Annual Survey of Foreign Ocean Carriers' Expenses in the United States

80 FR 12433 - BE-29: Annual Survey of Foreign Ocean Carriers' Expenses in the United States

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
Bureau of Economic Analysis

Federal Register Volume 80, Issue 45 (March 9, 2015)

Page Range12433-12434
FR Document2015-05343

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 Ocean Carriers' Expenses in the United States (BE-29). This survey is authorized by the International Investment and Trade in Services Survey Act.

Federal Register, Volume 80 Issue 45 (Monday, March 9, 2015) 
[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 45 (Monday, March 9, 2015)]
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

Bureau of Economic Analysis

[Docket No. 150127081-5081-01]
RIN 0691-XC031


BE-29: Annual Survey of Foreign Ocean Carriers' Expenses 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 Ocean Carriers' 
Expenses in the United States (BE-29). This survey is authorized by the 
International Investment and Trade in Services Survey Act.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This notice constitutes legal notification 
to all United States persons (defined below) who meet the reporting 
requirements set forth in this Notice that they must respond to, and 
comply with, the survey. Reports are due 90 days after the end of each 
calendar year. 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-29 survey forms 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 United States 
Government, a State or local government, and any agency, corporation, 
financial institution, or other entity or instrumentality thereof, 
including a government-sponsored agency).
    (b) United States 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.
    (e) Carriers means owners or operators of dry cargo, passenger 
(including cruise and combination) and tanker vessels, including very 
large crude carriers (VLCCs), calling at U.S. ports.
    (f) Foreign Carriers means those carriers whose residence is 
outside the United States, including those who own or operate their own 
chartered (U.S.-flag or foreign-flag) vessels. They also include 
foreign subsidiaries of U.S. companies operating their own or chartered 
vessels as carriers for their own accounts.

Reporting

    Who Must Report: (a) Reports are required from U.S. agents of 
foreign carriers who handle 40 or more port calls in the reporting 
period by foreign ocean vessels, or have total annual covered expenses 
for all foreign ocean vessels handled by the U.S. agent of $250,000 or 
more.
    (b) Entities required to report will be contacted individually by 
BEA. Entities not contacted by BEA have no reporting responsibilities.
    What To Report: This survey collects information on foreign ocean 
carriers' expenses 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, may be obtained at the BEA Web site given 
above. Form BE-29 inquiries can be made by phone to BEA at (202) 606-
5588 or by sending an email to [email protected].

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    When To Report: Reports are due to BEA 90 days after the end of 
each calendar year.

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 0608-0012. 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 3 hours per response. 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 0608-0012, 
Washington, DC 20503.

    Authority: 22 U.S.C. 3101-3108.

    Dated: February 2, 2015.
Brian C. Moyer,
Director, Bureau of Economic Analysis.
[FR Doc. 2015-05343 Filed 3-6-15; 8:45 am]
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Federal Register / Vol. 80, No. 45 / Monday, March 9, 2015 / Notices 12433 8:30 a.m. and end at approximately 1:30 Bureau on the day of the meeting. A association, estate, trust, corporation, or p.m. photo ID must be presented in order to other organization (whether or not ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at receive your visitor’s badge. Visitors are organized under the laws of any State), the U.S. Census Bureau, 4600 Silver Hill not allowed beyond the first floor. and any government (including a Road, Suitland, Maryland 20746. Dated: March 2, 2015. foreign government, the United States FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Kim John H. Thompson, Government, a State or local Collier, Assistant Division Chief, government, and any agency, Director, Bureau of the Census. Customer Liaison and Marketing corporation, financial institution, or [FR Doc. 2015–05279 Filed 3–6–15; 8:45 am] Services Office, kimberly.l.collier@ other entity or instrumentality thereof, BILLING CODE 3510–07P census.gov, Department of Commerce, including a government-sponsored U.S. Census Bureau, Room 8H185, 4600 agency). Silver Hill Road, Washington, DC (b) United States person means any DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 20233, telephone 301–763–6590. For person resident in the United States or TTY callers, please use the Federal Bureau of Economic Analysis subject to the jurisdiction of the United Relay Service 1–800–877–8339. States. [Docket No. 150127081–5081–01] (c) United States, when used in a SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The NAC comprises up to thirty-two members. RIN 0691–XC031 geographic sense, means the 50 States, The Committee provides an organized the District of Columbia, the BE–29: Annual Survey of Foreign Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, and all and continuing channel of Ocean Carriers’ Expenses in the territories and possessions of the United communication between race, ethnic, United States States. and other populations and the Census Bureau. The Committee advises the AGENCY: Bureau of Economic Analysis, (d) Foreign person means any person Director of the Census Bureau on the Commerce. resident outside the United States or full range of economic, housing, subject to the jurisdiction of a country ACTION: Notice of reporting demographic, socioeconomic, linguistic, other than the United States. requirements. technological, methodological, (e) Carriers means owners or geographic, behavioral and operational SUMMARY: By this notice, the Bureau of operators of dry cargo, passenger variables affecting the cost, accuracy Economic Analysis (BEA), Department (including cruise and combination) and and implementation of Census Bureau of Commerce, is informing the public tanker vessels, including very large programs and surveys, including the that it is conducting the mandatory crude carriers (VLCCs), calling at U.S. decennial census. survey titled Annual Survey of Foreign ports. The Committee is established in Ocean Carriers’ Expenses in the United (f) Foreign Carriers means those accordance with the Federal Advisory States (BE–29). This survey is carriers whose residence is outside the Committee Act (Title 5, United States authorized by the International United States, including those who own Code, Appendix 2, Section 10(a)(b)). Investment and Trade in Services or operate their own chartered (U.S.-flag All meetings are open to the public. Survey Act. or foreign-flag) vessels. They also A brief period will be set aside at the SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This include foreign subsidiaries of U.S. meeting for public comment on March notice constitutes legal notification to companies operating their own or 27. However, individuals with extensive all United States persons (defined chartered vessels as carriers for their questions or statements must submit below) who meet the reporting own accounts. them in writing to: requirements set forth in this Notice that Reporting census.national.advisory.committee@ they must respond to, and comply with, census.gov (subject line ‘March 2015 the survey. Reports are due 90 days after Who Must Report: (a) Reports are NAC Meeting Public Comment’’), or by the end of each calendar year. This required from U.S. agents of foreign letter submission to the Committee notice is being issued in conformance carriers who handle 40 or more port Liaison Officer, March 2015 NAC with the rule BEA issued in 2012 (77 FR calls in the reporting period by foreign Meeting, Department of Commerce, U.S. 24373) establishing guidelines for ocean vessels, or have total annual Census Bureau, Room 8H185, 4600 collecting data on international trade in covered expenses for all foreign ocean Silver Hill Road, Washington, DC services and direct investment through vessels handled by the U.S. agent of 20233. notices, rather than through rulemaking. $250,000 or more. If you plan to attend the meeting, Additional information about BEA’s (b) Entities required to report will be please register by Monday, March 23. collection of data on international trade contacted individually by BEA. Entities You may access the online registration in services and direct investment can be not contacted by BEA have no reporting from the following link: http:// found in the 2012 rule, the International responsibilities. www.regonline.com/nac_mar2015_ Investment and Trade in Services What To Report: This survey collects meeting. Seating is available to the Survey Act (22 U.S.C. 3101 et seq.), and information on foreign ocean carriers’ public on a first-come, first-served basis. 15 CFR part 801. Survey data on expenses in the United States. These meetings are physically international trade in services and direct How To Report: Reports can be filed accessible to people with disabilities. investment that are not collected using BEA’s electronic reporting system Requests for sign language pursuant to the 2012 rule are described at www.bea.gov/efile. Copies of the mstockstill on DSK4VPTVN1PROD with NOTICES interpretation or other auxiliary aids separately in 15 CFR part 801. The BE– survey forms and instructions, which should be directed to the Committee 29 survey forms and instructions are contain complete information on point of contact as soon as possible, available on the BEA Web site at reporting procedures and definitions, preferably two weeks prior to the www.bea.gov/ssb. may be obtained at the BEA Web site meeting. given above. Form BE–29 inquiries can Due to increased security and for Definitions be made by phone to BEA at (202) 606– access to the meeting, please call 301– (a) Person means any individual, 5588 or by sending an email to 763–9906 upon arrival at the Census branch, partnership, associated group, be29help@bea.gov. VerDate Sep<11>2014 18:04 Mar 06, 2015 Jkt 235001 PO 00000 Frm 00012 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 E:\FR\FM\09MRN1.SGM 09MRN1

12434 Federal Register / Vol. 80, No. 45 / Monday, March 9, 2015 / Notices When To Report: Reports are due to with the rule BEA issued in 2012 (77 FR reporting procedures and definitions, BEA 90 days after the end of each 24373) establishing guidelines for may be obtained at the BEA Web site calendar year. collecting data on international trade in given above. Form BE–30 inquiries can services and direct investment through be made by phone to BEA at (202) 606– Paperwork Reduction Act Notice notices, rather than through rulemaking. 5588 or by sending an email to This data collection has been Additional information about BEA’s be37help@bea.gov. approved by the Office of Management collection of data on international trade When To Report: Reports are due to and Budget (OMB) in accordance with in services and direct investment can be BEA 45 days after the end of each the Paperwork Reduction Act and found in the 2012 rule, the International calendar quarter. assigned control number 0608–0012. An Investment and Trade in Services Paperwork Reduction Act Notice agency may not conduct or sponsor, and Survey Act (22 U.S.C. 3101 et seq.), and a person is not required to respond to, 15 CFR part 801. Survey data on This data collection has been a collection of information unless it international trade in services and direct approved by the Office of Management displays a valid control number investment that are not collected and Budget (OMB) in accordance with assigned by OMB. Public reporting pursuant to the 2012 rule are described the Paperwork Reduction Act and burden for this collection of information separately in 15 CFR part 801. The BE– assigned control number 0608–0011. An is estimated to average 3 hours per 37 survey forms and instructions are agency may not conduct or sponsor, and response. Send comments regarding this available on the BEA Web site at a person is not required to respond to, burden estimate to Director, Bureau of www.bea.gov/ssb. a collection of information unless it Economic Analysis (BE–1), U.S. displays a valid control number Department of Commerce, Washington, Definitions assigned by OMB. Public reporting DC 20230; and to the Office of (a) Person means any individual, burden for this collection of information Management and Budget, Paperwork branch, partnership, associated group, is estimated to average 4 hours per Reduction Project 0608–0012, association, estate, trust, corporation, or response. Send comments regarding this Washington, DC 20503. other organization (whether or not burden estimate to Director, Bureau of organized under the laws of any State), Economic Analysis (BE–1), U.S. Authority: 22 U.S.C. 3101–3108. Department of Commerce, Washington, and any government (including a Dated: February 2, 2015. foreign government, the United States DC 20230; and to the Office of Brian C. Moyer, Government, a State or local Management and Budget, Paperwork Director, Bureau of Economic Analysis. government, and any agency, Reduction Project 0608–0011, [FR Doc. 2015–05343 Filed 3–6–15; 8:45 am] corporation, financial institution, or Washington, DC 20503. BILLING CODE 3510–06–P other entity or instrumentality thereof, Authority: 22 U.S.C. 3101–3108. including a government-sponsored Brian C. Moyer, agency). Director, Bureau of Economic Analysis. DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE (b) United States person means any person resident in the United States or [FR Doc. 2015–05344 Filed 3–6–15; 8:45 am] Bureau of Economic Analysis subject to the jurisdiction of the United BILLING CODE 3510–06–P [Docket No. 150128087–5087–01] States. (c) United States, when used in a RIN 0691–XC035 geographic sense, means the 50 States, DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE the District of Columbia, the International Trade Administration BE–37: Quarterly Survey of U.S. Airline Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, and all Operators’ Foreign Revenues and territories and possessions of the United [A–427–818] Expenses States. (d) Foreign person means any person Low-Enriched Uranium From France; AGENCY: Bureau of Economic Analysis, Preliminary Results of Antidumping resident outside the United States or Commerce. Duty Administrative Review; 2013– subject to the jurisdiction of a country ACTION: Notice of reporting other than the United States. 2014 requirements. Reporting AGENCY: Enforcement and Compliance, SUMMARY: By this Notice, the Bureau of International Trade Administration, Who Must Report: (a) Reports are Department of Commerce. Economic Analysis (BEA), Department required from each U.S person whose of Commerce, is informing the public SUMMARY: The Department of Commerce total covered revenues or total covered that it is conducting a mandatory survey (the Department) is conducting an expenses were $500,000 or more during titled Quarterly Survey of U.S. Airline administrative review of the the previous year, or are expected to be antidumping duty order on low- Operators’ Foreign Revenues and $500,000 or more during the current Expenses (BE–37). This survey is enriched uranium (LEU) from France.1 year. The period of review (POR) is February authorized by the International (b) Entities required to report will be Investment and Trade in Services 1, 2013, through January 31, 2014. The contacted individually by BEA. Entities Survey Act. review covers one producer/exporter of not contacted by BEA have no reporting SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This the subject merchandise, Eurodif S.A., responsibilities. AREVA NC, and AREVA NC, Inc. mstockstill on DSK4VPTVN1PROD with NOTICES Notice constitutes legal notification to What To Report: The survey collects all United States persons (defined information on U.S. airline operators’ (collectively AREVA). The Department below) who meet the reporting foreign revenues and expenses. preliminarily determines that AREVA requirements set forth in this Notice that How To Report: Reports can be filed sold subject merchandise at less than they must respond to, and comply with, using BEA’s electronic reporting system 1 See Initiation of Antidumping and the survey. Reports are due 45 days after at www.bea.gov/efile. Copies of the Countervailing Duty Administrative Reviews and the end of each calendar quarter. This survey forms and instructions, which Request for Revocation in Part, 79 FR 18262 (April notice is being issued in conformance contain complete information on 1, 2014). 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Document Created: 2015-12-18 12:06:01
Document Modified: 2015-12-18 12:06:01
CategoryRegulatory Information
CollectionFederal Register
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PublisherOffice of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Administration
SectionNotices
ActionNotice of reporting requirements.
FR Citation80 FR 12433 
RIN Number0691-XC03
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