80_FR_12491 80 FR 12446 - BE-150: Quarterly Survey of Payment Card and Bank Card Transactions Related to International Travel

80 FR 12446 - BE-150: Quarterly Survey of Payment Card and Bank Card Transactions Related to International Travel

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
Bureau of Economic Analysis

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

Page Range12446-12447
FR Document2015-05412

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.

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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

Bureau of Economic Analysis

[Docket No. 150128089-5080-01]
XRIN 0691-XC037


BE-150: Quarterly Survey of Payment Card and Bank Card 
Transactions Related to International Travel

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 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.

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 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.

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.

Reporting

    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, may be obtained at 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 [email protected].
    When to Report: Reports are due to BEA 45 days after the end of the 
fiscal 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. 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

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Reduction Project 0608-0072, Washington, DC 20503.

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

    Dated: February 2, 2014.
Brian C. Moyer,
Director, Bureau of Economic Analysis.
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12446 Federal Register / Vol. 80, No. 45 / Monday, March 9, 2015 / Notices determinations in these investigations DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE (b) United States person means any are due on March 25, 2015. person resident in the United States or Bureau of Economic Analysis subject to the jurisdiction of the United On February 24, 2015, American Cast Iron Pipe Company; Energex Tube, a [Docket No. 150128089–5080–01] States. division of JMC Steel Group; Northwest (c) United States, when used in a XRIN 0691–XC037 geographic sense, means the 50 States, Pipe Company; Stupp Corporation, a the District of Columbia, the division of Stupp Bros., Inc.; Tex-Tube BE–150: Quarterly Survey of Payment Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, and all Company; TMK IPSCO; and Welspun Card and Bank Card Transactions territories and possessions of the United Tubular LLC USA, seven out of the eight Related to International Travel States. U.S. producers on whose behalf the AGENCY: Bureau of Economic Analysis, (d) Foreign person means any person petitions in these cases were filed Commerce. resident outside the United States or (hereafter, the petitioners) made timely ACTION: Notice of Reporting subject to the jurisdiction of a country requests, pursuant to section Requirements. other than the United States. 733(c)(1)(A) of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended (the Act), and 19 CFR SUMMARY: By this Notice, the Bureau of Reporting 351.205(e), for a 50-day postponement Economic Analysis (BEA), Department Who Must Report: (a) U.S. credit card of the preliminary determinations in the of Commerce, is informing the public companies and personal identification investigations.2 The petitioners stated that it is conducting the mandatory number (PIN)-based debit network that a postponement of the preliminary survey titled Quarterly Survey of companies that process payment and determinations in both welded line pipe Payment Card and Bank Card bank card transactions between U.S. investigations is necessary because the Transactions Related to International cardholders and foreign businesses and Department has either initiated, or is Travel (BE–150). This survey is between foreign cardholders and U.S. authorized by the International businesses. currently considering whether to Investment and Trade in Services (b) Entities required to report will be initiate, investigations of sales below the Survey Act. contacted individually by BEA. Entities cost of production, and, thus, the SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This not contacted by BEA have no reporting Department will require additional time Notice constitutes legal notification to responsibilities. for analysis and data collection prior to all United States persons (defined the preliminary determinations. What to Report: The survey collects below) who meet the reporting information on the credit, debit, charge, Under section 733(c)(1)(A) of the Act, requirements set forth in this Notice that automated teller machine (ATM), and if a petitioner makes a timely request for they must respond to, and comply with, point of sale transactions of U.S. an extension of the period within which the survey. Reports are due 45 days after persons traveling abroad and foreign the preliminary determination must be the end of each calendar quarter. This persons traveling in the United States. made under subsection (b)(1), then the notice is being issued in conformance How to Report: Reports can be filed Department may postpone making the with the rule BEA issued in 2012 (77 FR using BEA’s electronic reporting system preliminary determination under 24373) establishing guidelines for at www.bea.gov/efile. Copies of the subsection (b)(1) until not later than the collecting data on international trade in survey forms and instructions, which 190th day after the date on which the services and direct investment through contain complete information on administering authority initiated the notices, rather than through rulemaking. reporting procedures and definitions, investigation. Therefore, for the reasons Additional information about BEA’s collection of data on international trade may be obtained at the BEA Web site stated above, and because there are no given above. Form BE–150 inquiries can in services and direct investment can be compelling reasons to deny the be made by phone to BEA at (202) 606– found in the 2012 rule, the International petitioners’ requests, the Department is Investment and Trade in Services 5588 or by sending an email to postponing the preliminary Survey Act (22 U.S.C. 3101 et seq.), and be150help@bea.gov. determinations in these investigations 15 CFR part 801. Survey data on When to Report: Reports are due to until May 14, 2015, which is 190 days international trade in services and direct BEA 45 days after the end of the fiscal from the date on which the Department investment that are not collected quarter. initiated these investigations. pursuant to the 2012 rule are described Paperwork Reduction Act Notice The deadline for the final separately in 15 CFR part 801. The BE– 150 survey forms and instructions are This data collection has been determinations will continue to be 75 approved by the Office of Management days after the date of the preliminary available on the BEA Web site at www.bea.gov/ssb. and Budget (OMB) in accordance with determinations, unless extended. the Paperwork Reduction Act and This notice is issued and published Definitions assigned control number 0608–0072. An pursuant to section 733(c)(2) of the Act (a) Person means any individual, agency may not conduct or sponsor, and and 19 CFR 351.205(f)(1). branch, partnership, associated group, a person is not required to respond to, Dated: March 3, 2015. association, estate, trust, corporation, or a collection of information unless it other organization (whether or not displays a valid control number Paul Piquado, assigned by OMB. Public reporting organized under the laws of any State), Assistant Secretary for Enforcement and mstockstill on DSK4VPTVN1PROD with NOTICES and any government (including a burden for this collection of information Compliance. foreign government, the United States is estimated to average 16 hours per [FR Doc. 2015–05488 Filed 3–6–15; 8:45 am] Government, a State or local response. Send comments regarding this BILLING CODE 3510–DS–P government, and any agency, burden estimate to Director, Bureau of corporation, financial institution, or Economic Analysis (BE–1), U.S. other entity or instrumentality thereof, Department of Commerce, Washington, 2 See the petitioners’ letters to the Department including a government-sponsored DC 20230; and to the Office of dated February 24, 2015. agency). Management and Budget, Paperwork VerDate Sep<11>2014 18:04 Mar 06, 2015 Jkt 235001 PO 00000 Frm 00025 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 E:\FR\FM\09MRN1.SGM 09MRN1

Federal Register / Vol. 80, No. 45 / Monday, March 9, 2015 / Notices 12447 Reduction Project 0608–0072, separately in 15 CFR part 801. The BE– be made by phone to BEA at (202) 606– Washington, DC 20503. 185 survey forms and instructions are 5588 or by sending an email to Authority: 22 U.S.C. 3101–3108. available on the BEA Web site at be185help@bea.gov. www.bea.gov/ssb. When To Report: Reports are due to Dated: February 2, 2014. BEA 45 days after the end of the fiscal Brian C. Moyer, Definitions quarter, except for the final quarter of Director, Bureau of Economic Analysis. (a) Person means any individual, the reporter’s fiscal year when reports [FR Doc. 2015–05412 Filed 3–6–15; 8:45 am] branch, partnership, associated group, must be filed within 90 days. BILLING CODE 3510–06–P association, estate, trust, corporation, or other organization (whether or not Paperwork Reduction Act Notice organized under the laws of any State), This data collection has been DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE and any government (including a approved by the Office of Management foreign government, the United States and Budget (OMB) in accordance with Bureau of Economic Analysis Government, a State or local the Paperwork Reduction Act and [Docket No. 150128090–5090–01] government, and any agency, assigned control number 0608–0065. An corporation, financial institution, or agency may not conduct or sponsor, and RIN 0691–XC038 other entity or instrumentality thereof, a person is not required to respond to, including a government-sponsored a collection of information unless it BE–185: Quarterly Survey of Financial agency). displays a valid control number Services Transactions Between U.S. (b) United States person means any assigned by OMB. Public reporting Financial Services Providers and person resident in the United States or burden for this collection of information Foreign Persons subject to the jurisdiction of the United is estimated to average 10 hours per AGENCY: Bureau of Economic Analysis, States. response. Send comments regarding this Commerce. (c) United States, when used in a burden estimate to Director, Bureau of geographic sense, means the 50 States, Economic Analysis (BE–1), U.S. ACTION: Notice of Reporting the District of Columbia, the Department of Commerce, Washington, Requirements. Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, and all DC 20230; and to the Office of SUMMARY: By this Notice, the Bureau of territories and possessions of the United Management and Budget, Paperwork Economic Analysis (BEA), Department States. Reduction Project 0608–0065, of Commerce, is informing the public (d) Foreign person means any person Washington, DC 20503. that it is conducting the mandatory resident outside the United States or Authority: 22 U.S.C. 3101–3108 and 15 survey titled Quarterly Survey of subject to the jurisdiction of a country U.S.C. 4908(b). Financial Services Transactions other than the United States. Dated: February 2, 2015. Between U.S. Financial Services Reporting Brian C. Moyer, Providers and Foreign Persons (BE– Who Must Report: (a) Reports are Director, Bureau of Economic Analysis. 185). This survey is authorized by the required from each U.S. person who had [FR Doc. 2015–05423 Filed 3–6–15; 8:45 am] International Investment and Trade in sales of covered financial services to BILLING CODE 3510–06–P Services Survey Act and by Section foreign persons that exceeded $20 5408 of the Omnibus Trade and million for the previous fiscal year, or Competitiveness Act of 1988. are expected to exceed that amount DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This during the current fiscal year; or had Notice constitutes legal notification to purchases of covered financial services Bureau of Economic Analysis all United States persons (defined from foreign persons that exceeded $15 [Docket No. 150128088–5088–01] below) who meet the reporting million for the previous fiscal year, or requirements set forth in this Notice that are expected to exceed that amount RIN 0691–XC036 they must respond to, and comply with, during the current fiscal year. Because the survey. Reports are due 45 days after BE–125: Quarterly Survey of the thresholds are applied separately to Transactions in Selected Services and the end of the U.S. person’s fiscal sales and purchases, the reporting quarter, except for the final quarter of Intellectual Property With Foreign requirements may apply only to sales, Persons the U.S. person’s fiscal year when only to purchases, or to both sales and reports must be filed within 90 days. purchases. AGENCY: Bureau of Economic Analysis, This notice is being issued in (b) Entities required to report will be Commerce. conformance with the rule BEA issued contacted individually by BEA. Entities ACTION: Notice of Reporting in 2012 (77 FR 24373) establishing not contacted by BEA have no reporting Requirements. guidelines for collecting data on responsibilities. international trade in services and direct What to Report: The survey collects SUMMARY: By this Notice, the Bureau of investment through notices, rather than information on transactions in the Economic Analysis (BEA), Department through rulemaking. Additional covered financial services between U.S. of Commerce, is informing the public information about BEA’s collection of financial services providers and foreign that it is conducting the mandatory data on international trade in services persons. survey titled Quarterly Survey of Transactions in Selected Services and mstockstill on DSK4VPTVN1PROD with NOTICES and direct investment can be found in How to Report: Reports can be filed the 2012 rule, the International using BEA’s electronic reporting system Intellectual Property with Foreign Investment and Trade in Services at www.bea.gov/efile. Copies of the Persons (BE–125). This survey is Survey Act (22 U.S.C. 3101 et seq.), and survey forms and instructions, which authorized by the International 15 CFR part 801. Survey data on contain complete information on Investment and Trade in Services international trade in services and direct reporting procedures and definitions, Survey Act. investment that are not collected may be obtained at the BEA Web site SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This pursuant to the 2012 rule are described given above. Form BE–185 inquiries can Notice constitutes legal notification to VerDate Sep<11>2014 18:59 Mar 06, 2015 Jkt 235001 PO 00000 Frm 00026 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 E:\FR\FM\09MRN1.SGM 09MRN1


Document Created: 2015-12-18 12:06:08
Document Modified: 2015-12-18 12:06:08
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PublisherOffice of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Administration
SectionNotices
ActionNotice of Reporting Requirements.
FR Citation80 FR 12446 
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