80_FR_53450 80 FR 53279 - Proposed Information Collection; Comment Request; Services Surveys: BE-9, Quarterly Survey of Foreign Airline Operators' Revenues and Expenses in the United States

80 FR 53279 - Proposed Information Collection; Comment Request; Services Surveys: BE-9, Quarterly Survey of Foreign Airline Operators' Revenues and Expenses in the United States

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
Bureau of Economic Analysis

Federal Register Volume 80, Issue 171 (September 3, 2015)

Page Range53279-53280
FR Document2015-21875

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, Public Law 104-13 (44 U.S.C. 3506(c)(2)(A)).

Federal Register, Volume 80 Issue 171 (Thursday, September 3, 2015) 
[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 171 (Thursday, September 3, 2015)]
[Notices]
[Pages 53279-53280]
From the Federal Register Online  [www.thefederalregister.org]
[FR Doc No: 2015-21875]


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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, Public Law 104-13 (44 U.S.C. 3506(c)(2)(A)).

DATES: Written comments must be submitted on or before November 2, 
2015.

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 20230; phone: (202) 606-9850; fax: (202) 606-5318; 
email: [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

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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, aircraft (with crew) leasing expenses; and 5) 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 minor additions 
and modifications to the current BE-9 survey 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

    Form BE-9 is a quarterly report that must be completed within 45 
days after the end of each calendar quarter. BEA contacts potential 
respondents by mail the end of each calendar quarter. 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-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 Web site, 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: 184 annually (46 filed each quarter: 
180 reporting mandatory data and 4 exemption claims).
    Estimated Time per Response: 6 hours is the average for those 
reporting data. 1 hour is the average for those not reporting data. 
Hours may vary considerably among respondents because of differences in 
company size and complexity.
    Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 1,084.
    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.

    Dated: August 28, 2015.
Glenna Mickelson,
Management Analyst, Office of Chief Information Officer.
[FR Doc. 2015-21875 Filed 9-2-15; 8:45 am]
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Federal Register / Vol. 80, No. 171 / Thursday, September 3, 2015 / Notices 53279 during the current year. The covered the BE–30 and BE–37 quarterly survey Dated: August 28, 2015. revenues are: (1) Revenue derived from forms. For information about eFile, go to Glenna Mickelson, carriage of export freight and express www.bea.gov/efile. In addition, BEA Management Analyst, Office of Chief from the United States to points outside posts all its survey forms and reporting Information Officer. the United States; (2) revenue derived instructions on its Web site, [FR Doc. 2015–21877 Filed 9–2–15; 8:45 am] from carriage of freight and express www.bea.gov/ssb. These may be BILLING CODE 3510–06–P originating from, and destined to, points downloaded, completed, printed, and outside the United States; (3) revenue submitted via fax or mail. derived from transporting passengers DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE originating from, and destined to, points III. Data outside the United States; (4) revenue OMB Control Number: 0608–0011. Bureau of Economic Analysis from transporting passengers to and from the United States and the Form Number: BE–30 and BE–37. Proposed Information Collection; associated number of passengers; (5) Type of Review: Regular submission. Comment Request; Services Surveys: interline settlement receipts from Affected Public: Business or other for- BE–9, Quarterly Survey of Foreign foreign airline operators. The covered profit organizations. Airline Operators’ Revenues and expenses are: (1) Expenses incurred Expenses in the United States Estimated Number of BE–30 outside the United States for fuel and Responses: 280 annually (70 filed each AGENCY: Bureau of Economic Analysis, oil, station and maintenance bases, quarter: 62 reporting mandatory data Department of Commerce. wages, and other goods and services and 8 exemption claims). ACTION: Notice. purchased abroad (except aircraft leasing expenses); (2) aircraft (with Estimated Number of BE–37 Responses: 128 annually (32 filed each SUMMARY: The Department of crew) leasing expenses; and (3) interline Commerce, as part of its continuing settlement payments to foreign airline quarter: 31 reporting mandatory data and 1 exemption claim). effort to reduce paperwork and operators. A report is not required from respondent burden, invites the general U.S. airline operators whose total Estimated Time per Response: 4 hours public and other Federal agencies to annual covered revenues and total is the average for those reporting data. comment on proposed and/or annual covered expenses are below 1 hour is the average for those not continuing information collections, as $500,000. reporting data. Hours may vary required by the Paperwork Reduction The data collected on these surveys considerably among respondents Act of 1995, Public Law 104–13 (44 are needed to monitor U.S. trade in because of differences in company size U.S.C. 3506(c)(2)(A)). transport services to analyze the impact and complexity. of U.S. trade on the U.S. and foreign DATES: Written comments must be Estimated Total Annual Burden submitted on or before November 2, economies, to compile and improve the Hours: 1,524 (1,024 for the BE–30; 500 U.S. economic accounts, to support U.S. 2015. for the BE–37). commercial policy on trade in transport ADDRESSES: Direct all written comments services, to conduct trade promotion, Estimated Total Annual Cost to to Jennifer Jessup, Departmental and to improve the ability of U.S. Public: $0. Paperwork Clearance Officer, businesses to identify and evaluate Respondent’s Obligation: Mandatory. Department of Commerce, Room 6616, market opportunities. The data are used Legal Authority: International 14th and Constitution Avenue NW., in estimating the transport component Investment and Trade in Services Washington, DC 20230, or via email at of the U.S. international transactions Survey Act (Pub. L. 94–472, 22 U.S.C. jjessup@doc.gov. accounts (ITAs) and national income 3101–3108, as amended). FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: and product accounts (NIPAs). Requests for additional information or The Bureau of Economic Analysis IV. Request for Comments copies of the information collection (BEA) is proposing no additions, instrument and instructions should be Comments are invited on: (a) Whether modifications, or deletions to the directed to Christopher Stein, Chief, the proposed collections of information current BE–30 survey and minor Services Surveys Branch (SSB) BE–50, are necessary for the proper additions and modifications to the Bureau of Economic Analysis, U.S. performance of the functions of the current BE–37 survey to minimize Department of Commerce, Washington, Agency, including whether the respondent burden while considering DC 20230; phone: (202) 606–9850; fax: information will have practical utility; the needs of data users. Existing (202) 606–5318; email: (b) the accuracy of the Agency’s language in the instructions and christopher.stein@bea.gov. estimate of the burden (including hours definitions will be reviewed and and cost) of the proposed collections of SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: adjusted as necessary to clarify survey information; (c) ways to enhance the requirements. I. Abstract quality, utility, and clarity of the II. Method of Collection information to be collected; and (d) The Quarterly Survey of Foreign Forms BE–30 and BE–37 are quarterly ways to minimize the burden of the Airline Operators’ Revenues and reports that must be completed within collections of information on Expenses in the United States (BE–9) is 45 days after the end of each calendar respondents, including through the use a survey that collects data from U.S. quarter. 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53280 Federal Register / Vol. 80, No. 171 / Thursday, September 3, 2015 / Notices during the current year. The covered Form Number: BE–9. SUMMARY: The Department of revenues are freight revenue on Type of Review: Regular submission. Commerce, International Trade merchandise exported from, or imported Affected Public: Business or other for- Administration, Global Markets, Office into, the United States. The covered profit organizations. of Africa is seeking representatives of 15 expenses are expenses incurred in the Estimated Number of Responses: 184 U.S. institutional investors to United States for: (1) Fuel and oil; (2) annually (46 filed each quarter: 180 participate in the launch of the U.S. wages and salaries paid to employees in reporting mandatory data and 4 Institutional Investor Roadshow. The the United States; (3) agents’ and exemption claims). Roadshow will provide a platform for brokers’ fees and commissions for Estimated Time per Response: 6 hours U.S. institutional investors and African arrangement of freight and passenger is the average for those reporting data. government representatives to discuss transportation; (4) aircraft handling and 1 hour is the average for those not and implement best practices for terminal services, aircraft (with crew) reporting data. Hours may vary reducing governance risk, strengthening leasing expenses; and 5) all other considerably among respondents capital markets and increasing long- expenses incurred in the United States because of differences in company size term investment flows. The program is except leasing (without crew) expenses. and complexity. designed to help U.S. financial Respondents are also asked to report: Estimated Total Annual Burden institutions and exporters participate in (1) Shipping weights on which freight Hours: 1,084. large-scale business opportunities revenues were earned; (2) the number of Estimated Total Annual Cost to arising from transformational passengers transported to/from the Public: $0. infrastructure projects in Africa. United States; and (3) revenues Respondent’s Obligation: Mandatory. Representatives of several African Legal Authority: International governments, including one or more associated with these passengers. The data collected on the survey are Investment and Trade in Services heads of state, are expected to needed to monitor U.S. trade in Survey Act (Pub. L. 94–472, 22 U.S.C. participate in the launch event. U.S. transport services to analyze the impact 3101–3108, as amended). institutional investors and U.S. of U.S. trade on the U.S. and foreign IV. Request for Comments investment fund managers that economies, to compile and improve the Comments are invited on: (a) Whether represent U.S. institutional investors are U.S. economic accounts, to support U.S. the proposed collection of information invited to express interest in commercial policy on trade in transport is necessary for the proper performance participating in the launch event and services, to conduct trade promotion, of the functions of the Agency, on-going roadshow. and to improve the ability of U.S. including whether the information will DATES: The launch event will be held on businesses to identify and evaluate have practical utility; (b) the accuracy of Tuesday, September 29, 2015. Space is market opportunities. The data are used the Agency’s estimate of the burden limited. Requests to participate in the in estimating the transport component (including hours and cost) of the launch event must be received by 5:00 of the U.S. international transactions proposed collection of information; (c) p.m. EDT on September 18th, 2015. The accounts (ITAs) and national income ways to enhance the quality, utility, and U.S. Institutional Investor Roadshow is and product accounts (NIPAs). clarity of the information to be an on-going program. Requests will be The Bureau of Economic Analysis accepted on an on-going basis for the collected; and (d) ways to minimize the (BEA) is proposing minor additions and duration of the program to be added to burden of the collection of information modifications to the current BE–9 the distribution list for information on respondents, including through the survey to minimize respondent burden about the program and about upcoming use of automated collection techniques while considering the needs of data events. or other forms of information users. Existing language in the ADDRESSES: The launch event will be technology. instructions and definitions will be Comments submitted in response to held in New York, New York. The reviewed and adjusted as necessary to this notice will be summarized and/or address will be provided to invited clarify survey requirements. included in the request for OMB participants. Future Roadshow events II. Method of Collection approval of this information collection; are expected to occur in the United they also will become a matter of public States and Africa. To express interest in Form BE–9 is a quarterly report that participating in the launch event or to must be completed within 45 days after record. be added to the Roadshow distribution the end of each calendar quarter. BEA Dated: August 28, 2015. list for information about the program contacts potential respondents by mail Glenna Mickelson, and about upcoming events, please the end of each calendar quarter. Management Analyst, Office of Chief submit your request to: Roadshow@ Entities required to report will be Information Officer. trade.gov. contacted individually by BEA. Entities [FR Doc. 2015–21875 Filed 9–2–15; 8:45 am] not contacted by BEA have no reporting FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Joe BILLING CODE 3510–06–P responsibilities. 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CategoryRegulatory Information
CollectionFederal Register
sudoc ClassAE 2.7:
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PublisherOffice of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Administration
SectionNotices
ActionNotice.
DatesWritten comments must be submitted on or before November 2, 2015.
ContactRequests 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 20230; phone: (202) 606-9850; fax: (202) 606-5318; email: [email protected]
FR Citation80 FR 53279 
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