80 FR 55083 - Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

Federal Register Volume 80, Issue 177 (September 14, 2015)

Page Range		55083-55084
FR Document		2015-23014

Federal Register, Volume 80 Issue 177 (Monday, September 14, 2015)

[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 177 (Monday, September 14, 2015)]
[Notices]
[Pages 55083-55084]
From the Federal Register Online  [www.thefederalregister.org]
[FR Doc No: 2015-23014]


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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).
    Title: Annual Survey of U.S. Direct Investment Abroad.
    OMB Control Number: 0608-0053.
    Form Number: BE-11.
    Type of Request: Regular submission.
    Number of Respondents: An estimated 1,900 U.S. parents will file 
data for their U.S. operations on the A form; 21,800 foreign 
affiliates, which include 20,500 B forms, 1,150 C forms, and 150 D 
forms; and 500 Claim for Exemption forms.
    Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 262,250 hours. Total annual 
burden is calculated by multiplying the estimated number of submissions 
of each form by the average hourly burden

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per form, which is 7 hours for the A form, 12 hours for the B form, 2 
hours for the C form, 1 hour for the D form, and 1 hour for the Claim 
for Exemption forms.
    Estimated Time per Respondent: 138.0 hours per respondent (262,250 
hours/1,900 U.S. parents) is the average, but may vary considerably 
among respondents because of differences in company structure, size, 
and complexity.
    Needs and Uses: The Annual Survey of U.S. Direct Investment Abroad 
(Form BE-11) collects financial and operating data covering the 
operations of U.S. parents and their foreign affiliates, including 
their balance sheets, income statements, property, plant, and 
equipment, employment and employee compensation, merchandise trade, 
sales of goods and services, taxes, and research and development 
activity. The survey is a sample survey that covers all foreign 
affiliates above a size-exemption level and their U.S. parents. The 
sample data are used to derive universe estimates in nonbenchmark years 
by extrapolating forward similar data reported in the BE-10, Benchmark 
Survey of U.S. Direct Investment Abroad, which is conducted every five 
years. The data are needed to measure the size and economic 
significance of direct investment abroad, measure changes in such 
investment, and assess its impact on the U.S. and foreign economies.
    The data from the survey are primarily intended as general purpose 
statistics. They should be readily available to answer any number of 
research and policy questions related to U.S. direct investment abroad.
    Affected Public: Businesses or other for-profit organizations.
    Frequency: Annual.
    Respondent's Obligation: Mandatory.
    This information collection request may be viewed at 
www.reginfo.gov. 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] or fax to (202) 395-5806.

    Dated: September 9, 2015.
Glenna Mickelson,
Management Analyst, Office of the Chief Information Officer.
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documents discussed during the Thursday, October 1, 2015, by Agenda
meeting, will be available for public teleconference. The purpose of the
Administrative Matters
viewing, as they become available at: orientation meeting is to inform the
https://database.faca.gov/committee/ newly appointed members about the Ivy L. Davis, Director, Eastern Regional
meetings.aspx?cid=240. Records rules of operation for the advisory Office and Designated Federal Official
generated from this meeting may also be committee. The purpose of the planning Welcome and Introductions
inspected and reproduced at the Eastern meeting is to begin discussing possible
Regional Office, as they become K. Shiek Pal, Chair
topics for the advisory committee’s
available, both before and after the expected civil rights review. Orientation Meeting
meeting. Persons interested in the work
of this advisory committee are advised Interested members of the public may VA State Advisory Committee
to go to the Commission’s Web site, listen to the discussion by calling the
Planning Meeting
www.usccr.gov, or to contact the Eastern following toll-free conference call
Regional Office at the above phone number 1–888–437–9445 and VA State Advisory Committee
number, email or street address. conference call code: 8116017#. Please DATES: Thursday, October 1, 2015 at
be advised that before placing them into 2:00 p.m. (EDT).
Agenda the conference call, the conference call ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held
Administrative Matters operator will ask callers to provide their via teleconference:
Ivy L. Davis, Director, Eastern Regional names, their organizational affiliations
Public Call Information
Office and Designated Federal Official (if any), and email addresses (so that
callers may be notified of future Conference Call-in Number: 1–888–
Welcome and Introductions meetings). Callers can expect to incur 437–9445; Conference Call ID code:
Enid Wallace-Simms, Vice Chair charges for calls they initiate over 8116017#.
wireless lines, and the Commission will TDD: Dial Federal Relay Service 1–
Expert Presentations and Discussion 800–977–8339 and give the operator the
not refund any incurred charges. Callers
DE State Advisory Committee will incur no charge for calls they above conference all-in number and
conference call code.
Open Comment initiate over land-line connections to
the toll-free telephone number. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ivy
DATES: Thursday, October 8, 2015 at L. Davis at ero@usccr.gov, or 202–376–
Persons with hearing impairments 7533.
1:00 p.m. (EDT).
may also follow the discussion by first
ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held calling the Federal Relay Service at 1– Dated: September 8, 2015.
via teleconference: 800–977–8339 and providing the David Mussatt,
Public Call Information operator with the above conference call Chief, Regional Programs Unit.
number and conference call code. [FR Doc. 2015–22955 Filed 9–11–15; 8:45 am]
Conference Call-in Number: 1–888–
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359–3624; Conference Call ID code: Members of the public are invited to
2977026. submit written comments; the
TDD: Dial Federal Relay Service 1– comments must be received in the
800–977–8339 and give the operator the DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
regional office by Monday, November 2,
above conference call-in number and 2015. Written comments may be mailed Submission for OMB Review;
conference call code. to the Eastern Regional Office, U.S. Comment Request
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ivy Commission on Civil Rights, 1331
L. Davis at ero@usccr.gov, or 202–376– Pennsylvania Avenue, Suite 1150, The Department of Commerce will
7533. Washington, DC 20425, faxed to (202) submit to the Office of Management and
376–7548, or emailed to Evelyn Bohor at Budget (OMB) for clearance the
Dated: September 8, 2015.
ero@usccr.gov. Persons who desire following proposal for collection of
David Mussatt, information under the provisions of the
Chief, Regional Programs Unit. additional information may contact the
Eastern Regional Office at (202) 376– Paperwork Reduction Act (44 U.S.C.
[FR Doc. 2015–22954 Filed 9–11–15; 8:45 am] Chapter 35).
7533.
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The activities of this advisory (BEA).
committee, including records and Title: Annual Survey of U.S. Direct
COMMISSION ON CIVIL RIGHTS documents discussed during the Investment Abroad.
meeting, will be available for public OMB Control Number: 0608–0053.
Agenda and Notice of Public Meeting viewing, as they become available at: Form Number: BE–11.
of the Virginia Advisory Committee
https://database.faca.gov/committee/ Type of Request: Regular submission.
AGENCY: Commission on Civil Rights. meetings.aspx?cid=279. Records Number of Respondents: An
ACTION: Announcement of meeting. generated from this meeting may also be estimated 1,900 U.S. parents will file
inspected and reproduced at the Eastern data for their U.S. operations on the A
SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given, Regional Office, as they become form; 21,800 foreign affiliates, which
pursuant to the provisions of the rules available, both before and after the include 20,500 B forms, 1,150 C forms,
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and regulations of the U.S. Commission meeting. Persons interested in the work and 150 D forms; and 500 Claim for
on Civil Rights (Commission), and the of this advisory committee are advised Exemption forms.
Federal Advisory Committee Act to go to the Commission’s Web site, Estimated Total Annual Burden
(FACA) that both an orientation and www.usccr.gov, or to contact the Eastern Hours: 262,250 hours. Total annual
planning meeting of the Virginia Regional Office at the above phone burden is calculated by multiplying the
Advisory Committee to the Commission estimated number of submissions of
number, email or street address.
will convene at 2:00 p.m. (EDT) on each form by the average hourly burden

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per form, which is 7 hours for the A DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE plans, defined-benefit and post-
form, 12 hours for the B form, 2 hours employment healthcare plans. However,
for the C form, 1 hour for the D form, Submission for OMB Review; we will not be asking these questions for
and 1 hour for the Claim for Exemption Comment Request this collection.
forms. The GUS serves multiple purposes.
The Department of Commerce will
Estimated Time per Respondent: submit to the Office of Management and The GUS will be used to obtain
138.0 hours per respondent (262,250 Budget (OMB) for clearance the descriptive information on the basic
hours/1,900 U.S. parents) is the average, following proposal for collection of characteristics of governments; to
but may vary considerably among information under the provisions of the identify and delete inactive units from
respondents because of differences in Paperwork Reduction Act (44 U.S.C. the official list of public entities
company structure, size, and chapter 35). maintained by the Census Bureau; to
complexity. Agency: U.S. Census Bureau. identify file duplicates and units that
Needs and Uses: The Annual Survey Title: 2016 Government Units Survey. were dependent on other governments;
of U.S. Direct Investment Abroad (Form OMB Control Number: 0607–0930. to update and verify the mailing
BE–11) collects financial and operating Form Number(s): GUS–1. addresses of governments; and to
data covering the operations of U.S. Type of Request: Reinstatement, with produce the official count of non-school
parents and their foreign affiliates, change, of an expired collection. government units in the United States.
including their balance sheets, income Number of Respondents: 77,000.
Average Hours per Response: 15 Federal legislation relevant to the
statements, property, plant, and
minutes. American workforce, the Fair Labor
equipment, employment and employee
Burden Hours: 19,250. Standards Act (FLSA) and the Family
compensation, merchandise trade, sales
Needs and Uses: This information Medical Leave Act, refer to the list of
of goods and services, taxes, and
research and development activity. The request covers the questionnaire needed governments maintained by the Census
survey is a sample survey that covers all to conduct the directory survey Bureau for purposes of administering
foreign affiliates above a size-exemption component of the 2017 Census of provisions of these laws. The Bureau of
level and their U.S. parents. The sample Governments. The 2016 Government Justice Statistics maintains an interest in
data are used to derive universe Units Survey (GUS) will be used to the list of active governments and their
estimates in nonbenchmark years by update the universe list of public sector activities for purposes of administering
extrapolating forward similar data entities for the 2017 Census of grant programs. The Bureau of
reported in the BE–10, Benchmark Governments. Each of the estimated Economic Analysis (BEA) uses the
Survey of U.S. Direct Investment 77,000 non-school governments will be products of the Census of Governments
Abroad, which is conducted every five sent a questionnaire. Respondents will including the counts of state and local
years. The data are needed to measure be encouraged to respond to the survey governments; and state and local
the size and economic significance of on the Internet but will have the option government employment and payroll
direct investment abroad, measure to answer the questions and return the data. BEA also uses revenue,
changes in such investment, and assess questionnaire by paper mail. expenditures, debt, and financial assets
its impact on the U.S. and foreign Respondents will be asked to verify or data from the Census of Governments
economies. correct the name and mailing address of for principal inputs to the local
the government and answer five
The data from the survey are government portion of their Gross
questions to complete the survey.
primarily intended as general purpose Domestic Product publication. In
The GUS is mailed to all
statistics. They should be readily addition, users from academia, research
municipalities, townships, counties,
available to answer any number of and special districts. The 2011 GUS, organizations, governments, public
research and policy questions related to conducted in advance of the 2012 interest groups, and various businesses
U.S. direct investment abroad. Census of Governments, consisted of provide evidence of their interest
Affected Public: Businesses or other nine broad content areas: Background through requests for information and
for-profit organizations. information, debt, license and permit requests for assistance in accessing
fees, taxes, retirement/pension plan, universe information available on the
Frequency: Annual. Census Bureau Internet Web site.
government activity, public services,
Respondent’s Obligation: Mandatory. judicial or legal activities, and finance. Affected Public: State, local or tribal
This information collection request The 2016 GUS will differ from the government.
may be viewed at www.reginfo.gov. former version by shortening the Frequency: Every 5 years.
Follow the instructions to view number of content areas. The 2016 GUS
Department of Commerce collections consists of only two broad content areas: Respondent’s Obligation: Voluntary.
currently under review by OMB. Background and employee information. Legal Authority: Title 13 U.S.C.,
Written comments and Both the 2011 and 2016 GUS also Sections 161 and 193.
recommendations for the proposed include(d) both remarks and contact This information collection request
information collection should be sent information sections. The first content may be viewed at www.reginfo.gov.
within 30 days of publication of this area for the 2016 GUS consists
Follow the instructions to view
notice to OIRASubmission@ predominately of yes/no questions and
Department of Commerce collections
omb.eop.gov or fax to (202) 395–5806. is designed to determine the existence
currently under review by OMB.
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of a government. The employees section
Dated: September 9, 2015. of the questionnaire requests the Written comments and
Glenna Mickelson, number of paid employees of a recommendations for the proposed
Management Analyst, Office of the Chief government. A notice published in the information collection should be sent
Information Officer. Federal Register on April 1, 2015 stated within 30 days of publication of this
[FR Doc. 2015–23014 Filed 9–11–15; 8:45 am] our intent to ask respondents detailed notice to OIRA_Submission@
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Section		Notices
FR Citation		80 FR 55083