81 FR 12869 - Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request
DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE Federal Register Volume 81, Issue 48 (March 11, 2016)
Federal Register Volume 81, Issue 48 (March 11, 2016)
| Page Range | 12869-12870 | |
| FR Document | 2016-05510 |
[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 48 (Friday, March 11, 2016)] [Notices] [Pages 12869-12870] From the Federal Register Online [www.thefederalregister.org] [FR Doc No: 2016-05510] ----------------------------------------------------------------------- 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), Department of Commerce. Title: Quarterly Survey of Transactions in Selected Services and Intellectual Property with Foreign Persons. OMB Control Number: 0608-0067. Form Number: BE-125. Type of Request: Regular submission. Number of Responses: 8,800 annually (2,200 filed each quarter; 1,700 reporting mandatory data, and 500 that would file other responses). Average Hours per Response: 19 hours is the average for those reporting data, and 1 hour is the average for those not reporting data or providing voluntary responses, but hours may vary considerably among respondents because of differences in company size and complexity. Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 131,200. Needs and Uses: The Quarterly Survey of Transactions in Selected Services and Intellectual Property with Foreign Persons (BE-125) is a survey that collects data from U.S. persons who engage in covered transactions with foreign persons in selected services or intellectual property. A U.S. person must report if it had sales of covered services or intellectual property to foreign persons that exceeded $6 million for the previous fiscal year, or are expected to exceed that amount during the current fiscal year, or if it had purchases of covered services or intellectual property from foreign persons that exceeded $4 million for the previous fiscal year, or are expected to exceed that amount during the current fiscal year. The data are needed to monitor U.S. trade in services, to analyze the impact of 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 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 services component of the U.S. international transactions accounts (ITAs) and national income and product accounts. BEA received OMB approval for this information collection request on December 22, 2015. (Previous notices may be viewed at www.reginfo.gov; under the Information Collection Review tab, click on ``Search'' and use the OMB control number 0608-0067 to search for the BE-125 survey instrument.) Subsequent to this date, BEA identified additional changes to the data collected on the survey that would allow BEA to align the country detail published in the ITAs more closely with international economic accounting guidelines. As a result, the following changes are proposed for the collection of information on transactions in intellectual property: Mandatory Schedules A and B will be expanded to collect additional detail on intellectual property (IP) transactions. A U.S. person who engages in IP transactions with foreign persons will be required to distribute their receipts and/or payments according to the type of transaction and the type of IP. The covered transaction types are: (1) Transactions for the rights to use IP, (2) transactions for the rights to reproduce and/or distribute IP, and (3) transactions for the outright sales or purchases of IP. Reporters will be required to identify the foreign country(ies) involved in the transaction(s) and to distribute the amounts reported for each country according to whether the foreign person is the U.S. person's foreign affiliate, part of the U.S. person's foreign parent group, or an unaffiliated foreign person. BEA estimates the proposed changes will increase the average number of hours per response from 18 hours to 19 hours for those reporting data. The reporting thresholds of the current BE-125 survey will be retained. The effort to keep current reporting thresholds unchanged is intended 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. Affected Public: Businesses or other for-profit organizations. Frequency: Quarterly. This information collection request may be viewed at www.reginfo.gov. Follow instructions to view the 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 OIRA [email protected] or fax to (202) 975-5806. [[Page 12870]] Dated: March 8, 2016. Glenna Mickelson, Management Analyst, Office of the Chief Information Officer. [FR Doc. 2016-05510 Filed 3-10-16; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 3510-06-P
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establishment companies. Each selected DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE BEA received OMB approval for this
establishment will receive four information collection request on
questionnaires, one during each Submission for OMB Review; December 22, 2015. (Previous notices
calendar quarter of 2017. On each Comment Request may be viewed at www.reginfo.gov;
questionnaire, an establishment will be under the Information Collection
The Department of Commerce will
asked to report data for approximately Review tab, click on ‘‘Search’’ and use
submit to the Office of Management and
20–30 shipments for a predefined the OMB control number 0608–0067 to
Budget (OMB) for clearance the
reporting week. These data will include search for the BE–125 survey
following proposal for collection of
the value, net weight, commodity, and instrument.) Subsequent to this date,
information under the provisions of the
origin and destination of each selected BEA identified additional changes to the
Paperwork Reduction Act (44 U.S.C.
shipment. A limited number of data collected on the survey that would
Chapter 35).
establishments will be asked to report Agency: Bureau of Economic Analysis allow BEA to align the country detail
more than 40 shipments, providing (BEA), Department of Commerce. published in the ITAs more closely with
better representation of their shipping Title: Quarterly Survey of international economic accounting
activity. Respondents may report via Transactions in Selected Services and guidelines. As a result, the following
paper questionnaire or via secure Intellectual Property with Foreign changes are proposed for the collection
electronic reporting. Persons. of information on transactions in
OMB Control Number: 0608–0067. intellectual property:
III. Data
Form Number: BE–125. Mandatory Schedules A and B will be
OMB Control Number: 0607–0932. Type of Request: Regular submission. expanded to collect additional detail on
Form Number: CFS 1000 (2017). Number of Responses: 8,800 annually intellectual property (IP) transactions. A
Type of Review: Regular submission. (2,200 filed each quarter; 1,700 U.S. person who engages in IP
Affected Public: Business and other reporting mandatory data, and 500 that transactions with foreign persons will
for-profit. would file other responses). be required to distribute their receipts
Average Hours per Response: 19 and/or payments according to the type
Estimated Number of Respondents:
hours is the average for those reporting of transaction and the type of IP. The
100,000.
data, and 1 hour is the average for those covered transaction types are: (1)
Estimated Time per Response: 2.5 Transactions for the rights to use IP, (2)
not reporting data or providing
hours. transactions for the rights to reproduce
voluntary responses, but hours may vary
Estimated Total Annual Burden considerably among respondents and/or distribute IP, and (3) transactions
Hours: 1,000,000. because of differences in company size for the outright sales or purchases of IP.
Estimated Total Cost: $0. and complexity. Reporters will be required to identify
Respondent’s Obligation: Mandatory. Estimated Total Annual Burden the foreign country(ies) involved in the
Legal Authority: Title 13 U.S.C., Hours: 131,200. transaction(s) and to distribute the
Sections 8(b), 131 and 193; Title 49 Needs and Uses: The Quarterly amounts reported for each country
U.S.C., Section 6302. Survey of Transactions in Selected according to whether the foreign person
Services and Intellectual Property with is the U.S. person’s foreign affiliate, part
IV. Request for Comments Foreign Persons (BE–125) is a survey of the U.S. person’s foreign parent
Comments are invited on: (a) Whether that collects data from U.S. persons who group, or an unaffiliated foreign person.
the proposed collection of information engage in covered transactions with BEA estimates the proposed changes
is necessary for the proper performance foreign persons in selected services or will increase the average number of
of the functions of the agency, including intellectual property. A U.S. person hours per response from 18 hours to 19
whether the information shall have must report if it had sales of covered hours for those reporting data. The
practical utility; (b) the accuracy of the services or intellectual property to reporting thresholds of the current BE–
agency’s estimate of the burden foreign persons that exceeded $6 125 survey will be retained. The effort
(including hours and cost) of the million for the previous fiscal year, or to keep current reporting thresholds
proposed collection of information; (c) are expected to exceed that amount unchanged is intended to minimize
ways to enhance the quality, utility, and during the current fiscal year, or if it respondent burden while considering
clarity of the information to be had purchases of covered services or the needs of data users. Existing
collected; and (d) ways to minimize the intellectual property from foreign language in the instructions and
burden of the collection of information persons that exceeded $4 million for the definitions will be reviewed and
on respondents, including through the previous fiscal year, or are expected to adjusted as necessary to clarify survey
use of automated collection techniques exceed that amount during the current requirements.
or other forms of information fiscal year. Affected Public: Businesses or other
technology. The data are needed to monitor U.S. for-profit organizations.
Comments submitted in response to trade in services, to analyze the impact
of trade on the U.S. and foreign Frequency: Quarterly.
this notice will be summarized and/or This information collection request
included in the request for OMB economies, to compile and improve the
U.S. economic accounts, to support U.S. may be viewed at www.reginfo.gov.
approval of this information collection; Follow instructions to view the
commercial policy on trade in services,
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they also will become a matter of public Department of Commerce collections
record. to conduct trade promotion, and to
improve the ability of U.S. businesses to currently under review by OMB.
Dated: March 8, 2016. identify and evaluate market Written comments and
Glenna Mickelson, opportunities. The data are used in recommendations for the proposed
Management Analyst, Office of the Chief estimating the services component of information collection should be sent
Information Officer. the U.S. international transactions within 30 days of publication of this
[FR Doc. 2016–05494 Filed 3–10–16; 8:45 am] accounts (ITAs) and national income notice to OIRA Submission@
BILLING CODE 3510–07–P and product accounts. omb.eop.gov or fax to (202) 975–5806.
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Dated: March 8, 2016. 7210.90.9000, 7211.13.0000, calculated in accordance with section
Glenna Mickelson, 7211.14.0030, 7211.14.0045, 773 of the Act.
Management Analyst, Office of the Chief 7211.90.0000, 7212.40.1000, For a full description of the
Information Officer. 7212.40.5000, 7212.50.0000, methodology underlying our
[FR Doc. 2016–05510 Filed 3–10–16; 8:45 am] 7225.40.3050, 7225.40.7000, conclusions, see the Preliminary
BILLING CODE 3510–06–P 7225.50.6000, 7225.99.0090, Decision Memorandum. The
7226.91.5000, 7226.91.7000, Preliminary Decision Memorandum is a
7226.91.8000, and 7226.99.0000. While public document and is made available
DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE the HTSUS subheadings are provided to the public via Enforcement and
for convenience and customs purposes, Compliance’s Antidumping and
International Trade Administration the written description is dispositive. A Countervailing Duty Centralized
[A–580–836] full description of the scope of the order Electronic Service System (ACCESS).
is contained in the Preliminary Decision ACCESS is available to registered users
Certain Cut-to-Length Carbon-Quality Memorandum.1 at http://access.trade.gov and to all
Steel Plate Products From the parties in the Department’s Central
Republic of Korea: Preliminary Results Tolling of Deadline of Preliminary Records Unit, located at room B8024 of
of Antidumping Duty Administrative Results of Reviews the main Department of Commerce
and New Shipper Reviews and As explained in the memorandum building. In addition, a complete
Rescission of Administrative Review, from the Acting Assistant Secretary for version of the Preliminary Decision
in Part; 2014–2015 Enforcement & Compliance, the Memorandum can be found at http://
Department has exercised its discretion enforcement.trade.gov/frn/index.html.
AGENCY: Enforcement and Compliance,
International Trade Administration, to toll all administrative deadlines due
Preliminary Results of the
Department of Commerce. to the recent closure of the Federal
Administrative Review
SUMMARY: The Department of Commerce Government. All deadlines in this
segment of the proceeding have been As a result of this administrative
(the Department) is conducting an
extended by four business days. The review, we preliminarily determine that
administrative review and a concurrent
revised deadline for the preliminary a weighted-average dumping margin of
new-shipper review of the antidumping
results of these reviews is now March 4, 1.11 percent exists for Dongkuk Steel
duty order on certain cut-to-length
2016.2 Mill Co., Ltd., for the period February 1,
carbon-quality steel plate products (CTL
2014, through January 31, 2015.
plate) from the Republic of Korea Rescission of Administrative Review in
(Korea). The period of review (POR) is Part Preliminary Results of the New Shipper
February 1, 2014, through January 31, Review
2015. With respect to the administrative We are rescinding the administrative
review in part with respect to BDP As a result of this new shipper
review, the Department preliminarily review, we preliminarily determine that
determines that the sole producer/ International, Daewoo International
Corp., GS Global Corp., Hyundai Glovis, a weighted-average dumping margin of
exporter subject to the review, Dongkuk 0.00 percent exists for merchandise
Steel Mill Co., Ltd. (DSM), made sales Hyundai Steel, Iljin Steel, Samsung C&T
Corporation, Samsung C&T Engineering produced and exported by Hyundai
of subject merchandise at less than Steel Company for the period February
normal value. With respect to the new- & Construction Group, Samsung C&T
Trading and Investment Group, 1, 2014, through January 31, 2015.
shipper review, the Department
preliminarily determines that Hyundai Samsung Heavy Industries, and Steel N Disclosure and Public Comment
Steel Company (Hyundai Steel) did not People Ltd.3
We intend to disclose the calculations
make sales of subject merchandise at Methodology performed for these preliminary results
less than normal value. We invite to the parties within five days of the
interested parties to comment on these The Department conducted these
date of publication of this notice in
preliminary results. reviews in accordance with section 751
accordance with 19 CFR 351.224(b).
DATES: Effective Date: March 11, 2016.
of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended
Pursuant to 19 CFR 351.309(c),
(the Act). Constructed export price is
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: interested parties may submit case briefs
calculated in accordance with section
Yang Jin Chun or Thomas Schauer, AD/ not later than 30 days after the date of
772 of the Act. Normal value is
CVD Operations, Office I, Enforcement publication of this notice. Rebuttal
and Compliance, International Trade 1 See the memorandum from Deputy Assistant
briefs, limited to issues raised in the
Administration, U.S. Department of Secretary Christian Marsh to Assistant Secretary
case briefs, may be filed not later than
Commerce, 1401 Constitution Avenue Paul Piquado entitled, ‘‘Preliminary Decision five days after the date for filing case
NW., Washington DC 20230; telephone Memorandum for the Administrative and New- briefs.4 Parties who submit case briefs or
(202) 482–5760 or (202) 482–0410, Shipper Reviews of the Antidumping Duty Order rebuttal briefs in this proceeding are
on Certain Cut-to-Length Carbon-Quality Steel Plate
respectively. Products from the Republic of Korea’’ dated
encouraged to submit with each
concurrently with this notice and hereby adopted argument: (1) a statement of the issue,
Scope of the Order
by this notice (Preliminary Decision Memorandum). (2) a brief summary of the argument,
The products covered by the 2 See Memorandum to the Record from Ron
and (3) a table of authorities.5
antidumping duty order are certain CTL Lorentzen, Acting A/S for Enforcement &
asabaliauskas on DSK3SPTVN1PROD with NOTICES
Pursuant to 19 CFR 351.310(c),
plate. Imports of CTL plate are currently Compliance, regarding ‘‘Tolling of Administrative
Deadlines As a Result of the Government Closure interested parties who wish to request a
classified in the Harmonized Tariff During Snowstorm Jonas’’ dated January 27, 2016. hearing, must submit a written request
Schedule of the United States (HTSUS) 3 See Preliminary Decision Memorandum at 4 for to the Assistant Secretary for
under subheadings 7208.40.3030, more details on this rescission in part. As noted in Enforcement and Compliance, filed
7208.40.3060, 7208.51.0030, the Preliminary Decision Memorandum, we will not
issue assessment instructions as a result of the
electronically via ACCESS. An
7208.51.0045, 7208.51.0060, administrative review rescission with respect to
7208.52.0000, 7208.53.0000, Hyundai Steel, given the ongoing new-shipper 4 See 19 CFR 351.309(d).
7208.90.0000, 7210.70.3000, review. Id. n.14. 5 See 19 CFR 351.309(c)(2) and (d)(2).
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