81_FR_19193 81 FR 19129 - BE-605: Quarterly Survey of Foreign Direct Investment in the United States-Transactions of U.S. Affiliate With Foreign Parent

81 FR 19129 - BE-605: Quarterly Survey of Foreign Direct Investment in the United States-Transactions of U.S. Affiliate With Foreign Parent

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
Bureau of Economic Analysis

Federal Register Volume 81, Issue 64 (April 4, 2016)

Page Range19129-19130
FR Document2016-07471

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 Foreign Direct Investment in the United States--Transactions of U.S. Affiliate with Foreign Parent (BE-605). This survey is authorized by the International Investment and Trade in Services Survey Act.

Federal Register, Volume 81 Issue 64 (Monday, April 4, 2016) 
[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 64 (Monday, April 4, 2016)]
[Notices]
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From the Federal Register Online  [www.thefederalregister.org]
[FR Doc No: 2016-07471]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

Bureau of Economic Analysis

[Docket No. 160304202-6202-01]
XRIN: 0691-XC050


BE-605: Quarterly Survey of Foreign Direct Investment in the 
United States--Transactions of U.S. Affiliate With Foreign Parent

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 Foreign Direct 
Investment in the United States--Transactions of U.S. Affiliate with 
Foreign Parent (BE-605). This survey is authorized by the International 
Investment and Trade in Services Survey Act.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This Notice constitutes legal notification 
to all U.S. persons (defined below) who meet the reporting requirements 
set forth in this Notice that they must respond to, and comply with, 
the BE-605. Reports are due 30 days after the close of each calendar or 
fiscal quarter; 45 days if the report is for the final quarter of the 
financial reporting 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-605 
survey forms and instructions are available on the BEA Web site at 
www.bea.gov/fdi.

Definitions

    (a) 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.
    (b) Foreign, when used in a geographic sense, means that which is

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situated outside the United States or which belongs to or is 
characteristic of a country other than the United States.
    (c) 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 U.S. Government, a 
State or local government, and any agency, corporation, financial 
institution, or other entity or instrumentality thereof, including a 
government-sponsored agency).
    (d) Business enterprise means any organization, association, 
branch, or venture that exists for profit-making purposes or to 
otherwise secure economic advantage, and any ownership of any real 
estate.

Reporting

    Notice of specific reporting requirements, including who is to 
report, the information to be reported, the manner of reporting, and 
the time and place of filing reports, will be mailed to those required 
to complete this survey.
    Who Must Report: (a) Reports are required from each U.S. business 
enterprise in which a foreign person has a direct and/or indirect 
ownership interest of at least 10 percent of the voting stock in an 
incorporated business enterprise, or an equivalent interest in an 
unincorporated business enterprise, and that meets the additional 
conditions detailed in Form BE-605.
    (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 transactions 
between parent companies and their affiliates and on direct investment 
positions (stocks).
    How To Report: Reports can be filed using BEA's electronic 
reporting system at www.bea.gov/efile. Copies of the survey form and 
instructions, which contain complete information on reporting 
procedures and definitions, can be downloaded from the BEA Web site 
given above. Form BE-605 inquiries can be made by phone to (202) 606-
5577 or by sending an email to [email protected].
    When To Report: Reports are due to BEA 30 days after the close of 
each calendar or fiscal quarter; 45 days if the report is for the final 
quarter of the financial reporting 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 0608-0009. 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 1 hour per response. Additional information regarding this 
burden estimate may be viewed at www.reginfo.gov; under the Information 
Collection Review tab, click on ``Search'' and use the above OMB 
control number to search for the current survey instrument. 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 
0608-0009, Washington, DC 20503.

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

Brian C. Moyer,
Director, Bureau of Economic Analysis.
[FR Doc. 2016-07471 Filed 4-1-16; 8:45 am]
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Federal Register / Vol. 81, No. 64 / Monday, April 4, 2016 / Notices 19129 125. Reports are due 45 days after the year; or had purchases of covered DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE end of each fiscal quarter except for the services or intellectual property from final quarter. After the end of fiscal year foreign persons that exceeded $4 Bureau of Economic Analysis of the U.S. person, reports must be filed million during the previous fiscal year, [Docket No. 160304202–6202–01] within 90 days. This notice is being or are expected to exceed that amount issued in conformance with the rule during the current fiscal year. Because XRIN: 0691–XC050 BEA issued in 2012 (77 FR 24373) the thresholds are applied separately to establishing guidelines for collecting sales and purchases, the reporting BE–605: Quarterly Survey of Foreign data on international trade in services requirements may apply only to sales, Direct Investment in the United and direct investment through notices, only to purchases, or to both sales and States—Transactions of U.S. Affiliate rather than through rulemaking. purchases. With Foreign Parent Additional information about BEA’s (b) Entities required to report will be AGENCY: Bureau of Economic Analysis, collection of data on international trade contacted individually by BEA. Entities Commerce. in services and direct investment can be not contacted by BEA have no reporting ACTION: Notice of reporting found in the 2012 rule, the International responsibilities. What To Report: The survey collects requirements. Investment and Trade in Services Survey Act (22 U.S.C. 3101 et seq.), and information on U.S. international trade SUMMARY: By this Notice, the Bureau of 15 CFR part 801. Survey data on in selected services and intellectual Economic Analysis (BEA), Department international trade in services and direct property. of Commerce, is informing the public investment that are not collected How To Report: Reports can be filed that it is conducting the mandatory pursuant to the 2012 rule are described using BEA’s electronic reporting system survey titled Quarterly Survey of separately in 15 CFR part 801. The BE– at www.bea.gov/efile. Copies of the Foreign Direct Investment in the United 125 survey form and instructions are survey forms and instructions, which States—Transactions of U.S. Affiliate available on the BEA Web site at contain complete information on reporting procedures and definitions, with Foreign Parent (BE–605). This www.bea.gov/ssb. survey is authorized by the International can be downloaded from the BEA Web Definitions site given above. Form BE–125 inquiries Investment and Trade in Services can be made by phone to BEA at (202) Survey Act. (a) Person means any individual, 606–5588 or by sending an email to SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This branch, partnership, associated group, association, estate, trust, corporation, or be125help@bea.gov. Notice constitutes legal notification to other organization (whether or not When To Report: Reports are due to all U.S. persons (defined below) who organized under the laws of any State), BEA 45 days after the end of each fiscal meet the reporting requirements set and any government (including a quarter, except for the final quarter of forth in this Notice that they must foreign government, the U.S. the reporter’s fiscal year when reports respond to, and comply with, the BE– Government, a State or local must be filed within 90 days. 605. Reports are due 30 days after the government, and any agency, close of each calendar or fiscal quarter; Paperwork Reduction Act Notice 45 days if the report is for the final corporation, financial institution, or This data collection has been quarter of the financial reporting year. other entity or instrumentality thereof, approved by the Office of Management This notice is being issued in including a government-sponsored and Budget (OMB) in accordance with conformance with the rule BEA issued agency). the Paperwork Reduction Act and in 2012 (77 FR 24373) establishing (b) U.S. person means any person assigned control number 0608–0067. An guidelines for collecting data on resident in the United States or subject agency may not conduct or sponsor, and international trade in services and direct to the jurisdiction of the United States. (c) United States, when used in a a person is not required to respond to, investment through notices, rather than geographic sense, means the 50 States, a collection of information unless it through rulemaking. Additional the District of Columbia, the displays a valid control number information about BEA’s collection of Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, and all assigned by OMB. Public reporting data on international trade in services territories and possessions of the United burden for this collection of information and direct investment can be found in States. is estimated to average 18 hours per the 2012 rule, the International (d) Foreign person means any person response. Additional information Investment and Trade in Services resident outside the United States or regarding this burden estimate may be Survey Act (22 U.S.C. 3101 et seq.), and subject to the jurisdiction of a country viewed at www.reginfo.gov; under the 15 CFR part 801. Survey data on other than the United States. Information Collection Review tab, click international trade in services and direct on ‘‘Search’’ and use the above OMB investment that are not collected Reporting control number to search for the current pursuant to the 2012 rule are described Notice of specific reporting survey instrument. Send comments separately in 15 CFR part 801. The BE– requirements, including who is to regarding this burden estimate to 605 survey forms and instructions are report, the information to be reported, Director, Bureau of Economic Analysis available on the BEA Web site at the manner of reporting, and the time (BE–1), U.S. Department of Commerce, www.bea.gov/fdi. and place of filing reports, will be Washington, DC 20230; and to the Office of Management and Budget, Definitions mailed to those required to complete mstockstill on DSK4VPTVN1PROD with NOTICES this survey. Paperwork Reduction Project 0608– (a) United States, when used in a Who Must Report: (a) Reports are 0067, Washington, DC 20503. geographic sense, means the 50 States, required from each U.S. person who had Authority: 22 U.S.C. 3101–3108. the District of Columbia, the sales of covered services or intellectual Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, and all property to foreign persons that Brian C. Moyer, territories and possessions of the United exceeded $6 million during the previous Director, Bureau of Economic Analysis. States. fiscal year, or are expected to exceed [FR Doc. 2016–07470 Filed 4–1–16; 8:45 am] (b) Foreign, when used in a that amount during the current fiscal BILLING CODE 3510–06–P geographic sense, means that which is VerDate Sep<11>2014 19:03 Apr 01, 2016 Jkt 238001 PO 00000 Frm 00018 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 E:\FR\FM\04APN1.SGM 04APN1

19130 Federal Register / Vol. 81, No. 64 / Monday, April 4, 2016 / Notices situated outside the United States or Paperwork Reduction Act Notice being issued in conformance with the which belongs to or is characteristic of This data collection has been rule BEA issued in 2012 (77 FR 24373) a country other than the United States. approved by the Office of Management establishing guidelines for collecting (c) Person means any individual, and Budget (OMB) in accordance with data on international trade in services branch, partnership, associated group, the Paperwork Reduction Act and and direct investment through notices, association, estate, trust, corporation, or assigned control number 0608–0009. An rather than through rulemaking. other organization (whether or not agency may not conduct or sponsor, and Additional information about BEA’s organized under the laws of any State), a person is not required to respond to, collection of data on international trade and any government (including a a collection of information unless it in services and direct investment can be foreign government, the U.S. displays a valid control number found in the 2012 rule, the International Government, a State or local assigned by OMB. Public reporting Investment and Trade in Services government, and any agency, burden for this collection of information Survey Act (22 U.S.C. 3101 et seq.), and corporation, financial institution, or is estimated to average 1 hour per 15 CFR part 801. Survey data on other entity or instrumentality thereof, response. Additional information international trade in services and direct including a government-sponsored regarding this burden estimate may be investment that are not collected agency). viewed at www.reginfo.gov; under the pursuant to the 2012 rule are described Information Collection Review tab, click separately in 15 CFR part 801. The BE– (d) Business enterprise means any 30 survey form and instructions are organization, association, branch, or on ‘‘Search’’ and use the above OMB control number to search for the current available on the BEA Web site at venture that exists for profit-making www.bea.gov/ssb. purposes or to otherwise secure survey instrument. Send comments economic advantage, and any regarding this burden estimate to Definitions ownership of any real estate. Director, Bureau of Economic Analysis (BE–1), U.S. Department of Commerce, (a) Person means any individual, Reporting Washington, DC 20230; and to the branch, partnership, associated group, Office of Management and Budget, association, estate, trust, corporation, or Notice of specific reporting other organization (whether or not requirements, including who is to Paperwork Reduction Project 0608– 0009, Washington, DC 20503. organized under the laws of any State), report, the information to be reported, and any government (including a the manner of reporting, and the time Authority: 22 U.S.C. 3101–3108. foreign government, the U.S. and place of filing reports, will be Brian C. Moyer, Government, a State or local mailed to those required to complete government, and any agency, Director, Bureau of Economic Analysis. this survey. corporation, financial institution, or [FR Doc. 2016–07471 Filed 4–1–16; 8:45 am] Who Must Report: (a) Reports are other entity or instrumentality thereof, BILLING CODE 3510–06–P required from each U.S. business including a government-sponsored enterprise in which a foreign person has agency). a direct and/or indirect ownership DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE (b) U.S. person means any person interest of at least 10 percent of the resident in the United States or subject voting stock in an incorporated business Bureau of Economic Analysis to the jurisdiction of the United States. enterprise, or an equivalent interest in [Docket No. 160304195–6195–01] (c) United States, when used in a an unincorporated business enterprise, geographic sense, means the 50 States, and that meets the additional conditions RIN 0691–XC044 the District of Columbia, the detailed in Form BE–605. Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, and all BE–30: Quarterly Survey of Ocean territories and possessions of the United (b) Entities required to report will be Freight Revenues and Foreign contacted individually by BEA. Entities States. Expenses of U.S. Carriers (d) Foreign person means any person not contacted by BEA have no reporting responsibilities. AGENCY: Bureau of Economic Analysis, resident outside the United States or Commerce. subject to the jurisdiction of a country What To Report: The survey collects ACTION: Notice of reporting other than the United States. information on transactions between parent companies and their affiliates requirements. Reporting and on direct investment positions SUMMARY: By this Notice, the Bureau of Notice of specific reporting (stocks). Economic Analysis (BEA), Department requirements, including who is to How To Report: Reports can be filed of Commerce, is informing the public report, the information to be reported, using BEA’s electronic reporting system that it is conducting the mandatory the manner of reporting, and the time at www.bea.gov/efile. Copies of the survey titled Quarterly Survey of Ocean and place of filing reports, will be survey form and instructions, which Freight Revenues and Foreign Expenses mailed to those required to complete contain complete information on of U.S. Carriers (BE–30). This survey is this survey. reporting procedures and definitions, authorized by the International Who Must Report: (a) Reports are can be downloaded from the BEA Web Investment and Trade in Services required from each U.S. person whose site given above. Form BE–605 inquiries Survey Act. total covered revenues or total covered can be made by phone to (202) 606– mstockstill on DSK4VPTVN1PROD with NOTICES SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This expenses were $500,000 or more during 5577 or by sending an email to be605@ Notice constitutes legal notification to the previous year, or are expected to be bea.gov. all U.S. persons (defined below) who $500,000 or more during the current When To Report: Reports are due to meet the reporting requirements set year. BEA 30 days after the close of each forth in this Notice that they must (b) Entities required to report will be calendar or fiscal quarter; 45 days if the respond to, and comply with, the BE– contacted individually by BEA. Entities report is for the final quarter of the 30. Reports are due 45 days after the end not contacted by BEA have no reporting financial reporting year. of each calendar quarter. This notice is responsibilities. 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Document Created: 2016-04-02 03:54:03
Document Modified: 2016-04-02 03:54:03
CategoryRegulatory Information
CollectionFederal Register
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PublisherOffice of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Administration
SectionNotices
ActionNotice of reporting requirements.
FR Citation81 FR 19129 
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