81_FR_19198 81 FR 19134 - BE-11: Annual Survey of U.S. Direct Investment Abroad

81 FR 19134 - BE-11: Annual Survey of U.S. Direct Investment Abroad

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
Bureau of Economic Analysis

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

Page Range19134-19135
FR Document2016-07463

By this Notice, the Bureau of Economic Analysis (BEA), Department of Commerce, is informing the public that it is conducting the mandatory survey titled Annual Survey of U.S. Direct Investment Abroad (BE-11). 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. 160303191-6191-01]
XRIN 0691-XC041


BE-11: Annual Survey of U.S. Direct Investment Abroad

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 Annual Survey of U.S. Direct Investment 
Abroad (BE-11). 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-11. A completed report covering a reporting company's fiscal 
year ending during the previous calendar year is due by May 31. 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-11 survey forms and 
instructions are available on the BEA Web site at www.bea.gov/dia.

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 
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. person 
that has a direct and/or indirect ownership interest of at least 10 
percent of the voting stock in an incorporated foreign business 
enterprise, or an equivalent interest in an unincorporated foreign 
business enterprise, and that meets the additional conditions detailed 
in Form BE-11.
    (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 operations 
of U.S. parent companies and their foreign affiliates.
    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

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contain complete information on reporting procedures and definitions, 
can be downloaded from the BEA Web site given above. Form BE-11 
inquiries can be made by phone to (202) 606-5566 or by sending an email 
to be10/[email protected].
    When To Report: A completed report covering a reporting company's 
fiscal year ending during the previous calendar year is due by May 31.

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 0608-0053. 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 138 hours 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 0608-0053, Washington, DC 20503.

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

Brian C. Moyer,
Director, Bureau of Economic Analysis.
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19134 Federal Register / Vol. 81, No. 64 / Monday, April 4, 2016 / Notices (b) U.S. person means any person regarding this burden estimate may be investment that are not collected resident in the United States or subject viewed at www.reginfo.gov; under the pursuant to the 2012 rule are described to the jurisdiction of the United States. Information Collection Review tab, click separately in 15 CFR part 801. The BE– (c) United States, when used in a on ‘‘Search’’ and use the above OMB 11 survey forms and instructions are geographic sense, means the 50 States, control number to search for the current available on the BEA Web site at the District of Columbia, the survey instrument. Send comments www.bea.gov/dia. Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, and all regarding this burden estimate to territories and possessions of the United Definitions Director, Bureau of Economic Analysis States. (BE–1), U.S. Department of Commerce, (a) United States, when used in a (d) Foreign person means any person Washington, DC 20230; and to the geographic sense, means the 50 States, resident outside the United States or Office of Management and Budget, the District of Columbia, the subject to the jurisdiction of a country Paperwork Reduction Project 0608– Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, and all other than the United States. 0068, Washington, DC 20503. territories and possessions of the United States. Reporting Authority: 22 U.S.C. 3101–3108. (b) Foreign, when used in a Notice of specific reporting Brian C. Moyer, geographic sense, means that which is requirements, including who is to Director, Bureau of Economic Analysis. situated outside the United States or report, the information to be reported, [FR Doc. 2016–07464 Filed 4–1–16; 8:45 am] which belongs to or is characteristic of the manner of reporting, and the time BILLING CODE 3510–06–P a country other than the United States. and place of filing reports, will be (c) Person means any individual, mailed to those required to complete branch, partnership, associated group, this survey. DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE association, estate, trust, corporation, or Who Must Report: (a) Reports are other organization (whether or not required from U.S. offices, agents, or Bureau of Economic Analysis organized under the laws of any State), other representatives of foreign airline and any government (including a [Docket No. 160303191–6191–01] operators that transport freight, express, foreign government, the U.S. and passengers to or from the United XRIN 0691–XC041 Government, a State or local States and whose total covered revenues government, and any agency, or total covered expenses were BE–11: Annual Survey of U.S. Direct corporation, financial institution, or $5,000,000 or more during the previous Investment Abroad other entity or instrumentality thereof, year, or are expected to be $5,000,000 or including a government-sponsored AGENCY: Bureau of Economic Analysis, more during the current year. agency). Commerce. (b) Entities required to report will be (d) Business enterprise means any contacted individually by BEA. Entities ACTION: Notice of reporting organization, association, branch, or not contacted by BEA have no reporting requirements. venture that exists for profit-making responsibilities. purposes or to otherwise secure SUMMARY: By this Notice, the Bureau of What To Report: The survey collects economic advantage, and any Economic Analysis (BEA), Department information on foreign airline operators’ ownership of any real estate. of Commerce, is informing the public revenues and expenses in the United that it is conducting the mandatory Reporting States. How To Report: Reports can be filed survey titled Annual Survey of U.S. Notice of specific reporting using BEA’s electronic reporting system Direct Investment Abroad (BE–11). This requirements, including who is to at www.bea.gov/efile. Copies of the survey is authorized by the International report, the information to be reported, survey forms and instructions, which Investment and Trade in Services the manner of reporting, and the time contain complete information on Survey Act. and place of filing reports, will be reporting procedures and definitions, SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This mailed to those required to complete can be downloaded from the BEA Web Notice constitutes legal notification to this survey. site given above. Form BE–9 inquiries all U.S. persons (defined below) who Who Must Report: (a) Reports are can be made by phone to BEA at (202) meet the reporting requirements set required from each U.S. person that has 606–5588 or by sending an email to forth in this Notice that they must a direct and/or indirect ownership be9help@bea.gov. respond to, and comply with, the BE– interest of at least 10 percent of the When To Report: Reports are due to 11. A completed report covering a voting stock in an incorporated foreign BEA 45 days after the end of each reporting company’s fiscal year ending business enterprise, or an equivalent calendar quarter. during the previous calendar year is due interest in an unincorporated foreign by May 31. This notice is being issued business enterprise, and that meets the Paperwork Reduction Act Notice in conformance with the rule BEA additional conditions detailed in Form This data collection has been issued in 2012 (77 FR 24373) BE–11. approved by the Office of Management establishing guidelines for collecting (b) Entities required to report will be and Budget (OMB) in accordance with data on international trade in services contacted individually by BEA. Entities the Paperwork Reduction Act and and direct investment through notices, not contacted by BEA have no reporting assigned control number 0608–0068. 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Federal Register / Vol. 81, No. 64 / Monday, April 4, 2016 / Notices 19135 contain complete information on between U.S. Financial Services Reporting reporting procedures and definitions, Providers and Foreign Persons (BE– Who Must Report: (a) Reports are can be downloaded from the BEA Web 185). This survey is authorized by the required from each U.S. person who had site given above. Form BE–11 inquiries International Investment and Trade in sales of covered financial services to can be made by phone to (202) 606– Services Survey Act and by Section foreign persons that exceeded $20 5566 or by sending an email to be10/ 5408 of the Omnibus Trade and million during the previous fiscal year, 11@bea.gov. Competitiveness Act of 1988. or are expected to exceed that amount When To Report: A completed report SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This during the current fiscal year; or had covering a reporting company’s fiscal Notice constitutes legal notification to purchases of covered financial services year ending during the previous all U.S. persons (defined below) who from foreign persons that exceeded $15 calendar year is due by May 31. meet the reporting requirements set million during the previous fiscal year, Paperwork Reduction Act Notice forth in this Notice that they must or are expected to exceed that amount This data collection has been respond to, and comply with, the BE– during the current fiscal year. Because approved by the Office of Management 185. Reports are due 45 days after the the thresholds are applied separately to and Budget (OMB) in accordance with end of each fiscal quarter, except for the sales and purchases, the reporting the Paperwork Reduction Act and final quarter of the U.S. person’s fiscal requirements may apply only to sales, assigned control number 0608–0053. An year when reports must be filed within only to purchases, or to both sales and agency may not conduct or sponsor, and 90 days. This notice is being issued in purchases. a person is not required to respond to, conformance with the rule BEA issued (b) Entities required to report will be a collection of information unless it in 2012 (77 FR 24373) establishing contacted individually by BEA. Entities displays a valid control number guidelines for collecting data on not contacted by BEA have no reporting assigned by OMB. Public reporting international trade in services and direct responsibilities. burden for this collection of information investment through notices, rather than What To Report: The survey collects is estimated to average 138 hours per through rulemaking. Additional information on transactions in the response. Additional information information about BEA’s collection of covered financial services between U.S. regarding this burden estimate may be data on international trade in services financial services providers and foreign viewed at www.reginfo.gov; under the and direct investment can be found in persons. Information Collection Review tab, click How To Report: Reports can be filed the 2012 rule, the International on ‘‘Search’’ and use the above OMB using BEA’s electronic reporting system Investment and Trade in Services control number to search for the current at www.bea.gov/efile. Copies of the Survey Act (22 U.S.C. 3101 et seq.), and survey instrument. Send comments survey forms and instructions, which 15 CFR part 801. Survey data on regarding this burden estimate to contain complete information on international trade in services and direct Director, Bureau of Economic Analysis reporting procedures and definitions, investment that are not collected (BE–1), U.S. Department of Commerce, can be downloaded from the BEA Web pursuant to the 2012 rule are described Washington, DC 20230; and to the site given above. Form BE–185 inquiries separately in 15 CFR part 801. The BE– Office of Management and Budget, can be made by phone to BEA at (202) 185 survey form and instructions are Paperwork Reduction Project 0608– 606–5588 or by sending an email to available on the BEA Web site at be185help@bea.gov. 0053, Washington, DC 20503. www.bea.gov/ssb. When To Report: Reports are due to Authority: 22 U.S.C. 3101–3108. BEA 45 days after the end of each fiscal Definitions Brian C. Moyer, 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. 2016–07463 Filed 4–1–16; 8:45 am] branch, partnership, associated group, must be filed within 90 days. association, estate, trust, corporation, or BILLING CODE 3510–06–P 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 U.S. and Budget (OMB) in accordance with Bureau of Economic Analysis Government, a State or local the Paperwork Reduction Act and government, and any agency, assigned control number 0608–0065. An [Docket No. 160304200–6200–01] corporation, financial institution, or agency may not conduct or sponsor, and XRIN: 0691–XC048 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. assigned by OMB. Public reporting Financial Services Providers and (b) U.S. person means any person resident in the United States or subject burden for this collection of information Foreign Persons is estimated to average 10 hours per to the jurisdiction of the United States. AGENCY: Bureau of Economic Analysis, response. 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PublisherOffice of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Administration
SectionNotices
ActionNotice of reporting requirements.
FR Citation81 FR 19134 
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