82 FR 28820 - 2017 Fee Schedule for National Travel and Tourism Office for the Advance Passenger Information System (APIS)/I-92 Program, I-94 International Arrivals Program, and Survey of International Air Travelers Program
DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
International Trade Administration Federal Register Volume 82, Issue 121 (June 26, 2017)
International Trade Administration
Federal Register Volume 82, Issue 121 (June 26, 2017)
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[Federal Register Volume 82, Number 121 (Monday, June 26, 2017)] [Notices] [Pages 28820-28823] From the Federal Register Online [www.thefederalregister.org] [FR Doc No: 2017-13427] ----------------------------------------------------------------------- DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE International Trade Administration [Docket No.: 170413395-7395-01] RIN 0625-XC034 2017 Fee Schedule for National Travel and Tourism Office for the Advance Passenger Information System (APIS)/I-92 Program, I-94 International Arrivals Program, and Survey of International Air Travelers Program AGENCY: International Trade Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce. ACTION: Notice of revised fee schedule with request for comments. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- SUMMARY: Consistent with the guidelines in OMB Circular A-25, federal agencies are responsible for conducting a biennial review of all programs to determine the types of activities subject to user fees and the basis upon which user fees are to be set. The U.S. Department of Commerce, International Trade Administration (ITA), National Travel and Tourism Office (NTTO) is raising the fees for 2017 data for the monthly, quarterly or annual data from the APIS/I-92 Program, the I-94 International Arrivals Program, and the annual custom reports, data tables or files from the Survey of International Air Travelers Program. As part of the fee review process, the NTTO is providing industry with the opportunity to comment on the fee schedule and to provide any suggestions for reducing the costs of NTTO programs. NTTO may reassess the fees as appropriate. DATES: Comments must be received by July 26, 2017. ADDRESSES: You may submit comments by either of the following methods:Federal eRulemaking Portal: www.Regulations.gov. The identification number is ITA-2017-0005. Postal Mail/Commercial Delivery: Docket No. ITA-2017-0005 International Trade Administration, 1401 Constitution Avenue NW., Room 1003, Washington, DC 20230. Instructions: You must submit comments by one of the above methods to ensure that the comments are received and considered. Comments sent by any other method, to any other address or individual, or received after the end of the comment period, may not be considered. All comments received are a part of the public record and will generally be posted to www.regulations.gov without change. All Personal Identifying Information (for example, name, address, etc.) [[Page 28821]] voluntarily submitted by the commenter may be publicly accessible. Do not submit Confidential Business Information or otherwise sensitive or protected information. ITA will accept anonymous comments (enter ``N/ A'' in the required fields if you wish to remain anonymous). Attachments to electronic comments will be accepted in Microsoft Word, Excel, or Adobe PDF file formats only. Supporting documents and any comments we receive on this docket may be viewed at https://www.regulations.gov/docket?D=ITA-2017-0005. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Richard Champley at (202) 482-4753 or [email protected]; or Claudia Wolfe at (202) 482-4555 or [email protected]. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Background: Consistent with the guidelines in OMB Circular A-25,\1\ federal agencies are responsible for conducting a biennial review of all programs to determine the types of activities subject to user fees and the basis upon which user fees are to be set. --------------------------------------------------------------------------- \1\ https://www.whitehouse.gov/omb/circulars_a025. --------------------------------------------------------------------------- In addition to OMB Circular A-25, the NTTO also follows OMB Circular A-130, which mandates federal agencies to develop and to maintain a comprehensive set of information management policies for use across the government, and to promote the application of information technology to improve the use and dissemination of information in the operation of Federal programs. The role of NTTO is to enhance the international competitiveness of the U.S. travel and tourism industry and to increase its exports, thereby creating U.S. employment and economic growth. The primary functions of the NTTO are: (1) Management of the travel and tourism statistical system for assessing the economic contribution of the industry and providing the sole source for characteristic statistics on international travel to and from the United States; (2) design and administration of export expansion activities; (3) development and management of tourism policy, strategy and advocacy; and (4) technical assistance for expanding this key export (international tourism) and assisting in domestic economic development. The NTTO has provided this data for many years and has developed a subscriber base for each of these programs. The fees collected for these reports go to pay for ITA costs to develop the reports as well as to support research for the continuation and expansion of improvements to the data provided by NTTO. In 2016, the NTTO issued a request for proposal for the 2017-2019 SIAT and I-94 data. The contractor prices for the SIAT base program are six percent greater than the 2016 contract prices and 27 percent greater for the I-94 program. This increase is due in part to increased quality management checks associated with this program. Additionally, there is a nearly 30 percent increase in the cost for custom reports for both programs. This was due to the additional work required by the contractor due to the additional sample and additional time the contractor took to finalize report formats and then issue them. Thus, the Department must increase fees to fulfill its Congressional mandate to continue and expand its market research under the Travel Promotion Act of 2009 [P.L. 111-145]. Additionally, for 2017, to help ameliorate the increased costs while keeping the program fees as low as possible, the SIAT sample for 2017 will be cut from 96,000 surveys in 2016 to 77,000 surveys in 2017. It is anticipated that the 2018 sample level will be similar depending upon the FY2018 budget. The increased fees for 2017 are necessary to avoid additional cuts. However, the NTTO would also be interested in the industry's preference on a cut in sample as a method to keep the fee increases lower versus higher fees. There are three main research programs in which the public may obtain additional data on international travelers to and from the United States in addition to the free information already posted to the NTTO Web site. The proposed 2017 fees are for the monthly, quarterly or annual data from the APIS/I-92 Program, the I-94 International Arrivals Program, and the annual custom reports, data tables or files from the Survey of International Air Travelers Program. The APIS/I-92 program is a joint effort between the Department of Homeland Security Customs and Border Protection (CBP) and the NTTO to provide international air traffic statistics data to the government and the travel industry. The system is a source of data on all international flights to and from the United States, including flights with fewer than 10 passengers. It reports the total volume of air traffic and various subsets of traffic. A differentiating feature of the I-92, compared to the T-100 (international nonstop segment and on- flight market data), is that the I-92 reports the number of U.S. citizens vs. ``all other citizens.'' The information collected from this program has been based upon the Advance Passenger Information System (APIS) since July 2010. All carriers serving the United States must transmit APIS data (from their automated flight manifests) to CBP for each flight coming to or departing from the United States, including Canada. The information collected provides non-stop point-to-point air traffic totals between the United States and all other countries and between U.S. and foreign airports. Subsets of this information regarding the number of passengers on U.S. flag or foreign flag carriers are also made available. In addition, there is a breakout of scheduled or charter flight passengers. In the monthly, quarterly and annual I-92 reports, there are four sets of tables. The first three sets have an arrivals portion (Ia, IIa, and IIIa), as well as a departures section (Id, IId, and IIId). The fourth table is a summary of traffic by flag of carrier. To learn more about this program, go to: http://travel.trade.gov/research/programs/i92/index.asp. The current 2016 and historical fees (1990-2015) for this program can be found at: http://travel.trade.gov/research/reports/i92/index.asp. Each fee service will be provided at a 15 percent fee increase from 2016 to 2017. Fee increases for the APIS/I-92 program are being increased to help offset an ITA budget cut and the much larger increases in costs to the I-94 and SIAT program, because all three programs are interdependent upon one another and used to provide the SIAT data. The I-94 International Arrivals Program is a core part of the U.S. travel and tourism statistical system. This program provides the U.S. government and the public with the official U.S. monthly and annual overseas visitor arrivals to the United States along with select Mexican and Canadian visitor statistics. The NTTO manages the program in cooperation with the CBP. The program collects and reports overseas non-U.S. resident visitor arrivals to the United States. U.S. government data consists of the DHS I-94 data, which non-U.S. citizens from overseas and Mexico (Canada is excluded) must complete to enter the United States. All visitation data is processed by residency (world region and country), for total arrivals, type of visa, mode of transportation, age of traveler, address (state level only) while in the United States port of entry, and select percentage change comparisons year-over-year. The information is presented in a report entitled the Summary of International Travel to the United States with 35 tables including the categories above. NTTO publishes arrivals data to its Web site on a [[Page 28822]] monthly basis, and reports and custom reports or tables are available on a monthly, quarterly or annual basis. More information about this program is available at http://travel.trade.gov/research/programs/i94/index.asp. The current 2016 and historical fees (1992-2015) for this program can be found at: http://travel.trade.gov/research/reports/i94/index.html. As stated above, each fee service will be provided at a 15 percent fee increase from 2016 to 2017. The Survey of International Air Travelers Program is a primary research program which gathers statistical data about air passenger travelers in U.S.--overseas and Mexican air markets (Canada is excluded). The program also serves as the cornerstone for NTTO's efforts to assist U.S. businesses to improve their competitiveness and effectiveness in the international travel market. The Survey is conducted on selected flights which have departed, or are about to depart, from the major U.S. international gateway airports. The Survey is administered either aboard flights or in the airport gate area, of the over 100 participating airlines (foreign and U.S.) departing 27 U.S. international gateways. The Survey data is ``weighted'' to census data. For example, non-resident inbound survey responses are weighted to the ``100%'' population of DHS I-94 arrival records to adjust for over and under sampling. Resident outbound data is weighted based on DHS I-92 U.S. departure data. Data are available on a quarterly and annual basis for either non-resident inbound or resident outbound. It can be delivered in a standard national report format or as a custom report, data table, or excel. Data files are also available. To learn more about this program, go to: http://travel.trade.gov/research/programs/ifs/index.asp. The current 2016 and historical fees (1983-2015) for this program can be found at: http://travel.trade.gov/research/reports/ifs/index.asp. When viewing the current fee structure for the SIAT reports, the tables will show there is no fee increase for the vast majority of the standard published reports and their corresponding Excel tables for which the fees have remained constant for the last five years. The only reports or data for which the NTTO is revising the fees are shown below. Fee Schedule increases for the APIS/I-92 program, the I-94 International Arrivals Program and the Survey of International Air Travelers (SIAT) Program are shown in the tables below. All fees shown are 15 percent greater in 2017 than in 2016, except for certain SIAT reports as explained above. For the I-94 program, the NTTO is eliminating the print files and will only provide a PDF and Excel file to save costs. The custom reports, data tables and files will also see a 15 percent fee increase in 2017. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ APIS/I-92 Program 2017 Fee 2016 Fee ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Monthly Reports printed................. $2,295 $1,995 Monthly Reports (PDF and Excel)......... 3,435 2,985 Quarterly Reports printed............... 2,070 1,800 Quarterly Reports (PDF and Excel)....... 3,095 2,690 Annual Report printed................... 1,610 1,400 Annual Report (PDF and Excel)........... 2,405 2,090 Data Files, for internal use only....... 27,310 23,745 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------------------------------ I-94 International Arrivals program 2017 Fee 2016 Fee ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Monthly Subscription (PDF and Excel).... $2,450 $2,130 Quarterly Subscription (PDF and Excel).. 2,155 1,870 Annual Issue (PDF and Excel)............ 1,485 1,290 Annual, data file (CD-ROM).............. 16,770 14,580 Quarterly, data file (CD-ROM)........... 18,820 16,365 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Combined 2015 and 2016 International I- 2017 Fee 2016 Fee 94 Arrivals Data ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Monthly Subscription (PDF and Excel).... $3,730 $3,240 Quarterly Subscription (PDF and Excel).. 3,170 2,755 Annual Issue (PDF and Excel)............ 2,000 1,740 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Survey of International Air Travelers program 2017 Fee 2016 Fee ------------------------------------------------------------------------ CUSTOM TABLE--1st table, in Excel....... $2,720 $2,365 CUSTOM TABLE--all other tables in Excel. 1,645 1,430 Custom Reports with Excel and PDF (First 10,210 8,875 banner)................................ Custom Reports with Excel and PDF 9,185 7,985 (Second banner)........................ Custom Reports with Excel and PDF (Third 8,220 7,145 + banners)............................. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Method for Determining Fees: ITA collects, retains, and expends user fees pursuant to delegated authority under the Mutual Educational and Cultural Exchange Act as authorized in its annual appropriations acts. Last year as part of a fee review in compliance with Office of Management and Budget Circular No. A-25, the International Trade Administration assessed the costs of its programs and the fees it collects. In 2016, NTTO increased fees by five percent, explaining the increased fees were necessary for NTTO to be in compliance with Circular A-25 (81 FR 39895, June 20, 2016). In 2016, and the NTTO sold a few more reports in 2016 than it did in previous years. For each program, NTTO has a set of subscribers who have been using this data, some for decades. Since 2000, fees have increased by 10 percent or more six times. Most rely upon this data as the only federal source to define the international travel market to this country. Additionally, the power of the SIAT program is that it can provide estimates by world region and country [[Page 28823]] of the number of overseas travelers who visit U.S. census regions, states, territories, or cities. But the program provides far more than an estimated number. The responses to questions asked of the overseas visitors also help explain why the visitation numbers have increased or declined over the previous years due to the shifts in the traveler characteristics of the visitors between the two years. It may be a shift in visitors' ports of entry or purpose of trip; changes in the mix of first time or repeat visitors, or package or independent travelers; shifts in modes of transport used by visitors to travel within the country; or a shift to more or fewer destinations visited, compared to previous trips. Fees are set considering the cost of providing this data. Most of the NTTO research is implemented from fixed price contacts. Within the contracts are built-in cost adjustments. The NTTO considers the current demand for each program by comparing changes from one year to the next before setting fees. We also consider if there have been decreases in timeliness or quality of service delivery or improvements made to the programs like new report formats, more travelers surveyed, or other enhancements to the research data provided. The NTTO staff considered the purchasing constraints experienced by current or potential subscribers (such as limits to purchase by credit card, or sole source/ open bid requirements) and factored in the annual percentage change in the Consumer Price Index (used to determine rate of inflation). In the analysis of these fees, it was determined that the services provided from this report offer special benefits to an identifiable recipient beyond those that accrue to the public. ITA completed an analysis that calculated the actual cost of providing its data services to develop a basis for setting the fee. Full cost incorporates direct and indirect costs (including operations and maintenance), overhead, and charges for the use of capital facilities. ITA also considered additional factors when pricing goods and services, including adequacy of cost recovery, affordability, available efficiencies, inflation, pricing history, fee elasticity, and service delivery alternatives. Finally, the NTTO staff members watch what is happening in the industry. If our clients' budgets are being cut or increased, this too is considered. We watch what is happening in terms of international travel to the country as well. If there are large increases in travel to the United States, there tends to be corresponding increases in the international market. In contrast, in years international travel slows or declines, we factor this in when determining fees. Based upon all this input, we develop several options for cost increases or decreases and determine fees. Conclusion Based on the information provided above, the NTTO believes its revised fees are consistent with the objective of OMB Circular A-25 to ``promote efficient allocation of the nation's resources by establishing charges for special benefits provided to the recipient that are at least as great as the cost to the U.S. Government of providing the special benefits . . . '' OMB Circular A-25(5)(b). However, as stated above, we are providing the public with the opportunity to comment and will reassess the revised fees as appropriate. Dated: June 8, 2017. Isabel Hill, Director, National Travel & Tourism Office, International Trade Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce. [FR Doc. 2017-13427 Filed 6-23-17; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 3510-DR-P
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intent to rescind this review, because 30.61 percent); and (3) for subject DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
SXT’s request for an NSR included an merchandise manufactured by SXT but
inaccurately certified statement that exported by any other party, the cash International Trade Administration
SXT is not affiliated with any PRC deposit rate will be the rate applicable [Docket No.: 170413395–7395–01]
exporter or producer that exported to the exporter. These cash deposit
subject merchandise (i.e., passenger RIN 0625–XC034
requirements, when imposed, shall
tires from the PRC) to the United States remain in effect until further notice.
during the period of time examined in 2017 Fee Schedule for National Travel
the original CVD investigation (i.e., Notification to Importers and Tourism Office for the Advance
January 1, 2013, through December 31, Passenger Information System (APIS)/
This notice serves as a final reminder I–92 Program, I–94 International
2013) and, as such, SXT had not
satisfied the statutory and regulatory to importers of their responsibility Arrivals Program, and Survey of
requirements to request an NSR.6 Based under 19 CFR 351.402(f)(2) to file a International Air Travelers Program
on the Department’s complete analysis certificate regarding the reimbursement
AGENCY: International Trade
of all information and comments on the of countervailing duties prior to Administration, U.S. Department of
record of this review, we make no liquidation of the relevant entries Commerce.
changes to our findings in the during this POR. Failure to comply with
ACTION: Notice of revised fee schedule
Preliminary Rescission. Accordingly, for this requirement could result in the
with request for comments.
the reasons discussed in the Preliminary Department’s presumption that
Rescission and the Issues and Decision reimbursement of countervailing duties SUMMARY: Consistent with the
Memorandum, we have determined to occurred and the subsequent assessment guidelines in OMB Circular A–25,
rescind this NSR with respect to SXT.7 of double countervailing duties. federal agencies are responsible for
conducting a biennial review of all
Assessment Administrative Protective Orders programs to determine the types of
Because the Department is rescinding This notice serves as a reminder to activities subject to user fees and the
this NSR, we have not calculated a parties subject to administrative basis upon which user fees are to be set.
company-specific countervailing The U.S. Department of Commerce,
protective order (APO) of their
subsidy rate for SXT. SXT’s entries International Trade Administration
responsibility concerning the return or
during the POR will be assessed at the (ITA), National Travel and Tourism
destruction of proprietary information
cash deposit rate required at the time of Office (NTTO) is raising the fees for
entry, which is the ‘‘all-others’’ rate (i.e., disclosed under APO in accordance
2017 data for the monthly, quarterly or
30.61 percent). with 19 CFR 351.305, which continues
annual data from the APIS/I–92
to govern business proprietary Program, the I–94 International Arrivals
Cash Deposit Requirements information in this segment of the Program, and the annual custom reports,
Effective upon publication of this proceeding. Timely written notification data tables or files from the Survey of
notice of the final rescission of this of the return/destruction of APO International Air Travelers Program.
NSR, the Department will instruct U.S. materials or conversion to judicial As part of the fee review process, the
Customs and Border Protection to protective order is hereby requested. NTTO is providing industry with the
require a cash deposit for entries of Failure to comply with the regulations opportunity to comment on the fee
subject merchandise from SXT. The and terms of an APO is a violation schedule and to provide any suggestions
following cash deposit requirements which is subject to sanction. for reducing the costs of NTTO
will be effective upon publication of This Department is issuing and programs. NTTO may reassess the fees
this rescission for all shipments of as appropriate.
publishing these results in accordance
subject merchandise from SXT entered, DATES: Comments must be received by
with sections 751(a)(2)(B) and 771(i)(1)
or withdrawn from warehouse, for July 26, 2017.
of the Act and 19 CFR 351.214 and 19
consumption on or after the publication
CFR 351.221(b)(5). ADDRESSES: You may submit comments
date, as provided for by section
by either of the following methods:
751(a)(2)(C) of the Tariff Act of 1930, as Dated: June 20, 2017.
• Federal eRulemaking Portal:
amended (the Act): (1) For subject Ronald K. Lorentzen, www.Regulations.gov. The identification
merchandise produced and exported by Acting Assistant Secretary for Enforcement number is ITA–2017–0005.
SXT, the cash deposit rate will continue and Compliance. • Postal Mail/Commercial Delivery:
to be the all-others rate (i.e., 30.61 Docket No. ITA–2017–0005
percent); (2) for subject merchandise Appendix
International Trade Administration,
exported by SXT but not manufactured List of Topics Discussed in the Issues and 1401 Constitution Avenue NW., Room
by SXT, the cash deposit rate will Decision Memorandum 1003, Washington, DC 20230.
continue to be the all-others rate (i.e., Instructions: You must submit
I. Summary
6 See II. Background comments by one of the above methods
Preliminary Decision Memorandum at 5–8;
see also Letter from SXT, ‘‘Certain Passenger III. Scope of the Order to ensure that the comments are
Vehicle and Light Truck Tires from the People’s IV. Discussion of the Issues received and considered. Comments
Republic of China: New Shipper Review Request,’’ Issue 1: Acceptance of Unverified sent by any other method, to any other
February 25, 2016, at Exhibit 2 (certifying that address or individual, or received after
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Submissions as ‘‘Complete and
‘‘since the investigation was initiated, {SXT} has
never been affiliated with any exporter or producer Accurate’’ the end of the comment period, may not
who exported the subject merchandise to the Issue 2: Evidence of Xingyuan Group’s be considered. All comments received
United States during the period of investigation Exports During the POI are a part of the public record and will
including those not individually examined during V. Recommendation generally be posted to
the investigation’’).
7 See Preliminary Rescission, 82 FR at 8825; see [FR Doc. 2017–13286 Filed 6–23–17; 8:45 am] www.regulations.gov without change.
also Preliminary Decision Memorandum at 3–8; BILLING CODE 3510–DS–P
All Personal Identifying Information (for
Issues and Decision Memorandum. example, name, address, etc.)
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voluntarily submitted by the commenter provided by NTTO. In 2016, the NTTO Advance Passenger Information System
may be publicly accessible. Do not issued a request for proposal for the (APIS) since July 2010. All carriers
submit Confidential Business 2017–2019 SIAT and I–94 data. The serving the United States must transmit
Information or otherwise sensitive or contractor prices for the SIAT base APIS data (from their automated flight
protected information. ITA will accept program are six percent greater than the manifests) to CBP for each flight coming
anonymous comments (enter ‘‘N/A’’ in 2016 contract prices and 27 percent to or departing from the United States,
the required fields if you wish to remain greater for the I–94 program. This including Canada. The information
anonymous). Attachments to electronic increase is due in part to increased collected provides non-stop point-to-
comments will be accepted in Microsoft quality management checks associated point air traffic totals between the
Word, Excel, or Adobe PDF file formats with this program. Additionally, there is United States and all other countries
only. Supporting documents and any a nearly 30 percent increase in the cost and between U.S. and foreign airports.
comments we receive on this docket for custom reports for both programs. Subsets of this information regarding
may be viewed at https:// This was due to the additional work the number of passengers on U.S. flag or
www.regulations.gov/docket?D=ITA- required by the contractor due to the foreign flag carriers are also made
2017-0005. additional sample and additional time available. In addition, there is a
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: the contractor took to finalize report breakout of scheduled or charter flight
Richard Champley at (202) 482–4753 or formats and then issue them. Thus, the passengers.
Richard.Champley@trade.gov; or Department must increase fees to fulfill In the monthly, quarterly and annual
Claudia Wolfe at (202) 482–4555 or its Congressional mandate to continue I–92 reports, there are four sets of tables.
Claudia.Wolfe@trade.gov. and expand its market research under The first three sets have an arrivals
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: the Travel Promotion Act of 2009 [P.L. portion (Ia, IIa, and IIIa), as well as a
Background: Consistent with the 111–145]. departures section (Id, IId, and IIId). The
guidelines in OMB Circular A–25,1 Additionally, for 2017, to help fourth table is a summary of traffic by
federal agencies are responsible for ameliorate the increased costs while flag of carrier. To learn more about this
conducting a biennial review of all keeping the program fees as low as program, go to: http://travel.trade.gov/
programs to determine the types of possible, the SIAT sample for 2017 will research/programs/i92/index.asp. The
activities subject to user fees and the be cut from 96,000 surveys in 2016 to current 2016 and historical fees (1990–
basis upon which user fees are to be set. 77,000 surveys in 2017. It is anticipated 2015) for this program can be found at:
In addition to OMB Circular A–25, the that the 2018 sample level will be http://travel.trade.gov/research/reports/
NTTO also follows OMB Circular A– similar depending upon the FY2018 i92/index.asp. Each fee service will be
130, which mandates federal agencies to budget. The increased fees for 2017 are provided at a 15 percent fee increase
develop and to maintain a necessary to avoid additional cuts. from 2016 to 2017. Fee increases for the
comprehensive set of information However, the NTTO would also be APIS/I–92 program are being increased
management policies for use across the interested in the industry’s preference to help offset an ITA budget cut and the
government, and to promote the on a cut in sample as a method to keep much larger increases in costs to the I–
application of information technology to the fee increases lower versus higher 94 and SIAT program, because all three
improve the use and dissemination of fees. programs are interdependent upon one
information in the operation of Federal There are three main research another and used to provide the SIAT
programs. The role of NTTO is to programs in which the public may data.
enhance the international obtain additional data on international The I–94 International Arrivals
competitiveness of the U.S. travel and travelers to and from the United States Program is a core part of the U.S. travel
tourism industry and to increase its in addition to the free information and tourism statistical system. This
exports, thereby creating U.S. already posted to the NTTO Web site. program provides the U.S. government
employment and economic growth. The The proposed 2017 fees are for the and the public with the official U.S.
primary functions of the NTTO are: (1) monthly, quarterly or annual data from monthly and annual overseas visitor
Management of the travel and tourism the APIS/I–92 Program, the I–94 arrivals to the United States along with
statistical system for assessing the International Arrivals Program, and the select Mexican and Canadian visitor
economic contribution of the industry annual custom reports, data tables or statistics. The NTTO manages the
and providing the sole source for files from the Survey of International program in cooperation with the CBP.
characteristic statistics on international Air Travelers Program. The program collects and reports
travel to and from the United States; (2) The APIS/I–92 program is a joint overseas non-U.S. resident visitor
design and administration of export effort between the Department of arrivals to the United States. U.S.
expansion activities; (3) development Homeland Security Customs and Border government data consists of the DHS I–
and management of tourism policy, Protection (CBP) and the NTTO to 94 data, which non-U.S. citizens from
strategy and advocacy; and (4) technical provide international air traffic statistics overseas and Mexico (Canada is
assistance for expanding this key export data to the government and the travel excluded) must complete to enter the
(international tourism) and assisting in industry. The system is a source of data United States. All visitation data is
domestic economic development. on all international flights to and from processed by residency (world region
The NTTO has provided this data for the United States, including flights with and country), for total arrivals, type of
many years and has developed a fewer than 10 passengers. It reports the visa, mode of transportation, age of
subscriber base for each of these total volume of air traffic and various traveler, address (state level only) while
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programs. The fees collected for these subsets of traffic. A differentiating in the United States port of entry, and
reports go to pay for ITA costs to feature of the I–92, compared to the T– select percentage change comparisons
develop the reports as well as to support 100 (international nonstop segment and year-over-year. The information is
research for the continuation and on-flight market data), is that the I–92 presented in a report entitled the
expansion of improvements to the data reports the number of U.S. citizens vs. Summary of International Travel to the
‘‘all other citizens.’’ United States with 35 tables including
1 https://www.whitehouse.gov/omb/circulars_ The information collected from this the categories above. NTTO publishes
a025. program has been based upon the arrivals data to its Web site on a
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of the number of overseas travelers who increases in the international market. In SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
visit U.S. census regions, states, contrast, in years international travel
Background
territories, or cities. But the program slows or declines, we factor this in
provides far more than an estimated when determining fees. Based upon all On January 31, 2017, the Department
number. The responses to questions this input, we develop several options published notice of its preliminary
asked of the overseas visitors also help for cost increases or decreases and rescission of this NSR pertaining to SXT
explain why the visitation numbers determine fees. for the period August 1, 2015, through
have increased or declined over the January 31, 2016.1 On April 12, 2017,
previous years due to the shifts in the Conclusion 2016, the Department extended the
traveler characteristics of the visitors Based on the information provided deadline for the final results to June 22,
between the two years. It may be a shift above, the NTTO believes its revised 2017.2 For a complete description of the
in visitors’ ports of entry or purpose of fees are consistent with the objective of events that followed publication of the
trip; changes in the mix of first time or OMB Circular A–25 to ‘‘promote Preliminary Rescission, see the Issues
repeat visitors, or package or efficient allocation of the nation’s and Decision Memorandum, which is
independent travelers; shifts in modes resources by establishing charges for dated concurrently with and hereby
of transport used by visitors to travel special benefits provided to the adopted by this notice.3 The Issues and
within the country; or a shift to more or recipient that are at least as great as the Decision Memorandum is a public
fewer destinations visited, compared to cost to the U.S. Government of document and is available electronically
previous trips. providing the special benefits . . . ’’ via Enforcement and Compliance’s
Fees are set considering the cost of OMB Circular A–25(5)(b). However, as Antidumping and Countervailing Duty
providing this data. Most of the NTTO stated above, we are providing the Centralized Electronic Service System
research is implemented from fixed public with the opportunity to comment (ACCESS). ACCESS is available to
price contacts. Within the contracts are and will reassess the revised fees as registered users at http://
built-in cost adjustments. The NTTO appropriate. access.trade.gov and to all parties in the
considers the current demand for each Central Records Unit, room B8024 of the
Dated: June 8, 2017.
program by comparing changes from main Department of Commerce
one year to the next before setting fees. Isabel Hill,
building. In addition, a complete
We also consider if there have been Director, National Travel & Tourism Office,
version of the Issues and Decision
decreases in timeliness or quality of International Trade Administration, U.S.
Department of Commerce. Memorandum can be accessed at http://
service delivery or improvements made enforcement.trade.gov/frn/. The signed
to the programs like new report formats, [FR Doc. 2017–13427 Filed 6–23–17; 8:45 am]
Issues and Decision Memorandum and
more travelers surveyed, or other BILLING CODE 3510–DR–P
the electronic version are identical in
enhancements to the research data content.
provided. The NTTO staff considered
the purchasing constraints experienced DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE Scope of the Order
by current or potential subscribers (such International Trade Administration The scope of this order covers
as limits to purchase by credit card, or passenger tires from the PRC. For a
sole source/open bid requirements) and [A–570–016] complete description of the scope, see
factored in the annual percentage the ‘‘Scope of the Order’’ section of the
change in the Consumer Price Index Passenger Vehicle and Light Truck Issues and Decision Memorandum.4
(used to determine rate of inflation). Tires From the People’s Republic of
In the analysis of these fees, it was China: Final Rescission of 2015–2016 Analysis of Comments Received
determined that the services provided Antidumping Duty New Shipper The Department received case and
from this report offer special benefits to Review rebuttal briefs following publication of
an identifiable recipient beyond those AGENCY: Enforcement and Compliance, the Preliminary Rescission. All issues
that accrue to the public. International Trade Administration, raised in the briefs are addressed in the
ITA completed an analysis that Issues and Decision Memorandum.5 A
Department of Commerce.
calculated the actual cost of providing list of topics included in the Issues and
SUMMARY: The U.S. Department of
its data services to develop a basis for
Commerce (the Department) determines
setting the fee. Full cost incorporates 1 See Passenger Vehicle and Light Truck Tires
to rescind this new shipper review
direct and indirect costs (including From the People’s Republic of China: Preliminary
(NSR) of the antidumping duty (AD) Rescission of 2015–2016 Antidumping Duty New
operations and maintenance), overhead,
order on passenger vehicle and light Shipper Review, 82 FR 8824 (January 31, 2017)
and charges for the use of capital (Preliminary Rescission), and accompanying
truck tires (passenger tires) from the
facilities. ITA also considered Department Memorandum, ‘‘Passenger Vehicle and
People’s Republic of China (the PRC).
additional factors when pricing goods Light Truck Tires From the People’s Republic of
The period of review (POR) is August 1, China: Decision Memorandum for the Preliminary
and services, including adequacy of cost
2015, through January 31, 2016. The Rescission of the 2015–2016 Antidumping Duty
recovery, affordability, available New Shipper Review,’’ January 23, 2017
NSR covers one exporter/producer of
efficiencies, inflation, pricing history, (Preliminary Decision Memorandum).
subject merchandise, Shandong
fee elasticity, and service delivery 2 See Department Memorandum, ‘‘Passenger
Xinghongyuan Tire Co., Ltd. (SXT). Vehicle and Light Truck Tires from the People’s
alternatives.
Finally, the NTTO staff members DATES: Effective June 26, 2017. Republic of China: Extension of Deadline for Final
Results in Antidumping Duty New Shipper
watch what is happening in the FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
sradovich on DSK3GMQ082PROD with NOTICES
Review,’’ April 12, 2017.
industry. If our clients’ budgets are Kaitlin Wojnar, AD/CVD Operations, 3 See Department Memorandum, ‘‘Passenger
being cut or increased, this too is Office VII, Enforcement and Vehicle and Light Truck Tires from the People’s
considered. We watch what is Compliance, International Trade Republic of China: Issues and Decision
Memorandum for the Final Rescission of the 2015–
happening in terms of international Administration, U.S. Department of 2016 Antidumping Duty New Shipper Review,’’
travel to the country as well. If there are Commerce, 1401 Constitution Avenue June 22, 2017 (Issues and Decision Memorandum).
large increases in travel to the United NW., Washington, DC 20230; telephone: 4 Id. at 2–4.
States, there tends to be corresponding (202) 482–3857. 5 Id. at 4–8.
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| Category | Regulatory Information | |
| Collection | Federal Register | |
| sudoc Class | AE 2.7: GS 4.107: AE 2.106: | |
| Publisher | Office of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Administration | |
| Section | Notices | |
| Action | Notice of revised fee schedule with request for comments. | |
| Dates | Comments must be received by July 26, 2017. | |
| Contact | Richard Champley at (202) 482-4753 or [email protected]; or Claudia Wolfe at (202) 482-4555 or [email protected] | |
| FR Citation | 82 FR 28820 | |
| RIN Number | 0625-XC03 |
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