83_FR_31491 83 FR 31362 - Proposed Information Collection; Comment Request; Services Surveys: BE-9, Quarterly Survey of Foreign Airline Operators' Revenues and Expenses in the United States

83 FR 31362 - Proposed Information Collection; Comment Request; Services Surveys: BE-9, Quarterly Survey of Foreign Airline Operators' Revenues and Expenses in the United States

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
Bureau of Economic Analysis

Federal Register Volume 83, Issue 129 (July 5, 2018)

Page Range31362-31363
FR Document2018-14422

The Department of Commerce, as part of its continuing effort to reduce paperwork and respondent burden, invites the general public and other Federal agencies to comment on proposed and/or continuing information collections, as required by the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995.

Federal Register, Volume 83 Issue 129 (Thursday, July 5, 2018) 
[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 129 (Thursday, July 5, 2018)]
[Notices]
[Pages 31362-31363]
From the Federal Register Online  [www.thefederalregister.org]
[FR Doc No: 2018-14422]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

Bureau of Economic Analysis


Proposed Information Collection; Comment Request; Services 
Surveys: BE-9, Quarterly Survey of Foreign Airline Operators' Revenues 
and Expenses in the United States

AGENCY: Bureau of Economic Analysis, Department of Commerce.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: The Department of Commerce, as part of its continuing effort 
to reduce paperwork and respondent burden, invites the general public 
and other Federal agencies to comment on proposed and/or continuing 
information collections, as required by the Paperwork Reduction Act of 
1995.

DATES: Written comments must be submitted on or before September 4, 
2018.

ADDRESSES: Direct all written comments to Jennifer Jessup, Departmental 
Paperwork Clearance Officer, Department of Commerce, Room 6616, 14th 
and Constitution Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20230, or via email at 
[email protected].

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Requests for additional information or 
copies of the information collection instrument and instructions should 
be directed to Christopher Stein, Chief, Services Surveys Branch (SSB) 
BE-50, Bureau of Economic Analysis, U.S. Department of Commerce, 
Washington, DC 20233; phone: (301) 278-9189; fax: (301) 278-9507; or 
via email at [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

I. Abstract

    The Quarterly Survey of Foreign Airline Operators' Revenues and 
Expenses in the United States (BE-9) is a survey that collects data 
from U.S. offices, agents, or other representatives of foreign airline 
operators that transport freight, express, and passengers to or from 
the United States and whose total covered revenues or total covered 
expenses were $5 million or more in the previous year or are expected 
to be $5 million or more during the current year. The covered revenues 
are freight revenue on merchandise exported from, or imported into, the 
United States. The covered expenses are expenses incurred in the United 
States for: (1) Fuel and oil; (2) wages and salaries paid to employees 
in the United States; (3) agents' and brokers' fees and commissions for 
arrangement of freight and passenger transportation; (4) aircraft 
handling and terminal services, (5) aircraft (with crew) leasing 
expenses; and 6) all other expenses incurred in the United States 
except leasing (without crew) expenses.
    Respondents are also asked to report: (1) Shipping weights on which 
freight revenues were earned; (2) the number of passengers transported 
to/from the United States; and (3) revenues associated with these 
passengers.
    The data collected on the survey are needed to monitor U.S. trade 
in transport services to analyze the impact of U.S. 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 transport 
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 transport component of the U.S. 
international transactions accounts (ITAs) and national income and 
product accounts (NIPAs).
    The Bureau of Economic Analysis (BEA) is proposing no additions or 
modifications to the current BE-9 survey. The effort to keep current 
reporting requirements 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.

II. Method of Collection

    BEA contacts potential respondents by mail at the end of each 
calendar quarter. Respondents must file the completed BE-9 forms within 
45 days after the end of each calendar quarter. Reports are required 
from offices, agents, or other representatives of foreign airline 
operators that transport freight and express to or from the United 
States and whose total covered revenues or total covered expenses were 
$5 million or more in the previous year or are expected to be $5 
million or more during the current year. Entities required to report 
will be contacted individually by BEA. Entities not

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contacted by BEA have no reporting responsibilities.
    BEA offers electronic filing through its eFile system for use in 
reporting on the BE-9 quarterly survey form. For information about 
eFile, go to www.bea.gov/efile. In addition, BEA posts all its survey 
forms and reporting instructions on its website, www.bea.gov/ssb. These 
may be downloaded, completed, printed, and submitted via fax or mail.

III. Data

    OMB Control Number: 0608-0068.
    Form Number: BE-9.
    Type of Review: Regular submission.
    Affected Public: Business or other for-profit organizations.
    Estimated Number of Responses: 180 annually (45 filed each quarter: 
44 reporting mandatory data, and one that would file an exemption 
claim).
    Estimated Time Per Response: 6 hours is the average for those 
reporting data. One hour is the average for those filing an exemption 
claim. Hours may vary considerably among respondents because of 
differences in the volume and complexity of information on the foreign 
air carriers represented by the reporter.
    Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 1,060.
    Estimated Total Annual Cost to Public: $0.
    Respondent's Obligation: Mandatory.
    Legal Authority: International Investment and Trade in Services 
Survey Act (Pub.L. 94-472, 22 U.S.C. 3101-3108, as amended).

IV. Request for Comments

    Comments are invited on: (a) Whether the proposed collection of 
information is necessary for the proper performance of the functions of 
the Agency, including whether the information will have practical 
utility; (b) the accuracy of the Agency's estimate of the burden 
(including hours and cost) of the proposed collection of information; 
(c) ways to enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the 
information to be collected; and (d) ways to minimize the burden of the 
collection of information on respondents, including through the use of 
automated collection techniques or other forms of information 
technology.
    Comments submitted in response to this notice will be summarized 
and/or included in the request for OMB approval of this information 
collection; they also will become a matter of public record.

Sheleen Dumas,
Departmental Lead PRA Officer, Office of Chief Information Officer.
[FR Doc. 2018-14422 Filed 7-3-18; 8:45 am]
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31362 Federal Register / Vol. 83, No. 129 / Thursday, July 5, 2018 / Notices end of each calendar year. Reports are Comments submitted in response to and whose total covered revenues or required from U.S. agents of foreign this notice will be summarized and/or total covered expenses were $5 million ocean carriers who handle 40 or more included in the request for OMB or more in the previous year or are foreign ocean port calls in the reporting approval of this information collection; expected to be $5 million or more period, or report total covered expenses they also will become a matter of public during the current year. The covered of $250,000 or more in the reporting record. revenues are freight revenue on period for all foreign ocean vessels merchandise exported from, or imported Sheleen Dumas, handled by the U.S. agent. Entities into, the United States. The covered required to report will be contacted Departmental Lead PRA Officer, Office of expenses are expenses incurred in the Chief Information Officer. individually by BEA. Entities not United States for: (1) Fuel and oil; (2) [FR Doc. 2018–14421 Filed 7–3–18; 8:45 am] wages and salaries paid to employees in contacted by BEA have no reporting responsibilities. BILLING CODE 3510–06–P the United States; (3) agents’ and BEA offers electronic filing through brokers’ fees and commissions for its eFile system for use in reporting on arrangement of freight and passenger the BE–29 annual survey form. For DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE transportation; (4) aircraft handling and information about eFile, go to terminal services, (5) aircraft (with Bureau of Economic Analysis www.bea.gov/efile. In addition, BEA crew) leasing expenses; and 6) all other posts all its survey forms and reporting Proposed Information Collection; expenses incurred in the United States instructions on its website, Comment Request; Services Surveys: except leasing (without crew) expenses. www.bea.gov/ssb. These may be BE–9, Quarterly Survey of Foreign Respondents are also asked to report: downloaded, completed, printed, and Airline Operators’ Revenues and (1) Shipping weights on which freight submitted via fax or mail. Expenses in the United States revenues were earned; (2) the number of passengers transported to/from the III. Data AGENCY: Bureau of Economic Analysis, United States; and (3) revenues OMB Control Number: 0608–0012. Department of Commerce. associated with these passengers. Form Number: BE–29. ACTION: Notice. The data collected on the survey are Type of Review: Regular submission. needed to monitor U.S. trade in Affected Public: Business or other for- SUMMARY: The Department of transport services to analyze the impact profit organizations. Commerce, as part of its continuing of U.S. trade on the U.S. and foreign Estimated Number of Responses: 80 effort to reduce paperwork and economies, to compile and improve the annually (70 reporting mandatory data respondent burden, invites the general U.S. economic accounts, to support U.S. and 10 filing exemption claims). public and other Federal agencies to commercial policy on trade in transport Estimated Time per Response: 3 hours comment on proposed and/or services, to conduct trade promotion, is the average for those reporting data. continuing information collections, as and to improve the ability of U.S. One houris the average for those filing required by the Paperwork Reduction businesses to identify and evaluate an exemption claim. Hours may vary Act of 1995. market opportunities. The data are used considerably among respondents DATES: Written comments must be in estimating the transport component because of differences in the volume submitted on or before September 4, of the U.S. international transactions and complexity of information on the 2018. accounts (ITAs) and national income foreign ocean carriers represented by the and product accounts (NIPAs). ADDRESSES: Direct all written comments The Bureau of Economic Analysis reporter. to Jennifer Jessup, Departmental (BEA) is proposing no additions or Estimated Total Annual Burden Paperwork Clearance Officer, modifications to the current BE–9 Hours: 220. Estimated Total Annual Cost to Department of Commerce, Room 6616, survey. The effort to keep current Public: $0. 14th and Constitution Avenue NW, reporting requirements unchanged is Respondent’s Obligation: Mandatory. Washington, DC 20230, or via email at intended to minimize respondent Legal Authority: International PRAcomments@doc.gov. burden while considering the needs of Investment and Trade in Services FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: data users. Existing language in the Survey Act (Pub. L. 94–472, 22 U.S.C. Requests for additional information or instructions and definitions will be 3101–3108, as amended). copies of the information collection reviewed and adjusted as necessary to instrument and instructions should be clarify survey requirements. IV. Request for Comments directed to Christopher Stein, Chief, Comments are invited on: (a) Whether Services Surveys Branch (SSB) BE–50, II. Method of Collection the proposed collection of information Bureau of Economic Analysis, U.S. BEA contacts potential respondents is necessary for the proper performance Department of Commerce, Washington, by mail at the end of each calendar of the functions of the Agency, DC 20233; phone: (301) 278–9189; fax: quarter. Respondents must file the including whether the information will (301) 278–9507; or via email at completed BE–9 forms within 45 days have practical utility; (b) the accuracy of christopher.stein@bea.gov. after the end of each calendar quarter. the Agency’s estimate of the burden SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Reports are required from offices, (including hours and cost) of the agents, or other representatives of proposed collection of information; (c) I. 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Federal Register / Vol. 83, No. 129 / Thursday, July 5, 2018 / Notices 31363 contacted by BEA have no reporting they also will become a matter of public that amount during the current fiscal responsibilities. record. year, or if it had purchases of covered BEA offers electronic filing through services from foreign persons that Sheleen Dumas, its eFile system for use in reporting on exceeded $15 million for the previous Departmental Lead PRA Officer, Office of fiscal year or that are expected to exceed the BE–9 quarterly survey form. For Chief Information Officer. information about eFile, go to that amount during the current fiscal [FR Doc. 2018–14422 Filed 7–3–18; 8:45 am] year. www.bea.gov/efile. In addition, BEA BILLING CODE 3510–06–P The data are needed to monitor U.S. posts all its survey forms and reporting trade in financial services, to analyze instructions on its website, the impact of U.S. trade on the U.S. and www.bea.gov/ssb. These may be DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE foreign economies, to compile and downloaded, completed, printed, and improve the U.S. economic accounts, to submitted via fax or mail. Bureau of Economic Analysis support U.S. commercial policy on trade III. Data Proposed Information Collection; in services, to conduct trade promotion, Comment Request; Services Surveys: and to improve the ability of U.S. OMB Control Number: 0608–0068. BE–185, Quarterly Survey of Financial businesses to identify and evaluate Form Number: BE–9. Services Transactions Between U.S. market opportunities. The data are used Financial Services Providers and in estimating the financial services Type of Review: Regular submission. Foreign Persons component of the U.S. international Affected Public: Business or other for- transactions accounts (ITAs) and profit organizations. AGENCY: Bureau of Economic Analysis, national income and product accounts Estimated Number of Responses: 180 Department of Commerce. (NIPAs). annually (45 filed each quarter: 44 ACTION: Notice. The Bureau of Economic Analysis reporting mandatory data, and one that (BEA) is proposing no additions or SUMMARY: The Department of modifications to the current BE–185 would file an exemption claim). Commerce, as part of its continuing survey. The effort to keep current Estimated Time Per Response: 6 hours effort to reduce paperwork and reporting requirements unchanged is is the average for those reporting data. respondent burden, invites the general intended to minimize respondent One hour is the average for those filing public and other Federal agencies to burden while considering the needs of an exemption claim. Hours may vary comment on proposed and/or data users. Existing language in the considerably among respondents continuing information collections, as instructions and definitions will be because of differences in the volume required by the Paperwork Reduction reviewed and adjusted as necessary to and complexity of information on the Act of 1995. clarify survey requirements. foreign air carriers represented by the DATES: Written comments must be reporter. submitted on or before September 4, II. Method of Collection Estimated Total Annual Burden 2018. BEA contacts potential respondents Hours: 1,060. by mail at the end of each fiscal quarter. ADDRESSES: Direct all written comments Estimated Total Annual Cost to Respondents must file completed BE– to Jennifer Jessup, Departmental Public: $0. 185 forms within 45 days after the end Paperwork Clearance Officer, of each fiscal quarter, or within 90 days Respondent’s Obligation: Mandatory. Department of Commerce, Room 6616, after the close of the fiscal year. Reports 14th and Constitution Avenue NW, Legal Authority: International are required from each U.S. financial Washington, DC 20230, or via email at Investment and Trade in Services services provider that had sales of PRAcomments@doc.gov. Survey Act (Pub.L. 94–472, 22 U.S.C. covered services to foreign persons that FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 3101–3108, as amended). exceeded $20 million for the previous Requests for additional information or fiscal year, or that are expected to IV. Request for Comments copies of the information collection exceed that amount during the current instrument and instructions should be fiscal year, or if it had purchases of Comments are invited on: (a) Whether directed to Christopher Stein, Chief, the proposed collection of information covered services from foreign persons Services Surveys Branch (SSB) BE–50, that exceeded $15 million for the is necessary for the proper performance Bureau of Economic Analysis, U.S. of the functions of the Agency, previous fiscal year, or that are expected Department of Commerce, Washington, to exceed that amount during the including whether the information will DC 20233; phone: (301) 278–9189; fax: have practical utility; (b) the accuracy of current fiscal year. Entities required to (301) 278–9507; or via email at: report will be contacted individually by the Agency’s estimate of the burden christopher.stein@bea.gov. (including hours and cost) of the BEA. Entities not contacted by BEA SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: have no reporting responsibilities. proposed collection of information; (c) ways to enhance the quality, utility, and I. Abstract BEA offers its electronic filing option, clarity of the information to be the eFile system, for use in reporting on The Quarterly Survey of Financial Form BE–185. For more information collected; and (d) ways to minimize the Services Transactions between U.S. burden of the collection of information about eFile, go to www.bea.gov/efile. In Financial Services Providers and addition, BEA posts all its survey forms on respondents, including through the Foreign Persons (BE–185) is one of and reporting instructions on its amozie on DSK3GDR082PROD with NOTICES1 use of automated collection techniques BEA’s primary data sources for its or other forms of information website, www.bea.gov/ssb. These may estimates of financial services exports be downloaded, completed, printed, and technology. and imports. 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Document Created: 2018-07-03 23:40:20
Document Modified: 2018-07-03 23:40:20
CategoryRegulatory Information
CollectionFederal Register
sudoc ClassAE 2.7:
GS 4.107:
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PublisherOffice of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Administration
SectionNotices
ActionNotice.
DatesWritten comments must be submitted on or before September 4, 2018.
ContactRequests for additional information or copies of the information collection instrument and instructions should be directed to Christopher Stein, Chief, Services Surveys Branch (SSB) BE-50, Bureau of Economic Analysis, U.S. Department of Commerce, Washington, DC 20233; phone: (301) 278-9189; fax: (301) 278-9507; or via email at [email protected]
FR Citation83 FR 31362 
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