83 FR 31367 - Proposed Information Collection; Comment Request; Services Surveys: BE-30, Quarterly Survey of Ocean Freight Revenues and Foreign Expenses of U.S. Carriers, and the BE-37, Quarterly Survey of U.S. Airline Operators' Foreign Revenues and Expenses
DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
Bureau of Economic Analysis Federal Register Volume 83, Issue 129 (July 5, 2018)
Bureau of Economic Analysis
Federal Register Volume 83, Issue 129 (July 5, 2018)
| Page Range | 31367-31368 | |
| FR Document | 2018-14424 |
[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 129 (Thursday, July 5, 2018)] [Notices] [Pages 31367-31368] From the Federal Register Online [www.thefederalregister.org] [FR Doc No: 2018-14424] ----------------------------------------------------------------------- DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE Bureau of Economic Analysis Proposed Information Collection; Comment Request; Services Surveys: BE-30, Quarterly Survey of Ocean Freight Revenues and Foreign Expenses of U.S. Carriers, and the BE-37, Quarterly Survey of U.S. Airline Operators' Foreign Revenues and Expenses AGENCY: Bureau of Economic Analysis, Department of Commerce. ACTION: Notice. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 instruments 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 Ocean Freight Revenues and Foreign Expenses of U.S. Carriers (BE-30) is a survey that collects data from U.S. ocean freight carriers (owners and operators) whose total covered revenues or total covered expenses incurred outside the United States were $500,000 or more in the previous year or are expected to be $500,000 or more during the current year. The covered revenues are: (1) Revenue on cargo outbound from U.S. ports and the associated shipping weight; (2) revenue on cargo inbound into the United States and the associated shipping weight; (3) revenue on cross-trade cargoes; (4) charter hire (with crew) and space leasing revenues from foreign residents. The covered expenses are: (1) Fuel expenses in foreign countries; (2) expenses in foreign countries other than fuel expenses; and (3) charter hire (with crew) and space leasing payments to foreign residents. A report is not required from U.S. ocean freight carriers whose total annual covered revenues and total annual covered expenses are below $500,000. The Quarterly Survey of U.S. Airline Operators' Foreign Revenues and Expenses (BE-37) is a survey that collects data from U.S. airline operators engaged in the international transportation of goods and/or passengers and whose total covered revenues or total covered expenses incurred outside the United States were $500,000 or more in the previous year or are expected to be $500,000 or more during the current year. The covered revenues are: (1) Revenue derived from carriage of export freight and express from the United States to points outside the United States; (2) revenue derived from carriage of freight and express originating from, and destined to, points outside the United States; (3) revenue derived from transporting passengers originating from, and destined to, points outside the United States; (4) revenue from transporting passengers to and from the United States and the associated number of passengers; (5) interline settlement receipts from foreign airline operators. The covered expenses are: (1) Expenses incurred outside the United States for fuel and oil, station and maintenance bases, wages, and other goods and services purchased abroad (except aircraft leasing expenses); (2) aircraft (with crew) leasing expenses; and (3) interline settlement payments to foreign airline operators. A report is not required from U.S. airline operators whose total annual covered revenues and total annual covered expenses are below $500,000. The data collected on these surveys 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, modifications, or deletions to the current BE-30 and BE-37 surveys 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 completed BE-30 and BE-37 forms within 45 days after the end of each calendar quarter. A BE-30 report is required from U.S. ocean freight carriers (owners and operators) whose total covered revenues or total covered expenses incurred outside the United States were $500,000 or more in the previous year or are expected to be $500,000 or more during the current year. A BE-37 report is required from U.S. airline operators engaged in the international transportation of goods and/or passengers and whose total covered revenues or total covered expenses incurred outside the United States were $500,000 or more in the previous year or are expected to be $500,000 or more during the current year. Entities required to report will be contacted individually by BEA. Entities not contacted by BEA have no reporting responsibilities. BEA offers electronic filing through its eFile system for use in reporting on the BE-30 and BE-37 quarterly survey forms. For more 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: 0608-0011. Form Number: BE-30 and BE-37. [[Page 31368]] Type of Review: Regular submission. Affected Public: Business or other for-profit organizations. Estimated Number of BE-30 Responses: 280 annually (70 filed each quarter: 62 reporting mandatory data and 8 exemption claims). Estimated Number of BE-37 Responses: 120 annually (30 filed each quarter: 29 reporting mandatory data and one filing an exemption claim). Estimated Time Per Response: 4 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 company size and complexity. Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 1,492 (1,024 for the BE-30; 468 for the BE-37). 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 collections of information are 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 collections 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 collections 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. 2018-14424 Filed 7-3-18; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 3510-06-P
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collected; and (d) ways to minimize the I. Abstract annual covered expenses are below
burden of the collection of information The Quarterly Survey of Ocean $500,000.
on respondents, including through the Freight Revenues and Foreign Expenses The data collected on these surveys
use of automated collection techniques of U.S. Carriers (BE–30) is a survey that are needed to monitor U.S. trade in
or other forms of information collects data from U.S. ocean freight transport services to analyze the impact
technology. carriers (owners and operators) whose of U.S. trade on the U.S. and foreign
Comments submitted in response to total covered revenues or total covered economies, to compile and improve the
this notice will be summarized and/or expenses incurred outside the United U.S. economic accounts, to support U.S.
included in the request for OMB States were $500,000 or more in the commercial policy on trade in transport
approval of this information collection; previous year or are expected to be services, to conduct trade promotion,
they also will become a matter of public $500,000 or more during the current and to improve the ability of U.S.
record. year. The covered revenues are: (1) businesses to identify and evaluate
Revenue on cargo outbound from U.S. market opportunities. The data are used
Sheleen Dumas, in estimating the transport component
Departmental Lead PRA Officer, Office of ports and the associated shipping
weight; (2) revenue on cargo inbound of the U.S. international transactions
Chief Information Officer. accounts (ITAs) and national income
[FR Doc. 2018–14416 Filed 7–3–18; 8:45 am]
into the United States and the
associated shipping weight; (3) revenue and product accounts (NIPAs).
BILLING CODE 3510–06–P The Bureau of Economic Analysis
on cross-trade cargoes; (4) charter hire
(BEA) is proposing no additions,
(with crew) and space leasing revenues
modifications, or deletions to the
DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE from foreign residents. The covered
current BE–30 and BE–37 surveys to
expenses are: (1) Fuel expenses in
minimize respondent burden while
Bureau of Economic Analysis foreign countries; (2) expenses in
considering the needs of data users.
foreign countries other than fuel
Proposed Information Collection; Existing language in the instructions
expenses; and (3) charter hire (with
Comment Request; Services Surveys: and definitions will be reviewed and
crew) and space leasing payments to
BE–30, Quarterly Survey of Ocean adjusted as necessary to clarify survey
foreign residents. A report is not
Freight Revenues and Foreign requirements.
required from U.S. ocean freight carriers
Expenses of U.S. Carriers, and the whose total annual covered revenues II. Method of Collection
BE–37, Quarterly Survey of U.S. Airline and total annual covered expenses are BEA contacts potential respondents
Operators’ Foreign Revenues and below $500,000. by mail at the end of each calendar
Expenses The Quarterly Survey of U.S. Airline quarter. Respondents must file
Operators’ Foreign Revenues and completed BE–30 and BE–37 forms
AGENCY: Bureau of Economic Analysis, Expenses (BE–37) is a survey that
Department of Commerce. within 45 days after the end of each
collects data from U.S. airline operators calendar quarter. A BE–30 report is
ACTION: Notice. engaged in the international required from U.S. ocean freight carriers
transportation of goods and/or (owners and operators) whose total
SUMMARY: The Department of passengers and whose total covered
Commerce, as part of its continuing covered revenues or total covered
revenues or total covered expenses expenses incurred outside the United
effort to reduce paperwork and incurred outside the United States were
respondent burden, invites the general States were $500,000 or more in the
$500,000 or more in the previous year previous year or are expected to be
public and other Federal agencies to or are expected to be $500,000 or more
comment on proposed and/or $500,000 or more during the current
during the current year. The covered year. A BE–37 report is required from
continuing information collections, as revenues are: (1) Revenue derived from
required by the Paperwork Reduction U.S. airline operators engaged in the
carriage of export freight and express international transportation of goods
Act of 1995. from the United States to points outside and/or passengers and whose total
DATES: Written comments must be the United States; (2) revenue derived covered revenues or total covered
submitted on or before September 4, from carriage of freight and express expenses incurred outside the United
2018. originating from, and destined to, points States were $500,000 or more in the
outside the United States; (3) revenue previous year or are expected to be
ADDRESSES: Direct all written comments
derived from transporting passengers $500,000 or more during the current
to Jennifer Jessup, Departmental
originating from, and destined to, points year. Entities required to report will be
Paperwork Clearance Officer,
outside the United States; (4) revenue contacted individually by BEA. Entities
Department of Commerce, Room 6616,
from transporting passengers to and not contacted by BEA have no reporting
14th and Constitution Avenue NW,
from the United States and the responsibilities.
Washington, DC 20230, or via email at
associated number of passengers; (5) BEA offers electronic filing through
PRAcomments@doc.gov.
interline settlement receipts from its eFile system for use in reporting on
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: foreign airline operators. The covered the BE–30 and BE–37 quarterly survey
Requests for additional information or expenses are: (1) Expenses incurred forms. For more information about
copies of the information collection outside the United States for fuel and eFile, go to www.bea.gov/efile. In
instruments and instructions should be oil, station and maintenance bases, addition, BEA posts all its survey forms
directed to Christopher Stein, Chief, wages, and other goods and services and reporting instructions on its
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Services Surveys Branch (SSB) BE–50, purchased abroad (except aircraft website, www.bea.gov/ssb. These may
Bureau of Economic Analysis, U.S. leasing expenses); (2) aircraft (with be downloaded, completed, printed, and
Department of Commerce, Washington, crew) leasing expenses; and (3) interline submitted via fax or mail.
DC 20233; phone: (301) 278–9189; fax: settlement payments to foreign airline
(301) 278–9507; or via email at operators. A report is not required from III. Data
christopher.stein@bea.gov. U.S. airline operators whose total OMB Control Number: 0608–0011.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: annual covered revenues and total Form Number: BE–30 and BE–37.
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Type of Review: Regular submission. IV. Request for Comments DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
Affected Public: Business or other for- Comments are invited on: (a) Whether
profit organizations. the proposed collections of information Economic Development Administration
Estimated Number of BE–30 are necessary for the proper Notice of Petitions by Firms for
Responses: 280 annually (70 filed each performance of the functions of the Determination of Eligibility To Apply
quarter: 62 reporting mandatory data Agency, including whether the for Trade Adjustment Assistance
and 8 exemption claims). information will have practical utility;
Estimated Number of BE–37 (b) the accuracy of the Agency’s AGENCY: Economic Development
Responses: 120 annually (30 filed each estimate of the burden (including hours Administration, U.S. Department of
quarter: 29 reporting mandatory data and cost) of the proposed collections of Commerce.
and one filing an exemption claim). information; (c) ways to enhance the ACTION: Notice and opportunity for
quality, utility, and clarity of the public comment.
Estimated Time Per Response: 4 hours information to be collected; and (d)
is the average for those reporting data. ways to minimize the burden of the
One hour is the average for those filing SUMMARY: The Economic Development
collections of information on Administration (EDA) has received
an exemption claim. Hours may vary respondents, including through the use
considerably among respondents petitions for certification of eligibility to
of automated collection techniques or apply for Trade Adjustment Assistance
because of differences in company size other forms of information technology.
and complexity. from the firms listed below.
Comments submitted in response to Accordingly, EDA has initiated
Estimated Total Annual Burden this notice will be summarized and/or investigations to determine whether
Hours: 1,492 (1,024 for the BE–30; 468 included in the request for OMB increased imports into the United States
for the BE–37). approval of this information collection; of articles like or directly competitive
Estimated Total Annual Cost to they also will become a matter of public with those produced by each of the
Public: $0. record. firms contributed importantly to the
Respondent’s Obligation: Mandatory. Sheleen Dumas, total or partial separation of the firms’
Legal Authority: International Departmental Lead PRA Officer, Office of workers, or threat thereof, and to a
Investment and Trade in Services Chief Information Officer. decrease in sales or production of each
Survey Act (Pub. L. 94–472, 22 U.S.C. [FR Doc. 2018–14424 Filed 7–3–18; 8:45 am] petitioning firm.
3101–3108, as amended). BILLING CODE 3510–06–P SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
LIST OF PETITIONS RECEIVED BY EDA FOR CERTIFICATION OF ELIGIBILITY TO APPLY FOR TRADE ADJUSTMENT
ASSISTANCE
[06/13/2018 through 06/26/2018]
Date
Firm name Firm address accepted for Product(s)
investigation
Vintage Girl Designs, LLC ....... 9952 Kings Parade Boulevard, 6/21/2018 The firm manufactures greeting cards, note cards, and
Charlotte, NC 28273. plaques, primarily of paper, acrylic, and wood.
Merrimac Industrial Sales, Inc 111 Neck Road, Haverhill, MA 6/21/2018 The firm manufactures electrical control systems, including
01835. control panels, and enclosures for electrical components.
Titan International Sales, Inc .. 72 Lancer Place, Webster, NY 6/25/2018 The firm manufactures electrical discharge machine drills and
14580. related products, including drilling electrodes and drill
guides.
Lorimer Studios, LLC .............. 80 Vineyard Street, Paw- 6/26/2018 The firm manufacturers residential and commercial tables
tucket, RI 02860. made of solid wood.
Any party having a substantial these petitions are submitted is 11.313, DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
interest in these proceedings may Trade Adjustment Assistance for Firms.
request a public hearing on the matter. Foreign-Trade Zones Board
Irette Patterson,
A written request for a hearing must be [B–41–2018]
submitted to the Trade Adjustment Program Analyst.
Assistance Division, Room 71030, [FR Doc. 2018–14368 Filed 7–3–18; 8:45 am] Foreign-Trade Zone 78—Nashville,
Economic Development Administration, BILLING CODE 3510–WH–P Tennessee; Application for
U.S. Department of Commerce, Reorganization Under Alternative Site
Washington, DC 20230, no later than ten Framework
(10) calendar days following publication
An application has been submitted to
of this notice. These petitions are
the Foreign-Trade Zones (FTZ) Board by
received pursuant to section 251 of the the Metropolitan Government of
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Trade Act of 1974, as amended. Nashville and Davidson County, grantee
Please follow the requirements set of FTZ 78, requesting authority to
forth in EDA’s regulations at 13 CFR reorganize the zone under the
315.9 for procedures to request a public alternative site framework (ASF)
hearing. The Catalog of Federal adopted by the FTZ Board (15 CFR
Domestic Assistance official number 400.2(c)). The ASF is an option for
and title for the program under which grantees for the establishment or
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| Contact | Requests for additional information or copies of the information collection instruments 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] | |
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