83_FR_37609 83 FR 37461 - Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request

83 FR 37461 - Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

Federal Register Volume 83, Issue 148 (August 1, 2018)

Page Range37461-37462
FR Document2018-16411

Federal Register, Volume 83 Issue 148 (Wednesday, August 1, 2018) 
[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 148 (Wednesday, August 1, 2018)]
[Notices]
[Pages 37461-37462]
From the Federal Register Online  [www.thefederalregister.org]
[FR Doc No: 2018-16411]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE


Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request

    The Department of Commerce will submit to the Office of Management 
and Budget (OMB) for clearance the following proposal for collection of 
information under the provisions of the Paperwork Reduction Act (44 
U.S.C. Chapter 35).
    Agency: Bureau of Economic Analysis (BEA), Commerce.
    Title: Annual Survey of Foreign Direct Investment in the United 
States.
    OMB Control Number: 0608-0034.
    Form Number: BE-15.
    Type of Request: Regular submission.
    Estimated Number of Respondents: 5,700 annually, of which 
approximately 2,300 file A forms, 1,600 file B forms, 1,300 file C 
forms, and 500 file Claim for Exemption forms.
    Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 112,350 hours. Total annual 
burden is calculated by multiplying the estimated number of submissions 
of each form by the average hourly burden per form, which is 44.75 
hours for the A form, 3.75 hours for the B form, 2.25 hours for the C 
form, and 1 hour for the Claim for Exemption form.
    Estimated Time per Respondent: 19.7 hours per respondent (112,350 
hours/5,700 respondents) is the average, but may vary considerably 
among respondents because of differences in company size and 
complexity.
    Needs and Uses: The Annual Survey of Foreign Direct Investment in 
the United States (BE-15) obtains sample data on the financial 
structure and operations of foreign-owned U.S. business enterprises. 
The data are needed to provide reliable, useful, and timely measures of 
foreign direct investment in the United States to assess its impact on 
the U.S. economy. The sample data are used to derive universe estimates 
in nonbenchmark years from similar data reported in the BE-12, 
Benchmark Survey of Foreign Direct Investment in the United States, 
which is conducted every five years. The data collected include balance 
sheets; income statements; property, plant, and equipment; employment 
and employee compensation; merchandise trade; sales of goods and 
services; taxes; and research and development activity for the U.S. 
operations. In addition to these national data, several data items are 
collected by state, including employment and property, plant, and 
equipment.
    Affected Public: Businesses or other for-profit organizations.
    Frequency: Annual.
    Respondent's Obligation: Mandatory.
    This information collection request may be viewed at 
www.reginfo.gov. Follow the instructions to view Department of Commerce 
collections currently under review by OMB.
    Written comments and recommendations for the proposed information 
collection should be sent within 30 days of publication of this

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notice to OIRA Submission@omb.eop.gov or fax to (202) 395-5806.

Sheleen Dumas,
Departmental Lead PRA Officer, Office of Chief Information Officer.
[FR Doc. 2018-16411 Filed 7-31-18; 8:45 am]
 BILLING CODE 3510-06-P

Federal Register / Vol. 83, No. 148 / Wednesday, August 1, 2018 / Notices 37461 for the original notice is being extended burden is calculated by multiplying the Paperwork Reduction Act (44 U.S.C. by 14 days. estimated number of submissions of Chapter 35). If the Forest Service amends land each form by the average hourly burden Agency: Bureau of Economic Analysis management plans, we hereby give per form, which is 7 hours for the A (BEA), Commerce. notice that substantive requirements of form, 12 hours for the B form, 2 hours Title: Annual Survey of Foreign Direct the 2012 Planning Rule (36 CFR part for the C form, 1 hour for the D form, Investment in the United States. 219) that are likely to be directly related, and 1 hour for the Claim for Exemption OMB Control Number: 0608–0034. and therefore applicable, to the form. Form Number: BE–15. amendments are in sections 219.8(a) Estimated Time per Respondent: Type of Request: Regular submission. and (b) (ecological and social and 103.4 hours per respondent (325,750 Estimated Number of Respondents: economic sustainability), 219.9 hours/3,150 U.S. parents) is the average, 5,700 annually, of which approximately (diversity of plant and animal but may vary considerably among 2,300 file A forms, 1,600 file B forms, communities), and 219.10(a) (integrated respondents because of differences in 1,300 file C forms, and 500 file Claim for resource management for ecosystem company structure, complexity, and the Exemption forms. services and multiple use). number of foreign affiliates each U.S. Estimated Total Annual Burden The public is encouraged to help parent must report. Hours: 112,350 hours. Total annual identify any issues, management Needs and Uses: The Annual Survey burden is calculated by multiplying the questions, or concerns that should be of U.S. Direct Investment Abroad (BE– estimated number of submissions of addressed in plan amendment(s) or 11) obtains sample data on the financial each form by the average hourly burden policy or administrative action. The structure and operations of U.S. parents per form, which is 44.75 hours for the Forest Service will work collaboratively and their foreign affiliates. The data are A form, 3.75 hours for the B form, 2.25 with interested parties to identify the needed to provide reliable, useful, and hours for the C form, and 1 hour for the management direction that is best suited timely measures of U.S. direct Claim for Exemption form. investment abroad to assess its impact Estimated Time per Respondent: 19.7 to local, regional, and national needs on the U.S. and foreign economies. The hours per respondent (112,350 hours/ and concerns. The Forest Service will sample data are used to derive universe 5,700 respondents) is the average, but use an interdisciplinary approach as it estimates in nonbenchmark years from may vary considerably among considers the variety of resource issues similar data reported in the BE–10, respondents because of differences in and concerns. Benchmark Survey of U.S. Direct company size and complexity. Dated: July 26, 2018. Needs and Uses: The Annual Survey Investment Abroad, which is conducted Chris French, every five years. The data collected of Foreign Direct Investment in the Associate Deputy Chief, National Forest include balance sheets; income United States (BE–15) obtains sample System. statements; property, plant, and data on the financial structure and [FR Doc. 2018–16556 Filed 7–31–18; 8:45 am] equipment; employment and employee operations of foreign-owned U.S. BILLING CODE 3411–15–P compensation; merchandise trade; sales business enterprises. The data are of goods and services; taxes; and needed to provide reliable, useful, and research and development activity. timely measures of foreign direct DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE Affected Public: Businesses or other investment in the United States to for-profit organizations. assess its impact on the U.S. economy. Submission for OMB Review; Frequency: Annual. The sample data are used to derive Comment Request Respondent’s Obligation: Mandatory. universe estimates in nonbenchmark This information collection request years from similar data reported in the The Department of Commerce will may be viewed at www.reginfo.gov. BE–12, Benchmark Survey of Foreign submit to the Office of Management and Follow the instructions to view Direct Investment in the United States, Budget (OMB) for clearance the Department of Commerce collections which is conducted every five years. following proposal for collection of currently under review by OMB. The data collected include balance information under the provisions of the Written comments and sheets; income statements; property, Paperwork Reduction Act (44 U.S.C. recommendations for the proposed plant, and equipment; employment and Chapter 35). information collection should be sent employee compensation; merchandise Agency: Bureau of Economic Analysis within 30 days of publication of this trade; sales of goods and services; taxes; (BEA), Commerce. notice to OIRA Submission@ and research and development activity Title: Annual Survey of U.S. Direct omb.eop.gov or fax to (202) 395–5806. for the U.S. operations. In addition to Investment Abroad. these national data, several data items OMB Control Number: 0608–0053. Sheleen Dumas, are collected by state, including Form Number: BE–11. Departmental Lead PRA Officer, Office of employment and property, plant, and Type of Request: Regular submission. Chief Information Officer. equipment. Estimated Number of Respondents: [FR Doc. 2018–16410 Filed 7–31–18; 8:45 am] Affected Public: Businesses or other 3,150 respondents (U.S. parents). A BILLING CODE 3510–06–P for-profit organizations. complete response includes a BE–11 A Frequency: Annual. form for the U.S. parent’s domestic Respondent’s Obligation: Mandatory. operation and one or more BE–11 B, C, DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE This information collection request or D forms for its foreign affiliates that sradovich on DSK3GMQ082PROD with NOTICES Submission for OMB Review; may be viewed at www.reginfo.gov. meet the BE–11 survey requirements. Follow the instructions to view Comment Request BEA estimates that U.S. parents will Department of Commerce collections submit 3,150 A forms, 25,000 B forms, The Department of Commerce will currently under review by OMB. 1,500 C forms, 200 D forms, and 500 submit to the Office of Management and Written comments and Claim for Exemption forms. 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37462 Federal Register / Vol. 83, No. 148 / Wednesday, August 1, 2018 / Notices notice to OIRA Submission@ trends, benchmark their own statistical Affected Public: Business or other for- omb.eop.gov or fax to (202) 395–5806. products and develop forecasts. Private profit; Not-for-profit institutions; businesses use these estimates to Federal government. Sheleen Dumas, measure market share, analyze business Frequency: Annually. Departmental Lead PRA Officer, Office of potential, and plan investments. Respondent’s Obligation: Mandatory. Chief Information Officer. Collected data include operating Legal Authority: Title 13, United [FR Doc. 2018–16411 Filed 7–31–18; 8:45 am] revenue for both taxable and tax-exempt States Code, Sections 131 and 182 BILLING CODE 3510–06–P authorize the collection. Sections 224 firms and organizations, sources of revenue and expenses by type for and 225 make reporting mandatory. selected industries, operating expenses, This information collection request DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE and selected industry-specific items. In may be viewed at www.reginfo.gov. Submission for OMB Review; addition, e-commerce data is collected Follow the instructions to view Comment Request for all industries, and export and Department of Commerce collections inventory data is collected for selected currently under review by OMB. The Department of Commerce will industries. The availability of these data Written comments and submit to the Office of Management and greatly improves the quality of the recommendations for the proposed Budget (OMB) for clearance the intermediate inputs and value-added information collection should be sent following proposal for collection of estimates in the annual input-output within 30 days of publication of this information under the provisions of the and GDP by industry accounts produced notice to OIRA_Submission@ Paperwork Reduction Act. by the Bureau of Economic Analysis omb.eop.gov or fax to (202) 395–5806. Agency: U.S. Census Bureau. (BEA). Title: Service Annual Survey. Sheleen Dumas, Beginning in survey year 2018, the OMB Control Number: 0607–0422. operating expenses portion of the Departmental Lead PRA Officer, Office of the Form Number(s): SA–22010A—SA– Chief Information Officer. questionnaire will be condensed 81300E (180 forms total). [FR Doc. 2018–16409 Filed 7–31–18; 8:45 am] Type of Request: Revision of a substantially in non-Economic Census BILLING CODE 3510–07–P currently approved collection. reference years. This change will relieve Number of Respondents: 91,401. respondent burden with the goal of Average Hours per Response: 1 hour improving the rate and quality of survey DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE and 32 minutes. response. Burden Hours: 139,889. The Census Bureau will also begin Foreign-Trade Zones Board Needs and Uses: Over 50 percent of measuring telemedicine. The use of telemedicine by mental health [S–106–2018] all economic activity is generated by businesses in the services sectors, professionals is increasing as the Foreign-Trade Zone 163—Ponce, defined to exclude retail and wholesale nation’s behavioral health is a huge Puerto Rico; Application for Subzone; trade. The U.S. Census Bureau currently concern, especially with the current Liquilux Gas Corporation; Ponce, measures the total output of most of the opioid crisis. With increased insurance Puerto Rico service industries annually in the coverage for the cost of these services, Service Annual Survey (SAS). This it is likely that more healthcare An application has been submitted to survey currently covers all or portions professionals will begin delivering the Foreign-Trade Zones Board (the of: Utilities; Transportation and services via telemedicine. This question Board) by CODEZOL, C.D., grantee of Warehousing; Information; Finance and will provide the first federal data on the FTZ 163, requesting subzone status for Insurance; Real Estate and Rental and new business model of telemedicine for the facility of Liquilux Gas Corporation, Leasing; Professional, Scientific, and outpatient medical providers. It will be located in Ponce, Puerto Rico. The Technical Services; Administrative and an expansion of the current patient application was submitted pursuant to Support and Waste Management and visits question, and will appear on the provisions of the Foreign-Trade Remediation Services; Educational forms SA–62000A/E, SA–62150A/E, Zones Act, as amended (19 U.S.C. 81a– Services; Health Care and Social and SA–62190A/E (total of 6 forms). 81u), and the regulations of the Board Assistance; Arts, Entertainment, and The question will be subject to cognitive (15 CFR part 400). It was formally Recreation; Accommodation and Food testing, modified based on results if docketed on July 27, 2018. Services; and Other Services (except necessary, and implemented when it The proposed subzone (1.96 acres) is Public Administration) as defined by has cleared testing. Cognitive testing located at Carr. Del Muelle #215 in the North American Industry will be conducted under the Census Ponce, Puerto Rico. No authorization for Classification System (NAICS). The SAS Bureau’s generic clearance for production activity has been requested provides the only official source of questionnaire pretesting research. at this time. The proposed subzone annual revenue estimates for the service In addition, a new form will be would be subject to the existing industries. created (SA–52413 A/E) for reinsurance activation limit of FTZ 163. Estimates from the SAS are essential carriers featuring a new variation of the In accordance with the Board’s to measurement of economic growth, existing ‘‘Direct Losses Incurred’’ regulations, Camille Evans of the FTZ real output, prices, and productivity for question (Item 13). This change will Staff is designated examiner to review our nation’s economy. A broad increase clarity for respondents and the application and make spectrum of government and private reduce reporting error. recommendations to the Executive sradovich on DSK3GMQ082PROD with NOTICES stakeholders use these estimates in Minor changes will also be made to Secretary. analyzing economic activity; forecasting various forms to increase clarity of what Public comment is invited from economic growth; and compiling data is being asked of respondents (e.g., interested parties. Submissions shall be on productivity, prices and the gross improving instructions or removing addressed to the Board’s Executive domestic product (GDP). In addition, parts of a question), improve the quality Secretary at the address below. The trade and professional organizations use of data the Census Bureau receives, and closing period for their receipt is these estimates to analyze industry further reduce respondent burden. September 10, 2018. 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FR Citation83 FR 37461 
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