83_FR_48598 83 FR 48412 - Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request

83 FR 48412 - Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

Federal Register Volume 83, Issue 186 (September 25, 2018)

Page Range48412-48412
FR Document2018-20786

Federal Register, Volume 83 Issue 186 (Tuesday, September 25, 2018) 
[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 186 (Tuesday, September 25, 2018)]
[Notices]
[Page 48412]
From the Federal Register Online  [www.thefederalregister.org]
[FR Doc No: 2018-20786]


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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), Department of Commerce.
    Title: Annual Survey of Foreign Ocean Carriers' Expenses in the 
United States.
    OMB Control Number: 0608-0012.
    Form Number: BE-29.
    Type of Request: Regular submission.
    Number of Responses: 80 annually (70 reporting mandatory data, and 
10 that would file exemption claims).
    Average Hours per Response: 3 hours is the average for those 
reporting data and one hour is the average for those filing an 
exemption, but hours may vary considerably among respondents because of 
differences in the volume and complexity of information on the foreign 
ocean carriers represented by the reporter.
    Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 220.
    Needs and Uses: The Annual Survey of Foreign Ocean Carriers' 
Expenses in the United States (BE-29) is a survey that collects data 
from U.S. agents of foreign ocean carriers who handle 40 or more 
foreign ocean port calls in the reporting period, or report total 
covered expenses of $250,000 or more in the reporting period for all 
foreign ocean vessels handled by the U.S. agent. The covered expenses 
are: (1) Port call services such as pilotage, towing and tugboat 
services, harbor fees, and berth fees; (2) cargo-related services such 
as loading, unloading, and storing cargo at U.S. ports; (3) fuels and 
oils (bunkers) purchased in U.S. ports; (4) other vessel operating 
expenses such as stores and supplies, vessel repairs, and personnel 
expenses in the United States; and (5) other expenses such as U.S. 
agents' and brokers' fees and commissions and expenses related to 
maintaining U.S. offices, such as rent, advertising, and wages.
    The data collected on the survey are needed to monitor U.S. trade 
in transport services, to analyze the impact of these cross-border 
services 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 not making any 
modifications to the current BE-29 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.
    Affected Public: Businesses or other for-profit organizations.
    Frequency: Annual.
    Respondent's Obligation: Mandatory.
    OMB Desk Officer: Robert Sivinski, (202) 395-1205.
    This information collection request may be viewed at reginfo.gov 
http://www.reginfo.gov/public/. 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 notice 
to [email protected].

Sheleen Dumas,
Department Lead PRA Officer, Office of the Chief Information Officer.
[FR Doc. 2018-20786 Filed 9-24-18; 8:45 am]
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48412 Federal Register / Vol. 83, No. 186 / Tuesday, September 25, 2018 / Notices and one hour is the average for those Affected Public: Businesses or other covered expenses are: (1) Port call filing an exemption, but hours may vary for-profit organizations. services such as pilotage, towing and considerably among respondents Frequency: Quarterly. tugboat services, harbor fees, and berth because of differences in company size Respondent’s Obligation: Mandatory. fees; (2) cargo-related services such as and complexity. OMB Desk Officer: Robert Sivinski, loading, unloading, and storing cargo at Estimated Total Annual Burden (202) 395–1205. U.S. ports; (3) fuels and oils (bunkers) Hours: 1,060. This information collection request purchased in U.S. ports; (4) other vessel Needs and Uses: The Quarterly may be viewed at reginfo.gov http:// operating expenses such as stores and Survey of Foreign Airline Operators’ www.reginfo.gov/public/. Follow the supplies, vessel repairs, and personnel Revenues and Expenses in the United instructions to view Department of expenses in the United States; and (5) States (BE–9) is a survey that collects Commerce collections currently under other expenses such as U.S. agents’ and data from U.S. offices, agents, or other review by OMB. brokers’ fees and commissions and representatives of foreign airline Written comments and expenses related to maintaining U.S. operators that transport freight and recommendations for the proposed offices, such as rent, advertising, and express to or from the United States and information collection should be sent wages. whose total covered revenues or total within 30 days of publication of this notice to OIRA_Submission@ The data collected on the survey are covered expenses were $5 million or needed to monitor U.S. trade in more in the previous year or are omb.eop.gov. transport services, to analyze the impact expected to be $5 million or more Sheleen Dumas, of these cross-border services on the during the current year. The covered Departmental Lead PRA Officer, Office of the U.S. and foreign economies, to compile revenues are freight revenue on Chief Information Officer. and improve the U.S. economic merchandise exported from, or imported [FR Doc. 2018–20784 Filed 9–24–18; 8:45 am] accounts, to support U.S. commercial into, the United States. The covered BILLING CODE 3510–06–P policy on trade in transport services, to expenses are expenses incurred in the conduct trade promotion, and to United States for: (1) Fuel and oil; (2) improve the ability of U.S. businesses to wages and salaries paid to employees in DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE identify and evaluate market the United States; (3) agents’ and opportunities. The data are used in brokers’ fees and commissions for Submission for OMB Review; estimating the transport component of arrangement of freight and passenger Comment Request the U.S. international transactions transportation; (4) aircraft handling and accounts (ITAs) and national income terminal services, (5) aircraft (with The Department of Commerce will submit to the Office of Management and and product accounts (NIPAs). crew) leasing expenses, and (6) all other expenses incurred in the United States Budget (OMB) for clearance the The Bureau of Economic Analysis except aircraft leasing (without crew) following proposal for collection of (BEA) is not making any modifications expenses. information under the provisions of the to the current BE–29 survey. The effort Paperwork Reduction Act (44 U.S.C. to keep current reporting requirements Respondents are also asked to report: Chapter 35). unchanged is intended to minimize (1) Shipping weights on which freight Agency: Bureau of Economic Analysis respondent burden while considering revenues were earned; (2) the number of (BEA), Department of Commerce. the needs of data users. Existing passengers transported to/from the Title: Annual Survey of Foreign language in the instructions and United States; and (3) revenues Ocean Carriers’ Expenses in the United definitions will be reviewed and associated with these passengers. States. adjusted as necessary to clarify survey The data collected on the survey are OMB Control Number: 0608–0012. requirements. needed to monitor U.S. trade in Form Number: BE–29. transport services, to analyze the impact Type of Request: Regular submission. Affected Public: Businesses or other of these cross-border services on the Number of Responses: 80 annually (70 for-profit organizations. U.S. and foreign economies, to compile reporting mandatory data, and 10 that Frequency: Annual. and improve the U.S. economic would file exemption claims). Respondent’s Obligation: Mandatory. accounts, to support U.S. commercial Average Hours per Response: 3 hours policy on trade in transport services, to is the average for those reporting data OMB Desk Officer: Robert Sivinski, conduct trade promotion, and to and one hour is the average for those (202) 395–1205. improve the ability of U.S. businesses to filing an exemption, but hours may vary This information collection request identify and evaluate market considerably among respondents may be viewed at reginfo.gov http:// opportunities. The data are used in because of differences in the volume www.reginfo.gov/public/. Follow the estimating the transport component of and complexity of information on the instructions to view Department of the U.S. international transactions foreign ocean carriers represented by the Commerce collections currently under accounts (ITAs) and national income reporter. review by OMB. and product accounts (NIPAs). Estimated Total Annual Burden Written comments and The Bureau of Economic Analysis Hours: 220. recommendations for the proposed (BEA) is not making any modifications Needs and Uses: The Annual Survey information collection should be sent to the current BE–9 survey. The effort to of Foreign Ocean Carriers’ Expenses in within 30 days of publication of this keep current reporting requirements the United States (BE–29) is a survey notice to OIRA_Submission@ daltland on DSKBBV9HB2PROD with NOTICES unchanged is intended to minimize that collects data from U.S. agents of omb.eop.gov. respondent burden while considering foreign ocean carriers who handle 40 or the needs of data users. Existing more foreign ocean port calls in the Sheleen Dumas, language in the instructions and reporting period, or report total covered Department Lead PRA Officer, Office of the definitions will be reviewed and expenses of $250,000 or more in the Chief Information Officer. adjusted as necessary to clarify survey reporting period for all foreign ocean [FR Doc. 2018–20786 Filed 9–24–18; 8:45 am] requirements. vessels handled by the U.S. agent. 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PublisherOffice of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Administration
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FR Citation83 FR 48412 
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