83 FR 48413 - Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request
DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE Federal Register Volume 83, Issue 186 (September 25, 2018)
Federal Register Volume 83, Issue 186 (September 25, 2018)
| Page Range | 48413-48414 | |
| FR Document | 2018-20785 |
[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 186 (Tuesday, September 25, 2018)] [Notices] [Pages 48413-48414] From the Federal Register Online [www.thefederalregister.org] [FR Doc No: 2018-20785] [[Page 48413]] ----------------------------------------------------------------------- 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: Quarterly Survey of Transactions in Selected Services and Intellectual Property with Foreign Persons. OMB Control Number: 0608-0067. Form Number: BE-125. Type of Request: Regular submission. Number of Responses: 8,800 annually (2,200 filed each quarter; 1,700 reporting mandatory data, and 500 that would file other responses). Average Hours per Response: 21 hours is the average for those reporting data, and one hour is the average for those filing an exemption or providing voluntary responses, but hours may vary considerably among respondents because of differences in company size and complexity. Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 144,800. Needs and Uses: The Quarterly Survey of Transactions in Selected Services and Intellectual Property with Foreign Persons (BE-125) is a survey that collects data from U.S. persons who engage in covered transactions with foreign persons in selected services or intellectual property. A U.S. Person means any individual, branch, partnership, associated group, association, estate, trust, corporation, or other organization (whether or not organized under the laws of any State), resident in the United States or subject to the jurisdiction of the United States. A U.S. person must report if they had sales of covered services or intellectual property to foreign persons that exceeded $6 million for the previous fiscal year, or are expected to exceed that amount during the current fiscal year, or if they had purchases of covered services or intellectual property from foreign persons that exceeded $4 million for the previous fiscal year, or are expected to exceed that amount during the current fiscal year. The data are needed to monitor U.S. trade in services, to analyze the impact of these cross-border services and intellectual property transactions 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 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 services component of the U.S. international transactions accounts (ITAs) and national income and product accounts (NIPAs). The Bureau of Economic Analysis (BEA) is implementing one change to the reporting requirements and several modifications to the data collected on the BE-125 survey, beginning with reporting for first quarter 2019. These modifications will allow BEA to align its statistics more closely with international economic accounting guidelines, increasing the quality and usefulness of BEA's published statistics on trade in services. BEA will adjust the reporting requirements of the survey so they are applied based on ``combined'' thresholds. Currently, the reporting requirements for the BE-125 survey are applied based on the dollar amount of each covered transaction type collected on the survey. For example, a reporter with transactions in several of the services and intellectual property categories covered by the survey, may only exceed the threshold for mandatorily reporting additional detail by country, and by relationship to the foreign transactor (foreign affiliate, foreign parent group, or unaffiliated) for a single transaction type. Under this approach, the reporter is only required to report this additional detail, on the mandatory schedule(s), for the single transaction type in excess of the $6 million (sales) or $4 million (purchases) threshold. The change will modify the reporting threshold to be applied based on a ``combined'' threshold for sales or purchases of the covered types of services and intellectual property transactions. U.S. persons with combined sales in excess of $6 million or with combined purchases in excess of $4 million, are required to disaggregate all transaction types by country and by relationship to the foreign transactor on the mandatory schedule(s). Because the combined thresholds are applied separately to sales and to purchases, the mandatory reporting requirements may apply only to sales, only to purchases, or to both. BEA will make the following modifications to the data collection instrument: (1) Research and development services will be broken out into two categories: (1) Provision of customized and non-customized R&D services and (2) other R&D services, including testing. (2) Engineering, architectural, and surveying services will be broken out into three categories: (1) Architectural services; (2) engineering services; and (3) surveying, cartography, certification, testing, and technical inspection services. (3) Management, consulting, and public relation services will be broken out into three categories: (1) Market research services; (2) public opinion polling services; and (3) other management, consulting, and public relations services. Trade exhibition and sales convention services will be collected separately. (4) Database and other information services will be broken out into two components: (1) News agency services and (2) other information services. (5) Computer services will be expanded into three categories: (1) Computer software, including end-user licenses and customization services; (2) cloud computing and data storage services; and (3) other computer services. (6) Several service categories previously collected under ``Other selected services'' will be collected separately. These services include contract manufacturing services, disbursements for sales promotion and representation, photographic services (including satellite photography), space transport services, trade exhibition and sales convention services, agricultural services, and waste treatment and depollution services. (7) Mandatory Schedule C will be modified to only collect related goods details for construction services. On the current BE-125 survey, exports (sales) of three service types are collected on a separate schedule, Schedule C, to allow for reporting of information on the gross operating revenues and related goods exports and foreign expenses. The three categories are: (1) Construction services; (2) engineering, architectural, and surveying services; and (3) mining services. Beginning with reporting for first quarter 2019, only construction services will be collected on Schedule C. Mining services, as well as the three new categories that will replace engineering, architectural, and surveying services, will be collected on Schedule A. BEA estimates the proposed changes, being implemented beginning with reporting for first quarter 2019, will increase the average number of hours per response from 19 hours to 21 hours for those reporting data. The reporting thresholds of the current BE-125 survey will be retained. The effort to keep [[Page 48414]] current reporting thresholds 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: Quarterly. 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. 2018-20785 Filed 9-24-18; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 3510-06-P
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current reporting thresholds unchanged Estimated Total Annual Burden and improve the U.S. economic
is intended to minimize respondent Hours: 1,492 (BE–30 burden hours of accounts, to support U.S. commercial
burden while considering the needs of 1,024 and BE–37 burden hours of 468). policy on trade in transport services, to
data users. Existing language in the Needs and Uses: The Quarterly conduct trade promotion, and to
instructions and definitions will be Survey of Ocean Freight Revenues and improve the ability of U.S. businesses to
reviewed and adjusted as necessary to Foreign Expenses of U.S. Carriers (BE– identify and evaluate market
clarify survey requirements. 30) is a survey that collects data from opportunities. The data are used in
Affected Public: Businesses or other U.S. ocean freight carriers (owners and estimating the transport component of
for-profit organizations. operators) whose total covered revenues the U.S. international transactions
Frequency: Quarterly. or total covered expenses incurred accounts (ITAs) and national income
Respondent’s Obligation: Mandatory. outside the United States were $500,000 and product accounts (NIPAs).
OMB Desk Officer: Robert Sivinski, or more in the previous year or are The Bureau of Economic Analysis
(202) 395–1205. expected to be $500,000 or more during (BEA) is not making any modifications
This information collection request the current year. The covered revenues to the current BE–30 and BE–37
may be viewed at reginfo.gov http:// are: (1) Revenue on cargo outbound surveys. The effort to keep current
www.reginfo.gov/public/. Follow the from U.S. ports and the associated reporting requirements unchanged is
instructions to view Department of shipping weight; (2) revenue on cargo intended to minimize respondent
Commerce collections currently under inbound into the United States and the burden while considering the needs of
review by OMB. associated shipping weight; (3) revenue
Written comments and data users. Existing language in the
on cross-trade cargoes; and (4) charter instructions and definitions will be
recommendations for the proposed hire (with crew) and space leasing
information collection should be sent reviewed and adjusted as necessary to
revenues from foreign residents. The clarify survey requirements.
within 30 days of publication of this covered expenses are: (1) Fuel expenses
notice to OIRA_Submission@ Affected Public: Businesses or other
in foreign countries; (2) expenses in for-profit organizations.
omb.eop.gov. foreign countries (other than fuel Frequency: Quarterly.
Sheleen Dumas, expenses); and (3) charter hire (with Respondent’s Obligation: Mandatory.
Department Lead PRA Officer, Office of the crew) and space leasing payments to OMB Desk Officer: Robert Sivinski,
Chief Information Officer. foreign residents. (202) 395–1205.
[FR Doc. 2018–20785 Filed 9–24–18; 8:45 am] The Quarterly Survey of U.S. Airline This information collection request
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Operators’ Foreign Revenues and may be viewed at reginfo.gov http://
Expenses (BE–37) is a survey that www.reginfo.gov/public/. Follow the
collects data from U.S. airline operators instructions to view Department of
DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE engaged in the international Commerce collections currently under
transportation of goods and/or review by OMB.
Submission for OMB Review; passengers and whose total covered Written comments and
Comment Request revenues or total covered expenses recommendations for the proposed
incurred outside the United States were information collection should be sent
The Department of Commerce will $500,000 or more in the previous year
submit to the Office of Management and within 30 days of publication of this
or are expected to be $500,000 or more notice to OIRA_Submission@
Budget (OMB) for clearance the during the current year. The covered
following proposal for collection of omb.eop.gov.
revenues are: (1) Revenue derived from
information under the provisions of the carriage of export freight and express Sheleen Dumas,
Paperwork Reduction Act (44 U.S.C. from the United States to points outside Departmental Lead PRA Officer, Office of the
Chapter 35). the United States; (2) revenue derived Chief Information Officer.
Agency: Bureau of Economic Analysis
from carriage of freight and express [FR Doc. 2018–20788 Filed 9–24–18; 8:45 am]
(BEA), Department of Commerce.
Title: Quarterly Survey of Ocean originating from, and destined to, points BILLING CODE 3510–06–P
Freight Revenues and Foreign Expenses outside the United States; (3) revenue
of U.S. Carriers (BE–30) and the derived from transporting passengers
originating from, and destined to, points DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
Quarterly Survey of U.S. Airline
Operators’ Foreign Revenues and outside the United States; (4) revenue
from transporting passengers to and Bureau of Economic Analysis
Expenses (BE–37).
OMB Control Number: 0608–0011. from the United States and the
Submission for OMB Review;
Form Number: BE–30 and BE–37. associated number of passengers; and
Comment Request
Type of Request: Regular submission. (5) interline settlement receipts from
Number of Responses: BE–30 foreign airline operators. The covered The Department of Commerce will
responses: 280 annually (70 filed each expenses are: (1) Expenses incurred submit to the Office of Management and
quarter; 62 reporting mandatory data, outside the United States for fuel and Budget (OMB) for clearance the
and 8 that would file exemption claims). oil, station and maintenance bases, following proposal for collection of
BE–37 responses: 120 annually (30 wages, and other goods and services information under the provisions of the
filed each quarter; 29 reporting purchased abroad (except aircraft Paperwork Reduction Act (44 U.S.C.
mandatory data, and one that would file leasing expenses); (2) aircraft (with Chapter 35).
an exemption claim). crew) leasing expenses; and (3) interline Agency: Bureau of Economic Analysis
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Average Hours per Response: 4 hours settlement payments to foreign airline (BEA), Department of Commerce.
is the average for those reporting data operators. Title: Quarterly Survey of Insurance
and one hour is the average for those The data collected on the surveys are Transactions by U.S. Insurance
filing an exemption, but hours may vary needed to monitor U.S. trade in Companies with Foreign Persons.
considerably among respondents transport services, to analyze the impact OMB Control Number: 0608–0066.
because of differences in company size of these cross-border services on the Form Number: BE–45.
and complexity. U.S. and foreign economies, to compile Type of Request: Regular submission.
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