[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 164 (Tuesday, August 25, 2015)]
[Notices]
[Page 51534]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2015-20981]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

Bureau of Economic Analysis


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: 4,800 annually, of which 
approximately 1,800 file A forms, 1,100 file B forms, 1,400 file C 
forms, and 500 file Claims for Exemption.
    Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 87,450 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 44.5 hours 
for the A form, 4 hours for the B form, 1.75 hours for the C form, and 
1 hour for the Claim for Exemption form.
    Estimated Time per Respondent: 18.2 hours per respondent (87,450 
hours/4,800 respondents) is the average, but may vary considerably 
among respondents because of differences in company structure, size, 
and complexity.
    Needs and Uses: The Annual Survey of Foreign Direct Investment in 
the United States (Form BE-15) collects financial and operating data 
covering the operations of U.S. affiliates of foreign parents, 
including their 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. The BE-15 is a sample survey that covers U.S. affiliates of 
foreign parents above a size-exemption level. The sample data are used 
to derive universe estimates in nonbenchmark years by extrapolating 
forward 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 from the survey are primarily intended as general purpose 
statistics. They should be readily available to answer any number of 
research and policy questions related to foreign direct investment in 
the U.S.
    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 notice 
to OIRA [email protected] or fax to (202) 395-5806.

    Dated: August 20, 2015.
Glenna Mickelson,
Management Analyst, Office of the Chief Information Officer.
[FR Doc. 2015-20981 Filed 8-24-15; 8:45 am]
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